Document:

exv10w2

Exhibit 10.2

SCHEDULE

to the

MASTER AGREEMENT

dated as of

April 4, 2002

between

GOLDMAN SACHS CAPITAL MARKETS, L.P.,

a limited partnership organized

under the law of the State

of Delaware

(“Party A”,)

and

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY,

a Corporation organized under the law of

Delaware

(“Party B”).

Part 1. Termination Provisions.

     (a) “Specified Entity” means in relation to Party A for the purpose of:—

Section 5(a)(v), J. Aron & Company, Goldman Sachs International, Goldman
Sachs&Co.

Section 5(a)(vi), Not Applicable

Section 5(a)(vii), Not Applicable

Section 5(b)(iv), Not Applicable

and in
relation to Party B for the purpose of:-

Section 5(a)(v), Affiliates

 

 

Section 5(a)(vi), Affiliates

Section 5(a)(vii), Affiliates

Section 5(b)(iv), Affiliates

     (b) “Specified Transaction” will have the meaning specified in Section 14.

     (c) Section 5(a)(i)
Failure to Pay or Deliver is hereby amended by deleting in the last
line thereof the word “third” and replacing it with the word “first”.

     (d) (i) Section 5(a)(vi) is hereby amended by deleting in the seventh line
thereof the words “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared.”

          (ii) The “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) as amended above will apply
to Party A and to Party B.

To the extent such provisions apply:—

“Specified Indebtedness” will have the meaning specified in Section 14.

“Threshold
Amount” means U.S. $50,000,000 or its equivalent in another currency.

     (e) Section 5(a)(vii) is hereby amended by: (i) adding in Clause (1) thereof (third line)
after the word “merger” and before the closed parenthetical the words “or, in the case of Party
A, any Credit Support Provider of Party A, or any applicable  Specified Entity of Party A (as the
case may be), reconstitution, incorporation, or admission or withdrawal of a partner”; and (ii)
adding in Clause (5) (fourteenth line) thereof after the word “merger” and before the closed
parenthetical the words “or, in the case of Party A, any Credit Support Provider of Party A, or
any applicable Specified Entity of Party A (as the case may be), reconstitution or incorporation”.

     (f) Section 5(a)(viii) is hereby amended by deleting the introductory paragraph in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:—

The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party consolidates or amalgamates with, or
merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets to, or reorganizes,
incorporates, reincorporates, or reconstitutes into or as, another entity and, at the time
of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, transfer, reorganization, incorporation,
reincorporation, or reconstitution:—

     (g) Section 5(b)(iv)
is hereby amended by: (i) deleting in the fourth line thereof
the

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words “another entity” and replacing them with the words “or reorganizes, incorporates,
reincorporates, or reconstitutes into or as, another entity or X, such Credit Support Provider,
or such Specified Entity, as the case may be, effects a
recapitalization, liquidating dividend,
leveraged buy-out, other similar highly-leveraged transaction,
redemption of indebtedness, or stock buy-back or similar call on equity”; (ii) deleting in the fifth line thereof the words “the resulting,
surviving or transferee” and replacing them with the words “X or any resulting, surviving,
transferee, reorganized, or recapitalized”; and (iii) deleting in the seventh line thereof the
words “its successor or transferee” and replacing them with the words “any resulting, surviving,
transferee, reorganized, or recapitalized entity”.

     (h) The “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) as amended above
will apply to Party A and to Party B.

     (i) The “Automatic Early Termination “ provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party
A and will not apply to Party B.

     (j) Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e):-

(i) Loss will apply.

(ii) The Second Method will apply.

     (k) “Termination
Currency” means United States Dollars.

Part 2. Tax Representations.

          (a) Payer
Representations. For purposes of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B each
make the following representation:—

It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction
or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party
under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any
representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f)
of this Agreement, (ii) the
satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement
and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to
Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and
(iii) the satisfaction of the
agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it
shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on Clause (ii) and
the other party does not deliver a form or document under
Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.

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     (b)
Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement,
Party B makes the following representations:

It is a United States person within the meaning of Section 770l(a)(30) of the Internal
Revenue Service code of 1986, as amended.

Part
3. Agreement to Deliver Documents.

