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Exhibit 4.3    
    

        CONFORMED COPY

$150,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

3.75% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

DUE 2024  

 

Resale Registration Rights Agreement

dated as of April 20, 2004  

        RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 20, 2004, between Walter Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any
successor entity, herein referred to as the "Company"), and Banc of America Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as
representatives of the several initial purchasers (the "Initial Purchasers") under the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). 

        Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2004, between the Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and the other
several Initial Purchasers named therein (the "Purchase Agreement"), the Initial Purchasers have agreed to purchase from the Company $150,000,000 (up to
$175,000,000 if the Initial Purchasers exercise their option in full) in principal amount of 3.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (the
"Notes"). The Notes will be convertible into fully paid, non-assessable shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
(the "Common Stock"). The Notes will be convertible on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Indenture (as defined herein). 

        To
induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Notes, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement pursuant to Section 5(g) of the
Purchase Agreement. 

        The
parties hereby agree as follows: 

        1.     Definitions.    Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have their respective meanings
set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: 

        "Additional Interest": As defined in Section 3(a) hereof. 

        "Additional Interest Payment Date": Each May 1 and November 1, commencing November 1, 2004. 

        "Affiliate" of any specified person means any other person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such specified person. For purposes of this definition, control of a person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such person whether by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 

        "Agreement": This Resale Registration Rights Agreement. 

        "Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof. 

        "Blue Sky Application": As defined in Section 6(a)(i) hereof. 

        "Business Day": The definition of "Business Day" in the Indenture. 

        "Commission": The United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        "Common Stock": As defined in the preamble hereto. 

        "Company": As defined in the preamble hereto. 

        "Effectiveness Period": As defined in Section 2(a)(iii) hereof. 

        "Effectiveness Target Date": As defined in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof. 

        "Exchange Act": Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder. 

        "Holder": A Person who owns, beneficially or otherwise, Transfer Restricted Securities. 

        "Indemnified Holder": As defined in Section 6(a) hereof. 

        "Indenture": The Indenture, dated as of April 20, 2004 between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
(the "Trustee"), pursuant to which the Notes are to be issued, as such Indenture is amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 

 

        "Initial Purchasers": As defined in the preamble hereto. 

        "Majority of Holders": Holders holding over 50% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding; provided that, for the purpose of
this definition, a holder of shares of Common Stock which constitute Transfer Restricted Securities and issued upon conversion, redemption or repurchase of the Notes shall be deemed to hold an
aggregate principal amount of Notes (in addition to the principal amount of Notes held by such holder) equal to the quotient of (x) the number of such shares of Common Stock held by such holder
and (y) the conversion rate in effect at the time of such conversion, redemption or repurchase as determined in accordance with the Indenture. 

        "NASD": National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 

        "Notes": As defined in the preamble hereto. 

        "Notice and Questionnaire" means a written notice executed by the respective Holder and delivered to the Company containing substantially
the information called for by the Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to the Offering Memorandum of the Company issued April 14, 2004 relating to the Notes (the
"Offering Memorandum"). 

        "Notice Holder": On any date, a Holder that has delivered a duly executed and fully completed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company, and
any other information that the Company may reasonably require in order to include such Holder in the Shelf Registration Statement, on or prior to such date. 

        "Person": An individual, partnership, corporation, company, unincorporated organization, trust, joint venture or a government or agency or
political subdivision thereof. 

        "Purchase Agreement": As defined in the preamble hereto. 

        "Prospectus": The prospectus included in a Shelf Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by
all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such prospectus. 

        "Record Holder": With respect to any Additional Interest Payment Date, each Person who is a Holder on the 15th day preceding
the relevant Additional Interest Payment Date. In the case of a Holder of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes, "Record Holder" shall mean each
Person who is a Holder of shares of Common Stock which constitute Transfer Restricted Securities on the 15th day preceding the relevant Additional Interest Payment Date. 

        "Registration Default": As defined in Section 3(a) hereof. 

        "Securities Act": Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder. 

        "Shelf Filing Deadline": As defined in Section 2(a)(i) hereof. 

        "Shelf Registration Statement": As defined in Section 2(a)(i) hereof. 

