Document:

Credit and Security Agreement

 Exhibit 4.23 

 
 CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

among 

FIFTH THIRD BANK 
 (as Lender and Issuer) 
 and 

SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC., 
 SIFCO CUSTOM MACHINING COMPANY, 
 SIFCO TURBINE COMPONENTS SERVICES, LLC,

 and 
 TWF ACQUISITION, LLC 
 (collectively, as Borrowers) 

December 10, 2010 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	  
	 1.1
	  	 Accounting Terms.
	  	 	1	  
	 1.2
	  	 General Terms.
	  	 	1	  
	 1.3
	  	 Uniform Commercial Code Terms.
	  	 	11	  
	 1.4
	  	 General Matters of Construction.
	  	 	11	  
	 1.5
	  	 Time References.
	  	 	11	  
		
	 ARTICLE 2 ADVANCES, PAYMENTS
	  	 	11	  
	 2.1
	  	 Revolving Loans.
	  	 	11	  
	 2.2
	  	 Procedure for Borrowing Advances.
	  	 	12	  
	 2.3
	  	 Disbursement of Loan Proceeds.
	  	 	12	  
	 2.4
	  	 Maximum Advances.
	  	 	12	  
	 2.5
	  	 Repayment of Loans.
	  	 	12	  
	 2.6
	  	 Statement of Account.
	  	 	13	  
	 2.7
	  	 Letters of Credit.
	  	 	13	  
	 2.8
	  	 Issuance of Letters of Credit.
	  	 	13	  
	 2.9
	  	 Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit.
	  	 	14	  
	 2.10
	  	 Voluntary Reduction of Revolving Commitment.
	  	 	15	  
	 2.11
	  	 Additional Payments.
	  	 	15	  
	 2.12
	  	 Use of Proceeds.
	  	 	15	  
		
	 ARTICLE 3 INTEREST AND FEES
	  	 	15	  
	 3.1
	  	 Interest.
	  	 	15	  
	 3.2
	  	 Letter of Credit Fees.
	  	 	17	  
	 3.3
	  	 Unused Facility Fee.
	  	 	17	  
	 3.4
	  	 [Reserved.]
	  	 	17	  
	 3.5
	  	 Late Fees.
	  	 	17	  
	 3.6
	  	 Computation of Interest and Fees.
	  	 	17	  
	 3.7
	  	 Maximum Charges.
	  	 	17	  
	 3.8
	  	 Increased Costs.
	  	 	18	  
	 3.9
	  	 Capital Adequacy.
	  	 	18	  
		
	 ARTICLE 4 COLLATERAL: GENERAL TERMS
	  	 	19	  
	 4.1
	  	 Security Interest in the Collateral.
	  	 	19	  
	 4.2
	  	 Perfection of Security Interest.
	  	 	19	  
	 4.3
	  	 Disposition of Collateral.
	  	 	19	  
	 4.4
	  	 Preservation of Collateral.
	  	 	19	  
	 4.5
	  	 Ownership of Collateral.
	  	 	20	  
	 4.6
	  	 Defense of the Lender’s Interests.
	  	 	20	  
	 4.7
	  	 Books and Records.
	  	 	21	  
	 4.8
	  	 Financial Disclosure.
	  	 	21	  
	 4.9
	  	 Compliance with Laws.
	  	 	21	  
	 4.10
	  	 Inspection of Premises; Appraisals.
	  	 	21	  
	 4.11
	  	 Insurance.
	  	 	21	  
	 4.12
	  	 Failure to Pay Insurance.
	  	 	22	  
	 4.13
	  	 Maintenance of Equipment.
	  	 	22	  
	 4.14
	  	 Exculpation of Liability.
	  	 	22	  
	 4.15
	  	 Financing Statements.
	  	 	23	  
	 4.16
	  	 Pledged Securities.
	  	 	23	  
		
	 ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	  	 	23	  
	 5.1
	  	 Authority.
	  	 	23	  
	 5.2
	  	 Formation and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
	  	 	23	  

  
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	 5.3
	  	 Officers, Directors.
	  	 	24	  
	 5.4
	  	 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.
	  	 	24	  
	 5.5
	  	 Tax Returns.
	  	 	24	  
	 5.6
	  	 Financial Statements.
	  	 	24	  
	 5.7
	  	 Corporate Name.
	  	 	25	  
	 5.8
	  	 O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance.
	  	 	25	  
	 5.9
	  	 Solvency; No Litigation, No Violation, ERISA.
	  	 	25	  
	 5.10
	  	 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses.
	  	 	26	  
	 5.11
	  	 Licenses and Permits.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.12
	  	 Default of Indebtedness.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.13
	  	 No Burdensome Restrictions; No Default.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.14
	  	 No Labor Disputes.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.15
	  	 Margin Regulations.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.16
	  	 Investment Company Act.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.17
	  	 Disclosure.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.18
	  	 Rate Management Agreements.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.19
	  	 Material Business Agreements.
	  	 	27	  
	 5.20
	  	 Application of Certain Laws and Regulations.
	  	 	28	  
	 5.21
	  	 Regulations T, U and X.
	  	 	28	  
	 5.22
	  	 Anti-Terrorism Laws.
	  	 	28	  
		
	 ARTICLE 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	29	  
	 6.1
	  	 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets.
	  	 	29	  
	 6.2
	  	 Violations.
	  	 	29	  
	 6.3
	  	 Financial Covenants.
	  	 	29	  
	 6.4
	  	 Execution of Supplemental Instruments.
	  	 	29	  
	 6.5
	  	 Payment of Indebtedness.
	  	 	30	  
	 6.6
	  	 Standards of Financial Statements.
	  	 	30	  
	 6.7
	  	 Taxes.
	  	 	30	  
	 6.8
	  	 Treasury Management.
	  	 	30	  
		
	 ARTICLE 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	30	  
	 7.1
	  	 Merger, Consolidation, Acquisition and Sale of Assets.
	  	 	30	  
	 7.2
	  	 Creation of Liens.
	  	 	31	  
	 7.3
	  	 Guarantees.
	  	 	31	  
	 7.4
	  	 Investments.
	  	 	31	  
	 7.5
	  	 Loans.
	  	 	31	  
	 7.6
	  	 [Reserved.]
	  	 	31	  
	 7.7
	  	 [Reserved.]
	  	 	31	  
	 7.8
	  	 Indebtedness.
	  	 	31	  
	 7.9
	  	 Nature of Business.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.10
	  	 Transactions with Affiliates.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.11
	  	 Subsidiaries; Partnerships.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.12
	  	 Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.13
	  	 Pledge of Credit.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.14
	  	 Amendment of Charter Documents.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.15
	  	 ERISA.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.16
	  	 Prepayment of Indebtedness.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.17
	  	 Modification of Material Business Agreements.
	  	 	32	  
	 7.18
	  	 Compliance with ERISA.
	  	 	33	  
	 7.19
	  	 Anti-Terrorism Laws.
	  	 	33	  
		
	 ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	  	 	33	  
	 8.1
	  	 Conditions to Initial Loans.
	  	 	33	  
	 8.2
	  	 Conditions to Each Advance.
	  	 	36	  
	 8.3
	  	 Post Closing Conditions
	  	 	37	  

  
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	 ARTICLE 9 INFORMATION AS TO THE LOAN PARTIES
	  	 	37	  
	 9.1
	  	 Disclosure of Material Matters.
	  	 	37	  
	 9.2
	  	 SEC Filings.
	  	 	37	  
	 9.3
	  	 Litigation.
	  	 	37	  
	 9.4
	  	 Material Occurrences.
	  	 	37	  
	 9.5
	  	 Annual Financial Statements.
	  	 	37	  
	 9.6
	  	 Quarterly Financial Statements.
	  	 	38	  
	 9.7
	  	 Additional Information.
	  	 	38	  
	 9.8
	  	 Projected Operating Budget, Availability Forecast.
	  	 	38	  
	 9.9
	  	 Notice of Suits, Adverse Events.
	  	 	38	  
	 9.10
	  	 ERISA Notices and Requests.
	  	 	38	  
		
	 ARTICLE 10 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	  	 	39	  
	 10.1
	  	 Payment of Obligations.
	  	 	39	  
	 10.2
	  	 Misrepresentations.
	  	 	39	  
	 10.3
	  	 Failure to Furnish or Make Available Information.
	  	 	39	  
	 10.4
	  	 Liens Against Assets.
	  	 	39	  
	 10.5
	  	 Breach of Covenants.
	  	 	39	  
	 10.6
	  	 Judgment.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.7
	  	 Insolvency and Related Proceedings.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.8
	  	 Material Adverse Effect.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.9
	  	 Loss of Priority Lien.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.10
	  	 Breach of Material Business Agreements.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.11
	  	 Cross Default; Cross Acceleration.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.12
	  	 Change of Control.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.13
	  	 Invalidity of Loan Documents.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.14
	  	 Destruction of Collateral.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.15
	  	 Business Interruption.
	  	 	40	  
	 10.16
	  	 ERISA Events.
	  	 	41	  
		
	 ARTICLE 11 LENDER’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT
	  	 	41	  
	 11.1
	  	 Rights and Remedies.
	  	 	41	  
	 11.2
	  	 Lender Discretion.
	  	 	41	  
	 11.3
	  	 Setoff.
	  	 	42	  
	 11.4
	  	 Rights and Remedies not Exclusive.
	  	 	42	  
	 11.5
	  	 Appointment of Receiver.
	  	 	42	  
		
	 ARTICLE 12 WAIVERS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
	  	 	42	  
	 12.1
	  	 Waiver of Notice.
	  	 	42	  
	 12.2
	  	 Delay.
	  	 	42	  
	 12.3
	  	 Jury Waiver.
	  	 	42	  
		
	 ARTICLE 13 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION
	  	 	43	  
	 13.1
	  	 Term.
	  	 	43	  
	 13.2
	  	 Termination.
	  	 	43	  
		
	 ARTICLE 14 THE BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE
	  	 	43	  
	 14.1
	  	 Appointment; Nature of Relationship.
	  	 	43	  
	 14.2
	  	 Joint and Several Obligations.
	  	 	44	  
	 14.3
	  	 Notices.
	  	 	45	  
	 14.4
	  	 Execution of Loan Documents.
	  	 	45	  
	 14.5
	  	 Waivers.
	  	 	45	  
		
	 ARTICLE 15 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	46	  
	 15.1
	  	 Governing Law.
	  	 	46	  
	 15.2
	  	 Entire Understanding; Amendments.
	  	 	46	  

  
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	 15.3
	  	 Transfers and Assignments.
	  	 	46	  
	 15.4
	  	 Application of Payments.
	  	 	46	  
	 15.5
	  	 Indemnity.
	  	 	47	  
	 15.6
	  	 Notice.
	  	 	47	  
	 15.7
	  	 Survival.
	  	 	48	  
	 15.8
	  	 Severability.
	  	 	48	  
	 15.9
	  	 Expenses.
	  	 	48	  
	 15.10
	  	 Injunctive Relief.
	  	 	48	  
	 15.11
	  	 Consequential Damages.
	  	 	49	  
	 15.12
	  	 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.
	  	 	49	  
	 15.13
	  	 Construction.
	  	 	49	  
	 15.14
	  	 Confidentiality; Sharing Information.
	  	 	49	  
	 15.15
	  	 Publicity.
	  	 	49	  
	 15.16
	  	 CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT.
	  	 	50	  

  
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 LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS 

All Schedules to the Credit and Security Agreement: 
  

			
	Schedule 1.2(a)	  	Owned Real Property
	Schedule 1.2(b)	  	Liens
	Schedule 4.5	  	Inventory
	Schedule 4.16	  	Pledged Securities
	Schedule 5.2(a)	  	Incorporation/Organization/Foreign Qualification
	Schedule 5.2(b)	  	Subsidiaries
	Schedule 5.3	  	Officers, Directors, Shareholders, Capitalization
	Schedule 5.9(b)	  	Litigation
	Schedule 5.9(d)	  	Plans
	Schedule 5.10	  	Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses
	Schedule 5.19	  	Material Business Agreements
	Schedule 6.8	  	Accounts
	Schedule 7.4	  	Investments
	Schedule 7.8	  	Indebtedness

 All Exhibits to the Credit and Security
Agreement: 
 Exhibit A  Form of Compliance Certificate 
 Exhibit B  Form of Revolving Note 

  
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 CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

This CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), has been executed and is dated as of December 10,
2010, by and among SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC., SIFCO CUSTOM MACHINING COMPANY, SIFCO TURBINE COMPONENTS SERVICES, LLC, and TWF ACQUISITION, LLC, collectively, as Borrowers, FIFTH THIRD BANK, as the Lender, and FIFTH THIRD
BANK, as the Issuer. 
 IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and undertakings herein contained, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Lender and the Issuer hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE 1

 DEFINITIONS 
 1.1 Accounting Terms. As used in the Loan Documents, accounting terms not defined in Section 1.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.2
to the extent not defined shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP; provided, however, whenever such accounting terms are used for the purposes of determining compliance with financial covenants in this Agreement, such accounting
terms shall always be defined in accordance with GAAP. All financial computations to be made under this Agreement shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, be made in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent in all material
respects with the financial statements delivered to the Lender on or prior to the Closing Date. 
 1.2 General
Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 “Accommodation
Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.2. 
 “Account Debtor” shall mean and
include the account debtor with respect to any Account and/or the prospective purchaser of goods, services or both with respect to any contract or contract right, and/or any party who enters into or proposes to enter into any contract or other
arrangement with a Borrower, pursuant to which such Borrower is to deliver any personal property or perform any services. 

“Advances” shall mean and include the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit. 

“Affiliate” of any Person shall mean (a) any Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled
by, or is under common control with such Person, or (b) any Person who is a director or officer (i) of such Person, (ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of
this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, (x) to vote five percent (5%) or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person, or (y) to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 

“Allocable Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.2. 

“Anti-Terrorism Laws” shall mean any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order
No. 13224, the USA Patriot Act, the laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the laws administered by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control. 

  
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 “Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Percentage” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.2. 
 “Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(c). 
 “Applicable Prime Margin” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 “Authorized Officer” shall mean a Person’s president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer
or any other officer approved by the Lender in its sole discretion. 
 “Blocked Person” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 5.22(b). 
 “Borrower” and “Borrowers” shall mean,
individually or collectively, as the context may require, SIFCO, SIFCO Industries, Inc., SIFCO Custom Machining Company, SIFCO Turbine Components Services, LLC, and TWF Acquisition, LLC, and any other Person who may hereafter become a party hereto
as a Borrower. 
 “Borrower Representative” shall mean SIFCO. 

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are
authorized or required by law to be closed for business in Cleveland, Ohio and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any Libor Rate Loans, such day must also be a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market. 

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean any expenditure made or liability incurred which is, determined in accordance with
GAAP, treated as a capital expenditure and not as an expense item for the year in which it was made or incurred, as the case may be. 
 “CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601 et seq. 

“Change of Control” shall mean (a) the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 50% or more of the outstanding voting Equity Interest of SIFCO on a fully diluted basis;
(b) the Permitted Holders shall collectively cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 50% of the outstanding voting Equity Interest of SIFCO on a fully diluted basis; (c) any merger or consolidation of or
with any or sale of all or substantially all of the property or assets of any Loan Party; or (d) each Borrower shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of
any existing or future Subsidiary. 
 “Charges” shall mean all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other
assessments, including all net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation and property taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments, liens, claims and charges, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts, imposed by any taxing or other similar Governmental
Body, domestic or foreign (including the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any environmental agency or superfund), upon the Collateral or any Loan Party. 
 “Charter Documents” shall mean, as to any Person (other than a natural person), the charter, certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, regulations, general or
limited partnership agreement, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation, operating agreement, and other similar organizational or governing documents of such Person. 

  
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 “Closing Date” shall mean December 10, 2010. 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

“Collateral” shall mean and include all personal property owned by the Loan Parties, whether now owned or existing, or
hereafter arising or acquired or received by the Loan Parties, wherever located, including: 
  

	 	(a)	all Accounts; 

  

	 	(b)	all Inventory; 

  

	 	(c)	all Equipment and Fixtures; 

  

	 	(d)	all General Intangibles, Payment Intangibles and Intellectual Property; 

  

	 	(e)	all Investment Property; provided that the Loan Parties shall only be required to pledge 65% of the Equity Interests of their respective foreign Subsidiaries;

  

	 	(f)	all Deposit Accounts and any and all monies credited by or due from any financial institution or any other depository; 

 

	 	(g)	all Chattel Paper, Instruments and Documents; 

  

	 	(h)	all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to (i) its respective goods and other personal property including all merchandise returned or
rejected by Account Debtors, relating to or securing any of the Accounts; (ii) all of the Loan Parties’ rights as a consignor, a consignee, an unpaid vendor, mechanic, artisan, or other lien or, including stoppage in transit, setoff,
detinue, replevin, reclamation and repurchase; (iii) all additional amounts due to the Loan Parties from any Account Debtors relating to the Accounts; (iv) other property, including warranty claims, relating to any goods securing this
Agreement; (v) all of the Loan Parties’ contract rights, rights of payment which have been earned under a contract right, Instruments (including promissory notes), Documents, Chattel Paper (including electronic chattel paper), warehouse
receipts, Deposit Accounts, letters of credit, and money; (vi) all Commercial Tort Claims (whether now existing or hereafter arising); (vii) if and when obtained by the Loan Parties, all real and personal property of third parties in which
the Loan Parties have been granted a lien or security interest as security for the payment or enforcement of Accounts; (viii) all Letter of Credit Rights (whether or not the respective letter of credit is evidenced by a writing); (ix) all
Supporting Obligations; and (x) any other goods or personal property, if any, in which the Loan Parties may hereafter in writing grant a security interest to the Lender hereunder, or in any amendment or supplement hereto or thereto, or under
any other agreement between the Lender and the Loan Parties; 

  

	 	(i)	 all of the Loan Parties’ ledger sheets, ledger cards, files, correspondence, records, books of account, business papers, computer software (owned
by the Loan Parties or in which they have an interest), computer programs, tapes, disks and documents relating to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of this Paragraph; and

  
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	 	(j)	all proceeds and products of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) in whatever form, including: cash, deposit accounts (whether or not comprised solely of
proceeds), certificates of deposit, insurance proceeds (including hazard, flood and credit insurance), negotiable instruments and other instruments for the payment of money, chattel paper, security agreements, documents, eminent domain proceeds,
condemnation proceeds and tort claim proceeds. 

 “Compliance Certificate” shall mean a
certificate of the Loan Parties signed by an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party appropriately completed and in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto. 
 “Consents” shall mean all filings and all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Bodies and other third parties, domestic or
foreign, necessary to carry on any Loan Party’s business, including any Consents required under all applicable federal, state or other applicable law. 
 “Controlled Group” shall mean all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with any
Person, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code. 
 “Customs” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.9(c). 
 “Default” shall mean an event which, with the giving of notice or
passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default. 
 “Default Rate” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.1(d). 
 “Distributions” shall mean cash dividends and other cash distributions paid on
or in connection with the Equity Interests of the Borrower, including, without limitation, the repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Equity Interests of the Borrower. 
 “Dollar” and the sign “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America. 
 “Domestic Rate Loan” shall mean any Loan that bears interest based upon the Prime Rate. 
 “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes” shall mean, for any fiscal period, the sum of (a) net income (or loss) for such period (excluding extraordinary gains and losses), determined
using the first-in first-out method of valuing Inventory, plus (b) all interest expense for such period plus (c) all charges against (or minus credits to) income for federal, state and local taxes
for such period, in each case, calculated on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries. 

“EBITDA” shall mean, for any fiscal period, the sum of (a) Earnings Before Interest and Taxes for such period,
plus (b) depreciation expenses for such period, plus (c) amortization expenses for such period, in each case, calculated on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries. 

“Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, state and local environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use,
safety and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes relating to the protection of the environment and/or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Substances
and the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations, decisions, orders and directives of Governmental Bodies with respect thereto. 
 “Equity Interests” shall mean shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity
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Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest. 

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Event of Default” shall mean the occurrence of any of the events set
forth in Article 10. 
 “Executive Order No. 13224” shall mean the Executive Order No. 13224 on
Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced. 
 “Facility Termination Date” shall mean December 10, 2015. 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest one
one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the
previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds
Effective Rate” as of the Closing Date. 
 “Financials” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 0. 
 “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean and include, with respect to any fiscal period, the
ratio of (a) EBITDA plus cash payments of rent made to any Affiliate of any Loan Party less (i) Capital Expenditures that were not specifically funded by Indebtedness (provided, however, Capital Expenditures
that were funded by a Revolving Loan shall be subtracted from EBITDA in calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio), less (ii) cash taxes paid, less (iii) cash Distributions less (iv) any
other extraordinary items paid in cash to (b) Fixed Charges. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the fiscal quarters ending on December 31, 2010, March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, the amount of Capital
Expenditures in subpart (a)(i) shall be equal to the greater of (A) actual amount of such Capital Expenditures made from the period beginning on October 1, 2010 and ending on such calculation date or (B) $4,000,000; and, thereafter,
the amount shall be equal to the actual amount of Capital Expenditures incurred during the applicable measurement period. 

“Fixed Charges” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the sum of (a) interest expense plus
(b) without duplication, scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness. 
 “GAAP” shall mean generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time. 
 “Governmental
Body” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof or any entity exercising the legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to a government. 

“Hazardous Substance” shall mean, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive materials, asbestos,
urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials, Hazardous Wastes, hazardous or Toxic Substances or related materials as defined in CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. Sections 1801, et seq.), RCRA or any other applicable Environmental Law and in the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 

  
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 “Hazardous Wastes” shall mean all waste materials subject to regulation
under CERCLA, RCRA or applicable state law, and any other applicable Federal and state laws now in force or hereafter enacted relating to hazardous waste disposal. 
 “Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to a Person at any date of determination, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (but not including trade payables and accrued
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not represented by a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness and which are not more than sixty (60) days past due) (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or
unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of: (a) borrowed money, (b) amounts raised under or liabilities in respect of any note purchase or acceptance credit facility,
(c) reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit, (d) Rate Management Obligations, (e) any other transaction (including forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales
agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements, (f) any guaranty of Indebtedness for borrowed money, and (g) all indebtedness secured by a Lien
on assets owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness actually shall have been created, assumed or incurred by such Person. In no event shall “Indebtedness” include obligations under any Plan. 

“Intellectual Property” shall mean patents, patent rights, patent applications, copyrights, works which are the subject
matter of copyrights, copyright registrations, trademarks, trade names, trade styles, trademark and service mark applications, and licenses and rights to use any of the foregoing; all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions, continuations, and
continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing; all rights to sue for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; inventions, trade secrets, formulae, processes, compounds, drawings, designs, blueprints, surveys, reports, manuals,
and operating standards; goodwill; customer and other lists in whatever form maintained; and trade secret rights, copyright rights, rights in works of authorship, and contract rights relating to computer software programs, in whatever form created
or maintained. 
 “ISP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b). 

“Issuer” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuer of such Letter of Credit and shall be, with
respect to any Letter of Credit hereunder, Fifth Third Bank, and each of its successors and assigns (and which may be replaced at the sole discretion of the Lender). 
 “Lender” shall mean, initially, Fifth Third Bank, and shall include each Person which becomes a transferee, successor or assign of the Lender. 

“Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7. 

“Letter of Credit Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit
plus the aggregate amount of all disbursements relating to Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the Borrowers. 
 “Letter of Credit Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2. 
 “Leverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the ratio of (a) Indebtedness to (b) EBITDA. 

“Libor Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate of interest (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/8 of 1% and
adjusted for reserves if the Lender is required to maintain reserves with respect to relevant advances) fixed by the British Bankers’ Association at 11:00 a.m., London time, relating to quotations for the one month London InterBank Offered
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the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, or, if no longer provided by Reuters, such rate as shall be determined in good faith by the Lender from such sources as it shall determine to be comparable to
Reuters (or any successor) as determined by the Lender at approximately 10:00 a.m. Cleveland, Ohio time on the relevant date of determination; provided, however, that if the Libor Rate is unavailable, unascertainable or unlawful, in each case as
determined by the Lender in its sole discretion, then the Libor Rate shall mean the Prime Rate; provided, further, that any time that a Rate Management Agreement is then in effect with respect to any Loan, the provisions contained herein that round
up the interest rate to the nearest 1/8th of 1% shall be
disregarded and no longer of any force and effect. Each change in the Libor Rate shall be effective as of the first business day of each month thereafter. 
 “Libor Rate Loan” shall mean any Loan that bears interest based on the Libor Rate. 
 “Lien” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien (whether statutory or otherwise), Charge, claim or encumbrance, or preference,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement held or asserted in respect of any asset of any kind or nature whatsoever including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction. 

“Loan” shall mean each Revolving Loan; and “Loans” shall collectively mean all of the Revolving Loans.

 “Loan Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6. 

“Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the Perfection Certificate, the Letters of Credit, mortgages, if
any, any Rate Management Agreements, and any and all other agreements, instruments and documents, including guaranties, reimbursement agreements, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, and all other writings heretofore, now or hereafter executed by
any Loan Party and/or delivered to the Issuer or the Lender in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

“Loan Party” or “Loan Parties” shall mean, singularly or collectively, as the context may require, the
Borrowers and (a) any additional Borrower that may join this Agreement after the Closing Date and (b) any Person that guaranties all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and, in each case, their respective
successors and assigns. 
 “Margin Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.21. 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the financial condition, results of
operations, business or prospects of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) any Loan Party’s ability to pay the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, (c) the value of the Collateral, the Lender’s Liens on the
Collateral, or the priority of any such Lien, or (d) the practical realization of the benefits of the Lender’s rights and remedies under the Loan Documents. 
 “Material Business Agreement” shall mean any the Supplier Agreement between Rolls-Royce Corporation and SIFCO Industries dated as of January 1, 2006, and any other agreement
that if terminated, rescinded or breached would have a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party.  

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA. 
 “Note” shall mean each Revolving Note; and “Notes” shall collectively mean all of
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 “Obligations” shall mean and include any and all loans, advances, debts,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties (absolute, contingent, matured or unmatured) owing by the Loan Parties to the Lender or the Issuer or to any other direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Issuer or the Lender of any kind or
nature, present or future (including any interest accruing thereon after maturity, or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Loan Party, whether or not
a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, whether arising under any agreement, instrument or document (including the Loan Documents), whether
or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, loan, equipment lease or guarantee, or in connection with any commercial credit cards, stored value cards, procurement cards, Fifth
Third Bank multi-cards, cash management or treasury administration services or in any other manner, whether arising out of overdrafts or deposit or other accounts or electronic funds transfers (whether through automated clearing houses or otherwise)
or out of the Issuer’s or the Lender’s non-receipt of or inability to collect funds or otherwise not being made whole in connection with depository transfer check or other similar arrangements, whether direct or indirect (including those
acquired by assignment or participation), absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, regardless of how such indebtedness or liabilities
arise or by what agreement or instrument they may be evidenced or whether evidenced by any agreement or instrument, including any and all of any Loan Party’s Indebtedness and/or liabilities under the Loan Documents or under any other agreement
between the Issuer or the Lender and any Loan Party, including all Rate Management Obligations, and any amendments, extensions, renewals or increases and all costs and expenses of the Lender and the Issuer incurred in the documentation, negotiation,
modification, enforcement, collection or otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all obligations of any Loan Party to the Lender or the Issuer to perform acts or refrain from
taking any action. 
 “Operating Account” shall mean, with respect to the Borrowers, that certain commercial
deposit account maintained at Fifth Third Bank, which shall be the Borrowers’ primary operating account. 
 “Owned
Real Property” shall mean all Real Property owned by the Borrowers as set forth on Schedule 1.2(a). 

“Payment Office” shall mean initially Fifth Third Bank, 600 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio 44114; and,
thereafter, such other office of the Lender, if any, which it may designate by notice to the Borrower Representative. 

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 

“Perfection Certificate” shall mean the perfection certificate and the responses thereto provided by the Borrowers to
the Lender. 
 “Permitted Discretion” shall mean a determination made in good faith in the exercise of
reasonable business judgment. 
 “Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean (a) Liens in favor of the Lender and
the Issuer; (b) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that (i) are not delinquent or (ii) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings that stay the enforcement of such Liens and with respect to
which proper reserves have been taken by the Loan Parties in accordance with GAAP; provided, that, such Liens shall have no effect on the priority of the Liens in favor of the Lender or the value of the assets in which the Lender has such a Lien and
a stay of enforcement of any such Lien shall be in effect; (c) deposits or pledges to secure obligations under worker’s compensation, social security or similar laws, or under unemployment insurance or general liability or product
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judgment liens which do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 10.6; (e) mechanics, workers, materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, common carriers, landlord’s or
other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of any Loan Party’s business with respect to obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith by the applicable Loan Party; (f) Liens placed upon equipment and real
estate assets acquired to secure a portion of the purchase price thereof, provided that any such lien shall not encumber any other property of the Loan Parties other than insurance and other proceeds of such equipment and real estate;
(g) zoning restrictions, easements, encroachments, rights of way, restrictions, leases, licenses, restrictive covenants and other similar title exceptions or Liens affecting Real Property, none of which materially impairs the use of such Real
Property or the value thereof, and none of which is violated in any material respect by existing or supporting structures or land use; and (h) Liens disclosed on Schedule 1.2(b) provided that the principal amount secured thereby is
not hereafter increased, and no additional assets become subject to such Lien.  
 “Permitted Holders”
shall mean the M. and S. Silk Revocable Trust and the Voting Trust among the holders of SIFCO Industries, Inc. stock that are party thereto and Janice Carlson and Charles H. Smith, III as Trustees. 

“Person” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization, association, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, joint venture, entity or Governmental Body. 
 “Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA. 
 “Prime Rate” shall mean the greater of (a) interest rate established from time to time by the Lender as the Lender’s prime rate, whether or not such rate is publicly
announced; the Prime Rate may not be the lowest interest rate charged by the Lender for commercial or other extensions of credit and (b) one-half of one percent (0.5%) in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate. Each change in the Prime Rate
shall be effective immediately from and after such change. 
 “Projections” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 5.6(a). 
 “Rate Management Agreement” means any agreement, device, or arrangement
providing for payments which are related to fluctuations of interest rates, exchange rates, forward rates, or equity prices, including, but not limited to, dollar-denominated or cross-currency interest rate exchange agreements, forward currency
exchange agreements, interest rate cap or collar protection agreements, forward rate currency or interest rate options, puts and warrants, and any agreement pertaining to equity derivative transactions (e.g., equity or equity index swaps, options,
caps, floors, collars and forwards), including any ISDA Master Agreement between any Borrower and the Lender or any affiliate of Fifth Third Bancorp, and any schedules, confirmations and documents and other confirming evidence between the parties
confirming transactions thereunder, all whether now existing or hereafter arising. 
 “Rate Management
Obligations” means any and all obligations of any Borrower to the Lender or any affiliate of Fifth Third Bancorp, whether absolute, contingent or otherwise and howsoever and whensoever (whether now or hereafter) created, arising, evidenced
or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefore), under or in connection with (a) any and all Rate Management Agreements, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy-backs, reversals,
terminations or assignments of any Rate Management Agreement. 
 “RCRA” shall mean the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq. 

