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Exhibit 4.6    
    


 
 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT    
    


        This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated May 17, 2004 (the "Agreement") is entered into by and among J.B.
Poindexter & Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the
"Guarantors"), and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (the "Initial Purchaser"). 



        The
Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated May 6, 2004 (the "Purchase
Agreement"), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchaser of $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's 83/4% Senior Notes
due 2014 (the "Securities") which will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Guarantors. As an inducement to the Initial Purchaser
to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchaser and its direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this
Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement. 


        In
consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows: 


        1.    Definitions.    As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 


        "Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or
required by law to remain closed. 


        "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Company's successors. 


        "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 


        "Exchange Dates" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof. 



        "Exchange Offer" shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the Guarantors of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities
pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof. 


        "Exchange Offer Registration" shall mean a registration under the Securities Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof. 


        "Exchange Offer Registration Statement" shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if
applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and any
document incorporated by reference therein. 


        "Exchange Securities" shall mean senior notes issued by the Company and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms
identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement)
and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer. 



        "Guarantors" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include any Guarantor's successors. 


        "Holders" shall mean the Initial Purchaser, for so long as it owns any Registrable Securities, and each of its successors, assigns and
direct and indirect transferees who become owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the term "Holders" shall include
Participating Broker-Dealers. 


        "Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of March 15, 2004 among the Company, the Guarantors and
Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 


        "Initial Purchaser" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 







 



        "Majority Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities and
the securities issued pursuant to the Indenture on March 15, 2004 and registrable pursuant to the registration rights agreement dated as of March 15, 2004 related to the Company's
83/4% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "Initial Securities") taken together; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a
specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its affiliates shall not be counted in
determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; provided, further, that if the Company shall issue any additional Securities under the
Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities, the Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates
and the Initial Securities, shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been
obtained. 


        "Participating Broker-Dealers" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof. 


        "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a
government or agency or political subdivision thereof. 


        "Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus
as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf
Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any document incorporated by reference therein. 


        "Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 



        "Registrable Securities" shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when
a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has been declared effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such Registration
Statement, (ii) when such Securities are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) under the Securities Act or
(iii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding. 


        "Registration Expenses" shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with
this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) all SEC, stock exchange or National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and
expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue
sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any
Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating
to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable
securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a
Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Majority Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial
Purchaser) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any special audits or "comfort" letters
required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees 


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and
expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities
by a Holder. 


        "Registration Statement" shall mean any registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange
Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including post-effective
amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein. 


        "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 


        "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 


        "Shelf Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. 



        "Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof. 


        "Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers all the
Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by the Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be covered by such Shelf Registration Statement) on an appropriate form under
Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective
amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein. 


        "Trust Indenture Act" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time. 


        "Trustee" shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture. 


        "Underwriter" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof. 



        "Underwritten Offering" shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public. 


        2.    Registration Under the Securities Act.    (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or
applicable interpretations of the Staff of the SEC, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement
covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (ii) have such Registration Statement remain effective for the period provided in
Section 4(b) for which the Company is required to amend or supplement the Prospectus to enable Participating Broker-Dealers to use the Prospectus to resell Exchange Securities. 


        The
Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use their reasonable best
efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 30 days after such effective date (but in no event less than through the last Exchange Date). 


        The
Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder
stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, 



	(i)
	that
the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for
exchange;



	(ii)
	the
dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the "Exchange
Dates");



	(iii)
	that
any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement; 



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	(iv)
	that
any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender such Registrable Security, together with
the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) and in the manner specified in the notice, prior to the close
of business on the last Exchange Date; and



	(v)
	that
any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by sending to the institution and at the
address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal
amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged. 




        As
a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange Securities to be received by
it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in
the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an "affiliate" (within the meaning
of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any Guarantor and (iv) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for
Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Securities. 


        As
soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall 



	(i)
	accept
for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and



	(ii)
	deliver,
or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and
cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities surrendered by such Holder. 




        The
Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the
Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff of the SEC. 



        (b)   In
the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or
may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff of the SEC, (ii) the Exchange
Offer is not for any other reason completed by the date that is 425 days after March 15, 2004 or (iii) upon completion of the Exchange Offer the Initial Purchaser shall so request
in connection with any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such
determination, date or request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration
Statement declared effective by the SEC. 




        In
the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company and the
Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to file and have declared effective by the SEC both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) with respect to all
Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer 


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Registration
Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Purchaser after completion of the Exchange Offer. 


        The
Company and the Guarantors agree to use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the expiration of the period referred to
in
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act with respect to the Registrable Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration
Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (the "Shelf Effectiveness Period"). The Company and the Guarantors further agree
to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for
such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with
respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective and such Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus to become
usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being
used or filed with the SEC. 



