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EX-10.54 Asset Purchase Agreement

 

EXHIBIT 10.54

 

 

 

 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006

BETWEEN

MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC.

AND

LM-ITS ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is hereby made and entered into this 9th
day of November, 2006, by and between LM-ITS Acquisition Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Buyer”), and MasTec North America, Inc., a Florida corporation
(“Seller”).

     WHEREAS, Seller, through its department of transportation service group, provides specialty
contracting services to state Departments of Transportation, including traffic management systems,
related IT installations, and roadside construction services (such service group, the
“Business”); and

     WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller desire that Buyer acquire certain assets and assume certain
liabilities of the Business, including substantially all of Seller’s state Department of
Transportation related projects and assets, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants hereinafter set
forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

     1. Recitals and Definitions.

          a. Recitals. The recitals contained herein are true and correct and by this reference
are incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement.

          b. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth on Exhibit A.

     2. Purchase and Sale of Assets. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, at the Closing Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall
purchase from Seller, free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, all of
Seller’s right, title and interest in the following assets (collectively, the “Assets”):

          a. all accounts receivable (whether current or noncurrent) of the Business, other than the
Excluded Receivables, and all causes of action specifically pertaining to the collection of the
foregoing (collectively, the “Acquired Receivables”);

          b. all Inventory of the Business (collectively, the “Acquired Inventory”);

          c. all of the Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 2(c) (the “Acquired
Intellectual Property”);

          d. all rights and interest of the Seller under the Contracts, including the Contracts set
forth on Schedule 2(d) (the “Acquired Contracts”);

 

 

          e. all tangible personal property of the Business, including the machinery, equipment, tools,
supplies, construction in progress, furniture and computer hardware, whether owned, leased or
licensed set forth on Schedule 2(e) (the “Acquired Personal Property”);

          f. all projects of the Business set forth on Schedule 2(f), other than projects
completed prior to the Closing Date, and other projects of the Business entered into after the date
of this Agreement in accordance with this Agreement (the “Current Projects”);

          g. all other current assets, retainages and other long term assets of the Business as of the
Closing Date, including those set forth on Schedule 2(g);

          h. except to the extent Seller is required to retain the originals pursuant to any Applicable
Law (in which case a copy will be provided to the Buyer), the originals and/or copies (if originals
are unavailable) of all information and records relating primarily to the Assets or the Business,
including books, records, databases, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists, plats, plans
and designs of fixtures and equipment, specifications, technical information, creative materials,
advertising and promotional materials, studies, reports, sales records, service records, supplier
lists, customer lists, sales order files, engineering data files, purchase order files, supplier
files, other supplier information, customer files, other customer information, environmental
control, monitoring and test records and all other printed or written materials, whether or not
confidential or proprietary;

          i. all software, programs and source code, program documentation, manuals, forms, guides, and
other materials with respect thereto, to the extent transferable to Buyer without cost to Seller,
including without limitation Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Windows (the
“Transferable Software”), provided that the Oracle software shall not be transferred even
if permitted pursuant to Seller’s license from Oracle;

          j. all expenses that have been prepaid by Seller relating primarily to the operation of the
Business, including but not limited to ad valorem taxes, lease and rental payments;

          k. all rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off or recoupment against
Persons other than Seller and its Affiliates relating primarily to the Business or the Assets,
including, without limitation, unliquidated rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties and
rights to insurance proceeds as to the Assets;

          l. all Permits used in the Business, to the extent the transfer thereof is permitted by
Applicable Law, including those set forth on Schedule 2(l) (collectively, the “Acquired
Permits”);

          m. $2,500,000 of cash (the “Minimum Cash”); and

          n. the right to use the letters “ITS” to the extent MasTec has any right to use such letters
(for purposes of clarity and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, MasTec
makes no representation or warranty as to ownership or the right to use such letters), but without
any reference to MasTec.

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     3. Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section
2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the following assets of Seller (collectively, the
“Excluded Assets”) are not part of the sale and purchase contemplated hereunder, are
excluded from the Assets and shall remain the property of Seller after the Closing:

          a. all cash and cash equivalents (including, without limitation, checking account balances,
certificates of deposit and other time deposits and petty cash) other than the Minimum Cash;

          b. all accounts receivable of Seller not related to the Business;

          c. accounts receivable of the Business to be designated by Seller prior to Closing in the
aggregate amount of no more than $2,500,000 (the “Retained Receivables”);

          d. all Inventory of Seller other than the Acquired Inventory;

          e. all rights and interest of Seller under all contracts, agreements, leases (including leases
of real property outside the State of Florida), licenses, commitments, sales and purchase orders,
and other undertakings of any kind, whether written or oral other than the Acquired Contracts;

          f. all tangible personal property, including machinery, equipment, tools, supplies,
construction in progress, furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and computer hardware,
whether owned, leased or licensed other than the Acquired Personal Property;

          g. all projects of Seller other than the Acquired Projects;

          h. all (i) confidential personnel and medical records pertaining to any employee of Seller or
its affiliates the disclosure or transfer of which is prohibited by Applicable Law; (ii) corporate
minute books, charter documents, corporate stock record books and such other books and records as
pertain to the organization, existence or share capitalization of Seller; (iii) documents relating
to proposals to acquire the Assets by Persons other than Buyer; and (iv) all accounting and other
books and records that do not relate to the Assets;

          i. all insurance policies and agreements;

          j. all refunds, prepayments, rights of recoupment, and other rights with respect to any Taxes
relating to periods prior to and including the Closing;

          k. all intercompany accounts receivable, loans and advances;

          l. all of Seller’s assets which are not primarily used in connection with the Business;

          m. the name “MasTec” and all other Intellectual Property of the Seller and its Affiliates
other than the Acquired Intellectual Property;

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          n. all assets related to Excluded Liabilities;

          o. all software, programs and source code, program documentation, manuals, forms, guides, and
other materials with respect thereto, other than the Transferable Software;

          p. all Permits other than the Acquired Permits;

          q. all of Seller’s rights hereunder; and

          r. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall not
constitute an assignment of any Contract or Permit if an attempted assignment thereof, without the
consent of a third party thereto, would constitute a breach thereof or would be legally
ineffective. If any such consent is not obtained prior to Closing or does not remain in full force
and effect at Closing in satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 14(e) and
15(e) or if such consent is not required to be obtained pursuant to such sections, or if any
attempt at an assignment thereof would be ineffective or would affect the rights of Seller
thereunder so that Buyer would not in fact receive all such rights, Buyer and Seller shall use
reasonable efforts to enter into a mutually agreeable, reasonable and lawful arrangement under
which Buyer obtains the benefits and assumes the obligations in respect of such Contract or Permit
from and after the Closing, including subcontracting, sublicensing or subleasing to Buyer, and
under which Seller would enforce for the benefit of Buyer, with Buyer assuming the obligations, any
and all rights of Seller against a third Person party thereto.

     4. Assignment and Assumption of Liabilities.

          a. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and except for the Excluded
Liabilities, Buyer shall assume all of the Assumed Liabilities. “Assumed Liabilities”
means:

               i) all Liabilities of the Business (including all Liabilities pursuant to the Acquired
Contracts and Acquired Permits) arising or to be performed after or in respect of periods following
the Closing, including all Liabilities for liquidated damages under the Acquired Contracts or
related to the Assets;

               ii) all accounts payable reflected in the Closing Working Capital;

               iii) all Liabilities in respect of Transferred Employees, and beneficiaries of employees of
the Business, including under or relating to WARN or any similar state or local law in each case to
the extent relating to or arising out of any actions taken by Buyer on or after the Closing Date;

               iv) all Liabilities relating to claims of manufacturing or design defects with respect to any
product sold (regardless of whether any such product was purchased prior to or after the Closing
Date) or service provided by the Business on or after the Closing Date, including Liabilities in
respect of investigations regarding product safety, product recall and related matters;

               v) all liabilities and obligations relating to warranty obligations or services with respect
to any product sold or service provided by the Business prior to, on or after the Closing Date;

               vi) all Liabilities relating to the ITS Leases with respect to the period after the Closing
Date;

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               vii) all Liabilities relating to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended,
and any regulations, decisions or orders promulgated thereunder, together with any state or local
law, regulation or ordinance pertaining to worker, employee or occupational safety or health in
effect as the same may be amended, supplemented or superseded, relating to or arising out of the
operation, affairs and conduct of the Business by Buyer in respect of periods following the
Closing;

               viii) all Liabilities arising from or relating to the Proceedings set forth on Schedule
4(a)(viii) (the “Assumed Proceedings”); and

               ix) a pro rata portion of all ad valorem real property taxes for the portion of the taxable
year ending after the Closing Date.

          b. The assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities, the transfer thereof by Seller, and the
limitations of such transfer shall in no way expand the rights or remedies of any third party
against Buyer or Seller or its Affiliates as compared to the rights and remedies which such third
party would have had against Seller or its Affiliates had Buyer not assumed such liabilities.
Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the assumption by Buyer of the Assumed
Liabilities shall not create any third party beneficiary rights which are not presently granted to
any party under the terms of any Contract which is expressly assumed by Buyer under the terms of
this Agreement.

     5. Excluded Liabilities. Buyer shall not assume, and shall not be deemed to have
assumed, the following liabilities (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”):

          a. any liability or obligation of the Seller arising under this Agreement;

          b. except to the extent provided in Section 12(f), any liability or obligation of the
Seller or its Affiliates with respect to, or arising out of, any employee benefit plan, executive
deferred compensation plan or any other plans or arrangements for the benefit of any employees of
the Seller or any such Affiliate, including the Transferred Employees;

          c. any liability or obligation of the Seller to any shareholders of the Seller or any of their
Affiliates or to any party claiming to have a right to acquire any ownership interests or other
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any ownership interests of the Seller;

          d. all Environmental Liabilities relating to or arising out of the operation, affairs and
conduct of the Business by Buyer in respect of periods prior to Closing;

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          e. any Taxes, fees, expenses or other amounts required to be paid as a result of the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement;

          f. any liability of Seller for Taxes (with respect to the Business or otherwise) for periods
prior to the Closing;

          g. all Liabilities arising from or relating to Proceedings other than the Assumed Proceedings;

          h. except to the extent an Assumed Liability pursuant to Section 4, liabilities and
obligations asserted after Closing relating to or arising out of the operation, affairs and conduct
of the Business by Seller in respect of periods prior to the Closing; or

          i. Defective Installation Losses.

     6. Purchase Price.

          a. The purchase price for the Assets shall be:

               i) $6,000,000 payable in cash to the Seller at Closing (the “Base Purchase Price”) by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account or accounts as Seller shall have
designated prior to the Closing Date; plus

               ii) Buyer’s Promissory Note (the “Note”) payable to Seller in the face amount of
$5,000,000 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B; plus

               iii) additional earn-out consideration (the “Earn-Out”) up to a maximum amount of
$9,000,000 (the “Earn-Out Amount”) as follows:

          b. Earn-Out. In addition to the Base Purchase Price and the Note, Seller shall be entitled,
upon full repayment of the Note and to the extent not prohibited by the terms of any credit
facilities in favor of Buyer (to the extent any such restrictions exist, all payments which would
be payable under this section absent such restriction shall be deferred until such time as the
payment thereof is not prohibited by the terms of any such facilities), to additional earn-out
consideration (the “Earn-Out”) up to a maximum amount (subject to adjustment as set forth
in this Agreement) of $9,000,000 (the “Earn-Out Amount”) as follows:

               i) Until the earlier of (x) such time as $7,000,000 (as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement)
(“1st Tier Earn-Out”) is paid in full pursuant to this Section 7(c)(i), or (y) the last day
of the 5th full calendar year ending after the Closing Date, with respect to each calendar year
following the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount (“Earnout Payment”), equal
to at least 35% of the Excess Cash Flow of the Business during such calendar year. Excess Cash
Flow of the Business shall be cumulative and shall be adjusted so that if in any prior calculation
year(s) the Excess Cash Flow of the Business was less than zero (“Yearly Shortfall”), such
cumulative Yearly Shortfall is to be subtracted from the then cumulative Excess Cash Flow of the
Business. If Excess Cash Flow of the Business in the year is greater than zero, a payment shall be
due to Seller with respect to such year, and paid to Seller in accordance with

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the terms herein. If the cumulative Excess Cash Flow of the Business following the Closing
Date at any time is equal to or in excess of $50,000,000 (“Bonus Earn-Out Test”), then
Buyer shall pay to Seller the difference between the Earn-Out Amount less cumulative Earnout
Payments. Each Earnout Payment will be paid by Buyer to Seller by wire transfer of same day funds
to an account designated by Seller within 5 days after such Earnout Payment has been finally
determined.

               ii) Computation of Excess Cash Flow. For purposes of this Agreement and the Note, “Excess
Cash Flow” of the Business for any calendar year shall mean (i) Cash Flow from Operations of
the Business (as set forth on a Cash Flow Statement of the Business) with respect to such year for
indebtedness senior to the Note (which indebtedness shall not be greater than $20 million not
including surety claims pursuant to completion bonds), minus (ii) mandatory third party principal
debt payments actually paid by Buyer during such year for indebtedness senior to the Note, minus
(iii) Net Capital Expenditures. All components of Excess Cash Flow shall be determined in
accordance with US GAAP, consistently applied. “Net Capital Expenditures” means all cash
used for capital expenditures of the Business during such year (which shall not be greater than
$3,000,000), minus the proceeds from asset sales of the Business during such year. In calculating
Excess Cash Flow no deduction shall be made for (x) any management fees or other intercompany
charges, of whatever kind or nature, charged by Buyer or any of its Affiliates to the Business, or
any (y) legal, accounting or other diligence fees or expenses arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. The purchase and sales prices of goods and services sold by the
Business to Buyer or any of its Affiliates or purchased by the Business from Buyer or any of its
Affiliates shall be adjusted to reflect the amounts that the Business would have realized or paid
if dealing with an independent party in an arm’s-length commercial transaction.

               iii) Change of Control. Upon any Change of Control of Buyer, the proceeds paid to Buyer and
its equity holders directly as a result of that Change of Control and limited only to those
proceeds as a result of same, and its equity holders shall be paid or retained as follows:

                    1) first, Buyer shall retain an amount equal to all Invested Capital;

                    2) second, Buyer shall retain an amount equal to the Minimum Return;

                    3) third, Buyer shall pay Seller an amount equal to any portion of the 1st Tier Earn-Out not
previously paid pursuant to Section 6(b)(i);

                    4) fourth, if (x) the Bonus Earn-Out Test (for which the proceeds of the Change of Control
shall be deemed to be Excess Cash Flow) has been satisfied and (y) the Earn-Out Amount has not been
paid in full, then, the next $2,000,000 shall be paid to Seller; and

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                    5) finally, 100% of the remaining distributions shall be retained by Buyer.

               iv) For purposes of this Section 6(b), the following terms have the respective meanings below:

                    1) “Invested Capital” means the aggregate amount of equity contributed to Buyer less the
aggregate amount of equity distributed from Buyer to its equity holders, excluding all management
fees.

                    2) “Minimum Return” means, a 20% per annum compounded return, on all Invested Capital, less
all amounts paid, distributed or otherwise transferred (excluding all management fees) from Buyer
to its partners, shareholders or other equity holders.

                    3) “Change of Control” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (i) an acquisition
after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1)
promulgated under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of effective control (whether through legal
or beneficial ownership of equity interests of the Buyer, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of
50% of the voting securities, limited partnership interests, general partnership interests or any
other equity interests of the Buyer, or (ii) the Buyer merges into or consolidates with any other
Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Buyer and, after giving effect to such
transaction, the equity holders of the Buyer immediately prior to such transaction own less than
50% of the equity interests of the Buyer or the successor entity of such transaction, (iii) the
Buyer sells, transfers, leases or licenses its assets, as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety, to another Person, or (iv) the execution by the Buyer of an agreement to which the Buyer
is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (i) through
(iii).

               v) Restrictions. Until such time as the Earn-Out Amount (as adjusted pursuant to this
Agreement) has been paid in full:

                    1) the Business shall be managed and operated as a separate, stand alone entity;

                    2) without the prior written consent of Seller, there shall be no expenses imposed upon the
Business by any Affiliate of Buyer, including without limitation, any corporate overhead charges,
management fees, general and administrative expense allocation or charges or expenses relating to
accounting, human resources, legal and compliance and information technology nor will any services
or products be provided to the Business by an Affiliate of Buyer, except at rates that are at least
as favorable as the Business could obtain from third parties; provided that Buyer shall be
permitted to pay a management fee of no more than $25,000 per month to an Affiliate of Buyer; and

                    3) Buyer shall not make any distributions, pay or declare any dividends or otherwise transfer
any of its assets to its Affiliates or other equity holders; provided that Buyer may make annual
distributions to its equity holders in an amount not to exceed the federal income tax liability of
such holders as a result of Buyer’s income during such period.

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          c. Dispute Procedure. All disputes with respect to the Earn-Out shall be settled in
the same manner as disputes regarding the Purchase Price adjustment as set forth in Section 7.

          d. Allocation of Purchase Price. The Base Purchase Price, the Note and the Earn-Out
shall be referred to collectively as the “Purchase Price”. Prior to Closing, the Seller
shall provide to Buyer a proposed allocation of the Purchase Price plus liabilities deemed assumed
(the “Tax Purchase Price”) for the sale of the Assets. The Tax Purchase Price shall be
allocated using principles that are consistent with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Prior to Closing, the Buyer and Seller shall mutually agree on a final allocation (the “Final
Allocation”) of the Tax Purchase Price, which Final Allocation will be attached hereto as
Schedule 6(d). After the Closing, the parties shall make consistent use of the allocation,
fair market value and useful lives specified on Schedule 6(d) for all tax purposes and in
all filings, declarations and reports with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and similar
reports for state, local, or foreign purposes in respect thereof, including the reports required to
be filed under Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Buyer shall prepare
and deliver IRS Form 8594 to Seller within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date to be filed
with the IRS in accordance with Schedule 6(d). In any proceeding related to the
determination of any tax, neither Buyer nor Seller shall contend or represent that such allocation
is not a correct allocation.

