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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
  
    Dated as of June 30, 2003
  
    Among
  
    HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS LLC
  
    and
  
    THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
  
    as Issuers,

  
    and
  
    DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
  and
  UBS SECURITIES LLC,
  as Initial Purchasers
  
    11% Senior Secured Notes due 2010
  and
  Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2008    





        




 






 
TABLE OF CONTENTS  



	 
	 	 
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	1.	 	Definitions	 	1
	

2.	
 	

Exchange Offer	
 	

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3.	
 	

Shelf Registration	
 	

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4.	
 	

Additional Interest	
 	

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5.	
 	

Registration Procedures	
 	

9
	

6.	
 	

Registration Expenses	
 	

15
	

7.	
 	

Indemnification and Contribution	
 	

15
	

8.	
 	

Rules 144 and 144A	
 	

18
	

9.	
 	

Underwritten Registrations	
 	

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10.	
 	

Miscellaneous	
 	

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT  


        This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of June 30, 2003, among HUNTSMAN ADVANCED
MATERIALS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), the subsidiaries of the Company listed on  Schedule 1 hereto (collectively and,
together with any entity that in the future executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such entity
agrees to guarantee the Notes (as hereinafter defined), the "Guarantors" and, together with the Company, the
"Issuers") and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and UBS SECURITIES LLC, as initial purchasers (the "Initial
Purchasers"). 


        This
Agreement is entered into in connection with the Purchase Agreement by and among the Issuers and the Initial Purchasers, dated as of June 23, 2003 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), which provides for, among other things, the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $250,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of its 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the "Fixed Rate Notes") and $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Secured Floating Rate
Notes due 2008 (the "Floating Rate Notes" and, together with the Fixed Rate Notes, the "Notes"),
guaranteed on a senior basis by the Guarantors (the "Guarantees"). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the
Issuers have agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and any subsequent holder or holders of the Notes. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the Initial Purchasers' obligation to purchase the Notes under the Purchase Agreement. 


        The
parties hereby agree as follows: 


        1.    Definitions    


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



        Additional Interest: See Section 4(a) hereof. 


        Advice: See the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof. 


        Agreement: See the introductory paragraphs hereto. 


        Applicable Period: See Section 2(b) hereof. 


        Business Day: Any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York are authorized or required by law
to be closed. 


        Company: See the introductory paragraphs hereto. 


        Effectiveness Date: With respect to (i) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the 375th day after the Issue Date and
(ii) any Shelf Registration Statement, the 60th day after the Filing Date with respect thereto; provided,  however, that if the Effectiveness Date
would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next
succeeding Business Day. 


        Effectiveness Period: See Section 3(a) hereof. 


        Event Date: See Section 4(b) hereof. 


        Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 


        Exchange Notes: See Section 2(a) hereof. 


        Exchange Offer: See Section 2(a) hereof. 


        Exchange Offer Registration Statement: See Section 2(a) hereof. 


        Filing Date: (A) If no Registration Statement has been filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the 315th day after the
Issue Date; and (B) in any other case (which may be applicable notwithstanding the consummation of the Exchange Offer), the 90th day after the 








 




delivery
of a Shelf Notice as required pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof; provided, however, that
if the Filing Date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, then the Filing Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. 


        Guarantees: See the introductory paragraphs hereto. 


        Guarantors: See the introductory paragraphs hereto. 


        Holder: Any holder of a Registrable Note or Registrable Notes. 


        Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2003, by and among the Company, the Guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota,
N.A., as Trustee, pursuant to which the Notes are being issued, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 


        Information: See Section 5(m) hereof. 


        Initial Purchasers: See the introductory paragraphs hereto. 


        Initial Shelf Registration: See Section 3(a) hereof. 


        Inspectors: See Section 5(m) hereof. 


        Issue Date: June 30, 2003, the date of original issuance of the Notes. 


        Issuers: See the introductory paragraphs hereto. 


        NASD: See Section 5(p) hereof. 


        Notes: See the introductory paragraphs hereto. 


        Participant: See Section 7(a) hereof. 


        Participating Broker-Dealer: See Section 2(b) hereof. 


        Person: An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, union, business association, firm or other legal entity. 


        Private Exchange: See Section 2(b) hereof. 


        Private Exchange Notes: See Section 2(b) hereof. 


        Prospectus: The prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, any prospectus subject to completion and
a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Securities Act and any
term sheet filed pursuant to Rule 434 under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including
post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. 


        Purchase Agreement: See the introductory paragraphs hereof. 


        Records: See Section 5(m) hereof. 


        Registrable Notes: Each Note (and the related Guarantees) upon its original issuance and at all times subsequent thereto, each Exchange
Note (and the related Guarantees) as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable upon original issuance and at all times subsequent thereto and each Private Exchange Note (and the
related Guarantees) upon original issuance thereof and at all times subsequent thereto, until, in each case, the earliest to occur of (i) a Registration Statement (other than, with respect to
any Exchange Note as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) covering such Note, Exchange Note or Private 



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Exchange
Note has been declared effective by the SEC and such Note, Exchange Note or such Private Exchange Note (and the related Guarantees), as the case may be, has been disposed of in accordance
with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Note has been exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Note or Exchange Notes (and the related Guarantees) that may be
resold without restriction under state and federal securities laws, (iii) such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note (and the related Guarantees), as the case may be, ceases to be
outstanding for purposes of the Indenture or (iv) such Note, Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note (and the related Guarantees), as the case may be, may be resold without restriction pursuant
to Rule 144(k) (as amended or replaced) under the Securities Act. 



        Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Notes, the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange
Notes (and the related Guarantees) filed with the SEC under the Securities Act, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including
post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement. 


        Rule 144: Rule 144 under the Securities Act. 


        Rule 144A: Rule 144A under the Securities Act. 


        Rule 405: Rule 405 under the Securities Act. 


        Rule 415: Rule 415 under the Securities Act. 


        Rule 424: Rule 424 under the Securities Act. 


        SEC: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 



        Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 


        Shelf Notice: See Section 2(c) hereof. 


        Shelf Registration: See Section 3(b) hereof. 


        Shelf Registration Statement: Any Registration Statement relating to a Shelf Registration. 


        Subsequent Shelf Registration: See Section 3(b) hereof. 


        TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. 


        Trustee: The trustee under the Indenture and the trustee (if any) under any indenture governing the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange
Notes (and the related Guarantees). 


        Underwritten registration or underwritten offering: A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for
reoffering to the public. 




        Except
as otherwise specifically provided, all references in this Agreement to acts, laws, statutes, rules, regulations, releases, forms, no-action letters and other
regulatory requirements (collectively, "Regulatory Requirements") shall be deemed to refer also to any amendments thereto and all subsequent Regulatory
Requirements adopted as a replacement thereto having substantially the same effect therewith; provided that Rule 144 shall not be deemed to amend
or replace Rule 144A. 


        2.    Exchange Offer    


        (a)   Unless
the Exchange Offer would violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC, the Issuers shall use their respective reasonable best
efforts to file with the SEC, no later than the Filing Date, a Registration Statement (the "Exchange Offer Registration Statement") on an appropriate
registration form with respect to a registered offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange any 


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and
all of the Registrable Notes for a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities of the Company (the "Exchange Notes"), guaranteed on a senior
basis by the Guarantors, that are identical in all material respects to the Notes, except that (i) the Exchange Notes shall contain no restrictive legend thereon, (ii) the Exchange Notes
shall not contain provisions for registration rights or the Additional Interest contemplated in Section 4 below and (iii) interest thereon shall accrue from the last date on which
interest was paid on the Notes or, if no such interest has been paid, from the Issue Date, and which are entitled to the benefits of the Indenture or a trust indenture which is identical in all
material respects to the Indenture (other than such changes to the Indenture or any such identical trust indenture as are necessary to comply with the TIA) and which, in either case, has been
qualified under the TIA. The Exchange Offer shall comply with all applicable tender offer rules and regulations under the Exchange Act and other applicable laws. The Issuers shall (x) use their
respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or before the Effectiveness Date; (y) keep the
Exchange Offer open for at least 30 days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the date that notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to Holders; and (z) consummate the Exchange
Offer on or prior to the 420th day following the Issue Date; provided, however, that if such 420th day
would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, then such Exchange Offer must be consummated not later than the next succeeding Business Day. 


        Each
Holder (including, without limitation, each Participating Broker-Dealer) who participates in the Exchange Offer will be required to represent to the Issuers in writing (which may be
contained in the applicable letter of transmittal) that: (i) any Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for Registrable Notes tendered are being acquired in the ordinary course of business of the
Person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such recipient is such Holder itself; (ii) at the time of the commencement or consummation of the Exchange Offer neither such Holder nor, to
the actual knowledge of such Holder, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such Holder has an arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange
Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act; (iii) neither the Holder nor, to the actual knowledge of such Holder, any other Person receiving Exchange Notes from such Holder is
an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 405) of the Company or, if it is an affiliate of the Company, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act
to the extent applicable and will provide information to be included in the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with Section 5 hereof in order to have their Notes included in the Shelf
Registration Statement and benefit from the provisions regarding Additional Interest in Section 4 hereof; (iv) neither such Holder nor, to the actual knowledge of such Holder, any other
Person receiving Exchange Notes from such Holder is engaging in or intends to engage in a distribution of the Exchange Notes; and (v) if such Holder is a Participating Broker-Dealer, such
Holder has acquired the Registrable Notes as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and that it will comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act (including,
but not limited to, the prospectus delivery requirements thereunder). 


        Upon
consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with this Section 2, the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply, mutatis
mutandis, solely with respect to Registrable Notes that are Private Exchange Notes, Exchange Notes as to which Section 2(c)(iv) hereof is applicable and Exchange
Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers, and the Company shall have no further obligation to register Registrable Notes (other than Private Exchange Notes and Exchange Notes as to which
Section 2(c)(iv) hereof applies) pursuant to Section 3 hereof. 


        No
securities other than the Exchange Notes shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. 


        (b)   The
Issuers shall include within the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled "Plan of Distribution," reasonably acceptable
to the Initial Purchasers, which shall contain a summary statement of the positions taken or policies made by the staff of the 


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SEC
with respect to the potential "underwriter" status of any broker-dealer that is the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Exchange Notes
received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer (a "Participating Broker-Dealer"), whether such positions or policies have been publicly
disseminated by the staff of the SEC or such positions or policies represent the prevailing views of the staff of the SEC. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also expressly permit, to the
extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of the SEC, the use of the Prospectus by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, including, to the
extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of the SEC, all Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a statement describing the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the
Exchange Notes in compliance with the Securities Act. 