        (c)   The
Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the registration pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.
Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder's Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement. 


        (d)   An
Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be
deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. In the event that either the Exchange Offer is not completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby,
is not declared effective on or prior to the date that is 425 days after March 15, 2004 the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by 1.00% per annum until the
Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, is declared effective by the SEC or the Securities become freely tradable under the Securities Act. 




        If
the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective and thereafter either ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable at any time during
the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 45 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the interest
rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by 1.00% per annum commencing on the 46th day in such 12-month period and ending on such date that the Shelf Registration Statement has
again been declared effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. 



        (e)   Without
limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchaser and the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the Company or the
Guarantors to comply with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchaser or the Holders for which there
is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchaser or any Holder may obtain
such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof. 




        3.    Registration Procedures.    In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and
Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall: 



        (a)   prepare
and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company and the
Guarantors, (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the 



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selling
Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be
filed therewith; and use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2
hereof; 


        (b)   prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that
is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities; 



        (c)   in
the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchaser, to counsel for such Holders and to each
Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, including each preliminary Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement
thereto, in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable
Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law; 


        (d)   use
their reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any
Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC; cooperate
with the Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable each Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided that neither the Company nor any
Guarantor shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify,
(ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject; 


        (e)   in
the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of Registrable Securities, counsel for such Holders and counsel for the Initial Purchaser promptly and, if
requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (i) when a Registration Statement has become effective and when any post-effective amendment thereto has been
filed and becomes effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional
information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) if, between the effective date of a Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable
Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if any,
relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the suspension
of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of 



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the
happening of any event during the period a Shelf Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus untrue in any material
respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (vi) of any determination by the
Company or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate; 



        (f)    use
their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement at the earliest possible moment and
promptly notify each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order; 


        (g)   in
the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested); 


        (h)   in
the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates
representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in such names
(consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as the selling Holders may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities; 


        (i)    in
the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(e)(v) hereof, use their reasonable best efforts to prepare
and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other
required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall notify the Holders of Registrable
Securities to suspend use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus until the Company and the
Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission; 


        (j)    a
reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus
or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the
Initial Purchaser and its counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Holders of Registrable Securities and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Company
and the Guarantors as shall be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or its counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities or their counsel)
available for discussion of such document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, file any Prospectus, any amendment of or
supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchaser and its
counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities and their counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the
Initial Purchaser or its counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders or their counsel) shall reasonably object; 



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        (k)   obtain
a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement; 


        (l)    cause
the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case
may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for
the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be
required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; 


        (m)  in
the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities (an
"Inspector"), any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, and attorneys and accountants designated
by the Holders, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Company and the Guarantors, and cause the respective
officers, directors and employees of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf
Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the Company or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such information shall take such
actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and
interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter); 


        (n)   in
the case of a Shelf Registration, use their reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated
quotation system on which similar securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor are then listed if requested by the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities
satisfy applicable listing requirements; 


        (o)   if
reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement
or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such filing; and 


        (p)   in
the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an
Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (i) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with
respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case,
in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) obtain opinions of counsel to the
Company and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) ad11 dressed
to each selling Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (iii) obtain "comfort" letters from
the independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any
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by
the Company or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of
Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in "comfort" letters in connection with underwritten offerings and (iv) deliver
such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily
delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence
compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement. 




        In
the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and the
proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing. 



        In
the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company and the Guarantors of the happening of any
event of the kind described in Section 3(e)(iii) or 3(e)(v) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(i) hereof and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors,
such Holder will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder's possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable
Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice. 


        If
the Company and the Guarantors shall give any such notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors
shall extend the
period during which the Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice
to and including the date when the Holders shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. The Company and the Guarantors may give any such
notice only twice during any 365 day period. Any such suspensions shall not exceed 60 days in the aggregate and there shall not be more than two suspensions in effect during any
365 day period. 


        The
Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such
Underwritten Offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers (the "Underwriters") that will administer the offering will
be selected by the Majority Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such offering. 


        4.    Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.    (a) The Staff of the SEC has taken the position
that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or
other trading activities (a "Participating Broker-Dealer") may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must
deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. 


        The
Company and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff's position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution
containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker- Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the
amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection
with resales of 


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Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act. 



        (b)   In
light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained
in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as would otherwise be contemplated by Section 3(i), for a period of up to 90 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be
extended pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 3 of this Agreement), if requested by the Initial Purchaser or by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers, in order to expedite or
facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above. The Company and the Guarantors
further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4. 



        (c)   The
Initial Purchaser shall have no liability to the Company, any Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b)
above. 




