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Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 30, 2003

 EXHIBIT 4.3 
  

EXECUTION COPY 
  
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
  
 Dated October 30, 2003 
  
 between 
  
 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. 
  
 and 
  
 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED 
 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. 
 BANC OF AMERICA
SECURITIES LLC 

 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into October 30, 2003, between SILGAN
HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC (the “Initial Purchasers”). 
  
 This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated October 30,
2003, between the Company and the Initial Purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of an aggregate of $200,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 6 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the “Securities”). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to
enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the
closing under the Purchase Agreement. 
  
 In consideration
of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  
 1.
Definitions. 
  
 As used in this Agreement, the following
capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings: 
  
 “1933 Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “Closing Date” shall mean the Closing Date
as defined in the Purchase Agreement. 
  
 “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Company’s successors. 
  
 “Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant
to Section 2(a) hereof. 
  
 “Exchange
Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the 1933 Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof. 
  
 “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if
applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 

 “Exchange Securities” shall mean securities issued by the Company under
the Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not contain restrictions on transfer) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

  
 “Holder” shall mean the
Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become registered owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for
purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the term “Holder” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers (as defined in Section 4(a)). 
  
 “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of November 14, 2003 between the Company and
National City Bank, N.A., as Trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 
  
 “Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 
  
 “Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders
of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities
held by the Company or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) (other than the Initial Purchasers or subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities if such subsequent holders are deemed to be such affiliates
solely by reason of their holding of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount. 
  
 “Person” shall mean an individual,
partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof. 
  
 “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and
any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by
all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including all material incorporated by reference therein. 
  
 “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 
  
 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the
Securities; provided, however, that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities shall have been declared effective under the 1933 Act and such Securities
shall have been disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) when such Securities have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) under the 1933 Act or (iii) when such
Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding. 
  

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 “Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to
performance of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable
Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements,
securities sales agreements and other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vi) the fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Majority Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers)
and (vii) the fees and disbursements of the independent public accountants of the Company, including the expenses of any special audits or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, but excluding
fees and expenses of counsel to the underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable
Securities by a Holder. 
  
 “Registration
Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such Registration
Statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 
  
 “SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
  
 “Shelf Registration” shall mean a
registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof. 
  
 “Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(b) of this Agreement which covers all of the Registrable Securities (but no other
securities unless approved by the Holders whose Registrable Securities are covered by such Shelf Registration Statement) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments
and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 
  
 “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with
respect to the Securities under the Indenture. 
  
 “Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof. 
  

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 “Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering”
shall mean a registration under the 1933 Act in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public. 
  
 2. Registration Under the 1933 Act. 
  
 (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretation of the Staff of the SEC, the Company shall use its best efforts to
cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering the offer by the Company to the Holders to exchange all of the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and shall use its best efforts to have such Registration Statement
declared effective by the SEC and remain effective until the closing of the Exchange Offer. The Company shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and use its
best efforts to have the Exchange Offer consummated not later than 90 days after such effective date. The Company shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Exchange Offer Prospectus and accompanying documents to each Holder stating,
in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law: 
  
 (i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer will be accepted for
exchange; 
  
 (ii) the dates of acceptance for
exchange (which shall be a period of at least 30 days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”); 
  
 (iii) that any Registrable Securities not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest at the initial rate borne by
the Registrable Securities and, other than Registrable Securities referred to in Section 2(b)(iii) below, will not retain any rights under this Agreement; 
  
 (iv) that Holders electing to have any Registrable Securities exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender such
Registrable Securities, together with the enclosed letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the last Exchange
Date; and 
  
 (v) that Holders will be entitled
to withdraw their election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by sending to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Registrable Securities exchanged.

  
 As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the
Company shall: 
  
 (i) accept for exchange
Registrable Securities or portions thereof tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and 
  

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 (ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable
Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and mail to each Holder, an Exchange Security equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable
Securities surrendered by such Holder. 
  
 The Company shall use its best efforts
to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject
to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the Staff of the SEC. The Company shall, subject to applicable law, inform the Initial Purchasers of the names and addresses of
the Holders to whom the Exchange Offer is made, and the Initial Purchasers shall have the right, subject to applicable law, to contact such Holders and otherwise facilitate the tender of Registrable Securities in the Exchange Offer. 
  
