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Exhibit 4.2         REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT   This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated November 22, 2013 (this   “Agreement”) is entered into by and among U.S. Concrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation   (the “Company”), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Initial Guarantors”),   and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”), as representative of the initial   purchasers listed in Schedule 1 to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) (the   “Initial Purchasers”).   The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the   Purchase Agreement dated November 19, 2013 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which   provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $200,000,000 aggregate   principal amount of the Company’s 8.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the   “Securities”) which will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the   Guarantors.  As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase   Agreement, the Company 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:    “Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company that executes a   Guarantee under the Indenture after the date of this Agreement.   “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on   which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain   closed.   “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also   include the Company’s successors.   “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.   “Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.   “Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the   Guarantors of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a)   hereof.   “Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act   effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.     

 

2    2   “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 or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any   document incorporated by reference therein.   “Exchange Securities” shall mean senior secured notes issued by the Company   and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical to the   Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on   transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this   Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant   to the Exchange Offer.   “FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.    “Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule   405 under the Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or   referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange   Securities.   “Guarantees” shall mean, as the context may require, the guarantees of the   Securities and guarantees of the Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the   Indenture.   “Guarantors” shall mean the Initial Guarantors, any Additional Guarantors and   any Guarantor's successor that Guarantees the Securities.   “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 Section 4 and Section 5 hereof, the term “Holders” shall include   Participating Broker-Dealers.   “Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.   “Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.   “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of   November 22, 2013 among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National   Association, as trustee, and as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to   time in accordance with the terms thereof.    “Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.   “Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiv) hereof.   “Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.     

 

3    3   “J.P. Morgan” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.   “Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate   principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the   consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is   required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the   Company or any of its “affiliates" (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities   Act) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by   the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the   Company shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation   of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration   Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable Securities to which this   Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining   whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable   Securities has been obtained.    “Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a notice of registration statement and   selling security holder questionnaire distributed to a Holder by the Company upon receipt   of a Shelf Request from such Holder.    “Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)   hereof.   “Participating Holder” shall mean any Holder of Registrable Securities that has   returned a properly completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in   accordance with Section 2(b) 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, or, pursuant to the rules and   regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, 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 become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have   been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) when such   Securities cease to be outstanding or (iii) except in the case of Securities that otherwise   remain Registrable Securities and that are held by an Initial Purchaser and that are     

 

4    4   ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, when the Exchange Offer is   consummated.    “Registration Default” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i)   except in the event a Shelf Registration is required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i), the   Exchange Offer is not completed on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (ii) the Shelf   Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof,   has not become effective on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (iii) if the Company   receives a Shelf Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), the Shelf Registration Statement   required to be filed thereby has not become effective by the later of (a) the Target   Registration Date and (b) 90 days after delivery of such Shelf Request, (iv) the Shelf   Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and   thereafter ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable,   in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf   Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than   45 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period or (v) the Shelf Registration   Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and thereafter, on more   than two occasions in any 12-month period during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, the   Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein   ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement.   “Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance   of or compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with this Agreement, including   without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii)   all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue   sky laws (including reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one 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, any Free Writing Prospectus and any   amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales   agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the   performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all   fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable   securities laws, including the Trust Indenture Act, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the   Trustee and its counsel in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, (vii) the fees and   disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf   Registration Statement, the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one   counsel for the Participating Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Participating   Holders holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Securities   held by such Participating Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial   Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent registered public   accountants of the Company and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any special   audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance   with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters   (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and     

 

5    5   underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if   any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.    “Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company   and the Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities   pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any   such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including   the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any   document incorporated by reference therein.   “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.    “Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.   “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.    “Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b)   hereof.    “Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b)   hereof.    “Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the   Company and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but   no other securities unless approved by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the   Securities held by the Participating Holders) 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 or deemed a part   thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.   “Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.   “Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.   “Target Registration Date” shall mean October 18, 2014.   “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(e) hereof.    “Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities   are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.      

 

6    6   2. Registration Under the Securities Act.  (a)  To the extent not prohibited by   any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Company and the   Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to (x) 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 (y) have such Registration   Statement become and remain effective for use by one or more Participating Broker-   Dealers until the earlier of (i) 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may   be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof) and (ii) when all Participating Broker   Dealers have sold all of their Exchange Securities (if any) and the Exchange Offer has   been completed.  The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer   promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the   SEC and use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not   later than 60 days after such effective date.   The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing   the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying   documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by   applicable law, substantially the following:    (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 (or longer if required by   applicable law)) (the “Exchange Dates”);   (iii) that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and   continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement,   except as otherwise specified herein;   (iv) that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to   the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable   Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution   and at the address and in the manner specified in the notice, or (B) effect such   exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the   depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case 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 (A) sending to the institution and at   the address specified in the notice, a telegram, 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 or (B) effecting   such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the   depositary for the Registrable Securities.      