     For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii), each party agrees to deliver the
following documents, as applicable:—

(a) Tax
forms, documents, or certificates to be delivered are:—

Party A
agrees to complete, execute, and deliver to Party B, United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9 or any successor of such form: (i) as of the
date of this Agreements; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Party B; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such forms
previously provided by Party A has become obsolete or incorrect.

Party B agrees to complete, execute, and deliver to Party A, United States Internal
Revenue Service Forms 4224, W-8 and 1001, or any successor of such forms: (i) as of the date of
this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Party A; and (iii) promptly upon
learning that any such forms previously provided by Party B has
become obsolete or incorrect.

(b) Other documents to be delivered are:—

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Party	 	 	 	Date by	 	 
	required	 	 	 	which	 	Covered by
	to deliver	 	Form /Document/	 	to be	 	Section 3(d)
	document	 	Certificate	 	delivered	 	Representation
	Party A

	 	Power of Attorney with respect to Party A
	 	At execution of this Agreement
	 	Yes
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Party A

	 	Guaranty of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman Group”)
	 	At execution of this Agreement
	 	No
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Party A

	 	Annual Statement of Financial Condition of Goldman Group
	 	Promptly following demand by Party B
	 	Yes

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	Party	 	 	 	Date by	 	 
	required	 	 	 	which	 	Covered by
	to deliver	 	Form /Document/	 	to be	 	Section 3(d)
	document	 	Certificate	 	delivered	 	Representation
	Party A

	 	Quarterly Statement of Financial Condition of Goldman Group
	 	Promptly following demand by Party B
	 	Yes
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Party B

	 	Certified incumbency certificate or other evidence of
authority and specimen signatures with respect to
Party B and its signatories
	 	At execution of this Agreement
	 	Yes
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Party B

	 	Annual Financial Statement of Party B
	 	Promptly following demand by Party A provided,
however, such demand may not be made less than
90 days after the end of the most recent
fiscal year
	 	Yes
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Party B

	 	Quarterly Financial Statement of Party B
	 	Promptly following demand by Party A provide, however,
such demand may not be
made less than 45 days after the end of
the most recent fiscal quarter
	 	Yes

Part 4. Miscellaneous.

(a) Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a):—

Address
for notices or communications to Party A:—

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Address: 85 Broad Street

      New York, New York 10004

Attention: Capital Markets Group

Telex
No.: 421344 Answerback: GOLSAX

Facsimile

No.: 212-902-0996 Telephone No.: 212-902-1000

Electronic Messaging System Details: None.

With a copy to:

Address: 85 Broad Street

     New York, New York 10004

Attention: Treasury Administration

Telex No.: 421344 Answerback: GOLSAX

Facsimile No.: 212-902-3325 Telephone No.: 212-902-1000

Electronic Message System Details: None.

Address
for notices or communications to Party B:—

Address:
7800 Stemmons Freeway

     Dallas, Texas 75247

Attention: William Larson

Facsimile
No.: (214) 659-5890 Telephone No.: (214) 689-4325

Electronic Messaging System Details: None

     (b) Process
Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c):—

     Party
A appoints as its Process Agent:

Goldman,
Sachs & Co.

85 Broad Street

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New York, New York 10004

Attention: Legal Department

Telex: 421344 Answerback: GOLSAX

Facsimile No.: 212-902-4140/3876

Telephone No.: 212-902-1000

Party B
appoints as its Process Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City, County, and State of
New York: Not applicable

     (c) Offices: Multibranch Parties.

     (i) The provisions of Section 10(a) will be applicable.

     (ii) For
the purpose of Section 10(c):—

Party A is not a Multibranch Party.

Party B is not a Multibranch Party.

     (d) Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is Party A, unless
otherwise specified in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant
Transaction.

     (e) Credit
Support Document. Details of any Credit Support Document, each of
which are incorporated by reference in, and made part of, this Agreement
and each Confirmation (unless provided otherwise in a Confirmation)
as if set forth in full in this Agreement or such Confirmation:-

     (i) Guaranty dated the date hereof by Goldman Group in favor of Party B as
beneficiary thereof.

     (f) Credit Support Provider.

     (i) Credit
Support Provider means in relation to Party A, Goldman Group.

