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Exhibit 4.4    
    

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE  

        This Second Supplemental Indenture (this "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of February 8, 2006, is
entered into by and among Altra Industrial Motion, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Guarantors signatory hereto (the  "Guarantors") and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the  "Trustee"). 

W I T N E S S E T H  

        WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as
of November 30, 2004, providing for the issuance by the Company of up to an aggregate principal amount of $165,000,000 of 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2011 (the
"Notes"); 

        WHEREAS,
capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture; 

        WHEREAS,
Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture and the Notes with the
consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (the "Requisite Holders"); 

        WHEREAS,
the Company desires to execute and deliver an amendment to the Indenture for the purposes of permitting the Hay Hall Acquisition and related transactions as defined in Article
One hereof; 

        WHEREAS,
the Company has caused to be delivered to the Holders of the Notes a Consent Solicitation Statement, dated January 27, 2006 (as the same may be amended from time to time,
the
"Statement"), and the related Consent Form pursuant to which the Company has solicited consents to the adoption of amendments to the Indenture as set
forth in Article I hereof (the "Amendments"); 

        WHEREAS,
Section 9.02 permits the Amendments with the consent of the Requisite Holders; 

        WHEREAS,
the Company has received the written consents of the Requisite Holders to the Amendments; 

        WHEREAS,
the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized and all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and
binding agreement of the Company have been duly performed and complied with; and 

        WHEREAS,
pursuant to Sections 9.02 and 9.06 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute this Supplemental Indenture. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Trustee mutually
covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows: 

ARTICLE I
  AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE 

        Section 1.01.    Amendment of Article Four. Article Four is hereby amended by inserting the following: 

Section 4.24    Hay
Hall Acquisition. 

        Notwithstanding
anything contained elsewhere in this Indenture, (a) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Hay Hall Holdings
Limited and its Subsidiaries (the "Hay Hall Acquisition") for a purchase price not to exceed $50.5 million (plus any purchase price adjustments provided for in the stock purchase agreement
therefor), which purchase 

 

price
shall be paid in cash as follows: (i) not less than $44.5 million in cash payable to the sellers and (ii) up to $6.0 million of cash which shall be deposited in an
escrow account to be released to Sellers on or prior to December 31, 2006 (the "Deferred Cash"); and (b) the Company may issue and the Guarantors may guarantee on a senior unsecured
basis up to $55 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2013, the net proceeds of which are to be used by the Company directly or indirectly (by a loan or loans from
the Company to one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries)1 to finance the Hay Hall Acquisition and pay related fees and expenses. The obligation to pay the Deferred Cash shall be represented by loan
notes (the "Loan Notes"); provided that the sole recourse of the holders of the Loan Notes shall be to amounts in such escrow account unless the Company takes action to prevent or interfere in the
release of such funds from such escrow account. Each Holder hereby waives compliance under each covenant of the Indenture to the extent necessary to permit the transactions described in the preceding
two sentences. Without limiting the foregoing, the Hay Hall Acquisition (and any loans from the Company to one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith) shall not be a Restricted
Payment, the Loan Notes shall not constitute Indebtedness, and any Liens on such account securing obligations under such Loan Notes shall be "Permitted Liens" (and the assets in such account shall not
be Collateral). Following such transaction, substantially simultaneous transfers of assets between the Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries solely to consolidate operations in connection with the Hay Hall
Acquisition shall not be Asset Sales and shall not otherwise be deemed to violate the Indenture and the consummation of any transaction solely to transfer the ownership of Inertia Dynamics LLC from
being owned by a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary to instead be owned by a Guarantor shall not be a Restricted Payment and shall not otherwise be deemed to violate the Indenture. 

ARTICLE II
  EFFECTIVENESS 

        Section 2.01.    Effectiveness. This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective and binding on the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders upon and execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto. 

ARTICLE III
  MISCELLANEOUS 

        Section 3.01.    Indenture Ratified. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and
confirmed, and all of the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and remain in full force and effect. 

        Section 3.02.    Construction of Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture is executed as and shall constitute
an indenture supplemental to the Indenture and shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Indenture. 

        Section 3.03.    Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or
conflicts with any other provision of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture that is required to be included by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in force at the date this
Supplemental Indenture is executed, the provision required by said Act shall control. 

        Section 3.04.    Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

        Section 3.05.    Trustee Not Responsible. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect
of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company. 

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        Section 3.06.    Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby. 

        Section 3.07.    Successors. All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental Indenture by the Company or the Trustee
shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. 