 

7    7   As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to   represent to the Company and the Guarantors that (1) any Exchange Securities to be   received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (2) 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, (3) it is not an   “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or   any Guarantor and  (4) 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 (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to purchasers)   in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.   As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the   Guarantors shall:    (I) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered   and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and    (II) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable   Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and   issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each   Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount   of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder.   The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable 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.   For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any provision of this Section 2(a)   purporting to require physical mailing, delivery or acceptance of any document or   instrument, the Company and the Guarantors may conduct the Exchange Offer   exclusively through the automated tender offer program of the Depository Trust   Company or any successor or similar system permitting electronic transmittal, tender and   acceptance of documents and instruments, provided that this provision shall apply only to   Registrable Securities held in the form of beneficial interests in a global note deposited   with (or held by a custodian for) the Depository Trust Company.   (b) In the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine that the   Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) hereof is not available or the   Exchange Offer 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 by the Target Registration Date   or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “Shelf Request”) from any Initial Purchaser     

 

8    8   representing that it holds Registrable Securities that are or were ineligible to be   exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their   commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such   determination date or Shelf 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 become effective; provided that no Holder will be   entitled to have any Registrable Securities included in any Shelf Registration Statement,   or entitled to use the prospectus forming a part of such Shelf Registration Statement, until   such Holder shall have delivered a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire and   provided such other information regarding such Holder to the Company as is   contemplated by Section 3(b) hereof.   In the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf   Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company   and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to file and have   become effective both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a)   hereof 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 Company and the Guarantors agree to use their commercially reasonable   efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier of   (i) one year following the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective and   (ii) Securities cease to be Registrable Securities (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”).  The   Company and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration   Statement, the related Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus if required by the   rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company   and the Guarantors for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by   any other rules and regulations thereunder or if reasonably requested by a Holder of   Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use their   commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if   required, and such Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus,   as the case may be, to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable.  The Company   and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Participating Holders copies of any such   supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.     (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in   connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof.  Each   Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage 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   will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the   SEC.  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 or is     

 

9    9   automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the   Securities Act.   If a Registration Default occurs, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will   be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period beginning on the day   immediately following such Registration Default and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum   with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until and including the date   such Registration Default ends, up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum.  A   Registration Default ends when the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities or, if   earlier, (1) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (i) of the definition thereof,   when the Exchange Offer is completed, (2) in the case of a Registration Default under   clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement   becomes effective or (3) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (iv) or   clause (v) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes   effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable.  If at any time more than one   Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, then, until the next date that there is   no Registration Default, the increase in interest rate provided for by this paragraph shall   apply as if there occurred a single Registration Default that begins on the date that the   earliest such Registration Default occurred and ends on such next date that there is no   Registration Default.   (e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the   Holders, the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the Company   or the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b)   hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial 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 and the Guarantors' obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.    The provisions for liquidated damages set forth in Section 2(d) above shall be the only   monetary remedy available to Holders under this Agreement.   3. Registration Procedures.  (a) In connection with their obligations pursuant   to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall promptly:    (i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate   form under the Securities Act, which form (A) shall be selected by the Company and the   Guarantors, (B) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the   Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (C) shall comply as to form in all   material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include (or incorporate   by reference) all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use   their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become   effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2   hereof;    (ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective   amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such     

 

10    10   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;    (iii) to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any   Free Writing Prospectus that is required to be filed by the Company or the Guarantors   with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act and to retain (in accordance with the   requirements of the Securities Act) any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed;   (iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, to   counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Participating Holders and to each   Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without   charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free Writing   Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Participating Holder,   counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other   disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and, subject to Section 3(c) hereof,   the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary   prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in   accordance with applicable law by each of the Participating Holders 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, preliminary prospectus or   such Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance   with applicable law;    (v) use their commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the   Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such   jurisdictions as any Participating Holder shall reasonably request in writing by the time   the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such   Participating Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;   and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to   enable each Participating Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of   the Registrable Securities owned by such Participating Holder; provided that neither the   Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to (1) 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, (2) file any general consent to service of process in   any such jurisdiction or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so   subject;   (vi) notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf   Registration, notify each Participating Holder and counsel for such Participating Holders   promptly after becoming aware and, if requested by any such Participating Holder or   counsel, thereafter confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has   become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and   becomes effective, when any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed or any amendment     

