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Fourth Supplemental Indenture relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures

 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 
  
  
 FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 Dated as of November     , 2008 

Supplementing the Subordinated Indenture dated as of April 11, 2003, 
 as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated April 11, 2003, 
 as supplemented by the Second
Supplemental Indenture dated July 1, 2008, 
 as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated
November     , 2008, 
 among 
 Countrywide Financial Corporation (formerly Red Oak Merger Corporation), 
 Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

 and 
 The Bank of New York Mellon
(formerly The Bank of New York), as trustee. 

 THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November     ,
2008 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), is made by and among BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Issuer”), COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., a New York corporation (“Guarantor”), and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (formerly The Bank of New York), a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture referred to herein. 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, Issuer, Guarantor, Countrywide Financial
Corporation (formerly Red Oak Merger Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) and the Trustee are parties to a Subordinated Indenture dated as of April 11, 2003, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture
dated April 11, 2003, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated July 1, 2008, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture (“Third Supplemental Indenture”) dated
November     , 2008 (collectively, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of Debt Securities; 
 WHEREAS, there is outstanding under the terms of the Indenture one or more series of Debt Securities (the “Securities”); 
 WHEREAS, Issuer and Guarantor entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated November     , 2008 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Guarantor will sell to Issuer
substantially all of Guarantor’s assets (the “Asset Purchase”); 
 WHEREAS, the Asset Purchase will be consummated on
November     , 2008; 
 WHEREAS, Section 10.03(1) of the Indenture provides that in the case of a
conveyance or transfer of substantially all of Guarantor’s assets to another corporation, the acquiring corporation shall expressly assume by supplemental indenture all the obligations and covenants under the Securities and the Indenture to be
performed and observed by Guarantor; 
 WHEREAS, Section 9.01(a) of the Indenture provides that Issuer and Guarantor, with the
authorization of their respective Boards of Directors, and the Trustee may amend the Indenture without notice to or consent of any holders of the Securities to evidence the succession to Guarantor of a corporation that has acquired by conveyance or
transfer substantially all of Guarantor’s assets and the assumption by the acquiring corporation of the obligations and covenants of Guarantor under the Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, in connection with the execution of the Third Supplemental Indenture, Issuer expressly assumed all of the Corporation’s obligations and covenants pursuant to the Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, Issuer wishes to assume all of Guarantor’s obligations and covenants pursuant to the Indenture; 

 WHEREAS, the Corporation and Guarantor agreed on a joint and several basis to make guarantee
payments and certain other payments set forth in the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 11, 2003 by and among the Corporation, Guarantor and the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Securities (the
“Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, Issuer wishes to assume all of Guarantor’s responsibilities
and obligations under the Indenture and the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, this Fourth Supplemental Indenture
has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of Issuer, Guarantor and the Corporation; 
 WHEREAS,
the Trustee has determined that this Fourth Supplemental Indenture is satisfactory to it in form; and 
 WHEREAS, all things necessary
to make this Fourth Supplemental Indenture a valid indenture and agreement according to its terms have been done. 
 NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of these premises, Issuer, Guarantor, the Corporation and the Trustee agree as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities: 
 ARTICLE I 
 ASSUMPTION BY SUCCESSOR CORPORATION 
 AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS 
 SECTION 1.1 Assumption of the Guarantees. 
 (a) Issuer hereby represents and warrants that: 
 (i) it is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is acquiring substantially all of
Guarantor’s assets pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement; and 
 (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Fourth Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of Issuer. 
 (b) Issuer hereby expressly assumes the
Guarantees endorsed on the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part of Guarantor to be performed or observed. 
 (c) Issuer is hereby substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Guarantor under the Indenture, as if Issuer had been originally named as the guarantor. 
  