  
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 “Real Property” shall mean all real property, both owned and leased, of the
Loan Parties. 
 “Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c). 

“Reportable Event” shall mean a reportable event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations
promulgated thereunder. 
 “Revolving Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Lender to make Revolving
Loans and issue Letters of Credit, as such commitment may be reduced pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The initial amount of the Lender’s Revolving Commitment is $30,000,000. 

“Revolving Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Letter
of Credit Exposure at such time. 
 “Revolving Loan” shall mean a loan made pursuant to Section 2.1.

 “Revolving Note” or “Revolving Notes” shall mean, singularly or collectively, as the
context may require, the promissory notes referred to in Section 2.1. 
 “SIFCO” shall mean SIFCO
Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation. 
 “Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation or other entity of whose shares
of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation, or other
Persons performing similar functions for such entity, are owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person. 
 “Termination
Event” shall mean: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group from a Plan during a plan year in which
such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (c) the providing of notice of intent to terminate a Plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (d) the
institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) any event or condition (i) which could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to result in termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of ERISA; or (f) the partial or complete
withdrawal within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of any Loan Party, any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan. 
 “Toxic Substance” shall mean and include any material present on the Real Property which has been shown to have significant adverse effect on human health or which is subject to
regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. Sections 2601 et seq., applicable state law, or any other applicable Federal or state laws now in force or hereafter enacted relating to toxic substances. “Toxic
Substance” includes asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead-based paints. 
 “Transferee”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.14(a). 
 “UCP” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8(b). 
 “UFCA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.2. 

  
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 “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect from time to time in the State of Ohio; provided, however, that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest or Lien in any Collateral is governed by the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than Ohio, “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such
perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection. 
 “USA Patriot Act” shall mean the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced. 

1.3 Uniform Commercial Code Terms. All terms used herein and defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State
of Ohio from time to time shall have the meaning given therein unless otherwise defined herein. Such terms shall include: “Account”, “Account Debtor”, “Certificated Security”, “Chattel
Paper”, “Commercial Tort Claim”, “Commodities Account”, “Deposit Account”, “Document”, “Equipment”, “Farm Products”, “Financial
Asset”, “Fixture”, “General Intangible”, “Instrument”, “Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Lease”, “Lessor”,
“Letter-of-Credit Rights”, “money”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Product”, “Record”, “Secured Party”, “Securities
Account”, “Security”, “Security Entitlement”, “Security Interest” and “Supporting Obligation”. To the extent the definition of any category or type of Collateral is
expanded by any amendment, modification or revision to the Uniform Commercial Code, such expanded definition will apply automatically as of the effective date of such amendment, modification or revision. 

1.4 General Matters of Construction. For the purpose of computing periods of time from a specified date to a later
specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”. Unless the context otherwise expressly requires, (a) all references to
laws, statutes and regulations shall include any amendments, renewals, extensions, replacements, or successor laws, statutes or regulations, (b) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be
construed as referring to such agreement, instrument, or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, substituted, amended and restated, or replaced, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed
to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (d) the words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not any
particular provision hereof, (e) any reference to payment, repayment, or prepayment shall be construed as referring to payment of immediately available funds in Dollars, (f) any pronoun used shall be deemed to cover all genders,
(g) any reference to any Loan Document shall mean, unless the context expressly states otherwise, such Loan Document in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, (h) the words “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (i) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (j) wherever appropriate
in the context, terms used herein in the singular also include the plural and vice versa, and (k) captions used in this Agreement are intended for convenience only and do not constitute and shall not be interpreted as part of this Agreement.

 1.5 Time References. All time references in the Loan Documents are to Cleveland, Ohio time. 

ARTICLE 2 
 ADVANCES, PAYMENTS 
 2.1 Revolving Loans. Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Lender will make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers in aggregate amounts outstanding at any time prior to the Facility Termination Date equal to the Revolving Commitment less the
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Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by a secured promissory note (the “Revolving Note”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. 

2.2 Procedure for Borrowing Advances. The Borrower Representative shall notify the Lender prior to 12:00 noon on a Business
Day of a Borrower’s request to incur, on that day, a Revolving Loan hereunder. Should any amount required to be paid as interest hereunder, or as fees or other charges under this Agreement or any other agreement with the Lender, or with respect
to any other Obligation, become due, the same shall be deemed a request for a Revolving Loan charged to the Loan Account as of the date such payment is due, in the amount required to pay in full such interest, fee, charge or Obligation under this
Agreement or any other agreement with the Lender, and such request shall be irrevocable. 
 2.3 Disbursement of Loan
Proceeds. All Loans shall be disbursed from whichever office or other place the Lender may designate from time to time and, together with any and all other Obligations of the Borrowers to the Lender, shall be charged to the Loan Account on
the Lender’s books. During the term of this Agreement, the Borrower Representative may use the Revolving Loans by borrowing, prepaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The proceeds of each Revolving Loan
requested by the Borrower Representative or deemed to have been requested by any Borrower under Section 2.2 shall, with respect to requested Revolving Loans to the extent the Lender makes such Revolving Loans, be made available to the Borrower
Representative on the day so requested by way of credit to the Operating Account, in immediately available federal funds or other immediately available funds or, with respect to Revolving Loans deemed to have been requested by a Borrower, be
disbursed to the Lender to be applied to the outstanding Obligations giving rise to such deemed request. 
 2.4 Maximum
Advances. Subject to Section 4.4, the Revolving Exposure outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Exposure at any time exceeds the Revolving Commitment, subject to Section 4.4, such excess
shall be immediately due and payable without the necessity of any demand, at the Payment Office, whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred. 
 2.5 Repayment of Loans. 
  

	 	(a)	The Loans shall be due and payable in full on the Facility Termination Date subject to earlier prepayment as herein provided. 

 

	 	(b)	 All payments of principal, interest and other amounts payable hereunder, or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made to the Lender at the
Payment Office not later than 11:00 a.m. on the due date in lawful money of the United States of America in federal funds or other funds immediately available to the Lender. The Borrowers hereby authorize the Lender to initiate any such payments
from the Borrowers’ accounts, including the Operating Account, through BillPayer 2000® or otherwise. The
Borrowers acknowledge and agree that use of BillPayer 2000® shall be governed by the BillPayer 2000® Terms and Conditions, a copy of which Borrowers acknowledge receipt. The Borrowers further acknowledge and agree to
maintain payments hereunder through BillPayer 2000® throughout the term of this Agreement. If BillPayer 2000® is cancelled at any time, the Borrowers may be required to pay the Lender the then current amount of the difference
between the Lender’s customary note processing fee and the discounted note processing fee received by the Borrowers in consideration of its use of BillPayer 2000®. 

  
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	 	(c)	The Borrowers shall pay principal, interest, and all other amounts payable hereunder, or under any other Loan Document, without any deduction whatsoever, including any
deduction for any setoff or counterclaim. 

  

	 	(d)	The Lender shall not be required to credit any deposit account maintained by the Borrower with the Lender for the amount of any item of payment or other payment which
is unsatisfactory to the Lender. All credits (other than federal wire transfers) shall be provisional, subject to verification and final settlement. The Lender may charge the Loan Account for the amount of any item of payment or other payment which
is returned to the Lender unpaid or otherwise not collected. The Borrowers agree that any information and data reported to the Borrowers pursuant to any service which is received prior to final posting and confirmation is subject to correction and
is not to be construed as final posting information. The Lender shall have no liability for the content of such preliminary service related information. 

 2.6 Statement of Account. The Lender shall maintain, in accordance with its customary procedures, a loan account (“Loan Account”) in the name of the Borrowers in which shall
be recorded, among other things, the date and amount of each Advance made by the Lender and the date and amount of each payment in respect thereof; provided, however, the failure by the Lender to record the date and amount of any Advance shall not
adversely affect the Lender. 
 2.7 Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuer
shall (a) issue or cause the issuance of letters of credit (“Letters of Credit”) on behalf of the Borrowers; provided, however, that the Issuer will not be required to issue or cause to be issued any Letters of Credit to the
extent that the face amount of such Letters of Credit would then cause the Revolving Exposure to exceed the Revolving Commitment. The maximum amount of Letters of Credit outstanding shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time. All
disbursements or payments related to Letters of Credit shall be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations. 
 2.8 Issuance of Letters of Credit. 
  

	 	(a)	The Borrower Representative may request the Issuer to issue or cause the issuance of a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuer at the Payment Office the
Issuer’s form of letter of credit application completed to the satisfaction of the Issuer; and, such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the Issuer may reasonably request no later than 12:00 noon at least five
(5) Business Days’ prior to the date of such proposed issuance. The Borrowers also have the right to give instructions and make agreements with respect to any application, any applicable letter of credit and security agreement, any
applicable letter of credit reimbursement agreement and/or any other applicable agreement, any letter of credit and the disposition of documents, disposition of any unutilized funds, and to agree with the Issuer upon any amendment, extension or
renewal of any Letter of Credit. 

  

	 	(b)	 Each Letter of Credit shall, among other things, (i) provide for the payment of sight drafts or other forms of written demand for payment or,
acceptances of issued drafts when presented for honor thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof and when accompanied by the documents described therein and (ii) have an expiry date not later than the earlier of one (1) year from the
date of issuance or five (5) Business Days prior to the Facility Termination Date. Each trade Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and Practice for 

  
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Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500, and any amendments or revisions thereof adhered to by the Issuer (the “UCP”).
Each standby Letter of Credit shall be subject to the International Standby Practices (1998), International Chamber of Commerce Publication 590 and any amendments or revisions thereof adhered to by the Issuer (the “ISP”) or the UCP,
as determined by the Issuer. Each Letter of Credit shall be governed, to the extent not inconsistent with the UCP or the ISP, as applicable, by the laws of the State of Ohio. 

 

	 	(c)	The Issuer shall have absolute discretion whether to accept any draft. Without in any way limiting the Issuer’s absolute discretion whether to accept any draft,
the Borrowers will not present for acceptance any draft, and the Issuer will generally not accept any drafts (i) that arise out of transactions involving the sale of goods by the Borrowers not in the ordinary course of its business,
(ii) that involve a sale to an Affiliate of any Borrower, (iii) that involve any purchase for which the Issuer has not received all related documents, instruments and forms requested by the Issuer, or (iv) that is not eligible for
discounting with Federal Reserve Banks pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended. 

 2.9 Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit. 
  

	 	(a)	In connection with the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall indemnify, save and hold the Lender and the Issuer harmless from any loss, cost, expense or
liability (except to the extent arising from its gross negligence or intentional misconduct), including payments made by the Lender or the Issuer and expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Lender or the Issuer arising out of,
or in connection with, any Letter of Credit to be issued or created for any Borrower. The Borrowers shall be bound by the Lender’s or the Issuer’s regulations and good faith interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued or created to the
Loan Account, although this interpretation may be different from its own; and, neither the Lender, nor the Issuer nor any of their correspondents shall be liable for any error, negligence, or mistakes (except to the extent arising from its gross
negligence or intentional misconduct), whether of omission or commission, in following any Borrower’s instructions or those contained in any Letter of Credit or of any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto or in issuing or paying any
Letter of Credit. 

  

	 	(b)	The Borrowers shall authorize and direct the Issuer to deliver to the Lender all instruments, documents, and other writings and property received by the Issuer pursuant
to the Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon the Lender’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letter of Credit, the application therefor or any acceptance therefor.

  

	 	(c)	 In connection with all Letters of Credit issued by the Issuer under this Agreement, each Borrower hereby appoints the Issuer, or its designee, as its
attorney, with full power and authority upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, (i) to sign and/or endorse such Borrower’s name upon any warehouse or other receipts, letter of credit applications and acceptances;
(ii) to sign such Borrower’s name on bills of lading; (iii) to clear Inventory through the United States of America Customs Department (“Customs”) in the name of such Borrower or Issuer or Issuer’s designee, and
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officials powers of attorney in the name of such Borrower for such purpose; and (iv) to complete in such Borrower’s name or Issuer’s, or in the name of Issuer’s designee, any
order, sale or transaction, obtain the necessary documents in connection therewith, and collect the proceeds thereof. Neither Issuer nor its attorneys will be liable for any acts or omissions nor for any error of judgment or mistakes of fact or law
(except to the extent arising from its gross negligence or intentional misconduct). This power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable as long as any Letters of Credit remain outstanding. 

 

	 	(d)	Immediately upon the request of the Lender, (i) upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, or (ii) if any Letter of Credit remains
outstanding after five (5) Business Days prior to the Facility Termination Date, in each such case, the Borrowers will deposit and maintain in an account with the Lender in cash, as cash collateral, in an amount equal to one hundred five
percent (105%) of the amount of outstanding Letters of Credit. In each case, the Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorize the Lender, in its discretion, on the Borrowers’ behalf and in any Borrower’s name, to open such an account and to
make and maintain deposits in such account or in an account opened by the Borrowers, in the amounts required to be made by the Borrowers, out of the proceeds of Accounts or other Collateral, from an Advance, or out of any other funds of the
Borrowers coming into the Lender’s possession at any time. The Lender will invest such cash collateral in such short-term money-market items as to which the Lender and the Borrowers mutually agree and the net return on such investments shall be
credited to such account and constitute additional cash collateral. The Borrowers may not withdraw amounts credited to any such account except upon payment and performance in full of all Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 2.10 Voluntary Reduction of Revolving Commitment. The Borrowers may on the first day of each
fiscal quarter, with 5 Business Days prior written notice, permanently reduce the Revolving Commitments; provided that each reduction of the Revolving Commitment shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $2,500,000 and not less
than $2,500,000. 
 2.11 Additional Payments. Any sums reasonably expended by the Lender due to any
Borrower’s failure to perform or comply with its obligations under any Loan Document including the Borrowers’ obligations under Sections 2.7, 4.2, 4.4, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 6.7 and 15.9, may be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving
Loan of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations. 
 2.12 Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers shall apply the
proceeds of Advances (a) to repay existing Indebtedness owed to PNC Bank, National Association, (b) to pay fees and expenses relating to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, (c) for general corporate purposes, and
(d) to provide for working capital needs. 
 ARTICLE 3 

INTEREST AND FEES 
 3.1 Interest. 
  

	 	(a)	The Borrower Representative shall notify the Lender on the Closing Date of the Borrowers’ initial request to incur, on that day, an initial Advance consisting of
Libor Rate Loans. If not otherwise specified by the Borrower Representative, all Advances shall be Libor Rate Loans. 

  
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	 	(b)	Interest on the Loans shall be payable in arrears on the first (1st) day of each calendar month. Interest charges shall be computed on the actual principal amount
of Loans outstanding during the calendar month. 

  

	 	(c)	Domestic Rate Loans shall bear interest for each day at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus the applicable margin determined by reference to the
Borrowers’ Leverage Ratio set forth below, calculated in accordance with Section 6.3 (the “Applicable Prime Rate Margin”), and Libor Rate Loans shall bear interest for each day at a rate per annum equal to the Libor Rate
plus the applicable margin determined by reference to the Borrowers’ Leverage Ratio set forth below, calculated in accordance with Section 6.3 (the “Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin”): 

 

																			
	Level	  	Leverage Ratio	  	
Applicable

Libor Rate

Margin for
Revolving
Loans
	 	 	
Applicable

Prime Rate
 Margin for
Revolving Loans
	 	 	Applicable
Letter of
Credit Fee
Percentage	 	 	Applicable
Unused
Facility Fee
Percentage	 
	I	  	< 1.00 to 1.00	  	 	0.75	% 	 	 	0.00	% 	 	 	0.75	% 	 	 	0.10	% 
	II	  	3 1.00 to 1.00 but < 1.50 to
1.00    	  	 	1.00	% 	 	 	0.00	% 	 	 	1.00	% 	 	 	0.15	% 
	III	  	3 1.50 to 1.00 but < 2.00 to
1.00    	  	 	1.25	% 	 	 	0.00	% 	 	 	1.25	% 	 	 	0.20	% 
	IV	  	3 2.00 to 1.00 but < 2.50 to
1.00    	  	 	1.50	% 	 	 	0.00	% 	 	 	1.50	% 	 	 	0.25	% 
	V	  	3 2.50 to 1.00	  	 	1.75	% 	 	 	0.00	% 	 	 	1.75	% 	 	 	0.25	% 

The applicable margins and fees shall initially be set at Level III and thereafter shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing
table based on the Borrowers’ most recent Financials commencing with the Financials dated September 30, 2010, and with the Financials also delivered for each fiscal quarter thereafter. Adjustments, if any, to the applicable margins and
fees shall be effective five (5) Business Days after the Lender has received the applicable Financials. If the Borrowers fail to deliver the Financials to the Lender at the time required pursuant to this Agreement, then the applicable margins
and fees shall be the highest applicable margins and fees set forth in the foregoing table until five (5) Business Days after such Financials are so delivered; provided, however, that if such failure is the result of causes outside of
Borrower’s control, then the rate shall remain at the rate applicable for the prior quarterly period until the Financials are delivered. For purposes hereof, “Financials” means the annual or quarterly financial statements of
the Borrowers delivered pursuant to Sections 9.5 and 9.6 of this Agreement. If, as a result of any inaccuracy or other adjustment to the financial statements or Compliance Certificate, it is reasonably determined by the Lender that (a) the
Leverage Ratio of the Borrowers, as calculated based on such financial statements and Compliance Certificate as of any applicable date, was inaccurate, and (b) a proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio would have resulted in different pricing
for any period, then (i) if the proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher or lower pricing for such period, the Borrowers shall automatically and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Lender, or Lender shall
automatically and retroactively be obligated to reimburse Borrower, an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period; and
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Lender shall not have any obligation to repay any interest or fees to the Borrowers. 
  

	 	(d)	Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, the Obligations (including all Letter of Credit Fees) shall bear interest at the highest applicable margins
and fees set forth in the foregoing table plus three percent (3%) per annum (the “Default Rate”). 

 3.2 Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrowers shall pay (a) to the Lender, fees for each Letter of Credit, for the period from and excluding the date of issuance of same to and including the
date of expiration or termination, equal to the average daily face amount of each outstanding Letter of Credit multiplied by the applicable percentage per annum determined by reference to the Borrowers’ Leverage Ratio as set forth
in Section 3.1(c) (the “Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Percentage”), such fees to be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month and on the Facility Termination Date and (b) to the Issuer, for its
own account, any and all fees and expenses as agreed upon by the Issuer and the Borrowers in connection with any Letter of Credit, including in connection with the opening, amendment or renewal of any such Letter of Credit and any acceptances
created thereunder and shall reimburse the Lender for any and all fees and expenses, if any, paid by the Lender to the Issuer (all of the foregoing fees, the “Letter of Credit Fees”). All such charges shall be deemed earned in full
on the date when the same are due and payable hereunder and shall not be subject to rebate or proration upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason. Any such charge in effect at the time of a particular transaction shall be the charge for
that transaction, notwithstanding any subsequent change in the Issuer’s prevailing charges for that type of transaction. All Letter of Credit Fees payable hereunder shall be deemed earned in full on the date when the same are due and payable
hereunder and shall not be subject to rebate or proration upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason. 
 3.3
Unused Facility Fee. If, for any calendar month during the term of this Agreement, the average daily Revolving Exposure for each day of such calendar month does not equal the Revolving Commitment, then the Borrowers shall pay to the
Lender a fee at a rate per annum equal to the applicable margin determined by reference to the Borrowers’ Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 1.3(c), calculated in accordance with Section 6.3 multiplied by the amount by
which the Revolving Commitment exceeds such average daily Revolving Exposure, such fees shall be payable to the Lender in arrears on the first (1st) day of each calendar month after the date hereof until the Facility Termination Date and on the
Facility Termination Date. 
 3.4 [Reserved.] Late Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender a late fee in an
amount equal to the greater of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) and 5% of the scheduled amount of such payment (except the final payment scheduled on the Facility Termination Date) in the event that a payment is not paid on that date such payment is due or
within ten (10) days thereafter; provided, however, such late fees shall not be required to be paid after the Facility Termination Date pursuant to this Section 3.5 if the Loans are refinanced with the Lender or if the
Facility Termination Date is extended. 
 3.6 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest and fees hereunder,
including Letter of Credit Fees, shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and for the actual number of days elapsed. If any payment to be made hereunder becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the due date thereof
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest thereon shall be payable at the applicable interest rate during such extension. 
 3.7 Maximum Charges. In no event whatsoever shall interest and other charges charged hereunder exceed the highest rate permissible under law. In the event interest and other charges as
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shall be first applied to any unpaid principal balance owed by the Borrowers, and if then remaining excess amount is greater than the previously unpaid principal balance, the Lender shall
promptly refund such excess amount to the Borrowers and the provisions hereof shall be deemed amended to provide for such permissible rate. 
 3.8 Increased Costs. In the event that, (a) the introduction after the Closing Date of any law, treaty, rule or regulation or any change therein after the Closing Date, (b) any
change after the Closing Date in the interpretation or administration of any law, treaty, rule or regulation by any central bank or other Governmental Body or (c) the compliance by the Lender or the Issuer with any guideline, request or
directive from any central bank or other Governmental Body (whether or not having the force of law) after the Closing Date (for purposes of this Section 3.9, the term “Lender” shall include the Lender and any corporation or bank
controlling the Lender and the office or branch where the Lender (as so defined) makes or maintains any Libor Rate Loans), shall: 
  

	 	(a)	subject the Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to any Loan Document or change the basis of taxation of payments to the Lender of principal, fees,
interest or any other amount payable under any Loan Documents (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of the Lender by the jurisdiction in which it maintains its principal office); 

 

	 	(b)	impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, assessment or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, advances
or loans by, or other credit extended by, any office of the Lender, including pursuant to Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; or 

 

	 	(c)	impose on the Lender or the London interbank offered rate market any other condition with respect to any Loan Document; 

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Lender of making, renewing or maintaining its Advances hereunder by an amount that
the Lender deems to be material or to reduce the amount of any payment (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect of any of the Advances by an amount that the Lender, in its reasonable judgment, deems to be material, then, in any case
the Borrowers shall promptly pay the Lender, upon its demand, such additional amount as will compensate the Lender for such additional cost or such reduction, as the case may be, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to increased costs which
are reflected in the Libor Rate. The Lender shall certify the amount of such additional cost or reduced amount to the Borrower Representative, and such certification shall be presumed correct absent manifest error. 

3.9 Capital Adequacy. In the event that the Lender shall have determined that (a) the introduction after the Closing
Date of any law, treaty, rule or regulation or any change therein after the Closing Date, (b) any change after the Closing Date in the interpretation or administration of any law, treaty, rule or regulation by any central bank or other
Governmental Body or (c) the compliance by the Lender or the Issuer with any guideline, request or directive from any central bank or other Governmental Body (whether or not having the force of law) after the Closing Date (for purposes of this
Section 3.9, the term “Lender” shall include the Lender and any corporation or bank controlling the Lender and the office or branch where the Lender (as so defined) makes or maintains any Libor Rate Loans), has or would have the
effect of reducing the rate of return on the Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which the Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration the
Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by the Lender, in its reasonable judgment, to be material, then, from time to time, the Borrowers shall pay upon demand to the Lender such additional amount or amounts as
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the Lender for such reduction. In determining such amount or amounts, the Lender may use any reasonable averaging or attribution methods. The protection of this Section 3.9 shall be
available to the Lender regardless of any possible contention of invalidity or inapplicability with respect to the applicable law, regulation or condition. A certificate of the Lender setting forth such amount or amounts as shall be necessary to
compensate the Lender with respect to this Section 3.9 when delivered to the Borrower Representative shall be presumed correct absent manifest error. 
 ARTICLE 4 
 COLLATERAL: GENERAL TERMS 

4.1 Security Interest in the Collateral. To secure the prompt payment and performance of the Obligations, each Loan Party
hereby grants to the Lender, for its benefit and for the benefit of the Issuer, a continuing security interest in and a pledge of all of its Collateral. Each Loan Party shall mark its books and records as may be necessary or appropriate to evidence,
protect and perfect the Lender’s security interest and shall cause its financial statements to reflect such security interest. Each Loan Party shall promptly provide the Lender with written notice of all commercial tort claims, such notice to
contain the case title together with the applicable court and a brief description of the claim(s). Upon delivery of each such notice, such Loan Party shall be deemed to hereby grant to the Lender a security interest and lien in and to such
commercial tort claims and all proceeds thereof. In addition, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, to secure such prompt payment and performance of the Obligations, upon the request of Lender, each Loan Party shall also
assign, pledge and grant to the Lender, for its benefit and for the benefit of the Issuer, a mortgage on its Owned Real Property, if any. 
 4.2 Perfection of Security Interest. Each Loan Party shall take all action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Lender may request, so as at all times to maintain the validity,
perfection, enforceability and priority of the Lender’s security interest in the Collateral or to enable the Lender to protect, exercise or enforce its rights hereunder and in the Collateral, including upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, (a) immediately discharging all Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances, (b) delivering to the Lender, endorsed or accompanied by such instruments of assignment as the Lender may specify, and stamping or
marking, in such manner as the Lender may specify, any and all chattel paper, instruments, letters of credit and advices thereof and documents evidencing or forming a part of the Collateral, (c) entering into lockbox and other custodial
arrangements satisfactory to the Lender, and (d) executing and delivering control agreements, instruments of pledge, mortgages, notices and assignments, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, relating to the creation,
validity, perfection, maintenance or continuation of the Lender’s security interest in Collateral under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law. By its signature hereto, each Loan Party hereby authorizes the Lender to file against
such Loan Party, one or more financing, continuation, or amendment statements pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code to perfect Liens securing Obligations arising hereunder in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. All charges, expenses and
fees the Lender may incur in doing any of the foregoing, and any local taxes relating thereto, shall be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations, or, at the Lender’s option, shall be
paid to the Lender immediately upon demand. 
 4.3 Disposition of Collateral. Each Loan Party will safeguard and
protect all Collateral for the Lender’s general account and shall make no disposition thereof whether by sale, lease or otherwise except as may be otherwise permitted under this Agreement. 

4.4 Preservation of Collateral. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, in addition to the rights and
remedies set forth in Section 11.1, the Lender may at any time take such steps as the Lender deems necessary to protect the Lender’s interest in and to preserve the Collateral. The Lender shall have, and is hereby granted, a right of
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Collateral is located, and may proceed over and through any of any Loan Party’s Real Property. Each Loan Party shall cooperate fully with all of the Lender’s efforts to preserve the
Collateral as permitted in the foregoing sentence and will take such actions to preserve the Collateral as the Lender may direct. The Lender is hereby authorized by the Loan Parties and the Issuer, from time to time in the Lender’s sole
discretion, (a) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (b) at any time that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.2 hereof have not been satisfied, to make Revolving Loans to the
Borrowers which the Lender, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable (i) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (ii) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Advances and
other Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. All of the Lender’s expenses of preserving the Collateral in accordance with the foregoing, including any expenses
relating to the bonding of a custodian, shall be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations. 
 4.5 Ownership of Collateral. With respect to the Collateral, at the time the Collateral becomes subject to the Lender’s security interest: (a) each Loan Party shall be the sole
owner of and fully authorized and able to sell, transfer, pledge and/or grant a first priority security interest in each and every item of its respective Collateral to the Lender; and, except for Permitted Encumbrances, the Collateral shall be free
and clear of all Liens and encumbrances whatsoever; (b) each document and agreement executed by each Loan Party or delivered to the Lender in connection with this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects; (c) all
signatures and endorsements of each Loan Party that appear on such documents and agreements shall be genuine and each Loan Party shall have full capacity to execute same; and (d) each Loan Party’s Inventory shall be located as set forth on
Schedule 4.5 (as such schedule may be updated from time to time) and shall not be removed from such location(s) without the prior written consent of the Lender, not to be unreasonably withheld, except with respect to the sale of Inventory in
the ordinary course of business and with respect to Inventory in transit from one location identified on Schedule 4.5 (as such schedule may be updated from time to time) to another location identified on Schedule 4.5. 

4.6 Defense of the Lender’s Interests. Until (a) payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations and
(b) termination of this Agreement, the Lender’s interests in the Collateral shall continue in full force and effect. During such period no Loan Party shall, without the Lender’s prior written consent, pledge, sell (except Inventory in
the ordinary course of business), assign, transfer, create or suffer to exist a Lien upon or encumber or allow or suffer to be encumbered in any way except for Permitted Encumbrances, and except for sales, assignments, and transfers expressly
permitted elsewhere herein, any part of the Collateral. Each Loan Party shall defend the Lender’s interests in the Collateral against any and all Persons whatsoever. At any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Lender shall have the right to take possession of the indicia of the Collateral and the Collateral in whatever physical form contained, including: labels, stationery, documents, instruments and advertising materials. If the Lender exercises such
right to take possession of the Collateral, the Loan Parties shall, upon demand, assemble it in the best manner possible and make it available to the Lender at a place reasonably convenient to the Lender. In addition, with respect to all Collateral,
the Lender and the Issuer shall be entitled to all of the rights and remedies set forth herein and further provided by the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, each Loan Party
shall, and the Lender may, at its option, instruct all suppliers, carriers, forwarders, warehousers or others receiving or holding cash, checks, Inventory, documents or instruments in which the Lender holds a security interest to deliver same to the
Lender and/or subject to the Lender’s order and if they shall come into any Loan Party’s possession, they, and each of them, shall be held by such Loan Party in trust as the Lender’s trustee, and such Loan Party will immediately
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 4.7 Books and Records. Each Loan Party shall (a) keep proper books of
record and account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings or transactions of or in relation to its business and affairs; (b) set up on its books accruals with respect to all Charges; and (c) on a reasonably
current basis set up on its books, from its earnings, allowances against doubtful Accounts, advances and investments and all other proper accruals (including accruals for premiums, if any, due on required payments and accruals for depreciation,
obsolescence, or amortization of properties), which should be set aside from such earnings in connection with its business. All determinations pursuant to this Section 4.7 shall be made in all material respects in accordance with, or as
required by, GAAP consistently applied in the opinion of such independent public accountant as shall then be regularly engaged by the Loan Parties. 
 4.8 Financial Disclosure. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs all accountants and auditors employed by such Loan Party at any time and promptly after the request of the
Lender to exhibit and deliver to the Lender copies of any Loan Party’s financial statements (if any exist at or prior to the date of such request), trial balances or other accounting records of any sort in the accountant’s or
auditor’s possession, and to disclose to the Lender any information such accountants may have concerning such Loan Party’s financial status and business operations. Each Loan Party hereby authorizes all federal, state and municipal
authorities to furnish to the Lender copies of reports or examinations relating to such Loan Party, whether made by such Loan Party or otherwise; however, the Lender will attempt to obtain such information or materials directly from such Loan Party
prior to obtaining such information or materials from such accountants or such authorities. 
 4.9 Compliance with
Laws. Each Loan Party shall be in compliance with all laws, acts, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Body with jurisdiction over it or the Collateral or any part thereof or to the operation of such Loan Party’s business.
The Collateral at all times shall be maintained in accordance with the material requirements of all insurance carriers which provide insurance with respect to the Collateral so that such insurance shall remain in full force and effect. 