        The
Issuers shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the Prospectus contained therein in
order to permit such Prospectus to be lawfully delivered by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act for such period of time as is necessary to comply with
applicable law in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes; provided, however, that such period
shall not be required to exceed 90 days or such longer period if extended pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 5 hereof (the "Applicable
Period"). 


        If,
prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Initial Purchasers hold any Notes acquired by them that have the status of an unsold allotment in the initial distribution, the
Issuers, upon the request of the Initial Purchasers, shall simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Notes issue and deliver to the Initial Purchasers, in exchange (the
"Private Exchange") for such Notes held by any such Holder, a like principal amount of notes (the "Private Exchange
Notes") of the Company, guaranteed by the Guarantors, that are identical in all material respects to the Exchange Notes except for the placement of a restrictive legend on such
Private Exchange Notes. The Private Exchange Notes shall be issued pursuant to the same indenture as the Exchange Notes and bear the same CUSIP number as the Exchange Notes if permitted by the CUSIP
Service Bureau. 


        In
connection with the Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall: 



        (1)   mail,
or cause to be mailed, to each Holder of record entitled to participate in the Exchange Offer a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents; 


        (2)   use
their respective reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer open for not less than 30 days after the date that notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed
to Holders (or longer if required by applicable law); 


        (3)   utilize
the services of a depositary for the Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York; 



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        (4)   permit
Holders to withdraw tendered Notes at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Exchange Offer remains open;
and 


        (5)   otherwise
comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. 




        As
soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange, if any, the Issuers shall: 



        (1)   accept
for exchange all Registrable Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange, if any; 


        (2)   deliver
to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Notes so accepted for exchange; and 



        (3)   cause
the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to each Holder of Notes, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, equal in principal amount
to the Notes of such Holder so accepted for exchange; provided that, in the case of any Notes held in global form by a depositary, authentication and
delivery to such depositary of one or more replacement Notes in global form in an equivalent principal amount thereto for the account of such Holders in accordance with the Indenture shall satisfy
such authentication and delivery requirement. 




        The
Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that (i) the Exchange Offer or Private Exchange, as the case may be, does not
violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC; (ii) no action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened in any court or by any governmental agency
which might materially impair the ability of the Issuers to proceed with the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, and no material adverse development shall have occurred in any existing action or
proceeding with respect to the Issuers; and (iii) all governmental approvals shall have been obtained, which approvals the Issuers deem necessary for the consummation of the Exchange Offer or
Private Exchange. 


        The
Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes shall be issued under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical in all material respects to the Indenture, with
such changes as are necessary to comply with any requirements of the SEC to effect or maintain the qualification thereof under the
TIA, and which, in either case, has been qualified under the TIA or is exempt from such qualification and shall provide that the Exchange Notes shall not be subject to the transfer restrictions set
forth in the Indenture. The Indenture or such indenture shall provide that the Exchange Notes, the Private Exchange Notes and the Notes shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class and
that none of the Exchange Notes, the Private Exchange Notes or the Notes will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter. 


        (c)   If,
(i) because of any change in law or in currently prevailing interpretations of the staff of the SEC, the Issuers are not permitted to effect the Exchange
Offer, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not consummated within 420 days of the Issue Date; provided,  however, that if such 420th day would otherwise
fall on a day that is not a Business Day, then such Exchange Offer must be consummated not later than
the next succeeding Business Day, (iii) the Exchange Offer is not available to any Holder of the Notes by reason of U.S. law or SEC policy (other than due solely to the status of such holder as
an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act), or (iv) in the case of any Holder that participates in the Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive Exchange Notes on
the date of the exchange that may be sold without restriction under state and federal securities laws (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Act) and so notifies the Company within 60 days after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, in the case of each of clauses (i) to and including (iv) of
this sentence, then the Issuers shall promptly deliver to the Holders and the Trustee written notice thereof (the "Shelf Notice") and shall
file a Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 3 hereof. 


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        3.    Shelf Registration    


        If
at any time a Shelf Notice is delivered as contemplated by Section 2(c) hereof, then: 



        (a)    Shelf Registration.    The Issuers shall as promptly as practicable file with the SEC a Registration Statement
for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes (the "Initial Shelf Registration").
The Issuers shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to file with the SEC the Initial Shelf Registration on or prior to the applicable Filing Date. The Initial Shelf Registration shall be on
Form S-1 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Notes for resale by Holders in the manner or manners designated by them (including, without
limitation, one or more underwritten offerings). The Issuers shall not permit any securities other than the Registrable Notes to be included in the Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf
Registration (as defined below). 


        The
Issuers shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the Effectiveness Date and
to keep the Initial Shelf Registration continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that is two years from
the Issue Date or such shorter period ending when all Registrable Notes covered by the Initial Shelf Registration have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Initial Shelf
Registration or, if applicable, a Subsequent Shelf Registration (the "Effectiveness Period"); provided,  however, that the Effectiveness Period in respect of the Initial Shelf Registration shall be extended to the extent required to permit dealers to comply
with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of Rule 174 under the Securities Act and as otherwise provided herein and shall be subject to reduction to the extent that the applicable
provisions of Rule 144(k) are amended or revised to reduce the two year holding period set forth therein. 


        (b)    Withdrawal of Stop Orders; Subsequent Shelf Registrations.    If the Initial Shelf Registration or any
Subsequent Shelf Registration ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because of the sale of all of the Notes registered thereunder), the Issuers
shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 30 days of such cessation of
effectiveness amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes covered by and not sold under the Initial Shelf Registration or an earlier Subsequent Shelf Registration (each, a
"Subsequent Shelf Registration"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Issuers shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause
the Subsequent Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable after such filing and to keep such subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective for a
period equal to the number of days in the Effectiveness Period less the aggregate number of days during which the Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration was previously
continuously effective. As used herein the term "Shelf Registration" means the Initial Shelf Registration and any Subsequent Shelf Registration. 


