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EX-4.3

 Exhibit 4.3 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

by and among 
 THE
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, 
 THE GUARANTORS 

and 
 MERRILL LYNCH,
PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED 
 as representative of the several Initial Purchasers 

Dated as of October 13, 2015 

 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 13, 2015, by and among The Scotts
Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), the guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto (the “Guarantors”), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative (the
“Representative”) of the Initial Purchasers, each of whom has agreed to purchase the Company’s 6.000% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Initial Notes”) fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors (the
“Guarantees”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). The Initial Notes and the Guarantees attached thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Initial Securities.” 

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated October 7, 2015 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company,
the Guarantors and the Representative on behalf of itself and the Initial Purchasers (i) for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and (ii) for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Initial Securities, including the Initial
Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Securities, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement on the terms hereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 6(g) of the Purchase Agreement. 
 The parties hereby agree
as follows: 
 SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following
meanings: 
 Additional Interest: Any amounts owing pursuant to Section 5 hereof. 

Additional Interest Payment Date: With respect to the Initial Securities, each Interest Payment Date. 

Advice: As defined in Section 6(d) hereof. 

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof. 

Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act. 

Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies
located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to be closed. 
 Closing Date: The date of this Agreement.

 Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Company: As defined in the preamble hereof. 

  
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 Consummate: A registered Exchange Offer shall be deemed “Consummated” for
purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (i) the filing and effectiveness under the Securities Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (ii) the
maintenance of such Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the minimum period required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, and (iii) the delivery by
the Company to the Registrar (as defined in the Indenture) of Exchange Securities in the same aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities that were tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

 Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

Exchange Offer: The registration by the Company under the Securities Act of the Exchange Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement pursuant to which the Company offers the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holders for Exchange Securities in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders. 

Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.

 Exchange Securities: The 6.000% Senior Notes due 2023, of the same series under the Indenture as the Initial Securities, to be
issued to Holders in exchange for Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to this Agreement. 
 FINRA: Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority. 
 Guarantees: As defined in the preamble hereof. 

Guarantors: As defined in the preamble hereof. 

Holders: As defined in Section 2(b) hereof. 

Indemnified Holder: As defined in Section 8(a) hereof. 

Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Initial Securities are to be issued, as such Indenture is amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 

Initial Notes: As defined in the preamble hereof. 

Initial Purchasers: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC, Rabo Securities USA, Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., RBS Securities Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, Fifth Third
Securities, Inc., BBVA Securities Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. 

  
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 Initial Notes: As defined in the preamble hereto. 

Initial Placement: The issuance and sale by the Company of the Initial Securities to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement. 
 Initial Securities: As defined in the preamble hereto. 

Interest Payment Date: As defined in the Indenture and the Initial Notes. 

Person: An individual, partnership, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political
subdivision thereof. 
 Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any
prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus. 

Purchase Agreement: As defined in the recital hereof. 

Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof. 

Registration Statement: Any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act relating to (a) an offering
of Exchange Securities pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, in each case,
including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein. 

Representative: As defined in the preamble hereof. 

Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

Shelf Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof. 

Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4(a) hereof. 

Transfer Restricted Securities: Each Initial Security, until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such Initial Security
is exchanged in the Exchange Offer for an Exchange Security entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b) the date on which such Initial Security
has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement and (c) the date on which such Initial Security is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities
Act or by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including delivery of the Prospectus contained therein). 

  
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 Trust Indenture Act: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. 

Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for
reoffering to the public. 
 SECTION 2. Securities Subject to this Agreement. 

(a) Transfer Restricted Securities. The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Transfer Restricted
Securities. 
 (b) Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities (each, a “Holder”) whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities. 
 SECTION 3. Registered
Exchange Offer. 
 (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the
procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 465 days
after the Closing Date (or if such 465th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), a Registration Statement under the Securities Act relating to the Exchange Securities and the Exchange Offer, (ii) use its reasonable best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 555 days after the Closing Date (or if such 555th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (iii) in
connection with the foregoing, file (A) all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) if applicable, a post-effective amendment to
such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act and (C) cause all necessary filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the Exchange Securities to be made under the state securities or
blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer, and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form
permitting registration of the Exchange Securities to be offered in exchange for the Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Initial Securities held by Broker-Dealers as contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof. 

(b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the
Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20 Business
Days (or longer, if required by the federal securities laws) after the date on which notice of the Exchange Offer is mailed to the Holders. The Company shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal

  
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and state securities laws. No securities other than the Exchange Securities shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 555 days after the Closing Date (or if such 555th day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day). 
 (c) The Company shall indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the
Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Initial Securities that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company), may exchange such Initial Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter”
within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which
prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information
with respect to such resales by Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Initial
Securities held by any such Broker-Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in policy after the date of this Agreement. 

Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously
effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities, and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period
ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and (ii) the date on which a Broker-Dealer is no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with
market-making or other trading activities. 
 The Company shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to
Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such 180-day (or shorter as provided in the foregoing sentence) period in order to facilitate such resales. 

SECTION 4. Shelf Registration. 

(a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company is not required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or to consummate the
Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a) hereof have been complied with), (ii) for any reason the

  
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Exchange Offer is not Consummated within 555 days after the Closing Date (or if such 555th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), or (iii) with respect to any Holder
of Transfer Restricted Securities (A) such Holder is prohibited by applicable law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, or (B) such Holder may not resell the Exchange Securities acquired by it in the Exchange Offer
to the public without delivering a prospectus and that the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not available for such resales or would not satisfy such prospectus delivery requirement by such Holder, or (C) such
Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Initial Securities acquired directly from the Company or one of its affiliates, then, upon such Holder’s request the Company and the Guarantors shall 

(x) cause to be filed a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, which may be an amendment
to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in either event, the “Shelf Registration Statement”) on or prior to the earliest to occur of (1) the 30th day after the date on which the Company determines that it is not required to file
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (2) the 30th day after the date on which the Company receives notice from a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities as contemplated by clause (ii) above, and (3) the 525th day after the
Closing Date (or if such 525th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (such earlier date being the “Shelf Filing Deadline”); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such date shall be no earlier than the 525th
day after the Closing Date (or if such 525th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), which Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities the Holders of which shall have provided
the information required pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof; and 
 (y) use their reasonable best efforts to cause such
Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or before the 60th day after the Shelf Filing Deadline (or if such 60th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). 

Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective,
supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Initial Securities by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled to the
benefit of this Section 4(a), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Securities Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of at least one year
following the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement (or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Initial Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement).

 (b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities may include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Company in writing, within 15

  
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Business Days after receipt of a request therefor, such information as the Company may reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary
Prospectus included therein. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the
Company by such Holder not materially misleading. 
 SECTION 5. Additional Interest. If (i) any of the Registration
Statements required by this Agreement is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the date specified for such filing in this Agreement, (ii) any of such Registration Statements has not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior
to the date specified for such effectiveness in this Agreement, (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated on or prior to the date specified for such consummation in this Agreement with respect to the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or (iv) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded immediately by a
post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure and that is itself immediately declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a “Registration Default”), the Company hereby
agrees that the interest rate borne by the Transfer Restricted Securities shall be increased by 0.25% per annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of any Registration Default, and after such 90-day period, if such
Registration Default has not yet been cured, the interest rate borne by the Transfer Restricted Securities shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to the next subsequent 90-day period; provided, however, in no event shall
any increase exceed an aggregate of 0.50% per annum. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Transfer Restricted Securities, the interest rate borne by the relevant Transfer Restricted Securities will be
reduced to the original interest rate borne by such Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, however, that, if after any such reduction in interest rate, a different Registration Default occurs, the interest rate borne by the relevant
Transfer Restricted Securities shall again be increased pursuant to the foregoing provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the amount of Additional Interest payable shall not increase because more than one Registration Default has
occurred and is pending and (ii) a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities that is not entitled to the benefits of the Shelf Registration Statement (because, e.g., such Holder has not elected to include information or has not timely delivered
such information to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof) shall not be entitled to Additional Interest with respect to a Registration Default that pertains to the Shelf Registration Statement. 

All obligations of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with respect to any Transfer
Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such security shall have been satisfied in full. 

SECTION 6. Registration Procedures. 