     (g) Governing
Law. This Agreement and each Confirmation will be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the law of the State of New York (without
reference to its choice of law doctrine).

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     (h) Jurisdiction.
Section 13(b) is hereby amended by: (i) deleting in the second
line of Subparagraph (i) thereof the word “non-”;  and (ii) deleting the final
paragraph thereof.

     (i) Netting of Payments, Subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will not apply to
Transactions with effect from the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in Section 2(c), unless otherwise agreed by the
parties in writing, the netting
provided for in Section 2(c) will not apply separately to any pairing of branches or offices
through which the parties make and receive payments or deliveries. as a result, all
payments due from one party (regardless of the branch or office) and all payments due from the
other party (regardless of the branch or office) will be subject to netting if such payments
are due on the same date.

     (j) “Affiliate” will have the meaning specified in Section 14; provided, however, that for
purposes of Section 3(c), such term shall only refer to any Credit Support Provider of the
party and/or any party that is a Specified Entity for Bankruptcy.

Part 5. Other Provisions.

     (a) Accuracy
of Specified Information. Section 3(d) is hereby amended by adding in
the third line thereof after the word “respect” and before
the period the words “or, in the
case of audited or unaudited financial statements or balance sheets, a fair
presentation of the financial condition of the relevant person.”

     (b) Transfer. Section 7 is replaced in its entirety by the following:

“Subject
to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or
under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either
party without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be
arbitrarily withheld or delayed, except that:

     (a) a
party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation
or amalgamation with, or merger into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to or
reorganization, incorporation, reincorporation, or reconstitution into or as, another entity (but
without prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement);

     (b) a
party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any
amount payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e); and

     (c) in
addition to, and not in lieu of, the preceding transfer rights, Party
A may, without
recourse, transfer this Agreement (in whole and not in part only) to any of Party A’s United
States Affiliates, provided that:

(i) Equivalent
Creditworthiness: Goldman Group (or another entity with a credit
rating
at

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least equal to that of Goldman Group) must guarantee such transferred obligations of
the transferee pursuant to a guaranty in substantially the form of the guaranty of Goldman
Group specified in this Agreement, or such transferee must have a credit rating at least
equal to that of Goldman Group:

(ii) No Gross-up:
Party B will not be required to pay to the transferee an amount in
respect
of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest
under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii), or 6(e)) greater than the amount in respect of which Party
B would have been required to pay to Party A in the absence of such transfer;

(iii) No
Withholding: Party B will not, receive a payment from which an amount has been
withheld or deducted, on account of a Tax under Section 2(d)(i) (except in respect of
interest under Section 2(e), (6)(d)(ii), or 6(e)), in excess of that which Party A would have
been required to so withhold or deduct in the absence of such transfer, unless the
transferee would be required to make additional payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(4)
corresponding to such withholding or deduction;

(iv) Not
Unlawful: It does not become unlawful for either
party to perform any obligation under this Agreement as a result
of such transfer; and

(v) No Event of Default: an Event of Default does not occur as a result of such
transfer.

With respect to the results described in Clauses (ii) and (iii) above, Party A will cause the
transferee to make, and Party B will make, such reasonable Payer Tax Representations
and Payee Tax Representations as may be manually agreed upon by the transferee and Party B in
order to permit such parties to determine that such results will not occur upon or after the
transfer.

(c) Reference Market-makers. The definition of “Reference Market-makers” in Section
14 is hereby amended by adding in the fourth line thereof after the word “credit” the words
“or to enter into transactions similar in nature to Transactions”.

     (d) Definitions and Addenda. This Agreement, each Confirmation, and each Transaction
are subject to the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the “Definitions”).

     (e) Confirmations. On or promptly following the Trade Date or other transaction date of each
Transaction, Party A will send to Party B a Confirmation. Party B will promptly thereafter

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confirm the accuracy of (in the manner required by Section 9(e)), or request the correction
of, such Confirmation (in the latter case, indicating how it believes the terms of such
Confirmation should be correctly stated and such other terms which should be added  to or deleted
from such Confirmation to make it correct).

