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                                                                   Exhibit 10.31

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                             MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

      This Indemnification Agreement (the "Agreement") is made this __ day of
_________________, by and between Mylan Laboratories Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation (the "Corporation"), and _______ ("Indemnitee").

      WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director of the Board of the Corporation and
performs a valuable service in such capacity for the Corporation; and

      WHEREAS, Article VIII of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the
"Bylaws") of the Corporation provides for indemnification of and advancement of
expenses to certain persons acting on behalf of the Corporation; and

      WHEREAS, such Bylaws, and Chapter 17, Subchapter D, of the Pennsylvania
Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the "BCL"), specifically provide
that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or pursuant to
the BCL is not exclusive of any other rights to which any person may be entitled
under any agreement, and thus contemplate that agreements may be entered into
with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses; and

      WHEREAS, the Corporation and Indemnitee recognize that the increase in
corporate litigation subjects directors and officers to substantial risks of
personal liability and expensive litigation; and

      WHEREAS, the Corporation and Indemnitee further recognize that recent
developments have resulted in the significant increase in the cost of liability
insurance for the Corporation's directors and officers and the general
reductions in the coverage afforded by such insurance; and

      WHEREAS, such recent developments have raised uncertainties concerning the
adequacy and reliability of the protection afforded by directors' and officers'
liability insurance; and

      WHEREAS, in order to ameliorate such uncertainties and to induce
Indemnitee to continue to serve the Corporation, the Corporation has determined
it to be fair and in the best interests of the Corporation to enter into this
Agreement with Indemnitee.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee's continued service to the
Corporation after the date hereof, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:

      1. Certain Definitions.

            (a) "Proceeding" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any
hearing, inquiry or investigation, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might
lead to the institution of any such action, suit,

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proceeding or alternative dispute mechanism, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or otherwise, whether brought by or in the name of
the Corporation or otherwise.

            (b) "Expenses" shall mean all expenses, liability and loss
(including attorneys' fees and disbursements and all other costs, expenses and
obligations incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a
witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, to
be a witness in or participate in, any actual, threatened or completed action,
suit, or proceeding, or any alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing or
investigation), judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, amounts paid
in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Corporation
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and punitive and exemplary
damages, actually incurred, in respect of any Proceeding, and any federal,
state, local or foreign income taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the
actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement or otherwise in
respect of indemnification (and any federal, state, local or foreign income
taxes attributable thereto).

      2. Indemnification.

            (a) The Corporation shall hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee
against any and all Expenses actually incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
any Proceeding to which the Indemnitee is, was or at any time becomes a party,
or is threatened to be made a party or is involved (as a witness or otherwise)
by reason of (or arising as a whole or in part out of) the fact that Indemnitee
is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or of any subsidiary of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with
respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such Proceeding is
alleged action or the failure to take action in Indemnitee's official capacity,
or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee
or agent (an "Indemnifiable Event"); provided, however, the Corporation shall
indemnify Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by
the board of directors of the Corporation, or except as otherwise provided
herein.

            (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 2(a), if it shall be
determined by a court that Indemnitee's act or failure to act giving rise to the
claim for indemnification constituted willful misconduct or recklessness, any
such claim shall not constitute an Indemnificable Event and the Corporation
shall have obligation to indemnify Indemnitee hereunder against any Expenses in
connection with such claim; provided, however, that if a determination is made
in any appellate court Proceeding (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom
have been exhausted or lapsed) that such conduct did not constitute willful
misconduct or recklessness (or any determination by a court having such a
similar effect, or that indemnification is otherwise permissible), upon such
determination, such claim shall constitute an "Indemnifiable Event", and the
Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee for all Expenses hereunder in connection
with such claim including, without limitation, any amount of Expenses for which
indemnification was previously denied with respect to any claim on the basis of
such earlier adverse court determination.

