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Exhibit 10.33    
    




GT SOLAR HOLDINGS, LLC  




LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT 


Dated
as of December 30, 2005 


THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN. 








 










  TABLE OF CONTENTS  



	 
	 	 
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	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS	 	1
	
ARTICLE II ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS	
 	
8
	 	2.1	 	Formation of LLC	 	8
	 	2.2	 	Limited Liability Company Agreement	 	8
	 	2.3	 	Name	 	8
	 	2.4	 	Purpose	 	8
	 	2.5	 	Principal Office; Registered Office	 	9
	 	2.6	 	Term	 	9
	 	2.7	 	No State-Law Partnership	 	9
	
ARTICLE III CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS	
 	
10
	 	3.1	 	Shareholders	 	10
	 	3.2	 	Vesting Shares	 	12
	 	3.3	 	Capital Accounts	 	14
	 	3.4	 	Negative Capital Accounts	 	15
	 	3.5	 	No Withdrawal	 	15
	 	3.6	 	Loans From Shareholders	 	15
	 	3.7	 	Distributions In-Kind	 	15
	 	3.8	 	Transfer of Shares	 	15
	 	3.9	 	Repurchase of Shares	 	15
	 	3.10	 	Conversion to Corporation	 	16
	
ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS	
 	
16
	 	4.1	 	Distributions	 	16
	 	4.2	 	Allocations	 	18
	 	4.3	 	Special Allocations	 	18
	 	4.4	 	Tax Allocations	 	19
	 	4.5	 	Offsetting Allocations	 	20
	 	4.6	 	Forfeiture of Unvested Shares	 	20
	 	4.7	 	Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Shareholder	 	20
	
ARTICLE V MANAGEMENT	
 	
21
	 	5.1	 	Authority of the Managing Member	 	21
	 	5.2	 	Delegation of Authority	 	22
	 	5.3	 	Purchase of Shares	 	22
	 	5.4	 	Limitation of Liability	 	22
	
ARTICLE VI RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SHAREHOLDERS	
 	
23
	 	6.1	 	Limitation of Liability	 	23
	 	6.2	 	Lack of Authority	 	23
	 	6.3	 	No Right of Partition	 	23
	 	6.4	 	Indemnification	 	24
	 	6.5	 	Members Right to Act	 	24
	 	6.6	 	Investment Opportunities and Conflicts of Interest	 	25
	 	6.7	 	Confidentiality	 	25
	
ARTICLE VII BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS	
 	
26
	 	7.1	 	Records and Accounting	 	26
	 	7.2	 	Fiscal Year	 	26
	 	7.3	 	Reports	 	26
	 	7.4	 	Transmission of Communications	 	27
	
ARTICLE VIII TAX MATTERS	
 	
27
	 	8.1	 	Preparation of Tax Returns	 	27





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	 	8.2	 	Tax Elections	 	27
	 	8.3	 	Tax Controversies	 	27
	
ARTICLE IX TRANSFER OF SHARES	
 	
27
	 	9.1	 	Transfers by Members	 	27
	 	9.2	 	Exit Rights	 	27
	 	9.3	 	First Refusal Rights	 	28
	 	9.4	 	Tag Along Rights	 	29
	 	9.5	 	Approved Sale; Drag Along Obligations; Public Offering	 	29
	 	9.6	 	Void Transfers	 	31
	 	9.7	 	Effect of Assignment	 	31
	 	9.8	 	Additional Restrictions on Transfer	 	31
	 	9.9	 	Prospective Transferees	 	32
	 	9.10	 	Legend	 	32
	 	9.11	 	Transfer Fees and Expenses	 	32
	
ARTICLE X ADMISSION OF MEMBERS	
 	
32
	 	10.1	 	Substituted Members	 	32
	 	10.2	 	Additional Members	 	32
	
ARTICLE XI WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION OF SHAREHOLDERS	
 	
33
	 	11.1	 	Withdrawal and Resignation of Member	 	33
	
ARTICLE XII DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION	
 	
33
	 	12.1	 	Dissolution	 	33
	 	12.2	 	Liquidation and Termination	 	33
	 	12.3	 	Cancellation of Certificate	 	34
	 	12.4	 	Reasonable Time for Winding Up	 	35
	 	12.5	 	Return of Capital	 	35
	 	12.6	 	Hart-Scott-Rodino	 	35
	
ARTICLE XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS	
 	
35
	 	13.1	 	Information Rights	 	35
	 	13.2	 	Power of Attorney	 	35
	 	13.3	 	Amendments	 	36
	 	13.4	 	Title to LLC Assets	 	36
	 	13.5	 	Remedies	 	36
	 	13.6	 	Successors and Assigns	 	36
	 	13.7	 	Severability	 	36
	 	13.8	 	Counterparts	 	36
	 	13.9	 	Descriptive Headings; Interpretation	 	37
	 	13.10	 	Applicable Law	 	37
	 	13.11	 	Addresses and Notices	 	37
	 	13.12	 	Creditors	 	37
	 	13.13	 	Waiver	 	37
	 	13.14	 	Further Action	 	37
	 	13.15	 	Offset	 	38
	 	13.16	 	Entire Agreement	 	38
	 	13.17	 	Opt-in to Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code	 	38
	 	13.18	 	Delivery by Facsimile	 	38
	 	13.19	 	Arbitration	 	38
	 	13.20	 	Survival	 	38
	 	13.21	 	Expenses	 	38
	 	13.22	 	Acknowledgements	 	39




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  GT SOLAR HOLDINGS, LLC

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT  


        This LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of December 30, 2005, is adopted,
executed and agreed to, for good and valuable consideration, by and among the Members. 


ARTICLE I  


 DEFINITIONS  


        Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the following meanings: 


        "Actual Per Share Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b). 



        "Additional Member" means a Person admitted to the LLC as a Member pursuant to  Section 10.2. 


        "Adjusted Capital Account Deficit" means with respect to any Capital Account as of the end of any Taxable Year, the amount by which the
balance in such Capital Account is less than zero. For this purpose, such Person's Capital Account balance shall be 



	(i)
	reduced
for any items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6), and



	(ii)
	increased
for any amount such Person is obligated to contribute to the LLC or is treated as being obligated to contribute to the LLC pursuant to Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (relating to partner liabilities to a partnership) or 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i) (relating to minimum gain). 




        "Affiliate" of any particular Person means (i) any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
particular Person, where "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise, and (ii) if such Person is a partnership, any partner thereof. 



        "Agreement" means this Agreement, as amended, modified and waived from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. 


        "Angeleno Group" means Angeleno Investors II, L.P. 


        "Approved Sale" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a). 


        "Assignee" means a Person to whom Shares have been Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other agreements
contemplated hereby, but who has not become a Member pursuant to Article X. 


        "Authorization Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a). 


        "Base Rate" means, on any date, a variable rate per annum equal to the rate of interest most recently published by The Wall Street Journal
as the "prime rate" at large U.S. money center banks. 


        "Book Value" means, with respect to any LLC property, the LLC's adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, adjusted
from time to time to reflect the adjustments required or permitted by Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)-(g). 


        "Business" means, at any particular time, the manufacture, design, assembly and sale of capital equipment and related services for the
solar power industry or any other business conducted by GT Equipment Technologies or any Subsidiaries of the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies. 



        "Capital Account" means the capital account maintained for a Member pursuant to  Section 3.3. 







 

        "Capital Contributions" means any cash, cash equivalents, promissory obligations or the Fair Market Value of other property which a
Shareholder contributes or is deemed to have contributed to the LLC with respect to any Share pursuant to Section 3.1 or thereafter. 



        "Cause" means, with respect to any GT Employee, one or more of the following: (i) the commission of a felony or other crime
involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty, disloyalty or fraud with respect to GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
customers or suppliers, (ii) reporting to work under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, the use of illegal drugs (whether or not at the workplace) or other repeated conduct causing GT
Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries substantial public disgrace or disrepute or substantial economic harm, (iii) substantial and repeated failure to perform duties as reasonably
directed, (iv) any act or omission aiding or abetting a competitor, supplier or customer of GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries to the material disadvantage or detriment of GT
Equipment Technologies and its Subsidiaries, (v) breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries or
(vi) any other material breach of any employment agreement to which such GT Employee is a party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any GT Employee that is party to a written
employment agreement with GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries, which employment agreement contains a definition for the term "Cause," the definition of "Cause" with respect to such GT
Employee for purposes of this Agreement shall be as set forth in such employment agreement. 


        "Certificate" means the LLC's Certificate of Formation as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware. 


        "Certificated Shares" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10. 


        "Class A Return" means, with respect to each Class A Share, the amount accruing on such Class A Share on a daily
basis, at the rate of 12% per annum, compounded daily, on (a) the Unreturned Capital of such Class A Share, plus (b) the Unpaid Class A Return thereon calculated through
the prior day."Class A Share" means a Share having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Class A Shares in this Agreement. 


        "Class A Shareholder" means a holder of Class A Shares. 


        "Class B Share" means a Share having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Class B Shares in this Agreement. 



        "Class B Shareholder" means a holder of Class B Shares. 


        "Class C Share" means a Share having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Class C Shares in this Agreement. 


        "Class C Shareholder" means a holder of Class C Shares. 


        "Class D Share" means a Share having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Class D Shares in this Agreement. 



        "Class D Shareholder" means a holder of Class D Shares. 


        "Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Such term shall, at the Managing Member's sole discretion, be
deemed to include any future amendments to the Code and any corresponding provisions of succeeding Code provisions (whether or not such amendments and corresponding provisions are mandatory or
discretionary; provided, however, that if they are discretionary, the term "Code" shall not include them if including them would have a material adverse
effect on any Shareholder). 


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        "Competitor" means, with respect to GT Equipment Technologies, any Person engaged or proposing to engage in the Business, and with respect
to the LLC, any Person engaged or proposing to engage in any business conducted, whether directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, by the LLC. 


        "Confidential Information" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7. 



        "Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement" means the Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement entered
into by each of Dr. Kedar P. Gupta, Jonathan A. Talbott, Howard Smith and Thomas M. Zarrella with GT Equipment Technologies on December 30, 2005 or any similar agreement subsequently
entered into by any GT Employee. 


        "Delaware Act" means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del.L. § 18-101,  et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to the
Delaware Act. 



        "Distribution" means each distribution made by the LLC to a Shareholder, whether in cash, property or securities of the LLC
and whether by liquidating distribution, redemption, repurchase or otherwise; provided that none of the following shall be a Distribution:
(a) any redemption or repurchase by the LLC of any securities of the LLC in connection with the termination of employment of an employee of GT Equipment Technologies or any of its
Subsidiaries (including Shares), (b) any recapitalization or exchange of securities of the LLC, and any subdivision (by Share split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Share
split or otherwise) of any outstanding Shares, or (c) any reasonable fees, other remuneration or expense reimbursement paid to any Shareholder in such Shareholder's capacity as an employee,
officer, consultant or other provider of services to the LLC (including payments pursuant to Section 13.21). 


        "Equity Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c). 


        "Event of Withdrawal" means the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any
other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the LLC. 



        "Exchange Agreement" means the Note Exchange Agreement executed in connection with the Note, by and among the LLC, GT Equipment
Technologies and Power Fund. 


        "Fair Market Value" of any asset in question shall mean the fair market value of such asset as determined in the reasonable discretion of
the Managing Member, provided that the Fair Market Value of any publicly-traded security as of any date, shall be the average closing prices of such
security's sales on the primary domestic securities exchange on which such security may at the time be listed for the previous twenty days of such date on which such exchange was open. 



        "Fiscal Period" means any interim accounting period within a Taxable Year established by the Managing Member and which is permitted or
required by Code Section 706. 


        "Fiscal Quarter" means each calendar quarter ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, or such
other quarterly accounting period as may be established by the Managing Member. 


        "Fiscal Year" means the LLC's annual accounting period established pursuant to  Section 7.2. 



        "Forfeiture Allocations" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(f). 


        "Governmental Entity" means the United States of America or any other nation, any state or other political subdivision thereof, or any
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government. 


        "GT Employee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b). 


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        "GT Equipment Technologies" means GT Equipment Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 


        "HSR Act" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.6. 



        "Indebtedness" means at a particular time, without duplication, (i) any indebtedness for borrowed money or issued in substitution
for or exchange of indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) any indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, (iii) any indebtedness for the deferred purchase
price of property or services with respect to which a Person is liable, contingently or otherwise, as obligor or otherwise (other than trade payables and other current liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business), and (iv) any commitment by which a Person assures a creditor against loss (including, without limitation, contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit). 


        "Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a). 


        "IRR" means, as of any measurement date, the interest rate (compounded daily) which, when used as the discount rate to calculate the net
present value as of December 30, 2005 of (i) the aggregate
amounts which have previously been distributed in cash to the holders of the Class A Shares pursuant to Section 4.1 and (ii) the
aggregate Capital Contributions made with respect to the Class A Shares, causes such net present value to equal zero. For purposes of the net present value calculation, (A) Distributions
shall be positive numbers, (B) Capital Contributions shall be negative numbers, and (C) Distributions and Capital Contributions shall be deemed to have been received or made on the
actual date of such receipt or payment. 


        "Liquidation Assets" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(b). 


        "Liquidation FMV" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(b). 



        "Liquidation Statement" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(b). 


        "LLC" means GT Solar Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. 


        "Losses" means items of LLC loss and deduction determined according to  Section 3.3. 


        "Managing Member" means Power Fund, and any successors thereto. 



        "Member" means each of Power Fund, each Person listed on the Schedule of Shareholders
attached hereto and any Person admitted to the LLC as a Substituted Member or Additional Member; but only for so long as such Person is shown on the LLC's books and records as the owner
of one or more Shares. 


        "Merger Agreement" means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 8, 2005, by and among the LLC, GT Equipment
Technologies, Glow Merger Corporation, Power Fund, and the Sellers therein. 


        "Minimum Gain" means the partnership minimum gain determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d). 


        "New Share" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c)(ii). 


        "Non-Power Fund Equity" means (i) the Class A Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement other than to Power Fund
and (ii) any securities issued directly or indirectly with respect to the foregoing securities by way of a unit split, unit dividend, or other division of securities, or in connection with a
combination of securities, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or other reorganization. As to any particular securities constituting Non-Power Fund Equity, such securities shall cease
to be Non-Power Fund Equity when they have been (a) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement covering them,
(b) distributed to the public through a 


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broker,
dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force), or (c) repurchased by the LLC or any Subsidiary. 