     7. Purchase Price Adjustment.

          a. The 1st Tier Earn-Out will be reduced by the amount, if any, by which the Target
Working Capital exceeds the Closing Working Capital, or will be increased by the amount, if any, by
which Closing Working Capital exceeds $41,800,000 as determined in accordance with this Section
7. After the Closing, the Purchase Price will be recalculated (as recalculated, the “Final
Purchase Price”) based on the Closing Working Capital determined in accordance with this
Section 7. All adjustments to the Purchase Price made pursuant to this Section 7
will be consistently treated by both the Buyer and Seller as adjustments to purchase price for
United States federal, state and local Tax purposes.

          b. No later than forty five (45) calendar days following the Closing Date, Buyer will prepare
and deliver to Seller a balance sheet of the Business as of the Closing Date prepared in accordance
with US GAAP (excluding footnotes) on the same basis and applying the same accounting principles,
policies and practices that were used in preparing the Interim Balance Sheet (the “Closing
Balance Sheet”), together with a statement (the “Closing Statement”) setting forth
Buyer’s determination of the Closing Working Capital.

          c. During the thirty (30) calendar day period immediately following the date of delivery to
the Seller of the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Statement, the Seller’s representatives (i)
will be permitted to review, during normal business hours and with reasonable prior notice, the
books and records of Buyer relating to the Business and the working papers related to the
preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Statement (including the determinations
included therein), and (ii) will be given reasonable access, during normal business hours and with
reasonable prior notice, to knowledgeable employees and accounting professionals of Buyer in order
to facilitate the Seller’s review of the Closing Balance Sheet and

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Closing Statement; provided, however, that the review and access described in clauses (i) and
(ii) will not be conducted or provided at times or in a manner that would unreasonably interfere
with Buyer’s operation of the Business. The Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Statement
(including the determinations included therein) will become final, binding and conclusive upon the
Seller and the Buyer thirty (30) days following the Seller’s receipt thereof, unless Buyer receives
from the Seller on or prior to such date written notice of the Seller’s disagreement with any
account or determination set forth in the Closing Balance Sheet or Closing Statement (a
“Dispute Notice”). Any Dispute Notice will specify in reasonable detail the nature and
dollar amount of any disagreement so asserted (collectively, the “Disputed Items”). Any
account or determination set forth or reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet or in the Closing
Statement that is not specifically objected to in the Dispute Notice will be deemed final, binding
and conclusive upon the Seller and the Buyer upon delivery of the Dispute Notice. If a timely
Dispute Notice is received by the Buyer, then the Closing Balance Sheet and the related
determination of Closing Working Capital set forth in the Closing Statement will become final,
binding and conclusive upon Buyer and Seller on the first to occur of (x) the date on which Buyer
and Seller resolve in writing all differences they have with respect to the Disputed Items or (y)
the date on which all of the Disputed Items that are not resolved by Buyer and Seller in writing
are finally resolved in writing by the Independent Accountants as follows.

          d. During the ten (10) calendar days following delivery of a Dispute Notice (or such longer
period as the Buyer and Seller shall mutually agree), Buyer and Seller will seek in good faith to
resolve in writing any differences which they have with respect to all Disputed Items. Any
Disputed Item resolved in writing by the Buyer and Seller will be deemed final, binding and
conclusive on the Buyer and Seller. If Buyer and Seller do not reach agreement on all of the
Disputed Items during such 10-day period (or such longer period as they shall mutually agree), then
at the end of such 10-day period Buyer and Seller will submit all unresolved Disputed Items
(collectively, the “Unresolved Items”) to an independent third party accountant or
consultant mutually agreeable to the Buyer and Seller (the “Independent Accountants”) to
review and resolve such matters. The Independent Accountants will determine each Unresolved Item
(the amount of which may not be more favorable to Buyer than the related amount set forth in the
Closing Statement or more favorable to the Seller than the related amount set forth in the Dispute
Notice) as promptly as may be reasonably practicable, and will endeavor to complete such process
within a period of no more than fifteen (15) days. The Independent Accountants may conduct such
proceedings as the Independent Accountants believe, in their sole discretion, will assist in the
determination of the Unresolved Items; provided, however, that all communications between the Buyer
and Seller or any of their respective representatives, on the one hand, and the Independent
Accountants, on the other hand, will be in writing with copies simultaneously delivered to the
non-communicating party. The Independent Accountants’ determination of the Unresolved Items will
be final, binding and conclusive on the Buyer and Seller, effective as of the date the Independent
Accountants’ written determination is received by the Buyer and Seller. The fees and expenses of
the Independent Accountants shall be apportioned equitably between Seller, on the one hand, and
Buyer, on the other hand, by the Independent Accountants so that the non-prevailing party on each
issue bears the fees and expenses associated with that issue.

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          e. Upon determination of Closing Working Capital pursuant to this Section 7, a final
adjustment to the Purchase Price will be determined and satisfied as follows:

               i) if the Closing Working Capital computed as provided in this Section 7 based on the
Final Closing Balance Sheet exceeds $41,800,000, the 1st Tier Earn-Out shall be
increased by an amount equal to the amount of such excess; or

               ii) if the Target Working Capital exceeds the Closing Working Capital based on the Final
Closing Balance Sheet, the 1st Tier Earn-Out shall be reduced by an amount equal to such
excess; or

               iii) if Closing Working Capital is greater than or equal to the Target Working Capital but
less than $41,800,000, there will be no purchase price adjustment.

     8. Seller’s Representations and Warranties. The Seller makes the representations and
warranties to the Buyer set forth in this Section 8. All such representations and
warranties are made subject to the exceptions noted in the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the Disclosure Schedules, any
information disclosed in one section of the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to be disclosed
against all the representations and warranties of the Seller. Certain information set forth in the
Disclosure Schedules and the Data Room is included solely for informational purposes and may not be
required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. The disclosure of any information in the
Disclosure Schedules and the Data Room shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgement that
such information is required to be disclosed in connection with the representations and warranties
made by the Seller in this Agreement or that it is material, nor shall such information be deemed
to establish a standard of materiality. All descriptions of documents contained in the Disclosure
Schedules and the Data Room are qualified in their entirety by reference to the documents so
described.

          a. Corporate Status and Authority. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing,
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida; has the requisite corporate power to
own, operate, and lease its assets and properties and to carry on the Business as it is now being
conducted; and is duly qualified to do business in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the
Business requires such qualification. The Business currently conducts business in the States set
forth in Schedule 8(a).

          b. Title to Assets; Encumbrances. Except as set forth in Schedule 8(b), Seller owns,
leases or has the legal right to use all of the Assets. Seller has good and transferable title to,
or in the case of leased or subleased assets, valid or subsisting leasehold interests in, all of
the Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances and Encumbrances
created by or through Buyer or its Affiliates.

          c. Legal Proceedings; Orders.

               i) Except as set forth on Schedule 8(c)(i), there is no pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened Proceeding: (i) by or against Seller that relates to or may affect the
Business, or any of the Assets or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of

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preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

               ii) Except as set forth on Schedule 8(c)(ii), there is no Order to which Seller with
respect to the Business or any of the Assets is subject.

               iii) Except as set forth on Schedule 8(c)(iii): (i) Seller is, and, at all times
since January 1, 2002 has been, in compliance in all material respects with all of the terms and
requirements of each Order applicable to the Business or any of the Assets; and (ii) Seller has not
received, at any time since January 1, 2002, any written notice or other communication from any
Governmental Authority regarding any violation of, or failure to comply with, any term or
requirement of any Order applicable to the Business or any of the Assets.

          d. Material Contracts.

               i) Except as set forth in Schedule 8(d), as of the date hereof Seller, with respect to
the Business, is not party to or otherwise bound by or subject to:

                    1) any written employment, severance or sales representative contract which contains an
obligation (excluding commissions) to pay more than $100,000 per year;

                    2) any written consulting contract;

                    3) any real property lease or equipment lease which constitutes part of the Business or the
Assets;

                    4) any Contract containing any covenant limiting the freedom of Seller, with respect of the
Business or the operations of the Business, to engage in any line of business or compete with any
Person in any geographic area in any material respect;

                    5) any Contract in effect on the date of this Agreement relating to the disposition or
acquisition of the assets of, or any interest in, any business enterprise which relates to the
Business other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

                    6) any offset agreement entered into in connection with an international sales transaction and
relating to any contract that imposes on the Business an obligation to perform that will continue
in effect on or after the Closing Date;

                    7) any Contract of any kind that (i) requires a payment by any party in excess of, or a series
of payments which in the aggregate exceed, $100,000, (ii) has a term, or requires the performance
of any obligations by any party over a period, in excess of one year, or (iii) involves any
director, officer or stockholder of the Seller;

                    8) any Contract pursuant to which the Seller on behalf of the Business has made or will make
loans or advances, or has or will have incurred debts or become a guarantor or surety or pledged
its credit on or otherwise become responsible with respect to any

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undertaking of another Person, in each case, in an amount over $100,000 (except for the
negotiation or collection of negotiable instruments in transactions in the Ordinary Course of
Business);

                    9) any indenture, loan agreement, note, mortgage, security agreement, lease of real property
or personal property or other Contract relating to the borrowing of funds, an extension of credit
or financing for which the Business is obligated; or

                    10) any Contract involving a partnership, joint venture or other cooperative undertaking.

               ii) Except as disclosed in Schedule 8(d), each contract disclosed in Schedule
8(d) is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms (except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally, including the effect of statutory and other laws regarding fraudulent conveyances and
preferential transfers), and except with respect to liquidated damages owed by Seller and any
delays or circumstances in connection therewith, Seller is not in default and has not failed to
perform any obligation thereunder, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there does not exist any event,
condition or omission which would constitute a material breach or material default (whether by
lapse of time or notice or both) by any other Person, which would give rise to any right of
termination. Except as disclosed in Schedule 8(d), as of the date of this Agreement Seller
has not received any written notification from any other Person party to any of the Contracts
disclosed in Schedule 8(d) of a claim of default by Seller. Seller has previously made
available to Buyer (i) true, accurate and complete copies of each document set forth on
Schedule 8(d) (collectively, the “Identified Contracts”) and (ii) a written
description of each oral arrangement so listed on Schedule 8(d). Except as set forth on
Schedule 8(d), all such Identified Contracts and arrangements have been entered into by
Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business. Except for sales of assets in the Ordinary Course of
Business and this Agreement, neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates has any Contract or
arrangement with respect to the sale or other disposition of the Business or any of the Assets.

          e. Compliance with Law and Other Regulations. The Business and each of the Assets is in
compliance with, and no violation with respect thereto exists under, any and all Applicable Laws.
As of the date of this Agreement, no action is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, has been
threatened against the Seller regarding the material violation by the Business of any Applicable
Laws.

          f. No Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 8(f), since the date
of the Interim Balance Sheet, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect.

          g. Agreement Not in Breach of Other Instruments Affecting Seller. Except as set forth on
Schedule 8(g), neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any constitution, statute,
regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any
government, governmental agency, or court to which the Seller, the Business or any of the

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Assets is subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws (or similar constitutive document)
of the Seller or (ii) other than the need to obtain third party consents to the assignment of
certain Acquired Contracts, violate or conflict with, result in a breach or termination of,
constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, give any third party any additional
right (including the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel) under, require any notice
or consent under or result in or constitute a circumstance which, with or without notice or lapse
of time or both, would constitute any of the foregoing under, any Contract to which the Seller is a
party or by which it or the Business is bound or to which any of the Assets is subject (or result
in the imposition of any security interest upon any of the Assets or Business). Except as set
forth on Schedule 8(g), the Seller is not required to give any notice to, make any filing
with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any Governmental Authority in order for
the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

          h. Power of Seller to Execute Agreement. Seller has full corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered and is the valid and legally binding obligation of Seller and is enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms, except (i) to the extent that such enforcement may be subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, including the effect of statutory and other laws
regarding fraudulent conveyances and preferential transfers and (ii) the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought (regardless
of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

          i. Employee Benefit Plans.

               i) Schedule 8(i) lists each Employee Plan or material Benefit Arrangement which covers
Transferred Employees and each collective bargaining agreement covering Transferred Employees.

               ii) Except as set forth in Schedule 8(i), with respect to the Business:

                    1) neither Seller nor any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which
is a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b). (c),
(m) or (o) such member being referred to as an “ERISA Affiliate”) contributes, is obligated to
contribute or has ever contributed to or had any liability to a multiemployer plan, as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA;

                    2) no fiduciary of any funded Employee Plan has engaged in a nonexempt “prohibited
transaction” (as that term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code and Section 406 of ERISA) which
could subject Buyer to a penalty tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of
ERISA;

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                    3) no Employee Plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code has incurred an “accumulated
funding deficiency” within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived;

                    4) each Employee Plan and Benefit Arrangement has been established and is operated and
administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in material compliance with
Applicable Law;

                    5) no Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA has incurred any material liability under
such title other than for the payment of premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(“PBGC”);

                    6) no Employee Plan which is a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of ERISA) has been
terminated; nor have there been any “reportable events” (as that term is defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA and the regulations thereunder), other than reportable events arising directly from the
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, which would present a risk that an
Employee Plan would be terminated by the PBGC in a distress termination;

                    7) each Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code has received a
determination letter, or an opinion or advisory letter upon which it may rely, that it is so
qualified and, to the Seller’s knowledge, no event has occurred with respect to any such Employee
Plan which could cause the loss of such qualification or exemption;

                    8) with respect to each Employee Plan listed in Schedule 8(i), Seller has made
available to Buyer the most recent copy (where applicable) of (1) the plan document and all
amendments; (2) the most recent determination letter; (3) any summary plan description and summary
of material modifications; and (4) Form 5500;

                    9) with respect to the Transferred Employees, there are no post-retirement medical or health
plans, dental plans, hospitalizations, life insurance or other plans or arrangements in effect;

                    10) there are no actions, claims or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of Seller
threatened, against any Employee Plan, Benefit Arrangement, or any administrator, fiduciary or
sponsor thereof with respect to the Business, other than benefit claims arising in the normal
course of operation of such Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement;

                    11) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement in and of themselves
will not entitle any individual to severance pay that is payable by Buyer, and will not accelerate
the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any compensation or benefits due any
Transferred Employee to the extent such compensation or benefits are the responsibility of Buyer;

                    12) neither the Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has any Liability that could have become a
Liability of the Buyer (partially or totally within the meaning of ERISA) from any Employee Plan;
and, without limitation by reference to any other provision of

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this Agreement or any schedule annexed hereto, neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall result in a withdrawal
(partial or total within the meaning of ERISA by the Seller or ERISA Affiliate) from any Employee
Plan that could become a Liability; and

                    13) there are no contributions that have not been or will not be timely made to trusts in
connection with “defined contribution plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(340 of ERISA) with
respect to services rendered by Transferred Employees prior to the Closing Date.

          j. Consents. Except as set forth on Schedule 8(j), the Seller is not required to give
any notice to or obtain any consent from any Person in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.

          k. Permits. Except as set forth on Schedule 8(k), the Acquired Permits, true and
complete copies of which have been made available to Buyer, comprise all Permits required by
Applicable Law for the conduct of the Business as now conducted.

          l. Tax Matters.

               i) Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has timely filed all material Tax Returns that it was
required to file. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material respects and were
prepared in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. All Taxes owed by Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return) have
been paid or Seller has made provision therefor, except such Taxes as are being contested in good
faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in the Interim Balance Sheet. Neither
Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries currently is the beneficiary of any extension within which to
file any Tax Return. No claim has even been made by any authority in a jurisdiction where Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is or
may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no liens on any of the assets of Seller
and any of its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure or alleged failure to pay any
Tax.

               ii) Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party, and all Forms W-2 and 1099 required with
respect thereto have been properly completed and timely filed.

               iii) Seller and its Subsidiaries do not expect any tax authority to assess any additional
Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been filed. There is no dispute or claim
concerning any Tax Liability of Seller and any of its Subsidiaries either (A) claimed or raised by
any authority in writing or (B) as to which Seller has Knowledge.

               iv) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations with
respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.

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               v) The unpaid Taxes of Seller and its Subsidiaries (A) did not, as of the most recent fiscal
month end, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability set forth on the face of the most recent Balance
Sheet and (B) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing
Date in accordance with past custom and practice of Seller and its Subsidiaries in filing their Tax
Returns.

               vi) None of the Assumed Liabilities is an obligation to make a payment that is not deductible
under Code Section 280G.

               vii) Seller has no liability for Taxes of any person under Treasury Regulation Section
1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor,
by contract or otherwise.

          m. Financial Statements.

               i) Set forth on Schedule 8(m)(i) are true and complete copies of the unaudited balance
sheet of the Seller as to the Business only as of December 31, 2005 (being hereinafter referred to
as the “December 31, 2005 Balance Sheet”), and the related unaudited internally prepared
statements of operations and shareholders’ equity for the year then ended (collectively, with the
December 31, 2005 Balance Sheet, the “Financial Statements”). The December 31, 2005
Balance Sheet fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition of the Business as
of the date thereof and the other related year end statements included in the Financial Statements
fairly present in all material respects the results of operations of the Business for the fiscal
year then ended; and each of the Financial Statements is consistent with the financial statements
utilized for the preparation of the Seller’s audited consolidated financial statements and has been
prepared from and in accordance with the books and records of the Seller except as otherwise noted
therein.

               ii) Set forth on Schedule 8(m)(ii) are true and complete copies of the unaudited
balance sheet of the Seller as to the Business only as of September 30, 2006 (being herein referred
to as the “Interim Balance Sheet”), and the related unaudited internally prepared
statements of operations and shareholders’ equity for the fiscal period then ended (collectively,
with the Interim Balance Sheet, the “Interim Financial Statements”). The Interim Balance
Sheet fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition of the Business as of the
date thereof and the other related internally prepared statements included in the Interim Financial
Statements fairly present in all material respects the results of operations of the Business for
the fiscal period then ended, subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which
will not, individually or in the aggregate, be materially adverse). Each of the Interim Financial
Statements has been prepared from and in accordance with the books and records of the Seller except
as otherwise noted therein.

               iii) Except as set forth on Schedule 8(m)(iii), the Business has no liabilities or
obligations of any type (whether accrued, contingent, absolute, fixed or otherwise) that are
required by GAAP to be reflected or reserved against on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP principles that were not (i) fully reflected in, reserved against or

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otherwise disclosed in the Interim Balance Sheet or (ii) incurred since September 30, 2006 in
the Ordinary Course of Business and not in breach of this Agreement.

               iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Seller makes no
representation or warranty in this Section 8(m) with respect to the adequacy of its
reserves against accounts receivable. Liability of Seller to Buyer, if any, for the inadequacy of
such reserves shall only be as provided by Section 7 in connection with the Purchase Price
adjustment.

          n. Events Subsequent to Interim Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet
the Seller has not, with respect to the Business or the Assets:

               i) engaged in any practice, taken any action, or entered into any transaction with respect to
the Business outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

               ii) sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned or otherwise disposed of any of the Assets, except
sales of Inventory, machinery and equipment in the Ordinary Course of Business;

               iii) waived, released or canceled any claims against third parties or debts owing to it or any
rights which have any value, other than credits, reductions of claims, discounts and similar
concessions to customers in the Ordinary Course of Business;

               iv) made any changes in its accounting systems, policies, principles or practices;

               v) suffered or permitted the creation of any security interest over any of the Assets other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business or Permitted Encumbrances; or

               vi) entered into any transaction or arrangement of any kind, including transactions or
arrangements in the Ordinary Course of Business as contemplated by Sections 8(n)(i)-(v),
that (i) requires or reasonably may in the future require the Seller to pay or guarantee amounts or
transfer assets or interests having fair market value in excess of in the aggregate $75,000, (ii)
has a term, or requires the performance of any obligations by the Seller over a period, in excess
of one year, or (iii) involves any director, officer or employee of the Seller or any of the
Affiliates of such individuals or any Affiliate of the Seller.

          o. Real Property. Schedule 8(o) sets forth a true and complete list of all ITS Leases
which constitute the only Leases currently in effect with respect to the Business. Other than the
office and yard space currently occupied by the Business located at 2801 SW 46th Avenue, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, parts of which are used exclusively by the Business, Seller has no Owned Real
Property used exclusively by the Business.

          p. Intellectual Property. Schedule 2(c) sets forth a complete list of the Acquired
Intellectual Property and whether it is licensed to or owned by Seller. Except as set forth on
Schedule 8(p) and except for Excluded Assets:

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          i) to the Knowledge of the Seller, the conduct of the Business by the Seller does not
currently infringe on any material Intellectual Property of any other Person;

          ii) as of the date of this Agreement, no action is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
has been threatened against the Seller regarding the infringement by the Business of any material
Intellectual Property owned by any other Person;

          iii) to the Knowledge of the Seller, as of the date of this Agreement there is no current
infringement or unauthorized use by any other Person of any material Acquired Intellectual
Property; and

          iv) Seller is not in material default or material breach of any license to any Acquired
Intellectual Property that would give rise to any right of termination; to the Knowledge of Seller,
no other party thereto is in default or breach thereof; and no such Intellectual Property license
is the subject of any notice of termination given or threatened.

          q. Powers of Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney relating to the Business.

          r. Insurance. The Seller maintains insurance for the Business reasonable in amounts and
coverage for a business of its size and character. Schedule 8(r) sets forth a true,
accurate and complete list of all claims (other than health and related claims) that have been made
by Seller within the past year under any workmen’s compensation, general liability, property or
other insurance policy held by Seller or its Affiliates with respect to the Assets or the
operations of the Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 8(r), there are no pending or,
to the Knowledge of Seller, prospective claims under any insurance policy with respect thereto.
Such claim information includes the following information with respect to each accident, loss or
other event: (i) the identity of the claimant; (ii) the date of the occurrence and (iii) the status
as of the report date.

          s. Accounts Receivable. Each Acquired Receivable represents a valid obligation arising from a
sale actually made or services actually performed by Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Except as set forth on Schedule 8(s), Seller has performed all of its obligations required
thereby to deliver the goods or perform the services to which such account receivable relates.

          t. Condition and Sufficiency of Assets. The Assets constitute all the assets, properties and
rights that are required for or (except for the Excluded Assets and Inventory sold in the Ordinary
Course of Business and assets used to provide services to Buyer pursuant to the Transition Services
Agreement) currently used in connection with the conduct of the Business as it is presently
conducted and has been conducted since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet.

          u. Inventory. The Acquired Inventory is all of the Inventory of the Business, other than
Inventory sold in the Ordinary Course of Business.

          v. Customers and Suppliers.