 

11    11   or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any   request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a   Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or for additional   information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) 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, including   the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf   Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule   401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf   Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered   thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company or any Guarantor contained   in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if   any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in   all material respects or if the Company or any Guarantor receives any notification with   respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any   jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of   any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any   statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free   Writing Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any   changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus in   order to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of the Prospectus, in the   light of the circumstances under which they were made) and (6) of any determination by   the Company or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration   Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing   Prospectus would be appropriate;    (vii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any   order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf   Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under   the Securities Act, including by filing an amendment to such Registration Statement on   the proper form, as promptly as practicable and provide prompt notice to each Holder or   Participating Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;    (viii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder,   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 in writing);    (ix) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Participating   Holders 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 such Participating Holders may   reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of   Registrable Securities;      

 

12    12   (x) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(vi)(5)   hereof, use their commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a   supplement or post-effective amendment to the applicable Exchange Offer Registration   Statement or Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing   Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required   document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made   available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or Free Writing   Prospectus, as the case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or   omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the   circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the   Guarantors shall notify the Participating Holders (in the case of a Shelf Registration   Statement) and the Initial Purchasers and any Participating Broker-Dealers known to the   Company (in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to suspend use of the   Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence   of such an event, and such Participating Holders, such Participating Broker-Dealers and   the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus or any   Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Company and the Guarantors have   amended or supplemented the Prospectus or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may   be, to correct such misstatement or omission;    (xi) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any   Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or   amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus or of any   document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a   Prospectus or a Free Writing 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 Participating Holders and their counsel) and   make such of the representatives of the Company 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 Participating Holders or their counsel) available for   discussion of such document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time   after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, any Free   Writing Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a   Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by   reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, of   which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration   Statement, the Participating Holders 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 Participating Holders or their counsel)   shall reasonably object in writing within a reasonable amount of time after the receipt   thereof;    (xii) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable   Securities, as the case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration   Statement;      

 

13    13   (xiii) 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 commercially reasonable   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;    (xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a   representative of the Participating Holders (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter   participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, one firm of   attorneys and one firm of accountants designated by a majority in aggregate principal   amount of the Securities held by the Participating Holders and any attorneys and   accountants designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable   manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the   Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees   of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by   any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf   Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the   Company or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving   such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the   confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent   with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of any Inspector,   Holder or Underwriter;    (xv) if reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, promptly include in a   Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to   such Participating Holder as such Participating Holder reasonably requests to be included   therein and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-   effective amendment as soon as the Company has received notification of the matters to   be so included in such filing;    (xvi) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements   and take all such other actions necessary or appropriate in connection therewith   (including those requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the   Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement) in order to expedite   or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an   Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such   representations and warranties to the Participating Holders and any Underwriters of such   Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries   and the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Free Writing 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, (2) obtain opinions   of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form,   scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Participating Holders and     

 

14    14   such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each Participating Holder   and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in   opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the   independent registered public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if   necessary, any other registered public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or   any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor for which   financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the   Registration Statement) addressed to each Participating Holder (to the extent permitted   by applicable professional standards) 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 of debt securities similar to   the Securities, including but not limited to financial information contained in any   preliminary prospectus, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and (4) 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 of debt securities similar to the   Securities, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the   Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence   compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement; and    (xvii) so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, cause each   Additional Guarantor upon becoming a Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this   Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such counterpart,   together with an opinion of counsel as to the enforceability thereof against such entity, to   the Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the execution thereof.   (b) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require   each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company a Notice and   Questionnaire and such other information regarding such Holder and the proposed   disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company and the   Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing; provided that if such   Holder fails to provide the requested information within 20 Business Days, the Company   may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from such Shelf Registration Statement   until a period of time after the information is provided as is reasonably necessary to   permit the Company to review such information and, if applicable, amend or supplement   such Shelf Registration Statement.   (c) Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the   Company and the Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in   Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, such Participating Holder will forthwith   discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration   Statement until such Participating Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or   amended Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x)   hereof and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Participating Holder   will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than   permanent file copies then in such Participating Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus     

 