     (f) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement, or the application
thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in
part) for any reason, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall
continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid or
unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express,
without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this
Agreement and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will not substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of the parties to this Agreement;
provided, however, that this
severability provision shall not be applicable if any provision of Section 2, 5, 6, or 13 (or any
definition or provision in Section 14 to the extent it relates to, or is used in or in connection
with any such Section) shall be so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

     (g) Section 6 Early Termination is hereby amended by adding the following:

“(f) Set-off. Any amount (the “Early
Termination Amount”) payable to one party (the Payee) by the other party (the Payer) under
Section 6(e), in circumstances where there is a Defaulting Party or one Affected Party in the case
where a Termination Event under Section 5(b)(iv) has occurred, will, at the option of the party
(“X”) other than the Defaulting Party or the Affected Party (and without prior notice to the
Defaulting Party or the Affected Party), be reduced by its set-off against any amount(s) (the
“Other Agreement Amount”) payable (whether at such time or in the future or upon the occurrence of
a contingency) by the Payee to the Payer (irrespective of the currency, place of payment or booking
office of the obligation) under any other agreement(s) between the Payee and the Payer or
instrument(s) or undertaking(s) issued or executed by one party to, or in favor of, the other party
(and the Other Agreement Amount will be discharged promptly and in all respects to the extent it is
so set-off). X will give notice to the other party of any set-off so effected under this Section
6(f).

For this purpose, either the Early Termination Amount or the Other Agreement Amount (or the
relevant portion of such amounts) may be converted by X into the currency in which the other is
denominated at the rate of exchange at which such party would be able, acting in a reasonable
manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency.

If an obligation is unascertained, X may in good faith estimate that obligation and set-off in
respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the
obligation is ascertained.

Nothing in this Section 6(f) shall be effective to create a charge or other security interest. This
Section 6(f) shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of set-off, combination of

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accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether
by operation of law, contract or otherwise).”

     (h) Agreements: Furnish Specified Information. Section 4(a) is hereby amended by adding at
the end thereof the following paragraph:-

     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(a), the parties agree that,
pursuant to the terms of the Power of Attorney with respect to Party A referred to
in Part 3(b) of this Schedule, any one or more of the officers of Party A’s general partner
who has been designated as an agent and attorney-in-fact of Party A will so deliver to
Party B or such government or taxing authority the specified or requested forms, documents,
or certificates; provided, however, that in the event the requested form, document, or
certificate as delivered in the manner set forth in this paragraph fails to satisfy the
requirements of law at any time, such failure will not be deemed a breach or violation of
this Section 4(a) or any other provision of this Agreement.

     (i) Credit Support Default. Subparagraph (3) of Section 5(a)(iii) is hereby amended by adding
in the second line thereof after the word “Document” and before the semicolon the words “(or such
action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to
operate it or act on
its behalf)”.

     (j) Escrow. If, by reason of the time difference between the cities in which payments or
deliveries are to be made under Section 2(a)(i) or otherwise, it is not possible for simultaneous
payments or deliveries to be made on any date on which both parties are required to make payments
or deliveries hereunder, either party may at its option and in its sole discretion notify
the other party that payments or deliveries on such date are to be made in escrow. In such case,
the deposit of the
payment or delivery due earlier on that date must be made by 2:00 p.m. (local time at the
place for the earlier payment or delivery) on that date with an escrow agent that is a commercial
bank, independent of either party, with a minimum net worth of US $100,000,000 or its equivalent in
another currency, selected by such notifying party, accompanied by irrevocable payment or
delivery instructions (i) to release the deposited payment or delivery to the intended recipient
upon receipt by the escrow agent of the required deposit of the corresponding payment or delivery
from the other party on the same date accompanied by irrevocable payment or delivery instructions
to the same effect, or (ii) if the required deposit of the corresponding payment or delivery is
not made on that same date, to return the payment or delivery deposited to the party that paid or
delivered into escrow. The notifying party must pay the costs of the escrow arrangements and shall
cause those arrangements to provide that (A) in the case of a payment obligation under Section
2(a)(i), the intended recipient of the payment due to be deposited first shall be entitled to
interest on that deposited payment for each day in the period of its deposit at the rate offered
by the escrow agent for that day for overnight deposits in the relevant currency in the office
where it holds the deposited
payment (at 11:00 a.m. local time on that day) if the payment is not released by 5:00 p.m. local
time on the date it is deposited for any reason other than the intended recipient’s
failure to make the