(a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all
of the provisions of Section 

  
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6(c) hereof, shall use their reasonable best efforts to effect such exchange to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of
distribution thereof, and shall comply with all of the following provisions: 
 (i) If in the reasonable opinion of counsel
to the Company there is a question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable law, each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees to seek a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing the Company
and the Guarantors to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Initial Securities. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level but shall not be required to take
commercially unreasonable action to effect a change of Commission policy. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees, however, to (A) participate in telephonic conferences with the Commission, (B) deliver to the Commission staff
an analysis prepared by counsel to the Company setting forth the legal bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer should be permitted and (C) diligently pursue a favorable resolution by the Commission staff
of such submission. 
 (ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement
or understanding with any Person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer (C) it is acquiring the Exchange Securities in its ordinary course of business and (D) if such Holder is a
Broker-Dealer, such Holder acquired the Transfer Restricted Securities as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and that it will comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act with respect to any resale of any
Exchange Securities. In addition, all such Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall otherwise cooperate in the Company’s preparations for the Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such
Holder using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission
enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated
July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (which may include any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable,
of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Initial Securities acquired by such Holder directly from the Company. 

  
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 (b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf Registration
Statement, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all the provisions of Section 6(c) hereof and shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being
sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof (as indicated in the information furnished to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof), and pursuant thereto each of the Company and the Guarantors will as
expeditiously as is commercially reasonable prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer
Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof. 
 (c) General Provisions.
In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation, any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus
required to permit resales of Initial Securities by Broker-Dealers), each of the Company and the Guarantors shall: 

(i) use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite
financial statements (including, if required by the Securities Act or any regulation thereunder, financial statements of the Guarantors for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable; upon the occurrence of any event that
would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the period
required by this Agreement, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use its
reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) in accordance with the provisions thereof as soon as practicable
thereafter; 
 (ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the applicable
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, or such shorter period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully
with the applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during
the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus; 

  
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 (iii) advise the underwriter(s), if any, each selling Holder named in a Shelf
Registration Statement, and each Broker-Dealer that has requested or received a copy of the Prospectus promptly, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for
additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the
qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any
statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities
under state securities or blue sky laws, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time; 

(iv) furnish without charge to each of the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and
each of the underwriter(s), if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents
incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of such Holders and underwriter(s) in connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at
least five Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) to which
an Initial Purchaser of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object in writing within five Business Days after the receipt thereof (such objection to be deemed timely
made upon confirmation of telecopy transmission within such period). The objection of an Initial Purchaser or underwriter, if any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable,
as proposed to be filed, contains a material misstatement or omission. 

  
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This clause (iv) shall not apply to any filing through the Commission’s Next Generation Edgar System or any successor thereto by the Company of any annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly
report on Form 10-Q or current report on Form 8-K with respect to matters unrelated to the Transfer Restricted Securities and the offering or exchange therefor; 

(v) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or
Prospectus, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers, each selling Holder named in any Registration Statement, and to the underwriter(s), if any, make the Company’s and the Guarantors’ representatives available for
discussion of such document and other customary due diligence matters, and include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, reasonably may request; 

(vi) make available at reasonable times at the Company’s principal place of business or such other reasonable place for
inspection by the Initial Purchasers, the managing underwriter(s), if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney or accountant retained by such Initial Purchasers or any of the underwriter(s), all
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of each of the Company and the Guarantors reasonably requested and cause the Company’s and the Guarantors’ officers, directors and employees to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness and to
participate in meetings with investors to the extent requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any; provided, however, that the conduct of the foregoing inspection shall be subject to the execution by all Persons party to such
inspection of a reasonable confidentiality undertaking in customary form with respect to confidential and propriety information of the Company; 

(vii) if reasonably requested by the underwriter(s), if any, or a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities under a Shelf
Registration Statement, promptly incorporate in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request
to have included therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the “Plan of Distribution” of the Transfer Restricted Securities, information with respect to the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being
sold to such underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; 

  
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 (viii) cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration
Statement to be rated with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities covered thereby or the underwriter(s), if any; 

(ix) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, the underwriter(s), if any, and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities under a
Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated by reference
therein and all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein by reference); 
 (x) deliver to each underwriter(s), if
any, and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities under a Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably
may request; each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby consents to the use (in accordance with law and subject to Section 6(d) hereof) of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and each of the
underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto; 

(xi) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement and subject to Section 4(a), enter into such customary agreements
(including an underwriting agreement), and make such customary representations and warranties, and take all such other actions, all to such extent as may be reasonably requested by any Initial Purchaser or by any Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities or underwriter in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement; and in connection solely with an Underwritten Registration, the Company shall: 

(A) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, in such substance and scope as they
may reasonably request and as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings, upon the date of the Consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement: 

(1) a certificate, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, signed by (y) the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President and (z) the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, confirming, as of the date thereof,
the matters set forth in Section 6(e) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request; 

  
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 (2) opinions, dated the date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer or the date
of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, covering the matters set forth in Section 6(c) of the Purchase Agreement and such other matter as such parties may
reasonably request; and 
 (3) a customary comfort letter, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement, from the Company’s independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily requested to be covered in comfort letters by underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, and covering
or affirming the matters set forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 6(a) and 6(f) of the Purchase Agreement, without exception; 

(B) set forth in full or incorporate by reference in the underwriting agreement, if any, the indemnification provisions and
procedures of Section 8 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section; and 
 (C)
deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such parties to evidence compliance with Section 6(c)(xi)(A) hereof and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement
entered into by the Company or any of the Guarantors pursuant to this Section 6(c)(xi), if any. 
 If at any time the representations
and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contemplated in Section 6(c)(xi)(A)(1) hereof cease to be true and correct, the Company or the Guarantors shall so advise the Initial Purchasers and the underwriter(s), if any, and each selling
Holder promptly and, if requested by such Persons, shall confirm such advice in writing; 
 (xii) prior to any public
offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the state
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer
Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not then so qualified or to take
any action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 

  
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 (xiii) to the extent permitted by law and the Indenture, shall issue, upon the
request of any Holder of Initial Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, Exchange Securities having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities surrendered to the Company by such Holder
in exchange therefor or being sold by such Holder; such Exchange Securities to be registered in the name of such Holder or in the name of the purchaser(s) of such Exchange Securities, as the case may be; in return, the Initial Securities held by
such Holder shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation; 
 (xiv) cooperate with the selling Holders and the
underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such
denominations and registered in such names as the Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities made by such Holders or underwriter(s); 

(xv) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s), if any, to consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject
to the proviso contained in Section 6(c)(xii) hereof; 
 (xvi) if any fact or event contemplated by
Section 6(c)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document
so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading; 
 (xvii) provide a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities not later than the effective date of the
Registration Statement covering such Exchange Securities and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for such Exchange Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company and take all other
action necessary to ensure that all such Exchange Securities are eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; 

(xviii) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA and in the performance of any due diligence
investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA; 

(xix) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and
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security holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 under the Securities Act (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period
(A) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Transfer Restricted Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts Underwritten Offering or (B) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning
with the first month of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement; 

(xx) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act not later than the effective date of the first
Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders of Initial Securities to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in
accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and to execute and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute all documents that may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed
with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; 
 (xxi) in the case of a Shelf
Registration Statement, cause all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed if
requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities or the managing underwriter(s), if any; and 

(xxii) provide promptly to each Holder upon request each document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of
Section 13 and Section 15 of the Exchange Act. 
 (d) Restrictions on Holders. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a
Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or (D) hereof (any such notice, a “Suspension Notice”), such Holder will
forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xvi)
hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
(in each case, the “Recommencement Date”). If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) or destroy all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s
possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of the Suspension Notice. In the event the Company shall give any such Suspension Notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness
of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of the Suspension Notice to the Recommencement Date; provided,
however, that, no such extension shall be taken into account in determining whether Ad-

  
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ditional Interest is due pursuant to Section 5 hereof or the amount of such Additional Interest, it being agreed that the Company’s option to suspend use of a Registration Statement
pursuant to this paragraph, shall be treated as a Registration Default for purposes of Section 5 hereof. 
 SECTION 7.
Registration Expenses. 
 (a) All expenses incident to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ performance of or compliance with
this Agreement will be borne by the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including
filings made by any Initial Purchaser or Holder with FINRA (and, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” and its counsel that may be required by the rules and regulations of FINRA)); (ii) all
fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state securities or blue sky laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Exchange Securities to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of
Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, the Guarantors and, subject to Section 7(b) hereof, the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v) all
application and filing fees in connection with listing the Exchange Securities on a securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements thereof; and (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public
accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance, if applicable). 

Each of the Company and the Guarantors will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and
expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors. 

(b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Initial Purchasers and the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered in the Exchange Offer and/or resold
pursuant to the “Plan of Distribution” contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one
counsel, as may be chosen by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared. 

(c) Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such
Holder’s Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement. 

  
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 SECTION 8. Indemnification. 