15    15   and any Free Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at   the time of receipt of such notice.   (d) If the Company and the Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend the   disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Company   and the Guarantors shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement   shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during   the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the   date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the   supplemented or amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary to   resume such dispositions. The Company 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.    (e) The Participating Holders who desire to do so may sell such Registrable   Securities in an Underwritten Offering.  In any such Underwritten Offering, the   investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each an “Underwriter”)   that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in principal   amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering.   4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.  (a)  The Company has   been advised that 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 Company and the Guarantors have been advised  that it is the Staff’s position   that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a   plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which   Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the   Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by   them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent   permitted by law, made available to purchasers) 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 Company and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the   Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period ending   on the earlier of (i) 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be   extended pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof) and (ii) when all Participating Broker-Dealers   have sold all of their Exchange Securities (if any) and the Exchange Offer has been   completed, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by     

 

16    16   Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in   Section 4(a) above.  The Company and the Guarantors further agree that Participating   Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted   by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated   by this Section 4.   (c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any   Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to   Section 4(b) hereof.    5. Indemnification and Contribution.  (a)  The Company and each Guarantor,   jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and   each Holder, their respective “affiliates” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the   Securities Act), 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, (1)   any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any   Registration Statement 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 not   misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact   contained in any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information”   (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the   Securities Act, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact   necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under   which they were made, not misleading, in each case 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 information relating to any Holder   furnished to the Company in writing through J.P. Morgan or any selling Holder,   respectively, expressly for use therein.  In connection with any Underwritten Offering   permitted by Section 3, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also   indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry   professionals participating in the distribution, their respective “affiliates” (within the   meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act)  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, any Prospectus, any Free Writing   Prospectus or any Issuer Information.   (b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold   harmless the Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling   Holders, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company   and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who   controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder     

 

17    17   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 omission made in reliance   upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the   Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any   Prospectus and any Free Writing 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 paragraph (a) or (b) above 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 paragraph (a) or   (b) above.  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 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 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” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), directors and   officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing   by J.P. Morgan, (y) for any Holder, its 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 Company.  The Indemnifying Person shall not   be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if   settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying     

 

18    18   Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or   liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.  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 subject matter of such proceeding and (B)   does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to   act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.   (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is   unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims,   damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such   paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute   to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses,   claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative   benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors from the offering of the Securities   and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from receiving   Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand,   or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such   proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)   but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the   Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such   losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable   considerations.  The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand   and the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things,   whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or   alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company   and the Guarantors or by the Holders, as applicable, and the parties' relative intent,   knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or   omission.   (e) The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders each agree that it would   not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro   rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any   other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations   referred to in paragraph (d) above.  The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified   Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph   (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal   or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such   action or claim.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a   Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total   price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the   amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of   such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.  No Person   guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the     

 

19    19   Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of   such fraudulent misrepresentation.  The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to   this Section 5 are several and not joint.   (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 or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf   of the Company or the Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling   the Company or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and   (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.    6.  General.    (a) No Inconsistent Agreements.   The Company and the Guarantors represent,   warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way   conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other   outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor under any   other agreement and (ii) neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on   or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with   the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise   conflicts with the provisions hereof.   (b) Amendments and Waivers.   The provisions of this Agreement, including   the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and   waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the   Company and the Guarantors have obtained the written consent of Holders of at least a   majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected   by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no   amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the   provisions of Section 5hereof 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,   telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most   current address given by such Holder to the Company by means of a notice given in   accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with   respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to   the Company and the Guarantors, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the   Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in     

 

20    20   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 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,   the Securities Act, 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 Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or   any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.    (e) Third Party Beneficiaries.  Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary   to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one   hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce   such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable   to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder.    (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of   counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so   executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute   one and the same agreement.    (g) Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of   reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the   meaning hereof.    (h) Governing Law.  This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute   arising under or related to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in   accordance with the laws of the State of New York.    (j) Entire Agreement; Severability.  This Agreement contains the entire   agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral     

 

21    21   statements and prior writings with respect thereto.  If any term, provision, covenant or   restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be   invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms,   provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and   effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.  The Company, the   Guarantors and the Initial 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.         [Signature Pages to Follow]     

 

22    22   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the   date first written above.   U.S. CONCRETE, INC.      By:_/s/ William M. Brown    Name: William M. Brown   Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial   Officer         ALBERTA INVESTMENTS, INC.   ALLIANCE HAULERS, INC.   ATLAS REDI-MIX, LLC   ATLAS-TUCK CONCRETE, INC.   BEALL CONCRETE ENTERPRISES, LLC   BEALL INDUSTRIES, INC.   BEALL INVESTMENT CORPORATION, INC.   BEALL MANAGEMENT, INC.   EASTERN CONCRETE MATERIALS, INC.   HAMBURG QUARRY LIMITED LIABILITY     COMPANY   REDI-MIX CONCRETE, L.P.   REDI-MIX GP, LLC   REDI-MIX, LLC   U.S. CONCRETE ON-SITE, INC.   USC PAYROLL, INC.         By:__/s/ Kevin R. Kohutek     Name: Kevin R. Kohutek   Title: President                                            