        "Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) hereof. 

        "Suspension Notice": As defined in Section 4(c) hereof. 

        "Suspension Period": As defined in Section 4(b)(i) hereof. 

        "TIA": Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, in each case, as in effect on
the date the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. 

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        "Transfer Restricted Securities": Each Note and each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes until the earliest of: 

        (i)    the
date on which the offer and sale of such Notes or such share of Common Stock issued upon conversion has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and such
Note of such share of Common Stock has been disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement; 

        (ii)   the
date on which such Note or such share of Common Stock issued upon conversion is transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or may be
sold or transferred by a person who is not an affiliate of the Company pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any other similar provision then in force) without any volume or manner
of sale restrictions thereunder; and 

        (iii)  the
date on which such Note or such share of Common Stock issued upon conversion ceases to be outstanding (whether as a result of redemption, repurchase and
cancellation, conversion or otherwise). 

        "Underwritten Registration": A registration in which Notes of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public. 

        Unless
the context otherwise requires, the singular includes the plural, and words in the plural include the singular. 

        2.     Shelf Registration. 

        (a)   The
Company shall: 

        (i)    not
later than 90 days after the date hereof (the "Shelf Filing Deadline"), cause to be filed a shelf registration
statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis (the "Shelf Registration
Statement"), which Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities held by Holders that have provided the information required
pursuant to the terms of Section 2(b) hereof; 

        (ii)   use
its reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as possible but not later than
210 days after the date hereof (the "Effectiveness Target Date"); and 

        (iii)  use
its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of
Section 4(b) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that (A) it is available for resales by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled, subject to Section 2(b), to
the benefit of this Agreement and (B) conforms with the requirements of this Agreement and the Securities Act, for a period (the "Effectiveness
Period") until the earliest of: 

        (1)   two
years following the last date of original issuance of any of the Notes; 

        (2)   the
date when the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities are able to sell all such Transfer Restricted Securities immediately without restriction pursuant to the
volume limitation provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; 

        (3)   the
date when all of the Transfer Restricted Securities of those Holders that complete and deliver in a timely manner the Holder Questionnaire described below are
registered under the Shelf Registration Statement and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement; or 

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        (4)   the
date when all Transfer Restricted Securities have ceased to be outstanding (whether as a result of redemption, repurchase and cancellation, conversion or otherwise). 

        (b)   At
the time the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the date ten (10) Business Days (or
such subsequent date as may be determined by the Company) prior to such time of effectiveness shall be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus
in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with applicable law. Except as required by registration rights
agreements described under the caption "Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights Agreements" in the Offering Memorandum, none of the Company's securityholders (other than the
Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities) shall have the right to include any of the Company's securities in the Shelf Registration Statement. 

        (c)   If
the Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement (as defined below) ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the
Effectiveness Period (other than because all Transfer Restricted Securities registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise ceased to be Transfer Restricted
Securities), subject to the Company's suspension rights pursuant to Section 4(b), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the
effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within thirty (30) days of such cessation of effectiveness amend the Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the
withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement covering all of the securities that as of the date of such filing are Transfer
Restricted Securities (a "Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement"). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep such Registration Statement (or Subsequent
Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period. 

        (d)   Subject
to the Company's suspension rights pursuant to Section 4(b), the Company shall supplement and amend the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the
rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the Securities Act. 

        (e)   Each
Holder agrees that if such Holder wishes to sell Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus, it will do so
only in accordance with this Section 2(e) and Section 4(b). Each Holder wishing to sell Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus
agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company at least three (3) Business Days prior to any intended distribution of Transfer Restricted Securities under the Shelf Registration
Statement. From and after the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2(f) below, as promptly as practicable after
the date a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered, and in any event upon the later of (x) ten (10) Business Days after such date (but no earlier than ten (10) Business Days after
effectiveness) or (y) ten (10) Business Days after the expiration of any Suspension Period in effect when the Notice and Questionnaire is delivered or put into effect within ten
(10) Business Days of such delivery date: 

        (i)    if
required by applicable law, rules and regulations, file with the Commission a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and,
if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document 