        "Note" means the Senior Secured Promissory Note, dated December 30, 2005, of Glow Merger Corporation (and after the merger pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, GT Equipment Technologies), having an Applicable Interest Rate (as defined therein) of LIBOR plus 3.25% and a Maturity Date (as defined therein) of the earlier of
April 30, 2006 and the date of demand of payment by the Lender therein. The Note, pursuant to its terms and the terms of the Exchange Agreement, is, at the option of the Lender, exchangeable
for Class A Shares at any time after the Maturity Date if the Repayment Amount (as defined therein) has not been paid. 



        "Offer Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a). 


        "Offered Shares" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a). 


        "Other Business" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6. 


        "Other Members" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a). 



        "Outstanding Value" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c)(ii). 


        "Permitted Transferee" means (i) with respect to any Member who is a natural person, such Member's spouse and descendants (whether
natural or adopted) and any trust that is and at all times remains solely for the benefit of the Member and/or the Member's spouse and/or descendants, and (ii) with respect to any Member which
is an entity, any of such Member's Affiliates. 


        "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a
joint venture, an unincorporated organization, association or other entity or a Governmental Entity. 


        "Power Fund" means OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund
II (Cayman), L.P., an entity organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. 



        "Power Fund Equity" means (i) the Shares issued to Power Fund pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) any securities issued
directly or indirectly with respect to the foregoing securities by way of a unit split, unit dividend, or other division of securities, or in connection with a combination of securities,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, or other reorganization. As to any particular securities constituting Power Fund Equity, such securities shall cease to be Power Fund Equity when they have
been (a) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement covering them, (b) distributed to the public through a broker,
dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force), (c) repurchased by the LLC or any Subsidiary, or
(d) transferred to a Person other than a Permitted Transferee. 


        "Pro Rata Share" means with respect to each Share, the proportional amount such Share would receive if an amount equal to the Total Equity
Value were distributed to all Shares in accordance with Section 4.1(b), and with respect to each Shareholder, the aggregate Pro Rata Share with
respect to Shares owned by such Shareholder, in each case as determined in good faith by the Managing Member. 


        "Profits" means items of LLC income and gain determined according to  Section 3.3. 


        "Proportional Share" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d)(i). 


        "Public Offering" means any sale, in an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities Act, of the LLC's (or any
successor's) equity securities. 


        "RBC" means Royal Bank of Canada. 


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        "RBC Permitted Transfer" means a Transfer of all or part of RBC's interest in any Shares in the event RBC reasonably determines that the
disposition of such Shares is required by law or regulatory requirement. 


        "Regulatory Allocations" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(e). 


        "Repurchase Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9. 


        "Restricted Shares" means all Shares other than Shares which have (i) been registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in
accordance with the registration statement covering them, (ii) become eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) or (iii) been otherwise Transferred and new certificates for them
not bearing the Securities Act legend set forth in Section 9.10 have been delivered by the LLC. 


        "Sale of the LLC" means a sale of the outstanding Shares or assets of the LLC by the holder(s) thereof to any Person (other
than the LLC, any Subsidiary of the LLC or Power Fund, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) pursuant to which such party or parties acquire (i) a majority of the outstanding
vested Shares of the LLC (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or Transfer of Shares or otherwise) or (ii) all or substantially all of the LLC's assets determined on a
consolidated basis. 


        "Sale Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a). 


        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such
statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future law. 



        "Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any
successor to such statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions
of future law. 


        "Share" means a Share of a Member or an Assignee in the LLC representing a fractional part of interests in Profits, Losses and
Distributions of the LLC held by all Members and Assignees and shall include Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class D Shares;  provided that any class or group
of Shares issued shall have the relative rights, powers and duties set forth in this Agreement.
 


        "Shareholder" means any owner of one or more Shares as reflected on the LLC's books and records. 


        "Statement of Disagreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(c). 


        "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of
which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers
or trustees thereof 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, or (ii) if a
limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned
or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority
ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited
liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control any managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership,
association or other business entity. For purposes hereof, references to a "Subsidiary" of any Person shall be given 


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effect
only at such times that such Person has one or more Subsidiaries, and, unless otherwise indicated, the term "Subsidiary" refers to a Subsidiary
of the LLC. 


        "Substituted Member" means a Person that is admitted as a Member to the LLC pursuant to  Section 10.1. 


        "Tax" or "Taxes" means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
franchise, estimated, alternative minimum, add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profit, environmental, utility, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll, license, employee or other withholding, or other
tax, of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or additions to tax or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing, in all cases whether or not disputed. 


        "Tax Distribution" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a). 


        "Tax Exempt Partner" means any equityholder of a Shareholder (or, with respect to any equityholder of a Shareholder that is taxed as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes (a "flow-through entity"), any equityholder of such flow-through entity) which is exempt from income taxation under
§ 501(a) of the Code. 


        "Tax Matters Partner" has the meaning set forth in Section 6231 of the Code. The Managing Member shall be the initial Tax Matters
Partner. 


        "Taxable Year" means the LLC's accounting period for federal income tax purposes determined pursuant to  Section 8.2. 


        "Total Equity Value" means the aggregate proceeds which would be received by the Shareholders if: (i) the assets of the LLC
as a going concern were sold at their Fair Market Value; (ii) the LLC satisfied and paid in full all of its obligations and liabilities (including all Taxes, costs and expenses incurred
in connection with such transaction, as well as any indebtedness of the LLC and any reserves established by the Managing Member for contingent liabilities); and (iii) such net sale
proceeds were then distributed in accordance with Section 4.1(b), all as determined in good faith by the Managing Member, except that Fair Market
Value shall be determined in accordance with the definition thereof in this Agreement. 


        "Transfer" means any sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, mortgage, exchange, hypothecation, grant of a security interest or other direct
or indirect disposition or encumbrance of an interest whether with or without consideration, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law) or the acts thereof. The terms
"Transferee," "Transferred," and other forms of the word
"Transfer" shall have correlative meanings. 


        "Transferring Shareholder" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a). 


        "Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations promulgated under the Code and effective as of the date hereof. Such term shall,
at the Managing Member's sole discretion, be deemed to include any future amendments to such regulations and any corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations (whether or not such amendments and
corresponding provisions are mandatory or discretionary; provided, however, that if they are discretionary, the term "Treasury Regulations" shall not
include them if including them would have a material adverse effect on any Shareholder). 


        "Unpaid Class A Return" of any Class A Share means, as of any date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the
aggregate Class A Return accrued on such Class A Share for all periods prior to such date over (b) the aggregate amount of prior Distributions made by the LLC pursuant to  Section 4.1(b)(ii)
 (including prior Distributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(a) which
are treated as advances of Distributions made under Section 4.1(b)(ii)). 


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        "Unreturned Capital" means, with respect to any Class A Share, an amount equal to the  excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount of
Capital Contributions made in exchange for or on account of such Share, over (b) the aggregate amount of prior Distributions made by
the LLC that constitute a return of the Capital Contributions pursuant to Section 4.1(b)(i) (including prior Distributions made pursuant
to Section 4.1(a) which are treated as advances of Distributions made under  Section 4.1(b)(i)); provided that the Unreturned Capital for any
given Class A Share shall never be less than zero. 


ARTICLE II  


 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS  


        2.1 Formation of LLC.    The LLC was formed on November 23, 2005, pursuant to the provisions of the
Delaware Act. 


        2.2 Limited Liability Company Agreement.    The Members hereby execute this Agreement for the purpose of establishing the
affairs of the LLC and the conduct of its business in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Act. The Members hereby agree that during the term of the LLC set forth in  Section 2.6
the rights and obligations of the Shareholders with respect to the LLC will be determined in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and (except where the Delaware Act provides that such rights and obligations specified in the Delaware Act shall apply "unless otherwise provided in a limited liability
company agreement" or words of similar effect and such rights and obligations are set forth in this Agreement) the Delaware Act; provided that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 18-210 of the Delaware Act (entitled "Contractual Appraisal Rights") and
Section 18-305(a) of the Delaware Act (entitled "Access to and Confidentiality of Information; Records") shall not apply or be
incorporated into this Agreement. 


        2.3 Name.    The name of the LLC shall be "GT Solar Holdings, LLC." The Managing Member in its sole discretion may
change the name of the LLC at any time and from time to time. Notification of any such change shall be given to all Shareholders. The LLC's business may be conducted under its name
and/or any other name or names deemed advisable by the Managing Member. 


        2.4 Purpose.    The purpose and business of the LLC shall be solely (i) to purchase and hold the equity securities
of GT Equipment Technologies, including pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and to perform such other obligations and duties as are imposed upon the LLC under this Agreement and the other
agreements contemplated hereby, (ii) to manage and direct the business operations and affairs of GT Equipment Technologies and any Subsidiaries of the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies
(including, without limitation, the development, adoption and implementation of strategies, business plans, and policies concerning the conduct of GT Equipment Technologies' and its Subsidiaries'
respective businesses), (iii) to exercise all rights and powers granted to the LLC (whether as a holder of GT Equipment Technologies' equity securities or otherwise) under GT Equipment
Technologies' constituent documents, as the same may be amended from time to time and (iv) to engage in any other lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized
under the Delaware Act. 


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        2.5 Principal Office; Registered Office.    The principal office of the LLC shall be located at GT Solar
Holdings, LLC, c/o GFI Energy Ventures, LLC, 11611 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 710, Los Angeles, CA 90049, or at such other place as the Managing Member may from time to time
designate, and all business and activities of the LLC shall be deemed to have occurred at its principal office. The LLC may maintain offices at such other place or places as the Managing
Member deems advisable. Notification of any such change shall be given to all Shareholders. The address of the registered office of the LLC in the State of Delaware shall be 160 Greentree
Drive, Suite 101, Dover, Delaware 19904, and the registered agent for service of process on the LLC in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be National Registered
Agents, Inc. 


        2.6 Term.    The term of the LLC commenced upon the filing of the Certificate in accordance with the Delaware Act and
shall continue in existence until termination and dissolution thereof in accordance with the provisions of Article XII. 



        2.7 No State-Law Partnership.    The Shareholders intend that the LLC not be a partnership (including,
without limitation, a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Shareholder be a partner or joint venturer of any other Shareholder by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as
set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.7, and neither this Agreement nor any other document entered into by the LLC or any
Shareholder relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise. The Shareholders intend that the LLC shall be treated as a partnership for federal and, if applicable,
state or local income tax purposes, and that each Shareholder and the LLC shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent
with such treatment. 


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  ARTICLE III

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS  


        3.1 Shareholders.    



        (a)    Authorized Shares.    The authorized Shares which the LLC has authority to issue consist of such number
of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class D Shares as shall be determined by the Managing Member. The Managing Member shall have sole discretion to
authorize the issuance by the LLC of any Equity Securities (as defined in Section 3.1(c) below). All Shares issued hereunder shall not be
Certificated Shares unless otherwise determined by the Managing Member. The ownership by a Member of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and/or Class D Shares
shall entitle such Member to allocations of Profits and Losses and other items and Distributions of cash and other property as set forth in  Article IV hereof. 


        (b)    Capital Contributions.    Each Shareholder shall make Capital Contributions pursuant to the Merger Agreement or
shall make, has made or has been deemed to have made, or contemporaneously with the execution hereof shall make, on the date hereof, Capital Contributions to the LLC, and shall receive Shares,
as set forth on the Schedule of Shareholders (as such Schedule may be amended to reflect adjustments to such Capital Contributions and number of Shares
corresponding to the per share adjustments to the purchase price pursuant to Section 1.11 of the Merger Agreement and/or to reflect any additional issuances of Shares after the Closing (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the Exchange Agreement or otherwise). The Class A Capital Contribution of each of Messrs. Gupta, Talbott and Zarrella shall be equal to the
product of (i) the number of shares of GT Equipment Technologies common stock contributed by such Person (reflected on Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement) and (ii) the per share
price of the GT Equipment Technologies common stock as finally determined, after giving effect to the working capital adjustment in Section 1.11 of the Merger Agreement. The Capital
Contributions for Messrs. Gupta, Talbott and Zarrella as reflected in Schedule of Shareholders as of the Closing have been determined based on an
estimate of $106.93670 for such per share price of GT Equipment Technologies common stock and shall be adjusted hereafter to the extent the actual per share price, as finally determined, deviates from
such estimate. The Schedule of Shareholders reflects that each Shareholder will receive for its Capital Contribution as of the Closing Class A
Shares at a price per share of $6.77630. If the Common Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) plus or minus, as applicable, the per share adjustment pursuant to Section 1.11
of the Merger Agreement (the "Actual Per Share Purchase Price") is greater or less than $106.93670, then (A) the Class A Shares Capital
Contribution for each of Messrs. Gupta, Talbott and Zarrella shall equal the product of (x) the Actual Per Share Purchase Price and (y) the number of shares of common stock of GT
Equipment Technologies contributed to the LLC by such Person, (B) the number of Class A Shares received by each of Gupta, Talbott and Zarrella in exchange for such Shareholder's
Capital Contribution shall be adjusted to equal the quotient of (xx) such Shareholder's Class A Shares Capital Contribution over (yy) $6.77630, and (C) the aggregate number of
Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class D Shares outstanding shall be adjusted so as to cause the ratio of the aggregate number of outstanding Shares of each such class of
the LLC to all outstanding Shares to remain unchanged before and after the adjustments set forth in this Section 3.1(b), and for each of
clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this Section 3.1(b), the Schedule of
Shareholders shall be amended accordingly. In the case of any adjustments pursuant to clause (C) of the immediately preceding sentence, the LLC shall issue such
additional Class B Shares to, or cancel such Class B Shares held by, as the case may be, the holders of Class B Shares ratably based on holdings of shares of such class, shall
issue such additional Class C Shares to, or cancel such Class C Shares held by, as the case may be, the holders of Class C Shares ratably based on holdings of shares of such
class, and shall issue such additional Class D Shares to, or cancel such Class D Shares held by, as the case may be, the holders of Class D Shares ratably based on holdings of
shares of such class. Shares of any such class which are so issued to any holder of unvested Shares of such class shall also be unvested, and thereafter shall be subject to vesting in 


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accordance
with Section 3.2. In addition, each Shareholder acknowledges that additional Class A Shares, Class B Shares,
Class C Shares and Class D Shares may be issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreement . Upon any such issuances, the Schedule of Shareholders
will be amended accordingly. No subsequent Capital Contributions shall be required from the Shareholders. 