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      3. Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall promptly pay all
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee from time to time by reason of Indemnitee's
actual or threatened participation (as a party, witness or other participant) in
any Proceeding (including, without limitation, appellate Proceedings) for which
a claim for indemnification is made hereunder, in advance of the final
disposition of such Proceeding. Unless otherwise agreed, Indemnitee will request
third parties to furnish invoices relating to amounts incurred as Expenses
directly to the Corporation, which shall promptly make payment thereon directly
to such third parties.

      4. Undertaking to Repay Expenses.

            (a) In the event of a determination by a court (as to which all
rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that Indemnitee's
conduct relating to any claim for indemnification constituted willful misconduct
or recklessness, the Indemnitee shall repay to the Corporation such amount of
the Expenses or the appropriate portion thereof, so paid or advanced; provided,
however, that Indemnitee shall not be obligated to make such repayment if and to
the same extent that, notwithstanding such final judicial determination, such
court or the Corporation shall have determined that indemnification of some or
all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee is appropriate and permitted under
applicable law.

            (b) For purposes of any determination of the amount of Expenses, if
any, subject to repayment under this Paragraph 4, such amount shall be
determined taking into account the provisions of Paragraph 6(b) hereof.

      5. Enforcement. Indemnitee shall be entitled to be indemnified for, and
the Corporation shall be obligated to pay, any and all attorneys' fees and
expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding commenced by Indemnitee (and including such fees and expenses with
respect to any appellate proceeding commenced thereon by either party) to
enforce rights or to collect monies under, or interpret any of the terms of,
this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the
Corporation; provided, however, that Indemnitee shall not be entitled to be
indemnified for any such amount if, as a part of such action, suit or
proceeding, a final judicial determination shall be made (as to which all rights
of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that each and every material
assertion made by Indemnitee as a basis of such action, suit or proceeding was
frivolous. The Corporation shall pay all such amounts in advance of the judicial
determination of any such action, suit or proceeding contemplated in this
paragraph (including appellate proceedings) in accordance with Paragraph 3
hereof.

      6. Partial Indemnification.

            (a) If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement
to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the Expenses
actually incurred by Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, but not for the
total amount of such Expenses, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify
Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

            (b) For purposes of this Paragraph 6:

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                  i. the Corporation shall have the burden of proof to establish
            that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for any amount of
            Expenses actually incurred by Indemnitee in respect of any
            Proceedings, and

                  ii. if Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification with respect
            to some but not all claims, such Indemnitee shall be entitled to
            indemnification of Expenses in an amount which is the greater of:

                        (A) an amount equal to a percentage of the total
                 Expenses expressed as a fraction where the numerator is the
                 number of claims on which Indemnitee is entitled to
                 indemnification and the denominator is the total number of
                 claims, or

                        (B) an amount equal to a percentage of the total
                 Expenses expressed as a fraction where the numerator is the
                 amount of requested relief denied and the denominator is the
                 total relief sought.

      7. Cooperation; Settlement. Indemnitee shall not make any admission or
effect any settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding without the
Corporation's prior written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any
action, suit or proceeding in any manner which would impose any penalty or
limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Neither the
Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold consent to any proposed
settlement; provided, however, that if the Corporation withholds its consent to
any settlement proposed by Indemnitee reasonably and in good faith, the
Corporation shall thereafter, to the fullest extent permitted by law and this
Agreement, (i) advance attorneys' fees and all other expenses in the manner
provided in Paragraph 3 hereof, with respect to any separate counsel thereafter
retained by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and
(ii) confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee that, with
respect to such action, suit or proceeding, the Corporation shall provide
indemnification and/or advancement of expenses to Indemnitee without regard to
any defense, offset, counterclaim or any other basis for which the Corporation
may otherwise content Indemnitee's entitlement to such amounts. Indemnitee shall
cooperate to the extent reasonably possible with the Corporation and its
insurers in attempts to defend or settle such action, suit or proceeding.