4.10 Inspection of Premises; Appraisals. Absent the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, upon two
(2) Business Days notice to the Borrower Representative, at all times as the Lender deems reasonably necessary, the Lender shall have full access to and the right to audit, check, inspect and make abstracts and copies from each Loan
Party’s books, records, audits, correspondence and all other papers relating to the Collateral and the operation of each Loan Party’s business. Absent the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, upon prior notice, the Lender and
its agents may enter upon any of each Loan Party’s premises at any time during business hours and at any other reasonable time, and from time to time as the Lender deems reasonably necessary or desirable, for the purpose of auditing, inspecting
and appraising the Collateral and any and all records pertaining thereto and the operation of such Loan Party’s business. The Lender shall have the right to conduct such audits, inspections and appraisals at such times as the Lender deems
necessary, in each case, at the Borrowers’ expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Borrowers shall be required to pay for no more than one (1) field exam and inspections and one
(1) appraisal per calendar year unless an Event of Default occurs, in which case such limitations shall not apply during the existence of such Event of Default. 
 4.11 Insurance. Each Loan Party shall bear the full risk of any loss of any nature whatsoever with respect to the Collateral. At each Loan Party’s own cost and expense in amounts
and with carriers reasonably acceptable to the Lender, each Loan Party shall (a) keep all its insurable properties and properties in which each Loan Party has an interest insured against the hazards of fire, flood, sprinkler leakage, those
hazards covered by extended coverage insurance and such other hazards, and for such amounts, as is customary in the case of companies engaged in businesses similar to such Loan Party’s including business interruption insurance;
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other criminal misappropriation of insured’s officers and employees who may either singly or jointly with others at any time have access to the assets or funds of such Loan Party either
directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets; (c) maintain public and product liability insurance against claims for personal injury, death or property damage suffered by others;
(d) maintain all such worker’s compensation or similar insurance as may be required under the laws of any state or jurisdiction in which such Loan Party is engaged in business; and (e) furnish the Lender with (i) upon the
Lender’s request, a status report with respect to the renewal of all such insurance no later than ten (10) days before the expiration date thereof, (ii) evidence of the maintenance of all such insurance by the renewal thereof no later
than the expiration date thereof, and (iii) upon the Lender’s request, appropriate loss payable and additional insured endorsements in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, naming the Lender as an additional insured and lender
loss payee as its interests may appear but only with respect to all insurance coverage covering damage, loss or destruction of Collateral, and providing (A) that all proceeds thereunder covering a loss of or damage to Collateral shall be
payable to the Lender, (B) to the extent commercially available, no such insurance shall be affected by any act or neglect of the insured or owner of the property described in such policy, and (C) that such policy and loss payable clauses
may not be cancelled, amended or terminated unless at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice is given to the Lender. The Loan Parties shall provide copies of all such insurance policies (including the appropriate lender loss payee
and additional insured endorsements) within thirty (30) days after the Lender’s request, however, only certificates of such insurance shall be required on the Closing Date. In the event of any loss under any insurance covering Collateral,
the carriers named in such insurance policies covering Collateral hereby are directed by the Lender and the applicable Loan Party to make payment for such loss to the Lender and not to such Loan Party and the Lender jointly. If any insurance losses
with respect to Collateral are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to any Loan Party and the Lender jointly, the Lender may endorse such Loan Party’s name thereon and do such other things as the Lender may deem advisable to reduce
the same to cash. The Lender is hereby authorized, while an Event of Default is continuing, to adjust and compromise claims under insurance coverage with respect to Collateral. All loss recoveries with respect to Collateral received by the Lender
upon any such insurance may be applied to the Obligations, in such order as the Lender in its sole discretion shall determine. Any surplus with respect to Collateral shall be paid by the Lender to the Loan Parties or applied as may be otherwise
required by law. Any deficiency thereon shall be paid by the Loan Parties to the Lender, on demand. Any loss recoveries not relating to items of Collateral shall be payable directly to the Loan Parties and, if received by the Lender, the Lender
shall promptly deliver same to the Loan Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event and on each occasion of any loss of Collateral covered by insurance, if, at such time, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred, then if such proceeds are less than $250,000, the insurance proceeds with respect to such loss may be used by the Loan Parties for any use permitted by this Agreement. 

4.12 Failure to Pay Insurance. If any Loan Party fails to obtain insurance as hereinabove provided, or to keep the
same in force, the Lender, if the Lender so elects, may obtain such insurance and pay the premium therefor on behalf of such Loan Party, and such premium shall be charged to the Loan Account as a Revolving Loan of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to
the Obligations. 
 4.13 Maintenance of Equipment. Each Loan Party shall maintain its Equipment in good
operating condition and repair in substantial accordance with industry standards (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and shall make all necessary replacements of and repairs thereto so that the value and operating efficiency of such Equipment shall
be maintained and preserved. No Loan Party shall use or operate the Equipment in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, code, rule or regulation. 
 4.14 Exculpation of Liability. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to constitute the Lender or the Issuer as any Loan Party’s agent for any purpose whatsoever, nor shall the
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the Collateral wherever the same may be located and regardless of the cause thereof. Neither the Issuer nor the Lender, whether by anything herein or in any assignment or otherwise, assume any of
any Loan Party’s obligations under any contract or agreement assigned to the Issuer or the Lender, and neither the Issuer nor the Lender shall be responsible in any way for the performance by any Loan Party of any of the terms and conditions
thereof. 
 4.15 Financing Statements. Except for (a) the financing statements filed by the Lender,
and (b) those financing statements permitted to be filed hereunder, no financing statement covering any of the Collateral or any proceeds thereof is on file in any public office. 

4.16 Pledged Securities. 
  

	 	(a)	Schedule 4.16 sets forth a complete and accurate list of the ownership of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary. Each Loan Party
represents and warrants that (i) all Pledged Securities owned by it have been duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) with respect to any certificates delivered to the Lender representing any Pledged
Securities, either such certificates are Securities as defined in Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as a result of actions by the issuer or otherwise, or, if such certificates are not Securities, such Loan Party has so informed the Lender so
that the Lender may take steps to perfect its security interest therein as a General Intangible, and (iii) all such Pledged Securities held by a securities intermediary are covered by a control agreement among such Loan Party, the securities
intermediary and the Lender pursuant to which the Lender has Control. 

  

	 	(b)	(i) There are existing no options, warrants, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to such Pledged Securities or which obligate the issuer of any
Pledged Securities to issue additional Equity Interests and (ii) no consent, approval, authorization, or other action by, and no giving of notice, filing with, any Governmental Body or any other Person is required for the pledge by such Loan
Party of such Pledged Securities pursuant to this Agreement or for the exercise by the Lender of remedies in respect of the Pledged Securities, except as may be required in connection with such disposition by laws affecting the offering and sale of
securities generally. 

 ARTICLE 5 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
 Each Loan Party represents and warrants, to its knowledge, as follows: 
 5.1
Authority. Each Loan Party has the full power, authority and legal right to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of its respective obligations hereunder and thereunder, as the
case may be. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which each Loan Party is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and of the other Loan Documents by each Loan
Party a party hereto or thereto has been approved by all necessary corporate action. 
 5.2 Formation and Qualification;
Subsidiaries. Each Loan Party is duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdictions listed on Schedule  

  
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5.2(a) and is qualified to do business and is in good standing in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 5.2(a) (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time) which constitute
all jurisdictions in which qualification and good standing are necessary for such Loan Party to conduct its business and own its property and where the failure to so qualify could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The only
Subsidiaries of each Loan Party are listed on Schedule 5.2(b). 
 5.3 Officers, Directors. The names and
titles of all executive officers and directors of each Loan Party, as of the Closing Date, are set forth on Schedule 5.3. 
 5.4 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action
by, any Governmental Body, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except for filings necessary to perfect Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any law applicable to any Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require
any payment to be made by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except Liens created pursuant to the Loan
Documents. 
 5.5 Tax Returns. Each Loan Party has filed all federal, state and local tax returns and other
reports such Loan Party is required by law to file and has paid all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges that are due and payable. The provision for taxes on the books of each Loan Party is adequate for all years not closed by
applicable statutes, and for its current fiscal year, and no Loan Party has any knowledge of any deficiency or additional assessment in connection therewith not provided for on its books. No tax Liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted
with respect to any taxes. 
 5.6 Financial Statements. 

 

	 	(a)	The quarterly projected statements of income, statements of cash flow and balance sheet, for the twelve-month period commencing October 1, 2010, of the Borrowers
and their Subsidiaries prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis, all prepared in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and copies of which were delivered to the Lender (the “Projections”), were prepared by an
Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative, are based on underlying assumptions and estimates which provide a reasonable basis for the projections contained therein and reflect the Borrowers’ judgment based on present circumstances of
the most likely set of conditions and course of action for the projected period. 

  

	 	(b)	 Each of (i) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and such other Persons described
therein as of September 30, 2009, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow for the period ended on such date, all accompanied by reports thereon containing opinions without qualification by
independent certified public accountants and (ii) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and such other Persons described therein as of June 30, 2010, and the related statements of income,
changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow for the period ended on such date, prepared by an Authorized Officer of the Borrowers, copies of which have been delivered to the Lender, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently
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results of their operations for such period. Since June 30, 2010, there has been no change in the financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole as shown on the
consolidated and consolidating balance sheet as of such date and no change in the aggregate value of Equipment and Real Property (if any) owned by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, except changes in the ordinary course of business, none of which
individually or in the aggregate has had, or reasonably could be believed to cause in the future, a Material Adverse Effect. 

 5.7 Corporate Name. No Loan Party has been known by any other corporate name in the past five (5) years and does not sell Inventory under any other name, nor has any Loan Party been the
surviving entity of a merger or consolidation or acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any Person during the preceding five (5) years. 
 5.8 O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance. 
  

	 	(a)	Each Loan Party has duly complied with, and (i) its facilities, business, assets, property, and Equipment, and (ii) its leaseholds are in compliance in all
material respects with, the provisions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, RCRA and all other Environmental Laws; and, there have been no outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance
issued to any Loan Party or relating to its business, assets, property, leaseholds or Equipment under any such laws, rules or regulations. 

  

	 	(b)	Each Loan Party has been issued all required material federal, state and local licenses, certificates or permits relating to all applicable Environmental Laws.

  

	 	(c)	(i) There are no releases, spills, discharges, leaks or disposals (each, a “Release”) of Hazardous Substances at, upon, under or within any Real
Property material to the Borrower; (ii) there are no underground storage tanks or polychlorinated biphenyls on the Real Property; (iii) the Real Property has not ever been used as a treatment, storage or disposal facility of Hazardous
Waste and (iv) no Hazardous Substances are present on the Real Property. 

 5.9 Solvency; No
Litigation, No Violation, ERISA. 
  

	 	(a)	After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Loan Parties will be solvent, able to pay their debts as they mature, have capital
sufficient to carry on their business and all businesses in which they are about to engage, and (i) as of the Closing Date, the fair present saleable value of their assets, calculated on a going concern basis, is in excess of the amount of
their liabilities and (ii) subsequent to the Closing Date, the fair saleable value of their assets (calculated on a going concern basis) will be in excess of the amount of their liabilities. 

 

	 	(b)	Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.9(b), no Loan Party has any pending or threatened litigation, arbitration, actions or proceedings which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

  

	 	(c)	 No Loan Party is in violation of any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance in any respect which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
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Effect, nor is any Loan Party in violation of any order of any court, Governmental Body or arbitration board or tribunal. 

 

	 	(d)	No Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group maintains or contributes or is obligated to contribute to any Plan other than those
listed on Schedule 5.9(d) hereto. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.9(d), (i) no Plan has incurred any “accumulated funding deficiency,” as defined in Section 302(a) (2) of ERISA and Section 412(a) of the
Code, whether or not waived, and each Loan Party, each such Subsidiary and each member of the Controlled Group has met all applicable minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect of each Plan, (ii) each Plan which is
intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code as currently in effect has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto is exempt from
federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, (iii) no Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group maintains or will maintain any Plan governed by Title IV of ERISA, (iv) no Loan Party, nor any
such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group has breached any of the responsibilities, obligations or duties imposed on it by ERISA with respect to any Plan, (v) no Loan Party, nor any such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled
Group has incurred any liability for any excise tax arising under Section 4972 or 4980B of the Code that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no fact exists which could give rise to any such liability,
(vi) no Loan Party, nor any such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group nor any fiduciary of, nor any trustee to, any Plan, has engaged in a “prohibited transaction” described in Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect nor taken any action which would constitute or result in a Termination Event with respect to any such Plan which is subject to ERISA, (vii) each
Loan Party, each of its Subsidiaries and each member of the Controlled Group has made all contributions due and payable with respect to each Plan, (viii) no Loan Party, nor any such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group has any
fiduciary responsibility for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit of persons other than employees or former employees of any Loan Party, any such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group, and (ix) no Loan Party,
nor any such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group has withdrawn, completely or partially, from any Multiemployer Plan so as to incur liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980. 

 

	 	(e)	No Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary thereof, maintains or contributes or is obligated to contribute to any retiree health care plans. 

5.10 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses. All material patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, service mark applications, copyrights, copyright applications, design rights, tradenames, assumed names, trade secrets and licenses owned or utilized by any Loan Party are set forth on Schedule 5.10 (as such
Schedule may be updated from time to time), are valid and have been duly registered or filed with all appropriate Governmental Bodies and constitute all of the material patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, design rights, tradenames,
assumed names, trade secrets and licenses which are necessary for the operation of its business; there is no objection to or pending challenge to the validity of any such patent, trademark, copyright, design right,

  
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tradename, trade secret or license and no Loan Party is aware of any grounds for any challenge, except as set forth in Schedule 5.10. 

5.11 Licenses and Permits. Each Loan Party (a) is in compliance with and (b) has procured and is now in
possession of, all material licenses or permits required by any applicable federal, state or local law or regulation for the operation of its business in each jurisdiction wherein it is now conducting or proposes to conduct business and where the
failure to comply with or procure such licenses or permits would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.12 Default of Indebtedness. No Loan Party is in default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any
Indebtedness or under any instrument or agreement under or subject to which any Indebtedness has been issued and no event has occurred under the provisions of any such instrument or agreement which with or without the lapse of time or the giving of
notice, or both, constitutes or would constitute an event of default thereunder. 
 5.13 No Burdensome Restrictions; No
Default. No Loan Party is subject to any restriction or party to any contract or agreement, the compliance with or the performance of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party has agreed or consented
to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien which is not a Permitted Encumbrance. No Loan Party is in default in the
payment or performance of any of its contractual obligations and no Default has occurred. 
 5.14 No Labor
Disputes. No Loan Party is involved in any labor dispute and there are no strikes or walkouts or union organization of any of the Loan Party’s employees threatened or in existence and no labor contract is scheduled to expire during the
term of this Agreement. 
 5.15 Margin Regulations. No Loan Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or
as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect. No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” “margin stock” as defined in
Regulation U of such Board of Governors. 
 5.16 Investment Company Act. No Loan Party is an “investment
company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor is it controlled by such a company. 
 5.17 Disclosure. No representation or warranty made by any Loan Party in this Agreement or in any financial statement, report, certificate or any other document furnished in connection
herewith contains any untrue statement of fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading. There is no fact known to any Loan Party or which reasonably should be known to such Loan Party which such
Loan Party has not disclosed to the Lender in writing with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.18 Rate Management Agreements. Except as required pursuant to Section 6.9, no Loan Party is a party to, nor
will it be a party to, any Rate Management Agreement unless same provides that damages upon termination following an event of default thereunder are payable on a “two-way basis” without regard to fault on the part of either party.

 5.19 Material Business Agreements. All Material Business Agreements to which any Loan Party is a party or is
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observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in (a) any Material Business Agreement to which it is a party or (b) any agreements or
instrumental evidencing or governing Indebtedness. 
 5.20 Application of Certain Laws and Regulations. No Loan
Party nor any Affiliate of any Loan Party is subject to any statute, rule or regulation which regulates the incurrence of any Indebtedness, including statutes or regulations relative to common or interstate carriers or to the sale of electricity,
gas, steam, water, telephone, telegraph or other public utility services. 
 5.21 Regulations T, U and X. No Loan
Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” as such terms are defined in
Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and from time to time hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as “Margin Stock”). No Loan Party owns any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Loans or
other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or
carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose that might cause any of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve
Board. No Loan Party will take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board. 
 5.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws. 
  

	 	(a)	No Loan Party nor any Affiliate of any Loan Party, is in violation in any material respect of any Anti-Terrorism Law or engages in or conspires to engage in any
transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law. 

 

	 	(b)	No Loan Party, nor any Affiliate of any Loan Party or their respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Advances or other transactions
hereunder, is any of the following (each a “Blocked Person”): 

  

	 	(i)	a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order No. 13224; 

 

	 	(ii)	a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive
Order No. 13224; 

  

	 	(iii)	a Person with which the Lender or the Issuer is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law; 

 

	 	(iv)	a Person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order No. 13224; 

 

	 	(v)	a Person that is named as a “specially designated national” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control
at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list, or 

  

	 	(vi)	a Person who is affiliated or associated with a Person listed above. 

  
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 No Loan Party or any of its agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Advances or
other transactions hereunder, (i) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction
relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order No. 13224. 
 ARTICLE 6

 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 
 Each Borrower shall, and if applicable, each Loan Party shall, until payment in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement: 

6.1 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets. 

 

	 	(a)	Conduct continuously and operate actively its business according to good business practices; 

 

	 	(b)	keep in full force and effect its existence; and 

  

	 	(c)	make all such reports and pay all such franchise and other taxes and license fees and do all such other acts and things as may be lawfully required to maintain its
rights, licenses, leases, powers and franchises under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, except where the failure to do so would not cause a Material Adverse Effect. 

6.2 Violations. Immediately notify the Lender in writing of any violation of any law, statute, regulation or ordinance of
any Governmental Body, or of any agency thereof, applicable to any Loan Party or the Collateral which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 6.3 Financial Covenants. 
  

	 	(a)	Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (for the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) of not less than 1.20
to 1.00 calculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2010 for the period equal to four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters then ending and as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter for the period equal
to the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters then ending. 

  

	 	(b)	Leverage Ratio. Maintain a Leverage Ratio (for the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis) equal to or less than 3.00 to 1.00
calculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2010 for the period equal to four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters then ending and as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter for the period equal to the
four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters then ending. 

 6.4 Execution of Supplemental Instruments.
Execute and deliver, and will cause each Subsidiary to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Lender such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further actions (including the
filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents and such other actions), which may be required by law or which the Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms
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and to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created, all at the expense of the Loan Parties. 

6.5 Payment of Indebtedness. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity (subject, where applicable, to
specified grace periods and, in the case of the trade payables, to normal payment practices) all its material obligations and liabilities of whatever nature. 
 6.6 Standards of Financial Statements. Cause all financial statements referred to in Sections 9.5, 9.6 and 9.8 to be complete and correct in all material respects (subject, in the case
of interim financial statements, to notes and normal year-end audit adjustments) and to be prepared in reasonable detail. 
 6.7
Taxes. Pay, and cause each Subsidiary thereof to pay, when due, all income taxes, assessments and other Charges. If any tax, assessment or other Charge by any Governmental Body creates a Lien on the Collateral which the Lender, in the
exercise of its sole judgment, determines is currently enforceable and neither inchoate nor stayed, the Lender may without notice to the Loan Parties pay the taxes, assessments or other Charges. Any such payments shall be charged to the Loan Account
as a Revolving Loan of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations, or, at the Lender’s option, shall be paid to the Lender immediately upon demand. 
 6.8 Treasury Management. On and after August 31, 2011, maintain its treasury management accounts, including its principal deposit accounts, but excluding the Operating Account, which
shall be in place as of the Closing Date, with the Lender and not maintain any deposit, investment, brokerage and any other account with any financial institution other than the Lender, unless such account is set forth on Schedule 6.8.
Following the Closing Date, no Loan Party shall open a deposit, investment, brokerage and other account with any financial institution unless it has received the prior written consent of Lender. 

(b) The Borrowers shall maintain a minimum balance of $5,000,000 on deposit with the Lender until the date on which all of the
Borrowers’ treasury management accounts are maintained with the Lender. 
 ARTICLE 7 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS 
 No Borrower shall, and if applicable, no Loan Party shall, until satisfaction in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement: 

7.1 Merger, Consolidation, Acquisition and Sale of Assets. 

 

	 	(a)	Without the Lender’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, enter into any merger, consolidation or other reorganization with
or into any other Person or acquire all or a substantial portion of the assets or stock of any Person or permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge with it. 

 

	 	(b)	Without the Lender’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, sell, pledge, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets, except for (i) the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) the sale of Equipment not to exceed $500,000.00 in the aggregate during any fiscal year, and (iii) the sale of the Owned Real
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 7.2 Creation of Liens. Create, assign, transfer or suffer to exist any Lien
upon or against any of its Collateral, including, without limitation, any Lien upon the Owned Real Property located in Ohio, except: (a) Permitted Encumbrances and (b) Liens arising in connection with Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
Section 7.8(e) that secure an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding. 
 7.3
Guarantees. Become liable upon the obligations of any Person by assumption, endorsement or guaranty thereof or otherwise (other than to the Lender or the Issuer) except (a) the endorsement of checks in the ordinary course of
business and (b) guarantees made by a Loan Party with respect to the Obligations of another Loan Party. 
 7.4
Investments. Purchase or acquire obligations or stock of, or any other interest in, any Person, except (a) investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4, (b) obligations issued or guaranteed by
the United States of America or any agency thereof, (c) commercial paper with maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days and a published rating of not less than A-1 or P-1 (or the equivalent rating), (d) certificates of
time deposit and bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days and repurchase agreements backed by United States government securities of a commercial bank if (i) such bank has a combined
capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, or (ii) its debt obligations, or those of a holding company of which it is a Subsidiary, are rated not less than A (or the equivalent rating) by a nationally recognized investment rating agency,
(e) U.S. money market funds (i) rated AAA by Standard & Poors, Inc. or with an equivalent rating from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or (ii) that invest solely in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States
of America or an agency thereof, or (f) investments by a Loan Party in a Loan Party. 
 7.5 Loans. Make
advances, loans or extensions of credit to any Person (other than another Loan Party), including any Subsidiary or Affiliate, except with respect to the extension of commercial trade credit in connection with the sale of Inventory in the ordinary
course of its business; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be permitted to make such advances, loans, or extensions to any foreign Subsidiary of any Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000;
provided that: (i) the applicable foreign Subsidiary shall have executed and delivered to the Borrower, a demand note to evidence any such advance, loan, or extension of credit, which demand note shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Lender and shall be pledged and delivered to Lender as additional collateral security for the Obligations and (ii) the Borrower shall record all such advances, loans or extensions of credit on their books and records in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to the Lender. 
 7.6 [Reserved.] 

7.7 [Reserved.] 
 7.8 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness except in respect of: 
  

	 	(a)	Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.8 (including any extensions, renewals or refinancings thereof);

  

	 	(b)	Indebtedness to the Lender and the Issuer under or pursuant to the Loan Documents; 

 

	 	(c)	Indebtedness as permitted under Section 7.3; 

  
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	 	(d)	Indebtedness arising from Rate Management Agreements required pursuant to Section 6.9; and 

 

	 	(e)	Other Indebtedness not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000.00 at any time outstanding. 

7.9 Nature of Business. Substantially change the nature of the business in which it is currently engaged, nor, except as
specifically permitted hereby purchase or invest, directly or indirectly, in any assets or property other than in the ordinary course of business for assets or property which are useful in, necessary for and are to be used in its business, as
presently conducted. 
 7.10 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly, purchase, acquire or lease any
property from, or sell, transfer or lease any property to, or otherwise deal with, any Affiliate, except transactions in the ordinary course of business, on an arm’s length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have been
obtainable from a Person other than an Affiliate. 
 7.11 Subsidiaries; Partnerships. 

 

	 	(a)	Form any Subsidiary unless, (i) if such Subsidiary is a domestic Subsidiary, such Subsidiary expressly becomes a Borrower or provides to the Lender a guarantee in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender, (ii) such Borrower pledges 100% (65% for foreign Subsidiaries) of the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary to the Lender, (iii) the Lender shall have received all documents, including
organizational documents and legal opinions it may reasonably require in connection therewith and (iv) if such Subsidiary is a domestic Subsidiary, such Subsidiary grants first priority perfected Liens in its assets to the Lender; or

  

	 	(b)	Enter into any partnership, joint venture or similar agreement. 

 7.12 Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes. Change its fiscal year from a September 30 fiscal year end or make any material change (a) in accounting treatment and reporting practices
except as required by GAAP or (b) in tax reporting treatment except as required or permitted by law. 
 7.13 Pledge
of Credit. Now or hereafter pledge the Lender’s credit on any purchase or for any purpose whatsoever. 
 7.14
Amendment of Charter Documents. Amend, modify or waive any term or material provision of its Charter Documents; provided that TWF Acquisition, LLC shall be permitted to change its name to T & W Forge, LLC on or after the Closing
Date. The Borrower Representative shall provide the Lender with prompt written notice of such name change that includes the name-change certificate filed with the Ohio Secretary of State. 

7.15 ERISA. Without the consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed,
and except as set forth on Schedule 5.9(d), become part of a Controlled Group. 
 7.16 Prepayment of
Indebtedness. At any time, directly or indirectly, prepay any Indebtedness (other than to the Lender or the Issuer) or repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party. 

7.17 Modification of Material Business Agreements. Amend, waive or otherwise modify in any material respect the terms of
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business without the prior written consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
 7.18 Compliance with ERISA. (a) Maintain, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to maintain or become obligated to contribute, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to become
obligated to contribute, to any Plan, other than those Plans and the Multiemployer Plans disclosed on Schedule 5.9(d), (b) engage, or, permit any member of the Controlled Group to engage, in any material non-exempt “prohibited
transaction”, as that term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code, (c) incur, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to incur, any “accumulated funding deficiency”, as that term is defined
in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, except as set forth in Schedule 5.9(d), (d) terminate, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to terminate, any Plan where such event could result in any material
liability of any Loan Party, any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group or the imposition of a lien in any material amount on the property of any Loan Party, any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group pursuant to
Section 4068 of ERISA, (e) assume, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to assume, any obligation to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan not disclosed on Schedule 5.9(d), (f) incur, or permit any member of the
Controlled Group to incur, any withdrawal liability with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; (g) fail to promptly notify the Lender of the occurrence of any Termination Event, (h) fail to comply, or permit a member of the Controlled Group
to fail to comply, with the material requirements of ERISA or the Code or other applicable laws in respect of any Plan, or (i) fail to meet, or permit any member of the Controlled Group to fail to meet, all minimum funding requirements under
ERISA or the Code, except as set forth on Schedule 5.9(d), or postpone or delay or allow any member of the Controlled Group to postpone or delay any funding requirement with respect to any Plan. 

7.19 Anti-Terrorism Laws. At any time, (a) directly or through its Affiliates and agents, conduct any business or
engage in any transaction or dealing with any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, (b) directly or through its Affiliates and agents, deal
in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order No. 13224; (c) directly or through its Affiliates and agents, engage in or conspire to engage in any
transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in the Executive Order No. 13224, the USA Patriot Act or any other Anti-Terrorism Law or (d) fail to
deliver to the Lender or the Issuer any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by any Lender or the Issuer in its sole judgment, confirming each Loan Party’s compliance with this Section 7.19. 

ARTICLE 8 
 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 
 8.1 Conditions to Initial
Loans. The agreement of the Lender and the Issuer, as the case may be, to make the initial Loans and other Advances requested to be made on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Lender and the Issuer, immediately
prior to or concurrently with the making of such Loans and other Advances, of the following conditions precedent, unless waived by the Lender: 
  

	 	(a)	Loan Documents. The Lender shall have received duly executed Loan Documents, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender; 

 

	 	(b)	 Collateral and Security. All Collateral items required to be physically delivered to the Lender under the Loan Documents shall have been so
delivered, accompanied by any appropriate instruments of transfer (or arrangements satisfactory to the Lender for such delivery shall be in place), and all taxes, fees 

  
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and other charges then due and payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, publishing and filing of such instruments and incurrence of the Obligations and the delivery of the
Loan Documents shall have been paid in full; 

  

	 	(c)	Lien Searches. The Lender shall have received accurate and complete copies of any Lien, pending suit, title and other public record searches required by the
Lender; 

  

	 	(d)	Filings, Registrations and Recordings. Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by this Agreement, any related
agreement or under law or reasonably requested by the Lender to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create, in favor of the Lender, a perfected security interest in or Lien upon the Collateral shall have been properly filed, registered or
recorded in each jurisdiction in which the filing, registration or recordation thereof is so required or requested, and all actions necessary to perfect and protect the Liens of the Lender shall have been taken; 

 

	 	(e)	Corporate Proceedings of the Loan Parties. The Lender shall have received a copy of the resolutions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender,
of the Board of Directors of each Loan Party authorizing (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes, and any related agreements, and (ii) the granting by such Loan Party of the security interests in and Liens
upon the Collateral, in each case, certified by an Authorized Officer of such Loan Party as of the Closing Date; and, such certificate shall state that the resolutions thereby certified have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded as of the
date of such certificate; 

  

	 	(f)	Incumbency Certificates of the Loan Parties. The Lender shall have received a certificate of the Secretary of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, as to the
incumbency and signature of the Authorized Officers of each Loan Party executing this Agreement, any certificate or other documents to be delivered by it pursuant hereto, together with evidence of the incumbency of such Secretary;

  

	 	(g)	Charter Documents. The Lender shall have received copies of the Charter Documents of each Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto, certified by the
Secretary of State or other appropriate official of such entity’s jurisdiction of formation, incorporation or organization, as the case may be (with respect to the formation documents), and by an Authorized Officer of such Loan Party (with
respect to the governance documents); 

  

	 	(h)	Good Standing. The Lender shall have received copies of good standing certificates, or similar certifications, as applicable, for the Loan Parties dated not more
than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of each such entity’s jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and each jurisdiction where the conduct
of each entity’s business activities or the ownership of each such entity’s properties necessitates qualification; 

  

	 	(i)	 Legal Opinion. The Lender shall have received the executed legal opinion of Benesch, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, which
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other Loan Documents as the Lender may reasonably require and the Loan Parties hereby authorize and direct such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Lender and the Issuer;

  

	 	(j)	No Litigation. (i) No litigation, investigation or proceeding before or by any arbitrator or Governmental Body shall be continuing or threatened against any
Loan Party or against the officers or directors of any Loan Party, (A) in connection with the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby and which, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, is deemed material or
(B) which could, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) no injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature materially adverse to any Loan Party or the conduct of its business or
inconsistent with the due consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have been issued by any Governmental Body; 

  

	 	(k)	Fees. The Lender shall have received all fees payable to the Lender and the Issuer on or prior to the Closing Date; 

 

	 	(l)	Financial Statements; Projections. The Lender shall have received (i) audited consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Loan Parties for
September 30, 2008 and 2009, (ii) unaudited interim consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Loan Parties for the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2010, and such financial statements shall not in the reasonable
judgment of the Lender, reflect any material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition of any Loan Party. The Lender shall have received a copy of the Projections which shall be satisfactory in all respects to the Lender;

  

	 	(m)	Insurance. The Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, evidence that each Loan Party has the insurance required by
Section 4.11, listing the Lender as lender loss payee, additional insured and mortgagee, as applicable; 

  

	 	(n)	Payment Instructions. The Lender shall have received written instructions from the Borrower Representative directing the application of proceeds of the initial
Loans and other Advances made pursuant to this Agreement; 

  

	 	(o)	Operating Account. The Lender shall have received duly executed agreements establishing the Operating Account; 

 

	 	(p)	Consents. The Lender shall have received any and all Consents necessary to permit the effectuation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and,
such Consents and waivers of such third parties as might assert claims with respect to the Collateral, as the Lender and its counsel shall deem necessary; 

  

	 	(q)	No Adverse Material Change. (i) since June 30, 2010, there shall not have occurred any event, condition or state of facts which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) no representations made or information supplied to the Lender shall have been proven to be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; 

  
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	 	(r)	Contract Review. Upon the request of the Lender, the Lender and its counsel shall have reviewed all Material Business Agreements; 

 

	 	(s)	Existing Indebtedness. The Lender shall have received (i) a payoff letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, pursuant to which any existing
Indebtedness that is to be paid by initial Loans hereunder will be paid in full, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Lender that all necessary termination statements, satisfaction documents and any other applicable releases in connection with
any existing Indebtedness and all other Liens with respect to the Loan Parties that are not Permitted Encumbrances have been filed or arrangements satisfactory to the Lender have been made for such filing; 

 

	 	(t)	Legal and Capital Structure. The Lender shall have reviewed and shall be satisfied with the legal and capital structure of the Borrowers after the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein; 

  

	 	(u)	Real Property. A negative pledge shall have been filed against each parcel of Owned Real Property; 

 

	 	(v)	Acquisition Documents. The Lender shall have reviewed and shall be satisfied with the asset purchase agreement and the other documents executed in connection
with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of T & W Forge, Inc.; 

  

	 	(w)	Waiver. The Lender shall have received a landlord’s waiver, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, with respect to the premises leased by TWF
Acquisition, LLC; and 

  

	 	(x)	Other. All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender and its counsel. 