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(collectively,
a "Required Amendment") so that the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf
Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with applicable
law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, use its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment
to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable, but in any event by the date (the "Amendment Effectiveness Deadline
Date") that is sixty (60) days after the date such post effective amendment is required by this clause to be filed: 

        (ii)   provide
such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i); and 

        (iii)  notify
such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Section 2(e)(i); 

provided
that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Suspension Period, the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set
forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above upon expiration of the Suspension Period in accordance with Section 4(b). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
(i) the Company shall not be under an obligation to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any Registration Statement or related Prospectus and
(ii) the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date shall be extended by up to ten (10) Business Days from the expiration of a Suspension Period (and the Company shall not incur any
obligation to pay Additional Interest during such extension) if such Suspension Period shall be in effect on the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date. 

        (f)    Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to file a Required Amendment for the purpose of naming a Holder as a selling securityholder in
the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus more than once in any two calendar month period. To the extent a Notice and Questionnaire is received by the Company from a Holder in a two
calendar month period in which the Company has already filed a Required Amendment, the Company will not be required to file a Required Amendment in respect of such Holder until the later of
(1) the first Business Day in the immediately following two calendar month period and (2) within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the Holders' completed Notice and
Questionnaire. 

        3.     Additional Interest. 

        (a)   If: 

        (i)    the
Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission prior to or on the Shelf Filing Deadline; 

        (ii)   the
Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission prior to or on the Effectiveness Target Date; 

        (iii)  the
Company has failed to perform its obligations set forth in Section 2(e) within the time period required therein; 

        (iv)  any
post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) has not become effective under the Securities Act on or
prior to the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date; 

        (v)   except
as provided in Section 4(b)(i) hereof, the Shelf Registration Statement is filed and declared effective but, during the Effectiveness Period, shall
thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded within five Business Days by a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration
Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the Commission pursuant to 

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Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that cures such failure and, in the case of a post-effective amendment, is itself immediately declared effective; or 

        (vi)  (A)
prior to or on the 45th or 60th day, as the case may be, of any Suspension Period, such suspension has not been terminated or (B) Suspension Periods exceed
an aggregate of 90 days in any 360 day period, 

(each
such event referred to in foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), a "Registration Default"), the Company hereby agrees to pay interest
("Additional Interest") with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities from and including the day following the Registration Default to but
excluding the earlier of (1) the day on which the Registration Default has been cured and (2) the date the Shelf Registration Statement is no longer required to be kept effective,
accruing at a rate: 

        (A)  in
respect of the Notes, to each holder of Notes, (x) with respect to the first 90-day period during which a Registration Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, equal to 0.25% per annum of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, and (y) with respect to the period commencing on the 91st day following the day the Registration
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, equal to 0.50% per annum of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes; provided that in no event shall Additional Interest accrue at a rate per year
exceeding 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes; and 

        (B)  in
respect of Common Stock, each Holder of such Common Stock will not be entitled to any Additional Amounts. 

        (b)   In
respect of Notes submitted for conversion into Common Stock during a Registration Default only, the Company hereby agrees to pay accrued and unpaid Additional
Interest to the holders of such Notes calculated in accordance with 3(a)(A) up to and including the Conversion Date (as defined in the Indenture) and to issue, or cause to be issued, additional shares
to each Holder that has submitted for conversion some or all of its Notes into Common Stock equal to 3% of the applicable Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) for each $1,000 principal amount
of Notes (except to the extent the Company elects to deliver cash upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Indenture). 

        (c)   All
Additional Interest accrued in accordance with paragraph (A) above shall be paid in arrears to Record Holders by the Company on each Additional Interest
Payment Date. All Additional Interest and additional shares of Common Stock payable in accordance with subsection (b) above shall be paid and delivered on the settlement date relating to the
applicable Conversion Date. Upon the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Note or share of Common Stock, the accrual of Additional Interest with respect to such Note or share
of Common Stock will cease. 

        All
obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 3 that are outstanding with respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer
Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such Transfer Restricted Security shall have been satisfied in full, provided that no Additional Interest
shall accrue after a security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security. 