        (c)    Supplements and Amendments.    The Issuers shall promptly supplement and amend the Shelf Registration if
required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such Shelf Registration, if required by the Securities Act, or if reasonably requested by the Holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes (or their counsel) covered by such Registration Statement with respect to the information included therein with respect to one or more
of such Holders, or by any underwriter of such Registrable Notes with respect to the information included therein with respect to such underwriter. 



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        4.    Additional Interest    


        (a)   The
Issuers and the Initial Purchasers agree that the Holders will suffer damages if the Issuers fail to fulfill their obligations under Section 2 or
Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Issuers agree to pay, jointly and severally, as liquidated damages,
additional interest on the Notes ("Additional Interest") under the circumstances and to the extent set forth below (each of which shall be given
independent effect): 



        (i)    if
(A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration has been filed on or prior to the Filing Date applicable thereto or
(B) notwithstanding that the Issuers have consummated or will consummate the Exchange Offer, the Issuers are required to file a Shelf Registration and such Shelf Registration is not
filed on or prior to the Filing Date applicable thereto, then, commencing on the day after any such Filing Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Notes at a rate of
0.25% per annum for the first 90 days immediately following such applicable Filing Date, and such Additional Interest rate shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of
the immediately following 90-day period; or 


        (ii)   if
(A) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Initial Shelf Registration is declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the Effectiveness
Date applicable thereto or (B) notwithstanding that the Issuers have consummated or will consummate the Exchange Offer, the Issuers are required to file a Shelf Registration and such
Shelf Registration is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the Effectiveness Date applicable to such Shelf Registration, then, commencing on the day after such Effectiveness Date,
Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days immediately following the day after such Effectiveness Date, and such
Additional Interest rate shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of the immediately following 90-day period; or 


        (iii)  if
(A) the Issuers have not exchanged Exchange Notes for all Notes validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer on or prior to the 420th
day after the Issue Date or (B) if applicable, a Shelf Registration has been declared effective and such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective at any time during the Effectiveness Period,
then Additional Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days commencing on the (x) 421st day after the Issue Date, in the
case of (A) above, or (y) the day such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective in the case of (B) above, and such Additional Interest rate shall increase by an additional 0.25%
per annum at the beginning of the immediately following 90-day period; 




provided, however, that the Additional Interest rate on the Notes may not accrue under more than one of
the foregoing clauses (i)—(iii) at any one time and at no time shall the aggregate amount of Additional Interest accruing exceed in the aggregate 1.0% per annum;  provided, further, however, that (1) upon the
filing of the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the applicable Shelf Registration as required hereunder (in the case of clause (i) above of this Section 4),
(2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the applicable Shelf Registration Statement as required hereunder (in the case of clause (ii) of this
Section 4), or (3) upon the exchange of the Exchange Notes for all Notes tendered (in the case of clause (iii)(A) of this Section 4), or upon the effectiveness of the
applicable Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of (iii)(B) of this Section 4), Additional Interest on the Notes in respect of which such events relate
as a result of such clause (or the relevant subclause thereof), as the case may be, shall cease to accrue. 



        (b)   The
Issuers shall notify the Trustee within one business day after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which Additional Interest is required to be
paid (an "Event Date"). 


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Any
amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section 4 will be payable in cash semiannually on each January 15 and July 15
(to the holders of record on the January 1 and July 1 immediately preceding such dates), commencing with the first such date occurring after any such Additional Interest commences to
accrue. The amount of Additional Interest will be determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the principal amount of the Registrable Notes, multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360 day year comprised of twelve 30 day months and,
in the case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360. 


        5.    Registration Procedures    


        In
connection with the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2 or 3 hereof, the Issuers shall effect such registrations to permit the sale of the securities
covered thereby in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto and in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company hereunder each of
the Issuers shall: 



        (a)   Prepare
and file with the SEC prior to the applicable Filing Date a Registration Statement or Registration Statements as prescribed by Section 2 or 3 hereof, and
use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein;  provided, however, that if (1) such filing is pursuant to Section 3 hereof or (2) a
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who
seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period relating thereto from whom the Company has received prior written notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer,
before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Issuers shall furnish to and afford the Holders of the Registrable Notes covered by such
Registration Statement (with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof) or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such Registration Statement),
as the case may be, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, a reasonable opportunity to review copies of all such documents (including copies of any documents to be incorporated by
reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed (in each case at least five business days prior to such filing). The Issuers shall not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or
any amendments or supplements thereto if the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement, their counsel, or the managing
underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object on a timely basis. 


        (b)   Prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as
the case may be, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the Effectiveness Period, the Applicable Period or until consummation of the Exchange Offer, as the
case may be; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement required by applicable law, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus
as so supplemented and with respect to the subsequent resale of any securities being sold by an Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such Prospectus. The Company shall be deemed not to have used
its reasonable best efforts to keep a Registration Statement effective if the Company voluntarily takes any action that would result in selling Holders of the Registrable Notes covered thereby or
Participating Broker-Dealers seeking to sell Exchange Notes not being able to sell such Registrable Notes or such Exchange Notes during that period unless such action is required by applicable law or
permitted by this Agreement. 