 8.2 Conditions to
Each Advance. The agreement of the Lender and the Issuer to make any Advance requested to be made on any date (including the initial Loans and Advances), is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the date
such Advance is made: 
  

	 	(a)	Representations and Warranties. Each of the continuing representations and warranties (not made as of a specific date) made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to
any Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date. 

  

	 	(b)	No Default. No Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date, or would exist after giving effect to the Advances requested to be
made, on such date; provided, however that, the Lender, in its sole discretion, may continue to make Advances notwithstanding the existence of an Event of Default or Default and that any Advances so made shall not be deemed a waiver of any such
Event of Default or Default. 

 Each request for an Advance by the Borrower Representative hereunder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrowers as of the date of such Advance that the conditions contained in this subsection shall have been satisfied. 

  
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 8.3 Post Closing Conditions. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Lender
shall not be required to make any new Advance unless, within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Lender shall have received original stock certificates along with duly executed stock powers for each of SIFCO Custom Machining Company,
SIFCO Irish Holdings, Limited (Ireland), SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts (France), and SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts, Limited (UK), all in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. 

ARTICLE 9 
 INFORMATION AS TO THE LOAN PARTIES 
 Each Borrower shall, on behalf
of itself and the other Loan Parties, until satisfaction in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement: 

9.1 Disclosure of Material Matters. Immediately upon learning thereof, report to the Lender any Default and all matters
materially affecting the value, enforceability or collectibility of any portion of the Collateral including any Lien or claim asserted against the Collateral, any loss, damage or destruction of any material portion of the Collateral, and any Loan
Party’s reclamation or repossession of, or the return to any Loan Party of, a material amount of goods or material claims or material disputes asserted by any Account Debtor or other obligor. 

9.2 SEC Filings. Make available to the Lender promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and
annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which any Loan Party files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

9.3 Litigation. Immediately notify the Lender in writing of any litigation, suit or administrative proceeding affecting any
Loan Party, whether or not the claim is covered by insurance, and of any suit or administrative proceeding, which in any such case could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

9.4 Material Occurrences. Immediately notify the Lender in writing upon the occurrence of (a) any Event of Default or
Default; (b) any default under any Material Business Agreement; (c) any event, development or circumstance whereby any financial statements or other reports furnished to the Lender fail in any material respect to present fairly, in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, the financial condition or operating results of the Loan Parties on a consolidated or consolidating basis as of the date of such statements; (d) each and every default by any Loan Party which would
reasonably be expected to result in the acceleration of the maturity of any Indebtedness, including the names and addresses of the holders of such Indebtedness with respect to which there is a default existing or with respect to which the maturity
has been or could be accelerated, and the amount of such Indebtedness; and (e) any other development in the business or affairs of any Loan Party which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; in each case, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, describing the nature thereof and the action the Loan Parties propose to take with respect thereto. 
 9.5 Annual Financial Statements. Make available to the Lender within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Loan Parties, audited financial statements of the Loan
Parties on a consolidated and consolidating basis including statements of income and stockholders’ equity and cash flow from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such fiscal year and the balance sheet as at the end of such
fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior practices, and in reasonable detail and reported upon without qualification by an independent certified public accounting firm selected by the Loan Parties
and satisfactory to the Lender. In addition, the reports shall be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate. 

  
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 9.6 Quarterly Financial Statements. Make available to the Lender within
forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, an unaudited balance sheet of the Loan Parties on a consolidated and consolidating basis and unaudited statements of income and cash flow of the Loan Parties on a consolidated and
consolidating basis reflecting results of operations from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such quarter, and for such quarter, prepared on a basis consistent with prior practices and complete and correct in all material respects,
subject to normal and recurring year end adjustments that individually and in the aggregate are not material to the business of the Loan Parties and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures from the projected annual operation
budget delivered pursuant to Section 9.8 covering the current fiscal year. The reports shall be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate. 
 9.7 Additional Information. Furnish the Lender with such additional information as the Lender shall reasonably request in order to enable the Lender to determine whether the terms,
covenants, provisions and conditions of this Agreement and the Notes have been complied with by the Loan Parties including, without the necessity of any request by the Lender, (a) copies of all environmental audits and reviews, (b) at
least thirty (30) days prior thereto, notice of any Loan Party’s opening of any new place of business, closing of any existing place of business or a change in its legal name, and (c) immediately upon any Loan Party’s learning
thereof, notice of any material labor dispute to which any Loan Party may become a party, any strikes or walkouts relating to any of its plants or other facilities, and the expiration of any labor contract to which any Loan Party is a party or by
which any Loan Party is bound. 
 9.8 Projected Operating Budget, Availability Forecast. Furnish the Lender no
later than (a) thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year of the Loan Parties, commencing with fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter during the term of this Agreement, a preliminary draft copy of the quarter by
quarter projected operating budget and cash flows of the Loan Parties on a consolidated and consolidating basis for such fiscal year (including an income statement and statement of cash flows for each fiscal quarter, and a balance sheet as at the
end of each fiscal quarter), and (b) by November 15 of each year, a final copy of such projections accompanied by a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party to the effect that such projections and forecasts have been
prepared on the basis of sound financial planning practice consistent with past budgets and financial statements and that such officer has no reasonable basis to question the reasonableness of any material assumptions on which such projections and
forecasts were prepared. 
 9.9 Notice of Suits, Adverse Events. Furnish the Lender with immediate notice of
(a) any lapse or other termination of any Consent issued to any Loan Party by any Governmental Body or any other Person that is material to the operation of any Loan Party’s business, (b) any refusal by any Governmental Body or any
other Person to renew or extend any such Consent; (c) copies of any periodic or special reports filed by any Loan Party with any Governmental Body or Person, if such reports indicate any material adverse change in the business, operations,
affairs or condition of any Loan Party, or if copies thereof are requested by the Lender and/or the Issuer, and (d) copies of any material notices and other communications from any Governmental Body which specifically relate to any Loan Party.

 9.10 ERISA Notices and Requests. Furnish the Lender with prompt written notice in the event that (a) any
Loan Party, any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group knows or has reason to know that a Termination Event has occurred, together with a written statement describing such Termination Event and the action, if any, which such Loan
Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or PBGC with respect
thereto, (b) such Loan Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group knows or has reason to know that a non-exempt prohibited transaction (as defined in Sections 406 of ERISA and 4975 of the Code) has occurred together with a
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which such Loan Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, (c) a material funding waiver request has been
filed with respect to any Plan together with all communications received by such Loan Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group with respect to such request, (d) any material increase in the benefits provided under any
existing Plan or the establishment of any new Plan or the commencement of contributions to any Plan to which such Loan Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group was not previously contributing shall occur, (e) such Loan
Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group shall receive from the PBGC a notice of intention to terminate a Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer a Plan, together with copies of each such notice, (f) such Loan
Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group shall receive any favorable or unfavorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the qualification of a Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code, together with
copies of each such letter; (g) such Loan Party, such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group shall receive a notice regarding the imposition of withdrawal liability, together with copies of each such notice; (h) such Loan Party,
such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group shall fail to make a required installment or any other required payment under Section 412 of the Code on or before the due date for such installment or payment; or (i) such Loan Party,
such Subsidiary or any member of the Controlled Group knows that (1) a Multiemployer Plan has been terminated, (2) the administrator or plan sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate a Multiemployer Plan, or (3) the PBGC
has instituted or will institute proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA to terminate a Multiemployer Plan. 
 ARTICLE
10 
 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 
 The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”: 
 10.1 Payment of Obligations. Failure by any Borrower to pay any principal or interest on the Obligations, including any Rate Management Obligations, when due, whether at maturity or by
reason of acceleration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or by required prepayments or failure to pay any other liabilities or make any other payment, fee or charge provided for in any Loan Document; 

10.2 Misrepresentations. Without taking into account any knowledge qualifier, any representation or warranty made or deemed
made by any Loan Party in this Agreement or any related agreement or in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time in connection herewith or therewith, as the case may be, shall prove to have been misleading in
any material respect on the date when made or deemed to have been made; 
 10.3 Failure to Furnish or Make Available
Information. Failure by any Loan Party to (a) furnish or make available, as required by this Agreement, financial information required to be provided hereunder when due, (b) furnish any additional financial information requested by
the Lender within ten (10) days after such information is requested, or (c) permit the inspection of its books or records in accordance with Section 4.10; 
 10.4 Liens Against Assets. Issuance of a notice of Lien, levy, assessment, injunction or attachment against a material portion of any Loan Party’s property which is not stayed or lifted
within sixty (60) days; 
 10.5 Breach of Covenants. (a) Failure or neglect of any Loan Party to perform,
keep or observe any term, provision, condition, covenant contained in any Loan Document (other than those in Sections 4.7, 4.9, 4.13, 6.1 or 6.2 hereof) or contained in any other agreement or arrangement, now or hereafter entered into, between any
Loan Party and the Lender; or (b) failure or neglect of any Loan Party to perform, keep or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant contained in Sections 4.7, 4.9, 

  
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4.13, 6.1 or 6.2 hereof and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days from the occurrence of such failure or neglect; 

10.6 Judgment. Any judgment or judgments are rendered or judgment liens filed against any Loan Party for an uninsured
aggregate amount in excess of $500,000 which within thirty (30) days of such rendering or filing is not either appealed, satisfied, stayed, discharged of record or bonded; 

10.7 Insolvency and Related Proceedings. Any Loan Party or any Affiliate or Subsidiary thereof shall (a) apply for,
consent to or suffer the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, liquidator or similar fiduciary of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (b) make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, (c) admit in writing its inability, or be generally unable to pay its debts as they become due or cease operations of its present business, (d) commence a voluntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws (as now or
hereafter in effect), (e) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (f) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (g) acquiesce to, or fail to have dismissed, within thirty
(30) days, any petition filed against it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, or (h) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; 

10.8 Material Adverse Effect. Any change in any Loan Party’s condition or affairs (financial or otherwise) which in
the Lender’s reasonable opinion has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrowers; 

10.9 Loss of Priority Lien. Any Lien created hereunder or provided for hereby or under any related agreement for any reason
ceases to be or is not a valid and perfected Lien having a first priority interest; 
 10.10 Breach of Material Business
Agreements. A material default of the obligations of any Loan Party under any Material Business Agreement to which it is a party shall occur which adversely affects its condition, affairs or prospects (financial or otherwise) which default
is not cured within any applicable cure period; 
 10.11 Cross Default; Cross Acceleration. Any Loan Party shall
(a) default in any payment of principal of or interest on any Material Indebtedness beyond any period of grace with respect to such payment or (b) default in the observance of any other covenant, term or condition contained in any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Material Indebtedness is created, secured or evidenced, if the effect of such default is to permit the acceleration of any such Material Indebtedness (whether or not such right shall have been waived);

 10.12 Change of Control. Any Change of Control shall occur; 

10.13 Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document shall, for any reason, cease to be valid
and binding on any Loan Party, or any Loan Party shall so claim in writing to the Lender; 
 10.14 Destruction of
Collateral. Any portion of the Collateral shall be seized or taken by a Governmental Body, or any Loan Party or the title and rights of any Loan Party shall have become the subject matter of litigation which might, in the reasonable opinion
of the Lender, upon final determination, result in material impairment or loss of the security provided by any Loan Document; 

10.15 Business Interruption. The operations of any Loan Party are interrupted at any time for more than seven
(7) consecutive days, which interruption would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or 

  
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 10.16 ERISA Events. An event or condition specified in Sections 7.15, 7.18 or
9.10 shall occur or exist with respect to any Plan and, as a result of such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, any Loan Party, any Subsidiary thereof or any member of the Controlled Group shall incur, or is
reasonably likely to incur, a liability to a Plan or the PBGC (or both) which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 ARTICLE 11 
 LENDER’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT

 11.1 Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence of (a) an Event of Default pursuant to
Section 10.7, all Obligations shall be immediately due and payable and this Agreement and the obligation of the Lender and the Issuer to make Advances and maintain Loans shall be deemed terminated; and (b) any other Event of Default and at
any time thereafter (such default not having previously been cured), at the option of the Lender, all Obligations shall be immediately due and payable and the Lender and the Issuer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and to terminate
the obligation of the Lender and the Issuer to make Advances and maintain Loans. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Lender shall have the right to exercise any and all other rights and remedies provided for herein, under the Uniform
Commercial Code and at law or equity generally, including the right to foreclose the security interests granted herein and to realize upon any Collateral by any available judicial procedure and/or to take, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
possession of and sell any or all of the Collateral with or without judicial process. The Lender may enter any of any Loan Party’s premises or other premises without legal process and without incurring liability to any Loan Party therefor, and
the Lender may thereupon, or at any time thereafter, in its discretion without notice or demand, take the Collateral and remove the same to such place as the Lender may deem advisable and the Lender may require the Loan Parties to make the
Collateral available to the Lender at a convenient place. With or without having the Collateral at the time or place of sale, the Lender may sell the Collateral, or any part thereof, at public or private sale, at any time or place, in one or more
sales, at such price or prices, and upon such terms, either for cash, credit or future delivery, as the Lender may elect. Except as to that part of the Collateral which is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type
customarily sold on a recognized market, the Lender shall give the Loan Parties reasonable notification of such sale or sales, it being agreed that in all events written notice mailed to the Loan Parties at least five (5) days prior to such
sale or sales is reasonable notification. At any public sale the Lender or the Issuer may bid for and become the purchaser, and the Lender, the Issuer or any other purchaser at any such sale thereafter shall hold the Collateral sold absolutely free
from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any equity of redemption and such right and equity are hereby expressly waived and released by each Loan Party. In connection with the exercise of the foregoing remedies, the Lender is granted
permission to use all of each Loan Party’s trademarks, trade styles, trade names, patents, patent applications, licenses, franchises and other proprietary rights which are used in connection with (y) Inventory for the purpose of disposing
of such Inventory and (z) Equipment for the purpose of completing the manufacture of unfinished goods. The proceeds realized from the sale of any Collateral shall be applied as follows: first, to the reasonable costs, expenses and
attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Lender for collection and for acquisition, completion, protection, removal, storage, sale and delivery of the Collateral; second, to interest due upon any of the Obligations and any fees payable
under this Agreement; and, third, to the principal of the Obligations. If any deficiency shall arise, the Loan Parties shall remain liable to the Lender and the Issuer therefor. 

11.2 Lender Discretion. The Lender shall have the right in its sole discretion to determine which rights, Liens, security
interests or remedies the Lender may at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate, or modify or to take any other action with respect thereto and such determination will not in any way modify or affect any of the Lender’s or the Issuer’s
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 11.3 Setoff. In addition to any other rights which the Lender or the Issuer
may have under applicable law, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default hereunder, the Lender and the Issuer, including any branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Lender or the Issuer, shall have a right to apply any Loan
Party’s property held by the Lender or the Issuer, such branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate to reduce the Obligations. 
 11.4
Rights and Remedies not Exclusive. The enumeration of the foregoing rights and remedies is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise of any right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedies provided
for herein or otherwise provided by law, all of which shall be cumulative and not alternative. 
 11.5 Appointment of
Receiver. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and at all times thereafter, the Lender shall be entitled, upon application to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, to the immediate
appointment of a receiver for all or any part of the Collateral, whether such receivership is incidental to a proposed sale of the Collateral, pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise. Each Loan Party hereby consents to the appointment
of such a receiver without notice or bond, to the full extent permitted by applicable statute or law, and waives any and all notices of and defenses to such appointment and agrees not to oppose any application therefor by the Lender, but nothing
herein is to be construed to deprive the Lender of any other right, remedy or privilege the Lender may have under law to have a receiver appointed, provided, however, that, the appointment of such receiver shall not impair or in any
manner prejudice the rights of the Lender to receive any payments provided for herein. Such receivership shall, at the option of the Lender, continue until full payment of all of the Obligations. 

ARTICLE 12 
 WAIVERS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 
 12.1 Waiver of
Notice. Each Loan Party hereby waives notice of non-payment of any of the Accounts, demand, presentment, protest and notice thereof with respect to any and all instruments, notice of acceptance hereof, notice of loans or advances made,
credit extended, Collateral received or delivered, or any other action taken in reliance hereon, and all other demands and notices of any description, except such as are expressly provided for herein. 

12.2 Delay. No delay or omission on the Lender’s or the Issuer’s part in exercising any right, remedy or option
shall operate as a waiver of such or any other right, remedy or option or of any default. 
 12.3 Jury Waiver.
EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR
DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT
OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE AND EACH PARTY HEREBY
CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE
CONSENTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. 

  
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 ARTICLE 13 

EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION 
 13.1 Term. This Agreement, which shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of each Loan Party, the Lender and the Issuer, shall
become effective on the date hereof and shall continue in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date, unless sooner terminated as herein provided. Without limiting Section 11.1, (a) the Revolving Commitment shall expire on
the Facility Termination Date and (b) all unpaid Obligations shall be paid in full by the Borrowers on the Facility Termination Date. The Borrowers may terminate this Agreement with at least thirty (30) Business Days’ prior written
notice thereof to the Lender, upon (a) the payment in full of all outstanding loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (b) the cancellation and return of all outstanding Letters of Credit (or alternatively, with respect to
each such Letter of Credit, the furnishing to the Lender of a cash deposit as required by Section 2.9(d), (c) the payment in full of all reimbursable expenses and other Obligations together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and
(d) the payment in full of any amount due under Section 2.11. 
 13.2 Termination. The termination of
this Agreement shall not affect any Loan Party’s, the Lender’s or the Issuer’s rights, or any of the Obligations having their inception prior to the effective date of such termination, and the provisions hereof shall continue to be
fully operative until all transactions entered into, rights or interests created or Obligations have been fully disposed of, concluded or liquidated. The security interests, Liens and rights granted to the Lender and the Issuer hereunder and the
financing statements filed hereunder shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement or the fact that the Loan Account may from time to time be temporarily in a zero or credit position, until all of the
Obligations of each Loan Party have been paid or performed in full after the termination of this Agreement or each Loan Party has furnished the Lender and the Issuer with an indemnification satisfactory to the Lender and the Issuer with respect
thereto. Accordingly, each Loan Party waives any rights which it may have under the Uniform Commercial Code to demand the filing of termination statements with respect to the Collateral, and the Lender shall not be required to send such termination
statements to each Loan Party, or to file them with any filing office, unless and until this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms and all Obligations paid in full in immediately available funds. All representations,
warranties, covenants, waivers and agreements contained herein shall survive termination hereof until all Obligations are paid or performed in full. Without limitation, all indemnification obligations contained herein shall survive the termination
hereof and payment in full of the Obligations. 
 ARTICLE 14 

THE BORROWER REPRESENTATIVE 
 14.1 Appointment; Nature of Relationship. The Borrower Representative is hereby appointed by each of the Borrowers as its contractual representative hereunder and under each other Loan
Document, and each of the Borrowers irrevocably authorizes the Borrower Representative to act as the contractual representative of such Borrower with the rights and duties set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. The Borrower Representative
agrees to act as such contractual representative. Additionally, the Borrowers hereby appoint the Borrower Representative as their agent to receive all of the proceeds of the Loans in the Operating Account, at which time the Borrower Representative
shall promptly disburse such Loans to the appropriate Borrower. The Lender and its respective officers, directors, agents or employees, shall not be liable to the Borrower Representative or any Borrower for any action taken or omitted to be taken by
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 14.2 Joint and Several Obligations. All Obligations shall be joint and
several, and each Borrower shall make payment upon the maturity of the Obligations by acceleration or otherwise, and such obligation and liability on the part of each Borrower shall in no way be affected by any extensions, renewals and forbearance
granted to the Lender or the Issuer to any Borrower, failure of the Lender or the Issuer to give any Borrower notice of borrowing or any other notice, any failure of the Lender or the Issuer to pursue or preserve its rights against any Borrower, the
release by the Lender or the Issuer of any Collateral now or thereafter acquired from any Borrower, and such agreement by each Borrower to pay upon any notice issued pursuant thereto is unconditional and unaffected by prior recourse by the Lender or
the Issuer to the other Borrowers or any Collateral for such Borrower’s Obligations or the lack thereof. Each Borrower waives all suretyship defenses. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Borrowers hereby acknowledges
and agrees that any and all actions, inactions or omissions by any one or more, or all, of the Borrowers in connection with, related to or otherwise affecting this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents are the obligations of, and inure to and
are binding upon, each and all of the Borrowers, jointly and severally. Each covenant, agreement, obligation, representation and warranty of the Borrowers contained herein constitutes the joint and several undertaking of each Borrower. Each Borrower
acknowledges that the obligations of such Borrower undertaken herein might be construed to consist, at least in part, of the guaranty of obligations of the other Borrower and, in full recognition of that fact, each Borrower consents and agrees that
the Lender may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, whether before or after any actual or purported termination, repudiation or revocation of this Agreement by any Borrower, and without affecting the enforceability or
continuing effectiveness hereof as to such Borrower: (a) supplement, restate, modify, amend, increase, decrease, extend, renew or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of this Agreement or any part thereof, including any increase
or decrease of the rate(s) of interest thereon; (b) supplement, restate, modify, amend, increase, decrease or waive, or enter into or give any agreement, approval or consent with respect to, this Agreement or any part thereof, or any of the
Loan Documents, or any condition, covenant, default, remedy, right, representation or term thereof or thereunder; (c) accept partial payments; (d) release, reconvey, terminate, waive, abandon, fail to perfect, subordinate, exchange,
substitute, transfer or enforce any security or guarantees, and apply any security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion may determine; (e) release any Person from any personal
liability with respect to this Agreement or any part thereof; (f) settle, release on terms satisfactory to the Lender or by operation of applicable law or otherwise liquidate or enforce any security or guaranty in any manner, consent to the
transfer of any security and bid and purchase at any sale; or (g) consent to the merger, change or any other restructuring or termination of the corporate or partnership existence of any Borrower, or any other Person, and correspondingly
restructure the obligations evidenced hereby, and any such merger, change, restructuring or termination shall not affect the liability of any Borrower or the continuing effectiveness hereof, or the enforceability hereof with respect to all or any
part of the obligations evidenced hereby. Each Borrower states and acknowledges that: (w) pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrowers desire to utilize their borrowing potential on a consolidated basis to the same extent possible as if they were
merged into a single corporate entity and that this Agreement reflects the establishment of credit facilities which would not otherwise be available to such Borrower if each Borrower were not jointly and severally liable for payment of the
obligations; (x) it has determined that it will benefit specifically and materially from the advances of credit contemplated by this Agreement; (y) it is both a condition precedent to the obligations of the Lender hereunder and a desire of
the Borrowers that each Borrower execute and deliver to the Lender this Agreement; and (z) the Borrowers have requested and bargained for the structure and terms of and security for the advances contemplated by this Agreement. Each Borrower
agrees if such Borrower’s joint and several liability hereunder, or if any Liens securing such joint and several liability, would, but for the application of this Section 14.2, be unenforceable under applicable law, such joint and several
liability and each such Lien shall be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent that would not cause such joint and several liability or such Lien to be unenforceable under applicable law, and such joint and several liability and such Lien shall
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shall, under this Agreement as a joint and several obligor, repay any of the Obligations constituting Loans or Advances made to another Borrower hereunder or other Obligations incurred directly
and primarily by any other Borrower (an “Accommodation Payment”), then the Borrower making such Accommodation Payment shall be entitled to contribution and indemnification from, and, be reimbursed by, each of the other Borrowers in
an amount, for each of such other Borrowers, equal to a fraction of such Accommodation Payment, the numerator of which fraction is such other Borrower’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) and the denominator of which is the sum of
the Allocable Amounts of all of the Borrowers. As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of each Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of liability for Accommodation Payments which could be asserted against
such Borrower hereunder without (A) rendering such Borrower “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code, Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (“UFTA”) or
Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act (“UFCA”), (B) leaving such Borrower with unreasonably small capital or assets, within the meaning of Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Section 4
of the UFTA, or (C) leaving such Borrower unable to pay its debts as they become due within the meaning of Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or Section 4 of the UFTA, or Section 5 of the UFCA. All rights and claims
of contribution, indemnification and reimbursement under this Section shall be subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Secured Obligations. The provisions of this Section shall, to the extent expressly inconsistent with
any provision in any Loan Document, supersede such inconsistent provision. 
 14.3 Notices. Each Borrower shall
immediately notify the Borrower Representative of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default. In the event that the Borrower Representative receives such a notice, the Borrower Representative shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lender.
Any notice provided to the Borrower Representative hereunder shall constitute notice to each Borrower on the date received by the Borrower Representative. 
 14.4 Execution of Loan Documents. The Borrowers hereby empower and authorize the Borrower Representative, on behalf of the Borrowers, to execute and deliver to the Lender the Loan Documents
and all related agreements, certificates, documents, or instruments as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of the Loan Documents, including without limitation, the Compliance Certificates. Each Borrower agrees that any action
taken by the Borrower Representative or the Borrowers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Borrower Representative of its powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other
powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Borrowers. 
 14.5 Waivers. Each
Borrower expressly waives (a) any and all rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution or any other claim which such Borrower may now or hereafter have against the other Borrowers or other Person directly or
contingently liable for the Obligations hereunder, or against or with respect to the other Borrowers’ property (including, any property which is Collateral for the Obligations), arising from the existence or performance of this Agreement, until
termination of this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations and (b) any defense it may otherwise have to the payment and performance of the Obligations based on any contention that its liability hereunder and under the Loan Documents
is limited and not joint and several. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing waivers serve as a material inducement to the agreement of the Lender and the Issuer to make the Advances and other Loans, and that the Lender and the
Issuer are relying on each specific waiver and all such waivers in entering into this Agreement. The undertakings of each Borrower hereunder secure the Obligations of itself and the other Borrowers. 

  
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 ARTICLE 15 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 15.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio. Any judicial proceeding brought by or against any Loan Party with
respect to any of the Obligations, this Agreement or any related agreement may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Ohio, United States of America, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Loan Party
accepts for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement.
Each Loan Party hereby waives personal service of any and all process upon it and consents that all such service of process may be made by registered mail (return receipt requested) directed to the Borrower Representative at its address set forth in
Section 15.6 and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so deposited in the mails of the United States of America, or, at the Lender’s and/or the Issuer’s option, by service upon
the Borrower Representative which each Loan Party irrevocably appoints as such Loan Party’s agent for the purpose of accepting service within the State of Ohio. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any manner permitted by
law or shall limit the right of the Lender or the Issuer to bring proceedings against any Loan Party in the courts of any other jurisdiction. Each Loan Party waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall
not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. Any judicial proceeding by any Loan Party against the Lender or the Issuer involving, directly or indirectly, any matter or claim in any way arising
out of, related to or connected with this Agreement or any related agreement, shall be brought only in a federal or state court located in the County of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio. 