 

23    23         AMERICAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.   BODE CONCRETE LLC   BODE GRAVEL CO.   BRECKENRIDGE READY MIX, INC.   CENTRAL CONCRETE SUPPLY CO., INC.   CENTRAL PRECAST CONCRETE, INC.   INGRAM CONCRETE, LLC   KURTZ GRAVEL COMPANY   LOCAL CONCRETE SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT,   LLC   MASTER MIX CONCRETE, LLC   MASTER MIX, LLC   MG, LLC   NYC CONCRETE MATERIALS, LLC   PEBBLE LANE ASSOCIATES, LLC   RIVERSIDE MATERIALS, LLC   SAN DIEGO PRECAST CONCRETE, INC.   SIERRA PRECAST, INC.   SMITH PRE-CAST, INC.   SUPERIOR CONCRETE MATERIALS, INC.   TITAN CONCRETE INDUSTRIES, INC.   USC ATLANTIC, INC.         By:__/s/ Kevin R. Kohutek     Name: Kevin R. Kohutek   Title: Vice President         CONCRETE ACQUISITION IV, LLC   CONCRETE ACQUISITION V, LLC   CONCRETE ACQUISITION VI, LLC   CONCRETE XXXIV ACQUISITION, INC.   CONCRETE XXXV ACQUISITION, INC.   CONCRETE XXXVI ACQUISITION, INC.   U.S. CONCRETE TEXAS HOLDINGS,   INC.   USC MANAGEMENT CO., LLC   USC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.         By:__/s/ Kevin R. Kohutek    Name: Kevin R. Kohutek   Title: Treasurer     

 

24    24   Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:       J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC      For itself and on behalf of the   several Initial Purchasers      By_/s/ Meghann Dotson______________________    Authorized Signatory        

 

      Schedule 1   Initial Guarantors   Alberta Investments, Inc.   Alliance Haulers, Inc.    American Concrete Products, Inc.    Atlas Redi-Mix, LLC    Atlas-Tuck Concrete, Inc.    Beall Concrete Enterprises, LLC    Beall Industries, Inc.   Beall Investment Corporation, Inc.    Beall Management, Inc.    Bode Concrete LLC    Bode Gravel Co.    Breckenridge Ready Mix, Inc.    Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc.    Central Precast Concrete, Inc.    Concrete Acquisition IV, LLC    Concrete Acquisition V, LLC    Concrete Acquisition VI, LLC    Concrete XXXIV Acquisition, Inc.    Concrete XXXV Acquisition, Inc.    Concrete XXXVI Acquisition, Inc.    Eastern Concrete Materials, Inc.    Hamburg Quarry Limited Liability Company   Ingram Concrete, LLC    Kurtz Gravel Company   Local Concrete Supply & Equipment, LLC   Master Mix, LLC    Master Mix Concrete, LLC    MG, LLC    NYC Concrete Materials, LLC    Pebble Lane Associates, LLC    Redi-Mix Concrete, L.P.    Redi-Mix GP, LLC    Redi-Mix, LLC    Riverside Materials, LLC    San Diego Precast Concrete, Inc.    Sierra Precast, Inc.    Smith Pre-Cast, Inc.    Superior Concrete Materials, Inc.    Titan Concrete Industries, Inc   USC Atlantic, Inc.    USC Management Co., LLC    USC Payroll, Inc.      

 

26      USC Technologies, Inc.    U.S. Concrete On-Site, Inc.   U.S. Concrete Texas Holdings, Inc.     

 

27      Annex A   Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement   The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a   Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 22, 2013   by and among U.S. Concrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto   and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of itself and the other Initial Purchasers) to be   bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights Agreement.   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of   _______________, 201_.   [GUARANTOR]         By___________________________   Name:   Title:a2ndamendtointercredit11

