Document:

Employment Offer Letter between the Registrant and Will Torgerson

 Exhibit 10.17 

 
 

 
 MAXLINEAR, INC. 
 2051 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 100 
 Carlsbad, CA 92011 

November 9, 2012 
 William
Torgerson 
 Subject: Offer of Employment 
 Dear Will: 
 I would like to offer you our heartfelt congratulations on your selection as a final
candidate for a position at MaxLinear. You have met the exacting meritocracy standards of personal and professional achievement to which we hold all our employees. We are truly excited to extend you an offer of employment at MaxLinear as specified
below. Your acceptance of our offer will represent an important milestone in our rapid growth as a fabless, communications IC company. 
 First
and foremost, we immensely value your superior qualities of proven technical competence, and passion for excellence. Your personal attributes are congruent with our cherished EPIC values – “Excellence,
People, Integrity, and Compassion”. Together, with your able partnership, we aim to build a world class IC Company. 
 In our workplace, we foster an environment of risk-taking & reward, along with a relentless focus on customer-driven products. By being true to this principle, we are determined to create a
company with a business model and an organization that will set altogether new and lofty standards in work culture. In addition, MaxLinear will constantly endeavor to uphold its commitment to making “Every working day a lot of
fun”. We thank you for your interest in MaxLinear and look forward to unparalleled success together as partners in the same adventure. 
 Employment Offer 
 I am very pleased to offer you a position with MaxLinear,
Inc. (the “Company”), as Vice President , Global Sales, with work responsibilities in both the Carlsbad and Irvine CA offices. You will report to the CEO, Kishore Seendripu. We are offering you an annualized salary of $230,000 paid
per our established payroll cycle and a one-time sign-on bonus of $25,000 minus all applicable taxes paid on or before December 31, 2102. If you voluntarily leave the company within the first two full years of employment you will be required to
repay to the Company the full amount of the sign-on bonus. 
 In addition you will be eligible for a target annual bonus of up to 50% of your
base salary. Your first eligibility for bonus will be for performance in calendar year 2013 paid in 2014 or semi -annual as described below. The Company will make a recommendation to our Board of Directors (or an authorized committee) to approve an
equity grant of restricted stock units (RSU) with respect to 60,000 shares, subject to the Board or committee’s approval and the vesting described below. 
 As discussed, you and the CEO will create performance milestone goals for the global sales team. Once approved, this sales plan may include a potential of a semi-annual bonus payment. However the overall
annual potential bonus percentage does not change. 
 We will assist you in your relocation to Southern California and offer temporary living
arranged by the Company from your start date through December 31, 2012 and a rental car for the same period. The rental car will be a reimbursed item. You will be responsible for all gas and tolls and will need to provide proof of insurance to
the rental carrier. Your airfare to California will be reimbursed for coach travel. Original receipts will be needed for expense reimbursement. Your initial location will be Carlsbad. It is expected that you will transition to the Irvine office
sometime in early 2013. You will however be required to work out of both facilities as the business needs demand. 

			
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 You will be reimbursed on actual expenses for up to 6 months on the cost of an apartment or other
temporary living facility. Actual expense may not exceed $3,000 per month. This is for temporary living only and not to offset your permanent residency costs. 
 You will receive a one- time relocation allowance of $50,000 minus all applicable taxes paid on or before December 31, 2012. In the event you voluntarily leave the Company prior to the completion of
two full years of employment you will be required to repay the Company the full amount of the relocation allowance. 
 If you decide to join us,
you will receive semi-monthly payments of salary* (effective January 2013 the payroll cycle will change to bi- weekly), minus all applicable taxes, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures and you will also be eligible to
receive certain employee benefits, such as paid time off, participation in our 401K plan, employer contribution towards health insurance premiums, etc. The details of these employee benefits will be explained in greater detail in a subsequent
correspondence. You should note that the Company may modify job titles, salaries, and benefits from time to time as it deems necessary. 