15.2 Entire Understanding; Amendments. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire understanding between
each Loan Party, the Lender and the Issuer and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. Any promises, representations, warranties or guarantees not herein contained and hereinafter made shall
have no force and effect unless in writing, signed by each Loan Party’s, the Lender’s and the Issuer’s respective officers. Neither this Agreement nor any portion or provisions hereof may be changed, modified, amended, waived,
supplemented, discharged, cancelled or terminated orally or by any course of dealing, or in any manner other than by an agreement in writing, signed by the party to be charged. Each Loan Party acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel in
connection with the execution of the Loan Documents and is not relying upon oral representations or statements inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 
 15.3 Transfers and Assignments. The Loan Parties may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender. The Lender
and the Issuer shall have the right to assign their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, in any way, in their sole discretion to participate with other financial institutions in making Revolving
Loans available to the Borrowers or issuing Letters of Credit; all of the rights, privileges, remedies and options given to the Lender and the Issuer hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the Lender’s or the Issuer’s successors and
assigns; if applicable, and all the terms, conditions, promises, covenants, provisions and warranties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall inure to the benefit of and shall bind the representatives, successors and assigns of the
Lender or the Issuer, as applicable. 
 15.4 Application of Payments. The Lender shall have the continuing and
exclusive right to apply or reverse and re-apply any payment and any and all proceeds of Collateral to any portion of the Obligations in such order as the Lender determines in its sole discretion. To the extent that any Loan 

  
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Party makes a payment or the Lender or the Issuer receives any payment or proceeds of the Collateral for any Loan Party’s benefit, which are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver, custodian or any other party under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then, to such extent, the Obligations or part thereof
intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Lender or the Issuer. 
 15.5 Indemnity. Each Loan Party shall indemnify the Lender, the Issuer and each of their respective officers, directors, attorneys, representatives, Affiliates, employees and agents from and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including fees and disbursements of counsel) which may be imposed on, incurred
by, or asserted against the Lender or the Issuer in any litigation, proceeding or investigation with respect to any aspect of, or any transaction contemplated by, or referred to in, or any matter related to, the Loan Documents, whether or not the
Lender or the Issuer is a party thereto (except to the extent arising from the Lender’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct). 
 15.6 Notice. Any notice or request hereunder may be given to the Borrower Representative or any Loan Party or to the Lender or the Issuer at their respective addresses set forth below or at
such other address as may hereafter be specified in a notice designated as a notice of change of address under this Section. Any notice, request, demand, direction or other communication (for purposes of this Section 15.6 only, a
“Notice”) to be given to or made upon any party hereto under any provision of this Agreement shall be given or made in writing (which includes by means of electronic transmission (i.e., “e-mail”) or facsimile
transmission). Any such Notice must be delivered to the applicable parties hereto at the addresses and numbers set forth under their respective names on Section 15.6 or in accordance with any subsequent unrevoked Notice from any such party that
is given in accordance with this Section 15.6. Any notice provided to the Borrower Representative shall be deemed to have been given to each other Loan Party. Any Notice shall be effective: 

 

	 	(a)	In the case of hand-delivery, when delivered; 

  

	 	(b)	If given by mail, four (4) days after such Notice is deposited with the United States Postal Service, with first-class postage prepaid, return receipt requested;

  

	 	(c)	In the case of a facsimile transmission, when sent to the applicable party’s facsimile machine’s telephone number, if the party sending such Notice receives
confirmation of the delivery thereof from its own facsimile machine; 

  

	 	(d)	In the case of electronic transmission, when actually received; and 

  

	 	(e)	If given by any other means (including by overnight courier), when actually received. 

 

	 	(f)	When the Lender gives a Notice to the Borrower Representative or any Loan Party, the Lender shall concurrently send a copy thereof to the Issuer. When the Issuer gives
a Notice to the Borrower Representative or any Loan Party, the Issuer shall concurrently send a copy thereof to the Lender. 

  
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	(A)	  		  	If to the Lender at:	  		  	Fifth Third Bank
		  		  		  		  	600 Superior Ave., E., Suite 200
		  		  		  		  	Cleveland, Ohio 44114
		  		  		  		  	Attention:  SIFCO Relationship Manager
		  		  		  		  	Telephone:  216.274.5300
		  		  		  		  	Facsimile:  216.274.5441
		  		  		  		  	Email:  tom.evans@53.com
					
	(B)	  		  	If to the Borrower Representative at:	  		  	 SIFCO Industries, Inc.
 970 East 64th Street
 Cleveland, Ohio 44103
 Attention:  Frank Cappello
 Telephone:  216.432.6278

Facsimile:  216.432.6281

Email:  fcap@sifco.com

		  		  		  		  
		  		  		  		  
		  		  		  		  
		  		  		  		  
		  		  		  		  
		  		  		  		  

 15.7 Survival. The obligations of the Loan
Parties under Sections 2.9, 2.11, 3.7, 3.8, and 15.5 shall survive termination of the Loan Documents and payment in full of the Obligations. 
 15.8 Severability. If any part of this Agreement is contrary to, prohibited by, or deemed invalid under applicable laws or regulations, such provision shall be inapplicable and deemed
omitted to the extent so contrary, prohibited or invalid, but the remainder hereof shall not be invalidated thereby and shall be given effect so far as possible. 
 15.9 Expenses. All costs, expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and disbursements incurred by the Lender on its behalf or on behalf of the Issuer (a) in all efforts made
to enforce payment of any Obligation or effect collection of any Collateral, (b) in connection with the entering into, modification, amendment, administration and enforcement of this Agreement or any consents or waivers hereunder and all
related agreements, documents and instruments, (c) in instituting, maintaining, preserving, enforcing and foreclosing on the Lender’s security interest in or Lien on any of the Collateral, whether through judicial proceedings or otherwise,
(d) in defending or prosecuting any actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to the Lender’s or the Issuer’s transactions with any Loan Party (except to the extent arising from the Lender’s or the Issuer’s gross
negligence or intentional misconduct), or (e) in connection with any advice given to the Lender or the Issuer with respect to its rights and obligations under this Agreement and all related agreements, may be charged to the Loan Account as a
Revolving Loan of a Domestic Rate Loan and added to the Obligations. Expenses being reimbursed by the Borrowers under this Section include costs and expenses incurred in connection with: (u) appraisals and insurance reviews; (v) field
examinations and the preparation of reports based on the fees charged by a third party retained by the Lender or the internally allocated fees for each Person employed by the Lender with respect to each field examination; (w) background checks
regarding senior management and/or key investors, as deemed necessary or appropriate in the sole discretion of the Lender; (x) taxes, fees and other charges for (i) lien and title searches and title insurance and (ii) recording any
mortgages, filing financing statements and continuations, and other actions to perfect, protect, and continue the Lender’s Liens; (y) sums paid or incurred to take any action required of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents that such
Loan Party fails to pay or take; and (z) forwarding loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining the accounts and lock boxes, and costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral.

 15.10 Injunctive Relief. Each Loan Party recognizes that, in the event any Loan Party fails to perform, observe
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may prove to be inadequate relief to the Lender and/or the Issuer; therefore, the Lender, if the Lender so requests, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such
case without the necessity of proving that actual damages are not an adequate remedy. 
 15.11 Consequential Damages.
Neither the Lender, nor the Issuer, nor any agent or attorney for any of them, shall be liable to any Loan Party for any special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising from any breach of contract, tort or other wrong relating to
the establishment, administration or collection of the Obligations. 
 15.12 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, all of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any
signature delivered by a party by facsimile or email transmission shall be deemed to be an original signature hereto. 
 15.13
Construction. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be
employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments, schedules or exhibits thereto. 
 15.14
Confidentiality; Sharing Information. 
  

	 	(a)	The Lender, the Issuer and each transferee of the Lender or the Issuer pursuant to Section 15.3 (a “Transferee”) shall hold all non-public
information obtained by the Lender, the Issuer or such Transferee in accordance with the Lender’s, the Issuer’s and such Transferee’s customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature; provided, however, the
Lender, the Issuer and such Transferee may disclose such confidential information (a) to its examiners, affiliates, outside auditors, counsel and other professional advisors, (b) to the Lender, the Issuer and such Transferee and
(c) as required or requested by any Governmental Body or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process. 

  

	 	(b)	Each Loan Party acknowledges that from time to time financial advisory, investment banking and other services may be offered or provided to such Loan Party or one or
more of its Affiliates (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by the Lender, the Issuer or by one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliates of the Lender or the Issuer and each Loan Party hereby authorizes the Lender and the Issuer to share any
information delivered to the Lender or the Issuer by such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with the decision of the Lender or the Issuer to enter into this Agreement, to any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of
the Lender or the Issuer, it being understood that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Lender or the Issuer receiving such information shall be bound by the provisions of Section 15.14 as if it were the Lender or the Issuer, as the case may
be, hereunder. Such authorization shall survive the repayment of the other Obligations and the termination of the Agreement. 

 15.15 Publicity. Each Loan Party, the Lender and the Issuer hereby authorizes the Lender to make appropriate announcements of the financial arrangement entered into among the Loan Parties,
the Lender and the Issuer, including announcements which are commonly known as tombstones, in such publications and to such selected parties as the Lender shall in its sole and absolute discretion deem appropriate. 

  
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 15.16 CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT. THE LOAN PARTIES HEREBY AUTHORIZE ANY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW TO APPEAR IN ANY COURT OF RECORD IN ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE OF OHIO OR ELSEWHERE WHERE A LOAN PARTY HAS A PLACE OF BUSINESS, SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT OR CAN BE FOUND, AFTER THE LENDER DECLARES A DEFAULT AND ACCELERATES THE BALANCES DUE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, TO WAIVE THE ISSUANCE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS AND CONFESS JUDGMENT AGAINST THE LOAN PARTIES IN FAVOR OF THE LENDER FOR THE AMOUNTS THEN APPEARING DUE, TOGETHER WITH THE COSTS OF SUIT, AND THEREUPON TO RELEASE ALL ERRORS AND WAIVE
ALL RIGHT OF APPEAL AND STAY OF EXECUTION. THE LOAN PARTIES AGREE AND CONSENT THAT THE ATTORNEY CONFESSING JUDGMENT ON BEHALF OF THE LOAN PARTIES HEREUNDER MAY ALSO BE COUNSEL TO THE LENDER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, WAIVES ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST
WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE ARISE, AND CONSENTS TO THE LENDER PAYING SUCH CONFESSING ATTORNEY A LEGAL FEE OR ALLOWING SUCH ATTORNEY’S FEES TO BE PAID FROM ANY PROCEEDS OF COLLECTION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR COLLATERAL SECURITY THEREFOR. 

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 The Loan Parties, the Lender and the Issuer have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above. 
  

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COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART
TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE. 

  

			
	 BORROWER:

	
	 SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Frank A. Cappello
	 Name:
	 	Frank A. Cappello
	 Title:
	 	Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

WARNING – BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A
COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART
TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE. 

  

			
	 SIFCO CUSTOM MACHINING COMPANY

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Frank A. Cappello
	 Name:
	 	Frank A. Cappello
	 Title:
	 	President

  

  
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WARNING – BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A
COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART
TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE. 

  

			
	SIFCO TURBINE COMPONENTS SERVICES, LLC
		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Frank A. Cappello
	 Name:
	 	Frank A. Cappello
	 Title:
	 	President

 

WARNING – BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A
COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART
TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE. 

  

			
	TWF ACQUISITION, LLC
		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Frank A. Cappello
	 Name:
	 	Frank A. Cappello
	 Title:
	 	Treasurer

  

 
  
  

  
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	 LENDER:

	
	 FIFTH THIRD BANK,
     an Ohio banking corporation

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Thomas J. Evans
	 Name:
	 	Thomas J. Evans
	 Title:
	 	Vice President
	
	 ISSUER:

	
	 FIFTH THIRD BANK,
     an Ohio banking corporation

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Thomas J. Evans
	 Name:
	 	Thomas J. Evans
	 Title:
	 	Vice President

  
 53Asset Purchase Agreement

 Exhibit 10.14 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 between 
 T & W FORGE, INC. 

(“Seller”) 
 and 
 TWF ACQUISITION, LLC 

(“Purchaser”) 
 Dated as of December 10, 2010 

 Table of Contents 

 

					
	 	  	Page	 
	 Article 1              DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	  
		
	 Article 2              PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
	  	 	1	  
	 Section 2.1        Purchase and Sale of Assets
	  	 	1	  
	 Section 2.2        Excluded Assets
	  	 	3	  
	 Section 2.3        Assumption of Liabilities
	  	 	4	  
		
	 Article 3              PURCHASE PRICE AND PRORATIONS OF
CERTAIN LIABILITIES
	  	 	5	  
	 Section 3.1       Purchase Price
	  	 	5	  
	 Section 3.2       Working Capital Adjustment
	  	 	9	  
	 Section 3.3       Prorations
	  	 	12	  
	 Section 3.4       Allocation of Purchase Price
	  	 	13	  
	 Section 3.5       Sales and Transfer Taxes
	  	 	13	  
		
	 Article 4              CLOSING
	  	 	13	  
	 Section 4.1       Closing
	  	 	13	  
		
	 Article 5              REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND
AGREEMENTS OF SELLER
	  	 	13	  
	 Section 5.1       Organization and Standing
	  	 	13	  
	 Section 5.2       Authority; Consents
	  	 	13	  
	 Section 5.3       Investments in Other Entities
	  	 	14	  
	 Section 5.4       Real Property
	  	 	14	  
	 Section 5.5       Environmental Matters
	  	 	15	  
	 Section 5.6       Title to and Condition of Purchased Assets
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 5.7       Taxes
	  	 	18	  
	 Section 5.8       Litigation
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 5.9       Financial Statements
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 5.10     Accounts Payable; Accrued Expenses; Indebtedness
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 5.11     Transactions with Affiliates
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 5.12     Capital Expenditure Plans
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 5.13     Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 5.14     Customers
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 5.15     Suppliers
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 5.16     Business Relations
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 5.17     Material Contracts
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 5.18     Purchase Orders
	  	 	23	  
	 Section 5.19     Receivables
	  	 	23	  
	 Section 5.20     Inventory
	  	 	23	  
	 Section 5.21     Products and Warranties
	  	 	23	  
	 Section 5.22     Employment Matters
	  	 	24	  
	 Section 5.23     Employees
	  	 	24	  
	 Section 5.24     Employee Benefit Plans and Other Plans
	  	 	24	  

  
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	 Section 5.25     Licenses and Permits
	  	 	25	  
	 Section 5.26     Governmental Reports
	  	 	25	  
	 Section 5.27     Compliance with Laws
	  	 	26	  
	 Section 5.28     Intellectual Property
	  	 	26	  
	 Section 5.29     Powers of Attorney
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.30     Insurance
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.31     Brokerage and Finder’s Fees
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.32     Governing Documents
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.33     No Changes
	  	 	27	  
	 Section 5.34     Material Misstatements or Omissions
	  	 	29	  
	 Section 5.35     Disclaimer
	  	 	29	  
		
	 Article 6              REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PURCHASER
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 6.1       Organization and Standing
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 6.2       Authority; Consents
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 6.3       Brokerage and Finder’s Fees
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 6.4       Material Misstatements or Omissions
	  	 	30	  
		
	 Article 7              CONDITIONS TO PURCHASER’S
OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 7.1       Consents
	  	 	30	  
	 Section 7.2       Legal Proceeding
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 7.3       Permits
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 7.4       Offer Letter
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 7.5       Damage to Purchased Assets
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 7.6       West Ely Street Facility
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 7.7       Product Liability Tail Insurance Coverage
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 7.8       Environmental Insurance Policy
	  	 	31	  
	 Section 7.9       Year-End Financial Review
	  	 	32	  
	 Section 7.10     Closing Deliveries of Seller
	  	 	32	  
		
	 Article 8             CONDITIONS TO SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS TO
CLOSE
	  	 	33	  
	 Section 8.1       Legal Proceeding
	  	 	33	  
	 Section 8.2       Closing Deliveries of Purchaser
	  	 	34	  
		
	 Article 9              REMEDIES
	  	 	35	  
	 Section 9.1       General Indemnification Obligation
	  	 	35	  
	 Section 9.2       Notice and Opportunity to Defend
	  	 	35	  
	 Section 9.3       Survivability / Limitations on Indemnification
	  	 	37	  
	 Section 9.4       Manner of Satisfying Losses
	  	 	38	  
	 Section 9.5       Treatment of Indemnification Payments
	  	 	38	  
		
	 Article 10           POST CLOSING COVENANTS
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 10.1     Further Information
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 10.2     Record Retention
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 10.3     Tax Assistance
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 10.4     Name Change of Seller
	  	 	39	  
	 Section 10.5     No Assignment Causing Breach
	  	 	39	  

  
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	 Section 10.6     Employee Matters and Employee Benefits
	  	 	40	  
	 Section 10.7     Further Assurances
	  	 	40	  
	 Section 10.8     Mail, Bank Accounts and Other Receipts
	  	 	40	  
	 Section 10.9     Dissolution of Seller
	  	 	41	  
	 Section 10.10   Non-Solicitation by Purchaser
	  	 	41	  
		
	 Article 11           MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	42	  
	 Section 11.1      Assignment; Third Parties; Binding Effect
	  	 	42	  
	 Section 11.2      Expenses
	  	 	42	  
	 Section 11.3      Notices
	  	 	42	  
	 Section 11.4      Counterparts
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 11.5      Captions and Section Headings
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 11.6      Possession of Purchased Assets
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 11.7      Waivers
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 11.8      Entire Agreement
	  	 	43	  
	 Section 11.9      Governing Laws
	  	 	43	  
		
	
Appendix A                     
Definitions
	  			

  
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 Index of Schedules 

 

			
	 Schedule 2.1(a)
	  	Tangible Personal Property
	 Schedule 2.1(c)
	  	Equipment and Other Personal Property Leases
	 Schedule 2.1(e)
	  	Intellectual Property
	 Schedule 2.1(f)
	  	Permits
	 Schedule 2.2(g)
	  	Notes Receivable from Affiliates
	 Schedule 2.2(i)
	  	Retained Inventory
	 Schedule 2.3(a)(ii)
	  	Assumed Accrued Expenses
	 Schedule 2.3(a)(iii)
	  	Assumed Contracts
	 Schedule 2.3(b)(i)
	  	Excluded Accrued Expenses
	 Schedule 3.2(c)
	  	Working Capital Determination
	 Schedule 3.4
	  	Allocation of Purchase Price
	 Schedule 5.2
	  	Authority; Consents
	 Schedule 5.4
	  	Real Property
	 Schedule 5.5
	  	Environmental Matters
	 Schedule 5.6(a)
	  	Title to Purchased Assets
	 Schedule 5.6(b)
	  	Die Ownership
	 Schedule 5.7
	  	Taxes
	 Schedule 5.8
	  	Litigation
	 Schedule 5.9
	  	Financial Statement Exceptions
	 Schedule 5.10(a)
	  	Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
	 Schedule 5.10(b)
	  	Indebtedness
	 Schedule 5.11
	  	Transactions with Affiliates
	 Schedule 5.13
	  	Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
	 Schedule 5.14
	  	Customers
	 Schedule 5.15
	  	Suppliers
	 Schedule 5.16
	  	Business Relations
	 Schedule 5.17
	  	Material Contracts
	 Schedule 5.18
	  	Purchase Orders
	 Schedule 5.19
	  	Receivables
	 Schedule 5.20
	  	Inventory
	 Schedule 5.21
	  	Products and Warranties
	 Schedule 5.22
	  	Employment Matters
	 Schedule 5.23(a)
	  	Non-Union Employees
	 Schedule 5.23(b)
	  	Union Employees
	 Schedule 5.24
	  	Employee Benefit Plans and Other Plans
	 Schedule 5.25
	  	Licenses and Permits
	 Schedule 5.26
	  	Governmental Reports
	 Schedule 5.28
	  	Intellectual Property
	 Schedule 5.29
	  	Powers of Attorney
	 Schedule 5.30
	  	Insurance
	 Schedule 5.31
	  	Brokerage & Finder’s Fees
	 Schedule 5.33
	  	No Changes

  
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 ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 10, 2010, between T &
W FORGE, INC., an Ohio corporation (“Seller”) and TWF ACQUISITION, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“Purchaser”). 

A. Seller is engaged in the business of providing forgings to manufacturers in various industries, including, but not limited to, power
generation, aerospace, construction, mining, petrochemical, and transportation (the “Business”); 
 B.
Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller, on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, substantially all of the operations and assets of the Business; and 

C. John Beringer and John Staudt, (collectively, the “Shareholders,” and each a
“Shareholder”) directly own all of the equity interests of Seller. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual promises, warranties, and covenants made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by all the parties hereto, Seller and Purchaser agree as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 
 Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Appendix A attached hereto. 

ARTICLE 2 PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS 
 Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets. Upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, transfer, assign, grant, and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser
hereby agrees to purchase, acquire, and accept from Seller at the Closing, all of Seller’s right, title, and interest in and to all of the Purchased Assets (as defined below) free and clear of all Encumbrances. For purposes of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, “Purchased Assets” means all of the business, assets, and goodwill owned by Seller on the Closing Date of every kind and description, wherever located, known or unknown, tangible or intangible,
whether reflected on Seller’s books and records or not, which are not Excluded Assets, including, without limitation, the following: 
 (a) Tangible Personal Property. All machinery, equipment, furniture, computer hardware and software, fixtures, motor vehicles, tooling, dies, leasehold improvements, spare parts, shop and
production supplies, and other tangible personal property owned or employed in the operation of the Business, including, without limitation, the personal property described in Schedule 2.1(a) and all rights to the warranties received
from the manufacturers and distributors of all such personal property and fixtures and any related claims, credits, rights of recovery and setoffs with respect to such personal property and fixtures; 

 (b) Accounts Receivable. Except as provided in Section 2.2(g),
all accounts receivable, both trade and non-trade, of the Business; 
 (c) Equipment and Other Personal
Property Leases. The leases and rental agreements in respect of equipment or other tangible personal property employed in the Business, including, without limitation, those leases and agreements described in Schedule 2.1(c);

 (d) Inventory. All Inventory, wherever located, including raw materials, work-in-process, packaging,
and finished goods, owned, produced by the Business other than the Retained Inventory; 
 (e) Intellectual
Property and Third Party Software. All Intellectual Property and Third Party Software and other software used to operate the Business, including, without limitation, the items set forth on Schedule 2.1(e), but excluding the
Intellectual Property owned by TWS; 
 (f) Permits and Governmental Authorizations. All permits and
Governmental Authorizations relating to the Business as of the close of business on the Closing Date, including, without limitation, the items set forth on Schedule 2.1(f), to the extent actually assignable or transferable; 

(g) Contract Rights and Other Intangible Assets. All rights arising under or in connection with all Assumed
Contracts, claims against third parties, rights to indemnification, purchase orders, sales orders, sale and distribution agreements, supply and processing agreements and other instruments and agreements relating to the Business, and all goodwill and
going concern value associated with the Business; 
 (h) Deposits and Expenses. All deposits and prepaid
expenses of the Business to the extent they relate to any Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities; 
 (i)
Books and Records. All books and records (including all discs, tapes, and other media-storage data and information) relating to the Business; 
 (j) Other Records, Manuals, and Documents. Seller’s right, title, and interest in and to all of the following to the extent that they relate to the Business: mailing lists, customer lists,
supplier lists, vendor data, marketing information, and procedures, sales and customer files, advertising and promotional materials, current product material, equipment maintenance records, warranty information, records of plant operations and the
source and disposition of materials used and produced in such plants, standard forms of documents, manuals of operations or business procedures and other similar procedures, and all other information of Seller relating to the Business; and

 (k) Insurance Claims. The amount of any proceeds received by Seller under any policy of insurance
covering the Purchased Assets or the Business as a result of any claim made against such policies of insurance due to damage to the Purchased Assets or the Business prior to the Closing Date that is paid after the date of this Agreement. 

  
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 Section 2.2 Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 2.1, the following assets and rights are not Purchased Assets and will be retained by Seller (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”): 

(a) Consideration. The consideration delivered by Purchaser to Seller pursuant to this Agreement; 

(b) Entity Franchise. Seller’s franchise to be a corporation, its registration documents, minute books, if
any, and other records having exclusively to do with such Seller’s incorporation and capitalization; provided, however, that Purchaser shall have reasonable access to such books and records and may make excerpts therefrom and copies
thereof; 
 (c) Insurance Policies. All property, casualty, and individual life insurance policies owned
or obtained by Seller on behalf of the Business; 
 (d) Tax Records and Refunds. All Tax Returns and Tax
records of Seller and all Tax deposits, Tax refunds or prepaid Taxes of Seller; provided, however, that Seller shall provide copies of such Tax Returns and Tax records to Purchaser prior to the Closing (or, in the case of any Tax Return filed
after the Closing, as soon as practical after the filing of such Tax Return); 
 (e) Equity Interests. Any
and all equity interests issued by Seller; 
 (f) Cash and Cash Equivalents. All cash and cash equivalents
of Seller as of the Closing Date, the accounts of Seller with any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution; 
 (g) Accounts Receivable. All notes and other Debt of an Affiliate payable to Seller, including, but not limited to, those listed on Schedule 2.2(g)(i), and those accounts receivable listed
on Schedule 2.2(g)(ii) (including those customer accounts that, as of the Closing Date, remain unpaid for a period in excess of 90 days after Seller’s shipment date, unless such customer’s accounts (i) have contractual terms in
excess of 90 days and (ii) have paid outstanding invoices within such contractually extended terms) all of which accounts receivable are not included in the calculation of Net Working Capital; 

(h) Real Property. All real property owned directly or indirectly by Seller or any Seller Affiliate, which real
property includes the transformers located on the property where the Business currently is operated; 
 (i)
Retained Inventory. The specific inventory identified on Schedule 2.2(i) (the “Retained Inventory”); and 
 (j) T&W Stamping Assets. The assets owned by Transue &Williams Stamping Co., Inc., an Affiliate of Seller (“TWS”), that, to the extent necessary, will be made
available to Purchaser through the Transition Services Agreement. 

  
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 Section 2.3 Assumption of Liabilities. 

(a) At the closing, Purchaser shall assume and become responsible for, and shall thereafter pay, perform, and discharge as
and when due, only the following liabilities (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”): 

(i) Seller’s trade payables related to the Business reflected on the October 31, 2010 unaudited interim balance
sheet included in the Financial Statements of Seller plus those incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business by the Business since the date of such balance sheet consistent with past practices of Seller; 

(ii) those certain accrued expenses (other than expenses that are Retained Liabilities) of Seller related directly to the
operation of the Business set forth in the accounts listed on Schedule 2.3(a)(ii); and 
 (iii) all
liabilities and obligations of Seller arising on or after the Closing Date under the Contracts listed on Schedule 2.3(a)(iii) (the “Assumed Contracts”), other than Retained Liabilities under
Section 2.2(b)(vi) and (xiii). 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 2.3(a), Purchaser shall not assume, and shall have no liability under or by reason of this Agreement for any obligations, duties, or liabilities relating to Seller’s operation of the Business other than the Assumed Liabilities,
including, without limitation, any of the following (collectively, the “Retained Liabilities”): 
 (i) all accrued expenses of Seller not included in Section 2.3(a)(ii), including the accounts set forth on Schedule 2.3(b)(i); 

(ii) any liability related to Benefit Plans of Seller, including, but not limited to, contributions, obligations, or the
Withdrawal Liability related to the Pension Trust; 
 (iii) any product liability or warranty claims (express or
implied) of third parties (including any Affiliate of Seller) arising out of or relating to products manufactured, provided, or sold by Seller prior to the Closing Date; 

(iv) any liability under any Assumed Contract that arises out of or relates to any breach or violation that occurred prior
to the Closing Date; 
 (v) any liability that arises out of or relates to obligations for the repayment of Debt
by Seller or any Affiliate; 
 (vi) any liability under any Contract that is not an Assumed Contract; 

(vii) any liability for COBRA continuation for any employee of Seller with a qualifying event prior to the Closing Date;

  
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 (viii) any liability for workers’ compensation claims incurred prior to
the Closing Date that were not processed by Seller in compliance with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation State Fund Program, or for any deductibles or other payments associated with non-traditional Ohio Bureau of Workers’
Compensation State Fund Programs, if any, incurred prior to the Closing Date; 
 (ix) any liability of Seller
arising from or relating to any claim or proceeding against Seller pending on or incurred prior to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, those proceedings set forth on Schedule 5.8; 

(x) except as provided in Section 3.5, any liability of Seller or any shareholder of Seller for the payment of any
Tax, including, without limitation, for the Taxes (A) of any other Person, whether as transferee, successor, by contract or otherwise, and (B) resulting from, or arising in connection with, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and (C) Taxes with respect to the Purchased Assets arising on or prior to the Closing Date or with respect to any Tax periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date; 

(xi) any liability or obligation of any Person relating to an Environmental Condition relating to the Business, the West
Ely Street Facility or any Former Property that arises out of or relates to any action that occurred prior to the Closing Date; 
 (xii) any liability of Seller to any Affiliate of Seller or any Affiliate of any Shareholder, including but not limited to any liability arising out of or related to any loans, management fees, and any
accrued interest related thereto, from or owed to any Affiliate of Seller or any Affiliate of any Shareholder; or 
 (xiii) any liability under any Assumed Contract, other than a customer or supplier open purchaser order entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, if either (A) Seller shall not have obtained
or (B) Purchaser shall not have waived in writing Seller’s obligation hereunder to obtain, on or prior to the Closing Date, any consent required to be obtained by the terms of such Assumed Contract from any Person with respect to the
assignment or delegation to Purchaser of any rights or obligations under such Assumed Contract. 
 ARTICLE 3 PURCHASE PRICE
AND PRORATIONS OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES 
 Section 3.1 Purchase Price. 

(a) In full consideration for the Purchased Assets, assumption of Assumed Liabilities as of the Closing Date, and for the
other promises and covenants contained herein and in the other agreements to be delivered by Seller hereunder, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.2, at the Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an aggregate amount in cash equal to
(i) twenty-three million, six hundred twelve thousand dollars ($23,612,000) (the “Purchase Price”); minus (ii) the amount of the Escrow Funds; minus (iii) the amount of the Pension Trust Escrow
Fund; minus (iv) the amount 

  
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of the Insurance Escrow Fund; minus (v) the aggregate amount of the Debt Payments; and plus or minus, as the case may be, (vi) the Initial Working Capital Adjustment (the
resulting amount is referred to as the “Closing Date Payment”). 
 (b) Seller shall have
obtained from each obligee to the Debt of Seller, and in any event any secured party set forth on Schedule 5.10(b), a payoff letter and/or lien release letter (the “Debt Payoff Letters”). Such letter shall include
(i) the total amount of Debt (including all principal, interest, premium, prepayment penalties, and other fees owing on such amounts) owed by Seller to such obligee as of the date of the letter and a per diem amount through the Closing Date,
(ii) payment instructions for wire transfer of such amount on the Closing Date, and (iii) if applicable, confirmation that the obligee shall terminate any lien filings relating to such Debt of Seller upon payment of the amount specified in
such letter. 
 (c) On the Closing Date, Purchaser will: 

(i) remit $1,676,000 (the “Escrow Funds”) to an escrow account (“Escrow
Account”) to be held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent (the “Escrow Agent”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of an escrow agreement among Purchaser, Seller, and the Escrow Agent, in a form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Escrow Agent, Purchaser and Seller (the “Escrow Agreement”); 
 (ii) remit, on behalf of Seller, the aggregate amounts specified in the Debt Payoff Letters directly to each obligee thereof in accordance with the terms of each such letter (such amounts, in the
aggregate, the “Debt Payments”); 
 (iii) remit to Seller the Closing Date Payment by
wire transfer of immediately available funds, to an account or accounts designated by Seller not less than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date; and 
 (iv) remit $1,112,000 (the “Pension Trust Escrow Fund”) to a separate escrow account (“Pension Trust Escrow Account”) to be held by Escrow Agent, pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement, which Pension Trust Escrow Fund, as adjusted, will be held solely for subsequent remittance to the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust (“Pension Trust”).

 (v) remit $60,000 (the “Insurance Escrow Fund”) to a separate escrow account
(“Insurance Escrow Account”) to be held by Escrow Agent, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement, which Insurance Escrow Fund, as adjusted, will be held solely for satisfaction of renewal premiums for the
Tail Insurance Policy. 
 (d) Pension Trust Withdrawal Liability. 