        The
Additional Interest set forth above shall be the exclusive monetary remedy available to the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities for each Registration Default. 

        4.     Registration Procedures. 

        (a)   In
connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall comply with all the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof and shall use its reasonable best
efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities, and pursuant thereto, shall 

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as
expeditiously as possible, but not later than the Shelf Filing Deadline, prepare and file with the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form
under the Securities Act. 

        (b)   In
connection with the Shelf Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities, the
Company shall: 

        (i)    Subject
to any notice by the Company in accordance with this Section 4(b) of the existence of any fact or event of the kind described in
Section 4(b)(iii)(D), use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective during the Effectiveness Period; upon the occurrence of any event that
would cause the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to 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 not misleading or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the Effectiveness Period, the
Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
amendment to be declared effective and the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purposes as soon as practicable thereafter. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company may suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement by written notice to the Holders for a period not to exceed an aggregate of 45 days in any
90-day period (each such period, a "Suspension Period") if: 

        (x)   an
event occurs and is continuing as a result of which the Shelf Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document
incorporated by reference therein would, in the Company's judgment, 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 not misleading; and 

        (y)   (i) the
Company determines in good faith that the disclosure of such event at such time would be detrimental to the Company and its subsidiaries or
(ii) the Company needs additional time for the preparation of the necessary corrective disclosure, provided that in the case of clause (ii), the Suspension Period shall be no longer than
is reasonably required for the Company to prepare and file the necessary corrective disclosure in order to cause the Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus to become usable for their
intended purposes; 

provided
that, in the event the disclosure relates to a previously undisclosed proposed or pending material business transaction, the disclosure of which the Company determines in good faith would be
reasonably likely to impede the Company's ability to consummate such transaction, the Company may extend a Suspension Period from 45 days to 60 days; provided, however, that Suspension
Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 120 days in any 360-day period. The Company shall not specify in the written notice to the Holders the nature of the event giving rise to
the Suspension Period. 

        (ii)   Prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement effective during the Effectiveness Period; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be 

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filed
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Notes or shares of Common Stock covered by the Shelf Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with
the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus. 

        (iii)  Advise
the selling Holders promptly and, if requested by such selling Holders, to confirm such advice in writing, except as provided in clause (D) below: 

        (A)  when
the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, 

        (B)  of
any request by the Commission for amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating
thereto, 

        (C)  of
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any
state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes,
or 

        (D)  of
the existence of any fact or the happening of any event, during the Effectiveness Period, that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Shelf Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Shelf
Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that the specific nature of such fact or event need not be specified.

If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue
an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or Blue Sky laws, subject to the Company's suspension rights pursuant
to Section 4(b), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time and will provide to each Holder who is named
in the Shelf Registration Statement prompt notice of the withdrawal of any such order. 

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        (iv)  Make
available at reasonable times for inspection by one or more representatives of the selling Holders, designated in writing by a Majority of Holders whose Transfer
Restricted Securities are included in the Shelf Registration Statement, and any attorney or accountant retained by such selling Holders, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents
and properties of the Company as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act, and cause the
Company's officers, directors, managers and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative or representatives of the selling Holders, attorney or accountant in
connection therewith; provided, however, that the Company shall not have any obligation to deliver information to any selling Holder or representative pursuant to this
Section 4(b)(iv) unless such selling Holder or representative shall have executed and delivered a confidentiality agreement in a form acceptable to the Company relating to such
information. 

        (v)   If
requested by any selling Holders, promptly incorporate in the Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus within the applicable time period set forth in
Section 2(e), pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders may reasonably request to have included therein, including,
without limitation, information relating to the plan of distribution of the Transfer Restricted Securities. 

        (vi)  Furnish
to each selling Holder upon their request, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of
each amendment thereto (and any documents incorporated by reference therein or exhibits thereto (or exhibits incorporated in such exhibits by reference) as such Person may reasonably request), which
copies may take the form of files transmitted electronically. 