Performance Evaluation Period 
 After the initial three (3) months of employment at MaxLinear, your performance against your job responsibilities will be evaluated by your direct supervisors. After your job performance has been
deemed to be satisfactory, there will be regular follow-up performance evaluations annually or as in accordance with the MaxLinear Employee Handbook. 
 Equity Incentive 
 The Company will recommend that its Board of Directors (or
an authorized committee) approve equity related compensation of RSUs as specified in the compensation proposal above. This equity related compensation will be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and the form of
agreement approved by the Board. Your equity incentive award will be subject to a vesting condition. The award will vest over four years based on your continuing to provide services to the Company. No right to any shares will be earned or accrued
until such time as they have become fully vested. In addition, the grant of equity awards and subsequent vesting will not confer any additional right to continued vesting or employment or modify in any way the “at will” status of the
employment relationship. 
 The Company generally structures RSU vesting to ensure that the vesting dates occur during an open trading window
under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that the trading window will be open when RSUs vest as the Company may close the trading window at any time if it determines appropriate. Twenty five
percent (25%) of the shares subject to RSUs will vest during the first February, May, August, or November to occur following the first anniversary of your employment. For example, if your first date of employment was January 5, 2011,
twenty five percent (25%) of your shares would be expected to vest during February 2012. Thereafter, RSUs will vest on a quarterly basis over the remaining three years, with all vesting dates falling in February, May, August, or November.

 Other Employment Terms 
 The Company is excited about your joining and looks forward to a beneficial and productive relationship. Nevertheless, you should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period
and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or
without notice. We request that, in the event of resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks notice. 

			
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 For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary
evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of the effective date of your employment, or our employment relationship with you may be
terminated. If you anticipate you may have immigration issues, please advise us now so that we may start to investigate those issues prior to your effective date. 
 MaxLinear conducts post offer background checks on all candidates. These are done by a 3rd party vendor. All offers however, are contingent upon successfully completing the required background check which may
include areas such as employment verification, degree verification, civil, criminal and DMV record search. Once begun, the background check may take up to 5 business days to be completed. You will be sent information on this background check process
once you accept the offer of employment with the Company. 
 We also ask that, if you have not already done so, you disclose to the Company any
agreements relating to your prior employment that may affect your eligibility to be employed by the Company or that may limit the manner in which you may be employed. It is our understanding that any such agreements will not prevent you from
performing the duties of your position, and you represent that such is the case. Moreover, you agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business
activity directly related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company. Similarly, you
agree not to bring any third party confidential information to the Company, including that of any former employer, and that in performing your duties for the Company you will not in any way utilize any such information. 

As a condition of your employment, you are also required to sign and comply with an At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention
Assignment and Arbitration Agreement which requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent and other intellectual property rights to any invention made during your employment at the Company, non-disclosure of the Company’s
proprietary information, and arbitration of disputes between you and the Company. Please note that we must receive this signed agreement on or before your effective date. 
 To accept the Company’s employment proposal, please sign and date the Acceptance Form attached to this letter; and, to maintain the confidentiality of compensation information, return a copy
of ONLY the Acceptance Form page to Kate Cook via email at kcook@maxlinear.com. This letter, along with any agreements relating to proprietary rights between you and the Company, sets forth the terms of your employment
with the Company and supersedes any prior representations or agreements including, but not limited to, any representations made during your recruitment, interviews or pre-employment negotiations, whether written or oral. This letter may not be
modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the President of the Company and you. 

			
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 This offer of employment will terminate if it is not accepted, signed and returned by
Approximately 3 Days from Offer, November 9, 2012. We look forward to your favorable reply and to working with you at MaxLinear, Inc. 
 Sincerely, 
 FOR MAXLINEAR, INC. 