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        (c)   If
(1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period relating
thereto from whom the Company has received written notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, notify the selling Holders of Registrable Notes (with respect to a
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof), or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such Registration Statement), as the case may be, their counsel and the
managing underwriters, if any, as promptly as possible, and, if requested by any such Person, confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective under the Securities
Act (including in such notice a written statement that any Holder may, upon request, obtain, at the sole expense of the Company, one conformed copy of such Registration Statement or
post-effective amendment including financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference and exhibits), (ii) of the issuance by the
SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for
that purpose, (iii) if at any time when a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Registrable Notes or resales of Exchange Notes by
Participating Broker-Dealers the representations and warranties of the Issuers contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section 5(l) hereof cease to be
true and correct in all material respects, (iv) of the receipt by any Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of a
Registration Statement or any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of
any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event, the existence of any condition or any information becoming known that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement
or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in or amendments or
supplements to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the Issuers' determination that a
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. 


        (d)   Use
their respective reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or
suspending the use of a Prospectus or suspending the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating
Broker-Dealer, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if any such order is issued, to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest practicable
moment. 



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        (e)   If
a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 and if requested during the Effectiveness Period by the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any), the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold in connection with an underwritten offering or any Participating Broker-Dealer, (i) as promptly as
practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any), such Holders, any Participating
Broker-Dealer or counsel for any of them reasonably request to be included therein, (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as
soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment, and (iii) supplement or
make amendments to such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Issuers shall not be
required to take any action hereunder that would, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, violate applicable laws. 


        (f)    If
(1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, furnish to
each selling Holder of Registrable Notes (with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof) and to each such Participating Broker-Dealer who so requests (with respect
to any such Registration Statement) and to their respective counsel and each managing underwriter, if any, at the sole expense of the Company, one conformed copy of the Registration Statement or
Registration Statements and each post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if requested, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference and all exhibits. 


        (g)   If
(1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, deliver to
each selling Holder of Registrable Notes (with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof), or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such
Registration Statement), as the case may be, their respective counsel, and the underwriters, if any, at the sole expense of the Company, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including
each form of preliminary prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein as such Persons may reasonably request; and, subject to the last
paragraph of this Section 5, the Issuers hereby consent to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and the underwriters or agents, if any, and dealers, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Notes covered by, or the sale
by Participating Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto. 


        (h)   Prior
to any public offering of Registrable Notes or any delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement by any Participating
Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, use their respective reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and to cooperate with the selling Holders of
Registrable Notes or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or
qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Notes for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States
as any selling Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer, or the managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request in writing; provided,  however, that
where Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or Registrable Notes are offered other than through an underwritten offering,
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Issuers
agree to cause their counsel to perform Blue Sky investigations and file registrations and qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section 5(h), keep each such registration
or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or the Registrable Notes covered by the applicable Registration Statement;  provided,
however, that no Issuer shall be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (B) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or
(C) subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal dollar amount in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject. 


        (i)    If
a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Notes to be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends and shall
be in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company; and enable such Registrable Notes to be in such denominations (subject to applicable requirements contained in the Indenture) and
registered in such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or Holders may request. 


        (j)    If
(1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, upon the
occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraph 5(c)(v) or 5(c)(vi) hereof, as promptly as practicable prepare and (subject to Section 5(a) hereof) file with the SEC, at
the sole expense of the Company, a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Notes being sold thereunder (with respect to a
Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof) or to the purchasers of the Exchange Notes to whom such Prospectus will be delivered by a Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to
any such Registration Statement), any such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 



        (k)   Prior
to the effective date of the first Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Notes, (i) provide the Trustee with certificates for the Registrable
Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and (ii) provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Notes. 


        (l)    In
connection with any underwritten offering of Registrable Notes pursuant to a Shelf Registration, enter into an underwriting agreement as is customary in underwritten
offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, and take all such other actions as are reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the
registration or the disposition of such Registrable Notes and, in such connection, (i) make such representations and warranties to, and covenants with, the underwriters with respect to the
business of the Issuers (including any acquired business, properties or entity, if applicable), and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein, in each case, as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, and confirm the same in writing
if and when requested; (ii) obtain the written opinions of counsel to the Issuers, and written updates thereof in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriter
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addressed
to the underwriters covering the matters customarily covered in opinions reasonably requested in underwritten offerings; (iii) obtain "cold comfort" letters and updates thereof in
form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriter or underwriters from the independent certified public accountants of the Issuers (and, if necessary, any other independent
certified public accountants of the Issuers, or of any business acquired by the Issuers, for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of the underwriters, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters in
connection with underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes; and (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and
procedures no less favorable to the sellers and underwriters, if any, than those set forth in Section 7 hereof (or such other provisions and procedures reasonably acceptable to Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement and the managing underwriter or underwriters or agents, if any). The above shall be done at each
closing under such underwriting agreement, or as and to the extent required thereunder. 