        (vii) Deliver
to each selling Holder, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as
such Persons reasonably may request, which copies may take the form of files transmitted electronically; subject to any notice by the Company in accordance with this Section 4(b) of the
existence of any fact or event of the kind described in Section 4(b)(iii)(D), the Company hereby consent to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
selling Holders in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto. 

        (viii) Before
any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in connection with the registration and
qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the selling Holders may reasonably request and do any and all
other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration
Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required (A) to register or qualify as a foreign corporation or a dealer of
securities where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject or (B) to subject itself to
general or unlimited service of process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not now so subject. 

        (ix)  Cooperate
with the selling Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not
bearing any restrictive legends (unless required by applicable securities laws); and enable 

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such
Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders may request at least two Business Days before any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities. 

        (x)   Subject
to Section 4(b)(i) hereof, if any fact or event contemplated by Section 4(b)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, use its reasonable
best efforts to prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an 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 light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. 

        (xi)  Provide
CUSIP numbers for all Transfer Restricted Securities not later than the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement and provide the Trustee under the
Indenture with certificates for the Notes that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company. 

        (xii) Cooperate
and assist in any filings required to be made with the NASD and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter that is required to
be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NASD. 

        (xiii) Otherwise
use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and all reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. 

        (xiv) Cause
the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection
therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the holders of Notes to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA;
and execute and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee thereunder to execute all documents that may be required
to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner. 

        (xv) Cause
all Common Stock covered by the Shelf Registration Statement to be listed or quoted, as the case may be, on each securities exchange or automated quotation system
on which Common Stock is then listed or quoted. 

        (xvi) Provide
to each Holder upon written request each document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and Section 15 of the
Exchange Act after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement, unless such document is available through the Commission's EDGAR system. 

        (c)   Each
Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice (a "Suspension
Notice") from the Company of the commencement of a Suspension Period, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement until: 

          (i)  such
Holder has received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 4(b)(xi) hereof; or 

         (ii)  such
Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. 

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If
so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder's possession, of the Prospectus
covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of such notice of suspension. 

        (d)   Each
Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security, that no Holder shall be entitled to sell any of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement; or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof
(including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence. Each Notice Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Company
all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading and any other information regarding such Notice
Holder and the distribution of such Transfer Restricted Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Any sale of any Transfer Restricted Securities by any Holder
shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Holder that the information relating to such Holder and its plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus delivered by such Holder in
connection with such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale contain any untrue statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Holder to its plan of
distribution and that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale omit to state any material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution necessary to make the
statements in such Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading. 

	5.
	Registration Expenses. 

        All
expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be borne by the Company regardless of whether a Shelf Registration Statement becomes
effective, including, without limitation: 

          (i)  all
registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made with the NASD); 

         (ii)  all
fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities laws; 

        (iii)  all
expenses of printing (including any printing of Prospectuses and certificates for the Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Notes) and the Company's
expenses for messenger and delivery services and telephone; 

        (iv)  all
fees and disbursements of counsel to the Company; 

         (v)  all
application and filing fees in connection with listing (or authorizing for quotation) the Common Stock on a national securities exchange or automated quotation
system pursuant to the requirements hereof; and 

        (vi)  all
fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company. 

        The
Company shall bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal, accounting or other duties), the
expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company. 

	6.
	Indemnification And Contribution.

        (a)   The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement (including each Initial
Purchaser), its directors, officers, and employees and each person, if any, who controls any such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an
"Indemnified Holder"), against any 

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loss,
claim, damage, liability or expense, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to resales of the
Transfer Restricted Securities), to which such Indemnified Holder may become subject, insofar as any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon: 

          (i)  any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (A) the Shelf Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment
thereof, in any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (B) any Blue Sky application or other document or any amendment or supplement thereto prepared or executed by the
Company (or based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company expressly for use in such Blue Sky application or other document or amendment on supplement) filed in any
jurisdiction specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the securities law of any state or other jurisdiction (such application or document being
hereinafter called a "Blue Sky Application"); or 