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               i) Schedule 8(v)(i) sets forth a true, accurate and complete list of:

                    1) the twenty (20) largest customers of the Business in terms of revenue earned during the
period beginning January 1, 2006 and ending on September 30, 2006 (collectively, the “Major
Customers”); and

                    2) the twenty (20) largest suppliers of the Business in terms of purchases during the period
beginning January 1, 2006 and ending on September 30, 2006 (collectively, the “Major
Suppliers”).

               ii) Since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, except as set forth on Schedule
8(v)(ii), there has been no material dispute, between Seller or any of its Affiliates and any
Major Customer or Major Supplier and no Major Customer or Major Supplier has communicated to Seller
in writing that it intends to reduce materially its purchases from, or sales to, the Business.

          w. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 8(w):

               i) Permits. The Seller possesses all Environmental Permits necessary in order to
conduct the Business as it is now being conducted (the “ITS Environmental Permits”). A
true and complete copy of each ITS Environmental Permit has been made available to Buyer. Each ITS
Environmental Permit is in full force and effect. The Seller is in compliance, in all material
respects, with all requirements, terms and provisions of the ITS Environmental Permits, and has
filed on a timely basis (and updated as required) all reports, notices, applications or other
documents required to be filed pursuant to the Environmental Permits.

               ii) Compliance With Environmental Laws. With respect to the operation of the
Business, the Seller is in compliance with all Environmental Permits and Environmental Laws.

               iii) Reports, Disclosures and Notifications. The Seller has prepared and filed on a
timely basis (and updated as required) all reports, disclosures, notifications, applications,
pollution prevention, stormwater prevention or discharge prevention or response plans or other
emergency or contingency plans required to be filed under Environmental Laws, with respect to the
Business or any of Seller’s operations at the Property, including without limitation, Title III of
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, 42 U.S.C. §11001 et seq. Schedule
8(w)(iii) lists all such reports, disclosures, notifications, applications and plans filed by
Seller with respect to the Business under Environmental Laws. Copies of all such reports,
disclosures, notifications, applications and plans made available to Buyer are true, accurate and
complete.

               iv) Notices. The Seller has not received any written notice from any Governmental
Authority that Seller or the Properties: (1) is in violation of the requirements of any
Environmental Permit or Environmental Laws; (2) is the subject of any suit, claim, proceeding,
demand, order, investigation or request or demand for information arising under any Environmental
Permit or Environmental Laws; or (3) has actual or potential liability under any

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Environmental Laws, including without limitation, CERCLA, RCRA or any comparable state or
local Environmental Laws.

               v) No Reporting or Remediation Obligations. There are no Environmental Conditions
arising out of or relating to Seller, the Business, or the use, operation or occupancy by Seller of
the Properties that result or reasonably could be expected to result in (1) any obligation of
Seller to file any report or notice, to obtain any Environmental Permit, to conduct any
investigation, sampling or monitoring or to effect any environmental cleanup or remediation,
whether on-site or offsite; or (2) liability, either to governmental agencies, including
Environmental Authorities, or third parties, for damages (whether to person, property or natural
resources), cleanup costs or remedial costs of any kind or nature whatsoever.

               vi) Liens and Encumbrances. No federal, state, local or municipal governmental agency
or authority, including without limitation any Environmental Authority, has obtained or asserted an
encumbrance or lien upon the Properties or the Assets as a result of any Release, use or cleanup of
any Hazardous Material for which Seller is legally responsible, nor has any such Release, use or
cleanup occurred which could result in the assertion or creation of such a lien or encumbrance.

               vii) Storage, Transport or Disposal of Hazardous Materials.

                    1) To Seller’s Knowledge, there is not now nor has there ever been located on the Properties
any areas or vessels used or intended for the treatment, storage, deposit or disposal of Hazardous
Materials, including, but not limited to, drum storage areas, surface impoundments, incinerators,
landfills, tanks, lagoons, ponds, waste piles or deep well injection systems, other than quantities
of materials regularly used for routine maintenance and cleaning of the Properties in the Ordinary
Course of Business that are used and stored in compliance, in all material respects, with
Environmental Laws.

                    2) The Seller has not transported for storage, treatment or disposal, by contract, agreement
or otherwise, or arranged for the transportation, storage, treatment or disposal, of any Hazardous
Material at or to any location including, without limitation, any location used for the treatment,
storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials.

          x. Labor Relations; Employees.

               i) Except as set forth in Schedule 8(c)(i), there is no labor strike, work stoppage,
arbitration, lawsuit or administrative proceeding relating to labor or employment matters, or other
labor dispute pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against the Seller with respect to
the Business. The Seller is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, orders and
agreements to which it is a party, relating to the employment of labor, wages and hours, labor
relations, civil rights, safety and health, and/or workers’ compensation;

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               ii) The Seller is not now and never has been a party to or bound by any collective bargaining
agreement or union contract which covers or covered the employees of the Business;

               iii) No employee of the Business is party to an employment agreement with the Seller.

          y. Limitations on Representations and Warranties.

               i) EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION
8, THE SELLER DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY,
STATEMENT MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED (WHETHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO THE BUYER (INCLUDING
ANY OPINION, INFORMATION OR ADVICE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO BUYER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES
BY ANY SHAREHOLDER, PARTNER, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, ACCOUNTING FIRM, LEGAL COUNSEL, OR OTHER
AGENT, CONSULTANT, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF SELLER).

               ii) THE SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES TO THE BUYER EXCEPT AS CONTAINED IN THIS
SECTION 8, AND ANY AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED BY SELLER OR ITS
REPRESENTATIVES OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BY WAY OF THE DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IN THE DATA
ROOM), WHETHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, ARE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IT
BEING INTENDED THAT NO SUCH PRIOR STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT.

     9. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as
follows:

          a. Status and Authority. Buyer is, and at the Closing will be, a limited liability company,
duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with
full limited liability company power and authority to conduct business as contemplated to be
conducted. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been validly authorized by all appropriate limited liability company
action. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

          b. Litigation. There are no suits, actions, claims, arbitrations, administrative, or other
proceedings or governmental investigations pending or threatened against or affecting Buyer in any
court or before or by any federal, state, local, or other governmental department or agency that
seek to restrain or prohibit the consummation, legality or validity of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or which would materially impair the ability of the Buyer to
consummate such transactions.

          c. Agreement Not in Breach of Other Instruments. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
by Buyer, the consummation by Buyer of the transactions

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contemplated hereby, and the fulfillment by Buyer of the terms hereof, will not violate any
provision of the formation or operating documents of Buyer nor will they result in the breach of
any term or provision of, or constitute a default under, or conflict with, or cause the
acceleration of any obligation under, any loan agreement, note, debenture, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, lease, contract, agreement, or other obligation of any description to which Buyer is
a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a violation of Applicable Law.

          d. Investment Intent. The Buyer has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its purchase of the
Assets, and the Buyer is capable of bearing the economic risks of such investment, including a
complete loss of its investment. In evaluating the suitability of the investment, the Buyer has
relied solely upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by the Seller
herein and the Buyer has not relied upon any other representations or other information (whether
oral or written and including any projections or supplemental data) made or supplied by or on
behalf of the Seller or any Affiliate, employee, agent or other representative of the Seller.

          e. No Knowledge of Misrepresentations or Omissions. Buyer has no actual knowledge as of the
date hereof that the representations and warranties of the Seller in this Agreement, as modified by
the disclosures set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, are not true and correct in all material
respects, or that there are any material errors in, or material omissions from, the disclosures set
forth in the Disclosure Schedules.

          f. Solvency. Upon and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the incurrence of any indebtedness for borrowed money used to finance such
transactions, the assets of the Buyer will exceed the liabilities of the Buyer. In connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the incurrence of any
indebtedness for borrowed money used to finance such transactions, the Buyer will not incur debts
that are beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature and Buyer will have sufficient cash flows
to perform all of its obligations hereunder and pursuant to the General Agreement of Indemnity.

          g. Inspections. Buyer acknowledges that Seller has made no representation or warranty as to
the prospects, financial or otherwise, of the Business except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement. Buyer agrees that it shall accept the Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as they exist
on the Closing Date based on Buyer’s inspection, examination, determination with respect thereto as
to all matters, and without reliance upon any express or implied representations or warranties of
any nature, whether in writing, orally or otherwise, made by or on behalf of or imputed to Seller,
except as expressly set forth in the Agreement.

     10. Survival. All of the representations and warranties of Seller contained in
Sections 8(a), (b) (as to the first two sentences), (g)(i) and (l) and Section 20, and all
of the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall survive the
Closing without time limit, subject to any applicable statute of limitation. All other
representations and warranties of Seller contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any
certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and
effect for a period of eighteen (18) months

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thereafter. The covenants and agreements made in Sections 10, 18, 20 and 21 shall
survive in full force and effect indefinitely, and the covenants and agreements made in Section
11(a)(iv) shall survive in full force and effect until the expiration provided for such
covenants.

     11. Seller’s Covenants. Seller agrees that, between the date hereof and the Closing Date,
inclusive, unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Buyer:

          a. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. Seller shall not take any action that would
(a) render untrue, in any material respect, any of the representations or warranties of Seller
herein contained that are not qualified by materiality or (b) render untrue, in any respect, any of
the representations or warranties of Seller herein contained that are qualified by materiality.

          b. Conduct of Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 11(b), Seller shall:

               i) conduct the Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice;

               ii) not, directly or indirectly, encourage, solicit, initiate or continue any discussions or
negotiations with, or provide any information to, negotiate with or enter into any agreement with,
any person, entity or group concerning any sale of the Business or the Assets, any purchase of a
business similar to the Business or any similar transaction, other than such asset sales or
purchases as are in the Ordinary Course of Business;

               iii) not waive any rights under any Material Contracts;

               iv) not place any Encumbrances upon any of the Assets or incur any indebtedness with respect
to the Business;

               v) not pay any bonus, or forgive any indebtedness of any officer or employee of the Business
without Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned
or withheld;

               vi) with respect to the Business, not enter into any new contracts for the sale of goods or
the provision of services which will not be fully completed prior to the Closing Date without
Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or
withheld;

               vii) with respect to the Business, not enter into any new leases;

               viii) with respect to the Business, not hire any new managers or senior managers without
Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or
withheld;

               ix) acquire or dispose of any assets of the Business in the aggregate in excess of $50,000
without Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned
or withheld; or

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               x) agree to take any of the foregoing actions.

          c. Right of Inspection. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall provide to Buyer and its
representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, the
Assets for reasonable inspection and to make copies thereof at Buyer’s expense and to complete its
due diligence; provided, however, that such access does not unreasonably disrupt the normal
operations of Seller or the Business.

          d. Noncompetition; Nonsolicitation; etc.

               i) Seller covenants and agrees, as an inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, that Seller will not, directly or indirectly, for
a period of five years following the Closing in the United States or any territories of the United
States carry on or participate in the ownership, management or control of a Competing Business;
provided that Seller and its Affiliates shall not be prohibited from continuing to provide to
customers of the Business or any other Persons the services Seller and its Affiliates provide as of
the date hereof (excluding the services provided by the Business and not otherwise provided by
Seller or its Affiliates). In addition, neither Seller nor its Affiliates shall be prohibited from
providing duct, duct bank, conduit and Lighting Work (build, engineer, install, maintain) or
communications, satellite, energy and broadband services (including municipal WIFI, WIMAX and other
wireline or wireless broadband technologies). Furthermore, Seller and its Affiliates shall not be
prohibited from providing any services outside the United States and its territories or providing
services to clients other than State Departments of Transportation; provided, however, that Seller
and its Affiliates may provide services to the Departments of Transportation of the States of
Arizona, Nevada and Texas which Seller and its Affiliates provide as of the date hereof (excluding
the services provided by the Business and not otherwise provided by Seller or its Affiliates).
“Lighting Work” includes lighting structures or installing/maintaining/supporting other
equipment on lighting structures.

               ii) Nothing contained in this Section 11(d) shall limit or restrict the right of
Seller to hold and make investments in securities of any Person that has securities listed on a
national securities exchange or admitted to trading privileges thereon or actively traded in a
generally recognized over-the-counter market, provided that the aggregate equity interest therein
of Seller does not exceed (5%) of the outstanding shares or interests in such Person at the time of
Seller’s investment therein provided that such Seller does not take any active management role.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section 11(d) to the contrary, if Seller acquires
securities of any Person that is engaged in a competing business, Seller shall not be deemed to be
in violation of this Section 11(d), provided that at the time of acquisition the competing
business represents less than 25% of the gross revenues of the acquired Person for the acquired
Person’s most recently completed fiscal year.

               iii) From and after the date of this Agreement until the fifth anniversary of the Closing
Date, Seller shall not, without the prior written approval of Buyer, directly or indirectly solicit
any individual who was a non-exempt (within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act)
Transferred Employee to terminate his or her employment relationship with Buyer; provided, however,
that the foregoing shall not apply to individuals hired as a result

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of the use of an independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed to
solicit a particular individual or a class of individuals that could only be satisfied by employees
of Buyer) or as a result of the use of a general solicitation (such as an advertisement) not
specifically directed to employees of Buyer. From and after the date of this Agreement until the
fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, Seller will not induce or seek to induce any contractor,
supplier, client or customer of Buyer to terminate its relationship with Buyer in respect of the
Business.

               iv) Seller recognizes and agrees that a breach by Seller of any of the covenants and
agreements in this Section 11(d) could cause irreparable harm to Buyer, that Buyer’s
remedies at law in the event of such breach would be inadequate, and that, accordingly, in the
event of such breach a restraining order or injunction or both may be issued against Seller, in
addition to any other rights and remedies that may be available to Buyer under Applicable Law. If
this Section 11(d) is more restrictive than permitted by the Applicable Laws of the
jurisdiction in which Buyer seeks enforcement hereof, this Section 11(d) shall be limited
to the extent required to permit enforcement under such Applicable Laws.

          e. Bonds on Current Projects. From and after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall
maintain and continue at its sole expense all performance and completion bonds, and all collateral
currently securing such bonds, relating to the Current Projects and use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain the consent of the issuer of each such bond to the continuation of such bond
after the Closing.

          f. ERP System. From and after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall permit Buyer to
commence development and initiation of a new ERP system for the Business in accordance with
procedures, specifications and a budget to be agreed upon by the parties. The amount of any
budgeted costs incurred by Seller, up to $50,000, prior to Closing with respect to the ERP system
shall be deducted from the amount of Target Working Capital.

          g. Expense Reimbursement and Termination Fee. If this Agreement is terminated by Buyer
pursuant to Section 16(a)(iii) or Buyer or Seller pursuant to Section 16(a)(v),
Seller shall reimburse to Buyer, within sixty (60) days after the Termination Date, its reasonable
documented out of pocket expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys and accountants fees)
incurred through the Termination Date in connection with its financial, legal and due diligence
review of the Business, the negotiation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement up to a maximum amount of $500,000. In the event Seller breaches its obligations
hereunder, notwithstanding satisfaction prior to the Termination Date of all of the conditions to
Closing described in Sections 14 and 15, then, as Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy (other
than its right to receive reimbursement of expenses as provided in this Section 11(g)),
Seller shall pay to Buyer within sixty (60) days of such breach, a termination fee of $400,000 in
consideration of Buyer’s time, effort and resources expended in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby. Upon Buyer’s receipt of such Termination Fee and Expense
Reimbursement, Buyer shall deliver a release to Seller of any and all claims Buyer may have against
Seller, its Affiliates and their successors and assigns in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.

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          h. Notice of Developments. From the date of the Agreement until the Closing Date, the Seller
will give the Buyer prompt written notice upon becoming aware of any material development affecting
the Assets or the Business, or any event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to
result in a breach of, or inaccuracy in, any of the Seller’s representations and warranties;
provided, however, that no such disclosure will be deemed to prevent or cure any breach of, or
inaccuracy in any representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement. The Seller shall
periodically update Schedules 2(c), 2(d), 2(e), 2(f), 2(g) and 2(i) through the Closing
Date at such times as are reasonably requested by Buyer but in no event more frequently than
bi-monthly and the Assets acquired at Closing shall include the Assets set forth on such updated
Schedules. The Seller will be entitled to deliver to the Buyer a supplement to the Schedules that
discloses to the Buyer in reasonable detail any facts and circumstances arising after the date of
the Agreement that would constitute a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 8 as of the date hereof or the Closing Date. The delivery of such supplements
shall not limit or constitute a waiver of Buyer’s right to indemnification for breaches of
representations and warranties pursuant to Section 19(a).

     12. Buyer’s Covenants

          a. Confidentiality. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Confidentiality Agreement dated
August 21, 2006 (the “NDA”) executed by Buyer remains in full force and effect, and Buyer’s
obligations thereunder remain unaffected by the execution and delivery of this Agreement; provided,
however, that Seller acknowledges and agrees that Buyer has directly or indirectly contacted and
communicated with executives or other employees of the Seller and that such contacts and
communications shall not constitute a breach by Buyer of the NDA.

          b. Nonsolicitation of Employees, etc. From and after the date of this Agreement until the
fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, Buyer shall not, without the prior written approval of
Seller, directly or indirectly solicit any individual who is a non-exempt (within the meaning of
the Fair Labor Standards Act) employee of Seller or its Affiliates to terminate his or her
employment relationship with Seller or any such Affiliate; provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not apply to Transferred Employees, employees of the Business as of the date hereof who are
not Transferred Employees or individuals hired as a result of the use of an independent employment
agency (so long as the agency was not directed to solicit a particular individual or a class of
individuals that could only be satisfied by employees of Seller or its Affiliates) or as a result
of the use of a general solicitation (such as an advertisement) not specifically directed to
employees of Seller or its Affiliates. Buyer recognizes and agrees that a breach by Buyer of any
of the covenants and agreements in this Section 12(b) could cause irreparable harm to
Seller, that Seller’s remedies at law in the event of such breach would be inadequate, and that,
accordingly, in the event of such breach a restraining order or injunction or both may be issued
against Buyer, in addition to any other rights and remedies that may be available to Seller under
Applicable Law. If this Section 12(b) is more restrictive than permitted by Applicable
Laws of the jurisdiction in which Seller seeks enforcement hereof, this Section 12(b) shall
be limited to the extent required to permit enforcement under such Applicable Laws.