/s/ Adam Spice 
 Adam Spice 
 Chief Financial Officer 

/s/ Kathi Guiney 
 Kathi Guiney 
 Vice President, Human Resources 

			
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 OFFER ACCEPTANCE FORM 

The terms of the letter dated November 9, 2012 are agreed to and accepted: 
 Printed Name:                     William G. Torgerson 

Signature:
                            /s/ William G. Torgerson 

Date:
                                    11/9/12 

Anticipated Start Date: 11/12/12 
 Enclosures:
Please initial receipt and review of the following: 

	 	1.	MaxLinear Mission Statement Initials: /s/ WGT 

  

	 	2.	2011 Benefits Guide Initials: /s/ WGTAmendment No. 6 to the Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT NO. 6 
 This Amendment No. 6, dated as of February 6,
2013 (this “Amendment”), to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2007 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 21, 2008, Amendment No. 2 and Consent, dated as of May 13, 2011,
Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 9, 2012, Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 23, 2012, Amendment No. 5, dated as of October 4, 2012, the “Credit Agreement”), among ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto (the
“Lenders”), CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and arrangers parties thereto, is entered into by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the Agents and the New Term B-2 Lenders (as defined below).
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein are used as defined in the Credit Agreement. 
 W I
T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has hereby notified the Administrative Agent and each Term Lender that it intends to incur Specified Refinancing Debt pursuant to Section 2.26(b) of the Credit
Agreement in order to refinance the entire outstanding principal amount of the Term B-2 Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to Sixth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) (the “Existing Term B-2
Loans”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.26(c) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may incur
Specified Refinancing Debt by, among other things, entering into this Amendment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement with Term Lenders agreeing to provide such Specified Refinancing Debt (each such Term Lender agreeing to
provide new Term B-2 Loans (as defined below) and any assignees thereof, are referred to herein as “Term B-2 Lenders); 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that (i) the Lenders party hereto (each, a “New Term B-2 Lender”) and the (ii) Term B-2 Lenders that have executed and
delivered a Lender Consent (as defined below) (each, a “Consenting Term B-2 Lender”) extend credit to the Borrower in the form of Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $793,076,717.65 (the “Term B-2 Loans”;
all of the Term B-2 Loans shall constitute Specified Refinancing Debt referred to herein as the “Term B-2 Facility”); 
 WHEREAS, each New Term B-2 Lender has indicated its willingness to lend such Term B-2 Loans up to the aggregate amount specified on its signature page to this Amendment on the terms and
subject to the conditions herein, the proceeds of which will be used by the Borrower to repay the Existing Term B-2 Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date; 
 WHEREAS, each Consenting Term B-2 Lender that shall have executed and delivered a consent to this Amendment substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (a “Lender
Consent”) indicating the “Rollover Settlement Option” (each, a “Rollover Lender”) shall be deemed to have made a Term B-2 Loan on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the proceeds of which were used to repay such
Lender’s Existing Term B-2 Loans; and 
 WHEREAS, each Consenting Term B-2 Lender that shall have executed
and delivered a Lender Consent indicating the “Assignment Settlement Option” (each, an “Assignment Lender”) has indicated its willingness to accept an Assignment and Assumption of Term B-2 Loans from each New Term B-2
Lender, in an aggregate amount up to such Assignment Lender’s Existing Term B-2 Loans. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	SECTION 1.	TERM B-2 FACILITY. 

 1.1
Term B-2 Loans. Each Rollover Lender hereby agrees to make Term B-2 Loans up to the aggregate amount of the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Existing Term B-2 Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date (as defined in
Section 2 below). Each New Term B-2 Lender hereby agrees to make Term B-2 Loans up to the aggregate amount specified on such New Term B-2 Lender’s signature page to this Amendment on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date. Pursuant to
Section 2.26 of the Credit Agreement, the Term B-2 Loans shall have the terms set forth in this Amendment and in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment). 
 1.2 Applicable Margin; LIBO Rate. The Term B-2 Loans may from time to time be LIBO Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Sections 2.13 of the Credit Agreement. In the case of Term B-2 Loans that are LIBO Rate Loans, the Applicable Margin shall mean a percentage per annum equal to 3.00%. In the case of Term B-2 Loans that are Base Rate Loans, the
Applicable Margin shall mean a percentage per annum equal to 2.00%. 
 1.3 Amortization and Maturity Date. The
Term B-2 Loans of each Term B-2 Lender shall be payable in equal consecutive quarterly installments on the last Business Day of each of December, March, June and September, commencing on the last Business Day of March 2013, in an amount equal to one
quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the aggregate amount of Term B-2 Loans made on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date (as adjusted to reflect any prepayments thereof (other than any Discounted Voluntary Prepayment)), with the remaining balance of Term
B-2 Loans payable on August 7, 2017 (the “Term B-2 Maturity Date”). 
 1.4 Mandatory
Prepayments. The Term B-2 Loans shall be subject to mandatory prepayments on the same terms as Term B-1 Loans as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement and any such prepayments shall be made ratably among the Term B-1 Loans,
Term B-2 Loans and Term B-3 Loans (other than with respect to any Specified Refinancing Debt incurred to refinance any Tranche). Pursuant to Section 2.18(b) of the Credit Agreement, any such mandatory prepayment on account of the Term B-2 Loans
pursuant to Section 2.12 shall be applied to the remaining installments of the Term B-2 Loans as directed by the Borrower. 