         (ii)  the
omission or alleged omission to state therein 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
agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Holder promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Holder in connection with investigating, preparing to
defend against, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder (or its related Indemnified Holder) specifically for use
therein; provided further, however, that with respect to any such untrue statement in or omission from any amended or supplemented Prospectus (excluding the correcting amendment or supplement), the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any person indemnified under this Section 6(a) from whom the person asserting any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action received Notes or Common Stock to the extent that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action of or with respect to such indemnified person results from the fact that
both (A) a copy of the Prospectus (together with any correcting amendments or supplements) was not sent or given to such asserting person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of
such Notes or Common Stock to such person and (B) the untrue statement in or omission from any Prospectus was corrected in an amendment or supplement thereto and the Prospectus (as amended or
supplemented) does not contain any other untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact, unless, in the case of either paragraph (A) or
(B) above, such failure to deliver the final Prospectus was a result of noncompliance by the Company with Section 4(b)(vi) or (vii) hereof. The foregoing indemnity
agreement is in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. 

        (b)   Each
Holder, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls
the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each such Holder, but only with reference to written
information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement
set forth in this Section shall be in addition to any liabilities which any such Holder may otherwise have. In no event shall any Holder, its directors, officers or any person who controls such Holder
be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf
Registration Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any damages that 

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such
Holder, its directors, officers or any person who controls such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. 

        (c)   Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided,
however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 6 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced
by such failure and, provided, further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 6. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice
from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this
Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided,
however, that the Holders shall have the right to employ a single counsel to represent jointly the Holders and their officers, employees and controlling
persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Holders against the Company under this Section 6 if the Holders seeking
indemnification shall have been reasonably advised by legal counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such Holders and their respective officers, employees and controlling
persons that are different from or additional to those available to the Company, and in that event, the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that
the Company shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel) selected by a Majority of Holders. No indemnifying party shall: 

          (i)  without
the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties
are actual or potential parties to such claim or action), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of
such claim, action, suit or proceeding, or 

         (ii)  be
liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss of liability
by reason of such settlement or judgment. 

        (d)   The
indemnifying party under this Section shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which shall not be withheld
unreasonably, but if settled with such consent or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to
the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought
hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the
subject matter of such action, suit or 

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proceeding
and (y) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. 

        (e)   If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 shall for any reason be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
Section 6(a) or 6(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) referred to therein, each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof): 

          (i)  in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company from the offering and sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities on the
one hand and a Holder with respect to the sale by such Holder of the Transfer Restricted Securities on the other, or 

         (ii)  if
the allocation provided by Section (6)(e)(i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits referred to in Section 6(e)(i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged
statements or alleged omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. 

The
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and a Holder on the other with respect to such offering and such sale shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net
proceeds from the offering of the Notes purchased under the Purchase Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, on the one hand, bear to the total proceeds received by such Holder
with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted Securities on the other. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to 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 Holders on the other, the intent of the parties and
their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just and equitable if the
amount of contribution pursuant to this Section 6(e) were determined by pro rata 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 (e). 

        The
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 6 shall be
deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 6, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend
any such action or claim. 

        Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 6, no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Transfer
Restricted Securities purchased by it were resold exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any 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. The Holders' obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 6(e) are several and not joint. 

        (f)    The
provisions of this Section 6 shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or the Company, or any
of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in Section 6 hereof, and will survive the sale by a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities. 

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        7.     Rule 144A and Rule 144.    The Company agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer
Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the Company (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available, upon request of any
Holder, to such Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities designated by such
Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A,
and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to Rule 144. 

        8.     No Participation In Underwritten Registrations.    No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration
hereunder. 

        9.     Miscellaneous.

        (a)   Remedies.    The Company acknowledges and agrees that any failure by the Company to comply with its obligations
under Section 2 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 Company's
obligations under Section 2 hereof. The Company further agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate. 

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

        (c)   No Inconsistent Agreements.    The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or
after the date hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions
hereof. In addition, the Company shall not grant to any of its securityholders (other than the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities in such capacity) the right to include any of its securities in
the Shelf Registration Statement provided for in this Agreement other than the Transfer Restricted Securities. 