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          c. Buyer’s Due Diligence Investigation; Certain Acknowledgements.

               i) The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Seller has not made any representations or
warranties regarding the Seller, the Business, the Assets or the operations of the Business or
otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, other than the representations
and warranties expressly made by the Seller in Section 8. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that no statements or information contained in
the Data Room or any presentation regarding the Business (including any management presentation or
facility tour), including but not limited to any projections, forecasts and predictions, and any
other estimates, data, financial information, documents, reports, statements (oral or written),
summaries, abstracts, descriptions, presentations (including any management presentation or
facility tour), memoranda or offering materials, is or shall be deemed to be a representation or
warranty by the Seller to the Buyer, and that Buyer has not relied thereon in determining to
execute this Agreement and proceed with the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer further
acknowledges and agrees that materials it has received from Seller include projections, forecasts
and predictions relating to the Business; that there are uncertainties inherent in attempting to
make such projections, forecasts and predictions; that Buyer is familiar with such uncertainties
and is taking full responsibility for making its own evaluation of the adequacy and accuracy of all
projections, forecasts, predictions and information so furnished; that Buyer shall not have any
claims against Seller or its officers, directors or Affiliates with respect thereto; and that Buyer
has not relied thereon. The Buyer acknowledges that no Person has been authorized by the Seller to
make any representation or warranty regarding the Seller, the Business, the assets or operations of
the Business or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and, if made,
such representation or warranty may not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Seller.

               ii) The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it (i) has made its own inquiry and investigation
into, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the Seller and the
Business, and (ii) has conducted such investigations of the Seller and the Business as the Buyer
deems necessary to satisfy itself as to the operations and conditions thereof, and will rely solely
on such investigations and inquiries, and the express representations and warranties of the Seller
set forth in Section 8. The Buyer further acknowledges and agrees that it will not at any
time assert any claim against the Seller or any of its present and former directors, officers,
managers, partners, shareholders, employees, agents, Affiliates, consultants, investment bankers,
attorneys, advisors or representatives, or attempt to hold the Seller or any of such Persons
liable, for any inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to the information furnished
by Seller or such Persons concerning the Seller or the Business, other than any inaccuracies or
misstatements in the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Section 8
(subject to the limitations and expiration thereof otherwise set forth in this Agreement).

               iii) Buyer acknowledges that (i) the Purchase Price has been negotiated based upon Buyer’s
express agreement that there would be no contingencies (financial or otherwise) to Closing other
than the conditions set forth in Section 14; (ii) should the Closing occur, Buyer will
acquire the Business, the Assets and Assumed Liabilities in “as is” condition and on a “where is”
basis, without any representation or warranty of any kind, express

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or implied, except such representations and warranties expressly set forth in Section
8 of this Agreement. Further, without limiting any representation, warranty or covenant of
Seller expressly set forth herein, Buyer acknowledges that it has waived and hereby waives as a
condition to Closing any further due diligence reviews, inspections or examinations with respect to
the Business, including without limitation with respect to engineering, environmental, title,
survey, financial, operational, regulatory and legal compliance matters.

          d. Leased Assets. At the Closing, the Buyer, at its sole option and expense, shall have the
option to (i) pay off, refinance or take an assignment of the leases (as legally permitted) on the
vehicles and equipment of the Business, and in connection therewith shall obtain the release of the
Seller for all liability under such leases or (ii) execute a sublease with the Seller on all of the
leases on the vehicles and equipment of the Business consistent with the terms of Seller’s lease.
As soon as practicable (but in any event within sixty (60) days) after the Closing Date, the Buyer,
at its sole option and expense, shall (i) pay off, refinance or take an assignment of the leases on
the other leased assets of the Business, and in connection therewith shall obtain the release of
the Seller for all liability under such leases or (ii) execute a sublease with the Seller on all of
the other leased assets of the Business consistent with the terms of Seller’s lease.

          e. Preservation of and Access to Certain Information; Cooperation.

               i) On and after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall preserve all books and records of the
Business for a period of ten years commencing on the Closing Date, and thereafter, shall not
destroy or dispose of such records without giving notice to the Seller of such pending disposal and
offering the Seller such records. In the event that the Seller has not requested such materials
within ninety (90) days following the receipt of notice from the Buyer, the Buyer may proceed to
destroy or dispose of any books and records of the Business.

               ii) From and after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall (a) afford the Seller and its
representatives reasonable access upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours, to all
employees, officers, properties, agreements, records, books and affairs of the Buyer relating to
the Business, including, without limitation, the engineering documentation library, and provide
copies at Seller’s cost of such information concerning the Business as the Seller may reasonably
request in connection with the preparation of any Tax Returns, any judicial, quasi-judicial,
administrative, tax, audit or arbitration proceeding, the preparation of any financial statements
or reports required in accordance with Applicable Law and in connection with the defense of any
third party claims and (b) cooperate fully with the Seller for any proper purpose.

          f. Employment Matters. At Closing, MasTec Services, Inc. will terminate the employment of the
employees listed on Schedule 12(f) (the “Transferred Employees”) and the Buyer
shall immediately hire the Transferred Employees and establish and make available a group medical
plan for all Transferred Employees and their dependants that is substantially similar to the group
medical plan available to the Transferred Employees immediately prior to the Closing under Seller’s
plan. Seller’s plan will terminate as to the Transferred Employees at the Closing. The Buyer
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Transferred Employees recognized under any Employee Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangements as
service with the Buyer for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and levels of benefits
available, under all Buyer Plans (as defined below). The Buyer shall waive any coverage waiting
period, pre-existing condition and actively-at-work requirements under the Buyer’s employee benefit
plans, policies, programs, or arrangements (the “Buyer Plans”) and shall provide that any
expenses incurred before the Closing Date by a Transferred Employee (and his or her dependents)
during the calendar year of the Closing shall be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the
applicable deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket provisions, and applicable annual
and/or lifetime maximum benefit limitations of the Buyer Plans. The Buyer Plans shall not require
contributions by Transferred Employees at a rate that exceeds the rate in effect for other
similarly situated employees of the Buyer. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
assist Buyer in its effort to hire James Fowler, Lewis Black, John Coyne and the other Transferred
Employees following the Closing. If requested by Buyer, Seller will use commercially reasonable
efforts to assist Buyer in its efforts to hire Marcelino Iturrey. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, under no circumstances shall Seller’s obligations pursuant to the two
immediately preceding sentences require Seller to expend any funds or take any actions that would
otherwise disrupt the operations of Seller’s business.

          g. Project Completion. Seller is currently obligated to complete the Current Projects.
Following the Closing, Buyer shall complete each of the Current Projects as expeditiously as
possible in accordance with the terms of such projects and will use best efforts to collect all
payments due and payable thereunder as soon as practicable following the Closing Date.

          h. Seller’s Intellectual Property. Following the Closing, Buyer shall not, and shall cause
all of its Affiliates not to, use the Intellectual Property of the Seller other than the Acquired
Intellectual Property, including without limitation: (i) ceasing and desisting from all use of the
MasTec Marks and all variations thereof in any form as previously registered, licensed or used by
the Seller or the Business in connection with any goods or services, or used as business names,
trade names, fictitious names and any other uses, as well as all use of any of the other
Intellectual Property of the Seller and its Affiliates; and (ii) removing, destroying, erasing or
otherwise eliminating all references to any of the foregoing Intellectual Property from any signage
and any other tangible matter, electronic displays or other depictions of any kind which are of a
permanent nature and from all clothing, signs, materials, vehicles and any other tangible matter or
electronic systems or media in any form owned, controlled, leased, licensed, operated, possessed or
otherwise used by Buyer or any of its Affiliates.

     13. Mutual Covenants

          a. Transition Services Agreement. At Closing Buyer and Seller will enter into a Transition
Services Agreement (the “Transition Services Agreement”), in a form reasonably acceptable
to Buyer and Seller, pursuant to which Seller and its Affiliates would provide for a period of
twelve (12) months (with respect to the services set forth in Section 13(a)(i)) or six (6)
months (with respect to all other services) following the Closing the following services.
(Seller’s payment for such services shall be at an arm’s length market price as mutually

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agreed between Buyer and Seller and Buyer shall have the right to terminate specific services
from time to time without penalty upon such notice as shall be mutually agreed.)

               i) Oracle/IT Support. Access to and use of Seller’s Oracle system and related
maintenance/support, network infrastructure, firewalls and email server to permit Buyer to operate
its financial systems during such period. Buyer shall pay Seller $35,000 per month for such
services.

               ii) Risk Management Consulting. Seller’s risk management personnel will consult with Buyer
regarding setting up Buyer’s program and processes.

               iii) HR Services Support. Seller’s HR personnel will consult with Buyer regarding set up of
Buyer’s HR services necessary for the transition.

               iv) Payroll and Taxes Support necessary for transition.

               v) Legal. Seller’s in-house legal staff shall cooperate with and provide access to relevant
documentation and provide reasonable support to Buyer and its counsel in connection with the
Assumed Proceedings until the conclusion of such proceedings.

               vi) Buyer shall pay Seller at its sole option at a reasonable hourly rate to be agreed upon
between the parties or a flat fee of $10,000 per month for all of the services set forth in
Sections 13(a)(ii)-(v).

          b. Cooperation. Following the Closing Date, each of the parties shall execute and deliver
such documents and other papers and take such further actions as may be required by law or may be
reasonably required to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and give effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby.

          c. Leases. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Seller and Buyer shall
negotiate in good faith the terms and conditions of fair market value lease agreements each having
a term of at least three (3) years with two one year renewal options at the discretion of Buyer,
between Seller, as lessor, and Buyer, as lessee, for each of the spaces currently occupied by the
Business located at (i) 2801 SW 46th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (the “Fort Lauderdale
Lease”), (ii) 125 Commerce Way, Sanford, 32771 (the “Sanford Lease”) and (iii) 1819
Totten Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34947 (the “Fort Pierce Lease” and together with the Fort
Lauderdale Lease and the Sanford Lease, the “New Leases”).

          d. Current Projects Located Outside Florida. Buyer and Seller acknowledge and agree that (i)
Current Projects set forth on Schedule 13(d) are located outside of the State of Florida
(the “Non-Florida Current Projects”), (ii) Buyer is acquiring from Seller the Current
Projects including the Non-Florida Current Projects in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
(iii) Buyer is only hiring employees of the Business conducted in the State of Florida and Buyer
will not have the capacity to perform the Non-Florida Current Projects and (iv) at Buyer’s sole
option, Seller will perform as a subcontractor all of the Non-Florida Current Projects under the
supervision of Buyer as prime contractor in accordance with subcontracts to be entered into between
Buyer and Seller with respect to each such project, which subcontracts

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shall (A) require Seller to furnish labor and inventory management services, (B) permit Seller
the right to use Buyer’s inventory and personal property to perform the Non-Florida Current
Projects and (C) contain such other commercially reasonable terms and conditions as are acceptable
to the Buyer and Seller including compensation based upon Seller’s incurred costs, and a right in
favor of Buyer to terminate the subcontracts upon 30 days notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Seller will not be required to perform services for Buyer to the extent such services would exceed
10% of Buyer’s forward 12 month revenue.

     14. Buyer’s Conditions Precedent to Closing. The obligations of Buyer hereunder and its
obligations to consummate the Closing herein provided for shall be subject to the following
conditions precedent, any one or more of which may be waived by Buyer (which waiver shall also
constitute a waiver of any claim Buyer may have against Seller as a result of the failure of such
condition):

          a. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Seller contained in Section 8 (without giving effect to any notice or supplement to the
Schedules pursuant to Section 11(h)) shall be true and correct as of the Closing as though made on
and as of the Closing Date (except that those representations and warranties that address matters
only as of a particular date shall remain true and correct as of such date), except for failures of
such representations and warranties to be true and correct that individually or in the aggregate
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that for
purposes of determining whether the condition in this Section 14(a) is satisfied,
references to materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties shall be
ignored.

          b. Compliance with Covenants. Seller shall have performed and complied in all material
respects with all agreements, obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed
or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

          c. Officer Certificate. Buyer shall have received a duly executed certificate of an officer
of Seller that the conditions in preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) have been satisfied.

          d. Absence of Litigation or Proceedings. No litigation, governmental action, or other
proceedings shall be commenced against Buyer, Seller or any other Person with respect to the
consummation of the transactions provided for herein.

          e. Material Consents. Each of the third party consents set forth on Schedule 14(e)
shall have been obtained.

          f. Leases. Buyer, as lessee, and Seller, as lessor, shall have entered into the New Leases.

          g. Transition Services Agreement. Buyer shall have received the Transition Services Agreement
executed and delivered by Seller.

          h. Closing Working Capital. The Closing Working Capital shall include at least $2,500,000 in
cash or cash equivalents.

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          i. Financing Contingency. Buyer shall have sufficient cash available at Closing under credit
facilities and/or unconditional financing agreements to enable Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

          j. No Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect
between the date hereof and the Closing Date.

     15. Seller’s Conditions Precedent to Closing. The obligations of Seller hereunder and its
obligations to consummate the Closing herein provided for shall be subject to the following
conditions precedent, any one or more of which may be waived by Seller (which waiver shall also
constitute a waiver of any claim Seller may have against Buyer as a result of the failure of such
condition):

          a. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Buyer
contained herein shall be true and correct at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of
the Closing Date.

          b. Compliance with Covenants. Buyer shall have performed and complied in all material
respects with all agreements, obligations, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to
be performed and complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

          c. Officer Certificate. Seller shall have received a duly executed certificate of an officer
of Buyer that the conditions in preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) have been satisfied.

          d. Absence of Litigation or Proceedings. No litigation, governmental action, or other
proceedings shall be commenced against Buyer, Seller or any other person with respect to the
consummation of the transactions provided for herein.

          e. Material Consents. Each of the third party consents set forth on Schedule 15(e)
shall have been obtained.

          f. Leases. Buyer, as lessee, and Seller, as lessor, shall have entered into the New Leases.

     16. Termination

          a. Termination Events. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, this
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned at any time prior to
the Closing Date:

               i) By written, mutual consent of Seller and Buyer;

               ii) By Seller, so long as it is not then in material breach of this Agreement, if any of the
conditions set forth in Section 15 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall
not have been waived by Seller;

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               iii) By Buyer, so long as it is not then in material breach of this Agreement, if any of the
conditions set forth in Section 14 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall
not have been waived by Buyer;

               iv) By either party, if a court of competent jurisdiction or Governmental Authority shall
have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action (which order decree or ruling the
parties hereto shall use their best efforts to lift), in each case permanently restraining,
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such order,
decree, ruling or other action shall have become final or nonappealable; and

               v) By either party, if the Closing does not occur on or prior to January 31, 2007 (the
“Termination Date”); provided that the terminating party is not in breach of its
obligations hereunder in any material respect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Termination Date
shall be automatically extended for two months if, on the Termination Date the conditions set forth
in Sections 14(e) and 15(e) shall not have been satisfied, but, each of the other
conditions set forth in Sections 14 and 15 have been satisfied or waived and any consents
required to satisfy the conditions in Sections 14(e) and 15(e) that have not yet been
obtained are being pursued diligently and in good faith.

          b. Return of Confidential Information. If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
terminated as provided herein:

               i) Buyer shall return or destroy (and promptly thereafter deliver a written certification
thereof to Seller) all documents and other material received from Seller or any Affiliate of Seller
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution
hereof, to Seller; and

               ii) All confidential information received by Buyer with respect to the Business shall be
treated in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall remain in full force and
effect notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.

          c. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination by Seller or Buyer pursuant to this
Section 16, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be terminated, without further action by either
party. If this Agreement is terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby are abandoned as
described in this Section 16, this Agreement shall become void and of no further force or
effect, except for Sections 12(a), 12(b), 16, 20, and 21. Nothing in this Section
16 shall be deemed to release either party from any liability for any breach by such party of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

     17. Closing. The Closing under this Agreement shall take place at the offices of
Greenberg Traurig, P.A., at 1221 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131, on the next succeeding last day
of a calendar month no less than five Business Days following the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Sections 14 and 15, or at such other date, time and place as may be agreed
upon by Buyer and Seller, which date is sometimes herein called the “Closing Date”.

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          a. Seller’s Deliveries. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver:

               i) a bill of sale for the Assets in the form acceptable to the parties (the “Bill of
Sale”) duly executed by Seller transferring the Assets in their present locations to Buyer;

               ii) an assignment of the Acquired Contracts in the form acceptable to the parties, which
assignment shall also contain Buyer’s undertaking and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (the
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) duly executed by Seller;

               iii) the certificate of an executive officer of Seller certifying that the conditions set
forth in Section 14(a) and (b) have been satisfied as of the Closing Date;

               iv) the New Leases duly executed and delivered by Seller; and

               v) the Transition Services Agreement duly executed and delivered by Seller.

          b. Buyer’s Deliveries. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver:

               i) a wire transfer in the amount of the Cash Purchase Price in same day funds to Seller in
accordance with Seller’s wire transfer instructions.

               ii) the certificate of an executive officer of Buyer certifying that the conditions set forth
in Section 15(a) and (b) have been satisfied as of the Closing Date;

               iii) the Assignment and Assumption Agreement duly executed by Buyer;

               iv) the Transition Services Agreement duly executed and delivered by Buyer;

               v) the Note duly executed and delivered by Buyer;

               vi) the New Leases duly executed and delivered by Buyer; and

               vii) the General Agreement of Indemnity duly executed and delivered by Buyer together with a
letter of credit to secure the performance and completion of the Bonded Obligations.

     18. Further Assurances. Seller and Buyer shall execute and deliver all such other
instruments and take all such other action as any party may reasonably request from time to time,
before or after the Closing, in order to effectuate the transactions provided for herein. The
parties shall cooperate with each other and with their respective counsel and accountants in
connection with any steps to be taken as a part of their respective obligations under this
Agreement.

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     19. Indemnification.

          a. Indemnification by Seller. Seller shall indemnify Buyer and each of its officers,
directors, employees, Affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Buyer
Parties”) against and hold them harmless from any Losses suffered or incurred by any such
indemnified party to the extent arising from

               i) any breach of any representation or warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement without
giving effect to any notices or supplements pursuant to Section 11(h);

               ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement; or

               iii) any Excluded Liabilities;

provided, however, that Seller shall not have liability pursuant to clause (a)(i)
above (breaches of representations and warranties) unless the aggregate of all Losses for which
Seller would, but for this proviso, be liable exceeds on a cumulative basis $75,000 (in which event
the full amount of Losses, not only the excess amount over $75,000, shall be subject to indemnity);
provided further, however, that Seller’s liability hereunder shall in no
event exceed $5,000,000, which amount shall be satisfied as set forth in Section 19(g).
The Seller shall not be required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any Buyer Party against or
reimburse any Buyer Party for any Losses pursuant to Section 19(a)(i) with respect to any
claim, unless such claim involves Losses in excess of $25,000 (nor shall such item be applied to or
considered for purposes of calculating the aggregate amount of the Buyer Parties’ Losses for
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence). Buyer further acknowledges and agrees that,
should the Closing occur, the Buyer Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all
claims relating to this Agreement, the Assets and the transactions contemplated hereby (other than
fraud) shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Section 19(a)
and hereby waives, from and after the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted under Applicable
Law, any and all other rights, claims and causes of action (other than claims of, or causes of
action arising from, fraud) it may have against Seller and its affiliates arising under or based
upon any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law ordinance, rule or regulation or otherwise
relating to this Agreement, the Assets and the transactions contemplated hereby.

          b. Indemnification by Buyer. Buyer shall indemnify Seller and each of its officers,
directors, employees, Affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Seller
Parties”) against and hold them harmless from any Losses suffered or incurred by any such
indemnified party to the extent arising from

               i) any breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer contained in this Agreement;

               ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement;

               iii) any Assumed Liabilities;

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               iv) any Contracts retained by Seller but performed by Buyer pursuant to Section 3(r);

               v) all termination and severance benefits, costs, charges and liabilities of any nature
incurred with respect to the termination of any Transferred Employee on or after the Closing Date,
including any claims arising out of WARN or otherwise relating to any plant closing, mass layoff or
similar event under any Applicable Law or Contract occurring on or after the Closing Date; or

               vi) any other liabilities of the Business arising out of or relating to the ownership or
operation of the Business after the Closing Date other than Excluded Liabilities.

          c. Limitations on Liability.

               i) For all purposes of this Agreement, “Losses” shall be net of (x) any insurance
payable to the Indemnified Party from its own insurance policies (including title insurance
policies) in connection with the facts giving rise to the right of indemnification, or any
insurance that would have been payable to the Indemnified Party if the policies of insurance
effected by or for the benefit of the Seller or the Business had been maintained after Closing on
no less favorable terms than those existing at the date of this Agreement, and (y) the estimated
present value of any tax benefits received by or accruing to the Indemnified Party, using a
discount rate equal to the midterm applicable federal rate in effect on the date of the claim for
indemnity and assuming a Tax rate equal to the maximum applicable combined statutory federal and
applicable state and local income or corporation tax rate applicable to the Seller for the year in
which the claim is made.