        (m)  If
(1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, or (2) a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement filed
pursuant to Section 2 hereof is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, make
available for inspection by any Initial Purchaser, any selling Holder of such Registrable Notes being sold (with respect to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof), or each
such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Notes, if any, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any
such selling Holder or each such Participating Broker-Dealer (with respect to any such Registration Statement), as the case may be, or underwriter (any such Initial Purchasers, Holders, Participating
Broker-Dealers, underwriters, attorneys, accountants or agents, collectively, the "Inspectors"), upon written request, at the offices where normally
kept, during reasonable business hours, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and instruments of the Company and subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the
"Records"), as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise any applicable due diligence responsibilities, and cause the officers, directors
and employees of the Company and any of its subsidiaries to supply all information ("Information") reasonably requested by any such Inspector in
connection with such due diligence responsibilities. Each Inspector shall agree in writing that it will keep the Records and Information confidential and that it will not disclose any of the Records
or Information that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and notifies the Inspectors in writing are confidential unless (i) the disclosure of such Records or Information is
necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, (ii) the release of such Records or Information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other
order from a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) disclosure of such Records or Information is necessary or advisable, in the opinion of counsel for any Inspector, in connection with any
action, claim, suit or proceeding, directly or indirectly, involving or potentially involving such Inspector and arising out of, based upon, relating to, or involving this Agreement or the Purchase
Agreement, or any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or arising hereunder or thereunder, or (iv) the information in such Records or Information has been made generally available to the
public other than by an Inspector or an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 405) thereof; provided,  however, that prior notice shall be provided as soon
as practicable to the Company of the potential disclosure of any information by such Inspector
pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of this sentence to permit the Company to obtain a protective order (or waive the provisions of this paragraph (m)) and that such Inspector shall
take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information (if practicable) to the extent such 



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action
is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of the Holder or any Inspector. 


        (n)   Provide
an indenture trustee for the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture or the trust indenture provided for in
Section 2(a) hereof, as the case may be, to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Notes; and in connection
therewith, cooperate with the trustee under any such indenture and the Holders of the Registrable Notes, to effect such changes (if any) to such indenture as may be required for such indenture to be
so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute, and use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause such 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 such indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner. 


        (o)   Comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its securityholders with regard to any applicable Registration Statement, a
consolidated earning statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) no
later than 45 days after the end of any fiscal quarter (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of
any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Notes are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering,
commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company, after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods. 


        (p)   Cooperate
with each seller of Registrable Notes covered by any Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable
Notes and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD"). 


        (q)   Use
their respective reasonable best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Exchange Notes and/or Registrable Notes covered by a
Registration Statement contemplated hereby. 




        The
Company may require each seller of Registrable Notes as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding such seller and the
distribution of such Registrable Notes as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request. The Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Notes of any seller so long as such
seller fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request and the failure to include any such seller shall not be deemed to be a default hereunder. Each seller as
to which any Shelf Registration is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the
Company by such seller not materially misleading. 


        If
any such Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the holder of any securities of any Issuer, then such Holder shall have the right to require
(i) the insertion therein of language, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Holder, to the effect that the holding by such Holder of such securities is not to be construed as a
recommendation by such Holder of the investment quality of the securities covered thereby and that such holding does not imply that such Holder will assist in meeting any future financial requirements
of the Issuers, or (ii) in the event that such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise is not required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force, the deletion of
the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such reference ceases to be required. 


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        Each
Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Participating
Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, that, upon actual receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 5(c)(ii), 5(c)(iv), 5(c)(v), or
5(c)(vi) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Holder or
Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, until such Holder's or Participating Broker-Dealer's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by
Section 5(j) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed,
and has received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto. In the event that the Issuers shall give any such notice, each of the Applicable Period and the Effectiveness Period shall be extended
by the number of days during such periods from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Notes covered by such Registration
Statement or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, shall have received (x) the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by
Section 5(j) hereof or (y) the Advice. 


        6.    Registration Expenses    


        All
fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Issuers shall be borne by the Company, whether or not the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or any Shelf Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective or the Exchange Offer is consummated, including, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including,
without limitation, (A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with the NASD in connection with an underwritten offering and (B) fees and expenses of compliance with state
securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination of
the eligibility of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions (x) where the holders of Registrable Notes are located, in the case of the
Exchange Notes, or (y) as provided in Section 5(h) hereof, in the case of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period)),
(ii) printing expenses, including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company
and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Registrable Notes included in any Registration Statement or in respect of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period, as the case
may be, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Issuers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, reasonable fees and
disbursements of one special counsel for all of the sellers of Registrable Notes (exclusive of any counsel retained pursuant to Section 7 hereof), (v) fees and disbursements of all
independent certified public accountants referred to in Section 5(l)(iii) hereof (including, without limitation, the expenses of any "cold comfort" letters required by or incident to
such performance), (vi) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Issuers desire such insurance, (vii) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Issuers,
(viii) internal expenses of the Issuers (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the Issuers performing legal or accounting duties),
(ix) the expense of any annual audit, (x) any fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities exchange, and the obtaining
of a rating of the securities, in each case, if applicable and (xi) the expenses relating to printing, word processing and distributing all Registration Statements, underwriting agreements,
indentures and any other documents necessary in order to comply with this Agreement. 