        (c)    Issuance of Additional Shares and Interests.    Subject to compliance with  Section 3.1(d), and except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member has the power and authority to cause
the LLC to issue (i) additional Shares or other interests in the LLC (including to create and issue other classes or series having different rights), (ii) obligations,
evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable into Shares or other interests in the LLC and
(iii) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire Shares or other interests in the LLC (collectively, "Equity
Securities"); provided that at any time following the date hereof, the LLC shall not issue Shares to any Person unless
such Person shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement. In such event, (A) the rights of Shareholders in respect of Shares or interests of any class or series shall be diluted on a pro
rata basis based on holdings of such Shares or other interests of such class or series, and (B) the Managing Member shall have the power and authority to amend the  Schedule of Shareholders solely
to reflect such additional issuances and dilution and to make any such other amendments as it deems necessary or
desirable to reflect such additional issuances consistent with the foregoing (including, without limitation, power and authority to amend this Agreement to increase the authorized number of Shares of
any class or create a new class of Shares and to add the terms of such new class including economic and governance rights which may be different from the Class A Shares, Class B Shares,
Class C Shares or Class D Shares or any other outstanding securities). 


        (d)    Preemptive Rights.    



        (i)    Except
for issuances of (A) Shares previously acquired by the LLC and subsequently reissued, including Shares forfeited pursuant to  Section 3.2(c)(iv) (so long as any Shares repurchased by
the LLC are sold at a price not less than the price at which such Shares were so
repurchased, unless otherwise determined by the Managing Member), (B) Equity Securities issued in connection with debt financings, refinancings, restructurings or similar transactions
(including pursuant to the Note and the Exchange Agreement (provided that the Exchange Agreement provides for the issuance of Shares at a price per Share determined as of December 30, 2005, and
only if the principal amounts and any accrued interest owing on the Note shall not have been paid), each dated the date hereof), (C) Shares issued in connection with any Share split, Share
dividend or recapitalization of the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or (D) Equity Securities issued in connection with strategic transactions involving the LLC or GT Equipment
Technologies or any of their respective Subsidiaries and any other entities (including (1) joint ventures and similar arrangements or (2) Equity Securities issued in connection with an
acquisition by GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries), if the LLC authorizes the issuance or sale to the Managing Member, or any Affiliate of the Managing Member, of any Shares
or any securities containing options or rights to acquire any Shares, the LLC shall offer to sell to each holder of Class A Shares a portion of such securities equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing (1) the number of Class A Shares held by such Shareholder, by (2) the total number of outstanding Class A Shares (such Shareholder's
"Proportional Share"). Each such holder shall be entitled to purchase such securities at the same price and on other economic terms no less favorable in
the aggregate than the terms on which offered to the Managing Member or such Affiliate(s) purchasing such securities; provided that if the Managing
Member or such Affiliate(s) are required to also purchase other securities of the LLC, the holders exercising their rights pursuant to this  Section 3.1(d)(i) shall also be required to purchase
such other LLC securities of the same type (on the same economic terms and conditions
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hereunder
shall be payable in cash and, subject to the rights of holders of Class A Shares pursuant to Section 3.1(d)(ii), in order to
exercise its purchase rights hereunder, a holder of Class A Shares must purchase the securities offered to such holder no later than on the date proposed to be issued to the Managing Member or
its Affiliates. 


        (ii)   In
order to exercise its purchase rights hereunder, a holder of Class A Shares must within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the LLC
describing in reasonable detail the securities being offered, the purchase price thereof, the payment terms and such holder's Proportional Share, deliver a written notice to the LLC describing
such holder's election hereunder. If all of the securities offered to the holders of Class A Shares are not fully subscribed, the remaining securities shall be reoffered by the LLC to
the holders purchasing their full allotment upon the terms set forth in this Section 3.1(d), except that such holders must exercise their rights
within 10 days after receipt of such reoffer. 


        (iii)  The LLC
shall be entitled to sell such securities which the holders of Class A Shares have not elected to purchase during the 90 days following
such expiration at a price not less and on other economic terms and conditions no more favorable to the purchasers thereof than that offered to such holders. Any securities offered or sold by
the LLC to the Managing Member or any Affiliate of the Managing Member after such 90-day period must be reoffered to the holders of Class A Shares if required pursuant to the
terms of Section 3.1(d)(i). 


        (iv)  The
rights of the holders of Class A Shares under this Section 3.1(d) shall terminate upon the
consummation of the first to occur of (x) a Public Offering and (y) a Sale of the LLC. 




        3.2 Vesting Shares.    


        (a)   The
Class A Shares and Class C Shares shall not be subject to vesting. 



        (b)    Class B Shares.    The Class B Shares shall be issued to only employees of GT Equipment
Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a "GT Employee"), in each case subject to vesting in accordance with this Section 3.2(b), and
shall vest only so long as the holder thereof remains employed by GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Class B Shares
issued to such holder shall vest after the date such holder is no longer employed by GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries (such date, the "Termination
Date"), and in no event shall the aggregate number of Class B Shares held by such holder which are deemed to be vested at any time after the Termination Date exceed the
aggregate number of Class B Shares held by such holder which are vested on such Termination Date (as determined in accordance with this  Section 3.2(b)). 



        (i)    Vesting.    Except as otherwise provided in this  Section 3.2(b), the Class B Shares issued pursuant to this
Agreement shall as of any date be deemed vested in accordance with the
following schedule (rounded down to the nearest whole share), if (but only if) as of such date the GT Employee holder thereof has been continuously employed and remains so employed by GT Equipment
Technologies or its Subsidiaries from the date hereof or from such later date on which such Shares are issued to such GT Employee (the "Effective Date")
through such date: 



	Anniversary Date
	 	Cumulative Percentage of

Class B Shares Vested
	 
	First Anniversary of the Effective Date	 	25	%
	Second Anniversary of the Effective Date	 	50	%
	Third Anniversary of the Effective Date	 	75	%
	Fourth Anniversary of the Effective Date	 	100	%






        (ii)   If,
prior to the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date, any GT Employee holder of Class B Shares ceases to be employed by GT Equipment Technologies or its
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date
other than an anniversary of the Effective Date, the cumulative percentage of such holder's Class B Shares to become vested as of the Termination Date will be determined as of the prior
anniversary date. The portion of the Class B Shares that shall become vested as of any date shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. 


        (iii)  The
vesting schedule of the Class B Shares (as determined in accordance with this Section 3.2(b)) shall
not be affected by a Sale of the LLC. 


        (iv)  Upon
termination of employment of any GT Employee holder of Class B Shares for Cause, such holder's Class B Shares (whether vested or not) shall be
automatically forfeited and cancelled. Upon such termination of employment other than for Cause, such holder's unvested Class B Shares shall be automatically forfeited and cancelled, and such
holder's vested Class B Shares may, at the LLC's option, be repurchased by the LLC for a purchase price equal to the Pro Rata Share of the Total Equity Value of such Shares
(calculated as of the date of such termination and adjusted to take into account amounts that would have been distributed with respect to any Shares but for the provisions of  Section 4.1(c)(i)), in
accordance with Section 3.9, plus the aggregate amount that would
have been distributed with respect to such Shares absent the application of Section 4.1(c)(i) less the aggregate Distributions actually made with
respect to such repurchased Shares. In the event that the purchase price as calculated in the immediately preceding sentence is negative, the holder of Class B Shares shall repay to
the LLC such negative amount upon termination of employment and the Class B Shares shall be forfeited and cancelled without consideration to the holder. 




        (c)    Class D Shares.    The Class D Shares shall be issued to only to GT Employees, in each case
subject to vesting in accordance with this Section 3.2(c), and shall vest only so long as the holder thereof remains employed by GT Equipment
Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Class D Shares shall vest after such holder's Termination Date, and in no event shall the
aggregate number of Class D Shares which are deemed to be vested exceed the aggregate number of Class D Shares which are vested at any time after the Termination Date on such Termination
Date (as determined in accordance with this Section 3.2(c)). 



        (i)    Vesting.    Except as otherwise provided in this  Section 3.2(c), the Class D Shares issued pursuant to this
Agreement shall as of any date be deemed vested in accordance with the
following schedule (rounded down to the nearest whole share), if (but only if) as of such date the holder thereof has been continuously employed and remains so employed by GT Equipment Technologies
and its Subsidiaries from the Effective Date through such date: 



	Anniversary Date
	 	Cumulative Percentage

of Class D Shares Vested
	 
	First Anniversary of the Effective Date	 	33.33	%
	Second Anniversary of the Effective Date	 	66.67	%
	Third Anniversary of the Effective Date	 	100	%






        (ii)   If,
prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, any holder of Class D Shares ceases to be employed by GT Equipment Technologies or its Subsidiaries on
any date other than an anniversary of the Effective Date, the cumulative percentage of such holder's Class D Shares to become vested as of the Termination Date will be determined as of the
prior anniversary date. The portion of the Class D Shares that shall become vested as of any date shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. 


        (iii)  Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.2(c), upon the occurrence of a Sale of
the LLC, all Class D Shares which have not yet become vested shall become vested at the time of the occurrence of such Sale of the LLC, if (but only if) as of such time, the GT
Employee 



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holder
thereof has been continuously employed since receipt thereof and is then still employed by GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries. 



        (iv)  Upon
termination of employment of any holder of Class D Shares for Cause, such holder's Class D Shares (whether vested or not) shall be automatically
forfeited to the LLC for no consideration and shall be re-issued by the LLC to the holders of Class C Shares who are still employed by GT Equipment Technologies as its
Subsidiaries, pro rata according to such holders' relative ownership of Class C Shares. Those re-issued Class D Shares that were vested at the time of forfeiture shall remain
vested, and those re-issued Class D Shares that were unvested at the time of forfeiture shall continue to vest according to this Section 3.2(c) for so long as the holder
thereof shall remain employed by GT Equipment Technologies or its Subsidiaries. 




        (d)   Any
Shareholder who receives Class B Shares or Class D Shares for services shall make a timely and effective election under Code Section 83(b) with
respect to such Shares. The Company and all Shareholders will (a) treat such Shares as outstanding for tax purposes, (b) treat such Shareholder as a partner of the LLC for tax
purposes with respect to such Shares and (c) file all tax returns and reports consistently with the foregoing, and neither the Company nor any of its Shareholders will deduct any amount (as
wages, compensation or otherwise) for the fair market value of such Shares for federal income tax purposes. Consistent with the foregoing, the Class B Shares and Class D Shares are
intended to be treated as "profits interests" under Revenue Procedure 93-27, I.R.B. 1993-24 (June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, I.R.B.
2001-34 (August 2, 2001), and the provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied consistently therewith. 


        3.3 Capital Accounts.    


        (a)   The LLC
shall maintain a separate Capital Account for each Shareholder according to the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv).
In accordance with such Treasury Regulation, the Capital Account of each Member shall equal, as of the date hereof, the amount set forth on the Schedule of
Shareholders attached hereto and shall be (a) increased by any additional Capital Contributions made by such Member and such Member's share of items of income and gain
allocated to such Member pursuant to Article IV and (b) decreased by such Member's share of items of loss, deduction and expense allocated to such Member pursuant to Article IV
and any Distributions to such Holder of cash or the Fair Market Value of any other property distributed to such Member. The LLC may (in the sole discretion of the Managing Member), upon the
occurrence of the events specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), increase or decrease the Capital Accounts in
accordance with the rules of such regulation and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) to reflect a revaluation
of LLC property. 


        (b)   For
purposes of computing the amount of any item of LLC income, gain, loss or deduction to be allocated pursuant to  Article IV and to be reflected in the Capital Accounts, the determination,
recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as
its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for this purpose); provided that: 



        (i)    The
computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall include those items described in Code Section 705(a)(1)(B) or Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), without regard to the fact that such items are not
includable in gross income or are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. 


        (ii)   If
the Book Value of any LLC property is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken
into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such property. 



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        (iii)  Items
of income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the disposition of LLC property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax
purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of such property. 


        (iv)  Items
of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions with respect to LLC property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for
tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the property's Book Value in accordance with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g). 


        (v)   To
the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any LLC asset pursuant to Code Sections 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to
the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis). 




        3.4 Negative Capital Accounts.    No Shareholder shall be required to pay to any other Shareholder or the LLC any deficit
or negative balance which may exist from time to time in such Shareholder's Capital Account (including upon and after dissolution of the LLC). 


        3.5 No Withdrawal.    No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Person's Capital Contributions or Capital Account
or to receive any Distribution from the LLC, except as expressly provided herein. 



        3.6 Loans From Shareholders.    Loans by Shareholders to the LLC shall not be considered Capital Contributions. If any
Shareholder shall loan funds to the LLC in excess of the amounts required hereunder to be contributed by such Shareholder to the capital of the LLC, the making of such loans shall not
result in any increase in the amount of the Capital Account of such Shareholder. The amount of any such loans shall be a debt of the LLC to such Shareholder and shall be payable or collectible
in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such loans are made; provided, that such terms and conditions are no more favorable to such
lending Shareholder than those which would be agreed to in an orderly transaction with a willing, unaffiliated lender in an arm's-length transaction. 



        3.7 Distributions In-Kind.    To the extent that the LLC distributes property in-kind to the
Members, the LLC shall be treated as making a distribution equal to the Fair Market Value of such property for purposes of Section 4.1 and
such property shall be treated as if it were sold for an amount equal to its Fair Market Value (or such other amount as is required to be used by the Code or applicable Treasury Regulation) and any
resulting gain or loss shall be allocated to the Members' Capital Accounts in accordance with Sections 4.2 through  4.4. 



        3.8 Transfer of Shares.    In the event of a Transfer of a Share pursuant to Article IX, the Transferee shall succeed to
the Transferor's Capital Account pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(l). 