               ii) No Person shall be entitled to recover under this Section 19 with respect to, and
the term “Losses” shall not include, consequential damages of any kind, damages consisting
of business interruption or lost profits (regardless of the characterization thereof), damages for
diminution in value of the Business, damages computed on a multiple of earnings or similar basis,
and indirect, special, exemplary and punitive damages.

               iii) The Buyer Parties shall not be entitled to recover under this Section 19 with
respect to any Losses caused by an inaccuracy or breach of any representation, warranty or covenant
by the Seller contained in this Agreement if the facts, matters or circumstances relating to such
inaccuracy or breach were contained in this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedules.

               iv) The Buyer Parties must act promptly to avoid or mitigate any Loss which they or the
Business may suffer in consequence of any fact, matter or circumstance giving rise to a claim for
indemnification under this Agreement or likely to give rise to a claim for indemnification under
this Agreement. The Buyer Parties shall not be entitled to recover under this Agreement to the
extent of any Loss that could have been avoided but for the Buyer Parties’ failure to avoid or
mitigate such Loss.

               v) Any claim shall (if it has not been previously satisfied, settled or withdrawn) be deemed
to have been withdrawn six (6) months after the notice is given pursuant

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to Section 19(e) or, in the case of a contingent liability, six (6) months after that
liability becomes an actual liability, unless legal proceedings in respect of it have been
commenced by being both issued and served. No new claim may be made in respect of the facts,
matters, events or circumstances giving rise to any such withdrawn claim.

               vi) If any claim is based upon a liability which is contingent only, the Seller shall not be
liable to pay unless and until such contingent liability gives rise to an obligation to make a
payment (but the Buyer Parties have the right under Section 19(e) to give notice of that
claim before such time).

               vii) The Seller shall not be liable for any claim to the extent that it would not have arisen
but for any voluntary act, omission or transaction carried out:

                    1) after Closing by the Buyer Parties outside the ordinary and usual course of business of the
Business as at Closing; or

                    2) before Closing by Seller at the direction or request or with the consent of the Buyer
Parties.

               viii) Where the Seller has made a payment to a Buyer Party in relation to any claim and the
Buyer Parties are entitled to recover (whether by insurance, payment, discount, credit, relief or
otherwise) from a third party a sum which indemnifies or compensates the Buyer Parties (in whole or
in part) in respect of the liability or loss which is the subject of a claim, the relevant Buyer
Party or Buyer Parties shall (i) promptly notify the Seller of the fact and provide such
information as the Seller may reasonably require (ii) take all reasonable steps or proceedings as
the Seller may require to enforce such right and (iii) pay to the Seller as soon as practicable
after receipt an amount equal to the amount recovered from the third party (net of taxation and
less any reasonable costs of recovery) but not in excess of the amount of the indemnity payment
made by Seller for which the recovery is made.

               ix) The Seller shall not be liable for any claim if and to the extent it is attributable to,
or the amount of such claim is increased as a result of, any (i) legislation not in force at the
date of this Agreement (ii) change of law (or any change in interpretation on the basis of case
law), regulation, directive, requirement or administrative practice or (iii) change in the rates of
taxation in force at the date of this Agreement.

               x) If a breach of the representations and warranties given by the Seller in this Agreement is
capable of remedy without Loss to Buyer, the Buyer Parties shall only be entitled to compensation
if the breach is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the date on which notice is served on
the Seller in accordance with Section 21(a). Without prejudice to their duty to mitigate
any loss, the Buyer Parties shall provide all reasonable assistance to the Seller to remedy any
such breach.

          d. Termination of Indemnification. The obligations to indemnify and hold harmless a party
hereto pursuant to this Section 19, shall terminate at the time the applicable
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement terminates pursuant to Section 10.

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          e. Procedures.

               i) If the Seller Parties shall seek indemnification pursuant to Section 19(b), or if
the Buyer Parties shall seek indemnification pursuant to Section 19(a), the Indemnified
Party shall give written notice to the Indemnifying Party promptly (and in any event within thirty
(30) days) after the Indemnified Party (or, if the Indemnified Party is a corporation, any officer
or employee of the Indemnified Party) becomes aware of the facts giving rise to such claim for
indemnification (an “Indemnified Claim”) specifying in reasonable detail the factual basis
of the Indemnified Claim, stating the amount of the Losses, if known, the method of computation
thereof, containing a reference to the provision of the Agreement in respect of which such
Indemnified Claim arises and demanding indemnification therefor. Notwithstanding any other
provision to the contrary, the Indemnifying Party shall not be required to indemnify, defend or
hold harmless any Indemnified Party against or reimburse any Indemnified Party for any Losses
unless the Indemnified Party has notified the Indemnifying Party in writing in accordance with this
Section 19(e) of a pending or threatened claim with respect to such matters within thirty
(30) days of the Indemnifying Party becoming aware of such pending or threatened claim and within
the applicable survival period set forth in Section 10. If the Indemnified Claim arises
from the assertion of any claim, or the commencement of any suit, action, proceeding or Remedial
Action brought by a Person that is not a party hereto (a “Third Party Claim”), any such
notice to the Indemnifying Party shall be accompanied by a copy of any papers theretofore served on
or delivered to the Indemnified Parry in connection with such Third Party Claim. With respect to
any Third Party Claim asserted or brought prior to the Closing Date, notice of such Third Party
Claim shall be deemed to have been delivered on the Closing Date.

               ii) Upon receipt of notice of a Third Party Claim from an Indemnified Party pursuant to this
Section 19(e) the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to assume the defense and control of
such Third Party Claim subject to the provisions of this Section 19(e) provided that in the
case of matters involving actions or claims that, if not fast paid, discharged or otherwise
complied with would result in a material interruption or cessation of the conduct of the Business,
the Indemnifying Party shall act promptly to avoid, to the extent practicable, any such effects on
the Business. After written notice by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its
election to assume the defense and control of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not
be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal fees or expenses subsequently incurred by such
Indemnified Party in connection therewith. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 19(e)
to the contrary, if the Indemnifying Party does not assume defense and control of a Third Party
Claim as provided in this Section 19(e), the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
defend such Third Party Claim, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 19(e),
in such manner as it may deem appropriate. Whether the Indemnifying Parry or the Indemnified Party
is defending and controlling any such Third Party Claim, it shall select counsel, contractors,
experts and consultants of reasonable recognized standing and competence, shall take all steps
necessary in the investigation, defense or settlement thereof, and shall at all times diligently
and promptly pursue the resolution thereof. The party conducting the defense thereof shall at all
times act as if all Losses relating to the Third Party Claim were for its own account and shall act
in good faith and with reasonable prudence to minimize Losses therefrom. The Indemnified Party
shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents to,
cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party in connection with any Third Party Claim.

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               iii) Subject to the provisions of Sections 19(e)(ii) and 19(e)(iv) the
Indemnifying Party shall be authorized to consent to a settlement of, or the entry of any judgment
arising from, any Third Party Claims, and the Indemnified Party shall consent to a settlement of,
or the entry of any judgment arising from, such Third Party Claims; provided, that the Indemnifying
Party shall (a) pay or cause to be paid all amounts arising out of such settlement judgment
concurrently with the effectiveness thereof; (b) shall not encumber any of the assets of any
Indemnified Party or agree to any restriction or condition that would apply to such Indemnified
Party or to the conduct of that party’s business; and (c) shall obtain, as a condition of any
settlement or other resolution, a complete release of each Indemnified Party against any and all
damages resulting from, arising out of or incurred with respect to such settlement or other
resolution. Except for the foregoing, no settlement or entry of judgment in respect of any Third
Party Claim shall be consented to by any Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party without the
express written consent of the other party.

               iv) In the case of the indemnification contemplated by Section 19(e)(ii), in the event
that the Indemnifying Party desires to settle the matters referenced therein or consent to the
entry of any judgment arising thereunder and the Indemnified Party does not wish to consent to such
settlement or entry of judgment, the Indemnified Party shall have no obligation to consent to the
settlement or entry of judgment provided that it agrees in writing to pay and be responsible for
100% of any Losses; provided that the Indemnified Party shall not be required to consent to any
settlement or agree to be responsible for the payment of Losses thereafter incurred with respect to
any matter the settlement or entry of judgment of which would require the consent of such
Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 19(e)(iii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Indemnifying Party may, at its option and expense, participate in the defense of any Indemnified
Claim.

               v) If the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party are unable to agree with respect to a
procedural matter arising under this Section 19(e) the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall, within ten (10) days after notice of disagreement given by either party,
agree upon a third-party referee (“Referee”), who shall be an attorney and who shall have
the authority to review and resolve the disputed matter. The parties shall present their
differences in writing (each party simultaneously providing to the other a copy of all documents
submitted) to the Referee and shall cause the Referee promptly to review any facts, law or
arguments either the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party may present. The Referee shall be
retained to resolve specific differences between the parties within the range of such differences.
Either party may request that all discussions with the Referee by either party be in each other’s
presence. The decision of the Referee shall be final and binding unless both the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party agree. The parties shall share equally all costs and fees of the
Referee.

               vi) If an Indemnifying Party makes any payment on an Indemnified Claim, the Indemnifying Party
shall be subrogated, to the extent of such payment, to all rights and remedies of the Indemnified
Party to any insurance benefits or other claims of the Indemnified Party with respect to such
claim.

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          f. Bonded Obligations.

               i) As a material inducement for Seller to enter into this Agreement, at the Closing Buyer
shall execute and deliver to Seller, a General Agreement of Indemnity in a form reasonably
acceptable to Buyer and Seller (the “General Agreement of Indemnity”), pursuant to which Buyer will
(i) subject to the provisions of Section 19(h) hereof, indemnify Seller and its Affiliates with
respect to the performance and completion of the bonded obligations as set forth therein which
shall be limited to the estimated cost to complete such bonded obligations (the “Bonded
Obligations”); and (ii) agree to provide to Seller a letter of credit as of the one year
anniversary of the Closing Date in an amount equal to Seller’s bond exposure with respect to the
Business at such time, such amount not to exceed the lesser of $3,500,000 or the then amount of the
Bonded Obligations.

               ii) Following the Closing Date, Buyer and Seller shall communicate with respect to the
performance and completion of the Bonded Obligations and Buyer shall afford Seller the opportunity
to remedy any actual or reasonably anticipated non-performance or non-completion of any Bonded
Obligation.

          g. Sources of Indemnification for Buyer. If the Buyer has an indemnification claim against
Seller pursuant to Section 19(a) (subject to the limitations and conditions set forth
therein), such claim shall be satisfied 30% in cash to be paid from Seller to Buyer, 45% by
reduction of the 1st Tier Earn-Out and 25% by reduction of the amount then outstanding
under the Note.

     20. Brokers and Finders. The Seller has retained Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
(“HLHZ”) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and will pay all fees and
expenses charged by HLHZ. Except for HLHZ, each party represents and warrants to the other that it
has not employed or retained any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement nor has it had any dealings with any person that may entitle that person to a fee
or commission from any other party hereto. Each of the parties indemnifies and holds the others
harmless from and against any claim, demand, or damages whatsoever by virtue of any arrangement or
commitment made by it with or to any person that may entitle such person to any fee or commission
from the other parties to this Agreement.

     21. General Provisions

          a. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, made and
received when delivered against receipt or upon actual receipt of registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as set forth below:

If to Buyer:

LEÓN, MAYER & Co.

848 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1010

Miami, FL 33131

Attention: Benjamin G. Mayer/Andro Nodarse-León

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with a copy, given in the manner

prescribed above to:

McCarter & English, LLP

245 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10167

Attention: Peter S. Twombly, Esq.

If to Seller:

MasTec North America, Inc.

800 S. Douglas Rd.

12th Floor

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Attention: Stephen Wagman

with a copy, given in the manner

prescribed above to:

MasTec North America, Inc.

800 S. Douglas Rd.

12th Floor

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Attention: Alberto de Cardenas

          Any party may alter the address or addresses to which communications or copies are to be sent
by giving notice of such change of address in conformity with the provisions of this paragraph for
the giving of notice.

          b. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Florida without regard to the conflicts-of-laws rules thereof.

          c. Binding Nature of Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors,
and assigns, except that no party may assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

          d. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the schedules,
exhibits and certificates to be delivered pursuant hereto constitute the entire agreement and
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all
prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements, and conditions, express or
implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement may not be modified or amended other than by an agreement in writing executed by the
parties.

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          e. Dispute Resolution. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the Laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein. Any
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any related agreement or any
of the contemplated transactions will be settled in the following manner: (i) senior executives
representing each of Seller and Buyer will meet to discuss and attempt to resolve the controversy
or claim, (ii) if the controversy or claim is not resolved as contemplated by clause (i), Seller
and Buyer will, by mutual consent, select an independent third party to mediate such controversy or
claim, provided that such mediation will not be binding upon the parties; and (iii) if such
controversy or claim is not resolved as contemplated by clauses (i) and (ii), the parties will
refer any dispute hereunder (to the exclusion of a court of law) to final and binding arbitration
in Miami, Florida in accordance with the then existing rules for expedited arbitration (the
“Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), and judgment upon the
award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The law
applicable to any controversy shall be the law of the State of Florida, regardless of principles of
conflicts of laws. In any arbitration pursuant to this Agreement involving a dispute in excess of
$500,000, the award or decision shall be rendered by a majority of the members of a Board of
Arbitration consisting of three members, one of whom shall be appointed by each of the respective
parties and the third of whom shall be the chairman of the panel and be appointed by mutual
agreement of said two party-appointed arbitrators. In the event of failure of said two arbitrators
to agree within twenty (20) days after the commencement of the arbitration proceeding upon the
appointment of the third arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in
accordance with the Rules. In the event of a dispute involving a sum equal to or less than
$500,000, a single arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with the Rules. In the
event that either party shall fail to appoint an arbitrator within ten (10) days after the
commencement of the arbitration proceedings, such arbitrator and the third arbitrator shall be
appointed by the AAA in accordance with the Rules. Nothing set forth above shall be interpreted to
prevent the parties from agreeing in writing to submit any dispute to a single arbitrator in lieu
of a three member Board of Arbitration. Upon the completion of the selection of the Board of
Arbitration (or if the parties agree otherwise in writing, a single arbitrator), an award or
decision shall be rendered in writing within no more than thirty (30) days. The award rendered by
arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment upon the award may be entered
in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
request by either party for preliminary or permanent injunctive relief, whether prohibitive or
mandatory, shall not be subject to arbitration and shall be adjudicated only by the courts of the
State of Florida located in Miami-Dade County or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of Florida. Each of the parties to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process
in any action or proceeding hereunder by the mailing of copies of the notice, summons and/or
complaint by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, to the address specified in
Section 21(a). The foregoing shall not limit the rights of any party to this Agreement to
serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law or to obtain execution of judgment in
any other jurisdiction. An arbitrator(s) or court reviewing any dispute related to this Agreement
pursuant to this Section may award reasonable costs for legal representation to a successful party
and may apportion the costs of the arbitration or court costs between the parties if the arbitrator
or court determines that such apportionment is reasonable, taking into account the circumstances of
the case.

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          f. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM
(WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

          g. Enforcement of Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of a breach
of this Agreement, the non-breaching party would be irreparably damaged and could not be adequately
compensated in all cases by monetary damages alone. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or
remedy to which the non-breaching party may be entitled, at law or in equity, it shall be entitled
to enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to temporary,
preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of any of
the provisions of this Agreement, without posting any bond or other undertaking.

          h. Provisions Separable. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and separable
from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue
of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part.

          i. Indulgences Not Waivers. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of either party to
exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege
preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power, or
privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power, or privilege with respect to any
occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power, or privilege with respect to any
other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party
asserted to have granted such waiver.

          j. Costs and Expenses. Each party hereto shall bear its own costs, including counsel fees and
accounting fees, incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation of and the Closing under
this Agreement, and all matters incident thereto.

          k. Titles Not to Affect Interpretation. The titles of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained
in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and they neither form a part of this
Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation hereof.

          l. Execution in Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose
signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
This Agreement shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each
of the parties and delivered to the other party. A facsimile signature will have the same force
and effect as an original signature.

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          m. Gender. Words used herein, regardless of the gender specifically used, shall be deemed and
construed to include any other gender, masculine, feminine, or neuter, as the context requires.

          n. Number of Days. In computing the number of days for purposes of this Agreement, all days
shall be counted, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays celebrated in the United States;
provided, however, that if the final day of any period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday
celebrated in the United States, then the final day shall be deemed to be the next day which is not
a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday celebrated in the United States.

          o. Transfer Taxes. Any sales, use or other transfer taxes arising out of or incurred in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by Seller; provided
that Buyer shall deliver to Seller any resale certificate for inventory or clearance
certificate, receipts or similar documents that may be required.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	LM-ITS ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/Andro
Nodarse-León
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andro Nodarse-León 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Member 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                    /s/Benjamin G. Mayer
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Benjamin G. Mayer 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Member 	 
	 
	 	MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/Austin
J. Shanfelter
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Austin J. Shanfelter	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 

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Exhibit A

Definitions

     “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other Person. For purposes of
determining whether a Person is an Affiliate, the term “control” shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through ownership of securities, contract or otherwise.

     “Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any domestic or foreign, federal,
state or local statute, law, ordinance, rule, administrative interpretation, regulation, order,
writ, injunction, decree or other requirement of any Governmental Authority (including any
Environmental Law) applicable to such Person or any of their respective properties, assets,
officers, directors, employees, consultants or agents (in connection with such officer’s,
director’s, employee’s, consultant’s or agent’s activities on behalf of such Person).

     “Benefit Arrangement(s)” means all life and health insurance, hospitalization,
retirement, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, severance pay, disability and
fringe benefit plans, holiday or vacation pay, profit sharing, seniority, and other policies,
practices, agreements or statements of terms and conditions providing employee or executive
compensation or benefits to Transferred Employees or any of their dependents, maintained by Seller,
other than an Employee Plan.

     “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which
banks are required or authorized by Applicable Law to be closed in New York, New York.

     “Closing” means the consummation of the purchase and sale transaction contemplated by
the Agreement.

     “Closing Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

     “Closing Working Capital” means the amount equal to (i) the total current assets of
the Business, which shall include no less than $2,500,000 of cash, minus (ii) the total current
liabilities of the Business, calculated on a combined basis as of the close of business on the
Closing Date in accordance with US GAAP (excluding footnotes) on the same basis and applying the
same accounting principles, policies and practices that were used in preparing the Interim Balance
Sheet and inclusive of the line items set forth in the Interim Balance Sheet. By way of example,
Working Capital reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet equals $39,741,955 (i.e. current assets of
$64,062,390 minus current liabilities of $24,320,435).

     “Competing Business” means any business operating within the United States or its
territories which provides directly or indirectly through other contractors to State Departments of
Transportation the highway and roadway services currently provided by the Business, including
structures, signals, electronics and toll booths.

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     “Contracts” means all contracts, agreements, leases (including leases of real
property), licenses, commitments, sales and purchase orders, and other undertakings of any kind,
whether written or oral, relating exclusively to the Business.

     “Current Projects” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f) of this
Agreement.

     “Data Room” means the electronic data room hosted on Bowne Deal Room Express relating
to the Business comprising the correspondence, contracts, agreements, licenses, documents and other
information made available to the Buyer and its advisors.

     “Defective Installation Losses” means Losses incurred by Buyer as a result of
defective installation of products or the purchase or use of non-conforming goods or materials by
the Business prior to the Closing Date.

     “Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules dated the date of this Agreement
relating to this Agreement.

     “Employee Plans” means each “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA, maintained or contributed to by Seller which provides benefits to employees of the Business
or their dependents.

     “Encumbrances” means any mortgage, lien (except for any lien for taxes not yet due and
payable), charge, restriction, pledge, security interest, option, lease or sublease, claim, right
of any third party, easement, encroachment or encumbrance.

     “Environmental Authority” shall mean any federal, state, regional, county or local
government, agency or authority or any court in each case having judicial, regulatory or
administrative authority under Environmental Laws.