 (b) In the event that (i) the Company determines that the Exchange Offer
Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or may not be consummated as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate applicable law or the applicable interpretations of the Staff of the SEC, (ii)
the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason consummated by the date that is six months after the Closing Date or (iii) in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers a Registration Statement must be filed and a Prospectus must be delivered
by the Initial Purchasers in connection with any offering or sale of Registrable Securities by the Initial Purchasers of Registrable Securities that are acquired by the Initial Purchaser from the Company, the Company shall use its best efforts to
cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or notice of such opinion of counsel is given to the Company, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale by the Holders of all of the Registrable
Securities and to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC. In the event the Company is required to file a Shelf Registration Statement solely as a result of the matters referred to in clause (iii) of the preceding
sentence, the Company shall use its best efforts to file and have declared effective by the SEC both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement
(which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Purchasers after completion of the Exchange Offer. The Company agrees to
use its best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the expiration of the period referred to in Rule 144(k) with respect to the Registrable Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all of the
Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. The Company further agrees to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations
or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the 1933 Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration or if reasonably requested by a Holder with
respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use its best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective and such Shelf Registration Statement to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company agrees to furnish to
the Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC. 
  

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 (c) The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the registration pursuant to
Section 2(a) and Section 2(b). Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement. 
  
 (d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement
pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC; provided, however, that, if, after it has
been declared effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or any other governmental agency or court, such
Registration Statement will be deemed not to have become effective during the period of such interference until the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement may legally resume. In the event the Exchange Offer is not
consummated and the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, the interest rate on the Securities will be increased by 0.5 per annum to 7 1/4% per annum until the Exchange Offer is consummated or the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by
the SEC. 
  
 (e) Without limiting the remedies available to
the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the
Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be
required to specifically enforce the Company’s obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof. 
  
 3. Registration Procedures. 
  
 In connection with the obligations of the Company with respect to the Registration Statements pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the
Company shall as expeditiously as possible: 
  
 (a) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the 1933 Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company and (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the
Registrable Securities by the selling Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith, and use its
best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective in accordance with Section 2 hereof; 
  
 (b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep
such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act; to keep each Prospectus
current during the period described under Section 4(3) and Rule 174 under the 1933 Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities; 
  

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 (c) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable
Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for the Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, including each preliminary
Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or Underwriter may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities; and the Company consents to
the use of such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable
Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law; 
  
 (d) use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or “blue sky”
laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, to cooperate with such
Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to consummate the
disposition in each such jurisdiction of such Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (ii) file any general consent to service of process or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject;

  
 (e) in the case of a Shelf Registration,
notify each Holder of Registrable Securities, counsel for the Holders and counsel for the Initial Purchasers promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (i) when a Shelf Registration Statement has become
effective and when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus or for
additional information after the Shelf Registration Statement has become effective, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation
of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) if, between the effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any
underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if any, relating to the offering cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event during the period a Shelf Registration 

  

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Statement is effective which makes any statement made in such Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which
requires the making of any changes in such Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (vi) of any determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration
Statement would be appropriate; 
  
 (f) make
every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement at the earliest possible moment and provide immediate notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order; 
  
 (g) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each
Holder of Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);

  
 (h) in the case of a Shelf Registration,
cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable
Securities to be in such denominations (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) and registered in such names as the selling Holders may reasonably request at least two business days prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable
Securities; 
  
 (i) in the case of a Shelf
Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(e)(v) hereof, use its best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any
document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company agrees to notify the Holders to suspend use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the
occurrence of such an event, and the Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission; 
  
 (j) within a reasonable time prior to the filing of any
Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or any document which is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus after initial filing
of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Company as shall
be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders or their counsel) available for discussion of such document, and shall not at any time file or make any amendment to
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amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or any document which is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement
or a Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders and their counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy, or, to which the Initial Purchasers
or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders or their counsel) shall reasonably object, except for any amendment or supplement or document (a copy of which has been previously furnished to the Initial Purchasers
and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders and their counsel)) which counsel to the Company shall advise the Company in writing is required in order to comply with applicable law; the Initial Purchasers agree
that, if they receive timely notice and drafts under this clause (j), they will not take actions or make objections pursuant to this clause (j) such that the Company is unable to comply with its obligations under Section 2(a); 
  