1.5 Optional Prepayments. The Term B-2 Loans may be optionally prepaid on the same terms as Term B-1 Loans as set forth in
Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement; provided, that optional prepayment shall be applied ratably among the Term B-1 Loans, Term B-2 Loans and Term B-3 Loans; provided, however, that the Term B-1 Loans and/or the Term B-2
Loans may be optionally prepaid without a ratable prepayment of the Term B-3 Loans. As set forth in Section 2.18(b) of the Credit Agreement, optional prepayments of any Term B-2 Loans shall be applied to the remaining installments of the
Term B-2 Facility as specified by the Borrower. 
 1.6 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Term B-2 Loans shall
be applied toward the payment of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term B-2 Loans and (b) fees, expenses and original issue discount payable in connection with the Term B-2 Loans. 

1.7 Credit Agreement Governs. Effective as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, except as set forth in this Amendment,
(a) the Term B-2 Loans shall have identical terms as the Term B-1 Loans and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions, including any provisions restricting the rights, or 

  
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regarding the obligations, of the Loan Parties or any provisions regarding the rights of the Term Lenders, of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Term B-2 Loans shall
be Specified Refinancing Debt and Specified Refinancing Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, (c) this Amendment shall be a Refinancing Amendment under the Credit Agreement, (d) the definitions of Term B-2 Facility”, “Term B-2
Lenders”, “Term B-2 Loans”, “Term B-2 Maturity Date” in the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows below and (e) the definitions of “Term B-2 Loan Repricing
Transaction” and “Sixth Amendment” as follows below shall hereby be inserted into Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the correct alphabetical order: 
 “Term B-2 Facility”: as defined in the Sixth Amendment. 

“Term B-2 Lenders”: as defined in the Sixth Amendment. 

“Term B-2 Loan Repricing Transaction”: (a) any prepayment or repayment of Term B-2 Loans with the proceeds of, or
any conversion of Term B-2 Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of term loans or Indebtedness incurred for the primary purpose of prepaying, repaying or replacing the Term B-2 Loans and bearing interest with an All-In Yield less than 3.30% and
(b) any amendment to the Term B-2 Loans the primary purpose of which is to reduce the All-In Yield applicable to such Term B-2 Loans; provided, that in no event shall any prepayment, repayment or replacement of Term B-2 Loans in
connection with a Change of Control constitute a Term B-2 Loan Repricing Transaction. 
 “Term B-2 Loans”: as
defined in the Sixth Amendment. 
 “Term B-2 Maturity Date”: as defined in the Sixth Amendment. 

“Sixth Amendment”: Amendment No. 6 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2013, among Holdings, the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party thereto. 
 1.8 Credit Agreement
Amendments. Effective as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the following Section 2.29 shall be inserted into the Credit Agreement: 
 “Section 2.29 Term B-2 Loan Repricing Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Sixth Amendment
Effective Date, the Borrower (a) makes any prepayment of Term B-2 Loans constituting a Term B-2 Loan Repricing Transaction or (b) effects any amendment of this Agreement constituting a Term B-2 Loan Repricing Transaction, the Borrower
shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Term B-2 Lenders, (x) in the case of clause (a), a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the amount of the Term B-2 Loans being prepaid and (y) in the case
of clause (b), a payment equal to 1.00% of the aggregate amount of the applicable Term B-2 Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment.” 
  

