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EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of March
7, 2011, by and among CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, a Canadian chartered bank (the “PM
Lender”); CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC., an Ontario corporation and subsidiary of the PM Lender (the
“Copper Lender” and together with the PM Lender, the “Metal Lenders”); BRUSH
ENGINEERED MATERIALS INC., an Ohio corporation (“BEM”); WILLIAMS ADVANCED MATERIALS INC., a
New York corporation (“WAM”); TECHNICAL MATERIALS, INC., an Ohio corporation
(“TMI”); BRUSH WELLMAN INC., an Ohio corporation (“BWI”); ZENTRIX TECHNOLOGIES
INC., an Arizona corporation (“ZTI”); WILLIAMS ACQUISITION, LLC, a New York limited
liability company d/b/a Pure Tech (“Pure Tech”); THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY, INC., a California
corporation (“TFT”); TECHNI-MET, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Techni-Met”); ACADEMY CORPORATION, a New Mexico corporation (“AC”); ACADEMY
GALLUP, LLC, a New Mexico limited liability company (“AG”); and such other Subsidiaries of
BEM who may from time to time become parties by means of their execution and delivery with the
Metal Lenders of a Joinder Agreement under the Consignment Agreement (as defined below). BEM, WAM,
TMI, BWI, ZTI, Pure Tech, TFT, Techni-Met AC, AG and such Subsidiaries are herein sometimes
referred to collectively as the “Customers” and each individually as a “Customer”.

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Metal Lenders and the Customers are parties to a certain Consignment Agreement,
dated as of October 2, 2009, as amended by that certain (i) Amendment No. 1 to Consignment
Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2010, (ii) Omnibus Amendment to Metal Documents, dated as of June
10, 2010, (iii) Amendment No. 3 to Consignment Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, and (iv)
Amendment No. 4 to Consignment Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2010 (as amended, the
“Consignment Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Consignment Agreement as set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for value received and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. Defined Terms. Initially capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment
have the meanings given to such terms in the Consignment Agreement.

     2. Amendments.

     (a) The definition of “Approved Subconsignee Metal” appearing in Section 1 (Definitions) of
the Consignment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the proviso appearing therein.

 

 

     (b) Section 9.23(b) of the Consignment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text
“$20,000,000” appearing therein and replacing such text with “$50,000,000”.

     (c) Section 9.23(c) of the Consignment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text
“$10,000,000” appearing therein and replacing such text with “$20,000,000”.

     3. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Metal Lenders to enter into this
Amendment, each Customer hereby represents and warrants to the Metal Lenders that: (a) such
Customer has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver
this Amendment and to fulfill its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby; (b) the making and performance by such Customer of this Amendment do not and
will not violate any law or regulation of the jurisdiction of its organization or any other law or
regulation applicable to it; (c) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such
Customer and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Customer, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as
the same may be subject to general principles of equity; and (d) on and as of the date hereof,
after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default exists under the Consignment
Agreement.

     4. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed in such State.

     5. Integration of Amendment into Consignment Agreement. The Consignment Agreement, as
amended hereby, together with the other Metal Documents, is intended by the parties as the final,
complete and exclusive statement of the transactions evidenced by the Consignment Agreement. All
prior or contemporaneous promises, agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, are
deemed to be superseded by the Consignment Agreement, as amended hereby, and no party is relying on
any promise, agreement or understanding not set forth in the Consignment Agreement, as amended
hereby. The Consignment Agreement, as amended hereby, may not be amended or modified except by a
written instrument describing such amendment or modification executed by the Customers and the
Metal Lenders. The parties hereto agree that this Amendment shall in no manner affect or impair
the liens and security interests evidenced or granted by the Consignment Agreement or in connection
therewith. Except as amended hereby, the Consignment Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and is in all respects hereby ratified and affirmed.

     6. Expenses. The Customers covenant and agree jointly and severally to pay all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, costs and charges incurred by the Metal Lenders (including
reasonable fees and disbursement of counsel) in connection with the review and implementation of
this Amendment.

     7. Signatures. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in several
counterparts hereof and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts hereof, each of
which shall be an original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

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Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by electronic transmission shall be
effective as an in hand delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their
duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	CUSTOMERS:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BRUSH ENGINEERED MATERIALS INC.	 	WILLIAMS ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Michael C. Hasychak
 
Michael
C. Hasychak
	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michael C. Hasychak
 
Michael
C. Hasychak
	 

	 	Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
	 	 	 	Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TECHNICAL MATERIALS, INC.	 	BRUSH WELLMAN INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Michael C. Hasychak
 
Michael
C. Hasychak
	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michael C. Hayschak 

Michael C. Hasychak

	 

	 	Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
	 	 	 	Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ZENTRIX TECHNOLOGIES INC.	 	WILLIAMS ACQUISITION, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Michael C. Hasychak
 
Michael
C. Hasychak
	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michael C. Hasychak
 
Michael
C. Hasychak
	 

	 	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
	 	 	 	Treasurer
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY, INC.	 	TECHNI-MET, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Gary W. Schiavoni
 
Gary
W. Schiavoni
	 	By:
	 	/s/ Gary W. Schiavoni
 
Gary
W. Schiavoni
	 

	 	Secretary
	 	 	 	Asst. Secretary and Asst. Treasurer
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ACADEMY CORPORATION	 	ACADEMY GALLUP, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Richard W. Sager 

Richard W. Sager

President
	 	By:
	 	 /s/ Richard W. Sager
 
Richard
W. Sager 

Manager
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	METAL LENDERS:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE	 	CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Lydia Vendrasco 

Name: Lydia Vendrasco

Title: Authorized Signatory
	 	By:
	 	/s/ Lydia Vendrasco
 
Name:
Lydia Vendrasco

Title: Authorized Signatory

Signature
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Amendment No. 5 to Consignment AgreementExhibit 4.1

EXHIBIT 4.1

CERTIFICATE OF

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

FOR ATLAS RESOURCES SERIES 28-2010 L.P.

 

 

 

Delaware

The First State

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP OF “ATLAS RESOURCES SERIES 28-2010 L.P.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE
TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 2010, AT 11:30 O’ CLOCK A.M.

	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	
	 	/s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock
 

Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State
	 
	4798852 8100	 	 	AUTHENTICATION: 7866449
	 
	100274941	 	 	DATE: 03-12-10

You may verify this
certificate online at
corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

	•	 	The Undersigned, desiring to form a limited partnership pursuant to the
Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Delaware Code, Chapter 17, does
hereby certify as follows:
	 
	•	 	First: The name of the limited partnership is

ATLAS RESOURCES SERIES 28-2010 L.P.

	•	 	Second: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is

110 S. POPLAR STREET, SUITE 101 in the city of

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801 

The name of the Registered Agent at such address is ANDREW M. LUBIN

	•	 	Third: The name and mailing address of each general partner is as follows:

ATLAS RESOURCES, LLC 
MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER 
WESTPOINT
CORPORATE CENTER ONE
 1550 CORAOPOLIS HEIGHTS ROAD, SUITE
300 
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA 15108

	•	 	In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Limited Partnership as of March 10, 2010.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Atlas Resources, LLC

General Partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	/s/ Karen A. Black
 

Karen A. Black, Vice President —
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Partnership Administration	 	 

	 	 	 
	State of Delaware

	 	 
	Secretary of State
	 	 
	Division of Corporations
	 	 
	Delivered 11:30 AM 03/12/2010
	 	 
	FILED 11:30 AM 03/12/2010
	 	 
	SRV 100274941 — 4798852 FILE
	 	 

 

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