(i) The parties acknowledge and agree that the Pension Trust Escrow Account has been established for the purposes of
paying, in full, in a single lump-

  
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sum payment, that amount that will be owing by Seller to the Pension Trust solely as withdrawal liability attributable to Seller’s withdrawal from the Pension Trust caused by the purchase
and sale of assets provided for in this Agreement (the “Withdrawal Liability”). Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Pension Trust confirmed that, as of December 31, 2009, the amount of the Withdrawal Liability was
equal to the amount of the Pension Trust Escrow Fund. 
 (ii) Promptly after the Closing Seller will provide
written notice to the Pension Trust that Seller has withdrawn from the Pension Trust. Seller will then permit the Pension Trust to undertake an audit of Seller’s payroll records to (A) confirm that Seller contributed the proper amounts to
the Pension Trust for the years prior to the Closing (a “Compliance Audit”) and (B) permit the Pension Trust to calculate the final amount of Seller’s Withdrawal Liability (a “Confirmation
Audit”). Seller will cooperate with the Pension Trust in order to permit the audit to be undertaken and completed as expeditiously as possible. Seller will keep Purchaser informed at all times during the process and will provide
Purchaser with copies of all notices provided to or by the Pension Trust and all information exchanged with the Pension Trust during this process. 
 (iii) Upon completion of the Confirmation Audit and receipt of the Pension Trust’s determination of the final amount of the Withdrawal Liability as of the Closing Date, Seller will promptly notify
Purchaser of that amount. To the extent that the amount of the Pension Trust Escrow Fund exceeds such final Withdrawal Liability, Seller and Purchaser will instruct the Escrow Agent to release (A) to the Pension Trust the final Withdrawal
Liability amount and (B) to Purchaser any excess remaining in the Pension Trust Escrow Account after the disbursement in clause (A) above. To the extent that such final Withdrawal Liability exceeds the amount of the Pension Trust Escrow
Funds, (x) Purchaser will immediately deposit (within three (3) Business Days), by wire transfer of immediately available funds, into the Pension Trust Escrow Account such additional amount up to a total of $250,000 and (y) Seller
will immediately deposit (within three (3) Business Days), by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the Pension Trust Escrow Account such additional amount in excess of $250,000, which Pension Trust Escrow Fund, as increased, then
will be released by the Escrow Agent to the Pension Trust. 
 (iv) Purchaser’s sole obligation will be to
pay into the Pension Trust Escrow Account any additional amount up to $250,000 determined pursuant to the Confirmation Audit to be necessary to permit Seller to pay the final Withdrawal Liability to the Pension Trust in full; provided,
however, any amount determined by the Pension Trust to be due and owing as a result of the Compliance Audit and any amount determined by the Pension Trust to be due and owing as a result of the Confirmation Audit that is in excess of $250,000
shall both be solely the responsibility of Seller and shall be paid in full by Seller prior to any release of the Pension Trust Escrow Account and prior to any payment obligation of Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.1(d)(iii) accruing. Seller and
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deemed to be Purchaser’s assumption of any portion of the Withdrawal Liability, which liability shall remain a Retained Liability payable by Seller directly to the Pension Trust.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Purchaser fails to make the payment set forth in Section 3.1(d)(iii) of the previous paragraph, in addition to any other remedy available to Seller, Purchaser hereby agrees that such amount will
be disbursed to Seller from the Escrow Funds deposited pursuant to Section 3.1(c)(i) to be used for Seller’s payment of the Withdrawal Liability to the Pension Trust. Purchaser agrees that it shall promptly replace any such funds disbursed
by the Escrow Agent to Seller pursuant to the foregoing sentence and that Seller will not be obligated to replace any such funds. 
 (v) Purchaser and Seller acknowledge that Seller will have a ninety (90) day period after it receives written notice from the Pension Trust of the amount of Seller’s final Withdrawal Liability
(the “Withdrawal Liability Notice”) in which to notify the Pension Trust of its desire to contest the final Withdrawal Liability determination. Seller will provide Purchaser with copies of all notices, work papers and
materials received from the Pension Trust relating to its determination of the final Withdrawal Liability. Purchaser will have the right, to be exercised by written notice to Seller within eighty (80) days after Seller has received the
Withdrawal Liability Notice, to demand that Seller file an objection with the Pension Trust to such final determination and, if such notice is given, Seller agrees to timely file such objection and to cooperate with Purchaser in discussions with the
Pension Trust and with respect to any arbitration and/or court proceeding involving and/or settlement of such final Withdrawal Liability. Purchaser will be responsible for any and all costs and expenses, including those incurred by Seller, with
respect to the filing of the objection and the contesting of such determination if such objection was made at Purchaser’s request; provided, however, if the final determination of the Withdrawal Liability results in a payment by
Purchaser of additional funds into the Pension Trust Escrow Account, then any and all of such costs and expenses shall be shared equally between Seller and Purchaser. 

(vi) Any payments relating to the final Withdrawal Liability will be treated as adjustments to the Final Purchase Price.

 (e) Tail Insurance Policy Renewals. 

(i) The parties acknowledge and agree that the Insurance Escrow Account has been established for the purposes of
reimbursing Seller for the payment, in full, of the premiums for four (4) annual renewals of the Tail Insurance Policy or replacement policies for the Tail Insurance Policy, as applicable (each a “Renewal Premium”).

 (ii) Prior to the expiration of the Tail Insurance Policy bound and paid for by Seller on the Closing Date (as
required in Section 7.7 below), and on each of the following three (3) anniversary dates thereof (in each case, prior to the expiration of the then expiring term), Seller shall solicit from the current

  
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underwriter or replacement underwriters a one (1) year renewal policy on identical terms to the Tail Insurance Policy (such that there will be a total of five (5) years coverage
commencing as of the Closing Date). To the extent identical terms are not available, Seller may deviate from the terms of the existing Tail Insurance Policy only with Purchaser’s prior written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned). Prior to the expiration of each then current term, Seller shall pay in full the Renewal Premium for the replacement Tail Insurance Policy for such year. Seller will keep Purchaser informed at all times during the
process and will provide Purchaser with copies of all renewal notices or policy quotes received by Seller and all information exchanged with any insurance underwriter during this process. 

(iii) Upon payment of each Renewal Premium, Seller will promptly provide Purchaser and the Escrow Agent with evidence of
the renewal Tail Insurance Policy and of the amount of the premium paid, upon receipt of which the Escrow Agent will disburse to Seller from the Insurance Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement the amount of such premium
paid up to a maximum reimbursement of $15,000 for each renewal. To the extent that at any time prior to the termination of the Insurance Escrow Account, the amount of the Insurance Escrow Fund does not equal at least the sum of (A) the most
recent Renewal Premium amount multiplied by (B) the number of unpaid remaining Renewal Premiums (not to exceed four (4)), Seller will immediately deposit (within three (3) Business Days), by wire transfer of immediately available funds,
into the Insurance Escrow Account the additional amount as needed to satisfy such deficiency. 
 (iv) In the
event that Seller has not provided Purchaser with evidence of payment of the Renewal Premium for any replacement Tail Insurance Policy at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then existing Tail Insurance Policy, then Seller
hereby agrees that, at Purchaser’s election and notice to Seller, the amount of such Renewal Premium will be disbursed to Purchaser from the Insurance Escrow Fund and Purchaser shall directly pay such Renewal Premium in order to secure such
replacement Tail Insurance Policy. Purchaser’s election to pay any Renewal Premium on behalf of Seller pursuant to this Section 3.1(e)(iv) shall not limit Purchaser’s right to pursue any other remedy available to Purchaser arising out
of Seller’s breach of its obligation to make such payment. 
 Section 3.2 Working Capital Adjustment. 

(a) Physical Inventory. Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser and Seller shall have conducted a joint physical count
of all Inventory owned by Seller (the “Physical Inventory”). The parties shall establish an agreed-upon value for the Inventory measured as of the Closing Date based on such Physical Inventory and Seller’s completion, to
the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser, of (i) a subsequent inventory valuation to include raw materials, work-in progress, and finished goods, with such valuation utilizing direct labor and factory overhead costs, as historically applied,
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from the Physical Inventory to the Closing Date, which roll-forward shall provide adequate “audit trail” detail to enable Purchaser to review and validate the accuracy of such
roll-forward, and (iii) only in the event Seller and Purchaser cannot achieve the desired outcome from the roll-forward procedure to their mutual satisfaction, a second join physical inventory as of the Closing Date. Such Closing Date valuation
shall include an adjustment to reflect excess/slow-moving and obsolete inventory, which adjustment includes a reserve of $146,716 plus the Retained Inventory of $324,425 as set forth on Schedule 2.2(i). No further adjustment shall be made to
Inventory for excess, obsolete, slow moving or otherwise unsalable inventory. 
 (b) Estimated Net Working
Capital Calculation. On the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Purchaser an estimated balance sheet as of the Closing Date (the “Estimated Working Capital Statement”) setting forth Seller’s good faith
estimation of the Net Working Capital of Seller as of the Closing Date (the “Estimated Closing Working Capital”). In determining the Estimated Closing Working Capital, the parties agree that the Inventory value shall be
determined as provided in Section 3.2(a) above and both parties will exercise their reasonable best efforts to ensure that such Inventory value is as close to a final valuation as is practical under the circumstances. In no event, however, will
the methodology used to calculate labor and overhead be subject to any post-Closing revision. In the event the Estimated Closing Working Capital is less than $3,434,967 (the “Target Working Capital”), the Purchase
Price will be decreased, on a dollar for dollar basis, by the amount of such shortfall. In the event the Estimated Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital, the Purchase Price will be increased, on a dollar for dollar basis,
by the amount of such excess. The resulting shortfall or excess is referred to as the “Initial Working Capital Adjustment”. 
 (c) Closing Date Working Capital Schedule. On or before sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, Purchaser will prepare and deliver to Seller a statement (the “Closing Date
Working Capital Statement”) setting forth Purchaser’s computation of the Net Working Capital of Seller as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Date Working Capital”), using a final Inventory value as determined
in accordance with Section 3.2(a) above. The Closing Date Working Capital will be determined in a manner consistent with determination of the Estimated Working Capital as set forth on Schedule 3.2(c). During such period, Seller will
provide Purchaser and its representatives with access to all records necessary to prepare the Closing Date Working Capital Statement and the computations therein retained by Seller, if any. 

(d) Review of Closing Date Working Capital Statement; Disputes. 

(i) Upon receipt of the Closing Date Working Capital Statement, Seller (together with Seller’s professional advisors)
will have the right during the succeeding fifteen (15) day period (the “Review Period”) to examine all information contained in the books and records used to prepare the Closing Date Working Capital Statement. Purchaser
will provide to Seller and its professional advisors reasonable access to the work papers used to prepare the Closing Date Working Capital Statement during normal business hours. 

  
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 (ii) If Seller disagrees with the calculation of the Closing Date Working
Capital set forth in the Closing Date Working Capital Statement, it must notify Purchaser in writing on or before the last day of the Review Period, setting forth a specific description of Seller’s objection(s), the amount of the adjustment
which Seller believes should be made to each item to which it objects, and a detailed description of the basis for Seller’s disagreement therewith (such notice, a “Notice of Disagreement”). In the event that Seller does
not provide a Notice of Disagreement in accordance with the terms above on or before the last day of the Review Period or Seller affirmatively notifies Purchaser in writing that Seller agrees with the calculation of the Closing Date Working Capital
set forth on the Closing Date Working Capital Statement, Seller will be deemed to have accepted the Closing Date Working Capital Statement delivered by Purchaser and the calculation of the Closing Date Working Capital set forth therein will be
final, binding, and conclusive for all purposes hereunder. 
 (e) Determination of Final Net Working
Capital. 
 (i) If Seller does provide a Notice of Disagreement in accordance with the terms above on a
timely basis, Purchaser and Seller will use their respective best efforts for a period of fifteen (15) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree in writing, the “Private Resolution Period”) to resolve any
disagreements with respect to the calculation of Closing Date Working Capital. The objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that are resolved by Seller and Purchaser in accordance with this Section 3.2(e)(i) will collectively be
referred to herein as the “Resolved Objections” and the Closing Date Working Capital Statement will be adjusted to reflect any Resolved Objections. 

(ii) If, at the end of the Private Resolution Period, Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve all of the objections set
forth in the Notice of Disagreement, Seller and Purchaser will jointly engage Meaden & Moore LLP or another local accounting firm mutually acceptable to Purchaser and Seller (the “Independent Auditors”) within five
(5) days of the end of the Private Resolution Period to resolve any remaining disagreements. Seller and Purchaser must jointly submit a listing of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that remain outstanding (collectively, the
“Differences”), together with a statement of the facts submitted by Seller and Purchaser, respectively, and such arguments as either of them chooses to make in connection therewith (each such a “Statement of
Claims”), in writing to the Independent Auditors within ten (10) days after the Independent Auditors’ engagement. 
 (iii) The Independent Auditors, acting as experts and not as arbitrators, will review the Differences and the Statement of Claims. The Independent Auditors will determine, within fifteen (15) days of
the date on which such dispute is referred, based on the requirements set forth in this Article 3 and only with respect to the Differences and Statement of Claims timely submitted to the Independent Auditors, what adjustments (if any) to the Closing
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Working Capital of Seller as of the Closing Date. For purposes of this Section 3.2(e), the parties will share ratably the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors as follows:
(A) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Seller, Purchaser will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, (B) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the
remaining Differences in favor of Purchaser, Seller will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, or (C) if the Independent Auditors resolve some of the Differences in favor of Seller and the rest of the
Differences in favor of Purchaser, each of Purchaser and Seller will share the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors equally. The determination of the Independent Auditors, solely as it relates to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement,
will be final, conclusive, and binding on the parties. The accepted or finally determined Closing Date Working Capital Schedule (whether determined pursuant to Section 3.2(d)(ii) or this Section 3.2(e)) is referred to as the
“Final Working Capital Schedule.” The date on which the Closing Date Working Capital of Seller is finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.2 is hereinafter referred to as the “Settlement
Date.” 
 (f) If the Final Working Capital Statement shows the Closing Date Working Capital is
less than the Estimated Closing Working Capital, the Purchase Price will be decreased, on a dollar for dollar basis, by the amount of such shortfall. If the Final Working Capital Statement shows the Closing Date Working Capital exceeds
the Estimated Closing Working Capital, the Purchase Price will be increased, on a dollar for dollar basis, by the amount of such excess. All such payments required to be made pursuant to this Section 3.2(f) (i) by Seller, shall be paid to
Purchaser out of the Escrow Funds upon the delivery of a joint written instruction from Seller and Purchaser to the Escrow Agent pursuant to terms of the Escrow Agreement, or (ii) by Purchaser, shall be made to Seller by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. Any such payment by Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, shall be made no later than two (2) Business Days following the Settlement Date. The Purchase Price after final adjustment for the changes, if any,
provided for in Section 3.2(b) and this Section 3.2(f) shall be referred to as the “Final Purchase Price.” 
 Section 3.3 Prorations. The following prorations relating to the Purchased Assets will be made as of the Closing Date, with Seller liable to the extent such items relate to any time period
up to and including the Closing Date and Purchaser liable to the extent such items relate to periods subsequent to the Closing Date. 
 (a) The amount of charges for sewer, water, fuel, telephone, electricity, natural gas, and other utilities for the West Ely Street Facility; provided that if practicable, meter readings will be
taken at the Closing Date and the respective obligations of the parties determined in accordance with such readings. 
 (b) If any item described in this Section 3.3 cannot be prorated, adjusted or determined as of the Closing Date, then it shall be separately prorated, adjusted, determined, and paid by the
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 (c) If any of the foregoing proration amounts cannot be determined as of the
Closing Date due to final bills therefore not being issued as of the Closing Date, the parties will prorate such items as and when the actual bills therefore are issued to the appropriate party. The party owing amounts to the other by means of such
prorations shall pay the same within thirty (30) days following such proration. 
 Section 3.4 Allocation of Purchase
Price. The parties agree that the aggregate Final Purchase Price (including the assumption by Purchaser of the Assumed Liabilities and all other capitalized costs) will be allocated among the Purchased Assets for Tax purposes in accordance with
Schedule 3.4 attached hereto. Purchaser and Seller will follow and use such allocation in all Tax Returns, filings, or other related reports made by any of them to any governmental agencies. To the extent that disclosures of this
allocation are required to be made by the parties to the IRS under the provisions of Section 1060 of the Code, or any regulations thereunder, Purchaser and Seller will disclose such reports to the other party prior to filing them with the IRS.

 Section 3.5 Sales and Transfer Taxes. Seller and Purchaser agree that the cost of any sales, use, stamp, registration,
transfer or other Tax or recording fees and charges imposed on Seller or Purchaser by any Governmental Authority as a result of the sale of the Purchased Assets or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by
the party incurring such Tax, recording fee or charge. 
 ARTICLE 4 CLOSING 

Section 4.1 Closing. The consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall take place at the offices of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, 200 Public Square, Suite 2300, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or at such other time and place as the
parties may agree upon in writing (the “Closing Date”). 
 ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND
AGREEMENTS OF SELLER 
 Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows: 

Section 5.1 Organization and Standing. Seller is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Ohio, with full power and authority to conduct its business as and where now conducted, to own or use its properties at and where now owned or used by it, and to perform all its obligations under the Contracts to which Seller is
a party. Seller is not qualified to do business as a foreign entity in any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio, which is the only jurisdiction in which the property owned or used by it, or the nature of the Business conducted by it, requires
such qualification. The Shareholders are the only shareholders of Seller. 
 Section 5.2 Authority; Consents. 

(a) The execution, delivery, and consummation of this Agreement by Seller has been duly authorized by its directors and
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Closing Date no further action will be necessary on the part of Seller to make this Agreement valid and binding on Seller and enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except to
the extent that enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby may be affected by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, public policy, and similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by
general equity principles. 
 (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2, the execution, delivery, and
consummation of this Agreement by Seller (i) is not contrary to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or the Regulations of Seller, (ii) does not now and will not, with the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, result in
a violation or breach of, or constitute a default under, any term or provision of any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, instrument, order, judgment, decree, rule, regulation, law, contract, agreement, or any other material
restriction to which Seller is a party or to which any of the Purchased Assets is subject or bound, (iii) will not result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the Purchased Assets, and (iv) will not result in any acceleration or
termination of any material loan or security interest agreement to which Seller is a party or to which Seller or any of the Purchased Assets is subject or bound. Except as may be listed on Schedule 5.2, no approval or consent of any Person is
or was required to be obtained by Seller for the authorization of this Agreement or the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. 
 Section 5.3 Investments in Other Entities. Seller does not have any direct or indirect equity interest, or Debt convertible into any equity interest, in any entity, corporation, or otherwise, or
any right, warrant, or option to acquire any such interest. 
 Section 5.4 Real Property. 

(a) Seller does not own any Real Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(a), the West Ely Street Facility is
the only Real Property occupied or used by Seller. Seller has delivered to Purchaser a complete and correct copy of the Existing West Ely Street Facility Lease. Seller is not in breach of any terms of the Existing West Ely Street Facility Lease.

 (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(b): 

(i) there is no condemnation or eminent domain proceeding of any kind pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened
against the West Ely Street Facility; 
 (ii) to the Knowledge of Seller, the West Ely Street Facility does not
violate, and all improvements are constructed in compliance with, all applicable Legal Requirements; 
 (iii)
Seller has obtained all licenses, permits, building permits and occupancy permits that are required by the Legal Requirements to permit the use and occupancy of the West Ely Street Facility as presently used by Seller in connection with the
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 (iv) there are no outstanding variances or special use permits affecting the
West Ely Street Facility or its uses; 
 (v) no notice of a violation of any Legal Requirements, or of any
covenant, condition, easement, or restriction affecting the West Ely Street Facility or relating to its use or occupancy has been received by Seller; 
 (vi) Seller has no Knowledge of any increase in the applicable rate for any utility service being furnished to the West Ely Street Facility from the rate in effect with respect to the most recent bill
that Seller has received for such service; 
 (vii) Seller has no Knowledge of improvements made or contemplated
to be made by any public or private authority, the costs of which are to be assessed as special taxes or charges against the West Ely Street Facility, and there are no present assessments; 

(viii) to the Knowledge of Seller, all improvements constituting the West Ely Street Facility are without structural
defects, were constructed in conformity with all plans and specifications, are located entirely within the boundary lines of the West Ely Street Facility and do not encroach upon any street or land of others; 

(ix) to the Knowledge of Seller, the West Ely Street Facility either (A) is freely accessible directly from all
public streets on which it abuts, or (B) uses adjoining private land to access the same in accordance with valid public easements, and in either case there is no condition which would result in the termination of such access; 

(x) to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no boundary, water drainage, or flood plain disputes with the owners of any
premises adjacent to the West Ely Street Facility or any Governmental Authority and there is no dispute involving former owners of the West Ely Street Facility or any Governmental Authority; 

(xi) Seller has no notice of outstanding requirements or recommendations by the insurance companies who issued the
insurance policies insuring the West Ely Street Facility, or by any board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar functions requiring or recommending any repairs or work to be done on the West Ely Street Facility; and 

(xii) except for the Existing West Ely Street Facility Lease, which shall be terminated at the Closing, and the proposed
Lease Agreement with Purchaser, there are no leases or tenancies affecting the West Ely Street Facility. 
 Section 5.5
Environmental Matters. 
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 (i) to the Knowledge of Seller, Seller and the West Ely Street Facility are,
and at all times prior to Closing have been, in full compliance with all Environmental Laws; 
 (ii) to the
Knowledge of Seller, neither Seller, any Affiliate of Seller, nor any predecessors, agents, licensees, tenants, or subtenants of Seller have caused or allowed any Contaminant to be used, manufactured, handled, generated, treated, stored,
accumulated, placed, processed, or Released (other than in accordance with Environmental Laws) in its operations, on or off-site of the West Ely Street Facility or any other Real Property used at any time by Seller or any Person for whose conduct
Seller is or may be held responsible in violation of Environmental Laws (“Former Property”); 
 (iii) neither Seller nor the West Ely Street Facility or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any Former Property is the subject of any written claim, demand, notice, order, decree or agreement regarding any
Environmental Condition; 
 (iv) neither Seller nor the West Ely Street Facility or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
any Former Property nor any Person for whose conduct Seller may be held responsible is subject to any contingent liability in connection with any Environmental Condition; and 

(v) to the Knowledge of Seller, no flood has occurred at or affected the West Ely Street Facility since January 1,
1996. 
 (b) To the Knowledge of Seller, except as set forth on Schedule 5.5: 

(i) Seller has obtained all environmental, health and safety licenses, permits, authorizations, consents, approvals,
exemptions, registrations, and certificates required under all applicable Environmental Laws (“Environmental Licenses”) and made all notifications and filings necessary for the current use of the West Ely Street Facility and
for full operation of the Business as currently conducted; 
 (ii) all such Environmental Licenses are in full
force and effect, in good standing and Seller has made all notifications, filings and applications for renewal of such Environmental Licenses on a timely basis, where necessary; 

(iii) Seller, the West Ely Street Facility and the Former Property are, and at all times have been, in full compliance
with the terms and conditions of all Environmental Licenses; and 
 (iv) No fact or facts exist which would
render invalid or require an alteration in any Environmental License currently in effect with respect to Seller, the West Ely Street Facility, or the operation of the Business. 

  
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 (c) To the Knowledge of Seller, except as set forth on Schedule 5.5,
there is not now nor has there ever been, on, in, or under the West Ely Street Facility or any Former Property: 

(i) any generation, processing, treatment, storage, recycling, disposal or arrangement therefor, of any “hazardous
waste”; 
 (ii) any aboveground or underground storage tanks or surface impoundments; 

(iii) any asbestos or asbestos-containing material; or 

(iv) any PCBs in any hydraulic oils, transformers, capacitors or other electrical equipment. 

(d) Schedule 5.5 identifies, and Seller has provided Purchaser true and complete copies of, all environmental
assessments, audits, reports, studies, analyses, correspondence, summaries, maps, photographs, tests and monitoring results (completed or uncompleted) and all material written communications filed by Seller or between Seller and any Governmental
Authority or third parties that are in Seller’s possession or control or were initiated by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller with respect to Seller, the West Ely Street Facility, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any Former Property, dated in the
prior ten (10) years from the date of this Agreement arising under or relative to Environmental Laws, including any orders, notices of violation, warning letters, or requests for information with respect to Seller, all Environmental Licenses,
the West Ely Street Facility, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any Former Property. 
 (e) Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.5, to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions, or plans which have given rise to any liability or otherwise form the basis of any claim,
suit, action, demand, proceeding, penalty, fine, hearing, notice of violation, directive or requirement to undertake any Remedial Action under any Environmental Law, common law or otherwise, relating to Seller or any Affiliate or predecessor of
Seller or any Person for whose conduct Seller is or may be held responsible. 
 (f) All Contaminants that have
been removed from the West Ely Street Facility or any Former Property have been handled, transported, transferred, stored, treated, recycled, received, or disposed of in full compliance with all Environmental Laws. 

(g) Schedule 5.5 identifies all waste disposal, treatment and storage facilities and transporters and Persons
which, in the five (5) years preceding the date of this Agreement, have arranged for the disposal of Contaminants which are presently used by or which previously have been used by or arranged for use by Seller or any Person for whose conduct
Seller is or may be held responsible at any time in the operation of the business of Seller or otherwise for disposal of Contaminants. 
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 (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6(a), Seller owns and possesses
all right, title, and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, good and merchantable title to all Purchased Assets, in each case free and clear of all Encumbrances. Seller has and will have as of the Closing Date the
right, power, and capacity to convey, transfer, assign, and deliver the Purchased Assets free and clear of all Encumbrances. Seller enjoys peaceful and quiet possession of the Purchased Assets pursuant to or by all of the deeds, bills of sale,
leases, licenses, and other agreements under which it is operating the Business. The Purchased Assets, together with the Excluded Assets, comprise all of the assets reasonably necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the Business as
presently conducted. All obligations of Seller for payment for work performed on the Purchased Assets prior to the date of this Agreement that were due on or prior to such date have been paid in full, and any obligations of Seller incurred for work
scheduled to be performed on the Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date will be promptly paid by Seller when due except for those that are not yet due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date. 

(b) Schedule 5.6(b) describes the ownership of each die maintained by Seller or employed in the operation of the
Business, and identifies whether such die is in or out of service. 
 Section 5.7 Taxes. 

(a) Seller has filed, and will file, on a timely basis, all Tax Returns required to be filed by it accurately reflecting
all Taxes owing to the United States or any other government or any government subdivision, state, local, or foreign, or any other Taxing authority. Seller has paid in full all Taxes for which it has or may have liability, regardless of whether
shown on a Tax Return. All such Tax Returns are true, correct, and complete in all material respects and all positions taken by Seller therein are supported by a reasonable basis. Seller has no Knowledge of any unassessed Tax deficiency proposed or
threatened against Seller as a result of the operation of the Business. Seller is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return required to be filed by Seller in respect to the Business or the Purchased
Assets. 
 (b) Seller (i) has been a validly electing qualified subchapter S corporation (within the meaning
of Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code) at all times since its formation, (ii) does not have any potential liability for any Tax under Section 1374 of the Code, and (iii) has not acquired assets from another corporation in a
transaction in which Seller’s Tax basis was determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the Tax basis of the acquired assets (or any other property) in the hands of the transferor or acquired stock of any corporation that is a qualified
subchapter S subsidiary. 
 (c) There are no Encumbrances on any Purchased Assets as a result of any Tax
liabilities except for Taxes not yet due and payable. There are, and after the date of this Agreement will be, no Tax deficiencies of any kind assessed against or relating to Seller with respect to any Taxable period ending on or before the Closing
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 (d) Seller has complied in all respects with all Legal Requirements relating
to the payment and withholding of Taxes, and Seller has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, withheld and paid over to the proper governmental authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under applicable Legal
Requirements. 
 (e) Seller is not a party to any action, audit or proceeding by any Taxing or other Governmental
Authority for the assessment or collection of Taxes and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no such action has been proposed, threatened, or asserted. Seller is not and will not, be liable for the Taxes of any other Person as transferee or successor, by
contract or otherwise. Seller is not a “foreign person” pursuant to Section 1445 of the Code. 

(f) There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitations applicable to any Tax
Return of Seller for any Period and Seller has not agreed to an extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency. Neither the IRS nor any state, local, or foreign Taxing authority has audited any Tax Return filed by Seller within the
past six (6) years. 
 (g) Seller is not a party to any Tax rulings or closing agreements.
Schedule 5.7 sets forth all jurisdictions in which Seller has filed or will file Tax Returns with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business for each Taxable period, or portion thereof, ending on or before the Closing Date. Seller
has provided the Purchaser with true and complete copies of Seller’s Tax Returns for all Taxable periods beginning after October 31, 2005. 
 (h) There are no Tax sharing arrangements or similar arrangements (whether written or oral) in effect that include Seller, and Seller has no liability to any person with respect to any previously
terminated Tax sharing agreement or similar arrangement. 
 (i) No claim has ever been received by Seller from
any Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction where Seller does not file a Tax Return that Seller is, or may be, subject to Taxation in that jurisdiction with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business. 

(j) The unpaid Taxes of Seller with respect to the Purchased Assets and the Business do not exceed the amount accrued for
such Tax liability on the most recent balance sheet contained in the Financial Statements or the New Monthly Financial Statements, as adjusted for Seller’s Ordinary Course of Business through the Closing Date in accordance with the past
practice and custom of Seller in filing its Tax Returns. 
 (k) Seller delivered to Buyer, or has used
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, one or more certificates from the State of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation indicating the amount of Taxes, outstanding premiums,
contributions, penalties and accrued interest (if any) owed by Seller to, or assessed against Seller by, such agencies prior to the Closing Date relating to Taxes in general or employer contributions for unemployment insurance and

  
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workers’ compensation insurance pursuant to Chapters 4123 and 4141 of the Ohio Revised Code. 
 Section 5.8 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.8, there is no action, suit, claim, demand, arbitration, or other proceeding or investigation, administrative or judicial, pending
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or affecting Seller or any of the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, any relating to so-called product liability. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.8, Seller has not
received notice that it is the subject of any investigation of any Governmental Authority, and Seller is not subject to, nor is it or has it been in default with respect to, any order, writ, injunction, or decree of any Governmental Authority.
Schedule 5.8 indicates which of the matters listed are covered by valid insurance and the extent of such coverage. 

Section 5.9 Financial Statements. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9, the Financial Statements delivered to Purchaser
prior to the Closing Date, (a) have been (or will be) prepared from the books and records of Seller; (b) are true, accurate, and correct in all material respects; (c) present (or will present) fairly the financial position of Seller,
results of its operations and changes in its financial position at and for the periods therein specified in all material respects, (d) have been (or will be) prepared consistent with past practices and in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, and (e) with respect to all of the unaudited Financial Statements, include (or will include) all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, required for a fair presentation. 

Section 5.10 Accounts Payable; Accrued Expenses; Indebtedness. 

