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Exhibit 10.5  


 
 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT    
    


        This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated April 14, 2004 (the "Agreement") is entered into by and among Superior Essex Communications LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("Superior Essex"), Essex Group, Inc., a Michigan corporation ("Essex Group," together with Superior Essex, the "Issuers"), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto
(collectively, the "Guarantors"), and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and Fleet Securities, Inc. (the "Initial
Purchasers"). 


        The
Issuers, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated April 8, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement"), which provides for the sale by the Issuers to
the Initial Purchasers of $257,100,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers' 9% Senior Notes due 2012 (the "Securities"), which will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the
Guarantors. As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Issuers and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and
indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement. 



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



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


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


        "Closing
Date" shall mean the Closing Date as defined in the Purchase Agreement. 



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


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


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


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



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


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


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


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



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








 




        "Indenture"
shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of April 14, 2004 among the Issuers, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and
as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 


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



        "Majority
Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders
of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Issuers or any of their affiliates shall not be counted in
determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount. 


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



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


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


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


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



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



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or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder. 


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


        "SEC"
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 


        "Securities"
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals. 


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



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


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


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


        "Staff"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) hereof. 


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



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


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


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


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


        2.    Registration Under the Securities Act.    (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable
interpretations of the Staff of the SEC (the "Staff"), the Issuers and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering
an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (ii) have such Registration Statement remain effective until 180 days after the closing of the Exchange
Offer. The Issuers and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use their reasonable best efforts
to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date. 



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



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



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



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



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



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





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


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



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



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





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



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        (b)
In the event that (i) the Issuers and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or may not be completed as
soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed
on or prior to 180 days after the date hereof or (iii) in the case of (A) any Holder not permitted by applicable law or SEC policy to participate in the Exchange Offer, (B) any Holder participating in
the Exchange Offer that receives Exchange Securities that may not be sold without restriction under the federal securities laws (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of
the Issuers within the meaning of the Securities Act) or (C) any Initial Purchaser or any broker-dealer that holds Securities acquired directly from the Issuers or any of their affiliates and, in each
such case contemplated by this clause (iii), such Holder, Initial Purchaser or broker-dealer notifies the Issuers within 90 days of consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Issuers and the
Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing
for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC. 


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


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



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


        (d)
An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective
unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. 


        In
the event that either the Exchange Offer is not completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, is not declared effective on or prior to 180 days after the date
hereof (or, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii) above, 



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or prior to 90 days after receipt by the Issuers of the notice requesting the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement, but not earlier than 180 days after the date hereof) (the "Target
Registration Date"), the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25%per annum for the first 90-day period immediately following the Target Registration Date
and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until the Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required
hereby, is declared effective by the SEC or the Securities become freely tradable under the Securities Act, up to a maximum of 1.00% per annum of additional interest. 


        If
the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective and thereafter either ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable at any time during
the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the interest rate on
the Registrable Securities will be increased by 1.00% per annum commencing on the 31st day in such 12-month period and ending on such date that the Shelf Registration
Statement has again been declared effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. 


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


        3.    Registration Procedures.    In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b)
hereof, the Issuers and the Guarantors shall as expeditiously as possible 



        (a)
prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Issuers and the Guarantors, (y)
shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the selling Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof; 


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


        (c)
in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Holders and to each Underwriter of
an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, such reasonable number of copies of each Prospectus, including each preliminary Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement
thereto, as any such Person may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and the Issuers and the Guarantors consent to the use
of such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement 




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thereto
in accordance with applicable law by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law; 



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


        (e)
in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of Registrable Securities, counsel for such Holders and counsel for the Initial Purchasers promptly and, if requested by any
such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (i) when a Registration Statement has become effective and when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes
effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional information after the
Registration Statement has become effective, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) if, between the effective date of a Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the
representations and warranties of either of the Issuers or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar
agreement, if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if either of the Issuers or any Guarantor receives any notification
with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event
during the Shelf Effectiveness Period that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes
in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading and (vi)
of any determination by either of the Issuers or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate; 


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


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




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


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


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


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


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


        (m)
in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities (an "Inspector"), any Underwriter participating in
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designated
by the Holders, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Issuers and the Guarantors, and cause the
respective officers, directors and employees of the Issuers and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection
with a Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable such Person to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act
or as is customary in such situation; provided that if any such information is identified by either of the Issuers or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such
information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in
derogation of the rights and interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter); 


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


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



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




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above
and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement. 




