Exhibit 10.28
 EXECUTION COPY
 CONSENT, AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND
AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY
 Third Amendment Holdings Intermediate Holdings Borrower Loan Agreement Parties AEA II
LP AEA II LLC AEA UNLEVERAGED AEA HOLDERS CGLIC LINA CIGNA HOLDERS DBDEVOS VWFF DMDEVOS JMTF RDV HOLDERS New Lenders New Lender GEBFS Lenders Lender
 W I T N E S S E T H
 Allied Capital Initial Loan Agreement
 Loan Agreement
 Assignment Agreement Assignment Agreements Assigned Interests




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Schedule
I
   ARTICLE I.
AMENDMENTS TO THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE GUARANTY
 Section 1.01 Business Day
 Section 1.02 Lenders
 Lenders 9.06(b) 9.22
 Section 1.03 Loan
 Loan Section 2.01
 Section 1.04 Material Adverse Effect
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Section 1.05 Qualifying Equity Issuance
  Section 1.06 Senior Debt
 Section 1.07
 AEA Agent
 Agent
 CIGNA Agent
 Collateral Agent
 Collateral Documents
 Pre-Commitment Information
 RDV Agent
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Required Lenders
 Section 1.08
  Section 1.09
 Section 1.10
 Audits/Inspections provided provided however provided further
 Section 1.11
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Section 1.12 Section
2.09(b)(iv)
 Section 1.13
 Section 1.14
  Section 1.15
  Section 1.16
 provided provided however
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Section 1.17
 Section 1.18
 Section 1.19
 Section 1.20
 Section 1.21
 Section 1.22
 Section 1.23
 ARTICLE II.
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
 Section 2.01 Conditions to Effectiveness of this Third Amendment
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Execution and Delivery of this Third Amendment and New Subordinated Debentures
 Acknowledgement
 Amendment and Restatement of the Subordination Agreement
 Other
 Section 2.02 General Conditions
 Section 2.03 Effects of this Third Amendment
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties
    ARTICLE IV.
MISCELLANEOUS
 Section 4.01 Headings
 Section 4.02 Execution in Counterparts
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Section 4.03 Successors and Assigns
 Section 4.04 Governing Law; Entire Agreement
 Section 4.05 Subordinated Debentures Document Pursuant to Loan Agreement
 [Signature Pages Follow ]
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THE BORROWER
    
    THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.By:Name:Title:HOLDINGS
    
    THE HILLMAN COMPANIES, INC.By:Name:Title:INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS
    
    HILLMAN INVESTMENT COMPANYBy:Name:Title:




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LENDERS
    
    AEA MEZZANINE (UNLEVERAGED) FUND LPBy: AEA MEZZANINE PARTNERS LP, its generalpartnerBy: AEA MEZZANINE MANAGEMENT GP LLC,its general partnerBy:Name:
    
    Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr.Title:
    
    PresidentAEA MEZZANINE FUND II LPBy:
    
    AEA MEZZANINE PARTNERS II LP,its general partnerBy:
    
    AEA MEZZANINE MANAGEMENT II GPLLC, its general partnerBy:Name:
    
    Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr.Title:
    
    Managing MemberAEA MEZZANINE FUND II LLCBy:
    
    AEA MEZZANINE PARTNERS II LP,its managing memberBy:
    
    AEA MEZZANINE MANAGEMENT IIGP LLC, its general partnerBy:Name:
    
    Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr.Title:
    
    Managing Member




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DICK & BETSY DEVOS FOUNDATIONBy:Name:
    
    Robert H. SchierbeekTitle:
    
    TreasurerVANDERWEIDE FAMILY FOUNDATIONBy:Name:
    
    Robert H. SchierbeekTitle:
    
    TreasurerDOUGLAS & MARIA DEVOS FOUNDATIONBy:Name:
    
    Robert H. SchierbeekTitle:
    
    TreasurerTHE JERRY & MARCIA TUBERGEN FOUNDATIONBy:Name:
    
    Robert H. SchierbeekTitle:
    
    Treasurer




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CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYBy: CIGNA Investments, Inc., as agentBy:Name:Title:LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICABy: CIGNA Investments, Inc., as agentBy:Name:Title:




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GE BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. (formerly known
as Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc.)By:Name:Title:




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Exhibit A
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT




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GUARANTORS:
    THE HILLMAN COMPANIES, INC.By:Name:Title:HILLMAN INVESTMENT COMPANYBy:Name:Title:SUNSUB C, INC.By:Name:Title:ALL POINTS INDUSTRIES, INC.By:Name:Title: Signature Page To Acknowledgment And Agreement