        3.9 Repurchase of Shares.    The LLC may elect to purchase all or any portion of the vested Class B Shares
pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(iv) by delivering written notice (the "Repurchase Notice") to the
holder thereof within 60 days after the Termination Date. The Repurchase Notice shall set forth the number of vested Class B Shares to be acquired from such holder, the aggregate
consideration to be paid for such Shares as determined pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(iv), and the time and place for the closing of the transaction.
The closing of the repurchase shall take place on the date designated by the LLC in the Repurchase Notice, which date shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days after
the date of such Repurchase Notice. The LLC shall pay for the vested Class B Shares to be repurchased by delivery of a check or wire transfer of funds. The LLC shall be entitled
to receive customary representations and warranties from the holder regarding such sale of Shares (including representations and warranties regarding good title to such Shares, free and clear of any
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encumbrances)
and to require the holder's signature be guaranteed by a national bank or reputable securities broker. 


        3.10 Conversion to Corporation.    



        (a)   The
Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, either (i) cause the LLC to contribute all or substantially all of its assets to a corporation in a
transaction qualified under Section 351(a) of the Code, and thereupon liquidate and dissolve the LLC, (ii) elect to have all Shareholders contribute their Shares to a corporation,
in a transaction qualifying under Section 351(a) of the Code, as long as the value of the shares of the corporation received by all Shareholders has a value equal to the value of the Shares
transferred, or (iii) otherwise cause the LLC to convert into a corporation, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, so long as such conversion does not result in any material
liability (including any material liability for Taxes) of any of the Shareholders without their consent and provided that the value of the shares of the corporation received by each Shareholder has a
value equal to the value of the Shares transferred. Subject to the foregoing and to Section 3.10(b), the conversion of the LLC or its
business into a corporation shall be accomplished pursuant to such terms and in such manner as the Managing Member shall deem appropriate, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Managing
Member shall use all reasonable efforts to structure the conversion so as to minimize the adverse impact, if any, to the Shareholders. 


        (b)   The
Managing Member and the other Shareholders shall use all reasonable efforts (including executing a stockholders' agreement) to ensure that the shares of the
corporation issued to each Shareholder in connection with any of the transactions referred to in Section 3.10(a) shall have substantively the
same rights and be subject to the same restrictions as the Shares of each class held by such Shareholder, including with respect to distributions and transfer restrictions. 


ARTICLE IV  


 DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS  


        4.1 Distributions.    



        (a)    Tax Distributions.    To the extent funds of the LLC are available for distribution by the LLC
(as determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion), the Managing Member shall cause the LLC to distribute to the Shareholders with respect to each Fiscal Quarter of the LLC an
amount of cash (a "Tax Distribution") which in the good faith judgment of the Managing Member equals (i) the amount of net taxable income
(adjusted to take account of any net taxable losses of the LLC allocable to the Shareholders in prior periods) of the LLC allocable to the Shareholders in respect of such Fiscal Quarter,
multiplied by (ii) the sum of the highest marginal federal, state and local income tax rates applicable to an individual living in New York, NY for the relevant type of taxable income, with
such Tax Distribution to be made to the Shareholders in the same proportions that taxable income was allocated to the Shareholders during such Fiscal Quarter. Tax Distributions shall be considered
advance Distributions to Shareholders under Section 4.1(b). 


        (b)    Other Distributions.    Except as otherwise set forth in  Section 4.1(a), the Managing Member may in its sole discretion
(but shall not be obligated to) make Distributions at any time or from time to
time, but shall make distributions in respect of Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and/or Class D Shares only in the following order of priority: 



        (i)    first, to the holders of outstanding Class A Shares (ratably among such holders based upon the aggregate
Unreturned Capital with respect to all Class A Shares held by each such holder immediately prior to such Distribution), until the aggregate Unreturned Capital with respect to the Class A
Shares has been reduced to zero; 



        (ii)   second, to the holders of outstanding Class A Shares (ratably among such holders based upon the aggregate Unpaid
Class A Return with respect to all Class A Shares held by each such 



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holder
immediately prior to such Distribution), until the aggregate Unpaid Class A Return with respect to the Class A Shares has been reduced to zero; 



        (iii)  third, to the holders of outstanding Class B Shares in such amount as is necessary to cause the aggregate amount
distributed in respect of each such outstanding Class B Share to be equal to the aggregate amount theretofore distributed with respect to each outstanding Class A Share pursuant
to Section 4.1(b)(ii); 


        (iv)  fourth, to the holders of the outstanding Class A Shares and the holders of outstanding Class B Shares,
ratably among such holders based upon the aggregate number of Class A Shares and Class B Shares held by each such holder immediately prior to such Distribution, until cash Distributions
made on the Class A Shares pursuant to Sections 4.1(b)(i)-(ii) and this (b)(iv) result in
an IRR that is equal to 20%; 


        (v)   fifth, until cash Distributions made on the Class A Shares pursuant to  Sections 4.1(b)(i), (b)(ii),
(b)(iv), and this  (b)(v) result in an IRR equal to 30%, 



        (A)  Distributions
shall be made pursuant to this Section 4.1(b)(v) to the holders of outstanding Class C Shares
and Class D Shares, ratably among such holders based upon the aggregate number of Class C Shares and Class D Shares held by each such holder immediately prior to such
Distribution, in such amount as is necessary to cause the distributions with respect to each such Class C Share and Class D Share to equal to the product of (i) the aggregate,
cumulative amount theretofore distributed with respect to each Class A Share, multiplied by (ii) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the excess of the IRR over 20%, by
(y) ten (e.g., if the IRR after giving effect to such Distribution is 26%, then the
amount determined pursuant to this paragraph (A) shall be 60% (i.e., 6% (26%—20%) multiplied by 10)); and 


        (B)  All
remaining Distributions pursuant to this Section 4.1(b)(v) shall be made to the holders of outstanding
Class A Shares and Class B Shares, ratably among such holders based upon the aggregate number of Class A Shares and Class B Shares held by each such holder immediately
prior to such Distribution; and 




        (vi)  sixth, all distributions made at or after such time as cash Distributions made on the Class A Shares pursuant to  Section 4.1(b)(i)-(v) have resulted in an IRR
that is equal to or greater than 30% shall be made to the holders of Class A Shares,
Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class D Shares ratably based on holdings of such shares. 




        (c)    Distributions With Respect to Class B Shares and Class D Shares.    



        (i)    Notwithstanding
Sections 4.1(a) and 4.1(b), the amount distributed
with respect to any unvested Shares shall not exceed the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate amount which the Company would be obligated to distribute to the Holder of such Shares pursuant to  Section 4.1(a)
 with respect to such Holder's vested and unvested Class B Shares and Class D Shares prior to making any
Distributions pursuant to Section 4.1(b), over (ii) the aggregate amount theretofore distributed to such Holder pursuant to  Section 4.1 in
respect of such Holder's vested Class B Shares and vested Class D Shares. Any amounts not distributed to a Holder
solely due to application of the immediately preceding sentence shall be retained by the LLC and shall be distributed to such Holder as and to the extent such Holder's unvested Shares become
vested Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2. In the event that a Holder forfeits unvested Shares hereunder, (i) such
Holder shall forfeit any amounts retained by the LLC pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence that are attributable to the forfeited Shares and (ii) such Holder shall repay to the
Company the aggregate amount theretofore distributed to such Holder with respect to such Holder's unvested Shares; provided that such Holder shall be obligated to repay such amounts solely from
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such
Holder's vested Class B Shares or vested Class D Shares and the LLC may offset such payment obligations of any such Holder against, and consequently may withhold such amounts
from, amounts that the LLC is otherwise obligated to pay to such Holder at any time following forfeiture of unvested Shares. The Managing Member may waive the requirements of this  Section 4.1(c)(i) in whole or in part with respect to any Distribution in respect of any unvested Shares.
 


        (ii)   If
any Class B Shares or Class D Shares are issued after the date of this Agreement (each, a "New Share")
the Managing Member shall determine in good faith the Total Equity Value of each outstanding Class B Share or Class D Share, as applicable, in each case on the date of issuance of the
New Shares immediately prior to such issuance (the "Outstanding Value"). Notwithstanding the provisions of  Section 4.1, if an Outstanding Value has
been determined with respect to Class B Shares, all
Distributions pursuant to Section 4.1 to the holders of Class B Shares shall be made in proportion to the Outstanding Value of each
Class B Share other than with respect to any New Shares until all Distributions made in respect of the outstanding Class B Shares subsequent to the issuance of such New Shares that are
Class B Shares equal the total Outstanding Value of all Class B Shares other than New Shares, and thereafter, any further Distributions made in respect of the Class B Shares shall
be distributed to all holders of Class B Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 4.1. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 4.1, if any Outstanding Value has been determined with respect to Class D shares, then the Distribution principles of the
foregoing sentence shall be applied with respect to the Class D Shares. The intent of this Section 4.1(c)(ii) is to ensure that any
Class B Shares or Class D Shares issued after the date of this Agreement qualify as "profits interests" under Revenue Procedure 93-27, I.R.B. 1993-24
(June 9, 1993) and Revenue Procedure 2001-43, I.R.B. 2001-34 (August 2, 2001) as contemplated by  Section 4.1(c)(i). 




        4.2 Allocations.    Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.3 and  Section 4.5, Profits and Losses for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated among the Shareholders in such a manner that, as of the end of such Fiscal
Year, the sum of (i) the Capital Account of each Shareholder, (ii) such Shareholder's share of Minimum Gain (as determined according to Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-2(g)) and (iii) such Shareholder's partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(3)) shall be
equal to the respective net amounts, positive or negative, which would be distributed to them or for which they would be liable to the LLC under the Delaware Act or otherwise, determined as if
all unvested Shares were to vest and the LLC were to (i) liquidate the assets of the LLC for an amount equal to their Book Value and (ii) distribute the proceeds of
liquidation pursuant to Section 12.2. 


        4.3 Special Allocations.    



        (a)   Losses
attributable to partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) shall be allocated in the manner required by
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i). If there is a net decrease during a Taxable Year in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-2(i)(3)), Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) shall be allocated to the Shareholders in the amounts and of such character
as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4). This Section 4.3(a) is intended to be a "partner
nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback" provision that complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent
therewith. 


        (b)   Nonrecourse
deductions (as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any Taxable Year shall be allocated to each
Shareholder ratably among such Shareholders based upon the number of outstanding Class A Shares held by each such Shareholder immediately prior to such allocation. Except as otherwise provided
in Section 4.3(a), if there is a net decrease in the Minimum Gain during any Taxable Year, each Shareholder shall be allocated Profits for 


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such
Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f). This  Section 4.3(b) is
intended to be a Minimum Gain chargeback provision that complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-2(f), and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith. 


        (c)   If
any Shareholder that unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of any Taxable Year, computed after the application of  Sections 4.3(a) and
4.3(b) but before the application of any other provision of this
Article IV, then Profits for such Taxable Year shall be allocated to such Shareholder in proportion to, and to the extent of, such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. This  Section 4.3(c) is
intended to be a qualified income offset provision as described in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith. 


        (d)   Profits
and Losses described in Section 3.3(b)(v) shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the manner that
the adjustments to the Capital Accounts are required to be made pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k) and
(m). 


        (e)   The
allocations set forth in Section 4.3(a)-(d) (the "Regulatory
Allocations") are intended to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury Regulations. The Regulatory
Allocations may not be consistent with the manner in which the Shareholders intend to allocate Profit and Loss of the LLC or make LLC distributions. Accordingly, notwithstanding the
other provisions of this Article IV, but subject to the Regulatory Allocations, income, gain, deduction, and loss shall be reallocated among the Shareholders so as to eliminate the effect of
the Regulatory Allocations and thereby cause the respective Capital Accounts of the Shareholders to be in the amounts (or as close thereto as possible) they would have been if Profit and Loss (and
such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) had been allocated without reference to the Regulatory Allocations. In general, the Shareholders anticipate that this will be accomplished by
specially allocating other Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) among the Shareholders so that the net amount of the Regulatory Allocations and such special
allocations to each such Shareholder is zero. In addition, if in any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period there is a decrease in partnership Minimum Gain, or in partner nonrecourse debt Minimum Gain, and
application of the Minimum Gain chargeback requirements set forth in Section 4.3(a) or  Section 4.3(b) would cause a distortion in the economic
arrangement among the Shareholders, the Shareholders may, if they do not expect that
the LLC will have sufficient other income to correct such distortion, request the Internal Revenue Service to waive either or both of such Minimum Gain chargeback requirements. If such request
is granted, this Agreement shall be applied in such instance as if it did not contain such Minimum Gain chargeback requirement. 


        (f)    The
Members acknowledge that allocations like those described in Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(xii)(c) ("Forfeiture Allocations")
result from the allocations of Profits and Losses provided for in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the LLC is entitled to make Forfeiture Allocations and, once required by applicable
final or temporary guidance, allocations of Profits and Losses will be made in accordance with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(xii)(c) or any successor provision
or guidance. 


        4.4 Tax Allocations.    


        (a)   The
income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the LLC will be allocated, for federal, state and local income tax purposes, among the Shareholders in
accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses, deductions and credits among the Shareholders for computing their Capital Accounts; except that if any such allocation is not permitted by
the Code or other applicable law, the LLC's subsequent income, gains, losses, deductions and credits will be allocated among the 


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Shareholders
so as to reflect as nearly as possible the allocation set forth herein in computing their Capital Accounts. 


        (b)   Items
of LLC taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the LLC shall be allocated among the
Shareholders in accordance with Code Section 704(c) so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the LLC for federal income tax purposes and its
Book Value using any permitted method selected by the Tax Matters Partner. 


        (c)   If
the Book Value of any LLC asset is adjusted pursuant to the requirements of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f) subsequent allocations of items of taxable
income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value in the same
manner as under Code Section 704(c) using any permitted method selected by Tax Matters Partner. 



        (d)   Allocations
of tax credits, tax credit recapture, and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Shareholders according to their interests in such items as
determined by the Managing Member taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii). 


        (e)   Allocations
pursuant to this Section 4.4 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not
affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Shareholder's Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, Distributions or other LLC items pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement. 


        4.5 Offsetting Allocations.    If, and to the extent that, any Member is deemed to recognize any item of income, gain, deduction
or loss as a result of any transaction between such Member and the LLC pursuant to Sections 83, 482, or 7872 of the Code or any similar provision now or hereafter in effect, the Managing
Member shall use its reasonable best efforts to allocate any corresponding Profit or Loss of the LLC to the Member who recognizes such item in order to reflect the Members' economic interest in
the LLC. 