        In
the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuers may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Issuers such information regarding such Holder and the
proposed
disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Issuers and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing. No Holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled
to include any of its Registrable Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless such Holder furnishes to the Issuers and the Trustee in writing, within 30 days after
receipt of a written request therefor, such information as the Issuers and the Trustee, after conferring with counsel with regard to information relating to Holders that would be required by the SEC
to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus included therein, may reasonably request for inclusion in any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus included therein, and no such
Holder shall be entitled to additional interest pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof in the event such Holder shall not have provided such information and the 30-day period to produce such
information has lapsed. 


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


        If
the Issuers and the Guarantors shall give any such notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Issuers and the Guarantors
shall extend the period during which the Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the
giving of such notice to and including the date when the Issuers shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. The Issuers and the
Guarantors may give any such notice only twice during any 365-day period and any such suspensions shall not exceed 30 days for each suspension and there shall not be more than two
suspensions in effect during any 365-day period. In the event that the disposition of the Registrable Securities is suspended in accordance with the restrictions contained in the preceding
sentence, the Holders' sole remedy shall be that additional interest shall accrue on the Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 2(d). The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a
Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and
manager or managers (the "Underwriters") that will administer the offering will be selected by the Majority Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such offering. 


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


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


        (b)
In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Issuers and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as would otherwise be contemplated by Section 3(i), for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to the
penultimate paragraph of Section 3 of this Agreement), if requested by the Initial Purchasers or by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition
of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above. The Issuers and the Guarantors further agree that Participating
Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4. 


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


        5.    Indemnification and Contribution.    (a) Each Issuer and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal
fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based
upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any Prospectus or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating
to any Initial Purchaser or any Holder furnished to the Issuers in writing through J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. or any selling Holder expressly for use therein. In connection with any
Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Issuers and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities
industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the
same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement. 



        (b)
Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, their respective
affiliates, the directors of the Issuers and the Guarantors, each officer of the Issuers and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Issuers, the
Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in
paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
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furnished
to the Issuers in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement and any Prospectus. 


        (c)
If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which
indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the "Indemnified Person") shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be
sought (the "Indemnifying Person") in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that
it may have under this Section 5 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and  provided, further, that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person
otherwise than under this Section 5. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying
Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the
Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified
Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the
Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person;
(iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or
(iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel
would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related
proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such
fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial
Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., (y) for any Holder, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in
writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the Issuers. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against
any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse
the Indemnified Person for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its
written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the
Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of
any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless
such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the
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statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. 



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



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


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


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


        6.    General.    


        (a)
No Inconsistent Agreements. The Issuers and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders
hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Issuers or any Guarantor under
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nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable
Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 



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


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


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


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


        (f)
Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Issuers and the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the 



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it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder. 


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



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


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


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



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



	 	 	SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	

SUPERIOR ESSEX HOLDING CORP.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DAVID S. ALDRIDGE      
 Name: David S. Adridge

Title: Vice President and Treasurer
	

 	
 	

ESSEX GROUP, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DAVID S. ALDRIDGE      
 Name: David S. Aldridge

Title: Vice President and Treasurer
	

 	
 	

SUPERIOR ESSEX INC.

SUPERIOR ESSEX HOLDING CORP.

ESSEX INTERNATIONAL INC.

ESSEX GROUP, INC. (DE)

ESSEX CANADA INC.

ESSEX GROUP MEXICO INC.

ESSEX TECHNOLOGY, INC.

ESSEX WIRE CORPORATION

ESSEX MEXICO HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  DAVID S. ALDRIDGE      
 Name: David S. Aldridge

Title: Authorized Officer





Confirmed
and accepted as of the date

first above written: 


J.P.
MORGAN SECURITIES INC. 


For
itself and on behalf of the

several Initial Purchasers 



	

By	

/s/  GERARD J. MURRAY      
 Authorized Signatory	
 	

 




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Schedule 1  


Guarantors  



	Name
 
	 	Jurisdiction of

Incorporation
	 	Record Holder

	Superior Essex Inc.	 	Delaware	 	publicly held
	Superior Essex Holding Corp.	 	Delaware	 	Superior Essex Inc.
	Essex International Inc.	 	Delaware	 	Superior Essex Holding Corp.
	Essex Group, Inc.	 	Delaware	 	Essex Group, Inc. (MI)
	Essex Canada Inc.	 	Delaware	 	Essex Group, Inc.
	Essex Group Mexico Inc.	 	Delaware	 	Essex Group, Inc.
	Essex Technology, Inc.	 	Delaware	 	Essex Group, Inc.
	Essex Wire Corporation	 	Michigan	 	Essex Group, Inc.
	Essex Mexico Holdings, L.L.C.	 	Delaware	 	Essex Group Mexico Inc.













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