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escrow deposit it was required to make in a timely manner, and (B) in the case of a
delivery
Obligation under Section 2(a)(i), the intended recipient of the delivery due to be deposited first
shall
be entitled to compensation as and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or
elsewhere in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed upon by the parties if the deposited
delivery is
not released by 5:00 p.m. local time on the date it is deposited for any reason other than the
Intended recipient’s failure to make the escrow deposit it was required to make in a timely manner.

     (k) Additional Representations. Section 3 is hereby amended by adding the following
additional Subsections:

     (g) No Agency. It is entering into this Agreement and each Transaction
as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or
otherwise).

     (h)
Eligible Contract Participant. It is an “eligible
contract participant” as defined in the U.S. Commodity
Exchange Act.

     (i) No Reliance. In connection with the negotiation of, the entering
into, and the confirming of the execution of, this Agreement, 
any Credit Support Document to which it is a party, and each
Transaction: (i) the other
party is not acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment advisor for
it; (ii) it is not relying upon any representations (whether written or
oral) of the other party other than the representations expressly set forth
in this Agreement and in such Credit Support Document; and (iii) it has
consulted with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment,
financial, and accounting advisors to the extent it has deemed necessary,
and it has made its own investment, hedging, and trading decisions
based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisors
as it has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other
party.

     (j) Financial Institution. Solely with respect to Party A,
it is a “financial institution” as defined in the FDIC Improvement Act of
1991 and Regulation EE promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board thereunder.

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(l) EMU, Unless specifically agreed otherwise in the Confirmation of a Transaction, the
parties agree to be bound by the provisions of the ISDA EMU Protocol and
Annexes 1 to 5 thereto published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) on May 6, 1998 (the “Protocol”), which definitions and
provisions are deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, to the same extent as
if the parties had, in accordance with the terms of the Protocol, taken all necessary
steps to be bound by its provisions, including executing and effectively
delivering Adherence Letters to ISDA on or before September 30, 1998 specifying all
Annexes as being applicable.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified
below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GOLDMAN SACHS CAPITAL MARKETS, L.P.
	 

	 	By:
	 	Goldman Sachs Capital
	 

	 	 	 	Markets, L.L.C.,
	 

	 	 	 	General Partner

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                     /s/ John Eisenberg
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Eisenberg 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director

	 
	 	 	Date:  	 4/4/02 

	 
	 	Commercial Metals Company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ William B. Larson
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	William B. Larson 	 
	 	 	Title:  	VP & CFO

	 
	 	 	Date:  	 4/4/02 
	 

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Exhibit 10.3

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | One New York Plaza | New York, New York 10004

Tel: 212-902-1000

GENERAL GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

This General Guarantee Agreement, dated December 1, 2008 (this “Guarantee”), is made by
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the “Guarantor”), a corporation duly organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware, in favor of each person (each, a “Party”) to whom Goldman Sachs Bank USA,
a New York state-chartered bank (as successor-in-interest to Goldman Sachs Bank USA, a Utah
Corporation) and a subsidiary of the Guarantor (the “Company”), may owe any Obligations (as
defined below) from time to time. In this Guarantee, the “Company” shall also mean any banking
subsidiary of the Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter formed, that succeeds to the
business of Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

1. Guarantee. For value received, the Guarantor hereby unconditionally and, subject to the
provisions of paragraphs number six and seven, irrevocably guarantees to each Party, the complete
payment when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, of all payment obligations, whether now
in existence or hereafter arising (other than non-recourse payment obligations) of the Company,
including, without limitation, all payment obligations (other than non-recourse payment
obligations) in connection with any deposit, loan, letter of credit or similar borrowing or
lending obligation or arising under any swap, futures, option, forward or other derivative
instrument (the “Obligations”); provided, however, that, with respect to any Party, “Obligations”
shall not include any payment obligations, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, of the
Company in connection with any certificate of deposit of the Company if such Party is an
Unaffiliated Broker or has purchased such certificate of deposit from an Unaffiliated Broker, in
each case whether the Unaffiliated Broker acts as agent or principal, whether the purchase occurs
in connection with the original issuance or any subsequent transaction and whether the issuance
or purchase of such certificate of deposit occurred or will occur at any time in the past or
future. “Unaffiliated Broker” means any broker, dealer or other financial intermediary other than
Goldman, Sachs & Co. or any of its affiliates. This Guarantee is one of payment and not of
collection.