(a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder and (ii) each
Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the Persons referred to in this clause (ii) being hereinafter referred to as a
“controlling person”) and (iii) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of any Holder or any controlling person (any Person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) may hereinafter
be referred to as an “Indemnified Holder”), to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of
all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified Holder), joint or several, directly or indirectly caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are based upon an untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission that is made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company by any of the Holders expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement shall
be in addition to any liability which the Company or any of the Guarantors may otherwise have. 
 In case any action or proceeding
(including any governmental or regulatory investigation or proceeding) shall be brought or asserted against any of the Indemnified Holders with respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Company or the Guarantors, such Indemnified Holder
(or the Indemnified Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company and the Guarantors in writing; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice (i) shall not relieve any of the Company or the
Guarantors of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement except to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the Company or the Guarantors of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) shall not, in any event, relieve the Company or
the Guarantors from any obligations other than the obligation provided in immediately preceding paragraph. Such Indemnified Holder shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be
paid, as incurred, by the Company and the Guarantors; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not, in connection with any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in
the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified
Holders, which firm shall be designated by the Indemnified Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or pro-

  
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ceeding effected with the Company’s and the Guarantors’ prior written consent, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably, and each of the Company and the Guarantors agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnified Holder from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of any settlement of any action effected with the written consent of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and the
Guarantors shall not, without the prior written consent of each Indemnified Holder, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or proceeding in
respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination (i) includes an unconditional release of each
Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such action, claim, litigation or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Indemnified Holder.

 (b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the
Guarantors and their respective directors, officers of the Company and the Guarantors who sign a Registration Statement, and any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act)
the Company or any of the Guarantors, and the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of each such Person, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Guarantors to each of the
Indemnified Holders, but only with respect to losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and reasonable expenses to the extent based on or arising out of information relating to such Holder furnished in writing by such Holder expressly
for use in any Registration Statement. In case any action or proceeding shall be brought against the Company, the Guarantors or their respective directors or officers or any such controlling person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against
a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, such Holder shall have the rights and duties given the Company and the Guarantors, and the Company, the Guarantors, their respective directors and officers and such controlling person shall have the rights
and duties given to each Holder by the preceding paragraph. 
 (c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable
to an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or (b) hereof (other than by reason of exceptions provided in those Sections) in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses referred to therein, then each
applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement (which in the case of the Company and the Guarantors shall be deemed to be equal
to the total gross proceeds to the Company and the Guarantors from the Initial Placement, and in the case of the Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the amount of Additional Interest which did not become payable as a result of the filing of the
Registration Statement resulting in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments actions or expenses) or, if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, the 

  
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relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of an Indemnified Holder, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, or the Indemnified Holder, on
the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph of Section 8(a) hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with
investigating or defending any action or claim. 
 The Company, the Guarantors and each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agree that
it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(c) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, none of the Holders (and its related Indemnified Holders) shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discount, if any, received by
such Holder with respect to the Initial Securities exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 8(c) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Initial Securities held by each of the Holders hereunder and not joint. 

SECTION 9. Rule 144A. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer
Restricted Securities remain outstanding, at any time that the Company is not subject to either Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available to any Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with
any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. 
 SECTION 10. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Holder
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sell such Holder’s Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and
(b) completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. 

SECTION 11. Selection of Underwriters. The Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration
Statement who desire to do so may sell such Transfer Restricted Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) that will administer such offering will be selected by
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities included in such offering; provided, however, that such investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) must be reasonably satisfactory to the
Company. 
 SECTION 12. Miscellaneous. 

(a) Remedies. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for
any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate. 

(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Each of the Company and the Guarantors will not on or after the date of this Agreement enter
into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict
with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s or any of the Guarantors’ securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof. 

(c) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or
consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has (i) in the case of Section 5 hereof and this Section 12(c)(i), obtained the written consent of Holders of all outstanding Transfer
Restricted Securities and (ii) in the case of all other provisions hereof, obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities (excluding any Transfer Restricted Securities
held by the Company or its Affiliates). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer
and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer may be given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted
Securities being tendered or registered; provided, however, that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial
Purchaser with respect to which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver, consent or departure is to be effective. 

  
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 (d) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted
hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: 

(i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar
under the Indenture; and 
 (ii) if to the Company: 

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 

1411 Scottslawn Road 

Marysville, Ohio 43041 

Telecopier No.: (937) 578-5754 

	 	Attention:	Ivan C. Smith, Executive Vice President
 General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief
 Compliance Officer 

With a copy to: 
 Vorys,
Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 
 52 E. Gay Street 

Columbus, Ohio 43215 

	 	Facsimile:	(614) 719-5186 

	 	Attention:	Adam K. Brandt, Esq. 
Adam L. Miller, Esq. 

 All such notices and communications shall be
deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day, if
timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. 
 Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture. 
 (e) Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer
Restricted Securities; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Securities
from such Holder. 
 (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

  
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 (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
 (h) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THEREOF. 

(i) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any
circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby. 

(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a
complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to
herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

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

  

			
	THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman
	Name:	 	Thomas Randal Coleman
	Title:	 	 Executive Vice President and Chief
 Financial
Officer

 
			
	GUARANTORS
	
	EG SYSTEMS, INC.,
	GUTWEIN & CO., INC.
	HAWTHORNE HYDROPONICS LLC
	HYPONEX CORPORATION
	MIRACLE-GRO LAWN PRODUCTS, INC.
	ROD MCLELLAN COMPANY
	SANFORD SCIENTIFIC, INC.
	SCOTTS TEMECULA OPERATIONS, LLC
	SCOTTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	SCOTTS PRODUCTS CO.
	SCOTTS PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS CO.
	SCOTTS-SIERRA INVESTMENTS LLC
	SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.
	SMGM LLC
	THE HAWTHORNE GARDENING COMPANY
	THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Mark J. Weaver
		 	Name: Mark J. Weaver
		 	Title: VP and Treasurer
	
	SLS FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jim Gimeson
		 	Name: Jim Gimeson
		 	Title: President
	
	OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.
	SWISS FARMS PRODUCTS, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca
		 	Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
		 	Title: President and CEO
	
	GENSOURCE, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Mark J. Weaver
		 	Name: Mark J. Weaver
		 	Title: Treasurer

 
			
	HGCI, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca
		 	Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
		 	Title: Vice President

 The foregoing Registration Rights Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first
above written: 
 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

                          
    INCORPORATED 
 As Representative of the several Initial Purchasers 

 

			
	By:	 	 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

		
	By:	 	/s/ Heather D. Lamberton
		 	Managing DirectorEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 dated
October 7, 2015 
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 

 Purchase Agreement 

October 7, 2015 
 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &
SMITH 
 INCORPORATED 
 As
representative of the several Initial Purchasers 
 One Bryant Park 

New York, NY 10036 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Introductory. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and
sell to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch” or the “Representative”) and the other several initial purchasers named in Schedule A hereto (collectively with the
Representative, the “Initial Purchasers”), $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.000% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be
fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by (i) each of the subsidiary guarantors named in Schedule B hereto and (ii) any subsidiary of the Company that executes an additional
guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (as defined below) and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Guarantors”) pursuant to their guarantees (the “Guarantees”). The Notes and
the Guarantees are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.” 
 The Securities will be issued
pursuant to an indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3 hereof) (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
Notes will be issued only in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) pursuant to a letter of representations, dated January 12, 2010, and as supplemented
on or before the Closing Date (the “DTC Agreement”), between the Company and the Depositary. 
 The holders
of the Notes will be entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Representative, pursuant to which
the Company and the Guarantors will be required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), under the circumstances set forth therein, (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933
(as amended, the “Securities Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder) relating to another series of debt securities of the Company with terms substantially
identical to the Notes (the “Exchange Notes”) to be offered in exchange for the Notes (the “Exchange Offer”) and (ii) a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act relating to the
resale by certain holders of the Notes, and in each case, to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statements to be declared effective. The Exchange Notes and the Guarantees attached thereto are herein collectively referred to
as the “Exchange Securities.” 