        4.6 Forfeiture of Unvested Shares.    In the event that a Member's unvested Shares are forfeited to the LLC, the Capital
Account balance attributable to such unvested Shares shall be allocated among the holders of the outstanding Shares based upon how a distribution of such remaining Capital Account balance would have
been made to such holders under Section 4.1. 


        4.7 Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Shareholder.    Except as otherwise provided in  Section 5.4 and 6.1., if the LLC is required by law to make any payment to a Governmental
Entity that is specifically attributable to a Shareholder or a Shareholder's status as such (including, without limitation, federal withholding taxes, state personal property taxes, and state
unincorporated business taxes), then such Shareholder shall indemnify and contribute to the LLC in full for the entire amount paid (including interest, penalties and related expenses). The
Managing Member may offset Distributions to which a Person is otherwise entitled under this Agreement against such Person's obligation to indemnify the LLC under this  Section 4.7. A
Shareholder's obligation to indemnify and make contributions to the LLC under this  Section 4.7 shall survive the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the LLC, and for
purposes of this  Section 4.7, the LLC shall be treated as continuing in existence. The LLC may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may
have against each Shareholder under this Section 4.7, including instituting a lawsuit to collect such indemnification and contribution with
interest calculated at a rate equal to the Base Rate plus three percentage points per annum (but not in excess of the highest rate per annum permitted by law). 


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  ARTICLE V  


 MANAGEMENT  


        5.1 Authority of the Managing Member.    



        (a)   Except
for situations in which the approval of the Members is expressly and specifically required by the express terms of this Agreement, and subject to the provisions
of this Section 5.1, (i) the Managing Member shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of the LLC
(including all decisions relating to subsequent Capital Contributions, issuances of Equity Securities and the voting and sale of, and the exercise of other rights with respect to, the equity
securities of GT Equipment Technologies held by the LLC), (ii) all management powers and authority over the business and affairs of the LLC shall be exclusively vested in the
Managing Member, (iii) the Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, cause the LLC to vote for or otherwise consent to any sale of all or substantially all of the assets or securities
of GT Equipment Technologies (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) and (iv) the Managing Member shall have the sole power and authority to bind or take any action on behalf of
the LLC, or to exercise any rights and powers (including, without limitation, the rights and powers to take certain actions, give or withhold certain consents or approvals, or make certain
determinations, opinions, judgments, or other decisions) granted to the LLC under this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument, or other document to which the LLC is a party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except for issuances of securities to the Managing Member or its Affiliates (subject to Section 3.1(d)), without
the approval of the holders of a majority of the Non-Power Fund Equity, the Managing Member shall not approve any transaction between the LLC or any Subsidiary of the LLC on
the one hand, and the Managing Member, Power Fund, or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other. No other Member shall have the power and authority to bind the LLC in any way, to do any
act that would be (or that could be construed as) binding on the LLC, or to make any expenditures on behalf of the LLC, unless such specific power and authority has been expressly
granted in writing to and not revoked from such other Member by the Managing Member. 


        (b)   Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing: 



        (i)    the
Managing Member and the LLC (and any delegate thereof) shall exercise all rights and powers of the LLC (whether such rights and powers are expressly
and specifically granted to the LLC under the terms of an agreement to which the LLC is a party, or arise as a result of the LLC's ownership of securities or otherwise) to amend
or consent to an amendment, modification, or waiver of GT Equipment Technologies' certificate of incorporation or bylaws, solely as directed by the Managing Member; 


        (ii)   the
Managing Member shall have exclusive authority on behalf of the LLC to prepare all tax returns, make or not make any tax elections or other decisions related
to taxes, control the handling of any tax proceeding, and otherwise interact with any taxing authority with respect to LLC matters; 



        (iii)  the
Managing Member shall have sole discretion and right to enter into any agreement regarding, and have sole authority to approve on behalf of the LLC and all
of the Members, a Sale of the LLC or any merger, consolidation or other transaction involving the LLC; and 


        (iv)  the
Managing Member and the LLC (and any delegate thereof) shall exercise all rights and powers of the LLC (including all rights and powers to take
certain actions, give or withhold certain consents or approvals, waive or require the satisfaction of certain conditions, or make certain determinations, opinions, judgments, or other decisions) as a
holder of capital stock or other securities of or interests in GT Equipment Technologies, including under GT Equipment Technologies' certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or under applicable law
(e.g., the right to vote, transfer or otherwise dispose of any interest in any such securities), solely as directed by the Managing Member. 



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        5.2 Delegation of Authority.    The Managing Member may, from time to time, delegate to one or more Persons (including any
Member of the LLC) such authority and duties as the Managing Member may deem advisable. Any delegation pursuant to this Section 5.2 may be
revoked at any time by the Managing Member in its sole discretion. 


        5.3 Purchase of Shares.    The Managing Member may cause the LLC to purchase or otherwise acquire Shares, or may purchase
or otherwise acquire Shares on behalf of the LLC; provided that this provision shall not in and of itself obligate any Shareholder to sell any
Shares to the LLC. So long as any such Shares are owned by or on behalf of the LLC such Shares will not be considered outstanding for any purpose. 


        5.4 Limitation of Liability.    


        (a)   Except
as otherwise provided herein or in any agreement entered into by such Person and the LLC, and to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware Act, no
present or former Managing Member or any of such Managing Member's Affiliates, employees, agents or representatives shall be liable to the LLC or to any other Member for any act or omission
performed or omitted by such Person in good faith in its capacity as a Managing Member of the LLC or otherwise; provided that, except as
otherwise provided herein, such limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent the act or omission was attributable to such Person's gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of
law or this Agreement or any other agreement with the LLC. The Managing Member may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it
hereunder either directly or by or through its Affiliates, agents or representatives, and the Managing Member shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such Person
appointed by the Managing Member (so long as such Person was selected in good faith and with reasonable care). The Managing Member shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel,
independent public accountants and other experts, including financial advisors, and any act of or failure to act by the Managing Member in good faith reliance on such advice shall in no event subject
the Managing Member or any of its Affiliates, employees, agents or representatives to liability to the LLC or any Member. 


        (b)   Whenever
in this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, the Managing Member is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its "sole
discretion" or "discretion," with "complete discretion" or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Managing Member shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires
(including its interests as a Shareholder), provided that, the Managing Member shall act in good faith. 



        (c)   Whenever
in this Agreement a Managing Member is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the
Managing Member shall act under such express standard and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or any other
agreement contemplated herein, and, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, so long as the Managing Member acts in good faith, the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or
provided by the Managing Member shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or impose liability upon the Managing Member or any of its Affiliates,
employees, agents or representatives. 


        (d)   To
the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Member hereby waives any claim or cause of action against the Managing Member or any of its Affiliates,
employees, agents and representatives for any breach of any fiduciary duty to the LLC, its Members or any Subsidiary of the LLC by such Person, including as may result from a conflict of
interest between the LLC or such Subsidiary and such Person; provided that, except as otherwise provided herein, such waiver shall not apply to
the extent the act or omission was attributable to such Person's gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of law or this Agreement or any other Agreement with the LLC, nor 


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shall
such waiver eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Each Member acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any such waived conflict of interest, each such
Person may, in the absence of bad faith, act in the best interest of the Managing Member or its Affiliates, employees, agents or representatives. With respect to any such waived conflict of interest,
the Managing Member shall not be obligated to recommend or take any action as a managing member that prefers the interests of the LLC or any Subsidiary or the other Members or Shareholders over
the interests of the Managing Member or its Affiliates, employees, agents or representatives and the LLC. 



        (e)   Except
as otherwise required by law or the provisions of this Agreement, the LLC shall indemnify its present and former Managing Members against any losses,
liabilities, damages or expenses (including amounts paid for attorneys' fees, judgments and settlements in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding) to which any
of such Persons may directly or indirectly become subject for action taken or omitted to be taken on behalf of the LLC or in connection with any involvement with the LLC or any
Subsidiary (including serving as a manager, officer, director, consultant or employee of such Subsidiary), but not to the extent attributable to such Indemnified Person's or its Affiliates' gross
negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of law or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Indemnified Person or its Affiliates,
employees, agents or representatives contained herein or in any other agreement with the LLC or to such Person's failure to act in good faith. The rights of the Managing Member pursuant to this  Section 5.4(e)
 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the rights of Members generally pursuant to  Section 6.4. 


ARTICLE VI  


 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SHAREHOLDERS  


        6.1 Limitation of Liability.    Except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of
the LLC, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the LLC, and no Shareholder or Member (including the Managing Member)
shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the LLC solely by reason of being a Shareholder or acting as a Member or Managing Member of the LLC, other
than such Shareholder's obligation to make Capital Contributions to the LLC pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Shareholder's liability (in its capacity as such) for LLC liabilities and losses shall be such Shareholder's share of the LLC's assets;  provided that a Shareholder shall be required to return to the LLC any Distribution made to it in clear and manifest accounting or similar error.
The immediately preceding sentence shall constitute a compromise to which all Shareholders have consented within the meaning of the Delaware Act. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the failure of the LLC to observe any formalities or requirements relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business and affairs under this Agreement or the Delaware
Act shall not be grounds for imposing personal liability on any of the Shareholders or Members (including the Managing Member) for liabilities of the LLC. 


        6.2 Lack of Authority.    No Shareholder or Member (other than the Managing Member) in its capacity as such has the authority or
power to act for or on behalf of the LLC in any manner, to do any act that would be (or could be construed as) binding on the LLC or to make any expenditures on behalf of the LLC,
and the Shareholders and Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Managing Member of the powers conferred on it by law and this Agreement. 



        6.3 No Right of Partition.    No Shareholder or Member shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or
operation of law of any LLC property, or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the LLC. 


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        6.4 Indemnification.    



        (a)   Subject
to Section 4.7, the LLC hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Person (each an
"Indemnified Person") to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware Act, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, substituted or
replaced (but, in the case of any such amendment, substitution or replacement only to the extent that such amendment, substitution or replacement permits the LLC to provide broader
indemnification rights than the LLC is providing immediately prior to such amendment), against all expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorney fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or
penalties) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Person (or one or more of such Person's Affiliates) by reason of the fact that such Person is or was a Shareholder or Member or a partner, member,
employee, officer, director, agent or other representative of the Managing member or is or was serving as a Managing Member, officer, director, principal, member, employee, agent or representative of
the LLC or is or was serving at the request of the LLC as a Managing Member, officer, director, principal, member, employee, agent or representative of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise; provided that (unless the Managing Member otherwise consents) no Indemnified Person
shall be indemnified for any expenses, liabilities and losses suffered to the extent attributable to such Indemnified Person's or its Affiliates' gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing
violation of law or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Indemnified Person or its Affiliates, employees, agents or representatives contained
herein or in any other agreement with the LLC. Expenses, including attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred by any such Indemnified Person in defending a proceeding shall be paid by
the LLC in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, including any appeal therefrom, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the LLC. 


        (b)   The
right to indemnification and the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section 6.4 shall not be exclusive
of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, law, vote of Managing Member or otherwise. 



        (c)   The LLC
may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect any Indemnified Person against any expense, liability or loss relating to the LLC or its
business whether or not the LLC would have the power to indemnify such Indemnified Person against such expense, liability or loss under the provisions of this  Section 6.4. 


        (d)   Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary (including in this Section 6.4), any indemnity by
the LLC relating to the matters covered in this Section 6.4 shall be provided out of and to the extent of LLC assets only and
neither the Managing Member nor any other Shareholder (unless such Shareholder otherwise agrees in writing or is found in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction to have personal
liability on account thereof) shall have personal liability on account thereof or shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions to help satisfy such indemnity of the LLC (except as
expressly provided herein). 


        (e)   If
this Section 6.4 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent
jurisdiction, then the LLC shall nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 6.4 to the
fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section 6.4 that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law. 


        6.5 Members Right to Act.    For situations for which the approval of the Members (rather than the approval of the Managing
Member on behalf of the Members) is required by this Agreement or by applicable law, the Members shall act through meetings and written consents as described in this  Section 6.5, and each
Class A Shareholder shall be entitled to vote based on such Shareholder's Proportional Share. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, except as specifically provided otherwise in Section 13.3, holders of Class B Shares, Class C
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any
voting rights as holders of such Shares. The actions by the Members permitted hereunder may be taken at a meeting called by the Managing Member or Members holding at least 30% of the
Class A Shares on at least five days' prior written notice to the other Members, which notice shall state the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is being called. The actions taken by
the Members entitled to vote or consent at any meeting (as opposed to by written consent), however called and noticed, shall be as valid as though taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and
notice if (but not until), either before, at or after the meeting, the Members entitled to vote or consent as to whom it was improperly held signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the
holding of such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. The actions by the Members entitled to vote or consent may be taken by vote of the Members entitled to vote or consent at a meeting or by
written consent (without a meeting and without a vote) so long as such consent is signed by the Members having not less than the minimum number of Shares that would be necessary to authorize or take
such action at a meeting at which all Members entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the action so taken without a meeting shall be given to those Members entitled to vote
or consent who have not consented in writing. Any action taken pursuant to such written consent of the Members shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the Members at a meeting thereof. 