Exhibit 4.3   SECOND AMENDMENT   TO   INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT   THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated   as of November 22, 2013 (this “Amendment”), amends that certain Intercreditor   Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2010, as amended by the First Amendment to   Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2013 (as amended to date and as further   amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including as   amended hereby, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), by and among Bank of America, N.A.   (“BofA”), as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent   (in such capacity, with its successors and assigns, and as more specifically defined in the   Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Representative”) for the ABL Secured Parties (as   defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”),   as trustee and noteholder collateral agent for the Senior Notes Secured Parties (as defined   below) (in such capacities, with its successors and assigns, and as more specifically   defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Notes Representative” and, together with the   ABL Representative, the “Representatives”), U.S. Concrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation   (the “Borrower”), and each of the other Loan Parties (as defined in the Intercreditor   Agreement). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective   meanings set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.   WHEREAS, the Borrower is issuing 8.500%% Senior Secured Notes due 2018   (the “Senior Notes”) in an offering described in the offering memorandum dated as of   November 19, 2013 (the “Refinancing”), the net cash proceeds of which will be used in   part to redeem and repay in full the $61,112,520 aggregate principal amount of the   Borrower’s outstanding 9.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “2015 Existing   Notes”).   WHEREAS, the 2015 Existing Notes were issued pursuant to that certain   Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2013, by and among the Borrower, as issuer, the   subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as guarantors, and U.S. Bank, as trustee and   noteholder collateral agent for the 2015 Existing Notes Parties (as defined below) (as   amended or supplemented, the “2015 Existing Notes Indenture”).   WHEREAS, the Senior Notes are being issued pursuant to an Indenture, to be   dated as of the date hereof and effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Time (as   defined below), by and among the Borrower, as issuer, the subsidiaries of the Borrower   party thereto as guarantors, and the Notes Representative, as trustee and noteholder   collateral agent (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Senior Notes   Indenture”).  As of the Second Amendment Effective Time, $200,000,000 aggregate   principal amount of the Senior Notes will be issued. The Borrower may issue an   unlimited principal amount of additional Senior Notes under the Senior Notes Indenture,   subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Senior Notes Indenture.   WHEREAS, in connection with the Refinancing and effective as of the Second   Amendment Effective Time, the 2015 Existing Notes Indenture is being discharged, all     

 

obligations owing thereunder are being repaid in full and all of the Liens on the collateral   securing the 2015 Existing Notes and the related guarantees under the 2015 Existing   Notes Indenture and the related security documents are being released.   WHEREAS, the Borrower is a party to that certain Loan and Security Agreement,   dated as of August 31, 2012, as amended as of March 28, 2013, and as amended and   restated as of October 29, 2013, among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the lenders   from time to time parties thereto, and BofA as agent for such lenders (as such may be   amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time,   the “2013 Loan Agreement”).   WHEREAS, the Loan Parties have requested that the Representatives agree to   amend certain provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Representatives have   agreed to do so, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants herein   contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as   follows:   SECTION 1   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO   REFINANCINGS    1.1  The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding   anything to the contrary in the Intercreditor Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i)   the 2013 Loan Agreement is an “ABL Agreement” for all purposes under the   Intercreditor Agreement, and, as of the date hereof, is the only “ABL Agreement” in   existence for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement, and (ii) BofA is the “ABL   Representative” for all purposes under the Intercreditor Agreement.    1.2  The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that, as of the Second   Amendment Effective Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Intercreditor   Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) the Senior Notes Indenture constitutes a   “Replacement Indenture” and an “Indenture” for all purposes under the Intercreditor   Agreement, (ii) upon the consummation of the Refinancing, the 2015 Existing Notes   Indenture no longer constitutes the “Existing Indenture” or an “Indenture” for any   purpose under the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) the Senior Notes Indenture constitutes   the only “Indenture” in existence for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement, and (iv)   U.S. Bank, as trustee and noteholder collateral agent for the “Holders” and the other   “Noteholder Secured Parties,” as such terms are defined in the Senior Notes Indenture   (collectively, the “Senior Notes Secured Parties”), is the “Notes Representative” for all   purposes under the Intercreditor Agreement.    1.3  The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that, effective as the   Second Amendment Effective Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the   Intercreditor Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) the “Holders” and the other   “Noteholder Secured Parties,” as such terms are defined in the 2015 Existing Notes     

 