     “Environmental Conditions” shall mean any environmental contamination or pollution of,
or the Release or Threat of Release of Hazardous Materials into, the surface water, groundwater,
surface or subsurface strata, other geologic media, air and land.

     “Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, regional, state, county or local laws,
statutes, ordinances, decisional law (including common law), rules, regulations, codes, orders,
decrees, directives and judgments relating to health or safety, pollution, damage to or protection
of the environment, Environmental Permits, Environmental Conditions, Releases or Threatened
Releases of Hazardous Materials into the environment or the use, manufacture, processing,
distribution, treatment, storage, generation, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous
Materials, whether existing in the past or present or hereafter enacted, rendered, adopted or
promulgated. Environmental Laws shall include, but are not limited to, the following laws, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time: the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) (“CERCLA”);
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (“RCRA”); the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.); and the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and the comparable
laws and regulations of the State of Florida.

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     “Environmental Liabilities” means all liabilities to the extent arising in connection
with or in any way relating to the Business or Seller’s use or ownership thereof, whether vested or
unvested, contingent or fixed, actual or potential, which arise under or relate to Environmental
Laws including, without limitation, (i) Remedial Actions, (ii) personal injury, wrongful death,
economic loss or property damage claims, (iii) claims for natural resource damages, (iv) violations
of Applicable Law or (v) any Losses with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Environmental Liabilities shall not include any increased liabilities resulting from or arising out
of a use of a facility constituting a Transferred Asset after the Closing other than the use of the
facility as of the Closing Date.

     “Environmental Permits” shall mean all permits, authorizations, registrations,
certificates, licenses, approvals or consents required under or issued pursuant to Environmental
Laws.

     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

     “Final Closing Balance Sheet” means the Closing Balance Sheet which has become final,
binding and conclusive upon Buyer and Seller in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect in the United
States of America, consistently applied.

     “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign, international, or
multinational entity or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory,
administrative or taxing functions of or pertaining to government.

     “Hazardous Materials” shall mean any toxic or hazardous substance, material or waste
and any pollutant or contaminant, or infectious or radioactive substance or material, or any
substances, materials and wastes defined or deemed to be hazardous or regulated under any
Environmental Laws, including without limitation, organic compounds, petroleum (and derivatives
thereof), polychlorinated byphenyls, asbestos and urea formaldehyde.

     “Indemnified Party” means a Person that may be entitled to be indemnified pursuant to
Section 19.

     “Indemnifying Party” means a Person that may be entitled to be indemnified pursuant to
Section 19.

     “Intellectual Property” means (i) patents, patent applications and patent disclosures,
together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and
reexaminations thereof; (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans and trade
names, together with all goodwill associated therewith, and applications, registrations and
renewals in connection therewith; (iii) copyrights, mask works and copyrightable works, and
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; and (iv) trade secrets and
confidential business information (including ideas, research and development, know-how,

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inventions, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques,
designs, drawings and specifications).

     “ITS Leases” means the real property leases listed on Schedule 2(d) relating
to the facilities used exclusively for the Business, and any other real property leases entered
into after the date of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date with the consent of
Buyer, exclusively for the benefit of the Business, as the same may be amended and supplemented
from time to time, including the interests of Seller in any related fixtures, improvement and
personal property located therein.

     “Inventory” means all inventories of finished goods, stores, replacement and spare
parts, packaging, labeling and other operating supplies ordered, purchased and/or on hand that are
solely used or held for use solely in connection with the Business.

     “Knowledge” means the actual knowledge, without inquiry, of Austin J. Shanfelter, C.
Robert Campbell, Alberto de Cardenas and Stephen Wagman.

     “Leases” means all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements
(written or oral), including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties and other agreements
with respect thereto, pursuant to which Seller holds any Leased Real Property for use solely by or
in connection with the Business.

     “Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to
use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real
property which is used by Seller solely in connection with the Business.

     “Liabilities” means all liabilities and obligations of any kind, character or
description, whether liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, choate or
inchoate, accrued or unaccrued, absolute, determined, determinable or indeterminable or otherwise,
whether presently in existence or arising hereafter.

     “Losses” means any losses, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and
claims of any kind.

     “MasTec Marks” means the name “MasTec” and all related and associated logos, design
elements, variations, trade names, trademarks, service marks and all other marks, domain names, and
rights of every kind pertaining thereto, together with the goodwill associated therewith, and shall
include all confusingly similar names, marks and logos and derivations thereof, to the maximum
extent permitted by law.

     “Material Adverse Effect” means (i) with respect to the Business, a material adverse
effect on the assets or properties of the Business taken as a whole, or (ii) with respect to any
other Person, a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of such Person taken as a
whole.

     “Material Contracts” means the Contracts, agreements and other arrangements described
in Section 8(d).

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     “Order” means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

     “Ordinary Course of Business” means the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with
past custom and practices (including with respect to quantity and frequency).

     “Owned Real Property” means all land, together with all buildings, structures,
improvements and fixtures located thereon, and all easements and other rights and interests
appurtenant thereto, owned by Seller and used principally in the Business.

     “Permit” means any authorization, license, consent, order, certificate, variance,
permit, certification, approval or other action of, or any filing, registration or qualification
with, any governmental authority (or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof) or
any other regional or local public authority (or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof), and any applications for the foregoing.

     “Permitted Encumbrances” means (i) any Encumbrances on the Assets arising from the
lease of any personal property pursuant to Contracts included in the Assets, (ii) any Encumbrance
which will be released at Closing, (iii) any Encumbrance that does not adversely affect the full
use and enjoyment of the Asset for the purpose for which it is currently used, (iv) statutory liens
for current taxes, special assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable or the
amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (v)
mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar statutory liens arising or
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, (vi) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use
regulations imposed by governmental agencies having jurisdiction over any real property, (vii)
deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, worker’s compensation,
unemployment insurance, old age pension programs mandated under applicable legal requirements or
other social security, and (viii) covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, encumbrances and
other similar matters of record affecting title to but not adversely affecting current occupancy or
use of the real property in any material respect.

     “Person(s)” means an individual, a corporation, a general partnership, a limited
partnership, a limited liability company, limited liability partnership, an association, a trust or
any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or agency of
instrumentality thereof.

     “Proceeding” means any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation
or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or
informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, whether arising before or after the
Closing.

     “Properties” means all Leased Real Property and Owned Real Property used by Seller in
the conduct of the Business.

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     “Release” means any intentional or unintentional release, discharge, spill, leaking,
pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, dumping, leaching or
migration on or into the environment or into or out of any property.

     “Remedial Action(s)” means the investigation, clean-up or remediation of environmental
contamination or damage caused by, related to or arising from the generation, use, handling,
treatment, storage, transportation, disposal, discharge, release, or emission of hazardous
substances, including, without limitation, investigations, response, removal and remedial actions
under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended,
corrective action under The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and
clean-up requirements under similar state Environmental Laws.

     “Target Working Capital” means $38,500,000.

     “Tax” or Taxes” means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross
receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
unemployment, real property, personal property, sale, use, transfer, value added, alternative,
estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, whether computed on a separate or consolidated,
unitary or combined basis or in any other manner, including any interest, penalty, or addition
thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or
succeed to the Tax liability of any person.

     “Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including
any amendment thereof.

     “Threat of Release” shall mean a reasonable likelihood of a Release that may require
action in order to prevent or mitigate damage to the environment that may result from such Release.

     “US GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect from
time to time in the United States.

     “WARN” means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as
amended.

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Exhibit B

Promissory Note

B-1

 

TERM PROMISSORY NOTE

			
	U.S.$5,000,000.00
	 	[January] ___, 2007

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LM-ITS Acquisition Company LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Borrower”), hereby unconditionally PROMISES TO PAY to the order of MasTec North
America, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Lender”), the principal amount of Five Million United States
Dollars (US$5,000,000.00) (the “Loan”), pursuant to the terms set forth below. Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of November 9, 2006 by and between Borrower and Lender (the “Purchase
Agreement”).

     1. Maturity Date. The outstanding principal amount of the Loan and any accrued but
unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable by Borrower on [January] ___, 2012;1
provided, that the outstanding principal amount of the Loan and any accrued but unpaid
interest thereon automatically shall become due and payable to Lender if there has occurred (i) a
Change in Control (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) or (ii) a Bankruptcy Event
(as such term is defined herein).

     2. Interest Periods. Interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan shall
be paid by Borrower to Lender on the final date of each “Interest Period” hereunder (each, an
“Interest Payment Date”). The first such Interest Period shall commence on the date of this Note
and shall terminate on (and include) [July] [___], 2007.2 The second Interest Period
hereunder shall commence on (but exclude) the final day of the first Interest Period and shall
terminate on (and include) the same day of the month within the sixth calendar month thereafter;
and each subsequent Interest Period hereunder shall commence on (but exclude) the final date of the
prior Interest Period and shall terminate on (and include) the same day of the month within the
sixth calendar month thereafter.

     3. Interest Rate. (a) Cash Interest Rate. Interest on the outstanding
principal amount of the Loan shall accrue during each Interest Period hereunder at a per annum rate
which shall be eight percent (8.00%) per annum for such Interest Period (the “Cash Interest Rate”).

          (b) PIK Interest Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower, in lieu of making
payments of interest at the Cash Interest Rate, may elect to make interest payments on each
Interest Payment Date at a rate per annum equal to twelve percent (12.00%) for such Interest Period
(the “PIK Interest Rate”) which shall be paid as follows: the outstanding principal amount of the
Loan shall be increased on each Interest Payment Date by an amount (the “Principal Increase”) equal
to any portion of the interest on the Loan due on such Interest Payment Date. All Principal
Increases shall for all purposes of this Note be deemed to be principal of this Note, including,
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	1	 	Insert date that is five years following date of Note.
	 
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          (c) All interest hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the
actual number of days elapsed and shall compound daily.

     4. Default Interest. If any amount owing under the Loan is not paid when due, or if
any Event of Default (as defined below) occurs, all outstanding obligations and indebtedness of
Borrower hereunder (including without limitation all outstanding principal amounts hereunder and
all outstanding obligations of Borrower) shall at every time thereafter bear interest at five
percent (5.00%) per annum above the applicable rate until all outstanding obligations and
indebtedness of Borrower hereunder are paid in full.

     5. Payments. All cash payments under this Note shall be made in U.S. Dollars and
immediately available funds to Lender by wire transfer to an account designated by Lender,
cashier’s check or certified check. All payments under this Note (whether made by Borrower
directly or obtained by Lender by executing upon assets of Borrower or otherwise) shall be applied
against principal, interest and any other amounts due and payable hereunder in such order as Lender
may in its absolute discretion select. Should any amount become due and payable hereunder on a day
which is not a Business Day, such payment shall instead be due on the next succeeding Business Day,
and interest thereon accruing hereunder shall be adjusted accordingly.

     6. Prepayments. (a) Optional. Borrower may, without premium or penalty,
prepay any portion or all of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan and/or accrued interest
to the date of such prepayment.

                    (b) Mandatory. To the extent not prohibited by the terms of any credit facilities in
favor of Borrower, Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of the Loan in an amount
equal to 35% of the amount of the Excess Cash Flow of the Business (as such terms are defined in
the Purchase Agreement) for any calendar year.

     7. Representations and Warranties. To induce Lender to make the Loan under this Note,
Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as follows: (i) Borrower is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) Borrower has full power
and legal right to execute and deliver this Note and to perform its liabilities hereunder; (iii)
the execution and delivery by Borrower of this Note, and the performance by Borrower of its
liabilities hereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action,
and do not contravene any law or contractual restriction binding upon or affecting such Borrower or
any of its property or assets, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in Material Adverse Effect; (iv) no authorization or
approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is
required for the due execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Note; (v) this Note
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in
accordance with its terms; and (vi) there are currently no material uninsured, undischarged
judgments or orders for the payment of money of record against Borrower and Borrower is not in
default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, order, decree or consent of any court or
other judicial authority, no federal or state tax liens have been filed or threatened against

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Borrower, nor is Borrower in default or claimed default (beyond any applicable grace period)
under any agreement for borrowed money.

     8. Affirmative Covenants. So long as the Loan shall remain outstanding and unpaid,
unless Lender shall otherwise consent in writing, Borrower agrees:

     (a) to comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become
delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon Borrower or its
property, except to the extent contested in good faith or by appropriate proceedings;

     (b) to immediately give Lender written notice of the occurrence of any event which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including (without
limitation) litigation commenced, tax liens filed, defaults claimed under indebtedness for
borrowed money or insolvency proceedings commenced against Borrower;

     (c) during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice without unreasonable
disruption of Borrower’s business, to provide Lender, from time to time, with reasonable
access to the financial books and records of Borrower and permit Lender, from time to time,
to inspect and make copies (at Borrower’s expense) of such books and records; and

     (d) cooperate with Lender and do such further acts and execute and deliver such further
instruments and documents as Lender may request to effectuate to Lender’s satisfaction the
transactions contemplated hereunder.

     9. Negative Covenants. So long as the Loan shall remain outstanding and unpaid, unless
Lender shall otherwise consent in writing, Borrower shall not, at any time:

     (a) pay or cause to be paid any management fees to any Affiliate of Borrower or
otherwise in excess of $300,000 in the aggregate during any 12-month period;

     (b) declare or pay any dividends, purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
acquire for value any of its equity interests now or hereafter outstanding, return any
capital to its stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof) as
such, or permit any of its subsidiaries to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
acquire for value any equity interests in Borrower or to issue or sell any equity interests
therein; provided that Buyer may make annual distributions to its equity holders in an
amount not to exceed the federal income tax liability of such holders as a result of Buyer’s
income during such period; or

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     (c) incur indebtedness which is senior (the “Senior Indebtedness”) or pari passu to the
Loan in an amount in excess of $20 million.

     10. Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an “Event of
Default” hereunder: (a) any default in the payment of any indebtedness of Borrower, under this Note
or otherwise, for money borrowed from or credit otherwise extended by Lender (or for interest
thereon); (b) Borrower’s becoming insolvent (however evidenced) or seeking any relief under any
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, intervention, liquidation, dissolution or
similar law of any jurisdiction (or any person’s seeking such relief against or with respect to
Borrower) (a “Bankruptcy Event”); (c) any failure by Borrower (which failure is materially adverse
to the interests of Lender) in performing any of its obligations or covenants under this Note; (d)
any materially false or materially incomplete representation or warranty made or given by Borrower
in connection with this Note; (e) any default(s) on the part of Borrower under any Senior
Indebtedness; or (f) a Change in Control.

     11. Acceleration of Principal and Interest. (a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of
Default, all principal amounts outstanding under this Note shall forthwith be accelerated and
become immediately due and payable, together with all unpaid interest accrued thereon and any other
charges and amounts owing to Lender hereunder, all upon demand by Lender; provided,
however, that all the foregoing amounts (whether constituting principal, interest or other
charges and amounts) shall become immediately due and payable, automatically and without demand by
Lender or notice from Lender to Borrower, and without any declaration or other action by Lender
whatsoever, upon any Bankruptcy Event.

          (b) Borrower shall notify Lender in writing immediately of any knowledge or notice Borrower
may now or hereafter obtain regarding the occurrence or possible occurrence of any Event of
Default or of any event which, with the passage of time and/or with notice or demand, would
constitute or would be likely to result in an Event of Default.

     12. Expenses. Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor,
protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance,
default and enforcement of this Note. Borrower also agrees to reimburse Lender on demand for all
costs, attorneys’ fees (whether incurred without litigation, at trial or on appeal), attorneys’
expenses, paralegals’ fees and expenses, experts’ fees and expenses and other expenses and charges
incurred by Lender in connection with the enforcement and/or collection of this Note and/or of any
judgment to which all or any part of Borrower’s indebtedness hereunder is reduced.

     13. Taxes. All sums payable to Lender under this Note shall be paid free and clear of
all offsets, counterclaims, taxes, duties, deductions and/or withholdings whatsoever; to the extent
any of the same may now or hereafter be applicable, Borrower shall be responsible for them and
shall, to the extent necessary to absorb them, gross up the amount payable to Lender hereunder so
that the net amount received by Lender, after all required withholdings and deductions are made
(including any deductions or withholdings applicable to the additional amounts due under this
paragraph), shall be the same as if no such tax, duty, deduction or withholding had been

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applicable. Borrower shall make all such deductions and withholdings and shall pay the full
amount so deducted to the relevant governmental or other taxing authorities. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees to pay any documentary stamp taxes, intangible taxes
or other taxes which may now or hereafter apply to this Note or any payment made in respect of this
Note, and Borrower shall indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against any liability, costs,
attorneys’ fees, penalties, interest or expenses relating to any such taxes, as and when the same
may be incurred. Nothing contained in this Section 13 should be construed as imposing upon
Borrower any liability for Lender’s income tax.

     14. Increased Costs. To the extent that (due to future laws or regulations or changes
in existing laws or regulations, or due to actions or interpretations by any governmental
authorities relating to reserve or special deposit requirements or capital maintenance rules, or
otherwise) Lender shall hereafter incur additional costs in connection with the extension of credit
evidenced hereby, or Lender’s net income in connection therewith shall be reduced, Borrower,
immediately upon written notice thereof from Lender, shall reimburse Lender in the amount of all
such additional costs or reductions in income; Lender’s certificate as to any of the foregoing
events, showing its computation of such amount of additional costs or reduced income, shall be
binding upon Borrower, absent manifest error.

     15. Assignability. Borrower may not assign or delegate any of its rights or
duties under this Note without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent Lender may grant
or deny in its sole and absolute discretion.

     16. No Waiver; Amendments. No delay on the part of Lender in exercising any of its
options, powers, rights or remedies hereunder, nor any partial or single exercise thereof, shall
constitute a waiver thereof. No purported amendment of this Note, nor any waiver by Lender of any
default, shall be effective unless made in writing and duly executed by an authorized officer of
Lender; nor shall any such waiver operate as a waiver of such default on any other occasion.

     17. Remedies. All of Lender’ remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and
not in exclusion of any other rights and remedies Lender may at any time have in connection with
this Note or under law, equity or any other agreement.

     18. Severability. Any provision in this Note which is unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof or affecting the enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction. No ambiguity in any provisions of this Note shall be construed against Lender by
reason only of the fact that Lender or its legal counsel drafted such provisions.

     19. Notices. All notices, demands, instructions and requests relating to this Note
shall be in writing, and may be delivered in person, by mail (registered, return receipt
requested), by telecopy (with the original to follow promptly) at the following addresses:

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Lender:

MasTec North America, Inc.

800 S. Douglas Road

12th Floor

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

Attention: Stephen Wagman

Fax: (305) 795-8280

With a copy, given in the manner prescribed above, to:

MasTec North America, Inc.

800 S. Douglas Road

12th Floor

Coral Gables, Florida 33134

Attention: Alberto de Cardenas

Fax: (305) 406-1907

Borrower:

LM-ITS Acquisition Company LLC

c/o LEÓN, MAYER & Co.

848 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1010

Miami, FL 33131

Attention: Benjamin G. Mayer / Andro Nodarse-León

With a copy, given in the manner prescribed above, to:

McCarter & English, LLP

245 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10167

Attention: Peter S. Twombly, Esq.

     20. Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed under the
laws of the State of Florida without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

     21. Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities, Etc. (a) Borrower hereby irrevocably submits
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Miami-Dade County, State
of Florida, United States of America in connection with any action or proceeding relating to this
Note. This Note shall also be enforceable in the courts of any other jurisdictions if Borrower or
any of its assets may there be found. Borrower irrevocably agrees that any action or proceeding
relating to this Note and commenced by Borrower shall be commenced by it in a state or federal
court sitting in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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          (b) Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, any objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any action or
proceeding relating to this Note and brought in any state or federal court sitting in Miami-Dade
County, Florida, and irrevocably waives any claim that any such action or proceeding in any such
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Furthermore, Borrower agrees that a final
judgment in connection with any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced
in any jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

     22. Subordination. Lender acknowledges and agrees that the Loan shall be subordinate
in right of payment and collection to Senior Indebtedness in an amount up to $20 million and surety
claims pursuant to completion bonds and agrees to enter into such subordination and intercreditor
agreements as the holder(s) of any Senior Indebtedness shall reasonably require. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Note shall be senior in right of payment, performance or otherwise in all
respects to all indebtedness of Borrower other than the Senior Indebtedness and surety claims
pursuant to completion bonds.