        Section 3.08.    Severability. In case any provisions in this 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. 

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

	 	 	ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  MICHAEL L. HURT      
 Name: Michael L. Hurt

Title: Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  SANDEE PARKS      
 Name: Sandee Parks

Title: Vice President
	

 	
 	

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE MPT CORP.

AMERICAN ENTERPRISES MPT

HOLDINGS, LLC

AMERIDRIVES INTERNATIONAL, LLC

BOSTON GEAR LLC

FORMSPRAG LLC

THE KILIAN COMPANY

KILIAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

NUTTALL GEAR L L C

WARNER ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, INC.

WARNER ELECTRIC LLC

WARNER ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  MICHAEL L. HURT      
 Name: Michael L. Hurt

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 4.4COFFEE PACIFICA INC

 

COFFEE PACIFICA INC.

Suite 527, Building 5, 2920 Green Valley Parkway, Henderson,
Nevada, 89014

 

PRIVATE &
CONFIDENTIAL 

January 16, 2006

Mr. Shailen Singh 

1210 1200 West 73rd
Avenue 

Vancouver, B.C. V6P
6G5 

Dear Mr. Singh 

RE: MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 

This letter agreement (the "Agreement") sets forth the
services to be provided by Shailen Singh ("Singh") to Coffee Pacifica, Inc. (the
"Company") and the terms and conditions under which such services shall be
performed (the "Engagement"). 

1. Engagement. Subject to the terms set forth herein,
the Company hereby engages Singh and retains Singh to serve as the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and Singh hereby accepts the position of Chief
Executive Officer effective as of January 2, 2006 (the "Effective Date"). 

2. Duties. Singh will perform such duties customarily
performed by the Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as reasonably
requested by the Chairman or the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board"). These duties will include, but not be limited to, signing SEC filings
and certifications required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It is understood that
Singh has other business interests and responsibilities but that he does not
anticipate any significant time conflicts. Singh will not accept any significant
new engagements and will devote the time and attention necessary to fulfill
these duties to the Company. 

 

3. Term. The term of Singh's Engagement hereunder
shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue on a year-to-year basis
until terminated by either party upon sixty days prior written notice to the
other party. In the event of termination prior to the end of a calendar month,
the Company shall pay Singh fees for the full month for the portion of the month
that the Engagement was effective. 

 

4. Compensation. The Company shall make monthly
management fee payment of eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to Singh,
in arrears, on the last day of each month. In further consideration of others
services to be rendered under this Agreement, Singh shall be paid through
issuance of five hundred thousand (500,000) S-8 Registered Free Trading Company
Common Stock. Upon execution of this Agreement, Singh shall be issued two
hundred thousand (200,000) S-8 Registered Free Trading Company Common Stock. On
July 1, 2006, the Company shall issue the balance of the three hundred thousand
(300,000) S-8 Registered Free Trading Company Common Stock to Singh. 

 

5. Bonus and Stock Options 

(a) In further consideration of the services to be rendered
under this Agreement, Company hereby grants Singh Stock Option. Singh shall have
an option to purchase up to five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Company's
Common Stock, prior to January 1, 2010, at an exercise price per shares to be
established by the Board. The Stock Option shall be fully vested on the
Effective Date. Said Stock Option shall be formalized in a separate Option
Agreement between Company and Singh. 

 

(b) During the Engagement, Singh will receive a bonus amount
that will be paid eighty percent (80%) in S8 Registered Free Trading Common
Stock of the Company and twenty percent (20%) in cash. The bonus amount will be
ten percent (10%) of the appreciation of the Company's Market Capitalization (as
defined below) during the term of the engagement. 

 

(i) "Market Capitalization" at any given time shall be
calculated by multiplying the average of a 10-trading day closing price by the
number of outstanding shares of capital stock on the 10th trading day. To
determine the appreciation during the Engagement, the Market Capitalization
calculated using the 10-trading day period ending on the Effective Date will be
subtracted from the Market Capitalization calculated using the 10-trading day
period ending on the date of termination of the Engagement (the "Termination
Market Capitalization"). 

 

(ii) Should an acquisition in one or a series of related
transactions of 50% or more of the voting securities of the Company, directly or
indirectly, by any person, other than the Company or any affiliate of the
Company, occur within 12 months of the termination date of the Engagement, and
the per share consideration paid multiplied by the then outstanding shares of
capital stock (the "Disposition Value") is greater than the Termination Market
Capitalization, Singh shall receive an additional bonus equal to ten percent
(10%) of the difference obtained by subtracting the Termination Market
Capitalization from the Disposition Value; provided, however, that the
additional bonus shall not be paid if the Engagement is terminated by either
party prior to 6 months from the Effective Date. 