 (k) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or
Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the effective date of a Registration Statement; 
  
 (l) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), in connection with the
registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the
terms of the TIA and execute, and use its best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so
qualified in a timely manner; 
  
 (m) in the case
of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, and attorneys and accountants
designated by the Holders, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all financial and other records, pertinent documents and properties of the Company, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees of the Company to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; 
  
 (n) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange
or any automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed if requested by the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable listing requirements; 
  
 (o) use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Securities or
Registrable Securities, as the case may be, to be rated by two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (as such term is defined in Rule 436(g)(2) under the 1933 Act); 
  

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 (p) if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a
Registration Statement, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such
Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such filing; and 
  

(q) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith
(including those requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such
connection, (i) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Registration Statement,
Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when
requested, (ii) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each selling Holder
and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (iii) obtain “cold comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and,
if necessary, any other certified public accountant of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder and
Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, and (iv) deliver such documents and
certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued
validity of the representations and warranties of the Company made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement. 
  
 In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require each
Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder and the proposed distribution by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. No
Holder of Registrable Securities may include its Registrable Securities in such Shelf Registration unless and until such Holder furnishes such information to the Company. 
  
 In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(e)(v) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the
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the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company (at its expense) all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such
Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. If the Company shall give any such notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement, the Company shall extend the period during which the Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and
including the date when the Holders shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. 
  
 The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an
Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers (the “Underwriters”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Majority Holders of the
Registrable Securities included in such offering. 
  
 4.
Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer. 
  
 (a) The
Staff of the SEC has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other
trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”), may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the 1933 Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the 1933 Act in connection with any resale of
such Exchange Securities. 
  
 The Company understands that it is
the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the
Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation
under the 1933 Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the 1933 Act. 
  
 (b) In light of the above, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company agrees that the provisions of
this Agreement as they relate to a Shelf Registration shall also apply to an Exchange Offer Registration to the extent, and with such reasonable modifications thereto as may be, reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or by one or more
Participating Broker-Dealers, in each case as provided in clause (ii) below, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section
4(a) above; provided that: 
  
 (i) the
Company shall not be required to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as would otherwise be contemplated by Section 3(i) of this Agreement, for a period exceeding 60 days after the last Exchange
Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 3 of this Agreement) and Participating Broker-Dealers shall not be authorized by the Company to deliver and shall not deliver such Prospectus after such period in
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 (ii) the application of the Shelf Registration procedures set forth in Section 3 of this
Agreement to an Exchange Offer Registration, to the extent not required by the positions of the Staff of the SEC or the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, will be in conformity with the reasonable request to the Company by the
Initial Purchasers or with the reasonable request in writing to the Company by one or more broker-dealers who certify to the Initial Purchasers and the Company in writing that they anticipate that they will be Participating Broker-Dealers; and
provided further that, in connection with such application of the Shelf Registration procedures set forth in Section 3 to an Exchange Offer Registration, the Company shall be obligated (x) to deal only with one entity representing the
Participating Broker-Dealers, which shall be Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated unless it elects not to act as such representative, (y) to pay the fees and expenses of only one counsel representing the Participating Broker-Dealers, which shall be
counsel to the Initial Purchasers unless such counsel elects not to so act and (z) to cause to be delivered only one, if any, “cold comfort” letter with respect to the Prospectus in the form existing on the last Exchange Date and with
respect to each subsequent amendment or supplement, if any, effected during the period specified in clause (i) above. 
  
 (c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company or any Holder with respect to any request that it may make pursuant to Section 4(b)
above. 
  
 5. Indemnification and Contribution. 
  
 (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial
Purchasers, each Holder and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act from and against all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers, any Holder or any such controlling Person in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) pursuant to which Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities were registered under the 1933 Act, including all documents
incorporated therein by reference, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or caused by any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission based upon information relating to the Initial Purchasers or any Holder furnished to the Company in writing through Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated or any selling Holder expressly for use therein. In connection with any
Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Company will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry 

  

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professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the 1933 Act
and the 1934 Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement. 
  
 (b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Initial Purchasers and
the other selling Holders, and each of their respective directors, officers who sign the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of either
Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, but only with reference to information relating to such Holder furnished to the
Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or any Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). 
  