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 (d) Guarantor is hereby discharged and released from all of its obligations and covenants under the
Indenture and the Securities. 
 SECTION 1.2 Assumption of the Guarantee Agreement. 
 (a) Issuer hereby assumes and is substituted for the Guarantor under the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement and agrees to perform all of
Guarantor’s obligations and responsibilities under the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement. 
 (b) The Guarantor is hereby
discharged and released from all of its obligations and covenants under the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement. 
 SECTION 1.3 Name
in Guarantee Agreement. Effective November     , 2008, the name of Guarantor, as the successor corporation under the Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement, shall be “Bank of America Corporation.”

 SECTION 1.4 Trustee’s Acceptance. The Trustee hereby accepts this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same
under the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. 
 ARTICLE II 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 SECTION 2.1 Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the
later to occur of (i) the execution and delivery of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture by the Corporation, Issuer, Guarantor and the Trustee and (ii) the effective time of the Asset Purchase, the Indenture shall be supplemented in
accordance herewith, and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound thereby.

 SECTION 2.2 Indenture Remains in Full Force and Effect. Except as supplemented hereby, all provisions in the Indenture shall remain
in full force and effect. 
 SECTION 2.3 Indenture and Supplemental Indenture Construed Together. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture
is an indenture supplemental to and in implementation of the Indenture, and the Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth be read and construed together. 
 SECTION 2.4 Confirmation and Preservation of Indenture. The Indenture as supplemented by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture is in all respects
confirmed and preserved. 
 SECTION 2.5 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture
limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision of the Trust Indenture Act (the “TIA”) that is required under the TIA to be part of and govern any provision of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the provision of the TIA shall 

  

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control. If any provision of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, the
provision of the TIA shall be deemed to apply to the Indenture as so modified or to be excluded by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be. 
 SECTION 2.6 Severability. In case any provision in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 
 SECTION 2.7 Terms Defined in the Indenture. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture. 
 SECTION 2.8 Addresses for Notice, etc., to Issuer and Trustee.
Any notice or demand which by any provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the holders of Securities to or on Issuer may be given in the manner specified in
the Indenture to the following address: 
 Bank of America Corporation 
 Bank of America Corporate Center 
 100 North
Tryon Street 
 NC1-007-07-13 
 Corporate Treasury Division 
 Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 
 Telephone: (980) 387-3776 
 Facsimile:
(980) 387-8794 
 Attention: B. Kenneth Burton, Jr. 
 Together with a copy to: 
 Bank of America Corporation 
 Legal Department 
 NC1-002-29-01 

101 South Tryon Street 
 Charlotte, North
Carolina 28255 
 Telephone: (704) 386-4238 
 Facsimile: (704) 386-1670 
 Attention: Teresa M. Brenner, Esq. 
 SECTION 2.9 Headings. The Article and Section headings of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only,
are not to be considered part of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. 
  

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 SECTION 2.10 Benefits of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, etc. Nothing in this Fourth Supplemental
Indenture or the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and thereto and their successors hereunder and thereunder and the holders of the Securities, any benefit of any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under the Indenture, this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or the Securities. 
 SECTION 2.11 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of
the Trustee. In entering into this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee, whether
or not elsewhere herein so provided. 
 SECTION 2.12 Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 
 SECTION 2.13
Governing Law. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in said State. 
 SECTION 2.14 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals. The recitals contained herein (other than the twelfth recital) shall be taken as the statements
of the Corporation, the Issuer or Guarantor, as the case may be, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

 [Signature Pages Follow] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed
as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	 ISSUER:

	
	Bank of America Corporation
		
	By:	 	  

		 	B. Kenneth Burton, Jr.
		 	Senior Vice President

  

 Fourth Supplemental Indenture 
 Signature Page 1 of 3 

			
	 GUARANTOR:

	
	Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Anne D. McCallion
		 	Senior Managing Director and Chief
		 	Financial Officer

  

 Fourth Supplemental Indenture 
 Signature Page 2 of 3 

			
	 THE TRUSTEE:

	
	The Bank of New York Mellon
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Rafael E. Miranda
		 	Vice President

  

 Fourth Supplemental Indenture 
 Signature Page 3 of 3Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement

 Exhibit 10.6 
 BOLT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT 
 THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of
                         (the “Effective Date”), by and between Bolt Technology Corporation, a
Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), and Raymond M. Soto (the “Participant”). 
 WHEREAS, the
Participant is an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries or a director of the Company and in connection therewith has rendered services for and on behalf of the Company and/or its subsidiaries; and 
 WHEREAS, in recognition of the prior contributions made by the Participant and to provide the Participant with an additional incentive to use maximum
efforts for the future success of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company desires to grant to the Participant, and the Participant desires to accept from the Company, an award of the common stock, without par value, of the Company (the
“Common Stock”) pursuant to the Bolt Technology Corporation Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (as it may be further amended from time to time, the “Plan”), subject to certain
restrictions for the benefit of the Company, and upon such other terms and conditions, set forth in this Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the
Company and the Participant agree as follows: 
 1. Restricted Stock Award. The Company hereby offers to issue to the Participant
                         shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) subject to the restrictions and on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Award”). Unless this offer is earlier revoked in writing by the Company, the Participant shall have ten (10) days from the date of the delivery of this Agreement to the
Participant to accept the offer of the Company by executing and delivering to the Company two copies of this Agreement, without condition or reservation of any kind whatsoever, and pay the full purchase price, if any, for said Shares to the Company
in the manner set forth in this Agreement. 
 2. Purchase Price. The purchase price to purchase the Shares is
             ($            ). 
 3. Restriction on the Shares. 
 (a) Period of Restriction. Except as otherwise set forth
herein, all the Shares issued to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to a period of restriction (the “Period of Restriction”) during which the Participant’s rights in and to such Shares shall be subject
to the limitations and obligations set forth in this Section 3. 

 (b) Lapse of Period of Restriction. The Period of Restriction shall lapse as to a percentage of
the Shares in accordance with the schedule set forth below based upon the period of time of the Participant’s Continuous Service (as defined in the Plan) with the Company or any Subsidiary (as defined in the Plan), calculated from the Effective
Date: 
  

											
	 Period of Continuous Service
 (calculated from the Effective Date)
	  	 Incremental Percentage of
 Shares Not Subject to Restriction
	  	 Cumulative Percentage of
 Shares Not Subject to Restriction

		 		  		  		  		  	
		 		  		  		  		  	
		 		  		  		  		  	
		 		  		  		  		  	
		 		  		  		  		  	

 During the period that the Shares are subject to the Period of Restriction, such Shares are referred to herein as
“Restricted Stock.” 
 (c) Termination of Continuous Service. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, if the Participant’s Continuous Service with the Company or any Subsidiary terminates for any reason (or no reason) other than the Participant’s retirement as set forth in the proviso to this Section 3(c), including
without limitation, the Participant’s death or Disability (as defined in the Plan), any shares of Restricted Stock that are subject to the Period of Restriction on the date of the Participant’s termination shall be immediately forfeited by
the Participant and shall be automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company, and neither the Participant nor his or her heirs, executors, administrators or successors shall have any right or interest in such
Restricted Stock; provided, however, that if the Participant holds Restricted Stock at the time the Participant’s Continuous Service with the Company terminates due to the Participant’s retirement, the Period of Restriction with respect to
such Restricted Stock shall automatically lapse on the date of the Participant’s retirement. 
 (d) Escrow. Upon the
Participant’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Participant agrees to concurrently deliver one or more executed stock powers as requested by the Company, duly endorsed in blank for transfer, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A, which shall be deposited with the Company during the Period of Restriction. Each certificate representing shares of Restricted Stock shall bear the following legend until the lapse of the Period of Restriction with respect to the
shares represented by such certificate: 
 Transfer of this certificate and the shares represented hereby is restricted pursuant to the terms
of the Bolt Technology Corporation Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated as of
                    , between Bolt Technology Corporation and Raymond M. Soto (the “Agreement”). Copies of the Plan and the
Agreement are on file at the offices of Bolt Technology Corporation. 
  