      8. Notification; Assumption of Defense; Selection of Counsel. As soon as
practicable after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of a
Proceeding made against or otherwise involving Indemnitee for which Indemnitee
may be entitled to be indemnified, Indemnitee shall notify the Corporation in
writing of the commencement thereof (but the failure to notify the Corporation
shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Agreement
unless and to the extent that it has been prejudiced in a material respect by
such failure or from the forfeiture of substantial rights and defenses). The
Corporation will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent it may
elect by written notice delivered to Indemnitee after receiving the aforesaid
notice from Indemnitee, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to Indemnitee, which may be the same counsel as counsel to the
Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indemnitee shall have the right to
employ such Indemnitee's own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment
of such counsel shall have been authorized

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in writing by the Corporation, or (ii) the Corporation shall not have employed
counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee to take charge of the defense of
such action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action,
or (iii) Indemnitee shall have retained such counsel pursuant to the provisions
of Paragraph 7 hereof, or (iv) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded, based
upon the written advice of counsel to Indemnitee, that a conflict of interest
exists which makes representation by counsel chosen by the Corporation not
advisable. In any of the events referred to in (i) through (iv) in the preceding
sentence, the Corporation shall not have the right to direct the defense of such
action on behalf of Indemnitee, and the fees and expenses of one separate
counsel retained by Indemnitee shall be borne by the Corporation.

      9. Subrogation; No Duplication of Payments.

            (a) In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Corporation
shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do
everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution
of such documents necessary to enable the Corporation effectively to bring suit
to enforce such rights.

            (b) The Corporation shall not be liable under this Agreement to make
payment of any amounts contemplated under this Agreement, to the extent the
Indemnitee has actually received payment (under any insurance policy, the
Corporation's Articles of Incorporation or its Bylaws or otherwise) of the
amounts otherwise payable hereunder.

      10. Contribution. If the indemnification provided in Paragraph 2 is
unavailable and may not be paid to Indemnitee because such indemnification is
not permitted by law or otherwise under the provisions of this Agreement, then
in respect of any Proceeding in which the Corporation is jointly liable with
Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit, or proceeding), the
Corporation shall contribute to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the
amount of Expenses incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in such Proceeding
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits
received by the Corporation on the one hand and Indemnitee on the other hand
from the transaction from which such Proceeding arose, and (ii) the relative
fault of the Corporation on the one hand and of Indemnitee on the other in
connection with the events which resulted in such Expenses, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Corporation on the
one hand and of Indemnitee on the other shall be determined by reference to
among other things, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information, and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting
in such Expenses. The Corporation agrees that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Paragraph 10 were determined by pro rata
allocation or any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the
foregoing equitable considerations.

      11. Liability, Insurance and Funding. To the extent the Corporation
maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors' and officers'
liability insurance, the Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies,
in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage
available for any director or officer of the Corporation.

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      12. Nonexclusivity; Changes in the Law.

            (a) The right to indemnification and advancement of Expenses
provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which the Indemnitee may be entitled under the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation or its Bylaws, any applicable laws and regulations in effect now
or in the future, any insurance policy, any agreement, any vote of shareholders
of the Corporation or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to actions
in Indemnitee's official capacity and as to actions in another capacity while
holding such office. The protection and rights provided by this Agreement and
all such other protections and rights are intended to be cumulative.

            (b) In the event of any change, after the date of this Agreement, in
any applicable law, statute, or rule, or the interpretation thereof, which
expends the right of the Corporation to indemnify the Indemnitee or any other
person serving in a capacity referred to in Paragraph 2 hereof, such change
shall be deemed to have been made to Indemnitee's rights, and the Corporation's
obligations, respectively, under this Agreement. In the event of any change in
any applicable law, statute, or rule, or the interpretation thereof, which
narrows the right of the Indemnitee to receive indemnification and/or the
advancement of expenses hereunder, such change, to the extent not explicitly
required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall
have no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations
hereunder.

      13. Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the
Corporation contained in this Agreement shall continue during the period the
Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Corporation or any subsidiary (or is
or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, including any employee benefit plan) and shall
continue thereafter so long as the Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible
claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal or investigative, by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee was
a director or officer of the Corporation or serving in any other capacity
referred to above.