 This Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities, the
Exchange Securities and the Indenture are referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.” 
 The Company
understands that the Initial Purchasers propose to make an offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth herein and in the Pricing Disclosure Package (as defined below) and agrees that the Initial Purchasers may resell, subject
to the conditions set forth herein, all or a portion of the Securities to purchasers (the “Subsequent Purchasers”) on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package (the first time when sales of the Securities are made is
referred to as the “Time of Sale”). The Securities are to be offered and sold to or through the Initial Purchasers without being registered with the Commission under the Securities Act, in reliance upon exemptions therefrom.
Pursuant to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, investors who acquire Securities shall be deemed to have agreed that Securities may only be resold or otherwise transferred, after the date hereof, if such Securities are registered for sale
under the Securities Act or if an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available (including the exemptions afforded by Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) or Regulation S under the
Securities Act (“Regulation S”)). 
 The Company has prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies
of a Preliminary Offering Memorandum, dated October 7, 2015 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”), and has prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies of a Pricing Supplement, dated October 7, 2015 (the
“Pricing Supplement”), describing the terms of the Securities, each for use by such Initial Purchaser in connection with its solicitation of offers to purchase the Securities. The Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Pricing
Supplement are herein referred to as the “Pricing Disclosure Package.” Promptly after this Agreement is executed and delivered, the Company will prepare and deliver to each Initial Purchaser a final offering memorandum dated the
date hereof (the “Final Offering Memorandum”). 
 All references herein to the terms “Pricing
Disclosure Package” and “Final Offering Memorandum” shall be deemed to mean and include all information filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act,” which term, as used
herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder) prior to the Time of Sale and incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package (including the Preliminary Offering Memorandum) or the Final Offering
Memorandum (as the case may be), and all references herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Final Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to mean and include all
information filed under the Exchange Act after the Time of Sale and incorporated by reference in the Final Offering Memorandum. 

  
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 The Company hereby confirms its agreements with the Initial Purchasers as follows: 

1. Representations and Warranties. The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to, and agree with, each
Initial Purchaser that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (references in Sections 1 and 3(a) to the “Offering Memorandum” are to (x) the Pricing Disclosure Package in the case of representations and warranties
made as of the date hereof and (y) the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum in the case of representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date and, in each case, the information incorporated by reference therein):

 (a) No Registration Required. Subject to compliance by the Initial Purchasers with the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 2 and 3(c) hereof and with the procedures set forth in Section 8 hereof, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and to each Subsequent
Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Offering Memorandum to register the Securities under the Securities Act or, until such time as the Exchange Securities are issued pursuant to an effective registration statement, to
qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder). 

(b) No Integration of Offerings or General Solicitation. None of the Company, its affiliates (as such term is defined in
Rule 501 under the Securities Act) (each, an “Affiliate”), or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has,
directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, or will, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, in the United States or to any United States citizen or resident, any security which is or would be
integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the Securities to be registered under the Securities Act. None of the Company, its Affiliates, or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial
Purchasers, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage, in connection with the offering of the Securities, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of
Rule 502 under the Securities Act. With respect to those Securities sold in reliance upon Regulation S, (i) none of the Company, its Affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the
Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S and (ii) each of the Company and its Affiliates and any person acting on its or their
behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions set forth in Regulation S. 

(c) Eligibility for Resale under Rule 144A. The Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will not
be, at the Closing Date, of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system. 

(d) The Pricing Disclosure Package and Offering Memorandum. Neither the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Time of
Sale, nor the Final Offering Memorandum, as of its date or (as amended or supplemented in accordance with Section 3(a), as applicable) as of the Closing Date, contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the

  
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Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by
any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or amendment or supplement thereto, as the case may be. The Pricing Disclosure Package contains, and the Final
Offering Memorandum will contain, all the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A. 
 (e)
Company Additional Written Communications. The Company and the Guarantors have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or distributed and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or distribute any written communication that
constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Pricing Disclosure Package, (ii) the Final Offering Memorandum and (iii) any electronic road show or other written communications, in
each case used in accordance with Section 4(a). Each such communication by the Company, the Guarantors or their agents and representatives pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence (each, a “Company Additional
Written Communication”), when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not as of the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from each such
Company Additional Written Communication made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in any Company Additional Written
Communication. 
 (f) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the Offering
Memorandum at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission (collectively, the “Incorporated Documents”) complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act. Each
such Incorporated Document, when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not as of the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, when such documents are filed with the
Commission, will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act. 
 (g) The
Purchase Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors. 

(h) The Registration Rights Agreement and DTC Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly
authorized by, and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by, and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of, the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance
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to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and except as rights to indemnification may be limited by applicable law. The DTC Agreement has been duly
authorized and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by, and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles. 

(i) Authorization of the Notes, the Guarantees and the Exchange Securities. The Notes to be purchased by the
Initial Purchasers from the Company will on the Closing Date be in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture by the Company and, at the Closing Date, will
have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by
general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. The Exchange Notes have been duly and validly authorized for issuance by the Company, and when duly executed by the Company and authenticated in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of the rights and remedies of creditors or by general principles of equity and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. The
Guarantees of the Notes on the Closing Date and the Guarantees of the Exchange Notes when issued will be in the respective forms contemplated by the Indenture and have been duly authorized for issuance pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture by
each of the Guarantors; the Guarantees of the Notes, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed by each of the Guarantors and, when the Notes have been authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and issued and delivered against
payment of the purchase price therefor, the Guarantees of the Notes will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors; and, when the Exchange Notes have been authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and issued and
delivered in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Guarantees of the Exchange Notes will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors, in each case, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture. 
 (j) Authorization of the Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company
and the Guarantors and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the
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limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles; and on the
Closing Date, the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder applicable to an indenture that is qualified thereunder. 

(k) Distribution of Offering Material by the Company and the Guarantors. Neither the Company nor the Guarantors
have distributed or will distribute, prior to the later of the Closing Date and the completion of the Initial Purchasers’ distribution of the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other
than the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum and any Company Additional Written Communication reviewed and consented to by the Representative. 

(l) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any
amendment or supplement thereto), (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a prospective material adverse change in the financial condition, earnings, business, properties
or operations, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity (any such change is called a “Material Adverse Change”);
(ii) the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, have not incurred any liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction or agreement, in each case, that is material to the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) except for the Company’s publicly announced fourth quarter dividend declared on August 6, 2015, there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by
the Company or, except for dividends paid to the Company or other subsidiaries, any of its subsidiaries on any class of capital stock or repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any class of capital stock. 

(m) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries
has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite power and authority, corporate or other, to own or lease, as the case
may be, and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and, in the case of the Company and the Guarantors, to enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party. Each of the Company and each Guarantor is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of each subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and, except for directors’ qualifying shares, are
owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim, 

  
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other than as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in
Exhibit 21 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 27, 2015. 

(n) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters. At June 27, 2015, on a consolidated basis, the Company
had, and after giving pro forma effect to the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant hereto the Company would have had, the capitalization as set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the caption “Capitalization” under the columns
“Actual” and “As Adjusted,” respectively. All of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. 

(o) Description of Documents. Each Transaction Document will conform in all material respects to the descriptions
thereof in the Offering Memorandum. 
 (p) Regulations T, U and X. None of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulation promulgated thereunder, including, without
limitation, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor nor any of their respective subsidiaries nor any agent thereof acting on their behalf (other than the Initial
Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no representation or warranty) has taken, and none of them will take, any action that would reasonably be expected to cause this Agreement or the issuance or sale of the Securities to violate Regulation T,
Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
 (q) Non-Violation
of Existing Instruments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation or in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) under (“Default”) its
Articles of Incorporation, charter, Codes of Regulation, by-laws or any similar organizational documents, (ii) in Default under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, note, contract, franchise, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or such subsidiary is a party or by which it may be bound (including, without limitation, the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2013, as amended, by
and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto from time to time and the Company’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 issued on December 16, 2010), or to which any of the
property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (each, an “Existing Instrument”), or (iii) in violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) only,
for such Defaults or violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the Guarantors
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of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and by the Offering Memorandum (i) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate (or similar) action and will not result in any Default under the Articles of Incorporation, charter, Codes of Regulation, by-laws or any similar organizational documents of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) will not
constitute a Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or
require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, and (iii) will not result in any violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, except with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) only,
for such violations or Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. As used herein, a “Debt Repayment Triggering Event” means any event or condition which
gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of
all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 
 (r) No Further Authorizations
or Approvals Required. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency is required for the Company’s or any Guarantor’s execution,
delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the Guarantors to the extent a party thereto, or the issuance and delivery of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby and by the Offering Memorandum, except (i) such as have been obtained or made by the Company and the Guarantors and are in full force and effect, (ii) as may be required under the applicable securities laws of the several
states of the United States or provinces of Canada and (iii) such as may be required by the Securities Act, the Trust Indenture Act or the securities laws of the several states of the United States or provinces of Canada with respect to the
Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement. 
 (s) No Material Actions or
Proceedings. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ knowledge, threatened (i) against
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) which has as the subject thereof any property owned or leased by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) relating to environmental or discrimination matters, where in any such case any
such action, suit or proceeding, if so determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or materially adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

  
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 (t) Exchange Act Compliance. The Company is subject to and in
compliance in all material respects with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. 