Indenture (collectively, the “2015 Existing Notes Parties”), shall no longer constitute   “Notes Creditors” or “Notes Secured Parties” under the Intercreditor Agreement, and   shall no longer be beneficiaries of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security   Documents, (ii) the 2015 Existing Notes and the 2015 Existing Notes Indenture shall no   longer constitute “Notes Documents” under the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) the   principal of and interest and premium on all indebtedness under the 2015 Existing Notes   and the 2015 Existing Notes Indenture, if any, and all guarantee obligations, indemnities,   fees, expenses and other amounts payable from time to time pursuant to the 2015   Existing Notes or the 2015 Existing Notes Indenture, if any, shall no longer constitute   “Notes Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement, and (iv) all agreements and other   documents entered into in connection with the 2015 Existing Notes Indenture that   constituted “Notes Security Documents” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) no   longer constitute “Notes Security Documents”, and the “Security Documents” (as defined   in the Senior Notes Indenture) now constitute the “Notes Security Documents” (as   defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).   SECTION 2   AMENDMENTS TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT    2.1  The second recital following the preamble to the Intercreditor Agreement is   hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:   “WHEREAS, Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association are parties to the   Indenture dated as of March 22, 2013 (the “Existing Indenture”), pursuant to   which Borrower issued its 9.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Existing   Notes”) to certain financial institutions and other entities, in exchange for up to all   of Borrower’s 9.5% Convertible Notes due 2015, and such Existing Notes are   guaranteed by the Loan Parties (other than the Borrower);”    2.2  Section 1.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by amending   and restating the final sentence of the definition of the term “ABL Obligations” as   follows:   “Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, if the   sum of the ABL Obligations consisting of, without duplication, (i) the principal   amount of loans under the ABL Agreement and the other ABL Documents, or   under any ABL DIP Financing, and (ii) the aggregate face amount of all   outstanding letters of credit issued or deemed issued under, or otherwise secured   under, the ABL Agreement and the other ABL Documents, or under any ABL   DIP Financing (all such ABL Obligations described in clauses (i) and (ii) above   being collectively referred to herein as the “Capped ABL Obligations”), exceeds   an amount equal to the greater of (X) $192,500,000 and (Y) the Senior Notes   Indenture Borrowing Base (the “ABL Cap Amount”), then the portion of the   Capped ABL Obligations exceeding the ABL Cap Amount (such portion being   referred to herein as the “ABL Excess Amount”), and all interest, premiums,   reimbursement obligations and other amounts in respect of such ABL Excess     

 

Amount, shall be secured by the ABL Security Documents but shall not constitute   “ABL Obligations” for all purposes of this Agreement.”    2.3  Section 1.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by amending   and restating the definition of the term “Indenture” as follows:   “Indenture” means the collective reference to (a) (i) prior to the Second   Amendment Effective Time, the Existing Indenture and (ii) from and after the   Second Amendment Effective Time, the Senior Notes Indenture (as defined in the   Second Amendment), (b) any Additional Indenture and (c) any other credit   agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other   agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness   or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, replace,   refinance or refund in whole or in part the indebtedness and other obligations   outstanding under the Indenture described in clause (a) above, any Additional   Indenture or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause (c) unless   such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and   is not an Indenture hereunder (a “Replacement Indenture”).  Any reference to the   Indenture hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Indenture then extant.”    2.4  Section 1.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by amending   and restating the definition of the term “Notes” as follows:   “‘Notes’ means (i) prior to the Second Amendment Effective Time, the Existing   Notes and (ii) from and after the Second Amendment Effective Time, the Senior   Notes (as defined in the Second Amendment).”    2.5  Section 1.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by adding   therein the following definitions in proper alphabetical order:   “‘Second Amendment’ means the Second Amendment, dated as of November 22,   2013, to this Agreement.”   “‘Second Amendment Effective Time’ means the Second Amendment Effective   Time, as defined in the Second Amendment.”   “Senior Notes Indenture Borrowing Base’ means the “Borrowing Base” as such   term is defined as of the Second Amendment Effective Time in the Senior Notes   Indenture.”    2.6  Section 4.1(d) of the Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by deleting   all references to “Term Loan” therein and replacing such references with “Notes”.    2.7  The Intercreditor Agreement is hereby further amended, mutatis mutandis, as   appropriate to implement the acknowledgements and agreements set forth in Section 1 of   this Amendment.     