	SECTION 2.	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “Sixth Amendment Effective Date”) on which each of the
following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or duly waived: 
 2.1 Certain Documents. The
Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: 

(a) this Amendment, duly executed by each of the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, and each New Term B-2 Lender; 

  
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 (b) Lender Consents duly executed by each Consenting Lender; 

(c) a solvency certificate signed by the chief financial officer on behalf of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit G
of the Credit Agreement; 
 (d) a closing certificate of each Loan Party, substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, with appropriate insertions and attachments; and 
 (e) an executed legal opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP,
counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. 
 2.2 Fees and
Expenses. All fees and reimbursable expenses that have been invoiced as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date that are due and payable to any Person under any engagement letter entered into in connection with this
Amendment shall have been paid in full in immediately available funds. 
 2.3 Representations and
Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below shall be true and correct. 
 2.4 Minimum Refinancing Condition. The aggregate principal amount of the Term B-2 Loans shall not be greater, or less, than the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Term B-2 Loans.

 2.5 USA Patriot Act. The New Term B-2 Lenders and the Consenting Lenders shall have received from each of the
Loan Parties documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act, to the extent
such documentation or other information has been requested in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to Sixth Amendment Effective Date. 
  

	SECTION 3.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

 Each of Holdings and the Borrower, on behalf of itself and each Loan Party, hereby represents and warrants to the Agents and each Lender, with respect to all Loan Parties, as follows: 

3.1 Incorporation of Representations and Warranties from Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, each of the
representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that such representation or warranty is qualified as to materiality, in which case it shall be
true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date; 

3.2 Corporate Power and Authority. Each of Holdings and the Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Borrower, and this Amendment is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Holdings and the Borrower,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general equitable principles; and 
 3.3 Absence of Default. Neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 

  
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	SECTION 4.	LENDER CONSENTS AND WAIVERS. 

 (a) Each Rollover Lender shall be deemed to agree, upon the Sixth Amendment Effective Date that all (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may allocate to such Lender) of its Existing Term B-2
Loans shall constitute Term B-2 Loans under the Credit Agreement, and such Existing Term B-2 Loans shall be deemed repaid in full on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, including for all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and other
compensation owed to such Rollover Lender and due and payable by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and this Amendment. 
 (b) The Existing Term B-2 Loans of each Assignment Lender shall be repaid in full on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, including for all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and other
compensation owed to such Assignment Lender and due and payable by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and this Amendment. Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement to the contrary, each Assignment Lender agrees that it shall be
deemed to have completed an Assignment and Assumption pursuant to Section 10.06 of the Credit Agreement on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and assumed from a Lender designated by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the principal
amount of such repayment (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may allocate to such Lender). 
 (c) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Consenting Lenders waive the payment of any breakage loss or expense under Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement in connection with the repayment of Existing Term B-2 Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective
Date. 
  

	SECTION 5.	MISCELLANEOUS 

 5.1
Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. 
 (a) As of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, each reference in
the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement
(including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder”, “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 

(b) Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and
shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 
 (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, or constitute a waiver or
amendment of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document (as amended hereby) except as and to the extent expressly set forth herein. 

  
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 5.2 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative
Agent for its costs and expenses in connection with this Amendment (and the other Loan Documents delivered in connection herewith) as provided in Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement. 

5.3 Reaffirmation. Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby confirms that the guaranties, security interests and liens
granted pursuant to the Loan Documents continue to guarantee and secure the Obligations as set forth in the Loan Documents and that such guaranties, security interests and liens remain in full force and effect. Each of Holdings and the Borrower
confirms and ratifies its obligations under each of the Loan Documents executed by it after giving effect to this Amendment. 

5.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different 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. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a facsimile copy of an executed signature page hereof
shall constitute receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart of this Amendment. 
 5.5 Governing
Law. This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. 

5.6 Loan Document and Integration. This Amendment is a Loan Document, and together with the other Loan Documents,
incorporates all negotiations of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the final expression and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

5.7 Headings. Section headings contained in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall
not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purposes. 
 5.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by
their respective officers and members thereunto duly authorized, as of the date indicated above. 
  