      14. Notices. All notices, statements, requests and demands given to or
made upon either party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be given or made when
personally delivered, or when deposited in the U.S. Mail, first-class,
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

         If to the Corporation:

         Mylan Laboratories Inc.
         781 Chestnut Ridge Road
         Morgantown, West Virginia  26504-4310
         Attention:  Roger L. Foster, Esq.
                     Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                     and Secretary

         If to Indemnitee: to the most recent address on file with the Company.

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or in accordance with the latest unrevoked written direction from either party
to the other party hereto.

      15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:

            (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation each portion of any
Paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and

            (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement
(including without limitation each portion of any Paragraph of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that
is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to
give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable.

      16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without
giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

      17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

      18. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including any direct or
indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation, spouses,
heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and
cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of
the business and/or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume all of the
Corporation's obligations under and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner, and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform
if no such succession had taken place, and thereafter the term "Corporation"
whenever used in this Agreement shall mean and include any such successor or
transferee.

      19. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Corporation and Indemnitee each hereby
consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in and for Allegheny County for all purposes in
connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this
Agreement.

      20. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed
by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a

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waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such
waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

      21. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous
written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements
relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.

      22. Headings. The Paragraph and other headings contained in this Agreement
are for reference purposes only and shall not control or affect its construction
or interpretation in any respect.

      23. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in
the employ of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

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

                              MYLAN LABORATORIES INC.

                              By:______________________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:

                              INDEMNITEE

                              By: ______________________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:    Director

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Exhibit 4.8

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN
DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY ANY SUCH NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY, OR BY THE DEPOSITORY OR NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR ANY
SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITORY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”),
TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT
NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH
SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE.

 

 

[FORM OF EXCHANGE NOTE]

HAWK CORPORATION

83⁄4% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014

CUSIP No.:                     

			
	No.                     
	 	$                    

     HAWK CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, which term
includes any successor entity), for value received promises to pay to
                    , or registered assigns, the principal sum of                      DOLLARS
($                    ) on November 1, 2014.

     Interest
Rate: 83⁄4% per annum

     Interest Payment Dates: January 1 and July 1, commencing January 1, 2005

     Record Dates: December 15 and June 15

     Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein,
which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually
or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HAWK CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Attested to by:

Name:

Title:

 	 
	
	 	 	 
	 

TRUSTEE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION

This is one of the 83⁄4% Senior Notes due 2014 referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HSBC BANK USA, National Association,

as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Officer 	 
	Dated: ________________  	 	 	 
	 

 

 

(REVERSE OF NOTE)

83⁄4% Senior Note due 2014

     1. Interest.

          Hawk Corporation (the “Company”, which term includes any Surviving Entity)
promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per
annum shown above. Interest on the Note will accrue (a) from the later of (i)
the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the note
surrendered in exchange for this Note (the “Surrendered Note”), or (ii) if the
Surrendered Note is surrendered for exchange on a date in a period that
includes the record date for an interest payment date to occur on or after the
date of such exchange and as to which interest will be paid, the date of such
interest payment date; or (b) if no interest has been paid on such Surrendered
Note, from the Issue Date. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date, commencing January 1, 2005. Interest
will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day
months.

     2. Method of Payment.

          The Company shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to
the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the
Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Notes
are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after
such Record Date, and on or before such Interest Payment Date. Holders must
surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company
shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time
of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts (“U.S. Legal
Tender”). However, the Company may pay principal and interest by check payable
in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Company may deliver any such interest payment
to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered address.

     3. Paying Agent and Registrar.

          Initially, HSBC Bank USA, National Association (the “Trustee”) will act as
Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar
or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders. Neither the Company nor any
Affiliate of the Company shall act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

     4. Indenture.

          The Notes and the Guarantees were issued under an Indenture, dated as of
November 1, 2004 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors named
therein and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”), as in effect
on the date of the Indenture until such time as the Indenture is qualified
under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the Indenture
is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
the Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Notes are referred to
the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. The Notes are senior
obligations of the Company. Each Holder, by accepting a

 

 

Note, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the
Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time. Capitalized terms
herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.