 

SECTION 3   AMENDMENTS TO ABL AGREEMENT    3.1  Subject to the terms of this Amendment, including Sections 1.2, 1.3, 3.2 and   3.3 hereof, each of the Loan Parties hereby (i) consents to the Refinancing, this   Amendment, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) confirms its   respective guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests and liens, acknowledgments,   obligations and consents under the ABL Security Documents to which it is a party and   agrees that, notwithstanding the consummation of the Refinancing, the effectiveness of   this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and   thereby, such guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests and liens,   acknowledgments, obligations and consents shall continue to be in full force and effect,   and (iii) ratifies and confirms the ABL Security Documents to which it is a party.    3.2  Section 1.1 of the ABL Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause   (vii) of the definition of “Excluded Property” in its entirety and the immediately   preceding word “and,” and replacing them with the following:   “(vii) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of US Concrete and (viii) the Real Estate   listed on Schedule 10.2.5”    3.3  Section 7.1 of the ABL Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (l)   thereof and redesignating the clauses thereafter in the proper alphabetical order.   SECTION 4   EFFECTIVENESS    4.1  This Amendment shall become effective immediately upon the effectiveness   of the Refinancing (the “Second Amendment Effective Time”).   SECTION 5   MISCELLANEOUS    5.1  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties   hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of   which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed   counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or electronic transmission   shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.    5.2  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE   WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,   EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW   AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT REMEDIES PROVIDED BY THE LAWS   OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ARE   GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.    5.3  All references in the Intercreditor Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”,   “herein”, and similar terms shall mean and refer to the Intercreditor Agreement, as     

 

amended and modified by this Amendment, and all references in other Loan Documents   to “the Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean such agreement as amended and modified by   this Amendment. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a Loan Document.    5.4  The Intercreditor Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby ratified and   confirmed and, except as amended hereby, remains in full force and effect.    5.5  The ABL Representative hereby represents and warrants that it has obtained   all necessary consents of the ABL Secured Parties to this Amendment.   {Signature Pages Follow}        

 

WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be   duly executed by their respective authorized officers to be effective as of the Second   Amendment Effective Time.   BORROWER:    U.S. CONCRETE, INC.   By: /s/ William M. Brown   Name: William M. Brown   Title: Senior Vice President and Chief   Financial Officer                          

 

                                                                                             ABL REPRESENTATIVE:    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.    By: /s/ Hance VanBeber   Name: Hance VanBeber   Title: Senior Vice President     

 

                                                                                                   NOTES REPRESENTATIVE:    U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION   By: /s/ Wally Jones   Name: Wally Jones   Title: Vice President     

 

OTHER LOAN PARTIES:    ALBERTA INVESTMENTS, INC.   ALLIANCE HAULERS, INC.   ATLAS REDI-MIX, LLC   ATLAS-TUCK CONCRETE, INC.   BEALL CONCRETE ENTERPRISES, LLC   BEALL INDUSTRIES, INC.   BEALL INVESTMENT CORPORATION,   INC.   BEALL MANAGEMENT, INC.   EASTERN CONCRETE MATERIALS,   INC.   HAMBURG QUARRY LIMITED   LIABILITY COMPANY   REDI-MIX CONCRETE, L.P.   REDI-MIX GP, LLC   REDI-MIX, LLC   U.S. CONCRETE ON-SITE, INC.   USC PAYROLL, INC.         By: __/s/ Kevin R. Kohutek_____________   Name: Kevin R. Kohutek   Title: President         AMERICAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS,   INC.   BODE CONCRETE LLC   BODE GRAVEL CO.   BRECKENRIDGE READY MIX, INC.   CENTRAL CONCRETE SUPPLY CO.,   INC.   CENTRAL PRECAST CONCRETE, INC.   INGRAM CONCRETE, LLC   KURTZ GRAVEL COMPANY   LOCAL CONCRETE SUPPLY &   EQUIPMENT, LLC   MASTER MIX CONCRETE, LLC   MASTER MIX, LLC   MG, LLC   NYC CONCRETE MATERIALS, LLC   PEBBLE LANE ASSOCIATES, LLC   RIVERSIDE MATERIALS, LLC   SAN DIEGO PRECAST CONCRETE,   INC.     

 

   SIERRA PRECAST, INC.   SMITH PRE-CAST, INC.   SUPERIOR CONCRETE MATERIALS,   INC.   TITAN CONCRETE INDUSTRIES, INC.   USC ATLANTIC, INC.         By: __/s/ Kevin R. Kohutek_____________   Name: Kevin R. Kohutek   Title: Vice President         CONCRETE ACQUISITION IV, LLC   CONCRETE ACQUISITION V, LLC   CONCRETE ACQUISITION VI, LLC   CONCRETE XXXIV ACQUISITION, INC.   CONCRETE XXXV ACQUISITION, INC.   CONCRETE XXXVI ACQUISITION, INC.   U.S. CONCRETE TEXAS HOLDINGS,   INC.   USC MANAGEMENT CO., LLC   USC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.         By: __/s/ Kevin R. Kohutek_____________   Name: Kevin R. Kohutek   Title: Treasurer

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