        6.6 Investment Opportunities and Conflicts of Interest.    Each GT Employee that is a holder of Shares shall, and shall cause
each of its Affiliates to, present to the LLC and the Managing Member all investment or business opportunities of which any of the foregoing become aware and which may be, within the scope and
investment objectives related to the Business of the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or any of their Subsidiaries, beneficial to the business of the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or
any of their Subsidiaries, or are otherwise competitive with the business of the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or any of their Subsidiaries. The Shareholders expressly acknowledge that,
subject to the provisions of Section 6.7 and applicable law, (i) the holders of Power Fund Equity, RBC, Angeleno Group and their
respective Affiliates are permitted to have, and may presently or in the future have, investments or other business relationships with entities engaged in the Business other than through
the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or any of their Subsidiaries (an "Other Business"), (ii) the holders of Power Fund Equity, RBC,
Angeleno Group and their respective Affiliates have and may develop strategic relationships with businesses that are or may be competitive or complementary to the LLC or GT Equipment
Technologies or any of their Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the holders of Power Fund Equity, RBC, Angeleno Group or their respective Affiliates will, by virtue of their investment in
the LLC, GT Equipment Technologies or their Subsidiaries or (if applicable) service as the Managing Member of the LLC, or on any Subsidiary's board of directors, be prohibited from
pursuing and engaging in any such activities, (iv) none of the holders of Power Fund Equity, RBC, Angeleno Group or their respective Affiliates will be obligated to inform the LLC, GT
Equipment Technologies or any Subsidiary or the Managing Member of any such opportunity, relationship or investment, (v) none of the other Shareholders will acquire or be entitled to any
interest or participation in any Other Business as a result of the participation therein of any of the holders of Power Fund Equity, RBC, Angeleno Group or any of their respective Affiliates, and
(vi) the involvement of any of the holders of Power Fund Equity, RBC, Angeleno Group or their respective Affiliates in any Other
Business will not constitute a conflict of interest of any of such Persons with respect to the LLC or its Shareholders or GT Equipment Technologies or any Subsidiaries. 


        6.7 Confidentiality.    Each Shareholder recognizes and acknowledges that it has and may in the future receive certain
confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets of the LLC, GT Equipment Technologies and their Subsidiaries, including but not limited to confidential information of the LLC,
GT Equipment Technologies and their Subsidiaries regarding identifiable, specific and discrete business opportunities being pursued by the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or their Subsidiaries
(the "Confidential Information"). Except as otherwise agreed to by the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity and a majority of the
Non-Power Fund Equity, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, and shall cause each of its directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, 


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agents
and members not to, during or after the term of this Agreement, whether directly or indirectly through an Affiliate or otherwise, take commercial or proprietary advantage of or profit from any
Confidential Information or disclose Confidential Information to any Person for any reason or purpose whatsoever, except (i) to authorized directors, officers, representatives, agents and
employees of the LLC, GT Equipment Technologies or the Subsidiaries and as otherwise may be proper in the course of performing such Shareholder's obligations, or enforcing such Shareholder's
rights, under this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby; (ii) as part of such Shareholder's normal reporting, rating or review procedure (including normal credit rating or
pricing process), or in connection with such Shareholder's or such Shareholder's Affiliates' normal fund raising, marketing, informational or reporting activities, or to such Shareholder's (or any of
its Affiliates') Affiliates, auditors, attorneys or other agents; (iii) to any bona fide prospective purchaser of the equity or assets of such Shareholder or its Affiliates or the Shares held
by such Shareholder, or prospective merger partner of such Shareholder or its Affiliates, provided that such prospective purchaser or merger partner
agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 6.7; or (iv) as is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent
jurisdiction, administrative body or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, provided that, to the
extent permitted by law, the Shareholder required to make such disclosure shall provide to the Managing Member prompt notice of such disclosure. For purposes of this  Section 6.7, "Confidential Information" shall not include any information of which
(x) such Person learns from a source other than the LLC, GT Equipment Technologies or their Subsidiaries who is not bound by a confidentiality obligation, or (y) is disclosed in a
prospectus or other documents for dissemination to the public. Nothing in this Section 6.7 shall in any way limit or otherwise modify the
Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements or any other agreement entered into by any holder of Shares with the LLC, GT Equipment Technologies or their Subsidiaries. 


ARTICLE VII  


 BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS  


        7.1 Records and Accounting.    The LLC shall keep, or cause to be kept, appropriate books and records with respect to
the LLC's business, including all books and records necessary to provide any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to  Section 7.3 or pursuant to
applicable laws. All matters concerning (i) the determination of the relative amount of allocations and
distributions among the Shareholders pursuant to Articles III and IV and (ii) accounting
procedures and determinations, and other determinations not specifically and expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the Managing Member, whose determination
shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Shareholders absent manifest clerical error. 


        7.2 Fiscal Year.    The fiscal year (the "Fiscal Year") of the LLC shall
constitute the 12-month period ending on December 31 of each calendar year, or such other annual accounting period as may be established by the Managing Member. 


        7.3 Reports.    



        (a)   The LLC
shall use reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to each Shareholder, within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an annual
report containing a statement of changes in the Shareholder's equity and the Shareholder's Capital Account balance for such Fiscal Year (if any). 


        (b)   The LLC
shall, upon the written request of the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity, RBC, Angeleno Group or the written request of the holders of a
majority of any class of outstanding Shares, deliver or cause to be delivered to each Shareholder with reasonable promptness, such other information and financial data concerning the LLC and
its Subsidiaries but only to the extent the delivery of such information and data is required by the Delaware Act or is reasonably necessary for any of such entities to consummate a Transfer of
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such
information shall not be financially burdensome on the LLC or the Managing Member, or any Subsidiary of the LLC or its board of directors, or unreasonably time consuming for the
employees of the Managing Member, the LLC or its Subsidiaries. 



        (c)   The LLC
shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered, within 75 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, to each Person who was a
Shareholder at any time during such Fiscal Year all information with respect to such Person's Shares which are necessary for the preparation of such Person's United States federal and state income tax
returns. 


        7.4 Transmission of Communications.    Each Person that owns or controls Shares on behalf of, or for the benefit of, another
Person or Persons shall be responsible for conveying any report, notice or other communication received from the Managing Member to such other Person or Persons. 


ARTICLE VIII  


 TAX MATTERS  


        8.1 Preparation of Tax Returns.    The LLC shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns required to
be filed by the LLC. Each Member shall timely furnish to the Managing Member all pertinent information in its possession relating to LLC operations that is necessary to enable
the LLC's income tax returns to be prepared and filed. 


        8.2 Tax Elections.    The Taxable Year shall be determined by the Managing Member in accordance with applicable laws. The
Managing Member shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether to make or revoke any available election pursuant to the Code. Each Shareholder will upon request supply any information necessary to
give proper effect to such election. 


        8.3 Tax Controversies.    Power Fund is hereby designated the Tax Matters Partner and is authorized and required to represent
the LLC (at the LLC's expense) in connection with all examinations of the LLC's affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to
expend LLC funds for professional services and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Each Shareholder agrees to cooperate with the LLC and to do or refrain from doing any or all
things reasonably requested by the LLC with respect to the conduct of such proceedings. 


ARTICLE IX

TRANSFER OF SHARES  


        9.1 Transfers by Members.    


        (a)   No
Shareholder shall Transfer any interest in any Shares other than (i) pursuant to and in compliance with this  Article IX or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Managing Member,
which consent may be withheld in the Managing Member's sole
discretion. For the three-year period beginning on December 30, 2005, except: (i) pursuant to Section 9.2,  9.4 or 9.5, (ii) in the case of an RBC Permitted Transfer, or (iii) in a Transfer to a
Permitted Transferee, no Member shall Transfer, or offer or agree to Transfer, any legal or beneficial interest in any Shares without the prior written consent of the Managing Member, which consent
may be withheld in the Managing Member's sole discretion. 


        (b)   Except
in connection with an Approved Sale, each Transferee of Shares or other interest(s) in the LLC shall, as a condition precedent to such Transfer, execute a
counterpart to this Agreement pursuant to which such Transferee shall agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. 


        9.2 Exit Rights.    At any time after the date hereof: 


        (a)   the
Managing Member or the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity may cause an Approved Sale pursuant to the terms and conditions described in  Section 9.5, which sale shall be 


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negotiated
and executed by the Managing Member and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require the consent or vote of any other Member; and 


        (b)   each
holder of Power Fund Equity shall have the right to sell all or any portion of its Shares (including all rights and obligations associated with such Shares) at any
time to any Person subject only to Sections 9.1(b) and (to the extent applicable) 9.4. 


        9.3 First Refusal Rights.    


        (a)   Subject
to compliance with all other provisions of this Agreement, prior to any Transfer of Shares (except in an Approved Sale or a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee),
the Shareholder desiring to make such Transfer (other than Power Fund or its Affiliates) (the "Transferring Shareholder") shall deliver a written notice
(the "Offer Notice") to the LLC and the Managing Member, disclosing in reasonable detail the identity of the prospective Transferee, the Shares
to be Transferred (the "Offered Shares"), and the terms and conditions of the proposed Transfer. The Transferring Shareholder shall not consummate such
proposed Transfer until the ROFR Termination Date (as defined in Section 9.3(c) below), unless the parties to the Transfer have been finally
determined pursuant to this Section 9.3 prior to the ROFR Termination Date or such Transfer of Shares is to a Permitted Transferee. 



        (b)   The LLC
may elect to purchase any or all of the Offered Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer Notice, by delivering written notice of such
election, specifying the quantity of such Shares that the LLC proposes to acquire, to the Transferring Shareholder and the Managing Member within 20 days after its receipt of the Offer
Notice. If the LLC elects to purchase less than all of the Offered Shares, the Managing Member may elect to purchase any or all of the Offered Shares not proposed within such 20-day
period to be acquired by the LLC, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Offer Notice, by delivering written notice of such election to the LLC and the Transferring
Shareholder. 


        (c)   The
purchase of the Offered Shares from the Transferring Shareholder by the LLC and/or the Managing Member shall be consummated as soon as practicable after the
delivery of the election notice(s) to the Transferring Shareholder, but in any event before the ROFR Termination Date. If the LLC and the Managing Member have not elected to purchase all of the
Offered Shares within 45 days, or have not consummated such purchase within 60 days, after delivery of the Offer Notice (the earlier such date, the "ROFR Termination Date"), the
Transferring Shareholder shall be entitled to transfer the Offered Shares to the Transferee identified in the Offer Notice on terms and conditions no more favorable to such Transferee than those
specified in the Offer Notice; provided that any Shares not transferred within 60 days following the ROFR Termination Date shall be subject to the provisions of this  Section 9.3 upon
subsequent Transfer. Transfer; and provided further that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no
Shareholder may Transfer any Shares to a Competitor of the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or any of their Subsidiaries pursuant to this  Section 9.3. 


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          9.4 Tag Along Rights.    


        (a)   At
least 15 days prior to any Transfer of Shares by Power Fund or any holder of Power Fund Equity (other than to a Permitted Transferee and other than Transfers
not to exceed three percent in the aggregate of the Shares issued to Power Fund pursuant to this Agreement), Power Fund shall deliver a written notice (the "Sale
Notice") to the LLC and to the other Members holding the same class of Shares as proposed to be Transferred by such holder of Power Fund Equity (the
"Other Members"), specifying in reasonable detail the Shares to be Transferred and the terms and conditions of the Transfer. The Other Members may elect
to participate in the contemplated Transfer with respect to the same class of Shares proposed to be Transferred by such holder of Power Fund Equity by delivering written notice to Power Fund within
15 days after delivery of the Sale Notice, and failure to deliver any such notice shall be deemed a waiver of rights under this  Section 9.4 with respect to such Transfer. The aggregate
consideration to be received by each Shareholder in such Transfer shall be based upon
the Pro Rata Share represented by the Shares requested to be included by each Shareholder relative to the Pro Rata Share of all Shares participating in such Transfer held by the Shareholders
participating in such Transfer. If no Other Member has elected to participate in the contemplated Transfer (through notice to such effect or expiration of the 15-day period after delivery
of the Sale Notice), then Power Fund may, during the 90-day period immediately following the date of the delivery of the Sale Notice, Transfer the Shares specified in the Sale Notice at a
price and on terms no more favorable to the Transferee(s) thereof than specified in the Sale Notice. Any Shares identified in the Sale Notice but not Transferred within such 90-day period
shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 9.4 upon subsequent Transfer. 


        (b)   Power
Fund shall not Transfer any of its Shares to any prospective Transferee if such prospective Transferee(s) declines to allow the participation of the Other Members
who have elected to participate in such Transfer in accordance with Section 9.4(a), unless Power Fund or its designee acquires the Shares that
otherwise would have been sold in such Transfer for the price and on the terms that such Member would have been entitled to receive had such Other Member(s) sold the Shares such Member was entitled to
sell in such Transfer. Each Member Transferring Shares pursuant to this Section 9.4 (including in respect of the Transfer to Power Fund or its
designees referenced in the immediately foregoing sentence) shall pay its Pro Rata Share of the expenses incurred by the Members in connection with such Transfer and shall be obligated to join based
on its Pro Rata Share in any indemnification or other obligations that Power Fund agrees to provide in connection with such Transfer (other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a
particular Member such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Member regarding such Member's title to and ownership of Shares);  provided that no holder shall be
obligated in connection with such Transfer to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the Transferees with respect to an
amount in excess of the cash proceeds to which such holder is entitled in such Transfer, or to make indemnity payments in excess of the net cash proceeds paid to such holder in connection with such
Transfer; provided further, that any escrow proceeds of any such transaction shall be withheld on a pro rata basis among all Shareholders who
participate in the Transfer. 


        9.5 Approved Sale; Drag Along Obligations; Public Offering.    


        (a)   If
the Managing Member or the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity approve a Sale of the LLC (an "Approved
Sale"), each Member shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale. If the Approved Sale is structured as a (x) merger or consolidation,
each Member holding Shares shall waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection with such merger or consolidation or (y) sale of Shares, each holder of Shares
shall agree to sell all of his, her or its Shares and rights to acquire Shares on the terms and conditions approved by the Managing Member. Each Member holding Shares shall take all necessary or
desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale as requested by the Managing Member. 


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        (b)   The
obligations of the Members holding Shares with respect to the Approved Sale are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the consideration
payable upon consummation of such Approved Sale to all Shareholders shall be allocated among the Shareholders as if distributed pursuant to  Section 4.1(b); and (ii) upon the consummation of
the Approved Sale, all of the Shareholders of a particular class of Shares shall receive
the same amount of consideration per Share of such class (with any non-cash consideration valued in good faith by the Managing Member), as reduced by the aggregate principal amount plus
all accrued and unpaid interest on any indebtedness of any holder to the LLC. 