        (d)   Amendments and Waivers.    This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents
to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of a Majority of Holders; provided, however, that with respect to any matter that
directly or indirectly adversely affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser against which such amendment,
qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing (except the foregoing proviso), a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof, with respect to
a matter, which relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and does not directly or indirectly adversely affect the rights
of other Holders, may be given by the Majority Holders, determined on the basis of Notes being sold rather than registered under such Shelf Registration Statement. 

        (e)   Notices.    All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing
by hand delivery, first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, facsimile transmission, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: 

          (i)  if
to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the registrar under the Indenture or the transfer agent of the Common Stock, as the case may be; and 

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         (ii)  if
to the Company, initially at its address set forth in the Purchase Agreement. 

        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 acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; at the time acknowledged by a return receipt, if sent by electronic mail; and on the
next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. 

        Any
party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others. 

        (f)    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of each of the parties, including without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. The Company hereby agrees to extend
the benefit of this Agreement to any Holder and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto. 

        (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)   Notes Held by the Company or Its Affiliates.    Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified
percentage of Transfer Restricted Securities is required hereunder, Transfer Restricted Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders if such subsequent Holders are
deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holding of such Notes) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 

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

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

        (k)   Severability.    If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any
circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any
such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

        (l)    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and
intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter. 

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

	 	 	 	 	WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  MILES DEARDEN III      

	 	 	 	 	Name: Miles Dearden III
	 	 	 	 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer
	
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Initial Purchasers	
 	

 	
 	

 
	
 BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  DEREK DILLON      
	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Name: Derek Dillon

Title: Managing Director	 	 	 	 
	
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  DENNIS CORNELL      
	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Name: Dennis Cornell

Title: Vice President	 	 	 	 

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Exhibit 4.3Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - K-Tronik International Corp. - Exhibit 4.1

 K-TRONIK INTERNATIONAL CORP. 

  290 Vincent Avenue 

  3rd Floor, 

  Hackensack, NJ 097601 

July 08, 2004 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL 

VIA TELECOPIER 

 DACOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 

  #104 Daryung Technopark, 

  488 Gasan-dong, Kemchun-gu 

  Seoul, Korea 

  Attention: Mr. CH Kang, CEO 

Dear Sirs: 

 This letter confirms our understanding respecting the proposed
  acquisition by K-TRONIK INTERNATIONAL CORP. ("K-Tronik") of 100% of the issued
  and outstanding shares of DACOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("DACOS") (the "Transaction"),
  and the terms on which K-Tronik and DACOS will each make available confidential
  information to the other concerning business and financial matters. 

	
1.      		 The Transaction will be structured as
        a share exchange. Under the Transaction the 100% interest in all issued
        and outstanding common shares of DACOS will be exchanged for common shares
        of K-Tronik on a basis that will result in former shareholders of DACOS
        receiving the following consideration in cash and in shares: 

	 
	 	
a)      		
$3,000,000 USD in Cash on Closing of the Transaction;	
	 
	 	
b)      		 10,000,000 common shares of K-Tronik valued at deemed
        share price of $.70 per share for a total purchase price of $7,000,000
        USD. 

	 
	
2.      		 The parties agree that the above consideration
        is based on DACOS achieving the minimum sales and profit targets of 35
        million USD in sales and 2 million USD in profit by the end of December
        2004. DACOS represents and warrants that no capital infusion is required
        to reach these sales and profit targets. 

	 

 

	 	It is further agreed that additional common shares of K-Tronik shall be
      delivered to former shareholders of DACOS for DACOS reaching the sales and
      profit targets for 2004 set out below: 

  	 Sales  	 40 million USD  	 45 million USD  	 51 million USD  
	 Profit  	 2.2 million USD  	 2.5 million USD  	 3.0 million USD  
	 Additional Shares  	 2,000,000 shares  	 5 million shares  	 7 million shares  

	
3.      		 The K-Tronik common shares to be received by former
        shareholders of DACOS Shall be free of resale restrictions and shall be
        freely tradable by the holders thereof through the facilities of the Nasdaq
        OTCBB Exchange (the "Exchange") except for the one year hold period as
        per the regulatory requirements of Exchange and with respect to Rule 144
        and shall be subject to any other regulatory restrictions by any regulatory
        body with the jurisdiction to do so; 