     23. Waiver of Jury Trial. Borrower (by executing this Note) and Lender (by making the
Loan evidenced hereby) knowingly, voluntarily, intentionally and irrevocably waive any and all
right to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation (including any claims, counterclaims,
cross-claims and third-party claims) arising out of or relating to this Note or any course of
conduct, course of dealing or statements or actions relating hereto; Borrower and Lender
acknowledge that this jury waiver is a material inducement for Lender to make the Loan evidenced
hereby; each of them certifies that no representative of the other has represented (expressly or
otherwise) that the other would not or might not enforce this jury waiver, and each of them agrees
that this jury waiver shall supersede any contrary provision of this Note or of any other agreement
or document.

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     In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Note as of the date first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	LM-ITS Acquisition Company LLC

 	 
	 
	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.1

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as amended and restated effective June 28, 2006)

(and as approved by shareholders on August 22, 2006)

1. Establishment, Purpose, and Types of Awards

     Exide Technologies (the “Company”) hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be
known as the “Exide Technologies 2004 Stock Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the
“Plan”), in order to provide incentives and awards to select key management employees and directors
of the Company and its Affiliates, as well as certain consultants.

     The Plan permits the granting of the following types of awards (“Awards”), according to the
Sections of the Plan listed here:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Section 6

Section 7

Section 8
	 	Options

Restricted Shares

Performance Awards

     The Plan is not intended to affect and shall not affect any stock options, equity-based
compensation, or other benefits that the Company or its Affiliates may have provided, or may
separately provide in the future pursuant to any agreement, plan, or program that is independent of
this Plan.

2. Defined Terms

     Terms in the Plan that begin with an initial capital letter have the defined meaning set forth
in Appendix A, unless defined elsewhere in this Plan or the context of their use clearly indicates
a different meaning.

3. Shares Subject to the Plan

     Subject to the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan, the maximum number of Shares that the
Company may issue is 7,125,000 Shares for all Awards all of which may be issued as Incentive Stock
Options (“ISO”); but the Company shall not issue more than 1,900,000 Shares pursuant to Awards in
the form of Restricted Shares and Performance Awards. For all Awards, the Shares issued pursuant
to the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares, or Shares that the Company has reacquired or
otherwise holds in treasury.

     Shares that are subject to an Award that for any reason expires, is forfeited, is cancelled,
or becomes unexercisable, and Shares that are for any other reason not paid or delivered under the
Plan shall again, except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Law, be available for subsequent
Awards under the Plan. In addition, the Committee may make future Awards with respect to Shares
that the Company retains from otherwise delivering pursuant to an Award either (i) as payment of
the exercise price of an Award, or (ii) in order to satisfy the withholding or employment taxes due
upon the grant, exercise, vesting, or distribution of an Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but
subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 11 below, the number of Shares that are available for
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Awards shall be determined, to the extent required under applicable tax laws, by reducing the
number of Shares designated in the preceding paragraph by the number of Shares granted pursuant to
Awards (whether or not Shares are issued pursuant to such Awards); provided that any Shares that
are either purchased under the Plan and forfeited back to the Plan, or surrendered in payment of
the Exercise Price for an Award shall be available for issuance pursuant to ISO Awards.

4. Administration

     (a) General. The Committee shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms, provided
that the Board may act in lieu of the Committee on any matter. The Committee shall hold meetings
at such times and places as it may determine and shall make such rules and regulations for the
conduct of its business as it deems advisable. In the absence of a duly appointed Committee or if
the Board otherwise chooses to act in lieu of a Committee, the Board shall function as the
Committee for all purposes of the Plan.

     (b) Committee Composition. The Board shall appoint the members of the Committee. The Board
or Committee may (i) delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not
“outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code the authority to grant awards
to Eligible Persons who are either (A) not then “covered employees” within the meaning of Section
162(m) of the Code (“Covered Employees”) and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time
of recognition of income resulting from such Award or (B) not persons with respect to whom the
Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code or (ii) delegate to a committee of one or
more members of the Board who are not “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 the
authority to grant Awards to Eligible Persons who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
Act. The Board may at any time appoint additional members to the Committee, remove and replace
members of the Committee with or without Cause, and fill vacancies on the Committee however caused.

     (c) Powers of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have
the authority, in its sole discretion:

     (i) to determine Eligible Persons to whom Awards shall be granted from time to time and
the number of Shares or units to be covered by each Award;

     (ii) to determine, from time to time, the Fair Market Value of Shares;

     (iii) to determine, and to set forth in Award Agreements, the terms and conditions of
all Awards, including any applicable exercise or purchase price, the installments and
conditions under which an Award shall become vested (which may be based on performance),
terminated, expired, cancelled, or replaced, and the circumstances for vesting acceleration
or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and other restrictions and limitations;

     (iv) to approve the forms of Award Agreements and all other documents, notices and
certificates in connection therewith which need not be identical either as to type of Award
or among Participants;

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     (v) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award Agreement, to
determine the meaning of their terms, and to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and
procedures relating to the Plan and its administration; and

     (vi) to determine, with respect to any calendar year, whether Directors may elect to
receive an Option in lieu of payment of fees in cash, and the percentage of such fees that
may be declined in order to receive a grant of such an Option;

     (vii) in order to fulfill the purposes of the Plan and without amending the Plan,
modify, cancel, or waive the Company’s rights with respect to any Awards, to adjust or to
modify Award Agreements for changes in Applicable Law, and to recognize differences in
foreign law, tax policies, or customs; and

     (viii) to make all other interpretations and to take all other actions that the
Committee may consider necessary or advisable to administer the Plan or to effectuate its
purposes.

     Subject to Applicable Law and the restrictions set forth in the Plan, the Committee may
delegate administrative functions to individuals who are Reporting Persons, officers, or Employees
of the Company or its Affiliates.

     (d) Deference to Committee Determinations. The Committee shall have the discretion to
interpret or construe ambiguous, unclear, or implied (but omitted) terms in any fashion it deems to
be appropriate in its sole discretion, and to make any findings of fact needed in the
administration of the Plan or Award Agreements. The Committee’s prior exercise of its
discretionary authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion
thereafter. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan, or of
any Award or Award Agreement, shall be final, binding, and conclusive. The validity of any such
interpretation, construction, decision or finding of fact shall not be given de novo review if
challenged in court, by arbitration, or in any other forum, and shall be upheld unless clearly
arbitrary or capricious.

     (e) No Liability; Indemnification. Neither the Board nor any Committee member, nor any Person
acting at the direction of the Board or the Committee, shall be liable for any act, omission,
interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, any
Award or any Award Agreement. The Company and its Affiliates shall pay or reimburse any member of
the Committee, as well as any Director, Employee, or Consultant who takes action in connection with
the Plan, for all expenses incurred with respect to the Plan, and to the full extent allowable
under Applicable Law shall indemnify each and every one of them for any claims, liabilities, and
costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of their good faith performance of duties
under the Plan. The Company and its Affiliates may obtain liability insurance for this purpose.

5. Eligibility

     (a) General Rule. The Committee may grant ISOs only to Employees (including officers who are
Employees) of the Company or an Affiliate that is a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary
corporation” within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code, and may grant all other Awards to any
Eligible Person. A Participant who has been granted an Award may be granted an additional Award

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or Awards if the Committee shall so determine, if such person is otherwise an Eligible Person
and if otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

     (b) Grant of Awards. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
determine from the class of Eligible Persons those individuals to whom Awards under the Plan may be
granted, the number of Shares subject to each Award, the price (if any) to be paid for the Shares
or the Award and, in the case of Performance Awards, in addition to the matters addressed in
Section 8 below, the specific objectives, goals and performance criteria that further define the
Performance Award. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement signed by the Company and,
if required by the Committee, by the Participant. The Award Agreement shall set forth the material
terms and conditions of the Award established by the Committee.

     (c) Limits on Awards. During the term of the Plan, no Participant may receive Options under
the Plan that relate to more than 1,500,000 Shares and no Participant may receive Performance
Awards under the Plan that, in the aggregate, relate to more than 600,000 Shares. The Committee
may adjust these limitations pursuant to Section 11 below.

     (d) Grant of Options in Lieu of directors’ Fees. To the extent permitted by the Committee with
respect to fees earned in any calendar year, a Director may elect, prior to the year with respect
to which such fees will be earned, to choose to decline to accept all or a portion of the fees that
would otherwise be paid in cash, and in lieu thereof, the have the committee grant an Option under
the Plan. Such Option shall cover the number of Shares at a per Share exercise price equal to 100%
of the Fair Market Value per Share on the Grant Date that would, in the aggregate, have the
equivalent value of the fees that will not be paid (as determined using the Black-Scholes method or
such other reasonable method of valuation used by the Committee). The Grant Date of the Option
shall be the date that the fees would otherwise have been paid, and will be 100% vested on the
Grant Date.

6. Option Awards

     (a) Types; Documentation. The Committee may in its discretion grant ISOs to any Employee and
Non-ISOs to any Eligible Person, and shall evidence any such grants in an Award Agreement that is
delivered to the Participant. Each Option shall be designated in the Award Agreement as an ISO or
a Non-ISO, and the same Award Agreement may grant both types of Options. Any portion of an Option
that is not designated in the Award Agreement as an ISO or that otherwise fails or is not qualified
as an ISO (even if designated as an ISO) shall be a Non-ISO. At the sole discretion of the
Committee, any Option may be exercisable, in whole or in part, immediately upon the grant thereof,
or only after the occurrence of a specified event, or only in installments, which installments may
vary. Options granted under the Plan may contain such terms and provisions not inconsistent with
the Plan that the Committee shall deem advisable in its sole and absolute discretion.

     (b) ISO $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares
with respect to which Options designated as ISOs first become exercisable by a Participant in any
calendar year (under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate) exceeds
$100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Non-ISOs. For purposes of determining whether
the $100,000 limit is exceeded, the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an ISO shall be
determined as of the Grant Date. In reducing the number of Options treated as ISOs to meet the
$100,000 limit, the most recently granted Options shall be reduced first. In the event that
Section 422 of the Code is

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amended to alter the limitation set forth therein, the limitation of this Section 6(b) shall
be automatically adjusted accordingly.

     (c) Term of Options. Each Award Agreement shall specify a term at the end of which the Option
automatically expires, subject to earlier termination provisions contained in Section 6(h) hereof;
provided, that, the term of any Option may not exceed ten years from the Grant Date. In the case
of an ISO granted to an Employee who is a Ten Percent Holder on the Grant Date, the term of the ISO
shall not exceed five years from the Grant Date.

     (d) Exercise Price. The exercise price of an Option shall be determined by the Committee in
its discretion and shall be set forth in the Award Agreement, subject to the following special
rules:

     (i) ISOs. If an ISO is granted to an Employee who on the Grant Date is a Ten
Percent Holder, the per Share exercise price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market
Value per Share on such Grant Date. If an ISO is granted to any other Employee, the per
Share exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the
Grant Date.

     (ii) Non-ISOs. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued
pursuant to the exercise of a Non-ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value
per Share on the Grant Date.

     (e) Exercise of Option. The Committee shall in its sole discretion determine the times,
circumstances, and conditions under which an Option shall be exercisable, and shall set them forth
in the Award Agreement. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what
extent the vesting of Options shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence; provided,
however, that in the absence of such determination, vesting of Options shall be tolled during any
such leave approved by the Company.

     (f) Minimum Exercise Requirements. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
The Committee may require in an Award Agreement that an Option be exercised as to a minimum number
of Shares, provided that such requirement shall not prevent a Participant from purchasing the full
number of Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.

     (g) Methods of Exercise. Prior to its expiration pursuant to the terms of the applicable
Award Agreement, each Option may be exercised, in whole or in part (provided that the Company shall
not be required to issue fractional shares), by delivery of written notice of exercise to the
secretary of the Company accompanied by the full exercise price of the Shares being purchased. In
the case of an ISO, the Committee shall determine the acceptable methods of payment on the Grant
Date and it shall be included in the applicable Award Agreement. The methods of payment that the
Committee may in its discretion accept or commit to accept in an Award Agreement include:

     (i) cash or check payable to the Company (in U.S. dollars);

     (ii) other Shares that (A) are owned by the Participant who is purchasing Shares
pursuant to an Option, (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, (C) were
not acquired by such Participant pursuant to the exercise of an Option, unless such Shares
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been owned by such Participant for at least six months or such other period as the
Committee may determine, (D) are all, at the time of such surrender, free and clear of any
and all claims, pledges, liens and encumbrances, or any restrictions which would in any
manner restrict the transfer of such shares to or by the Company (other than such
restrictions as may have existed prior to an issuance of such Shares by the Company to such
Participant), and (E) are duly endorsed for transfer to the Company;

     (iii) a cashless exercise program that the Committee may approve, from time to time in
its discretion, pursuant to which a Participant may concurrently provide irrevocable
instructions (A) to such Participant’s broker or dealer to effect the immediate sale of the
purchased Shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the
settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the exercise price of the Option plus all
applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise, and (B)
to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such broker
or dealer in order to complete the sale; or

     (iv) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

     The Company shall not be required to deliver Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Option
until payment of the full exercise price therefore is received by the Company.

     (h) Termination of Continuous Service. The Committee may establish and set forth in the
applicable Award Agreement the terms and conditions on which an Option shall remain exercisable, if
at all, following termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service. The Committee may waive or
modify these provisions at any time. To the extent that a Participant is not entitled to exercise
an Option at the date of his or her termination of Continuous Service, or if the Participant (or
other person entitled to exercise the Option) does not exercise the Option to the extent so
entitled within the time specified in the Award Agreement or below (as applicable), the Option
shall terminate and the Shares underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the
Plan and become available for future Awards. In no event may any Option be exercised after the
expiration of the Option term as set forth in the Award Agreement.

     The following provisions shall apply to the extent an Award Agreement does not specify the
terms and conditions upon which an Option shall terminate when there is a termination of a
Participant’s Continuous Service:

     (i) Termination other than Upon Disability or Death or for Cause. In the event
of termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service (other than as a result of
Participant’s death, disability or termination for Cause), the Participant shall have the
right to exercise an Option at any time within 90 days following such termination to the
extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option at the date of such termination.

     (ii) Disability. In the event of termination of a Participant’s Continuous
Service as a result of his or her “disability” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code, the Participant shall have the right to exercise an Option at any time within one year
following such termination to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such
Option at the date of such termination.

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     (iii) Death. In the event of the death of a Participant during the period of
Continuous Service since the Grant Date of an Option, or within thirty days following
termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service, the Option may be exercised, at any
time within one year following the date of the Participant’s death, by the Participant’s
estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent the right to exercise the Option had vested at the date
of death or, if earlier, the date the Participant’s Continuous Service terminated.

     (iv) Cause. If the Committee determines that a Participant’s Continuous
Service terminated due to Cause, the Participant shall immediately forfeit the right to
exercise any Option, and it shall be considered immediately null and void.

     (i) Prohibition on Repricing. No Option granted hereunder shall be amended to reduce the
exercise price under such Option, or surrendered in exchange for a replacement Option having a
lower purchase price per share; provided that this Section 6 (i) shall not restrict or prohibit any
adjustment or other action taken pursuant to Section 11 below.

7. Restricted Shares 

     (a) Grants. The Committee may in its discretion grant restricted shares (“Restricted Shares”)
to any Eligible Person and shall evidence such grant in an Award Agreement that is delivered to the
Participant which sets forth the number of Restricted Shares, the purchase price for such
Restricted Shares (if any) and the terms upon which the Restricted Shares may become vested. The
Committee may condition any Award of Restricted Shares to a Participant on receiving from the
Participant such further assurances and documents as the Committee may require to enforce the
restrictions.

     (b) Vesting and Forfeiture. The Committee shall set forth in an Award Agreement granting
Restricted Shares, the terms and conditions under which the Participant’s interest in the
Restricted Shares will become vested and non-forfeitable. Except as set forth in the applicable
Award Agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of a Participant’s
Continuous Service for any reason, the Participant shall forfeit his or her Restricted Shares;
provided that if a Participant purchases the Restricted Shares and forfeits them for any reason,
the Company shall return the purchase price to the Participant only if and to the extent set forth
in an Award Agreement.

     (c) Issuance of Restricted Shares Prior to Vesting. The Company shall issue stock
certificates that evidence Restricted Shares pending the lapse of applicable restrictions, and that
bear a legend making appropriate reference to such restrictions. Except as set forth in the
applicable Award Agreement or the Committee otherwise determines, the Company or a third party that
the Company designates shall hold such Restricted Shares and any dividends that accrue with respect
to Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 8(e) below.

     (d) Issuance of Shares upon Vesting. As soon as practicable after vesting of a Participant’s
Restricted Shares and the Participant’s satisfaction of applicable tax withholding requirements,
the Company shall release to the Participant, free from the vesting restrictions, one Share for
each vested Restricted Share, unless an Award Agreement provides otherwise. No fractional shares
shall be distributed, and cash shall be paid in lieu thereof.

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     (e) Dividends Payable on Vesting. Whenever Shares are released to a Participant under Section
7(d) above pursuant to the vesting of Restricted Shares are issued to a Participant pursuant to
Section 7(d) above, such Participant may receive, in the sole discretion of the Committee, with
respect to each Share released or issued, an amount equal to any cash dividends (plus, in the
discretion of the Committee, simple interest at a rate as the Committee may determine) and a number
of Shares equal to any stock dividends, which were declared and paid to the holders of Shares
between the Grant Date and the date such Share is released or issued.

8. Performance Awards

     (a) Performance Units. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (c) hereof, the
Committee may in its discretion grant Performance Units to any Eligible Person and shall evidence
such grant in an Award Agreement that is delivered to the Participant which sets forth the terms
and conditions of the Award.

     (b) Performance Compensation Awards. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (c)
hereof, the Committee may, at the time of grant of a Performance Unit, designate such Award as a
“Performance Compensation Award” in order that such Award constitutes “qualified performance-based
compensation” under Code Section 162(m), in which event the Committee shall have the power to grant
such Performance Compensation Award upon terms and conditions that qualify it as “qualified
performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m). With respect to each
such Performance Compensation Award, the Committee shall establish, in writing within the time
required under Code Section 162(m), a “Performance Period,” “Performance Measure(s)”, and
“Performance Formula(e)” (each such term being hereinafter defined).

     A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation
Award only to the extent that the Performance Measure(s) for such Award are achieved and the
Performance Formula(e) as applied against such Performance Measure(s) determines that all or some
portion of such Participant’s Award has been earned for the Performance Period. As soon as
practicable after the close of each Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in
writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Measure(s) for the Performance Period have
been achieved and, if so, determine and certify in writing the amount of the Performance
Compensation Award to be paid to the Participant and, in so doing, may use negative discretion to
decrease, but not increase, the amount of the Award otherwise payable to the Participant based upon
such performance.

     (c) Limitations on Awards. The maximum Performance Unit Award and the maximum Performance
Compensation Award that any one Participant may receive for any one Performance Period shall not
together exceed 600,000 Shares and $2,000,000 in cash.

     (d) Definitions.

     (i) “Performance Formula” means, for a Performance Period, one or more objective
formulas or standards established by the Committee for purposes of determining whether or
the extent to which an Award has been earned based on the level of performance attained or
to be attained with respect to one or more Performance Measure(s). Performance Formulae may
vary from Performance Period to Performance Period and from

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Participant to Participant and may be established on a stand-alone basis, in tandem or
in the alternative.