(a) Schedule 5.10(a) is a true and complete list of all trade accounts payable and accrued expenses of Seller
as of the date of the most recent month-end prior to the date of this Agreement, including a description of the terms of payment and whether such indebtedness is secured. Seller will deliver an updated schedule of trade accounts payable as of the
Closing Date. 
 (b) Schedule 5.10(b) is a true and complete list of all outstanding obligations of
Seller relating to Debt, including the amounts outstanding thereunder as of the date of this Agreement. 
 Section 5.11
Transactions with Affiliates. Schedule 5.11 is a true and correct list of any existing Contract or other business relationship between any Affiliate of Seller and Seller (including the relationship of Seller with such Affiliate). To
the Knowledge of Seller, Schedule 5.11 also lists each interest that any Seller Related Party owns, directly or indirectly, in any competitor of the Business, or supplier, customer, lessor, lessee, or other third party with whom Seller
transacts business; provided, however, Schedule 5.11 shall not include any interest owned, directly or indirectly, by a Seller Related Party in securities of any Person that are listed on a national securities exchange or are
traded in the over-the-counter market if such securities owned comprise less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of such Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10(b), Seller has no Debt payable to any of its
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payable to employees or for expenses incurred by employees on behalf of Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business. 
 Section 5.12 Capital Expenditure Plans. Seller has no commitments for capital expenditures. 
 Section 5.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements or on Schedule 5.13, to the Knowledge of Seller, Seller is not obligated for, nor are
the Purchased Assets subject to, any liabilities or adverse claims or obligations, absolute or contingent, except those current trade payables incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the most recent Verified Balance Sheet of Seller, and
Seller is not in default with respect to any terms or conditions of any liability or obligation. 
 Section 5.14
Customers. Schedule 5.14 sets forth the ten (10) largest customers by dollar volume of Seller for the twelve (12) month period ended October 31, 2010. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14, to the Knowledge
of Seller, none of such customers has substantially reduced or threatened to substantially reduce its relationship with Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14, since October 31, 2009, no customer has terminated any business
relationship with Seller. To the Knowledge of Seller, all historical customer information of the Business and historical sales data of the Business provided to Purchaser is true, accurate and complete. 

Section 5.15 Suppliers. Schedule 5.15 sets forth a true and complete list of all material suppliers of Seller,
indicating any suppliers that may be a sole or primary source supplier of raw materials, significant goods, equipment, or services to Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15, to the Knowledge of Seller, no supplier has increased or
threatened to increase to any material extent the pricing terms given to Seller, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, and Seller does not have any Knowledge that any of the foregoing is likely to occur. Additionally, except as set forth on
Schedule 5.15, to the Knowledge of Seller, no supplier has terminated or threatened to terminate any contractual or other business relationship with Seller, changed or threatened to change to any material extent its product mix, delivery
schedule, terms or during the past twelve (12) months decreased or delayed internally its supply of materials to Seller. 

Section 5.16 Business Relations. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16, Seller is not required, in the Ordinary Course of
Business, to provide any bonding or any other financial security arrangements in connection with any transactions with any customers or suppliers. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16, Seller has not received notice of any material disruption
(including, without limitation, delayed deliveries or allocations by suppliers) in the availability of any materials, products, or services used in the Business. 
 Section 5.17 Material Contracts. Schedule 5.17 is a true, correct and complete list of the following Contracts (the “Material Contracts”) to which Seller is a
party: 
 (a) any Contract (or group of related Contracts) that involves a commitment by Seller in excess of
$25,000 per annum or under which Seller could receive in excess of $25,000 per annum, in each case which has a term in excess of one year and is not terminable at the option of Seller upon no more than 30 days notice; 

  
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 (b) any Contract concerning a partnership or joint venture or investment in
or loan to any Person; 
 (c) any Contract (or group of related Contracts) under which it has created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money, or any capitalized lease obligation; 
 (d) any
Contract under which Seller has advanced or loaned any amount to any of its current or former directors, officers, or employees; 
 (e) any Contract under which Seller has advanced or loaned any amount to any other Person; 
 (f) any Contract under which Seller agreed to limit its ability to compete in any line of business, to conduct business in any location, to solicit or conduct business with any Person, or to hire any
individual or group of individuals; 
 (g) any Contract obligating Seller to maintain the confidentiality of
another Person’s information; 
 (h) any Contract binding another Person to maintain the confidentiality of
Seller’s information, including, without limitation, any confidentiality agreements entered into by other Persons who expressed interest in acquiring Seller and were provided confidential information for review; 

(i) any Contract for the employment or independent contractor status of any individual on a full-time, part-time,
consulting, or other basis; 
 (j) any Contract providing for the acquisition or disposition of assets of Seller
in excess of $25,000; 
 (k) any Contract providing for rebates or other contingent payments by Seller in excess
of $25,000; 
 (l) any Contract containing material indemnification obligations of Seller to any Person, other
than standard product warranties issued to customers in the ordinary course of business; and 
 (m) any Contract,
amendment, or supplement that individually or in the aggregate, amounts to a material change to the terms of payment or payment practices with respect to existing Contracts relating to a non-de minimis portion (by dollar value or number of
customers or number of suppliers) of Seller’s accounts receivable or accounts payable. 
 With respect to
each such Material Contract that is an Assumed Contract: (A) such Material Contract is in full force and effect and is legal, valid, binding on, and enforceable in all material respects against Seller, and to the Knowledge of Seller, all other
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party thereto, is in material breach or default of such Material Contract, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a material breach or default of such
Material Contract, or permit termination, modification, or acceleration under such Material Contract. Schedule 5.17 includes a description of any consents or approvals required of third parties under the terms of any of such Material
Contracts for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. A true, correct, and complete copy of each written, and a description of each oral, Material Contract that is an Assumed Contract so listed has been delivered to
Purchaser or its counsel. 
 Section 5.18 Purchase Orders. Schedule 5.18 is a true and complete list of all
currently open purchase orders under which (a) Seller is or will become obligated to pay any particular vendor an aggregate sum in excess of $25,000, and (b) a customer of Seller is or will become obligated to pay Seller an aggregate sum
in excess of $25,000. 
 Section 5.19 Receivables. 

(a) Schedule 5.19 contains a detailed aging schedule by customer for Seller as of the date of the most recent
month end prior to the date of this Agreement, which is (and will be) a true, correct, and complete list of the accounts receivable, both trade and non-trade, of Seller as of that date and Seller will deliver an updated schedule as of the Closing
Date. All accounts receivable (other than those that are Excluded Assets) are in the aggregate collectible in accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts, and such accounts receivable represent valid claims that have arisen in the Ordinary
Course of Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19, no set-offs exist respecting any such accounts receivable. 
 (b) Seller does not have any installment contracts receivable as of the date of this Agreement, and to the Knowledge of Seller will not have any installment contracts receivable as of the Closing Date.

 Section 5.20 Inventory. The analysis and information provided to Purchaser by Seller on Schedule 3.2, pursuant
to which information and analysis, the parties determined the value of the Inventory for purposes of calculating Net Working Capital, is true, accurate and complete in all material respects. Schedule 5.20 sets forth the amount and location of
any consignment or other Inventory of Seller that is located at a third party’s facility. 
 Section 5.21 Products and
Warranties. 
 (a) The products sold by Seller conform to and meet or exceed the standards required by all
applicable customer specifications and Legal Requirements now in effect and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there is no pending customer specification revision or Legal Requirement which if adopted or enacted would have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Business. 
 (b) Seller has delivered to Purchaser a copy of Seller’s standard product warranty and customer
service policy, and except as set forth on Schedule 5.21 Seller has not provided any warranty to a customer or other third party that materially varies from such standard warranty. Schedule 5.21 contains a description of any
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liability claims against Seller made since January 1, 2005. Except as may be listed on Schedule 5.21, no claims of customers or others based on an alleged or admitted defect of
material, workmanship, or design or otherwise in, or in respect of, Seller’s products are presently pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened other than product warranty claims in the aggregate not in excess of $25,000. 

Section 5.22 Employment Matters. 
 (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, Seller is not a party to, participant in, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement, union contract or employment, bonus, deferred
compensation, insurance, profit sharing or similar personnel arrangement, any equity purchase, option or other equity plans or programs or any employee termination or severance arrangement. 

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, the employment by Seller of any Person (whether or not there is a
written employment agreement) may be terminated for any reason whatsoever not inconsistent with current Legal Requirements, without penalty or liability of any kind. 

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, there are no active, pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened administrative, judicial, grievance or arbitration proceedings under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, the National Labor Relations Act, or any other Legal Requirement relating to employees of Seller. 
 (d) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, there is not pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, any strike, slowdown, picketing, work stoppage, or other similar labor activity with
respect to any employees of Seller. 
 Section 5.23 Employees. 

(a) Schedule 5.23(a) is a true, correct and complete list of all non-union employees working in the Business,
their accrued vacation and sick pay, their title and their compensation; and service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under any of Seller’s Benefit Plans. Seller has furnished to Purchaser or its counsel an
organizational chart of all non-union employees of Seller with a description of operational and reporting structure. 
 (b) Schedule 5.23(b) is a true, correct and complete list of all union employees working in the Business, their accrued vacation and sick pay, their title and their compensation. Seller has
furnished or made available to Purchaser or its counsel an organizational chart of all union employees of Seller with a description of operational and reporting structure. 
 Section 5.24 Employee Benefit Plans and Other Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.24, neither Seller nor any Controlled Group Member (as defined below), directly or indirectly,
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benefit pension plan” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, any “employee welfare benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, or any bonus, incentive, deferred
compensation, retiree medical, severance, fringe benefit, or other benefit, plan, program, or arrangement (hereinafter referred collectively to as the “Benefit Plans” and each individually as a “Benefit
Plan”). For purposes of this Agreement, “Controlled Group Member” means Seller and any Person which is required to be aggregated with Seller under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code. Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.24: 
 (a) Each Benefit Plan has been maintained in accordance with its terms and
all applicable Legal Requirements. 
 (b) Each Benefit Plan and any trust created thereunder: (i) is, and
has been, in compliance with all the applicable requirements of ERISA and (ii) has satisfied all of the applicable provisions of the Code. 
 (c) None of the Benefit Plans: (i) is subject to Title IV of ERISA, (ii) is a “multiemployer plan” as described in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, or
(iii) provides retiree medical or retiree life coverage for any employee or any beneficiary of any employee after the employee’s termination or employment with Seller other than continuation coverage required by applicable law, the cost of
which is fully paid by the former employee or his dependent. 
 (d) Full payment has been made of all amounts
that Seller, or any Controlled Group Member, is required, under applicable law or under the Benefit Plan, to have paid up through and including the month in which the Closing Date shall occur as a contribution or a benefit for all the Benefit Plans.
All contributions required to be made by, and all other liability of, Seller with respect to the Benefit Plan for the periods covered by the Financial Statements shall have been set forth on the appropriate Financial Statement in accordance with
GAAP. Benefits under the Benefit Plan are as represented and have not been increased subsequent to the date as of which documents have been provided. 
 Section 5.25 Licenses and Permits. Seller possesses all franchises, licenses, easements, permits, and other authorizations from Governmental Authorities and from all other Persons that are
necessary to permit it to engage in the Business as presently conducted and to use and occupy the West Ely Street Facility as such facility is presently being used and occupied. Such franchises, licenses, permits, and other authorizations are listed
on Schedule 5.25, and a true and correct copy of each such franchise, license, permit, and other authorization has been furnished to Purchaser or its counsel. 
 Section 5.26 Governmental Reports. Schedule 5.26 is a true and correct list of all reports, if any, filed since January 1, 2007, by Seller with any Governmental Authority,
including, but not limited to, the Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Seller has provided to Purchaser
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 Section 5.27 Compliance with Laws. Seller is in compliance, in all material respects,
with, and has at all times been in compliance, in all material respects, with all Legal Requirements affecting the Business and Seller’s operations, including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. 

Section 5.28 Intellectual Property. 
 (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.28, Seller owns all right, title, and interest to (including, without limitation, the exclusive right to use and license the same), or has the right to
use pursuant to a valid and enforceable license, all Intellectual Property used in or reasonably necessary for the operation of the Business, as presently conducted, free and clear of any Encumbrances (and without obligation to pay any royalty or
other fees with respect thereto). The Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 2.1(e), together with the Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 2.2(j) to be provided under the Transition Services Agreement,
(x) constitutes all of the Intellectual Property reasonably necessary for operation of the Business as presently conducted, and (y) as presently used by the Business does not infringe or violate any intellectual property rights of third
parties. No item constituting part of the Intellectual Property included in the Purchased Assets has been registered with, filed in or issued by, as the case may be, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, or
any other Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign, or a duly accredited and appropriate domain name registrar. Schedule 5.28 sets forth all license agreements for the Third Party Software and Intellectual Property included in the
Purchased Assets that is used under license in the Business; and no notice of any default has been received by Seller under any such license of Intellectual Property which remains uncured and the execution, delivery or performance of Seller’s
obligations hereunder will not result in such a default. Each such license agreement is (i) a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller and, to the Knowledge of Seller, each of the other parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with the
terms thereof and (ii) is assignable to Purchaser at the Closing without the consent or approval of any third party. 
 (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.28, (i) there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened proceedings or litigation or other claims made against Seller asserting the
invalidity, misuse, or unenforceability of any of such Intellectual Property included in the Purchased Assets, (ii) Seller has not received any notice that the conduct of the Business has infringed, misappropriated, or conflicted with, or
infringes, misappropriates, or conflicts with any intellectual property of another Person, (iii) to the Knowledge of Seller, the Intellectual Property and Third Party Software or other software owned by or licensed to Seller and included in the
Purchased Assets has not been infringed, misappropriated, or conflicted by any other Person, and (iv) none of the Intellectual Property, Third Party Software, or other software owned by or licensed to Seller and included in the Purchased Assets
is, to the Knowledge of Seller, subject to any outstanding order, decree, judgment, stipulation, or agreement restricting the scope or use thereof. 
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to or during their employment or engagement by Seller, except for inventions, trade secrets, or proprietary information that have been assigned or licensed to Seller. All intellectual property
rights relating to products prepared or developed by consultants for or to Seller, and any predecessor in interest, have been properly assigned in full or licensed without restriction to Seller. 

(d) Seller has the legal right to use all Third Party Software and other software that is material to the conduct of the
Business, and all such Third Party Software and other software is being used by Seller in compliance, in all material respects, with any applicable licenses. 
 Section 5.29 Powers of Attorney. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.29, Seller has not given to any Person for any purpose any power of attorney (irrevocable or otherwise) that is presently
in effect. 
 Section 5.30 Insurance. 

(a) Schedule 5.30 is a true and correct list of all the policies of insurance covering the Business,
Seller’s properties and/or the Purchased Assets that are presently in force. All of such insurance policies are in full force and effect and all premiums, retention amounts, and other related expenses due have been paid, and Seller has not
received any notice of cancellation with respect to any of the policies. True and correct copies of such policies have been made available to Purchaser or its counsel, along with any and all schedules, historical exposure information, and loss
information (including loss runs) relating to such policies. 
 (b) Schedule 5.30 is a true and
correct list of any material damage that has occurred to the Purchased Assets or the Business since September 30, 2010, indicating, in each case, whether such damage is covered by a policy of insurance and the extent of any claim that has been
made under such policy of insurance. All proceeds received by Seller from such insurance policies as a result of any claim set forth on Schedule 5.30 have been used solely for the purpose of repairing or replacing such damaged Purchased
Assets. 
 Section 5.31 Brokerage and Finder’s Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.31, Seller has
not incurred, or will not incur upon the closing of the transactions described in this Agreement, any liability to any broker, finder, or agent for any brokerage fees, finder’s fees, or commissions with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. 
 Section 5.32 Governing Documents. True, accurate, and complete copies of the Articles of
Incorporation and Regulations of Seller, as well as all similar agreements governing the operation of Seller and/or its relationship with Shareholders, together with all amendments thereto, have been delivered to Purchaser or its counsel. Seller has
furnished to Purchaser or its counsel the record books of Seller and the same are accurate and complete, in all material respects, and reflect all resolutions adopted and all actions taken, authorized, or ratified by the shareholders or directors of
Seller. 
 Section 5.33 No Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.33, since August 31, 2010, Seller
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limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.33, since August 31, 2010, there has not been: 

(a) any material adverse change in the financial condition, assets, liabilities, net worth, or business of Seller;

 (b) to the Knowledge of Seller, any event, rule, law, or order imposed nor to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened to be imposed, which would materially adversely affect the financial condition, assets, liabilities, net worth, or business of Seller; 
 (c) any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) in the operating condition of a material portion of the Purchased Assets; 

(d) any sale, assignment, sublease, termination (excluding any expiration in the Ordinary Course of Business), or material
modification of any Assumed Contract of the type required by Section 5.17 above to be listed on Schedule 5.17; 
 (e) any mortgage, pledge, or subjection to Encumbrance of any kind of any of the Purchased Assets; 
 (f) any strike, walkout, or labor trouble nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, has any strike, walkout, or labor trouble been threatened; 

(g) any commitment or liability to or agreement with any union or other labor organization other than the Local
No. 1603 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers AFL-CIO (the “Boilermakers Union”); 

(h) (i) any increase in the salaries or other compensation payable or to become payable to, or any advance (excluding
advances for ordinary business expenses) or any increase in, or any addition to, other benefits (including without limitation any bonus, profit-sharing, pension or other Benefit Plan) (A) to which any of Seller’s officers or employees who
earned in 2009, or are expected to earn in 2010, in excess of $40,000 may be entitled, or (B) to which any other employee may be entitled unless, in such case for (A) and (B), such increase was given in the Ordinary Course of Business, or
(ii) any payments to any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus or similar plan except payments in the Ordinary Course of Business made pursuant to the Benefit Plans described on Schedule 5.24; 

(i) any making or authorization of any capital expenditures; 

(j) any sale, transfer, license, or other disposition of any assets of Seller tangible or intangible, (in one or more
transactions) with a net book value in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate, except sales of Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business; 
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 (l) any payment, discharge or satisfaction of any liability or obligation
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) by Seller, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the Ordinary Course of Business, of liabilities or obligations either (i) shown or reflected on the August 31, 2010,
Financial Statement of Seller, or (ii) incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of such Financial Statement; 
 (m) any declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution of assets to equity owners of Seller; 
 (n) any purchase or redemption of equity, notes, or other securities; 
 (o) any write-offs as uncollectible of any notes or accounts receivable of Seller or write-downs of the value of any assets or Inventory by Seller other than the write-off of any notes or account
receivables or write-down of any assets or item of Inventory with a value (before valuation or other reserves) of less than $10,000 in the aggregate for all such write-offs and write-downs; 

(p) any change by Seller in any method of accounting or keeping its books of account or accounting practices or policies
or method of application thereof, including, but not limited to, changes in estimates or valuation methods; 

(q) any payment or distribution of any kind (however described), loan or advance of any amount to or in respect of, or the
sale, transfer, or lease of any properties or assets (whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) to, or entering into of any agreement, arrangement, or transaction with, any Seller Related Party except for (i) compensation to the
officers and employees of Seller, in each case at rates not exceeding the rates of compensation disclosed on Schedule 5.23(a); and (ii) reimbursement for reasonable business expenses in the Ordinary Course of Business; or 

(r) any election, revocation, or amendment of any Tax election, any settlement or compromise of any claim or assessment
with respect to Taxes, any execution of any closing agreement, any execution or consent to any waivers extending the statutory period of limitations with respect to the collection or assessment of any Taxes, or any amendment of any Tax Return.

 Section 5.34 Material Misstatements or Omissions. No representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement or in
any Ancillary Agreement or in any schedule thereto or hereto, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement of fact
contained therein not misleading. 
 Section 5.35 Disclaimer. Seller has not made, and Seller shall not be deemed to have
made, any representation or warranty other than as expressly made by Seller in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or in any schedule thereto or hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and notwithstanding any
representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement, Seller makes no representation or warranty with respect to any projections, estimates or budgets delivered or made available to Purchaser or its counsel at any time with respect to
future revenues, expenses or expenditures or future results of operations. 

  
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 ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER 

Purchaser warrants and represents to Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows: 

Section 6.1 Organization and Standing. Purchaser is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Ohio. Purchaser was formed for the purpose of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has no business operations. 

Section 6.2 Authority; Consents. The execution, delivery, and consummation of this Agreement by Purchaser has been duly authorized
by the sole member and manager of Purchaser in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements and the organizational documents of Purchaser, and at the Closing Date no further action will be necessary on the part of Purchaser to make this
Agreement valid and binding on Purchaser and enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby may be affected by bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium,
insolvency, public policy, and similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general equity principles. The execution, delivery, and consummation of this Agreement by Purchaser is not contrary to the
organizational documents of Purchaser. No approval or consent of any Person is or was required to be obtained by Purchaser for the authorization of this Agreement or the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

 Section 6.3 Brokerage and Finder’s Fees. Purchaser has not incurred, or will not incur upon the closing of the
transaction described in this Agreement, any liability to any broker, finder, or agent for any brokerage fees, finder’s fees, or commissions with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

Section 6.4 Material Misstatements or Omissions. No representation or warranty made by Purchaser in this Agreement or in any
Ancillary Agreement or in any schedule thereto or hereto, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statement of fact
contained therein not misleading. 
 ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS TO PURCHASER’S OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE 

The obligations of Purchaser to effect the purchase of the Purchased Assets and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be subject to the fulfillment, or waiver in writing by Purchaser, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions: 
 Section 7.1 Consents. All corporate and governmental consents and approvals necessary to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation,
all consents and approvals listed on Schedule 5.2, Schedule 5.17, Schedule 5.25 and Schedule 5.28 shall have been received by Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. 

  
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 Section 7.2 Legal Proceeding. No action, suit, or other proceeding shall be pending
before any Governmental Authority seeking or threatening to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking to obtain substantial damages in respect thereof, or involving a claim that consummation
thereof would result in the violation of any Legal Requirement of any Governmental Authority having appropriate jurisdiction. 

Section 7.3 Permits. To the extent any permits set forth on Schedule 2.1(f) are not assignable or transferable from Seller
to Purchaser, on or before the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, after using commercially reasonable efforts to secure, have received from each Governmental Authority requiring Purchaser to do so any permits required or necessary for Purchaser to use
the Purchased Assets to engage in the Business in the manner the Business was historically conducted by Seller prior to the Closing Date. 
 Section 7.4 Offer Letter. On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have offered employment to Scott McNeese, on terms reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and such employee (the “Employment
Offer”). 
 Section 7.5 Damage to Purchased Assets. Neither a material portion of the Purchased Assets are
rendered unusable as a result of damage or destruction on or prior to the Closing Date, nor a condemnation, eminent domain, or similar proceeding is instituted and maintained with respect to the West Ely Street Facility before the Closing,
provided, however, that if Purchaser, in its sole discretion, elects to proceed with the Closing after receiving written notice from Seller of such damage or destruction or the institution of such proceedings, then Purchaser shall be entitled
to all insurance or condemnation proceeds, including without limitation, business interruption and rental loss proceeds collected by Seller or any Seller Related Party prior to the Closing Date, together with an amount from Seller equal to all
deductible amounts under the insurance policies of Seller covering such damage or destruction. 
 Section 7.6 West Ely Street
Facility. Seller, effective as of the Closing Date, shall have caused the termination of the Existing West Ely Street Facility Lease. 
 Section 7.7 Product Liability Tail Insurance Coverage. On the Closing Date, Seller shall provide Purchaser with a certificate of coverage evidencing Seller’s purchase of product liability tail
insurance coverage from a reputable insurance carrier: (i) with an aggregate product liability coverage limit of not less than $5,000,000, (ii) with a coverage term of not less than the one (1) year period subsequent to the Closing
Date, (iii) listing Purchaser on the policy as an additional insured, and (iv) requiring not less than 30 days advance notice to Purchaser prior to cancellation by the carrier (the “Tail Insurance Policy”). Seller
shall also provide Purchaser with proof that all premiums have been paid in full on the Tail Insurance Policy. 
 Section 7.8
Environmental Insurance Policy. On the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser shall obtain environmental liability insurance coverage from a reputable insurance carrier : (i) with an aggregate liability coverage limit of not less than
$5,000,000, (ii) with a coverage term to include not less than the five (5) year period subsequent to the Closing Date, (iii) listing Seller and Purchaser on the policy as co-insured parties, and (iii) otherwise on terms mutually
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full on the Closing Date, with Seller paying $28,500 of such amount and Purchaser paying the remainder of such amount. 
 Section 7.9 Year-End Financial Review. Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have reviewed and discussed with one or more representatives of Seller’s finance team (which shall include
Kevin Gerber) all year-end adjustments that are intended to be made to the unaudited financial statements of Seller for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. 
 Section 7.10 Closing Deliveries of Seller. On the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver and Purchaser shall have received the following: 

(a) a true and correct copy of Seller’s Articles of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary of State of the State
of Ohio of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date; 
 (b) a certificate as to the good
standing of Seller certified by the State of Ohio and a certificate of foreign qualification issued by each jurisdiction in which Seller is qualified to do business. 

(c) a certificate of an authorized officer of Seller, dated the Closing Date, (i) certifying that the document
delivered pursuant to Section 7.10(a) is in effect and has not been amended or modified, (ii) attaching a true and correct copy of the Regulations of Seller, and certifying that it is in effect and has not been amended or modified,
(iii) attaching copies of resolutions, duly adopted by the directors and shareholders of Seller authorizing, as applicable, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements and the performance of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and certifying that such resolutions are in effect and have not been amended or modified, and (iv) certifying the incumbency of the officers of Seller executing and delivering this Agreement and
each of the Ancillary Agreements; 
 (d) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Seller and the Escrow Agent;

 (e) an assignment and assumption agreement relating to the Assumed Liabilities, duly executed by Seller, in a
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and Seller (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”); 
 (f) a bill of sale relating to the Purchased Assets, duly executed by Seller, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and Seller (the “Bill of Sale”);

 (g) a restrictive covenant agreement, duly executed by Seller and each Shareholder in a form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to such parties (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”); 
 (h) a
lease agreement between Purchaser and West Ely Properties, Ltd. (“West Ely Properties”), with regard to the West Ely Street Facility, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and West Ely Properties (the
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 (i) a memorandum of the Lease Agreement in a form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser and West Ely Properties (the “Memorandum of Lease”), duly executed by West Ely Properties; 
 (j) a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement, in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser in its sole discretion, from any lender having an interest in the West Ely Street Facility;

 (k) a landlord waiver, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, its lender, and West Ely
Properties, duly executed by West Ely Properties in favor of Purchaser’s lender; 
 (l) a transition
services agreement among Purchaser, Seller, and any necessary Seller Related Party, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and Seller (the “Transition Services Agreement”), duly executed by Seller and
each such Seller Related Party; 
 (m) the Employment Offer, duly executed by Scott McNeese; 

(n) a certificate of amendment to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio changing the name of Seller to
a name not containing any derivative of the trade names set forth on Schedule 2.1(e), duly executed by Seller; 
 (o) a FIRPTA certificate, duly executed by Seller; 
 (p) all
certificates of title or origin (or similar documents), with respect to any vehicles or other equipment included in the Purchased Assets duly endorsed by Seller; 

(q) a Debt Payment Letter from each obligee of the Debt of Seller listed on Schedule 5.10(b); and 

(r) all such other agreements, documents, instruments, and writings as are required to be delivered by Seller at the
Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or that are otherwise reasonably necessary to transfer to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title, and interest in, to and under the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities or to exclude the Retained
Liabilities, in accordance with this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS TO SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE 

The obligations of Seller to effect the sale of the Purchased Assets and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
subject to the fulfillment, or waiver in writing by Seller, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions: 
 Section 8.1 Legal Proceeding. No action, suit, or other proceeding shall be pending before any Governmental Authority seeking or threatening to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the
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result in the violation of any Legal Requirement of any Governmental Authority having appropriate jurisdiction. 
 Section 8.2 Closing Deliveries of Purchaser. On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver and Seller shall have received the following: 

(a) a true and correct copy of Purchaser’s Articles of Organization, certified by the Secretary of State of the State
of Ohio of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date; 
 (b) a certificate as to the good
standing of Purchaser certified by the State of Ohio. 
 (c) a certificate of an authorized officer of Purchaser,
dated the Closing Date, (i) certifying that the document delivered pursuant to Section 8.2(a) is in effect and has not been amended or modified, (ii) attaching a true and correct copy of Purchaser’s Operating Agreement and
certifying that it is in effect and has not been amended or modified, (iii) attaching copies of resolutions, duly adopted by the manager of Purchaser authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements
and the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and certifying that such resolutions are in effect and have not been amended or modified, and (iv) certifying the incumbency of the officers of Purchaser; 

(d) evidence of payment of the Closing Date Payment, the Debt Payments, the Pension Trust Escrow Fund and the Escrow Funds
as required by Section 3.1(c); 
 (e) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser; 

(f) the Lease Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser; 

(g) the Memorandum of Lease, duly executed by Purchaser; 

(h) the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser; 

(i) the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser; 

(j) the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser; and 

(k) all such other agreements, documents, instruments, and writings as are required to be delivered by Purchaser at or
prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or that are otherwise reasonably necessary for Purchaser to assume the Assumed Liabilities, in accordance with this Agreement. 

  
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 ARTICLE 9 REMEDIES 

Section 9.1 General Indemnification Obligation. 

(a) Subject to the limitations contained in Section 9.3, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its
officers, managers, members, employees, agents, and Affiliates (each a “Purchaser Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, penalties, fines, judgments, awards, settlements, Taxes,
costs, fees, expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees) and disbursements (collectively “Losses”) actually sustained by any of such Persons based upon, arising out of, or otherwise in respect of:

 (i) any inaccuracies in or any breach of any representation or warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement (including any schedule or exhibit attached hereto or thereto); 
 (ii) any breach of
any covenant or agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including any schedule or exhibit attached hereto or thereto); 
 (iii) any of the Retained Liabilities; and 
 (iv) the failure of
Purchaser to withhold a portion of the Final Purchase Price as required under the Ohio Revised Code. 
 (b)
Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates (each a “Seller Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all Losses actually sustained by any of such
Persons based upon, arising out of or otherwise in respect of: 
 (i) any inaccuracies in or any breach of any
representation or warranty of Purchaser contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including any schedule or exhibit attached hereto or thereto); 
 (ii) any breach of any warranty, covenant, or agreement of Purchaser contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including any schedule or exhibit attached hereto or thereto); 

(iii) any of the Assumed Liabilities; and 

(iv) any liability, loss, or obligation resulting from the operation of the Business after the Closing Date, except to the
extent arising from a Retained Liability. 
 Section 9.2 Notice and Opportunity to Defend. 