        (c)   Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, in connection with an Approved Sale, (i) no Shareholder will be required to make affirmative representations or
warranties except as to such Shareholder's due power and authority, non-contravention and ownership of Shares, free and clear of all liens, and (ii) the Shareholders may be
severally obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the amount by which each holder's share of the aggregate proceeds paid with respect to its Shares would have been reduced had the aggregate
proceeds available for distribution to such Shareholders been reduced by the amount of such indemnity) in any indemnification obligation agreed to by the Managing Member in connection with such
Approved Sale, except that each Member may be fully liable for obligations that relate specifically to such Shareholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by
such Shareholder regarding such Shareholder's title to and ownership of Shares; provided that no holder shall be obligated in connection with such
Approved Sale to agree to indemnify or hold harmless the Transferees with respect to an amount in excess of the cash proceeds to which such holder is entitled in such Approved Sale, or to make
indemnity payments in excess of the net cash proceeds paid to such holder in connection with such Approved Sale; provided further, that any escrow of
proceeds of any such transaction shall be withheld on a pro rata basis among all Shareholders (based on the amount by which each such holder's share of the aggregate proceeds otherwise payable with
respect to its Shares would have been reduced had the aggregate proceeds available for distribution to such Shareholders been reduced by the amount placed in escrow). Each Shareholder shall enter into
any indemnification or contribution agreement requested by the Managing Member to ensure compliance with this Section 9.5(c) and the provisions
of this Section 9.5(c) shall be deemed complied with if the requirement for several liability is addressed through such agreement, even if the
purchase and sale agreement or merger agreement related to the Approved Sale provides for joint and several liability. 



        (d)   If
GT Equipment Technologies or any of its Subsidiaries, the LLC or holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity enter into any negotiation or transaction for
which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger,
consolidation or other reorganization), the other Shareholders shall, at the request of the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity, appoint a "purchaser representative" (as such term is
defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act) designated by the LLC and reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity. If any Shareholder so
appoints a purchaser representative, the LLC shall pay the fees of such purchaser representative. However, if any Shareholder declines to appoint the purchaser representative designated by
the LLC, such holder shall appoint another purchaser representative (reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity), and such holder shall be responsible for the
fees of the purchaser representative so appointed. 


        (e)   Except
as otherwise provided in Section 9.5(d), each Member Transferring Shares pursuant to this  Section 9.5 shall pay its Pro Rata Share of the
expenses incurred by the Members in connection with such Transfer (including by reducing the
portion of the consideration to which such Shareholder would be entitled in such Approved Sale). 


        (f)    In
addition, if the Managing Member approves a Public Offering or transaction pursuant to Section 3.10, each
Shareholder shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, vote for, consent to (to the 


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extent
it has any voting or consenting rights) and raise no objections against any such transaction, and the LLC, the Managing Member and each Shareholder shall take all reasonable actions in
connection with the consummation of any such transaction as requested by the Managing Member. 


        (g)   In
no manner shall this Section 9.5 be construed to grant to any Shareholder any dissenters' rights or appraisal
rights or give any Shareholder any right to vote in any transaction structured as a merger or consolidation (it being understood that the Members have expressly waived rights under
Section 18-210 of the Delaware Act and any other dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights (if any) and have granted to the Managing Member the sole right to approve or
consent to a merger or consolidation of the LLC without approval or consent of the Members). 


        9.6 Void Transfers.    Any Transfer by any Member of any Shares or other interest in the LLC in contravention of this
Agreement in any respect (including, without limitation, the failure of the Transferee to execute a counterpart in accordance with  Section 9.1(b)) or which would cause the LLC to not be
treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be void and
ineffectual and shall not bind or be recognized by the LLC or any other party. No purported assignee shall have any right to any profits, losses or distributions of the LLC. 


        9.7 Effect of Assignment.    


        (a)   Any
Member who shall assign any Shares or other interest in the LLC shall cease to be a Member of the LLC with respect to such Shares or other interest and
shall no longer have any rights or privileges of a Member with respect to such Shares or other interest. 



        (b)   Any
Person who acquires in any manner whatsoever any Shares or other interest in the LLC, irrespective of whether such Person has accepted and adopted in writing
the terms and provisions of this Agreement, shall be deemed by the acceptance of the benefits of the acquisition thereof to have agreed to be subject to and bound by all of the terms and conditions of
this Agreement that any predecessor in such Shares or other interest in the LLC of such Person was subject to or by which such predecessor was bound. 


        9.8 Additional Restrictions on Transfer.    



        (a)   Prior
to any Transfer of Restricted Shares, the Member proposing to Transfer such Restricted Shares will deliver written notice to the LLC describing in
reasonable detail the Transfer or proposed Transfer. In addition, if the Member holding such Restricted Shares delivers to the LLC an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel for the LLC),
satisfactory in form and substance to the Managing Member and counsel for the LLC (which opinion may be waived, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Managing Member) that no subsequent
Transfer of such Restricted Shares will require registration under the Securities Act, the LLC will promptly upon such contemplated Transfer deliver new certificates or instruments, as the case
may be, for such Restricted Shares which do not bear the restrictive legend relating to the Securities Act as set forth below. If the LLC is not required to deliver new certificates or
instruments, as the case may be, for such Restricted Shares not bearing such legend, the Member holding such Restricted Shares will not Transfer the same until the prospective Transferee has confirmed
to the LLC in writing its agreement to be bound by the conditions contained in this Section 9.8. 


        (b)   Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Article IX, no Transfer of Shares or any other interest in
the LLC may be made unless in the opinion of counsel (who may be counsel for the LLC), satisfactory in form and substance to the Managing Member and counsel for the LLC (which
opinion may be waived, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Managing Member), such Transfer would not violate any federal securities laws or any state or provincial securities or "blue sky"
laws (including any investor suitability standards) applicable to the LLC or the interest to be Transferred, or cause the LLC to be required to register as an "Investment Company" under
the U.S. Investment Company 


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Act
of 1940, as amended. Such opinion of counsel shall be delivered in writing to the LLC prior to the date of the Transfer. 



        (c)   In
order to permit the LLC to qualify for the benefit of a "safe harbor" under Code Section 7704, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, no Transfer of any Share or economic interest shall be permitted or recognized by the LLC or the Managing Member (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.7704-1(d)) if and to the extent that such Transfer would cause the LLC to have more than 100 partners (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.7704-1(h), including the look-through rule in Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)). 


        9.9 Prospective Transferees.    Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the LLC agrees to cooperate, as may reasonably be
requested, by providing information and access to information to any prospective Permitted Transferee in connection with a proposed Transfer, subject to receipt of a confidentiality agreement in form
and substance satisfactory to the Managing Member. 


        9.10 Legend.    In the event that certificates representing the Shares are issued ("Certificated
Shares"), such certificates will bear the following legend: 




"THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON                , HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"),
OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS ("STATE ACTS") AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR STATE ACTS OR AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE TRANSFER OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER
30, 2005, AS AMENDED AND MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, GOVERNING THE ISSUER (THE "COMPANY") AND BY AND AMONG CERTAIN INVESTORS. A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER
HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE." 





        9.11 Transfer Fees and Expenses.    Except as provided in Sections 9.3,  9.4 and 9.5, the Transferor and Transferee of any Shares or other interest in the LLC shall be
jointly and severally obligated to reimburse the LLC for all reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) of any Transfer or proposed Transfer, whether or not consummated. 


ARTICLE X  


 ADMISSION OF MEMBERS  


        10.1 Substituted Members.    In connection with the Transfer of Shares of a Shareholder permitted under the terms of this
Agreement, the Transferee shall become a Substituted Member on the later of (i) the effective date of such Transfer, and (ii) the date on which the Managing Member approves such
Transferee as a Substituted Member, and such admission shall be shown on the books and records of the LLC. 


        10.2 Additional Members.    A Person may be admitted to the LLC as an Additional Member only as contemplated under  Section 3.1 and only upon furnishing to the Managing Member (a) a letter of acceptance, in form satisfactory to the Managing Member, of
all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the power of attorney granted in Section 13.2, and (b) such other documents or
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admission
shall become effective on the date on which the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion that such conditions have been satisfied and when any such admission is shown on the books
and records of the LLC. 


ARTICLE XI  


 WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION OF SHAREHOLDERS  


        11.1 Withdrawal and Resignation of Member.    No Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign from
the LLC prior to the dissolution and winding up of the LLC pursuant to Article XII without the prior written consent of the
Managing Member (which consent may be withheld by the Managing Member in its sole discretion), except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement or any of the other agreements contemplated
hereby. Upon a Transfer of all of a Member's Shares in a Transfer permitted by this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 9.7, such
Member shall cease to be a Member. Notwithstanding that payment on account of a withdrawal may be made after the effective time of such withdrawal, any completely withdrawing Member will not be
considered a Member for any purpose after the effective time of such complete withdrawal, and, in the case of a partial withdrawal, such Shareholder's Capital Account (and corresponding voting and
other rights) shall be reduced for all other purposes hereunder upon the effective time of such partial withdrawal. 


ARTICLE XII  


 DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION  


        12.1 Dissolution.    The LLC shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members or Substituted Members.
The LLC shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of the following: 


        (a)   at
any time by the Managing Member; or 


        (b)   the
entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the LLC under Section 35-5 of the Delaware Act or an administrative dissolution under
Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act. 


        Except
as otherwise set forth in this Article XII, the LLC is intended to have perpetual existence. An Event of Withdrawal
shall not cause a dissolution of the LLC and the LLC shall continue in existence subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 


        12.2 Liquidation and Termination.    On the dissolution of the LLC, the Managing Member shall act as liquidator or may
appoint one or more representatives, Members or other Persons as liquidator(s). The liquidators shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the LLC and make final distributions as
provided herein and in the Delaware Act. The costs of liquidation shall be borne as an LLC expense. Until final distribution, the liquidators shall continue to operate the LLC properties
with all of the power and authority of the Managing Member. The steps to be accomplished by the liquidators are as follows: 


        (a)   the
liquidators shall pay, satisfy or discharge from LLC funds all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the LLC (including, without limitation, all
expenses incurred in liquidation) or otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including, without limitation, the establishment of a cash fund for contingent liabilities in
such amount and for such term as the liquidators may reasonably determine); 


        (b)   as
promptly as practicable after dissolution, the liquidators shall (i) determine the Fair Market Value (the "Liquidation
FMV") of the LLC's remaining assets (the "Liquidation Assets") in accordance with the definition thereof in this
Agreement, (ii) determine the amounts to be distributed to each Shareholder in accordance with Section 4.1(b), and (iii) deliver to
each Shareholder a statement (the 


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"Liquidation Statement") setting forth the Liquidation FMV and the amounts and recipients of such Distributions; 


        (c)   if
the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity or a majority-in-interest of Non-Power Fund Equity do not deliver written
notice to the liquidators disagreeing with the calculations in the Liquidation Statement (a "Statement of Disagreement") within 15 days after the
date of delivery of the Liquidation Statement, absent manifest error, the Liquidation Statement shall be final and binding on all Shareholders. In the event such holders give a Statement of
Disagreement within such 15-day period, the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity or of a majority-in-interest of Non-Power Fund Equity, as
applicable, and the liquidators will attempt in good faith to agree on the Liquidation FMV, and any such agreement shall be final and binding on all Shareholders. If such Persons are unable to reach
such agreement within 20 days after the date of the Statement of Disagreement, the holders of a majority of the Power Fund Equity or of a majority-in-interest of
Non-Power Fund Equity, as applicable, and the liquidators shall each, within 10 days thereafter, select an investment banker or other appraiser with experience in analyzing and
making determinations concerning matters in the Business and in valuing entities like the LLC (including calculating distribution mechanisms like that set forth in  Section 4.1(b) above), and
the two investment bankers/appraisers so selected shall together select a third such investment banker/appraiser
similarly qualified. The three investment bankers/appraisers so selected shall each determine the Liquidation FMV in accordance with the definition thereof in this Agreement, shall determine the
amount and allocation of Distributions in accordance with Section 4.1 (b), and shall, within 30 days after their retention, provide the
written results of such determination to the holders of Power Fund Equity or Non-Power Fund Equity, as applicable, and the liquidators. For purposes hereof, the Liquidation FMV and the
amounts to be distributed with respect to each class of Shares shall each be equal to the average of the two appraisals closest to each other with respect thereto, and such amounts shall be final and
binding on all Shareholders. The costs of such appraisal shall be borne by the LLC; and 


        (d)   as
soon as the Liquidation FMV and the proper amounts of Distributions have been determined in accordance with  Section 12.2(c) above, the liquidators shall promptly distribute the LLC's
Liquidation Assets to the holders of Shares in accordance with  Section 4.1(b) above. Any non-cash Liquidation Assets will first be written up or down to their Fair Market Value, thus creating
Profit or Loss (if any), which shall be allocated in accordance with Sections 4.2 and 4.3. In
making such distributions, the liquidators shall allocate each type of Liquidation Assets (i.e., cash or cash equivalents, etc.) among the Shareholders ratably based upon the aggregate amounts
to be distributed with respect to the Shares held by each such holder. To the extent that equity securities of any Subsidiary of the LLC are distributed to any Shareholders in connection with
the liquidation, such Shareholders hereby agree to enter into a securityholders agreement with such Subsidiary and each other Shareholder which contains restrictions on the Transfer of such equity
security and other provisions (including with respect to the governance and control of such Subsidiary) in form and substance similar to the provisions and restrictions set forth herein (including,
without limitation, in Article IX and Article V). The distribution of cash and/or property
to a Shareholder in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.2 constitutes a complete return to the Shareholder of its Capital
Contributions and a complete distribution to the Shareholder of its interest in the LLC and all the LLC's property and constitutes a compromise to which all Shareholders have consented
within the meaning of the Delaware Act. To the extent that a Shareholder returns funds to the LLC, it has no claim against any other Shareholder for those funds. 


        12.3 Cancellation of Certificate.    On completion of the distribution of LLC assets as provided herein, the LLC
is terminated (and the LLC shall not be terminated prior to such time), and the Managing Member (or such other Person or Persons as the Delaware Act may require or permit) shall file a
certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, cancel any other filings made pursuant to this Agreement that are or should be canceled and take such other actions as may be 


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necessary
to terminate the LLC. The LLC shall be deemed to continue in existence for all purposes of this Agreement until it is terminated pursuant to this  Section 12.3. 


        12.4 Reasonable Time for Winding Up.    A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and
affairs of the LLC and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 12.2 in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon
such winding up. 


        12.5 Return of Capital.    The liquidators shall not be personally liable for the return of Capital Contributions or any portion
thereof to the Shareholders (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from LLC assets). 