     5. Redemption.

     (a) Optional Redemption on or after November 1, 2009. Except as described
in Section 5(b), the Notes are not redeemable before November 1, 2009.
Thereafter, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem the Notes. The
Notes will be redeemed at their option, in whole or in part, upon not less than
30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed
as percentages of the aggregate principal amount thereof) if redeemed during
the twelve-month period commencing on November 1 of the year set forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Year
	 	Percentage

	2009
	 	 	104.375	%
	2010
	 	 	103.281 	%
	2011
	 	 	102.188	%
	2012
	 	 	101.094	%
	2013
	 	 	100.000	%

     In addition, the Company must pay accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Interest, if any, on the aggregate principal amount of the Notes
redeemed to the Redemption Date.

     (b) Optional Redemption upon Equity Offerings. At any time, or from time
to time, on or prior to November 1, 2008, the Company may, at its option, use
an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings
to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes ever issued
under this Indenture. The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of
1083⁄4% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, provided
that:

     (1) at least 65% of the original principal amount of Notes ever
issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after any
such redemption; and

     (2) the Company makes such redemption not more than 120 days after
the consummation of any such Equity Offering.

     (c) Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed by
first-class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the
Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s
registered address. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, at any
time, selection of Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee in
compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange,
if any, on which the Notes are listed, or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a
pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee deems to be fair and
appropriate; provided that no partial redemption will reduce the principal
amount of a Note not redeemed to a denomination of less than $1,000; and
provided, further, that any such partial redemption made with the proceeds of

 

 

an Equity Offering will be made only on a pro rata basis or on as nearly a
pro rata basis as practicable (subject to the procedures of the DTC or any
other depository) unless such method is otherwise prohibited. Notes in
denominations of $1,000 or more may be redeemed in part.

          Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the
Notes called for redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for
redemption on such Redemption Date sufficient to pay such redemption price plus
accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption
Date, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and
after such Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of such
Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption price plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, as of the Redemption Date upon
surrender to the Paying Agent of the Notes redeemed.

     6. Offers to Purchase.

          Sections 4.10 and 4.19 of the Indenture provide that after certain Asset
Sales, and upon the occurrence of a Change of Control and subject to further
limitations contained therein, the Company will make an offer to purchase
certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Indenture.

     7. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.

          The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer of
or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and to pay any taxes, fees or similar governmental charges
payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar
need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Notes or portions thereof
selected for redemption.

     8. Persons Deemed Owners.

          The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as the owner of it and
the Notes of which it is composed for all purposes.

     9. Unclaimed Money.

          If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for
two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent may pay the money without interest
thereon back to the Company. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such
Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease.

     10. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity.

          If the Company at any time deposits with the Trustee U.S. Legal Tender or
U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on
the Notes to redemption or Maturity and complies with the other provisions of
the Indenture relating thereto, the Company shall be deemed to have paid and
discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, except
for the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the

 

 

principal of, and premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if
any, on the Notes when such payments are due from the deposits referred to
above.

     11. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.

          Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees
may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding,
and any existing Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any
provision may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Without consent
of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture, the
Notes or the Guarantees to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Notes or Guarantees in addition to or
in place of certificated Notes or Guarantees, comply with the TIA, or comply
with Article Five or Section 10.04 of the Indenture or make any other change
that does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Holder
of a Note.

     12. Restrictive Covenants.

          The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company
and the Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional
Indebtedness or grant Liens, make payments in respect of their Capital Stock or
certain Indebtedness, enter into transactions with Affiliates, create dividend
or other payment restrictions affecting Subsidiaries, merge or consolidate with
any other Person, sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of
all or substantially all of its assets or adopt a plan of liquidation. Such
limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.
The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such
limitations.