 

6. Expense Reimbursement. Singh will be entitled to
reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Company or paid
by Singh on behalf of the Company including, but not limited to, use of office
space, reproduction, typing, computer usage, employees, legal counsel (including
legal counsel retained to negotiate and draft this Agreement) and other similar
direct expenses and any and all taxes (other than state, local and federal
income taxes) on any of the foregoing, provided, however, that such
out-of-pocket expenses shall not exceed $5,000 per month without Board approval.
Expenses for ordinary course travel on Company business will not be subject to
the $5,000 monthly limitation. Singh will be reimbursed within 30 days of
submission of reasonable documentation for such expenses. In no event, will
Singh be reimbursed later than 30 days following the close of the calendar year
in which such expenses were incurred. 

 

7. Severance Payment. If the Company terminates the
Engagement anytime during the first nine months after the Effective Date, Singh
will receive a severance payment equal to $200,000. If the Engagement is
terminated by either party more than nine months after the Effective Date or the
Engagement is terminated by Singh at any time (whether before or after the six
month period after the Effective Date), Singh shall not be eligible to receive
any severance payment. 

 

8. Deferred Compensation. Any nonqualified deferred
compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code)
payable under this Agreement on account of the completion or termination of the
Engagement shall be delayed to the minimum extent and in the minimum amount
necessary so as to comply with Section 409A and the regulations thereunder;
provided, however, that the bonus set forth in Section 5 shall be paid
immediately if there is a change of control within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code regardless of whether there is a termination. 

 

9. Benefits and Taxes. Singh shall be entitled to any
benefits paid by the Company to its employees. Singh shall be solely responsible
for any tax consequences applicable to Singh by reason of this Agreement and the
services performed hereunder. The Company shall not be responsible for the
payment of any federal, state or local taxes or contributions imposed under any
employment insurance, social security, income tax or other tax law or regulation
with respect to Singh's performance of management services hereunder. Singh
agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any taxes, interest or
penalties imposed upon the Company arising from or in connection with the
Engagement. 

10. Confidential Information, Rights and Duties. 

 

(a) Singh specifically agrees that he shall not at any time,
either during or subsequent to the term of the Engagement, in any fashion, form
or manner, either directly or indirectly, unless expressly consented to in
writing by the Company, use, divulge, disclose or communicate to any person or
entity any confidential information of any kind, nature or description
concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of the Company,
including, but not limited to: the Company's sales and marketing methods,
programs and related data, or other written records used in the Company's
business; the Company's computer processes, programs and codes; the names,
addresses, buying habits or practices of any of its clients or customers;
compensation paid to other employees and independent contractors and other terms
of any employment or contractual relationships; or any other confidential
information of, about or concerning the business of the Company, its manner of
operations, or other data of any kind, nature or description. The parties to
this Agreement hereby stipulate that, as between them, the above information and
items are important, material and confidential trade secrets that affect the
successful conduct of the Company's business and its good will, and that any
breach of any term of this section is a material breach of this Agreement. All
equipment, notebooks, documents, memoranda, reports, files, samples, books,
correspondence, lists or other written and graphic records, and the like,
including tangible or intangible computer programs, records and data, affecting
or relating to the business of the Company, which Singh might prepare, use,
construct, observe, posses or control, shall be and shall remain the Company's
sole property. 

 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "confidential
information" shall not include any information that: (i) has been made public by
the Company (other than by acts of Singh in violation of this Agreement or other
obligation of confidentiality); (ii) Singh is legally compelled to disclose;
provided that Singh notifies the Company of such proposed disclosure in as far
in advance of its disclosure as is practicable and uses his best efforts to
obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such
information; or (iii) is otherwise publicly available other than through
disclosure by a party in breach of a confidentiality obligation with respect
thereto. 

 

(c) Any wrongful interference with the Company's business,
property, confidential information, trade secrets, clients, customers, employees
or independent contractors by Singh or any of their agents after the term of the
Engagement shall be treated and acknowledged by the parties as a material breach
of this Agreement. 

 

(d) Singh's duties under this Section 10 shall survive
termination of the Engagement. Singh acknowledges that a remedy at law for any
breach or threatened breach by Singh of the provisions of this Section 10 would
be inadequate, and Singh agrees that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive
relief in case of any such breach or threatened breach. 