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 The certificates representing the Restricted Stock along with the stock power(s) shall be held in escrow by the Company
until such time as either (i) the Period of Restriction with respect to all of such shares of Restricted Stock lapses in accordance with Section 3(b) or the proviso in Section 3(c) of this Agreement, in which case the shares shall be
delivered to the Participant, or (ii) any such shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited pursuant to Section 3(c) of this Agreement, in which case such shares shall be transferred to and reacquired by the Company in accordance with said
Section 3(c). 
 (e) Distributions. All cash distributions on the Restricted Stock shall be paid directly to the Participant and
shall not be held in escrow. Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property issued in respect of Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow, together, where applicable, with appropriate stock powers, assignments or other transfer
documents which the Participant hereby agrees to execute as a condition to receipt of such securities or other property. If the Restricted Stock in respect of which such securities or other property was issued is forfeited to the Company pursuant to
Section 3(c) of this Agreement, then such securities or other property shall be immediately forfeited to the Company and automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company, to the same extent and in accordance
with Section 3(c) of this Agreement as if such securities or other property were Restricted Stock thereunder. 
 4.
Participant’s Acknowledgement. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that: (x) unless the Shares are covered by a then current registration statement or a notification under Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), (i) the Shares are being purchased for investment and not for distribution or resale (other than a distribution or resale which, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, may be made
without violating the registration provisions of the Securities Act); (ii) the Participant has been advised and understands that (A) the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and are “restricted securities”
within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and are subject to restrictions on transfer, and (B) the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares under the Securities Act or to take any action which would make available to
the Participant any exemption from such registration; (iii) such Shares may not be transferred without compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and any other restrictions contained in the Plan and this Agreement; and
(iv) an appropriate legend referring to the foregoing restrictions on transfer and any other applicable restrictions under this Agreement may be endorsed on the certificates; (y) notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines
that issuance of Shares should be delayed pending (1) registration under federal or state securities laws, (2) the receipt of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that an appropriate exemption from such registration is
available, (3) the listing or inclusion of the Shares on any securities exchange or an automated quotation system, or (4) the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body whose consent or approval is necessary in connection with
the issuance of such Shares, the Company may defer issuance of any Shares granted hereunder until any 

  

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of the events described in this sentence has occurred; and (z) if at any time the Committee shall determine that an additional agreement of the
Participant is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the delivery or purchase of the Shares hereunder, then the Award shall not be effective unless such agreement shall have been obtained free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Committee. 
 5. Rights as a Stockholder. Upon the Participant’s execution and delivery of this
Agreement and payment of the full purchase price for the Shares and until such time as the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company as set forth herein, the Participant shall be the record owner of the Restricted Stock and, subject to the terms
of this Agreement and the Plan, shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock, including the right to vote the shares of Restricted Stock and, subject to the terms of Section 3 hereof, to receive dividends and
distributions with respect to the Restricted Stock. 
 6. Change of Control. Notwithstanding Section 3 of this Agreement,
if the Participant holds Restricted Stock at the time a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs, the Period of Restriction with respect to such Restricted Stock shall automatically lapse immediately prior to the consummation of such Change
of Control, provided that the Participant remains employed with the Company upon such Change of Control; except that if the acquiring or successor entity (or parent thereof) in a Change of Control transaction provides for the continuance or
assumption of this Agreement or the substitution for this Agreement of a new agreement of comparable value covering shares of a successor corporation (with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and the purchase price), then the
Period of Restriction shall not lapse, and the Period of Restriction shall continue in accordance with this Agreement. 
 7.
Withholding. All deliveries and distributions under this Agreement shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. The Participant agrees to make appropriate arrangements with the Company for satisfaction of any applicable federal,
state or local income tax, withholding requirements or like requirements, including the payment to the Company upon the lapse of the Period of Restriction with respect to shares of Restricted Stock (or such later date as may be applicable under
Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), or other settlement in respect of, the Restricted Stock of all such taxes and requirements. The Participant agrees that the Company shall be authorized to take
such action as the Company may deem necessary (including, without limitation, in accordance with applicable law, withholding amounts from any compensation or other amount owing from the Company to the Participant) to satisfy all obligations for the
payment of such taxes. 
 8. Restrictions on Transfer. The Participant shall not sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, assign, exchange
or otherwise dispose of the Restricted Stock. Any attempted sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, exchange or other disposition shall be null and void and of no force or effect and the Company shall have the right to disregard the same
on its books and records and to issue “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent. 
  