(u) Independent Accountants. Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have expressed their opinion with respect to the
financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) and supporting schedules filed with the Commission and included in or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, are an independent registered
public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and any non-audit services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP to the Company or any of the
Guarantors have been approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (v)
Preparation of Financial Statements. The financial statements, together with the related schedules and notes, included in or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum present fairly in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified. Such financial statements and supporting schedules comply as to form with the
applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout
the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. The financial data set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the captions “Summary—Summary Consolidated Financial Data” and
“Capitalization” fairly present in all material respects the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. The Company’s ratios of earnings to fixed charges set forth in Exhibit 12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 have been calculated in
compliance in all material respects with the requirements of Item 503(d) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum fairly
present the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. 

(w) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to
use, on reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property”) necessary for the conduct of the their business taken as a whole as now conducted. Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, (a) no party has been granted an exclusive license to use any portion of such
Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ best knowledge, there is no material
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of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (c) there is no pending or, to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ best knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim
by others challenging the rights of the Company and its subsidiaries in or to any material Intellectual Property, and the Company and the Guarantors are unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (d) to the
Company’s and the Guarantors’ best knowledge, there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company and the Guarantors are unaware
of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; and (e) there is no pending or, to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ best knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company’s
business as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company and the Guarantors are unaware of any other fact which would form a reasonable basis for
any such claim, except in the case of clauses (c), (d) and (e), any action, suit proceeding or claim which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

(x) All Necessary Permits, etc. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, the Company and each
subsidiary possess such valid and current licenses, certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure
to possess the same would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and neither the Company nor any subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any
such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

(y) Title to Properties. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has good and (in the case of real property
only) marketable title to all the properties and assets reflected as owned in the financial statements referred to in Section 1(v) above (or elsewhere in the Offering Memorandum) and material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole, in each case free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, claims and other defects, except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum and except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such
property and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company or such subsidiary. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company or any subsidiary
are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company or such subsidiary.

 (z) Tax Law Compliance. Except for (i) the payment of any taxes that are currently being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the filings of tax returns or the payment of any taxes which would not reasonably be expected, individually or
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subsidiaries have (A) timely paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including any related interest and penalties) required to be paid by any of them (whether or not shown on a tax
return), including as a withholding agent through the date hereof and (B) timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof. The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves
in accordance with GAAP in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 1(v) above in respect of all federal, state, local and foreign taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company or its subsidiaries has not
been finally determined, except to the extent that the failure to make such charges, accruals and reserves would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. There is no tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be
expected to be, asserted against the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

(aa) Company Not an “Investment Company.”Neither the Company nor any Guarantor is, or after receipt of
payment for the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will be, an “investment company”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). 

(bb) Insurance. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries maintains insurance in such amounts and with such
deductibles and covering such risks as are generally customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and its subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction,
acts of vandalism, flood and earthquakes. All policies of insurance insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; the Company and its
subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies in all material respects; and there are no material claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy as to which any insurance company is denying liability or
defending under a reservation of rights clause. The Company has no reasonable basis to believe that it or any subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain
comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change. 

(cc) No Restrictions on Dividends. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly,
from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution to the Company on such subsidiary’s shares of capital stock or other ownership interests, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from
the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated by the Offering Memorandum. 

  
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 (dd) Solvency. The Company and the Guarantors taken as a whole are,
and immediately after the Closing Date will be, Solvent. As used herein, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to any person on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair market value of the assets of such
person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such person, (ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable
liabilities of such person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, including contingent obligations, as they mature and (iv) such
person does not have unreasonably small capital. 
 (ee) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. None of
the Company nor any of the Guarantors has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities. 
 (ff) Related Party Transactions. There are no
business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any subsidiary which is required by the Securities Act to be disclosed in a registration statement on Form S-1 which is not so disclosed in the Offering Memorandum.

 (gg) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of
“disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule
13a-15 of the Exchange Act. 
 (hh) Internal Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains
(i) effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act, and (ii) a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain asset accountability; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. 
 (ii) No Material Weakness in
Internal Controls. Since the end of the Company’s most recent fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 

(jj) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons
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anti-corruption law, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment,
promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign
political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law, and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge
of the Company and the Guarantors, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law and have instituted and maintain
policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. “FCPA” means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder. “UK Bribery Act” means the Bribery Act of 2010 of the United Kingdom, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 

(kk) No Conflict with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the
rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding
by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors,
threatened. 
 (ll) No Conflict with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, the target of any sanctions
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other
relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria or in any other country or
territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other
person, (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, or is in Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria or
in any other country or territory, that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the
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subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in any dealings or transactions with any person or entity that, at the time of the dealing or
transaction, is or was the subject or target of Sanctions, or with or in any country or territory that is or was the subject or target of Sanctions. 

(mm) Compliance with and Liability under Environmental Laws. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum,
(i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation, order, permit or other requirement relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including,
without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna), including without limitation, laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases
or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, pesticides, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum and petroleum products (collectively, “Materials of Environmental Concern”), or otherwise relating
to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), which violation includes, but is not limited to,
noncompliance with any permits or other governmental authorizations required for the operation of the business of the Company or its subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, or noncompliance with the terms and conditions thereof, nor has
the Company or any of its subsidiaries received any written communication, whether from a governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental
Law, except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change; (ii) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed with a court or governmental authority, no investigation with
respect to which the Company has received written notice, and no written notice by any person or entity alleging actual or potential liability under any Environmental Law, including without limitation, liability for investigatory costs, cleanup
costs, governmental response costs, natural resource damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any Material of
Environmental Concern at any location (collectively, “Environmental Claims”), pending or, to the best of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any person
or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Change; (iii) to the best of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ knowledge, there are no past, present or anticipated future actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without
limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could reasonably be expected to result in a violation of any Environmental Law, require expenditures to be incurred pursuant to any
Environmental Law, or form the basis of a potential Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or
assumed either contractually or by operation of law, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (iv) neither 

  
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the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any pending or, to the best of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ knowledge, threatened proceeding under Environmental Law to which
a governmental authority is a party and which is reasonably likely to result in monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more. 

(nn) Periodic Review of Costs of Environmental Compliance. In the ordinary course of its business, the Company conducts
a periodic review of the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation,
any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third
parties). 
 (oo) ERISA Compliance. None of the following events has occurred or exists: (i) a failure to fulfill
the obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder with respect to a Plan and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), determined without regard to any waiver of such obligations or extension of any amortization period that would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (ii) an audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other federal or state governmental
agency or any foreign regulatory agency with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by any member of the Company that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (iii) any breach of any contractual
obligation, or any violation of law or applicable qualification standards, with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by any member of the Company that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. None of the
following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (i) a material increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans in the current fiscal year of the Company compared to the amount of such
contributions made in the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year; (ii) a material increase in the Company’s “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations” (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards 106) compared to the amount of such obligations in the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year; or (iii) any event or condition giving rise to a liability under Title IV of ERISA that would reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Change; (iv) any prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, with respect to any pension plan or welfare plan (excluding transactions effected pursuant to a
statutory or administrative exemption) that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or (v) the filing of a claim by one or more employees or former employees of the Company related to their employment that would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Plan” means a plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA with respect to which any
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 (pp) Labor Matters. No labor disturbances by the employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries has occurred that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

(qq) Brokers. Other than the Initial Purchasers’ discount pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement,
there is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the Company any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

(rr) Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance. The Company and its directors and officers, in their capacities as such, are in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including
Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications. 
 (ss) Ratings.
No “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under Section 15E of the Exchange Act (i) has imposed (or has informed the Company that it is considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on
the Company’s retaining any rating assigned to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their debt or preferred stock or (ii) has informed the Company that it is considering (a) the downgrading, suspension, or withdrawal of,
or any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in, any rating so assigned or (b) any change in the outlook for any rating of the Company or any securities of the Company. 

(tt) Lending Relationship. Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, the Company (i) does not have any
material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any Initial Purchaser and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate
of any Initial Purchaser. 
 (uu) Statistical and Market Related Data. Nothing has come to the attention
of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in each of the Offering Memorandum are not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.

 (vv) Regulation S. The Company, the Guarantors and their respective affiliates and all persons acting on
their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation) have complied with and will comply with the offering restrictions requirements of Regulation S in connection with the offering of the
Securities outside the United States and, in connection therewith, the Offering Memorandum will contain the disclosure required by Rule 902. The Securities sold in reliance on Regulation S will be represented upon issuance by a temporary global
security that may not be exchanged for definitive securities until the expiration of the 40-day restricted period referred to in Rule 903 of the Securities Act and only upon certification of beneficial ownership of such Securities by non-U.S.
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 Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Representative or to
counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to each Initial Purchaser as to the matters set forth therein. 