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under Section 9.1 that may result in a Loss (a “Liability Claim”), such Person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice thereof (a
“Claims Notice”) to the party hereto that is obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such claim (the “Indemnifying Party”). A Claims Notice shall describe the Liability Claim in
reasonable detail, and shall indicate the amount (estimated, if necessary and to the extent feasible) of the Loss that has been or may be suffered by the Indemnified Party. No delay in or failure to give a Claims Notice by the Indemnified Party to
the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 9.2(a) shall adversely affect any of the other rights or remedies which the Indemnified Party has under this Agreement, or alter or relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligation to indemnify
the Indemnified Party to the extent that such delay or failure has not materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. 
 (b) To the extent that any Liability Claim relates to a third party proceeding, the Indemnifying Party may elect, by providing written notice to the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days of
receipt of a Claims Notice from the Indemnified Party of the commencement or assertion of any Liability Claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, to assume and conduct the defense of such Liability Claim in accordance with the
limits set forth in this Agreement with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not assume the defense of a Liability Claim in accordance with this
Section 9.2(b), the Indemnified Party may continue to defend the Liability Claim. If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of a Liability Claim as provided in this Section 9.2(b), the Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any
legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if (i) the Indemnifying Party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently such Liability
Claim or (ii) a settlement of, or adverse judgment with respect to the Liability Claim may be expected to have a material adverse effect on, or is likely to establish a precedential custom or practice materially adverse to the continuing
business or Tax position of the Indemnified Party (including, without limitation, any increase in the Tax liability of Purchaser or any Affiliate thereof), the Indemnified Party may assume its own defense, and the Indemnifying Party shall be liable
for all reasonable costs or expenses paid or incurred in connection therewith. The Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be, shall have the right to participate in (but not control), at its own expense, the defense of any
Liability Claim which the other is defending as provided in this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party, if it shall have assumed the defense of any Liability Claim as provided in this Agreement, shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, consent to a settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Liability Claim which (i) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff to the Indemnified Party
a complete release from all liability in respect of such Liability Claim, or (ii) grants any injunctive or equitable relief, or (iii) may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on, or is likely to establish a precedential
custom or practice material adverse to, the continuing business or Tax position of the Indemnified Party (including, without limitation, any increase in the Tax liability of Purchaser or any Affiliate thereof). The Indemnified Party shall not settle
any Liability Claim, without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. 

  
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 Section 9.3 Survivability / Limitations on Indemnification. 

(a) The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, and the right
of Purchasers to seek indemnification as a result of any breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty, shall survive for a period of twelve (12) calendar months from the Closing Date (the “Expiration Date”);
provided, however, that: 
 (i) the Expiration Date will not apply for any Liability Claim relating to a
breach of or inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of Seller contained in Section 5.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 5.2 (Authority), Section 5.6 (Title), Section 5.32 (Brokerage and Finders Fees), or
Section 5.5 (Environmental Matters); 
 (ii) the representations and warranties of Seller contained in
Section 5.7 (Taxes) and Section 5.23(a) (Employee Benefit Plans and Other Plans) shall survive for the duration of any applicable statute of limitations, the duration of any suspension, waiver or extension thereof, and for ninety
(90) days thereafter; 
 (iii) all of the covenants and agreements of Seller and any Shareholder contained
in this Agreement shall survive after the date of this Agreement and be enforceable in accordance with their terms without expiration; and 
 (iv) any Liability Claim pending on any Expiration Date for which a Claims Notice has been given in accordance with Section 9.2 on or before such Expiration Date may continue to be asserted and
indemnified against until finally resolved. 
 The representations and warranties listed in clauses (i) and (ii) of
this Section 9.3(a) are referred to as the “Fundamental Representations”. 
 (b)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Seller shall have no obligation to indemnify any Purchaser Indemnified Party for any Loss under Section 9.1(a)(i) until the aggregate amount of all Losses sustained by one or
more Purchaser Indemnified Parties exceeds $250,000 in the aggregate (the “Basket”), in which case each Purchaser Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder to the full extent of Losses (including the
Losses included in the Basket), only up to but not exceeding, in the aggregate, thirty percent (30%) of the Final Purchase Price (the “Cap”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Basket and Cap shall not apply to Losses sustained by a Purchaser Indemnified Party as a result of Seller’s breach of a Fundamental Representations or arising out of a fraud claim brought by Purchaser against Seller. 

(c) Further notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Seller shall have no obligation to
indemnify any Purchaser Indemnified Party for any Loss under Section 9.1(a)(i) relating to any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of Seller to the extent that Seller can prove that (i) Purchaser or any Purchaser
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breach prior to the Closing, (ii) the CEO, CFO or COO of Purchaser fully understood the scope and significance of such knowledge prior to the Closing and (iii) such Losses arose solely
from the inaccuracy or breach to which Purchaser had Knowledge. 
 (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, Purchaser shall not have to indemnify any Seller Indemnified Party for any Loss under Section 9.1(b)(i) until the aggregate amount of all Losses sustained by one or more Seller Indemnified Parties exceeds the
Basket, in which case each Seller Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder to the full extent of Losses (including the Losses included in the Basket), up to but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the Cap. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Basket and Cap shall not apply to Losses sustained by a Seller Indemnified Party as a result of Purchaser’s breach of the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in
Section 6.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 6.2 (Authority), and Section 6.3 (Brokerage and Finders Fees) or arising out of a fraud claim brought by Seller against Purchaser. 

(e) Absent fraud, the indemnification provided for in Section 9.1 of this Agreement shall be the sole and exclusive
post-Closing remedy available to any party against the other parties for any Losses arising under or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. 

(f) Absent fraud, no party hereto will be entitled to receive from any other party hereto punitive, incidental, special or
consequential damages as a result of Losses hereunder; provided, however that this limitation shall not apply with respect to any Losses that arise from a Liability Claim involving a third party proceeding if such punitive, incidental,
special or consequential damages are claimed by such third party. 
 (g) For the purposes of the indemnification
provisions set forth in this Article 9, any Losses shall be determined on a net basis after giving effect to any actual cash payments, setoffs, recoupment, or any other payments in each case received, realized, or retained by the indemnified party
(including any amounts recovered or recoverable by the indemnified party from unaffiliated third party insurance providers) as a result of any event giving rise to a claim for such indemnification. 

Section 9.4 Manner of Satisfying Losses. Payments owed by Seller in satisfaction of Seller’s indemnification obligations
pursuant to this Article 9 shall be (i) first paid out of the Escrow Funds according to the procedures set forth in the Escrow Agreement and, to the extent amounts recovered by Purchaser Indemnified Party are not sufficient to satisfy all
Losses in full, (ii) then the balance of such Losses shall be paid directly by Seller. 
 Section 9.5 Treatment of
Indemnification Payments. All indemnification payments made by any party hereto will be treated as adjustments to the Final Purchase Price. 

  
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 ARTICLE 10 POST CLOSING COVENANTS 

The parties covenant to take the following actions after the Closing Date: 

Section 10.1 Further Information. Following the Closing, upon reasonable advance notice, Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser,
on the other hand, will provide each other and its counsel and its accountants, during normal business hours, upon prior written notice, reasonable access to the books, records, and other data of the other relating to the Business or the Purchased
Assets with respect to periods prior to the Closing and the right to make copies and extracts therefrom, to the extent that such access may be reasonably required (a) to facilitate the investigation, litigation, and final disposition of any
claims which may have been or may be made against any party or its Affiliates, (b) in connection with any Tax Return, audit, examination, proceeding, or determination, (c) to facilitate the purchase and implementation of any policies of
insurance covering the Purchased Assets or the Business, and (d) for any other reasonable business purpose. All investigations by or on behalf of a party shall be conducted in such manner as to not unreasonably interfere with the business
operations of the other party and at such requesting party’s sole expense. 
 Section 10.2 Record
Retention. Each party agrees that for a period of not less than seven (7) years following the Closing Date, it shall not destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the books and records relating to the Business or the Purchased Assets in their
possession with respect to periods prior to the Closing. Upon thirty (30) days advance notice to the other party, each party shall have the right to destroy all or part of such books and records after the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date. If any party so desires, it
shall have the right, at its own expense, to take possession of any records that the other party intends to destroy. 

Section 10.3 Tax Assistance. Following the Closing, Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, will provide each
other with such assistance as may reasonably be requested in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return, any audit or other examination by any Taxing authority, or any judicial or administrative proceedings relating to liability for Taxes.

 Section 10.4 Name Change of Seller. Within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, Seller shall file
certificates of amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio changing the name of Seller to a name not containing any derivative of the trade names set forth on Schedule 2.1(e). 

Section 10.5 No Assignment Causing Breach. Neither this Agreement nor any document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall
constitute an assignment of any claim, Contract, lease, commitment or sales or purchase order or an attempted assignment thereof without the consent of any other Person if such assignment would be ineffective, constitute a breach thereof or in any
way adversely affect the rights thereunder. Until such consent is obtained, Seller and Purchaser will cooperate with each other to provide for Purchaser the benefits of, and to permit Purchaser to assume all liabilities under, any such claim,
Contract, lease, commitment or sales or purchase order, including enforcement at the request and expense of Purchaser for the benefit of Purchaser of any and all rights of Seller against a third party thereto; and any transfer or assignment to
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or any Contract which requires the consent or approval of any third party shall be made subject to such consent or approval being obtained. 

Section 10.6 Employee Matters and Employee Benefits. 

(a) Non-Transferred Employees. Except as provided in Section 10.6(b) with respect to COBRA, nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed to impose on Purchaser any liabilities or responsibilities for periods prior to the Closing regarding individuals who do not become employees of Purchaser pursuant to offers of employment made under Section 10.6(b),
including, without limitation, liabilities or responsibilities for (i) pension, retirement, profit-sharing, savings, pension, medical, dental, disability income, life insurance, or accidental death benefits, whether insured or self-insured,
whether funded or unfunded, (ii) workers’ compensation (both long term and short term) benefits, whether insured or self-insured, whether or not accruing or based upon exposure to conditions prior to the date of this Agreement or for
claims incurred or for disabilities commencing prior to the Closing Date, or (iii) severance benefits. 

(b) Offers of Employment. Purchaser will offer, as of the Closing Date, employment at-will to the non-union
employees of Seller; provided, however, that nothing herein shall require any employee to accept such offer nor require Purchaser to continue any employment or any terms of employment after the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, Purchaser
will employ the members of the Boilermakers Union employed by Seller in accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between Seller and the Boilermakers Union (the “Boilermakers CBA”), which Boilermakers
CBA will be an Assumed Contract as provided in Section 2.3(a)(iii). 
 (c) WARN. Seller shall be
responsible for complying with any notice and coverage requirements of the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, if applicable, arising as a result of the Closing. 

Section 10.7 Further Assurances. From and after the Closing, Purchaser and Seller will, and each will cause their respective
Affiliates to execute and deliver such further instruments of sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment, and delivery and such consents, assurances, powers of attorney, and other instruments and take such other action as reasonably may be necessary to
in order to vest in Purchaser (and record and perfect) all right, title, and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, to put Purchaser in actual possession and control of the Business and to otherwise fully effectuate and carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. 
 Section 10.8 Mail, Bank Accounts and Other Receipts.

 (a) After the Closing, Seller agrees to hold in trust and deliver to Purchaser promptly following receipt
thereof any mail, checks, electronic cash deposits, or documents that it receives pertaining to the Business or the Purchased Assets. Seller agrees to maintain, for a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 24 months), the bank account(s) and
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deliver to Seller promptly following receipt thereof any mail, checks, electronic cash deposits, or documents that it receives pertaining to matters other than the Business or the Purchased
Assets. 
 (b) From and after the Closing, Seller agrees to maintain for as long as necessary amounts of cash in
the bank accounts used for the operation of the Business prior to Closing sufficient to cover any and all checks, drafts, and other draws that are outstanding against such accounts as of the Closing Date. 

(c) From and after the Closing, Seller and Purchaser shall use their reasonable good faith efforts to reconcile, on or
about forty five (45) days following the Closing or at such mutually agreeable later date, (i) the amount, if any, of the trade payables and/or accrued expenses being assumed by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement that are drawn from the
bank accounts of Seller after the Closing Date, and (ii) the amount, if any, of the accounts receivable and other customer and/or supplier payments relating to the Purchased Assets that are remitted to and/or deposited by such customers and/or
suppliers into the bank accounts of Seller after the Closing Date. Any amounts due from Seller to Purchaser, or from Purchaser to Seller, as a result of such reconciliation shall be promptly paid by the owing party. 

Section 10.9 Dissolution of Seller. For a period of no less than two (2) years following the Closing Date, Seller covenants
and agrees to maintain its corporate existence and not to take any action to merge with or into another entity nor to liquidate or dissolve under state law. Seller further agrees that, during such period, Seller will maintain not less than $500,000
of liquid cash or cash equivalents in an unrestricted bank account in the name of Seller. 
 Section 10.10 Non-Solicitation
by Purchaser. Purchaser covenants and agrees that, until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, Purchaser will not and will cause its Affiliates (including SIFCO Industries, Inc.) not to, without the prior written consent of
Seller, directly or indirectly, solicit, induce or attempt to solicit or induce any employee of TWS who was employed by TWS on the Closing Date, to terminate his or her employment with TWS; provided, however, that this restriction shall not
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 ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 11.1 Assignment; Third Parties; Binding Effect. The rights under this Agreement are not assignable nor are the duties
delegable by (a) Seller without the prior written consent of Purchaser; and (c) Purchaser without the prior written consent of Seller; except that Purchaser may, without the consent of any other party, assign this Agreement (x) to a
wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser, (y) an entity under common control with Purchaser, or (z) Purchaser’s principal creditor; provided, however, that no such transfer or assignment shall relieve Purchaser of its obligations
hereunder. Any attempted assignment or delegation in contravention of the previous sentence shall be null and void. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to convey upon any person or entity, other than the parties and their successors in
interest and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement unless expressly stated. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of the parties contained in this Agreement are binding on and will inure
to the benefit of Purchaser and Seller, as applicable, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 
 Section 11.2
Expenses. Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own expenses and costs incurred or to be incurred by it in negotiating, closing and carrying out this Agreement. 
 Section 11.3 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to be made under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed duly given, unless otherwise expressly indicated
to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) when personally delivered, (ii) upon receipt of a telephonic facsimile transmission with a confirmed telephonic transmission answer back, (iii) three (3) Business Days after having been
deposited in the United States mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) one (1) Business Day after having been dispatched by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the
parties or their permitted assigns at the following addresses (or at such other address or number as is given in writing by any party to the other parties) as follows: 

(a)  If to Purchaser, to:  T&W Forge, LLC 

c/o SIFCO Industries, Inc. 
 970 East 64th Street 
 Cleveland, Ohio 44103-1694 

Attention: James P. Woidke 
 Facsimile No.: (216) 881-1828 
 Email: jwoidke@sifcofg.com

    with a copy to:       Benesch, Friedlander,
Coplan & Aronoff LLP 
 2300 BP Tower 

200 Public Square 
 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 
 Attention: John S. Gambaccini, Esq.

 Facsimile No.: (216) 363-4588 

Email: jgambaccini@beneschlaw.com 

  
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 (b)  If to
Seller:              T & W Forge, Inc. 
 c/o Durrel Corporation 
 8840 Commons Boulevard 

Twinsburg, Ohio 44087 
 Attention: John C. Beringer, Jr. 
 Facsimile No.: (330) 405-2560

 Email: jberinger@durrel.com 

   with a copy to:        Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP 

2800 BP Tower 
 200 Public Square 
 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 

Attention: Lawrence E. Oscar, Esq. 

Facsimile No.: (216) 274-2429 
 Email: leoscar@hahnlaw.com 
 Section 11.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may
be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same document. Any signature to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement delivered via facsimile,
electronic mail, or in pdf format shall be deemed an original for all purposes. 
 Section 11.5 Captions and Section
Headings. Captions and section headings are for convenience only, are not a part of this Agreement and may not be used in construing it. 
 Section 11.6 Possession of Purchased Assets. Possession of the Purchased Assets will be given to Purchaser effective as of 11:59 p.m. on the Closing Date. Purchaser will not acquire any title to
the Purchased Assets until possession has been given to it in accordance with this Section 11.6. For purposes of this Section 11.6, possession will be deemed to have been given to Purchaser when Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to
Purchaser good and sufficient instruments of transfer and conveyance as provided in this Agreement. 
 Section 11.7
Waivers. Any failure by any of the parties to comply with any of the obligations, agreements, or conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived by the other party or parties, but any such waiver will not be deemed a waiver of any other
obligation, agreement or condition contained herein. 
 Section 11.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any
certificate, schedule, exhibit, or other document delivered pursuant to its terms, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. There are no verbal agreements, representations, warranties, undertakings,
or agreements between the parties, and this Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect, except by a written instrument signed by all the parties to this Agreement making specific reference to this Agreement. 

Section 11.9 Governing Laws. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
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party hereby submits itself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts sitting in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and waives any objection (on the grounds of each of jurisdiction or
forum non conveniens, or otherwise) to the jurisdiction of any such court. Seller and Purchaser irrevocably waive any objection that they now have or hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any suit, action, or proceeding brought in any such
court and further irrevocably waive any claim that any such suit, action, or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
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 Signature Page to 

Asset Purchase Agreement 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date first above written. 
  

			
	 PURCHASER:
	  	SELLER:
		
	 TWF ACQUISITION, LLC

 
 By: /s/ Frank A. Cappello

Name: : Frank A. Cappello

Title: Treasurer
	  	 T & W FORGE, INC.
  

By: /s/ John C. Beringer, Jr.
 Name:
John C. Beringer, Jr.
 Title: Secretary

  
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 APPENDIX A 

DEFINITIONS 
 For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms, whether capitalized or not, shall have the meaning set forth below: 

“Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, (a) any officer, director, manager, or holder of
more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares or equity interest of such Person, (b) such Person’s spouse and the parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, children, and grandchildren of such Person or of such Person’s
spouse, or (c) any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person, directly or indirectly,
possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. 

“Ancillary Agreements” means the Escrow Agreement, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Bill of
Sale, the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, and each agreement, document, instrument, or certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by Purchaser or Seller in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case only as applicable to the relevant party or parties to such Ancillary Agreement, as indicated by the context in which such term is used. 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or day on which commercial banks are
authorized or required by law to close in Cleveland, Ohio. 
 “Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 “Contaminant” means any substance or waste containing
hazardous or toxic substances, pollutants, or contaminants, and any other individual or class of pollutants, contaminants, toxins, chemicals, substances, wastes, or materials in their solid, liquid, or gaseous phase, defined, listed, designated,
regulated, classified, or identified under any Environmental Law. This definition includes asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, petroleum or petroleum-based products or derivatives thereof, radioactive materials, flammable explosives, and
polychlorinated biphenyls. 
 “Contract” means any agreement, contract, obligation,
promise, or undertaking (whether written or oral) that is legally binding and (a) under which Seller has or may acquire any rights, (b) under which Seller has or may become subject to any obligation or liability, or (c) by which
Seller or any of the Purchased Assets may become bound. 
 “Debt” means (a) all
obligations to repay borrowed money, direct or indirect, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed, (b) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of capital assets (excluding normal trade terms for capital assets purchased in the ordinary course
of business), (c) all obligations under conditional sales or other title retention agreements, (d) all reimbursement and other obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance,

 
currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap, collar, or floor agreement or other interest rate management device. 
 “Encumbrance” means any charge, claim, community property interest, condition, equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, right of first refusal,
easement, or restriction or reservation of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income, or exercise of any other attribute of ownership. 
 “Environmental Condition” means any breach of any Environmental Laws, any Remedial Action, any Release or threatened Release, or the presence of Contaminants.

 “Environmental Laws” means all applicable foreign, federal, state, and local laws,
rules, regulations, codes, policies, guidance, and ordinances, and binding determinations, orders, permits, licenses, injunctions, writs, decrees or rulings of any governmental or judicial authority, relative to or that govern or purport to govern
air quality, soil quality, water quality, wetlands, natural resources, Contaminants, pollution or the protection of public health, human health or the environment, including, but not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., as amended) (“CERCLA”), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. §1801 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. §1251 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §201 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.)(“RCRA”), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
§7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. §651 et seq.), as each of these laws are in existence as of the date
hereof. 
 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 “Existing West Ely Street Facility Lease” means that certain Net Lease Agreement, dated
January 1, 1997, between Seller and West Ely Properties, Ltd., regarding the West Ely Street Facility. 

“Financial Statements” means the following reports of Seller, (a) the Verified Balance Sheets,
(b) the unaudited interim balance sheet dated as of November 30, 2010, and (c) the related unaudited statement of income for the period ended November 30, 2010. 

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 “Governmental Authorization” means any approval, consent, ratification, waiver, license, permit, or
authorization issued, granted, given, or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Legal Requirement. 
 “Governmental Authority” means any United States, state, local, foreign, or other governmental entity or municipality or any subdivision thereof or any authority,
department, commission, board, bureau, agency, court, tribunal, arbitration panel, or instrumentality.  

“Intellectual Property” means all business names (fictitious or otherwise), trade names, registered
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logos, internet domain names, insignia and copyrights, and other proprietary rights to various words, slogans, symbols, logos, designs and trade dress, including all registrations and
applications for the same, and all goodwill associated therewith; all domestic and foreign patents and patent applications, industrial and utility models, industrial designs, petty patents, patents of importation, patents of addition, certificates
of invention, and any other indicia of invention ownership issued or granted by any Governmental Authority including any reissue, re-examination, extension, division, continuation or continuation-in-part of any of the foregoing; all copyrights,
applications for copyright registration and copyright registrations, in both published works and unpublished works; all right, title and interest of Seller in, to and under licenses, sublicenses or like agreements providing such Seller any right or
concession to use any Third Party Software, or other software or information or intellectual property; all know-how, trade secrets, and confidential and/or proprietary information, including, without limitation, customer lists, technical or business
information, including data, process technology, plans (including business and marketing plans), sketches, drawings, schematics, flow charts, blue prints, manufacturing processes, formulae, recipes, designs, systems, forms, specifications, technical
manuals, computer and software programs, product information and development, work-in-progress; all other intellectual property rights (in whatever form or medium) owned or licensed by Seller and/or used in connection with the conduct of the
Business; and all documentary evidence of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, those items listed on Schedule 2.1(e). 
 “Inventory” means all inventories of Seller, wherever located, including all finished goods, work in process, and raw materials to be used or consumed by
Seller in the production of finished goods.  
 “IRS” means the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service. 
 “Knowledge” means, with respect to Seller, John Beringer, John Staudt,
Scott McNeese, or Craig Sivak is actually aware of a particular fact or other matter after reasonable inquiry. 

“Legal Requirement” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international,
multinational, or other constitution, law, ordinance, rule, code, by-law, principle of common law, regulation, statute, treaty, or requirement, including, but not limited to, any building zoning, fire, environmental, Tax, public health or safety law
or code in existence as of the date hereof. 
 “Material Adverse Effect” means any
change, event, effect, or development that (a) has a materially adverse effect on the financial condition or operating results of the Business and the assets to be acquired pursuant to this Agreement, or (b) has a materially adverse effect
on the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material
Adverse Effect: (i) any change, event, effect, or development arising from or relating to (1) any change in United States or foreign economies in general, (2) any change in general business or economic conditions affecting the
industry and/or markets in which the Business operates, (3) any change in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in general economic, business, regulatory, political or market
conditions or in national or global financial or capital markets, (4) any changes in GAAP or other applicable accounting regulations, or (5) any actions taken (or 

  
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omitted to be taken) at the request of Purchaser; (ii) any matters related to or caused by the announcement of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or any of the transactions
contemplated hereunder or thereunder or the effect of the public announcement of the transactions contemplated hereby on current or prospective customers of the Business; and (iii) any adverse change in or effect on the Business or the assets
to be acquired pursuant to this Agreement that is cured by Seller before the earlier of (1) the Closing Date and (2) the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10. 

“Net Working Capital” means (a) accounts receivable (other than accounts receivable determined
to be Excluded Assets and listed on Schedule 2.2(g)(ii)), Inventory (which amount is determined pursuant to Section 3.2(a) hereof), and prepaid expenses (excluding prepaid insurance) of the Business related to the Purchased Assets,
(b) less trade accounts payable and those accrued expenses set forth in Section 2.3(a)(ii) (excluding Retained Liabilities) of the Business, each as accrued in the Ordinary Course of Business, in conformity with GAAP. 

“Ordinary Course of Business” means, with respect to Seller, an action which is: 

(a) prudent, consistent with the past practices of Seller and taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day
operations of Seller; 
 (b) not required to be authorized by the directors, or shareholders of Seller; and

 (c) similar in nature and magnitude to actions customarily taken without any authorization by the directors or
shareholders of Seller in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of other prudent Persons that are in the same line of business as Seller. 
 “Person” means a natural person, sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Authority or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary, or other capacity. 

“Real Property” means all real property owned or leased by Seller and used in connection with the
Business, including, without limitation, buildings, outside storage areas, silos, driveways, walkways, and parking areas thereon or thereof and all easements, improvements, and all appurtenances thereto, and the rights and privileges of Seller in
all rights of way, licenses or easements. 
 “Release” means any release, spill, emission,
leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, disposing, injection, deposit, discharge, dispersal, leaching, or migration into any media, whether soil, surface water, ground water, building interior or components, air or any combination of the foregoing, and
the movement of any Contaminant through any media, and including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other receptacles containing any Contaminant. 
 “Remedial Action” means any action to: (a) investigate, study, clean up, remove, treat, dispose of or in any other way address any Contaminant, including, but
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assessments and/or feasibility studies; (b) prevent the Release or threatened Release, or minimize the further Release of any Contaminant; and (c) bring the existing operations of
Seller in compliance with Environmental Laws. 
 “Seller Related Party” means and includes
any of the following: all shareholders of Seller; the spouse of any such Person; any child, grandchild, parent or sibling of any such Person (without regard to whether such relationship was created by birth or adoption), or spouse of any such
Person; and any entity in which any of the foregoing has a direct or indirect interest (except through ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of any entity whose securities are listed on a national securities
exchange or traded in the national over-the-counter market). 
 “Taxes” means any and all
taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, income, employment, profits, use, alternative minimum, gross receipts, value added, excise, real or personal property, sales, withholding, social security, retirement,
unemployment, occupation, service, service use, license, net worth, payroll, franchise, transfer and recording taxes, fees and charges, imposed by the IRS or any taxing authority (whether domestic or foreign including, without limitation, any state,
county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof (including a United States possession)), whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis; and such term includes (i) any interest
whether paid or received, fines, penalties or additional amounts attributable to, or imposed upon, or with respect to, any such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments and (ii) any liability for such amounts as a result of being a
member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group or of a contractual obligation to indemnify any other Person or other entity. 
 “Tax Return” means any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing required to be supplied to any taxing authority or jurisdiction (foreign
or domestic) with respect to Taxes, including, without limitation, information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file
any such report, return, document, declaration or other information. 
 “Third Party
Software” means any off-the-shelf software program, utility, tool, or application, or any software program which was not developed at the specific request or direction of Seller. 

“Verified Balance Sheets” means the audited balance sheets of Seller dated as of October 31,
2009, October 31, 2008, and October 31, 2007, the unaudited balance sheets of Seller dated as of October 31, 2010, and in each case the related audited statements of income and cash flows of Seller for the years then ended.

 “West Ely Street Facility” means that certain Real Property situated at 562 West Ely
Street, Alliance, Ohio 44601. 

  
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 In addition, the following terms have the respective meanings indicated in the sections of
this Agreement listed below: 

 

			
	 Defined Term
	  	 Section

	 Agreement
	  	Preamble
	 Assignment and Assumption

Agreement
	  	7.10(e)
	 Assumed Contracts
	  	2.3(a)(iii)
	 Assumed Liabilities
	  	2.3(a)
	 Basket
	  	9.3(b)
	 Benefit Plan
	  	5.24
	 Bill of Sale
	  	7.10(f)
	 Boilermakers CBA
	  	10.6(b)
	 Boilermakers Union
	  	5.33(g)
	 Business
	  	Recitals
	 Cap
	  	9.3(b)
	 Claims Notice
	  	9.2(a)
	 Closing
	  	4.1
	 Closing Date
	  	4.1
	 Closing Date Working Capital
	  	3.2(c)
	 Closing Date Working Capital

Statement
	  	3.2(c)
	 Closing Date Payment
	  	3.1(a)
	 Compliance Audit
	  	3.1(d)
	 Confirmation Audit
	  	3.1(d)
	 Controlled Group Member
	  	5.24
	 Debt Payments
	  	3.1(c)(iii)
	 Debt Payoff Letters
	  	3.1(b)
	 Differences
	  	3.2(e)(ii)
	 Diligence Disk
	  	5.34
	 Employment Offer
	  	7.4
	 Environmental Licenses
	  	5.5(b)
	 Escrow Account
	  	3.1(c)(i)
	 Escrow Agent
	  	3.1(c)(i)
	 Escrow Agreement
	  	3.1(c)(i)
	 Escrow Funds
	  	3.1(c)(i)
	 Estimated Closing Working

Capital
	  	3.2(b)
	 Estimated Working Capital

Statement
	  	3.2(b)
	 Excluded Assets
	  	2.2
	 Expiration Date
	  	9.3(a)
	 Final Purchase Price
	  	3.2(f)
	 Final Working Capital Schedule
	  	3.2(e)(iii)
	 Former Property
	  	5.5(a)(ii)

			
	 Defined Term
	  	 Section

	 Fundamental Representations
	  	9.3(a)
	 Indemnified Party
	  	9.2(a)
	 Indemnifying Party
	  	9.2(a)
	 Independent Auditors
	  	3.2(e)(ii)
	 Initial Working Capital

Adjustment
	  	3.2(b)
	 Insurance Escrow Account
	  	3.1(c)(v)
	 Insurance Escrow Fund
	  	3.1(c)(v)
	 Lease Agreement
	  	7.10(h)
	 Liability Claim
	  	9.2(a)
	 Losses
	  	9.1(a)
	 Material Contact
	  	5.17
	 Memorandum of Lease
	  	7.10(i)
	 Notice of Disagreement
	  	3.2(d)(ii)
	 Pension Trust
	  	3.1(c)
	 Pension Trust Escrow Account
	  	3.1(c)
	 Pension Trust Escrow Fund
	  	3.1(c)
	 Physical Inventory
	  	3.2(a)
	 Private Resolution Period
	  	3.2(e)(i)
	 Purchased Assets
	  	2.1
	 Purchase Price
	  	3.1(a)
	 Purchaser
	  	Preamble
	 Purchaser Indemnified Party
	  	9.1(a)
	 Renewal Premium
	  	3.1(e)(i)
	 Resolved Objections
	  	3.2(e)(i)
	 Restrictive Covenant

Agreement
	  	7.10(g)
	 Retained Inventory
	  	2.2(i)
	 Retained Liabilities
	  	2.3(b)
	 Review Period
	  	3.2(d)
	 Seller
	  	Preamble
	 Seller Indemnified Party
	  	9.1(b)
	 Settlement Date
	  	3.2(e)(iii)
	 Shareholder
	  	Preamble
	 Statement of Claims
	  	3.2(e)(ii)
	 Tail Insurance Policy
	  	7.7
	 Target Working Capital
	  	3.2(b)
	 Transition Services Agreement
	  	7.10(l)
	 TWS
	  	2.2(j)
	 Withdrawal Liability
	  	3.1(d)
	 Withdrawal Liability Notice
	  	3.1(d)
	 West Ely Properties
	  	7.10(h)

  
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