        5.    Indemnification and Contribution.    (a) The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally
agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser or such
Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without
limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out
of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity
with any information relating to the Initial Purchaser or any Holder furnished to the Company in writing through the Initial Purchaser or any selling Holder expressly for use therein; provided, that
with respect to any such untrue statement in or omission from a preliminary Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph (a) shall not inure to the benefit of the Initial
Purchaser or Holder to the extent any such loss, claim, damage or liability of or with respect to the Initial Purchaser or such Holder results from the fact that both (i) a copy of the final
Prospectus was not sent or given to such Person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such Securities or Exchange Securities to such Person and (ii) the untrue statement in or
omission from such preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the final Prospectus unless, in either case, such failure to deliver the final Prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the
Company with the provisions of Section 3 hereof. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also
indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls
such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with
any Registration Statement. 



        (b)   Each
Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the Guarantors, the Initial Purchaser and the other selling Holders,
their respective affiliates, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls
the Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same 



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as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for
use in any Registration Statement and any Prospectus. 


        (c)   If
any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of
which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the "Indemnified Person") shall promptly
notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the "Indemnifying Person") in writing;  provided that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section  5 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive
rights or defenses) by such failure; and
provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any
liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under this Section 5. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an
Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the
Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of
such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be
at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has
failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties)
include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between
them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more
than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm
(x) for the Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of the Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
(y) for any Holder, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control person of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders, and (z) any such separate firm
for the Company, the Guarantors and any control persons of the Company and the Guarantors shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement
of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified
Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an
Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying
Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the
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is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not
include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. 



        (d)   If
the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company and the Guarantors from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the
Securities Act, on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or
omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and
the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Company and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. 


        (e)   The
Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in
paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder
exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. 


        (f)    The
remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person
at law or in equity. 


        (g)   The
indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination
of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchaser or any Holder, their respective affiliates or any Person controlling the Initial Purchaser or any Holder,
or by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantors, their respective affiliates or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any
of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement. 



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        6.    General.    



        (a)   No Inconsistent Agreements.    The Company and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree that (i) the
rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the
Company or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that
is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 



        (b)   Amendments and Waivers.    The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not
be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have obtained the written consent of
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no
amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless
consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by each of the parties
hereto. 


        (c)   Notices.    All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing
by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telex, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder
to the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchaser, the address set forth in the
Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company and the Guarantors, initially at the Company's address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is
given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such
other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given at the time delivered
by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on
the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address
specified in the Indenture. 


        (d)   Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors,
assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit
any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable
Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable
Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the
benefits hereof. The Initial Purchaser (in its capacity as Initial Purchaser) shall have no liability or obligation to the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply
with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement. 



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        (e)   Purchases and Sales of Securities.    The Company and the Guarantors shall not, and shall use their reasonable
best efforts to cause their affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) not to, purchase and then resell or otherwise transfer any Registrable Securities. 


        (f)    Third Party Beneficiaries.    Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder
between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such
enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder. 


        (g)   Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 



        (h)   Headings.    The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this
Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 


        (i)    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York. 


        (j)    Miscellaneous.    This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect
and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable
provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions. 



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



	J.B. POINDEXTER & CO., INC.	 	 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
EFP CORPORATION,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
LOWY GROUP, INC.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
MAGNETIC INSTRUMENTS CORP.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
MORGAN TRAILER FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
MORGAN TRAILER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L.P.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 






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MORGAN TRAILER MFG. CO.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
MORGAN OLSON CORPORATION,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
RAIDER INDUSTRIES, INC.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
SWK HOLDINGS, INC.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, INC.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	
UNIVERSAL BRIXIUS, INC.,
 as Guarantor	
 	

 
	

By:	

/s/  ROBERT S. WHATLEY      
 Robert S. Whatley

Vice President	
 	

 
	

Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
	
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Authorized Signatory	 	 




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GUARANTORS    
    



	Name
 
	 	Jurisdiction of Incorporation

	EFP Corporation	 	Delaware
	

Lowy Group, Inc.	
 	

Delaware
	

Magnetic Instruments Corp.	
 	

Delaware
	

Morgan Trailer Financial Corporation	
 	

Nevada
	

Morgan Trailer Financial Management L.P.	
 	

Texas
	

Morgan Trailer Mfg. Co.	
 	

New Jersey
	

Morgan Olson Corporation	
 	

Delaware
	

Raider Industries, Inc.	
 	

Saskatchewan, Canada
	

SWK Holdings, Inc.	
 	

Texas
	

Truck Accessories Group, Inc.	
 	

Delaware
	

Universal Brixius, Inc.	
 	

Wisconsin




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