        7.    Indemnification and Contribution.    (a) Each of the Issuers agree jointly and severally, to indemnify
and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer 


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selling
Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, and each Person, if any, who controls such Person or its affiliates within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act (each, a "Participant") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which any Participant may become subject under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: 



        (i)    any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or
supplemented if any of the Issuers shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus; or 


        (ii)   the
omission or alleged omission to state, in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if any of the Issuers
shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus or any other document or any amendment or supplement thereto, a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; 




and
will reimburse, as incurred, the Participant for any legal or other expenses incurred by the Participant in connection with investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness
in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, none of the
Issuers will be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if any of the Issuers shall have furnished any amendments or supplements
thereto) or any preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Participant furnished to the Issuers by such
Participant specifically for use therein. The indemnity provided for in this Section 7 will be in addition to any liability that the Issuers may otherwise have to the indemnified parties. The
Issuers shall not be liable under this Section 7 for any settlement of any claim or action effected without their prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 



        (b)   Each
Participant, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, their directors, their officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Issuers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Issuers or any such director,
officer or controlling person may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any
preliminary prospectus, or (ii) the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but
only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such
Participant, furnished to the Issuers by the Participant, specifically for use therein; and subject to the limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, will reimburse, as incurred, any
reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by the Issuers or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending against or appearing as a third party
witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof. The indemnity provided for in this Section 7 will be in addition to any liability that the
Participants may otherwise have to the indemnified parties. The Participants shall not be liable under this Section 7 for any settlement of any claim or action effected without their consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Issuers shall not, without the prior written consent of such Participant, effect any settlement or compromise of any pending or threatened proceeding in
respect of which such Participant is or could have been a party, or indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Participant, unless such settlement 


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(A) includes
an unconditional written release of such Participant, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Participant, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of such Participant. 


        (c)   Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action for which such indemnified party is entitled to
indemnification under this Section 7, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof in writing; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from any liability under paragraph (a) or
(b) above unless and to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the
indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above. In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party;  provided, however, that if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent
the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a
reasonable time after receipt by the indemnifying party of notice of the institution of such action, then, in each such case, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified
party or parties. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof and approval by such indemnified party of counsel appointed to
defend such action, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation,
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to
the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that in connection with such action the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in
addition to local counsel) in any one action or separate but substantially similar actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, designated by
Participants who sold a majority in interest of the Registrable Notes and Exchange Notes sold by all such Participants in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 7 or the Issuers in
the case of paragraph (b) of this Section 7, representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), as the case may be, who are parties to such
action or actions) or (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party. All fees and expenses
reimbursed pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. After such notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party will not be
liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action effected by such indemnified party without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), unless such indemnified party waived in writing its rights under this Section 7, in which case the indemnified party may effect such a settlement without such consent. 



        (d)   In
circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 7 is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless,
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any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative
benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other from the offering of the Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing
clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the
other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof). The relative fault
of the parties 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 on the one hand, or the Participants on the other, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission or alleged statement or omission, and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. The parties agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of
such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the first
sentence of this paragraph (d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (d), no Participant shall be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the aggregate exceed
the total net profit received by such Participant in connection with the sale of the Notes, less the aggregate amount of any damages that such Participant has otherwise been required to pay by reason
of the untrue or alleged untrue statements or the omissions or alleged omissions to state a material fact, and no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this paragraph (d), each person, if
any, who controls a Participant within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Participants, and each
director of the Issuers, each officer of the Issuers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act,
shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuers. 


        8.    Rules 144 and 144A    



        The
Issuers shall use their best efforts to file any reports required to be filed by them under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC
thereunder in a timely manner in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, if at any time the Company or any Guarantor is not required to file such reports, the
Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, will, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial owner of Registrable Notes, make available such information necessary to permit sales pursuant to
Rule 144A. The Issuers further covenant and agree, for so long as any Registrable Notes remain outstanding that they will take such further action as any Holder of Registrable Notes may
reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Notes without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act and Rule 144A. 


        9.    Underwritten Registrations    


        If
any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that
will manage the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Registrable Notes included in such offering, provided that such investment banker or
investment bankers and manager or managers are reasonably acceptable to the Company. 


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        No
Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's Registrable Notes on the basis
provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney,
indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. 


        10.    Miscellaneous    


        (a)    No Inconsistent Agreements.    None of the Issuers has, as of the date hereof, and none of the Issuers shall,
after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Notes in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 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 the
Issuers' other issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements. None of the Issuers will enter into any agreement with respect to any of their securities that will grant to any Person
piggy-back registration rights with respect to any Registration Statement. 


        (b)    Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes.    The Issuers shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action with
respect to the Registrable Notes as a class that would adversely affect the ability of the Holders of Registrable Notes to include such Registrable Notes in a registration undertaken pursuant to this
Agreement. 


        (c)    Amendments and Waivers.    The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and
waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, otherwise than with the prior written consent of (I) the Issuers, and (II)(A) the Holders of not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Registrable Notes and (B) in circumstances that would adversely affect the Participating Broker-Dealers, the Participating Broker-
Dealers holding not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes held by all Participating Broker-Dealers; provided,  however,
that Section 7 and this Section 10(c) may not be amended, modified or supplemented without the prior written consent of each
Holder and each Participating Broker-Dealer (including any person who was a Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be, disposed of pursuant to
any Registration Statement) affected by any such amendment, modification or supplement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter
that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect, impair,
limit or compromise the rights of other Holders of Registrable Notes may be given by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold pursuant to such
Registration Statement. 


        (d)    Notices.    All notices and other communications (including, without limitation, any notices or other
communications to the Trustee) provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, next-day air courier or facsimile: 



        (i)    if
to a Holder of the Registrable Notes or any Participating Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may
be, set forth on the records of the registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like manner to the Initial Purchasers as follows: 




Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

Facsimile No.: (212) 797-4872

Attention: Corporate Finance Department 





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        (ii)   if
to the Initial Purchasers, at the address specified in Section 10(d)(i); 


        (iii)  if
to the Issuers, at the address as follows: 




Huntsman
Advanced Materials LLC

500 Huntsman Way

Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Facsimile No.: (801) 584-5788

Attention: Samuel Scruggs, Esq. 


with
a copy to: 


Skadden
Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

4 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Facsimile No.: (212) 735-2000

Attention: Phyllis Korff, Esq. 