 (c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any Person in respect of
which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) above, such Person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in
writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such
proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both
the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (a) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Initial Purchasers and all Persons, if any, who control
any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, (b) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers who
sign the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either such Section and (c) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Holders and all
Persons, if any, who control any Holders within the meaning of either such Section, and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In such case involving the Initial Purchasers and Persons who control the
Initial Purchasers, such firm shall be designated in writing by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. In such case involving the Holders and such Persons who control Holders, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders. In all
other cases, such firm shall be designated by the Company. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent but, if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the
plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding 

  

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the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and
expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is
entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party for such fees and expenses of counsel in accordance with such request
prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such indemnified party is or could have
been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

  
 (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or
paragraph (b) of this Section 5 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party
thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties
on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the Company and the Holders shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Holders’ respective obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 5(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Registrable Securities of such Holder that were registered pursuant to a Registration Statement. 
  
 (e) The Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just or equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at
which Registrable Securities were sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not
exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity. 
  

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 The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full
force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, any Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company,
its officers or directors or any Person controlling the Company, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement. 
  
 6. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not entered into, and
on or after the date of this Agreement will not enter into, any agreement which is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted
to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s other issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements. 
  
 (b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided, however, that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent
to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. 
  
 (c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by
hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telex, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and (ii) if to the Company, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the Purchase
Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). 
  
 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five business days
after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next business day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.

  
 Copies of all such notices, demands, or other communications
shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture. 
  
 (d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the
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nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase
Agreement. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities, in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and
holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Initial
Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Company with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this
Agreement. 
  
 (e) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders
shall be third party beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such
enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of Holders hereunder. 
  
 (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed manually or by telecopier in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
  
 (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
  
 (h) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. 
  
 (i) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein
shall not be affected or impaired thereby. 
  

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

  

	 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Anthony J. Allott

	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Anthony J. Allott

	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

  

	 Confirmed and accepted as of
the date first above written:

	
	 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

	 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

	 BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Bryan Andrzejewski

	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Bryan Andrzejewski

	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Executive DirectorFirst amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2003

 EXHIBIT 10.4 
  
 FIRST AMENDMENT 
  
 FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of November 4, 2003, among SILGAN HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (“Silgan”),
SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Containers”), SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Plastics”), SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(“Manufacturing”), SILGAN CAN COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“CanCo” and, together with Silgan, Containers, Plastics and Manufacturing, the “Borrowers,” and each individually, a “Borrower”), the lenders from
time to time party to the Credit Agreement (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below are used herein as therein defined. 
  
  
 WITNESSETH : 
  
 WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Co-Syndication Agents, the
Co-Documentation Agents, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Joint Book Managers and the Administrative Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2002 (the “Credit Agreement”); and 
  
 WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the parties
hereto wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as provided herein; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed; 
  

	A.	Amendments to the Credit Agreement 

  
 1. Section 1.14(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the amount “$275,000,000” appearing in clause (v) of the second
paragraph thereof and inserting the text “$475,000,000 (subject to reduction as provided below)” in lieu thereof and (ii) inserting the following new sentence at the end thereof: 
  
 “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clause (v) above
in this paragraph, at 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on the earlier of (A) the date of the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans on or after the First Amendment Effective Date and (B) December 31, 2003, the $475,000,000 aggregate limitation set forth
therein shall be permanently reduced by the remainder (if positive) of (x) $200,000,000 minus (y) the aggregate amount of Incremental Term Loan Commitments obtained and funded on or after the First Amendment Effective Date and on or before December
31, 2003.” 
  
 2. The definition of “Applicable
Commitment Commission Percentage” and “Applicable Margin” appearing in Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by 

 
(i) deleting the ratio “4.00:1.00” each place such ratio appears under the column entitled “Total Leverage Ratio” and inserting the ratio
“3.75:1.00” in lieu thereof in each such place, (ii) inserting the following text immediately after the text “December 31, 2002” appearing in clause (B) of the final sentence thereof: 
  
 “, (C) Level 5 pricing shall apply for the period from the First
Amendment Effective Date through and including the date that is six months after the First Amendment Effective Date (after which time the Applicable Commitment Commission Percentage and Applicable Margin shall be determined as otherwise provided in
this definition without regard to this clause (C) and initially determined by reference to the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) (accompanied by the officer’s certificate required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 7.01(e)) for the then most recently ended Test Period”, 
  
 and (iii)
re-designating clause “(C)” of such final sentence as clause “(D)”. 
  