     13. Successors.

          When a successor assumes, in accordance with the Indenture, all the
obligations of its predecessor under the Notes, the Guarantees and the
Indenture, the predecessor will be released from those obligations.

     14. Defaults and Remedies.

          If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding may declare all the Notes to be due and payable in the manner, at
the time and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Notes may
not enforce the Indenture except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is
not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it has received
indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain
limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of
any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Notes notice of
any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default in payment of
principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their
interest.

 

 

     15. Trustee Dealings with Company.

          Subject to the terms of the TIA and the Indenture, the Trustee under the
Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Subsidiaries or
their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.

     16. No Recourse Against Others.

          No past, present or future stockholder, director, officer, employee or
incorporator, as such, of the Company or the Guarantors shall have any
liability for any obligation of the Company under the Notes, the Guarantees or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Note by accepting a Note
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

     17. Guarantees.

          Payment of principal and interest and Additional Interest, if any
(including interest on overdue principal and overdue interest, if lawful), is
unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of the Guarantors.

     18. Authentication.

          This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating Agent
manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note.

     19. Governing Law.

          THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THIS NOTE, THE GUARANTEES
AND THE INDENTURE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

     20. Waiver of Jury Trial.

          Each of the parties hereto and the holders (by their acceptance of the
Note) hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
and all right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or in
connection with the Indenture, this Note, the Guarantees or the transactions
contemplated by the Indenture.

     21. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.

          Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or
an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).

          The Company will furnish to any Holder of a Note upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Hawk
Corporation, 200 Public Square, Suite 1500, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2301.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

     If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and
have your signature guaranteed:

I or we assign and transfer this Note to:

(Print or type name, address and zip code and

social security or tax ID number of assignee)

and irrevocably appoint                                                                         
                                
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:

	 	 	 	Signed:	 	 
	

	 	
 
	 	 	 	
 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side of
this Note)
	 	 	 	 	 
	Signature Guarantee:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	
 
	 	 	 	 

     In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date
which is the earlier of (i) the date of the declaration by the SEC of the
effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), covering resales of this Note (which
effectiveness shall not have been suspended or terminated at the date of the
transfer) and (ii) November 1, 2006, the undersigned confirms that it has not
utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the
transfer and that this Note is being transferred:

[CHECK ONE]

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	o
	 	(1	)	 	to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	(2	)	 	pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	(3	)	 	to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act)
that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements (the form of
which letter can be obtained from the Trustee); or
	o

	 	(4	)	 	outside the United States to a person other than a “U.S. person” in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S
under the Securities Act; or
	o

	 	(5	)	 	pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	o

	 	(6	)	 	pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

 

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of
the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than
the registered Holder thereof; provided that if box (3), (4) or (5) is checked,
the Company or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer
of the Notes, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications
(including an investment letter in the case of box (3) or (4)) and other
information as the Trustee or the Company has reasonably requested to confirm
that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.

     If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall
not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any person other than the
Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of
registration set forth herein and in Section 2.15 of the Indenture shall have
been satisfied.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:

	 	 	 	Signed:	 	 
	

	 	
 
	 	 	 	
 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side
of this Note)

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Signature Guarantee:	 	 	 
	
	 	 	
 	 

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED

     The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note
for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole
investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified
institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act
and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and
acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the
undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to
request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying
upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	 	 	 
	
	 	 	
 	 

                                                                            
                                 
 
NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

 

 

[OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE]

     If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant
to Section 4.10 or 4.19 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:

	 	 	 
	o

	 	Section 4.10
	 
	 	 
	o

	 	Section 4.19

     If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.19 of the Indenture, state the amount you
elect to have purchased:

     $                                              

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	
 
	 	
 
	
	 	 	 	NOTICE:
	 	The signature on this assignment
must correspond with the name as it
appears upon the face of the within
Note in every particular without
alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever and be guaranteed by
the endorser’s bank or broker.

Signature Guarantee:

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