2. Purchase and Sale. The Company agrees to issue and sell to the several Initial Purchasers the Notes, and subject to the conditions
set forth herein the Initial Purchasers agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite their names on Schedule A, in each case upon the terms herein set
forth and, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein set forth. The purchase price per Note to be paid by the several Initial Purchasers to the Company shall be equal to the percentage listed on Schedule C of the
principal amount thereof. 
 3. Delivery and Payment. 

(a) The Closing Date. Delivery of certificates for the Securities to be purchased by the Initial Purchasers and payment
therefor shall be made at the offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, 80 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005 (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representative) at 9:00 a.m. New York time, on October 13, 2015,
or such other time and date as the Representative shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of such closing are called the “Closing Date”). Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of the
Depositary. The Company hereby acknowledges that circumstances under which the Representative may provide notice to postpone the Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to, any determination by the Company or the
Initial Purchasers to recirculate to investors copies of an amended or supplemented Offering Memorandum or a delay as contemplated by the provisions of Section 11 hereof. 

(b) Delivery of the Securities. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Representative for the
accounts of the several Initial Purchasers, the certificates for the Securities at the Closing Date against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The certificates for
the Securities shall be in such denominations and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depositary, pursuant to the DTC Agreement, and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding the Closing Date
at a location in New York City, as the Representative may designate. Such certificates for Securities shall be delivered at the Closing to the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place
specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers. 
 (c) Initial
Purchasers as Qualified Institutional Buyers. Each Initial Purchaser severally and not jointly represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that: 

(i) it has not offered or sold, and it will not offer or sell Securities except (a) to persons who it reasonably
believes are “qualified institutional buyers” within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Qualified Institutional Buyers”) in transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or (b) to non-U.S. persons outside the United
States to whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes offers and sales of the Securities may be made in reliance upon Regulation S upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I hereto, which Annex I is hereby expressly made a part hereof;

  
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 (ii) it is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of
Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act; and 
 (iii) it has not offered or sold, and it will not
offer or sell Securities by, any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including but not limited to the methods described in Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act. 

4. Covenants. The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, covenant and agree with each of the Initial Purchasers as follows:

 (a) Preparation of Final Offering Memorandum; Initial Purchasers’ Review of Proposed Amendments and
Supplements and Company Additional Written Communications. As promptly as practicable following the Time of Sale and in any event not later than the second business day following the date hereof, the Company will prepare and deliver to the
Initial Purchasers the Final Offering Memorandum, which shall consist of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum as modified only by the information contained in the Pricing Supplement. The Company will not amend or supplement the Preliminary Offering
Memorandum or the Pricing Supplement. The Company will not amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum prior to the Closing Date unless the Representative shall previously have been furnished a copy of the proposed amendment or supplement at
least two business days prior to the proposed use or filing, and shall not have objected to such amendment or supplement. Before using, authorizing or distributing any Company Additional Written Communication, the Company will furnish to the
Representative a copy of such written communication for review and will not use, authorize or distribute any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.  

(b) Amendments and Supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum and Other Securities Act Matters. If at any time prior
to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with
law, the Company and the Guarantors will immediately notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and (subject to Section 4(a) hereof) furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to any of the Pricing
Disclosure Package as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Pricing
Disclosure Package will comply with all applicable law. If, prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Final
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would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or if in the judgment of the Representative or counsel for the Initial Purchasers it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Company and the Guarantors agree to
promptly prepare and (subject to Section 4(a) hereof) furnish at its own expense to the Initial Purchasers, amendments or supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum so that the statements in the Final Offering Memorandum as so amended or
supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances at the Closing Date and at the time of sale of Securities, be misleading or so that the Final Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, will comply with all applicable law. 

Following the consummation of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of an applicable shelf registration statement and for so
long as the Securities are outstanding, if, in the judgment of the Representative, the Initial Purchasers or any of their affiliates (as such term is defined in the Securities Act) are required to deliver a prospectus in connection with sales of, or
market-making activities with respect to, the Securities, the Company and the Guarantors agree to periodically amend the applicable registration statement so that the information contained therein complies with the requirements of Section 10 of
the Securities Act, to amend the applicable registration statement or supplement, the related prospectus or the documents incorporated therein when necessary to reflect any material changes in the information provided therein so that the
registration statement and the prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing as of the date the
prospectus is so delivered, not misleading and to provide the Initial Purchasers with copies of each amendment or supplement filed and such other documents as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request. 

The Company hereby expressly acknowledges that the indemnification and contribution provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof are
specifically applicable and relate to each offering memorandum, registration statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement referred to in this Section 4. 

(c) Copies of the Offering Memorandum. The Company agrees to furnish the Initial Purchasers, without charge, as many
copies of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto (including any documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein) as they shall reasonably request. 

(d) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company and the Guarantors shall cooperate with the Representative and counsel for the
Initial Purchasers to qualify or register the Securities for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial securities laws or other foreign laws of those jurisdictions
designated by the Representative and consented to by the Company, and the Company and the Guarantors shall comply in all material respects with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as
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shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify,
(ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject. The Company and the Guarantors will advise the Representative
promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the
event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment. 

(e) Additional Issuer Information. Prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial
Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, the Company shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the NYSE all reports and documents required to be filed under Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act. Additionally, at any time when the
Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act, for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners from time to time of the Securities, the Company shall furnish, at its expense, upon request, to holders and beneficial owners of
Securities and prospective purchasers of Securities information (“Additional Issuer Information”) satisfying the requirements of Rule 144A(d). 

(f) No Integration. The Company agrees that it will not and will cause its Affiliates not to make any offer or
sale of securities of the Company or such Affiliate of any class if, as a result of the doctrine of “integration” referred to in Rule 502 under the Securities Act, such offer or sale would render invalid (for the purpose of (i) the
sale of the Securities by the Company and the Guarantors to the Initial Purchasers, (ii) the resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers or (iii) the resale of the Securities by such Subsequent Purchasers to
others) the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof or by Rule 144A or by Regulation S thereunder or otherwise. 

(g) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. The Company agrees that it will not and will not permit
any of its Affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no covenant is given) to (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general
solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts
with respect to the Securities within the meaning of Regulation S, and the Company will and will cause all such persons to comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S with respect to the Securities. 

(h) No Restricted Resales. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates to resell any of the
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 (i) Legended Securities. Each certificate for a Note will bear the
legend contained in “Notice to Investors” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum for the time period and upon the other terms stated in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. 

(j) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities sold by it in the
manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Pricing Disclosure Package. 
 (k)
Agreement Not to Offer to Sell Additional Securities. During the period of 90 days following the date of this Agreement, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch (which consent may be withheld at the sole
discretion of Merrill Lynch), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, or otherwise
dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any debt securities of the Company or securities exchangeable for or convertible into debt securities of the Company
(other than as contemplated by this Agreement and to register the Exchange Securities). 
 (l) Depositary.
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval of the Depositary to permit the Notes to be eligible for “book-entry” transfer and settlement through the facilities of the Depositary, and agrees to comply
with all of its agreements set forth in the representation letters of the Company to the Depositary relating to the approval of the Notes by the Depositary for “book-entry” transfer. 

(m) Future Reports to the Representative. During the period of two years hereafter the Company will furnish to
the Representative (i) to the extent not available on the Commission’s Next-Generation EDGAR filing system, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, copies of the Annual Report of the Company containing the balance sheet
of the Company as of the close of such fiscal year and statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended and the opinion thereon of the Company’s independent public or certified public accountants; and
(ii) to the extent not available on the Commission’s Next-Generation EDGAR filing system, as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, copies of each proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current
Report on Form 8-K or other report filed by the Company with the Commission, FINRA or any securities exchange. 

(n) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or
result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Securities. 
 (o) Investment Limitation. The Company shall not invest, or otherwise use, the proceeds
received by the Company from its sale of the Notes in such a manner as would require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. 

  
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 The Representative on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers may, in its sole discretion, waive
in writing the performance by the Company or any Guarantor of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or, subject to the written consent of the Company, extend the time for their performance. 

5. Payment of Expenses. The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to pay all costs, fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the performance of their obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Securities
(including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers, (iii) all fees and expenses of the Company’s
and the Guarantors’ counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (iv) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution (including any form of
electronic distribution) of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including financial statements and exhibits), and all amendments and supplements thereto, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Initial
Purchasers and dealers, and the Transaction Documents, (v) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining
exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of the several states of the United States, the provinces of Canada or other jurisdictions designated by the Initial
Purchasers (including, without limitation, the cost of preparing, printing and mailing preliminary and final blue sky or legal investment memoranda and any related supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum),
(vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture, the Securities and the Exchange Securities, (vii) any fees payable in connection with the rating
of the Securities or the Exchange Securities with the ratings agencies, (viii) any filing fees incident to, and any reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Initial Purchasers in connection with the review by FINRA, if any, of the
terms of the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, (ix) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company and the Guarantors in connection with approval of the Securities by the Depositary for
“book-entry” transfer, and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of their obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 5. It is understood, however, that, except
as provided in this Section 5, Section 7, Section 9 and Section 12 hereof, the Initial Purchasers will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees and expenses of their counsel. 