	 
	
4.      		
K-Tronik's obligation to complete the Transaction is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:	
	 

	 	 (a)      	 DACOS shall provide the audited financial statements
        (in accordance with US GAAP) to K-Tronik within 60 days of the execution
        of this Letter of Intent; 

	 
	 	 (b)      	 K-Tronik raising from public and private sources,
        the cash portion of this Transaction within 30 days of having received
        the audited financial statements of DACOS as set out in above subparagraph
        4 (a) and on receiving $3,000,000 the formal agreement shall be effective;
      

	 
	 	 (c)      	 a senior officer of DACOS shall have delivered a
        certificate addressed to K-Tronik dated at Closing to the effect that
        there are no liens, charges, encumbrances or adverse claims recorded against
        DACOS or its assets, other than as disclosed in the audited financial
        statements of DACOS for the most recent fiscal year (the "DACOS Financial
        Statements"); 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 K-Tronik's Board of Directors has approved the transaction. 
	 

	 5.      	 This Letter of Intent is further conditional upon
        the parties entering into a binding share purchase agreement and is subject
        to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and consents to the
        Transaction. 

	 
	 6.      	 K-Tronik shall offer to CH Kang, who shall have
        an employment commitment to manage the operations of DACOS for 3 years
        following the closing of the Transaction at an annual salary of $200,000
        USD, and further appoint CH Kang as a member of the Board of Directors
        of K-Tronik. K-Tronik shall also provide indemnification to the principal
        shareholder, CH Kang, regarding personal guarantees given to secure bank
        loans by DACOS. 

	 
	 7.      	 The parties hereto agree that Finder's Fee of 500,000
        K-Tronik common shares shall be paid to Mr. Duck-Sun Park upon closing
        of this Transaction. The Finder shall agree that 

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	 	 such K-Tronik's common shares shall be subject
      to the same resale restriction as the  shares being delivered to the
      former shareholders of DACOS.  
	 
	  	 
	 8.	Information will be kept confidential and except in the case
      of disclosure to  Representatives, will not, without the prior written
      consent of DACOS be disclosed by  K-Tronik, in any manner whatsoever,
      in whole or in part, and will not be used by K-  Tronik, directly or
      indirectly, for any purpose other than evaluating the Transaction. 
      

	  	 
	 9.	 None of the rights and benefits
        contained in this letter agreement may be assigned by  any of the
        parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. 
      

	 
	  	 
	 10.	 The agreement set out in
        this Letter of Intent shall be governed and construed in  accordance
        with the laws of the State of New Jersey.  

	 
	  	 
	 11.	 This Letter of Intent may be executed
        in two or more counterparts and by facsimile, each of  which shall
        be deemed an original and not binding, but all of which together shall
        constitute  one and the same instrument.  

	 
	 
	  	 
	 12.	 The parties hereto agree
        that they shall do all such acts and execute all such further  documents,
        agreements, assignments, transfers and the like and do their efforts to
        effect  the Transaction contemplated in this Letter.  

	 
	 
	  	 
	 13.	 The parties hereto agree
        that the articles in not above-mentioned shall be reached the  formal
        agreement. The others are as follows.  

	 

	 	 (a)      	 In case the share price under-valued more than $0.70,
        regardless of Improvement in DACOS's business. 

	 
	 	 (b)      	 Regarding secure bank loans; 

 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please so indicate
  by signing and returning one copy of this letter to us by facsimile or by courier
  whereupon this letter will constitute our agreement with respect to the subject
  matter hereof. 

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	 	Yours very truly, 
	 	 
	 	 K-TRONIK INTERNATIONAL CORP.  
	 	  
	 	 /s/ "Robert Kim"  
	 	 Robert Kim, President and Director  

Accepted and agreed to as of the date set forth above. 

 DACOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.  

/s/ "CH Kang" 

CH KANG, 

CEO & President 

/s/ "CH Kang" 

CH KANG, Personally

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