        All
such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed; one Business Day after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier; and upon written confirmation, if sent by facsimile. 


        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 and in the manner specified in
such Indenture. 


        (e)    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of each of the parties hereto, the Holders and the Participating Broker-Dealers; provided,  however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit
any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Notes in violation of the terms of
the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. 


        (f)    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. 


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


        (h)    Governing Law.    THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT
WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.


        (i)    Severability.    If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and
shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result
as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable. 


        (j)    Notes Held by the Issuers or Their Affiliates.    Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified
percentage of Registrable Notes is required hereunder, Registrable Notes held by the 


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Issuers
or their affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such
required percentage. 


        (k)    Third-Party Beneficiaries.    Holders of Registrable Notes and Participating Broker-Dealers are intended
third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons. 


        (l)    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, is intended by the
parties as a final and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior oral or written
agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts, understandings, correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Holders on the one hand and the Issuers on the other, or between or among
any agents, representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are merged herein and replaced
hereby. 


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



	 	 	HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS LLC
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  SAM SCRUGGS      
 Name: Sam Scruggs

Title: Executive Vice President









 


	 	 	VANTICO GROUP S.A.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  JOHN R. HESKETT      
 Name: John R. Heskett

Title: Authorized Person
	

 	
 	
VANTICO INTERNATIONAL S.A.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  JOHN R. HESKETT      
 Name: John R. Heskett

Title: Authorized Person
	

 	
 	
VANTICO INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  ROBERT ROTOLLO      
 Name: Robert Rotollo

Title: President
	

 	
 	
VANTICO AG
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  ACHIM ROLOFF      
 Name:

Title:




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	 	 	VANTICO HOLDING LIMITED
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  PAUL HULME      
 Name: Paul Hulme

Title: Vice President
	

 	
 	
VANTICO LIMITED
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  PAUL HULME      
 Name: Paul Hulme

Title: Vice President
	

 	
 	
VANTICO BETEILIGUNGS GMBH
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  WILHELM KNOBLOCH      
 Name: Dr. Wilhelm Knobloch

Title: Managing Director
	

 	
 	
VANTICO VERWALTUNGS GMBH
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  WILHELM KNOBLOCH      
 Name: Dr. Wilhelm Knobloch

Title: Managing Director
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  KLAUDIA HEYDEN      
 Name: Klaudia Heyden

Title: Special Proxy




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	 	 	VANTICO DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  WILHELM KNOBLOCH      
 Name: Dr. Wilhelm Knobloch

Title: Managing Director of Vantico Verwaltungs GmbH (and therefore also indirectly of Vantico Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG)
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  KLAUDIA HEYDEN      
 Name: Klaudia Heyden

Title: Special Proxy of Vantico Verwaltungs GmbH (and therefore also indirectly of Vantico Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG)




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	 	 	VANTICO GMBH & CO. KG
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  WILHELM KNOBLOCH      
 Name: Dr. Wilhelm Knobloch

Title: Managing Director of Vantico Verwaltungs GmbH (and therefore also indirectly of Vantico GmbH & Co. KG)
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  KLAUDIA HEYDEN      
 Name: Klaudia Heyden

Title: Special Proxy of Vantico Verwaltungs GmbH (and therefore also indirectly of Vantico GmbH & Co. KG)
	

 	
 	
VANTICO A&T US INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  ROBERT ROTOLLO      
 Name: Robert Rotollo

Title: Vice President
	

 	
 	
VANTICO ESPANA, S.L.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  ALBERT VILANOVA ANDREU      
 Name: Albert Vilanova Andreu

Title: Sole Director




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	 	 	HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS (BELGIUM) BVBA
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  ALBERT VILANOVA ANDREU      
 Name: Lode de Maesschalck

Title: Manager—Attorney
	

 	
 	
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, National Association, as Trustee
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  JANE Y. SCHWEIGER      
 Name: Jane Y. Schweiger

Title: Vice President




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        The
foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written. 



	DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
	
By:	

/s/  JOHN G. AWOI      
 Name: John G. Awoi

Title: Managing Director
	

By:	

/s/  UERICK GELDMACHER      
 Name: Uerick Gelmacher

Title: Managing Director
	
UBS SECURITIES LLC
	
By:	

/s/  AJAY SINGH      
 Name: Ajay Singh

Title: Director
	

By:	

/s/  FRANCIS H. TUCCI      
 Name: Francis H. Tucci

Title: Executive Director




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SCHEDULE 1  


Guarantors  



Vantico
Group S.A. (Luxembourg)

Vantico International S.A. (Luxembourg)

Vantico Inc. (Delaware)

Vantico AG (Switzerland)

Vantico Holding Limited (UK)

Vantico Limited (UK)

Vantico Beteiligungs GmbH (Germany)

Vantico Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany)

Vantico Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

Vantico GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

Vantico A&T US Inc. (Delaware)

Vantico Pty Limited (Australia)

Vantico Espana SL (Spain)

HAM BVBA (Belgium) 











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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT Dated as of June 30, 2003 Among HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS LLC and THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN as Issuers, and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., and UBS SECURITIES LLC, as Initial
Purchasers 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2010 and Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2008