2. Waiver of Notice, etc. Except as may be required by the contract, agreement or instrument
creating the Obligations, the Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee and
notice of the Obligations, and waives proof of reliance, diligence, presentment, demand for
payment, protest, notice of dishonor or non-payment of the Obligations, suit, and the taking of
any other action by any Party against, and any other notice to, the Company, the Guarantor or
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3. Nature of Guarantee. This Guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and
unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of any
Obligation or right of offset with respect thereto at any time and from time to time held by any
Party or (b) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the
Company or the Guarantor) which might constitute an equitable or legal discharge of the Company for
the Obligations, or of the Guarantor under this Guarantee, in bankruptcy or in any other instance;
provided, however, that under no circumstances will the Guarantor be liable to any Party hereunder
for any amount in excess of the amount which the Company actually owes to such Party and that the
Guarantor may assert any defense to payment available to the Company, other than those arising in a
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

A Party may at any time and from time to time without notice to or consent of the Guarantor and
without impairing or releasing the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder: (1) agree with the
Company to make any change in the terms of the Obligations; (2) take or fail to take any action of
any kind in respect of any security for any obligation or liability of the Company to such Party,
(3) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company or others in respect of the
Obligations; or (4) compromise or subordinate the Obligations. Any other suretyship defenses are
hereby waived by the Guarantor.

4. Reinstatement. The Guarantor further agrees that this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or
be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the
Obligations, or interest thereon is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by such
Party upon the bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or reorganization of the Company.

5. Subrogation. The Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may acquire hereunder by way of
subrogation, as a result of a payment hereunder, until all due and unpaid Obligations to such Party
shall have been paid in full. Any amount paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding
sentence shall be held by Guarantor for the benefit of such Party and shall forthwith be paid to
such Party to be credited and applied to the due and unpaid Obligations. Subject to the foregoing,
upon payment of all such due and unpaid Obligations, the Guarantor shall be subrogated to the
rights of such Party against the Company with respect to such Obligations, and such Party agrees to
take at the Guarantor’s expense such steps as the Guarantor may reasonably request to implement
such subrogation.

6. Amendment and Termination. This Guarantee may be amended or terminated, as to one Party, all
Parties or a group of specified Parties and as to one Obligation, all Obligations or specified
Obligations, at any time by (i) issuance by the Guarantor of a press release reported by the Dow
Jones News Service, the Associated Press or a comparable national news service, or (ii) written
notice signed by the Guarantor, with such amendment or termination effective with respect to a
Party on the opening of business on the fifth New York business day after earlier of the issuance
of such press release or the receipt of such written notice, as applicable; provided, however, that
no such amendment or termination may adversely affect the rights of any Party relating to

 

 

any Obligations incurred prior to the effectiveness of such amendment or termination; provided
further, that any such amendment or termination may become effective as to one Party whether
or not it becomes effective with respect to another Party.

7. Assignment. The Guarantor may not assign its rights nor delegate its obligations under this
Guarantee with respect to a Party, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of such
Party, and any purported assignment or delegation absent such consent is void, except for an
assignment and delegation of all of the Guarantor’s rights and obligations hereunder in whatever
form the Guarantor determines may be appropriate to a partnership, corporation, trust or other
organization in whatever form that succeeds to all or substantially all of the Guarantor’s assets
and business and that assumes such obligations by contract, operation of law or otherwise. Upon any
such delegation and assumption of obligations, the Guarantor shall be relieved of and fully
discharged from all obligations hereunder, whether such obligations arose before or after such
delegation and assumption.

8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
GUARANTOR AGREES TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, OVER ANY DISPUTES ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has duly executed this Guarantee as of the day and year first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Elizabeth E. Beshel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Elizabeth E. Beshel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer

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