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 9. Plan Provisions Control. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
which are incorporated herein by reference. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the Plan shall govern if and to the extent there are inconsistencies between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of
this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has received a copy of the Plan prior to the execution of this Agreement. 
 10. No Rights Conferred. Nothing in this Agreement shall give the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary and/or as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors or in any other
capacity, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment or services of the Participant. 
 11. Adjustments. All references to the number and class of shares covered by this Agreement, the purchase price per share of the Shares, and other terms in this Agreement may be appropriately adjusted, in the discretion of the
Committee, in the event of certain changes in capitalization, as set forth in Section 9 of the Plan. 
 12. Compliance with
Section 409A of the Code. The Participant hereby consents (without further consideration) to any change to this Agreement or the Award so the Participant can avoid paying penalties under Section 409A of the Code, even if those changes
affect the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the Award and reduce its value or potential value. 
 13. Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part
by the Participant, nor may the Participant delegate any duty or obligation under this Agreement, and any attempt to so assign, transfer or delegate shall be null and void and of no force or effect. 
 14. Interpretation of this Agreement. All determinations and interpretations made by the Committee with regard to any questions arising under the
Plan or this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive as to all persons, including without limitation the Participant and any person claiming rights from or through the Participant. 
 15. Venue. Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably (i) consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts in Fairfield County, Connecticut in connection with any disputes arising out of this Agreement, and (ii) waives any objection based on venue or inconvenient forum with respect to any action instituted therein arising under this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby, and agrees that any dispute with respect to such matters shall be heard only in the courts described above. 
  

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 16. Governing Law; Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to such state’s conflict of laws principles. The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior understandings and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be amended by the Committee, subject to the Participant’s consent if such amendment is not
favorable to the Participant, except that the consent of the Participant shall not be required for any amendment made pursuant to Section 7B(j), Section 8 or Section 9 of the Plan, or as set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement.

 17. Tax Elections. THE PARTICIPANT UNDERSTANDS THAT HE OR SHE (AND NOT THE COMPANY) SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTICIPANT’S
OWN TAX LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE ACQUISITION OF THE SHARES HEREUNDER. THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE OR SHE HAS CONSIDERED THE ADVISABILITY OF ALL TAX ELECTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SHARES,
INCLUDING THE MAKING OF AN ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE CODE. THE PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, IF THE PARTICIPANT DETERMINES TO MAKE AN ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE CODE, (i) THE PARTICIPANT (AND NOT THE
COMPANY) IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPERLY AND TIMELY COMPLETING AND FILING ANY SUCH SECTION 83(b) ELECTION, AND (ii) THE PARTICIPANT AGREES TO TIMELY PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ELECTION TO THE COMPANY AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CODE. 

18. Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given
(i) when delivered personally, or (ii) three days after being deposited in the United States mail, by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or (iii) the next business day after sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery
service, and addressed, if to the Company, at its principal place of business, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, and if to the Participant, at his or her most recent address as shown in the employment or stock records of the Company. 

 

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

  

			
	BOLT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	PARTICIPANT
	
	  

	Raymond M. Soto

  

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 Exhibit A 
 STOCK POWER 
 For value received, I hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
                          
                         shares of the Common Stock of Bolt Technology Corporation standing in my name on the books of
said Company represented by Certificate(s) Number(s)                          herewith, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint                          attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of said Company with full
power of substitution in the premises. 
  

			
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