11. Indemnification and D&O Insurance. The Company
shall indemnify, forever defend, and hold Singh free and harmless from any and
all liabilities, assessments, obligations, debts, damages, fees, fines,
penalties, interest, judgments, liens or other claims that may ever be claimed
to exist against Singh as a result of Singh's work on behalf of Company and/or
as a result of Singh executing this Agreement, except to the extent resulting
from Singh's gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The Company shall enter into an indemnification agreement
with Singh in the form entered into with each of the Company's officers and
directors. Such indemnification Agreement shall be effective upon the Effective
Date. The Company will furnish Singh with a copy of its current D&O liability
policy and will agree to consult with Singh if the Company intends to decrease
the coverage currently provided. 

 

12. Dispute Resolution In the instance of a dispute between the
Company and Singh that is incapable of being resolved by them to their mutual
satisfaction, after good faith resolution negotiations, and within thirty (30)
days of the formal notification from Singh or Company of such dispute, the
complaining Singh shall have the right to seek such remedies as are available at
law and in equity, as shall the Company. In the event of any breach of this
Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement may be enforceable in a court of
equity by a decree of specific performance. Any equitable remedy shall not be
exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedy available.

13. General Provisions. 

 

(a) Notices. Any notices provided hereunder must be in
writing and shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of personal delivery or
duly sent by certified mail, postage prepaid; by an overnight delivery service,
charges prepaid; or by confirmed telecopy, to the Company at its primary office
location and to Singh at the following address: Singh 1210 1200 West 73rd
Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6P 6G5. 

(b) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of
this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or
rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will
not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement
will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein or
therein 

 

(c) Waiver. If either party should waive any breach of
any provision of this Agreement, he or it shall not thereby be deemed to have
waived any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of
this Agreement. 

 

(d) Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the stock
option agreement and the indemnification agreement to be effective upon the
Effective Date constitute the entire agreement between Singh and the Company and
it is the complete, final, and exclusive embodiment of their agreement and
supersedes any prior agreement written or otherwise between Singh and the
Company with regard to this subject matter. It is entered into without reliance
on any promise or representation other than those expressly contained herein or
therein, and it cannot be modified or amended except in a writing signed by
Singh and the Chairman of the Board. 

 

(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
separate counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than
one party, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same
agreement or plan. 

 

(f) Headings. The headings of the sections hereof are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part
hereof or thereof nor to affect the meaning thereof. 

 

(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is intended
to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Singh and the Company
and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators,
except that Singh may not assign any of their duties hereunder and may not
assign any of their rights hereunder without the written consent of the Company.

(h) Attorney Fees. If either party hereto brings any
action to enforce his or its rights hereunder, the prevailing party in any such
action shall be entitled to recover his or its reasonable attorneys' fees and
costs incurred in connection with such action. In no event, will a party
entitled to reimbursement be reimbursed later than thirty days following the
close of the calendar year in which in such action is finally resolved. 

(i) Arbitration. To provide a mechanism for rapid and
economical dispute resolution, Singh and the Company agree that any and all
disputes, claims, or causes of action, in law or equity, arising from or
relating to this Agreement or its respective enforcement, performance, breach,
or interpretation, will be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by
final, binding, and confidential arbitration before a single arbitrator held in
Las Vegas, Nevada and conducted by Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services/Endispute
("JAMS"), under its then-existing Rules and Procedures. The parties shall be
entitled to conduct adequate discovery, and they may obtain all remedies
available to the parties as if the matter had been tried in court. The
arbitrator shall issue a written decision which specifies the findings of fact
and conclusions of law on which the arbitrator's decision is based. Judgment
upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having
jurisdiction thereof. Unless otherwise required by law, the arbitrator will
award reasonable expenses (including reimbursement of the assigned arbitration
costs) to the prevailing party. Nothing in this Section 12(i) or in this
Agreement is intended to prevent Singh or the Company from obtaining injunctive
relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such
arbitration. 

 

(j) Governing Law. All questions concerning the
construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by
the law of the Nevada as applied to contracts made excluding the rules on
conflicts of law. 

(k) Currency. All dollar amounts stated in this
Agreement are in United States dollars. 

 

If you are in agreement with the terms set forth herein,
please sign and return a copy of this Agreement to me. 

Yours truly 

/S/ Jon Yogiyo 

_______________________________ 

COFFEE PACIFICA, INC.

Jon Yogiyo, on Behalf of the Board

 

Agreed to and Accepted 

 

__/s/Shailen Singh ______________________________

Shailen Singh

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