6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Initial Purchasers. The obligations of the Initial Purchasers hereunder shall be subject to the
condition that all representations and warranties of the Company and each Guarantor herein are true and correct at and as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, the condition that the Company and each Guarantor shall have performed all of their
respective obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed, and the following additional conditions: 
 (a)
Accountants’ Comfort Letter. On the date hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants for the Company, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Initial
Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, covering certain financial information included in or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package and other customary information. 

  
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 (b) No Material Adverse Change or Ratings Agency Change. For the
period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date: 
 (i) in the judgment of the
Representative there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change, the effect of which is so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in
the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum; 
 (ii) there
shall not have been any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 6 which is, in the judgment of the Representative, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable
to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum; and 

(iii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential
downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their debt or preferred stock by any “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” registered under Section 15E of the Exchange Act, and no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, any such rating. 

(c) Opinion of Counsel for the Company and the Guarantors. On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have
received (i) the opinion letter of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, substantially in the form of Exhibits A, (ii) the negative assurance letter of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP,
counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, substantially in the form of Exhibits B and (iii) the opinion of Ivan C. Smith, the General Counsel of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit C. 

(d) Opinion of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers. On the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received
the opinion and negative assurance letter of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated as of such Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to, and addressed to, the Initial Purchasers, with respect to
the issuance and sale of the Notes, the Final Offering Memorandum (together with any supplement thereto), the Pricing Disclosure Package and other related matters as the Representative may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to
such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. 

  
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 (e) Officers’ Certificate. On the Closing Date, the
Representative shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing
Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendment or supplement thereto and this Agreement, to the effect set forth in subsection (b)(iii)
of this Section 6, and further to the effect that: 
 (i) for the period from and after the date of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change; 
 (ii) the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement were true and correct as of the date hereof and are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though expressly made on
and as of the Closing Date; and 
 (iii) each of the Company and the Guarantors has complied with all the agreements
hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date. 

(f) Bring-down Comfort Letter. On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants for the Company, a letter dated such date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter
furnished by them pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 6, except that (i) it shall cover certain financial information included in or incorporated by reference in the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendment or supplement
thereto and (ii) the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date, as the case may be. 

(g) Form of Securities, Indenture and Registration Rights Agreement. The Securities, the Indenture and the
Registration Rights Agreement shall be executed by the Company and/or the Guarantors, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and the Trustee and the Initial Purchasers shall have received such
executed counterparts. 
 (h) Closing Documents. At the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantors
shall have furnished counsel for the Company, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, such documents as they reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein
contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties or fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained. 

If any condition specified in this Section 6 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by
the Representative by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 5, Section 7, Section 9,
Section 10, Section 14, Section 18 and Section 19 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. 

  
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 7. Reimbursement of Initial Purchasers’ Expenses. If this Agreement is terminated by
the Representative pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 12, or if the sale to the Initial Purchasers of the Notes on the Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company
or any Guarantor to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to reimburse the Representative and the other Initial Purchasers (or such Initial Purchasers as
have terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves), severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Representative and the Initial Purchasers in connection with the proposed purchase and
the offering and sale of the Securities, including but not limited to fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges. 

8. Offer, Sale and Resale Procedures. Each of the Initial Purchasers, on the one hand, and the Company and each of the Guarantors, on
the other hand, hereby agree to observe the following procedures in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities: 

(a) Offers and sales of the Securities will be made only by the Initial Purchasers or Affiliates thereof qualified to do so in
the jurisdictions in which such offers or sales are made. 
 (b) No general solicitation or general advertising (within the
meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act) will be used in the United States in connection with the offering of the Securities. No directed selling efforts (within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act) will be made in the United
States in connection with any of the Notes to be sold pursuant to Regulation S. 
 (c) Upon original issuance by the
Company, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, other than the Exchange Securities)
shall bear the following legend: 
 “THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF
THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, 

  
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PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A NON-U.S. PERSON IN A
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (d) IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY
PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY.”

 Following the sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers pursuant to the terms hereof, the Initial
Purchasers shall not be liable or responsible to the Company for any losses, damages or liabilities suffered or incurred by the Company, including any losses, damages or liabilities under the Securities Act, arising from or relating to any resale or
transfer of any Security. 
 9. Indemnification. 

(a) Indemnification of the Initial Purchasers. The Company and the Guarantors agree, jointly and severally, to
indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates, and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Initial Purchaser, director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or controlling person may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in
respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written
Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact, in each case, necessary in order to make 

  
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the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and to reimburse each Initial Purchaser, its directors, officers, employees, agents,
Affiliates and each such controlling person for any and all expenses (including, subject to Section 9(c), the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Merrill Lynch) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Initial
Purchaser, or its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action;
provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply, with respect to an Initial Purchaser, to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto). The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 9(a) shall be in
addition to any liabilities that the Company and the Guarantors may otherwise have. 
 (b) Indemnification of the
Company and the Guarantors, Directors, Officers and Employees. Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, each of their respective directors, officers and employees
and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, the Guarantors, or any
such director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or arises out of or is
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company and the Guarantors,
or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company and the Guarantors, or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating,
defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The Company and the Guarantors hereby acknowledge that the only information that the Initial Purchasers have furnished to the Company through the
Representative expressly for use in any the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are

  
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the statements set forth in the seventh full paragraph on page ii, and the fifth paragraph, the third sentence of the seventh paragraph and the ninth paragraph under the caption “Plan of
Distribution” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 9(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Initial Purchaser may otherwise have. 

(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 9 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 9, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the failure to so notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure
results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation
provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party,
to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have
reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or the other indemnified
parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the
indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof (other
than the reasonable costs of investigation; provided that such costs of investigation shall not include fees and expenses of any counsel other than such approved counsel) unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the reasonable fees and disbursements of more than one separate counsel (other than a single local
counsel in each relevant jurisdiction)), reasonably approved by the indemnifying party (or by Merrill Lynch in the case of counsel representing the Initial Purchasers or their related persons), representing all indemnified parties who are parties to
such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of
which cases the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the reasonable fees and disbursements of more than one
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 (d) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 9 shall
not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which shall not be withheld unreasonably, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement,
compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified
party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a
statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. 
 10.
Contribution. 
 (a) If the indemnification provided for in Section 9 is for any reason unavailable to or
otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the
one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the
statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by
the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net
proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Guarantors, and the total discount received by the Initial Purchasers bear to the aggregate initial offering price of
the Securities. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact or any such inaccurate or alleged inaccurate representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, or the Initial
Purchasers, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. 

  
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 The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9(c), any reasonable legal or other fees or disbursements reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any
action or claim. 
 The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 10 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this
Section 10. 
 Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10, no Initial Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount
in excess of the discount received by such Initial Purchaser in connection with the Securities distributed by it. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Initial Purchasers’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 10 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective purchasing
commitments as set forth opposite their names in Schedule A. For purposes of this Section 10, each director, officer, affiliate, employee and agent of an Initial Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within
the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Initial Purchaser, and each director, officer and employee of the Company or a Guarantor, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or
a Guarantor within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company and the Guarantors. 

11. Default of One or More of the Several Initial Purchasers. If, on the Closing Date, any one or more of the several Initial
Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed
or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Initial Purchasers shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions that the principal amount of Securities to be
purchased set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, or in such other proportions as may be
specified by the Representative with the consent of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the
Closing Date, any one or more of the Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the principal amount of Securities to be purchased on
such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representative and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party
except that the provisions of Section 5, Section 7, Section 9, Section 10, Section 14 and Section 18 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In any such case either the Representative or the
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that the required changes, if any, to the Final Offering Memorandum or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. As used in this Agreement, the term “Initial Purchaser” shall
be deemed to include any person substituted for a defaulting Initial Purchaser under this Section 11. Any action taken under this Section 11 shall not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of any default of
such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement. 
 12. Termination of this Agreement. Prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement may be
terminated by the Representative by notice given to the Company if at any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or by the New York Stock Exchange,
or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or materially limited; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or New York authorities or a material disruption in
commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States has occurred; (iii) in the judgment of the Representative there shall have occurred a Material Adverse Change, the effect of which is so material and adverse
as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum; or
(iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or any crisis or calamity, or any substantial change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change or
development involving the United States’ or international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment of the Representative is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale
or delivery of the Securities in the manner and on the terms described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities. Any termination pursuant to this Section 12 shall be
without liability on the part of (a) the Company or any Guarantor to any Initial Purchaser, except that the Company and the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Representative and the Initial
Purchasers pursuant to Sections 5, 7, 9 and 10 hereof or (b) any Initial Purchaser to the Company. 
 13. No Advisory or Fiduciary
Responsibility. The Company and each Guarantor acknowledge and agree that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the offering price of the Securities and any related
discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and each Guarantor, on the one hand, and the several Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the Company and each Guarantor are capable of evaluating
and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each
Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party;
(iii) no Initial Purchaser has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Guarantor with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto
(irrespective of whether such Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Guarantor on other matters) and no Initial Purchaser has any obligation to the Company or any Guarantor with respect to the offering contemplated
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be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and the Guarantors and that the several Initial Purchasers have no obligation to disclose
any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Initial Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company
and the Guarantors have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate. 
 This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company, the Guarantors and the several Initial Purchasers, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Company and each Guarantor
hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or any Guarantor may have against the several Initial Purchasers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty. 

14. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other
statements of the Company, of its officers and of the several Initial Purchasers set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement (i) will remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any (A) investigation, or statement as
to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser, the officers, employees, agents or affiliates of any Initial Purchaser, or any person controlling the Initial Purchaser, the Company, the officers or employees of the Company, or
any person controlling the Company, as the case may be or (B) acceptance of the Securities and payment for them hereunder and (ii) will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this
Agreement. The provisions of Section 5, Section 7, Section 9, Section 10, this Section 14 and Section 18 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement. 

15. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the
parties hereto as follows: 
 If to the Representative: 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 

                     
Incorporated 
 50 Rockefeller Plaza 

New York, NY 10020 

Facsimile: (212) 901-7897 

Attention: High Yield Legal Department 

With a copy to: 

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 

80 Pine Street 

New York, NY 10016 

Facsimile: (212) 569-5420 

Attention: James J. Clark, Esq. 

                 Kimberly
Petillo-Décossard, Esq. 

  
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 If to the Company: 

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 

14111 Scottslawn Road 

Marysville, Ohio 43041 

Facsimile: (937) 578-5754 

Attention: Ivan C. Smith, Executive Vice President, 

                 General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer 
 With a copy to: 

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 

52 E. Gay Street 

Columbus, Ohio 43215 

Facsimile: (614) 719-5186 

Attention: Adam K. Brandt, Esq. 

                 Adam L. Miller, Esq. 

Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others. 

16. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, including any
substitute Initial Purchasers pursuant to Section 11 hereof, and to the benefit of (i) the Company and the Guarantors, their respective directors, officers and employees and any person who controls the Company or any of the Guarantors
within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) the Initial Purchasers, the officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents of the Initial Purchasers, and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within
the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and (iii) the respective successors and assigns of any of the above, all as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by
virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser of any of the Securities from any of the several Initial Purchasers merely because of such purchase. 

17. Authority of the Representative. Any action by the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be taken by the Representative on behalf of the
Initial Purchasers, and any such action taken by the Representative shall be binding upon the Initial Purchasers. 
 18. Partial
Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph
or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable. 

  
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 19. Governing Law and Waiver of Jury Trial Provisions. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY
CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD
TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 
 Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in
each case located in the City and County of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for suits, actions, or proceedings instituted in regard to the
enforcement of a judgment of any Specified Court in a Related Proceeding, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of the Specified Courts in any Related Proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such
party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding in
the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any Specified Court that any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 

20. General Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all
prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the
same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, facsimile, email or other electronic transmission (i.e., “pdf” or
“tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be
waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. 

  
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 Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was
adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 9 and the contribution provisions of Section 10, and is fully informed
regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in
order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in Preliminary Offering Memorandum, Pricing Supplement and Final Offering Memorandum (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. 

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 If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and
return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms. 

 

			
	 Very truly yours,
  

THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

		
	By:	 	/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman
	Name:	 	Thomas Randal Coleman
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
			
	 GUARANTORS
  

EG SYSTEMS, INC.,
 GUTWEIN & CO., INC.

HAWTHORNE HYDROPONICS LLC
 HYPONEX CORPORATION

MIRACLE-GRO LAWN PRODUCTS, INC.
 ROD MCLELLAN COMPANY

SANFORD SCIENTIFIC, INC.
 SCOTTS TEMECULA OPERATIONS, LLC

SCOTTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
 SCOTTS PRODUCTS CO.

SCOTTS PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS CO.
 SCOTTS-SIERRA INVESTMENTS
LLC
 SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.
 SMGM LLC

THE HAWTHORNE GARDENING COMPANY
 THE SCOTTS COMPANY
LLC

		
	By:	 	/s/ Mark J. Weaver
		 	 Name: Mark J. Weaver
 Title: VP and
Treasurer

	
	SLS FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jim Gimeson
		 	 Name: Jim Gimeson
 Title:
President

	
	 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.
 SWISS FARMS
PRODUCTS, INC.

		
	By:	 	/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca
		 	 Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
 Title: President and
CEO

	
	GENSOURCE, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Mark J. Weaver
		 	 Name: Mark J. Weaver
 Title:
Treasurer

 
			
	
	HGCI, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca
		 	 Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
 Title: Vice
President

 The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Representative as of the date
first above written. 
  

			
	 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
                                 INCORPORATED

 
 Acting as Representative of the

several Initial Purchasers named in

the attached Schedule A.

		
	By:	 	 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated

		
	By:	 	/s/ Adam Cady
		 	 Name: Adam Cady
 Title: Managing
Director

 SCHEDULE A 
  

					
	 Initial Purchasers
	  	Principal
Amount of
Notes to be
Purchased	 
	 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated
	  	$	124,000,000	  
	 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
	  	 	60,000,000	  
	 Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
	  	 	60,000,000	  
	 Rabo Securities USA, Inc.
	  	 	22,000,000	  
	 U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
	  	 	22,000,000	  
	 TD Securities (USA) LLC
	  	 	22,000,000	  
	 Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
	  	 	22,000,000	  
	 Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
	  	 	16,000,000	  
	 RBS Securities Inc.
	  	 	12,000,000	  
	 BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC
	  	 	12,000,000	  
	 Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
	  	 	12,000,000	  
	 BBVA Securities Inc.
	  	 	8,000,000	  
	 SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
	  	 	8,000,000	  
	 Total
	  	$	400,000,000	  

  
 Schedule A-1 

 SCHEDULE B 

Guarantors 
 EG Systems, Inc., an
Indiana corporation 
 Gutwein & Co., Inc., an Indiana corporation 

Hawthorne Hydroponics LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

Hyponex Corporation, a Delaware corporation 
 Miracle-Gro Lawn
Products, Inc., a New York corporation 
 OMS Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation 

Rod McLellan Company, a California corporation 
 Sanford
Scientific, Inc., a New York corporation 
 Scotts Temecula Operations, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

Scotts Manufacturing Company, a Delaware corporation 
 Scotts
Products Co., an Ohio corporation 
 Scotts Professional Products Co., an Ohio corporation 

Scotts-Sierra Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

SLS Franchise Systems LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

SMG Growing Media, Inc., an Ohio corporation 
 SMGM LLC, an Ohio
limited liability company 
 Swiss Farms Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation 

The Hawthorne Gardening Company, a Delaware corporation 
 The
Scotts Company LLC, an Ohio limited liability company 

  
 Schedule B-1 

 Annex I 

Each Initial Purchaser understands that: 

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Securities in the United States or to, or for the
benefit or account of, a U.S. Person (other than a distributor), in each case, as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S (i) as part of its distribution at any time and (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the
commencement of the offering of the Securities pursuant hereto and the Closing Date, other than in accordance with Regulation S or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Such Initial Purchaser agrees that,
during such 40-day restricted period, it will not cause any advertisement with respect to the Securities (including any “tombstone” advertisement) to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and will not
issue any circular relating to the Securities, except such advertisements as are permitted by and include the statements required by Regulation S. 

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of a sale of Securities by it to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a
selling concession, fee or other remuneration during the 40-day restricted period referred to in Rule 903 of Regulation S, it will send to such distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration a
confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect: 
 “The Securities covered hereby have not been
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered and sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of your distribution at
any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the date the Securities were first offered to persons other than distributors in reliance upon Regulation S and the Closing Date, except in either case in accordance with
Regulation S under the Securities Act (or in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or to accredited investors in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act), and in connection with any
subsequent sale by you of the Securities covered hereby in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act during the period referred to above to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration, you
must deliver a notice to substantially the foregoing effect. Terms used above have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation S under the Securities Act.” 

  
 Annex A-1

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