        12.6 Hart-Scott-Rodino.    In the event the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended (the "HSR Act") is applicable to any Shareholder, the dissolution of the LLC shall not be consummated until such time as the applicable
waiting period (and extensions thereof) under the HSR Act have expired or otherwise been terminated with respect to each such Shareholder. 


ARTICLE XIII  


 GENERAL PROVISIONS  


        13.1 Information Rights.    The LLC shall provide RBC, Dr. Kedar P. Gupta and Jonathan A. Talbott, in each case so
long as such Shareholder continues to own at least one-half of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement as set forth on the Schedule of
Shareholders, with the following: (A) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each Fiscal Year,
consolidated balance sheets of the LLC and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the LLC and its Subsidiaries for the
period then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United Stated applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, and subject to the absence
of footnotes and year-end adjustments; and (B) as soon as
available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated balance sheet of the LLC and its subsidiaries as of the end of such year, and consolidated
statements of income and cash flows of the LLC and its subsidiaries for the year then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on
a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, together with an auditor's report thereon. 


        13.2 Power of Attorney.    


        (a)   Each
Shareholder hereby constitutes and appoints the Managing Member and the liquidators, with full power of substitution, as his true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in his or its name, place and stead, to execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public
offices (A) this Agreement, all certificates and other instruments and all amendments thereof in accordance with the terms hereof which the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to
form, qualify, or continue the qualification of, the LLC as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the LLC may conduct business or
own property; (B) all instruments which the Managing Member deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms; (C) all conveyances and other instruments or documents which the Managing Member and/or the liquidators deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of
the LLC pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a certificate of cancellation; and (D) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal or substitution of any Shareholder
pursuant to Article X or XI. 


        (b)   The
foregoing power of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest, and shall survive the death, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or
termination of any Shareholder and the Transfer of all or any portion of his or its Shares and shall extend to such Shareholder's heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. 


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        13.3 Amendments.    Subject to the right of the Managing Member to amend this Agreement as expressly provided herein, this
Agreement may be amended, modified, or waived with the written consent of a majority of the Power Fund Equity; provided that if any such amendment,
modification, or waiver would adversely affect in any material respect the rights, preferences or privileges of any Shares as compared with the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver on the
rights, preferences or privileges of the Power Fund Equity, such amendment, modification, or waiver shall also require the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Shares so adversely
affected. In connection with any amendment, modification or waiver, or other approval hereunder, the Managing Member will have no obligation to provide any information to any Person unless the consent
of such Person is required to be obtained in order to effectuate such amendment, modification or waiver; provided that any Person shall, at the request
of the LLC or the Company, as the case may be, promptly (and in any event, within three (3) business days) execute and deliver to the LLC or the Company, any amendment,
modification or waiver that has been approved in accordance with this Agreement; and provided further that the
Managing Member shall be required to inform the holders of Class A Shares of the substance and occurrence of such amendment. The Managing Member may, without the consent of any other Member or
Shareholder, amend the Schedule of Shareholders to reflect the admission of any other Member or Shareholder, the creation of issuance of any other
Shares or interests in the LLC or the making of any Capital Contributions. 


        13.4 Title to LLC Assets.    LLC assets shall be deemed to be owned by the LLC as an entity, and no Shareholder,
individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such LLC assets or any portion thereof. Legal title to any or all LLC assets may be held in the name of the LLC,
the Managing Member or one or more nominees, as the Managing Member may determine. The Managing Member hereby declares and warrants that any LLC assets for which legal title is held in its name
or the name of any nominee shall be held in trust by the Managing Member or such nominee for the use and benefit of the LLC in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. All LLC
assets shall be recorded as the property of the LLC on its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such LLC assets is held. 


        13.5 Remedies.    Each Shareholder shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies
which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this
Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of
any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. 


        13.6 Successors and Assigns.    All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, whether so expressed or not. 



        13.7 Severability.    Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective
and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed,
construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 



        13.8 Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more separate counterparts, anyone of which need
not contain the signatures of more than one party, but each of which will be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto. 


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        13.9 Descriptive Headings; Interpretation.    The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and
the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. The use of the words "including" or "include" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by
limitation. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and
if applicable hereof. Wherever required by the context, references to a Fiscal Year shall refer to a portion thereof. The use of the words "or," "either" and "any" shall not be exclusive. The parties
hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if
drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict. 


        13.10 Applicable Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Subject to Section 13.19, any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal
courts of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein. 


        13.11 Addresses and Notices.    All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given or made when (a) delivered personally to the recipient, (b) telecopied to the recipient (with hard
copy sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) that same day) if telecopied before 5:00 p.m. Los Angeles, California time on a business day, and otherwise
on the next business day, or (c) one business day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid). Such notices, demands and other communications
shall be sent to the address for such recipient set forth in the LLC's books and records (which shall initially be the addresses set forth on the Schedule of
Shareholders), or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any notice
to the Managing Member or the LLC shall be deemed given if received by the Managing Member at the principal office of the LLC designated pursuant to  Section 2.5. 



        13.12 Creditors.    None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of
the LLC or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the LLC or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement executed
by the LLC in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in LLC Profits, Losses, Distributions, capital or property other than as
a secured creditor. 


        13.13 Waiver.    No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of
this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. 


        13.14 Further Action.    The parties agree to execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain
from taking such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement. 


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        13.15 Offset.    Whenever the LLC is to pay any sum to any Shareholder or any Affiliate or related person thereof, any
amounts that such Shareholder or such Affiliate or related person owes to the LLC under any promissory note issued to the LLC as partial payment for any Shares of the LLC may be
deducted from that sum before payment. 


        13.16 Entire Agreement.    This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein
and other documents dated as of even date herewith embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations
by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. 


        13.17 Opt-in to Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code.    The Shareholders hereby agree that the Shares
shall be securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware (and the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction). 



        13.18 Delivery by Facsimile.    This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument
entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine, shall be
treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in
person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall reexecute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No
party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or
communicated through the use of a facsimile machine as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense. 


        13.19 Arbitration.    Except as set forth in Section 13.5, any
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and
shall take place in Los Angeles, California. Judgment upon the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. In the event that a judgment is made pursuant to this  Section 13.19, all reasonable out of pocket costs and reasonable legal costs incurred by the prevailing party shall be paid by the
non-prevailing party. In the event that a non-arbitrated settlement is reached, each party shall pay their own respective costs and fees incurred thereby. 


        13.20 Survival.    Section 6.7 shall survive and continue in full force
in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the dissolution of the LLC. 



        13.21 Expenses.    The LLC shall pay (or cause its Subsidiaries to pay) and hold Power Fund harmless against liability
for the payment of the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Persons (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel or other advisors) in the performance of
its duties as Managing Member and in connection with (i) start-up and organizational costs in connection with the formation of the LLC and its Subsidiaries and the
commencement of their respective businesses and operations, (ii) the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, any debt financing documents and each other agreement executed in
connection herewith, and the evaluation and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (iii) any amendments or waivers (whether or not the same become effective) under or
in respect of this Agreement or such other agreements, (iv) the enforcement of the rights granted under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or such other agreements or Power Fund's direct or
indirect investment in the LLC or GT Equipment Technologies or their respective Subsidiaries, (v) any filing with any governmental agency with respect to such Person's investment in
the LLC or in any other filing with any governmental agency with respect to the LLC that mentions such Person, (vi) any fees and 


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expenses
of any lenders to the LLC and its Subsidiaries, and (vii) any transaction, claim, event, or other matter relating to GT Equipment Technologies or its Subsidiaries or the
transactions contemplated hereby as to which such Person seeks advice of counsel. For the avoidance of doubt, GT Equipment Technologies' (and it Subsidiaries') responsibilities in this respect shall
exclude expenses incurred by Power Fund in its role as Buyer under the Merger Agreement, specifically excluding legal, operational, and financial due diligence expenses, related out of pocket
expenses, and legal advisory services related to the drafting and negotiation of the Merger Agreement (together with the exhibits thereto) and the related Disclosure Schedules. Nothing in  Section 6.4 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall require reimbursement of expenses of any Member or Shareholder (other than Power Fund) in
connection with the matters referred to in clauses (i)—(vii) of this Section 13.21. 



        13.22 Acknowledgements.    Upon execution and delivery of a counterpart to this Agreement or a joinder to this Agreement, each
Member and Additional Member shall be deemed to acknowledge to Power Fund as follows: (a) the determination of such Member or Additional Member to purchase Shares pursuant to this Agreement and
any other agreement referenced herein has been made by such Member or Additional Member independent of any other Member and independent of any statements or opinions as to the advisability of such
purchase or as to the properties, business, prospects or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the LLC or the Company and its Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by the Managing Member or by any agent or employee of the Managing Member,
(b) the Managing Member has not acted as an agent of such Member or Additional Member in connection with making its investment hereunder and that the Managing Member shall not be acting as an
agent of such Member or Additional Member in connection with monitoring its investment hereunder, (c) Power Fund has retained Kirkland & Ellis LLP in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and expects to retain Kirkland & Ellis LLP as legal counsel in connection with the management and operation of the investment in the LLC and GT
Equipment Technologies, (d) Kirkland & Ellis LLP is not counsel to any other Members and is not representing and will not represent any other Member or Additional Member in
connection with the transaction contemplated hereby or any dispute which may arise between Power Fund, on the one hand, and any other Member or Additional Member, on the other hand, (e) such
Member or Additional Member will, if it desires legal advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby, retain its own independent counsel, and (f) Kirkland &
Ellis LLP may represent Power Fund in connection with any and all matters contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, any dispute between Power Fund, on the one hand, and any other
Member or Additional Member, on the other hand) and such Member or Additional Member waives any conflict of interest in connection with such representation by Kirkland & Ellis LLP. 


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 



	

 	
 	

GT SOLAR HOLDINGS, LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

OCM/GFI POWER OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

GFI Power Opportunities Fund II, GP, LLC
	 	 	Its:	 	General Partner
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

GFI Energy Ventures LLC
	 	 	Its:	 	Managing Member
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Richard K. Landers
 Name: Richard Landers

Title: Principal
	

 	
 	

GT EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Kedar P. Gupta
 Name: Dr. Kedar P. Gupta

Title: Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	

OCM/GFI POWER OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

GFI Power Opportunities Fund II, GP, LLC
	 	 	Its:	 	General Partner
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

GFI Energy Ventures LLC
	 	 	Its:	 	Managing Member
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Richard K. Landers
 Name: Richard Landers

Title: Principal



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OCM/GFI POWER OPPORTUNITIES FUND II (CAYMAN), L.P.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

GFI Power Opportunities Fund II GP (Cayman) Ltd.
	 	 	Its:	 	General Partner
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

GFI Power Opportunities Fund II GP, LLC
	 	 	Its:	 	Director
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

GFI Energy Ventures, LLC
	 	 	Its:	 	Managing Member
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Richard K. Landers
 Name: Richard Landers

Title: Principal
	

 	
 	

ANGELENO GROUP
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Yaniv Tepper
 Name: Yaniv Tepper

Title: Managing Member
	

 	
 	

MOUNT HOPE GT CAPITAL LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Brian Scanlan
 Name: Brian Scanlan

Title: President
	

 	
 	

/s/ Kedar P. Gupta
 Dr. Kedar P. Gupta
	

 	
 	

/s/ Jonathan A. Talbott
 Jonathan A. Talbott
	

 	
 	

/s/ Howard Smith
 Howard Smith
	

 	
 	

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Alan Hibben
 Name: Alan Hibben

Title: CEO, RBC Capital Partners, a Division of Royal Bank of Canada
	

 	
 	

/s/ Thomas M. Zarrella
 Thomas M. Zarrella






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  SCHEDULE OF SHAREHOLDERS  


(as of December 30, 2005) 



	Shareholder
 
	 	Class A

Shares
	 	Class A

Shares Capital

Contribution
	 	Class B

Shares
	 	Class B

Shares Capital

Contribution
	 	Class C

Shares
	 	Class C

Shares Capital

Contribution
	 	Class D

Shares
	 	Class D

Shares Capital

Contribution

	OCM/GFI Power

Opportunities Fund II, L.P.

c/o GFI Energy Ventures, LLC

11611 San Vicente Blvd.,

Suite 710

Los Angeles, CA 90049	 	6,416,140.0	 	$	43,477,689.48	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	—	 	—
	

OCM/GFI Power

Opportunities Fund II

(Cayman), L.P.

c/o GFI Energy Ventures, LLC

11611 San Vicente Blvd.,

Suite 710

Los Angeles, CA 90049	
 	

801,115.3	
 	
$	

5,428,597.9	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—
	

Angeleno Group

2029 Century Park East,

Ste. 2980

Los Angeles, CA 90067	
 	

368,932.9	
 	
$	

2,500,000.00	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—
	

Mount Hope GT Capital LLC

c/o Scanlan

277 Old Church Road

Greenwich, CT 06830	
 	

147,573.2	
 	
$	

1,000,000.00	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—
	

Royal Bank of Canada

RBC Capital Partners

200 Bay Street, Royal Bank

Plaza 4th Floor, North Tower

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2W7

Canada	
 	

737,865.8	
 	
$	

5,000,000.00	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—
	

Dr. Kedar P. Gupta

27 Colburn Lane

Hollis, NH 03049	
 	

1,021,866.2	
 	
$	

6,924,472.25	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

469,825.5	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—
	

Jonathan A. Talbott

11 Saddle Hill Road

Amherst, NH 03054	
 	

333,010.4	
 	
$	

2,256,578.28	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

153,108.8	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—
	

Thomas M. Zarrella

2 Orchard Road

Gloucester, MA 01930	
 	

173,496.2	
 	
$	

1,175,662.10	
 	

175,831.9	
 	

—	
 	

79,768.7	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—
	

Howard Smith

112 Atlantic Ave. North

Hampton, NH 03862	
 	

—	
 	
 	

—	
 	

105,499.1	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

—	
 	

108,108.0	
 	

—
	 	 	
	 	
	 	
	 	
	 	
	 	
	 	
	 	

	
TOTAL	
 	

10,000,000	
 	
$	

67,763,000.00	
 	

281,331.0	
 	

—	
 	

702,703.0	
 	

—	
 	

108,108.0	
 	

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