     (ii) “Performance Measure” means one or more of the following selected by the Committee
to measure Company, Affiliate, and/or business unit performance for a Performance Period,
whether in absolute or relative terms (including, without limitation, terms relative to a
peer group or index): basic, diluted, or adjusted earnings per share; sales or revenue;
earnings before interest, taxes, and other adjustments (in total or on a per share basis);
basic or adjusted net income; returns on equity, assets, capital, revenue or similar
measure; economic value added; working capital; total shareholder return; and product
development, product market share, research, licensing, litigation, human resources,
information services, mergers, acquisitions, sales of assets of Affiliates or business
units. Each such measure shall be to the extent applicable, determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles as consistently applied by the Company (or such
other standard applied by the Committee) and, if so determined by the Committee, and in the
case of a Performance Compensation Award, to the extent permitted under Code Section 162(m),
adjusted to omit the effects of extraordinary items, gain or loss on the disposal of a
business segment, unusual or infrequently occurring events and transactions and cumulative
effects of changes in accounting principles. Performance Measures may vary from Performance
Period to Performance Period and from Participant to Participant, and may be established on
a stand-alone basis, in tandem or in the alternative.

     (iii) “Performance Period” means one or more periods of time (of not less than one
calendar year or one fiscal year of the Company), as the Committee may designate, over which
the attainment of one or more Performance Measure(s) will be measured for the purpose of
determining a Participant’s rights in respect of an Award. Notwithstanding the above, if an
Award is granted to an Employee who is hired after the beginning of a calendar or fiscal
year, such Award may designate a Performance Period of less than one calendar year or less
than one fiscal year of the Company.

9. Taxes

     (a) General. As a condition to the issuance or distribution of Shares pursuant to the Plan,
the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death, the person who succeeds to the
Participant’s rights) shall make such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction
of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in
connection with the Award and the issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
any Shares until such obligations are satisfied. If the Committee allows the withholding or
surrender of Shares to satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligations, the Committee shall not
allow Shares to be withheld in an amount that exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates for
federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes.

     (b) Default Rule for Employees. In the absence of any other arrangement, an Employee shall be
deemed to have directed the Company to withhold or collect from his or her cash compensation an
amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations from the next payroll payment otherwise payable
after the date of the exercise of an Award or of the other event giving rise to the
withholding tax obligations.

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     (c) Special Rules. In the case of a Participant other than an Employee (or in the case of an
Employee where the next payroll payment is not sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations, with
respect to any remaining tax obligations), in the absence of any other arrangement and to the
extent permitted under the Applicable Law, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to have
the Company withhold from the Shares or cash to be issued pursuant to an Award that number of
Shares having a Fair Market Value determined as of the applicable Tax Date (as defined below) equal
to the amount required to be withheld. For purposes of this Section 9, the Fair Market Value of
the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is
to be determined under the Applicable Law (the “Tax Date”).

     (d) Surrender of Shares. If permitted by the Committee, in its discretion, a Participant may
satisfy the minimum applicable tax withholding and employment tax obligations associated with an
Award by surrendering Shares to the Company (including Shares that would otherwise be issued
pursuant to the Award) that have a Fair Market Value determined as of the applicable Tax Date equal
to the amount required to be withheld. In the case of Shares previously acquired from the Company
that are surrendered under this Section 9, such Shares must have been owned by the Participant for
more than six months on the date of surrender (or such longer period of time the Company may in its
discretion require).

10. Non-Transferability of Awards

     (a) General. Except as set forth in this Section 10, or as otherwise approved by the
Committee for a select group of management or highly compensated Employees, Awards may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by
the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary by a Participant will not
constitute a transfer. An Award may be exercised, during the lifetime of the holder of an Award,
only by such holder, the duly-authorized legal representative of a disabled Participant, or a
transferee permitted by this Section 10.

     (b) Limited Transferability Rights. Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 10, the
Committee may in its discretion provide that an Award, other than ISOs, may be transferred, on such
terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, either (i) by instrument to the
Participant’s “Immediate Family” (as defined below), (ii) by instrument to an inter vivos or
testamentary trust (or other entity) in which the Award is to be passed to the Participant’s
designated beneficiaries, or (iii) by gift to charitable institutions. Any transferee of the
Participant’s rights shall succeed and be subject to all of the terms of this Award Agreement and
the Plan. “Immediate Family” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent,
grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, and shall include adoptive
relationships.

11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Certain Other Transactions

     (a) Changes in Capitalization. The Committee shall equitably adjust the number of Shares
covered by each outstanding Award, the maximum Awards that can be granted to any individual under
the Plan, and the number of Shares that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan
but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or that have been returned to the Plan upon
cancellation, forfeiture, or expiration of an Award, as well as the price per Share covered by each
such outstanding Award, to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares
resulting from a number of

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actions including, but not limited to, a stock-split, reverse stock-split, stock dividend,
combination, recapitalization or reclassification of the Shares, or any other increase or decrease
in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. The
Committee shall take the aforementioned actions if it determines that such adjustments are
necessary to prevent dilution or enlargement of benefits intended to be made available under the
Plan. In the event of any such transaction or event, the Committee may provide in substitution for
any or all outstanding Options under the Plan such alternative consideration (including securities
of any surviving entity) as it may in good faith determine to be equitable under the circumstances
and may require in connection therewith the surrender of all Options so replaced. In any case,
such substitution of securities shall not require the consent of any person who is granted Options
pursuant to the Plan. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and
no adjustment by reason thereof shall be required to be made with respect to, the number or price
of Shares subject to any Award. Any adjustments made to an ISO shall be made in accordance with
Section 424(a) of the Code.

     (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company
other than as part of a Change of Control, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such action, subject to the ability of the Committee to exercise any discretion
authorized in the case of a Change in Control.

     (c) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may in its sole and
absolute discretion and authority, without obtaining the approval or consent of the Company’s
shareholders or any Participant with respect to his or her outstanding Awards, take one or more of
the following actions:

     (i) arrange for or otherwise provide that each outstanding Award shall be
assumed or a substantially similar award shall be substituted by a successor
corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation (the “Successor
Corporation”);

     (ii) accelerate the vesting of Awards so that Awards shall vest (and, to the
extent applicable, become exercisable) as to the Shares that otherwise would have
been unvested and provide that repurchase rights of the Company with respect to
Shares issued upon exercise of an Award shall lapse as to the Shares subject to such
repurchase right;

     (iii) arrange or otherwise provide for the payment of cash or other
consideration to Participants in exchange for the satisfaction and cancellation of
outstanding Awards; or

     (iv) make such other modifications, adjustments or amendments to outstanding
Awards or this Plan as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate, subject however
to the terms of Section 14(a) below.

     Notwithstanding the above, in the event a Participant holding an Award assumed or substituted
by the Successor Corporation in a Change in Control is Involuntarily Terminated by the Successor
Corporation in connection with, or within 12 months following consummation of, the Change in
Control, then any assumed or substituted Award held by the terminated Participant at the

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time of termination shall accelerate and become fully vested (and exercisable in full in the
case of Options), and any repurchase right applicable to any Shares shall lapse in full, unless an
Award Agreement provides for a more restrictive acceleration or vesting schedule or more
restrictive limitations on the lapse of repurchase rights or otherwise places additional
restrictions, limitations and conditions on an Award. The acceleration of vesting and lapse of
repurchase rights provided for in the previous sentence shall occur immediately prior to the
effective date of the Participant’s termination, unless an Award Agreement provides otherwise.

     (d) Certain Distributions. In the event of any distribution to the Company’s shareholders of
securities of any other entity or other assets (other than dividends payable in cash or stock of
the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Committee may, in its discretion,
appropriately adjust the number of Shares and/or the price per Share covered by each outstanding
Award to reflect the effect of such distribution.

12. Time of Granting Awards.

     The date of grant (“Grant Date”) of an Award shall be the date on which the Committee makes
the determination granting such Award or such other date as is determined by the Committee,
provided that in the case of an ISO, the Grant Date shall be the later of the date on which the
Committee makes the determination granting such ISO or the date of commencement of the
Participant’s employment relationship with the Company.

13. Term of Plan.

     The Plan shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from its effective date as
determined under Section 17 below, unless the Plan is sooner terminated under Section 14 below.

14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan; Modifications of Awards.

     (a) Authority to Amend or Terminate. Subject to any applicable law, regulation or stock
exchange rule requiring shareholder approval, the Board may from time to time amend, alter,
suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in a form and manner consistent with Applicable Laws.

     (b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan
shall materially and adversely affect Awards already granted unless either it relates to an
adjustment pursuant to Section 11 above, or it is otherwise mutually agreed between the Participant
and the Committee, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may amend the Plan to eliminate provisions
which are no longer necessary as a result of changes in tax, accounting or securities laws or
regulations, or in the interpretation thereof.

     (c) Modification, Extension and Renewal of Awards. Within the limitations of the Plan, the
Committee may modify an Award, to accelerate the rate at which an Option may be exercised
(including without limitation permitting an Option to be exercised in full without regard to the
installment or vesting provisions of the applicable Award Agreement or whether the Option is at the
time exercisable, to the extent it has not previously been exercised), to accelerate the vesting of
any Award or to extend or renew outstanding Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision and
except as expressly provided in the Plan or in the Award Agreement, no modification of an

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outstanding Award shall materially and adversely affect such Participant’s rights thereunder,
unless either the Participant provides written consent or there is an express Plan provision
permitting the Committee to act unilaterally to make the modification.

15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company
pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no liability for failure,
to issue or deliver any Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or delivery would comply with
Applicable Law, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal
counsel.

16. Reservation of Shares.

     The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such
number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

17. Effective Date.

     This Plan shall become effective on the date of its approval by the Board; provided that this
Plan shall be submitted to the Company’s shareholders for approval, and if not approved by the
shareholders in accordance with Applicable Laws (as determined by the Committee in its discretion)
within one year from the date of approval by the Board, this Plan and any Awards shall be null,
void, and of no force and effect. Awards granted under this Plan before approval of this Plan by
the shareholders shall be granted subject to such approval, and no Shares shall be distributed
before such approval. Unless the Company determines to submit Section 8 of the Plan and the
definition of Performance Measure(s) to the Company’s stockholders at the first stockholder meeting
that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which the Plan was last approved by
stockholders (or any earlier meeting designated by the Board), in accordance with the requirements
of Section 162(m) of the Code, and such stockholder approval is obtained, then no further
Performance Awards shall be made to Eligible Persons under Section 8 after the date of such annual
meeting, but the remainder of the Plan shall continue in effect.

18. Controlling Law.

     All disputes relating to or arising from the Plan shall be governed by the internal
substantive laws (and not the laws of conflicts of laws) of the State of Delaware, to the extent
not preempted by United States federal law. If any provision of this Plan is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid and unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to
be fully effective.

19. Laws And Regulations.

     (a) U.S. Securities Laws. This Plan, the grant of Awards, and the exercise of Options under
this Plan, and the obligation of the Company to sell or deliver any of its securities (including,
without limitation, Options, Restricted Shares and Shares) under this Plan shall be subject to all
Applicable Law. In the event that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Act”), or any applicable state securities laws prior to the delivery of such
Shares, the Company may require, as a condition to the issuance thereof, that the persons to whom
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represent and warrant in writing to the Company that such Shares are being acquired by him or
her for investment for his or her own account and not with a view to, for resale in connection
with, or with an intent of participating directly or indirectly in, any distribution of such Shares
within the meaning of the Act, and a legend to that effect may be placed on the certificates
representing the Shares.

     (b) Other Jurisdictions. To facilitate the making of any grant of an Award under this Plan,
the Committee may provide for such special terms for Awards to Participants who are foreign
nationals or who are employed by the Company or any Affiliate outside of the United States of
America as the Committee may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local
law, tax policy or custom. The Company may adopt rules and procedures relating to the operation
and administration of this Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and
procedures of particular countries. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company is specifically
authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding the conversion of local currency, taxes,
withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with the customs and
requirements of particular countries. The Company may adopt sub-plans and establish escrow
accounts and trusts as may be appropriate or applicable to particular locations and countries.

20. No Shareholder Rights. Neither a Participant nor any transferee of a Participant shall
have any rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares underlying any Award
until the date of issuance of a share certificate to a Participant or a transferee of a Participant
for such Shares in accordance with the Company’s governing instruments and Applicable Law. Prior
to the issuance of Shares pursuant to an Award, a Participant shall not have the right to vote or
to receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder with respect to the Shares underlying the
Award, notwithstanding its exercise in the case of Options. No adjustment will be made for a
dividend or other right that is determined based on a record date prior to the date the stock
certificate is issued, except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Plan.

21. No Employment Rights. The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right to
continue an employment, service or consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it affect in
any way a Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment,
service, or consulting relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

22. Compliance with Code Section 409A. The Plan is intended to satisfy the requirements of
Code Section 409A and any regulations or guidance that may be adopted thereunder from time to time,
including any transition relief available under applicable guidance related to Code Section 409A.
The Plan may be amended or interpreted by the Committee as it determines necessary or appropriate
in accordance with Code Section 409A and to avoid a plan failure under Code Section 409A(a)(1).

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EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Appendix A: Definitions

 

As used in the Plan, the following definitions shall apply:

     “Affiliate” means any entity which together with the Company is under common control
within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code (provided that 50% shall be substituted for 80% when
applying the Section 414 common control rules).

     “Applicable Law” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of
options and share-based plans under applicable U.S. federal and state laws, the Code, any
applicable stock exchange or automated quotation system rules or regulations, and the applicable
laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted, as such laws, rules,
regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.

     “Award” means any award made pursuant to the Plan, including awards made in the form
of an Option, a Restricted Share and a Performance Award, or any combination thereof, whether
alternative or cumulative, authorized by and granted under this Plan.

     “Award Agreement” means any written document setting forth the terms of an Award that
has been authorized by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the form or forms of documents
to be used, and may change them from time to time for any reason.

     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “Cause” for termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service will exist if the
Participant is terminated from employment or other service with the Company or an Affiliate for any
of the following reasons: (i) the Participant’s willful failure to substantially perform his or her
duties and responsibilities to the Company or deliberate violation of a material Company policy;
(ii) the Participant’s commission of any material act or acts of fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty,
or other willful misconduct; (iii) the Participant’s material unauthorized use or disclosure of any
proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Participant
owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company; or
(iv) Participant’s willful and material breach of any of his or her obligations under any written
agreement or covenant with the Company.

     The Committee shall in its discretion determine whether or not a Participant is being
terminated for Cause. The Committee’s determination shall, unless arbitrary and capricious, be
final and binding on the Participant, the Company, and all other affected persons. The foregoing
definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s employment
or consulting relationship at any time, and the term “Company” will be interpreted herein to
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     “Change in Control” means any of the following:

     (I) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a
transaction described in paragraph (III)(B) below;

     (II) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of
directors then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board and any new
director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual
or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to
the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination
for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved or recommended by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date hereof or
whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended
(“Continuing Directors”);

     (III) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation in which
(A) the Company’s shareholders receive or retain voting common stock in the Company or the
surviving or resulting corporation in such transaction on the same pro rata basis as their relative
percentage ownership of Company common stock immediately preceding such transaction and a majority
of the entire Board of the Company are or continue to be Continuing Directors following such
transaction, or (B) the Company’s shareholders receive voting common stock in the corporation which
becomes the public parent of the Company or its successor in such transaction on the same pro rata
basis as their relative percentage ownership of Company common stock immediately preceding such
transaction and a majority of the entire Board of such parent corporation are Continuing Directors
immediately following such transaction;

     (IV) the sale of any one or more Company subsidiaries, businesses or assets not in the
ordinary course of business and pursuant to a shareholder approved plan for the complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

     (V) there is consummated any sale of assets, businesses or subsidiaries of the Company which,
at the time of the consummation of the sale, (x) together represent 50% or more of the total book
value of the Company’s assets on a consolidated basis or (y) generated 50% or more of the Company’s
pre-tax income on a consolidated basis in either of the two fully completed fiscal years of the
Company immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs; provided, however,
that, in either case, any such sale shall not constitute a Change in Control if such sale
constitutes a Rule 13e-3 transaction and at least 60% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the purchasing entity are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by
virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately
following which the record holders of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate

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ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately
following such transaction or series of transactions.

     “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     “Committee” means a committee of at least two members of the Board appointed by the
Board to administer the Plan and to perform the functions set forth herein and who are
“non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 as promulgated under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act and who are also “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

     “Company” means Exide Technologies, a Delaware corporation; provided, however, that in
the event the Company reincorporates to another jurisdiction, all references to the term “Company”
shall refer to the Company in such new jurisdiction.

     “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or
any Affiliate to render services and is compensated for such services.

     “Continuous Service” means the absence of any interruption or termination of service
as an Employee, Director, or Consultant. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in
the case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the
Committee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment
upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided
otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; (iv) changes in status from
Director to advisory director or emeritus status; or (iv) in the case of transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Affiliates or their respective successors.
Changes in status between service as an Employee, Director, and a Consultant will not constitute an
interruption of Continuous Service.

     “Director” means a member of the Board, or a member of the board of directors of an
Affiliate.

     “Eligible Person” means any Consultant, Director or Employee and includes
non-Employees to whom an offer of employment has been extended.

     “Employee” means any person whom the Company or any Affiliate classifies as an
employee (including an officer) for employment tax purposes. The payment by the Company of a
director’s fee to a Director shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of such Director by
the Company.

     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date (the “Determination Date”) (i) the average
closing price of a Share for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not
including, the Determination Date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock
Exchange (collectively, the “Exchange”); or (ii) if such stock is not traded on the Exchange but is
quoted on NASDAQ or a successor quotation system, the average for ten consecutive trading days
immediately preceding, but not including, the Determination Date of (A) the last sales price (if

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the stock is then listed as a National Market Issue under The Nasdaq National Market System)
or (B) the mean between the closing representative bid and asked prices (in all other cases) for
the stock as reported by NASDAQ or such successor quotation system; or (iii) if such stock is not
traded on the Exchange or quoted on NASDAQ but is otherwise traded in the over-the-counter, the
average mean between the representative bid and asked prices for the ten consecutive trading days
immediately preceding, but not including, the Determination Date; or (iv) if subsections (i)-(iii)
do not apply, the fair market value established in good faith by the Board.

     “Grant Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 12 of the Plan.

     “Incentive Share Option or ISO” hereinafter means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, as designated in the
applicable Award Agreement.

     “Involuntary Termination” means termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service
under the following circumstances occurring on or after a Change in Control: (i) termination
without Cause by the Company or an Affiliate or successor thereto, as appropriate; or (ii)
voluntary termination by the Participant within 60 days following (A) a material reduction in the
Participant’s job responsibilities, provided that neither a mere change in title alone nor
reassignment to a substantially similar position shall constitute a material reduction in job
responsibilities; (B) an involuntary relocation of the Participant’s work site to a facility or
location more than 50 miles from the Participant’s principal work site at the time of the Change in
Control; or (C) a material reduction in Participant’s total compensation other than as part of a
reduction by the same percentage amount in the compensation of all other similarly-situated
Employees, Directors or Consultants.

     “Non-ISO” means an Option not intended to qualify as an ISO, as designated in the
applicable Award Agreement.

     “Option” means any stock option granted pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.

     “Participant” means any holder of one or more Awards, or the Shares issuable or issued
upon exercise of such Awards, under the Plan.

     “Performance Awards” mean Performance Units and Performance Compensation Awards
granted pursuant to Section 8.

     “Performance Compensation Awards” mean Awards granted pursuant to Section 8(b) of the
Plan.

     “Performance Unit” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Plan which may
be paid in cash, in Shares, or such combination of cash and Shares as the Committee in its sole
discretion shall determine.

     “Plan” means this Exide Technologies 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

     “Reporting Person” means an officer, Director, or greater than ten percent shareholder
of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-2 under the Exchange Act, who is required to file
reports pursuant to Rule 16a-3 under the Exchange Act.

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     “Restricted Shares” mean Shares subject to restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 7
of the Plan.

     “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time
to time, or any successor provision.

     “Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 11 of the Plan.

     “Ten Percent Holder” means a person who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%)
of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.

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EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as amended and restated effective June 28, 2006)

As amended, restated and approved by the Board of Directors on June 28, 2006, and as approved

by the shareholders on August 22, 2006.

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