					
	ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Graziosi

		 	Name:	 	David S. Graziosi
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Chief
		 		 	Financial Officer, Treasurer and
		 		 	Assistant Secretary
	
	ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Graziosi

		 	Name:	 	David S. Graziosi
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 6] 

 
			
	 CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
 [SIGNATURE
PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 6] 

					
	Name of Lender:	 		  	

  

					
	Executing as New Term B-2 Lender:
			
		 	by	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:
	
	For any Institution requiring a second signature line:
			
		 	by	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

  

					
	 Credit Agreement Reference
	  	Aggregate Principal Amount	 
		
	 Term B-2 Loans
	  	$	 	  

  
 [SIGNATURE
PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 6] 

 Exhibit A 
 Lender Consent to Amendment No. 6 
 This Lender Consent (“Lender
Consent”) to Amendment No. 6 (the “Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2007 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 21, 2008, Amendment No. 2 and
Consent, dated as of May 13, 2011, Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 9, 2012, Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 23, 2012, Amendment No. 5, dated as of October 4, 2012, the “Credit Agreement”),
among Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Allison Transmission, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties
thereto, Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and arrangers parties thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Lender Consent have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as
amended by the Amendment). 
 The undersigned hereby irrevocably and unconditionally approves the Amendment and agrees to the following (check
only ONE option): 
 Rollover Settlement Option 
 to deem prepaid 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term B-2 Loans held by such Lender (or such lesser amount allocated to such Lender by the Administrative Agent) with proceeds of a
new Term B-2 Loan in a like principal amount. 
 Assignment Settlement Option 

to have 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the Existing Term B-2 Loans held by such Lender prepaid on the Sixth Amendment
Effective Date and to purchase by assignment new Term B-2 Loans in a like principal amount (or such lesser amount allocated to such Lender by the Administrative Agent). 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Lender Consent to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized signatory as of the      of January, 2013. 

 

	
	  

	as a Term B-2 Lender (insert name of the legal entity)

  

					
			
		 	by	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

 For any Institution requiring a second signature line: 

 

					
			
		 	by	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

  

					
	Name of Fund Manager (if applicable):	 	  
	 	

 Exhibit B 
 FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE 
 CLOSING CERTIFICATE 

OF 

ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC. 
 Pursuant to Section 2.1(d) of Amendment No. 6, dated as of February [    ], 2013 (the “Amendment”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
Amendment and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amendment), to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including but not
limited to, the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), Allison Transmission, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial
institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement as lenders (the “Lenders”), Citicorp North America, Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and arrangers parties thereto, the undersigned
Assistant Secretary of Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies on behalf of the Company as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Eric C. Scroggins is the duly elected and qualified Secretary of the Company and the signature set forth for such officer below is such officer’s true and genuine
signature. 

 The undersigned Secretary of the Company hereby certifies as follows: 

 

	 	1.	Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true and complete copy of a Certificate of Good Standing or the equivalent from the Company’s jurisdiction of organization
dated as of a recent date prior to the date hereof. 

  

	 	2.	Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on
[                    ]. Such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since
their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect and are the only corporate proceedings of the Company now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein. 

 

	 	3.	Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof. 

 

	 	4.	Attached hereto as Annex 4 is a true and complete certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, and such
Articles of Incorporation have not been amended, repealed, modified or restated. 

  

	 	5.	The persons listed on Schedule I hereto are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Company holding the offices indicated next to their respective names on
Schedule I hereto, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names on Schedule I hereto are the true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company
each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party. 

 

	 	6.	Latham & Watkins LLP may rely on this certificate in rendering its opinion. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set our names as of the date set forth
below. 
  

									
		 		 		 	ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.
			
	  
	 		 	  

					
	Name:	 	Eric C. Scroggins	 		 	Name:	 	David S. Graziosi
	Title:	 	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	 		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

 Date: February [    ], 2013 
 [HOLDINGS SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 4 CLOSING CERTIFICATE] 

 Schedule I 
 to Closing Certificate 
  

					
	 NAME
	    	 OFFICE
	 	 SIGNATURE

			
	David S. Graziosi	    	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary	 	  

			
	Eric C. Scroggins	    	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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