 3. The definition of “Issuing Lender” appearing in Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: 
  
 “Issuing Lender” shall mean each of Deutsche Bank and any other Lender reasonably acceptable to
the Administrative Agent which, at the request of Silgan, agrees in such Lender’s sole discretion to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. Any Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by one or
more Affiliates of such Issuing Lender (in which case each such Affiliate shall be the Issuing Lender of such Letters of Credit). 
  
 4. The definition of “Permitted Subordinated Debt Repurchases” appearing in Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows: 
  
 “Permitted
Subordinated Debt Repurchases” shall mean one or more open market or privately negotiated transactions or voluntary Refinancings pursuant to which Silgan Refinances outstanding 9% Senior Subordinated Debentures or Additional Permitted
Subordinated Indebtedness so long as (i) at the time of each such Refinancing, no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (ii) except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, at the time of each such Refinancing
and immediately after giving effect thereto, the Senior Leverage Ratio at such time, determined on a Pro Forma Basis, is no greater than 3.00:1.00, (iii) except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, within five Business Days prior to
the consummation of any such Refinancing, Silgan shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of its chief financial officer or treasurer setting forth (in reasonable detail) the calculation of the Senior Leverage Ratio at such time,
determined on a Pro Forma Basis, and such calculation shall show that the Senior Leverage Ratio is no greater than 3.00:1.00, (iv) except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, at the time of each such Refinancing and immediately after
giving effect thereto, the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment shall be at least (x) $150,000,000 to the extent that any such Refinancing occurs during the period from and including November 1 of any year through and including May 31 of the

  

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succeeding year or (y) $100,000,000 to the extent that any such Refinancing occurs at any other time during any year, and (v) immediately following any such
Refinancing, the 9% Senior Subordinated Debentures or the Additional Permitted Subordinated Indebtedess so Refinanced are cancelled by Silgan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above in this definition shall not apply to
(x) any Refinancing of the 9% Senior Subordinated Debentures to the extent such Refinancing occurs on or prior to December 31, 2003 and Silgan effects any such Refinancing utilizing, among other funds, at least $200,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of Additional Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness and up to $200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans or (y) any Refinancing of Additional Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness so long as the only proceeds used to
effect such Refinancing are from the incurrence of Additional Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness. 
  
 5. The definition of “Senior Leverage Ratio” appearing in Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows: 
  
 “Senior Leverage Ratio”
shall mean, at any time, the ratio of (x) the sum of (I) Total Indebtedness (excluding Revolving Outstandings) at such time but calculated without regard to any outstanding Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness at such time plus (II) the Revolving
Outstandings on the December 31 immediately preceding the date of the required calculation of the Senior Leverage Ratio (or, in the case of any such calculation on a December 31, the Revolving Outstandings on such December 31) to (y) EBITDA for the
Test Period then most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders under this Agreement. In determining the Senior Leverage Ratio at any time, there shall be excluded from Total Indebtedness an amount equal to the
amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents that would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of Silgan and its Subsidiaries prepared at such time to the extent, but only to the extent, no Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans are outstanding at
such time, provided, that in no event shall more than $50,000,000 be deducted in determining Total Indebtedness at such time; it being understood and agreed, however, for purposes of determining Total Indebtedness or Revolving Loans or Swingline
Loans at any time that the CanCo Restrictions are in effect, there shall be excluded from such calculation that aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made to CanCo which equals the aggregate amount of unrestricted
cash and Cash Equivalents held by Silgan and its Subsidiaries (other than CanCo and its Subsidiaries) as would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Silgan and its Subsidiaries prepared at such time. 
  
 6. The definition of “Total Indebtedness” appearing in Section
10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the word “principal” immediately after the phrase “the aggregate” appearing therein. 
  
 7. Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by inserting the following new definition in the
appropriate alphabetical order: 
  

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 “First Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in the First
Amendment, dated as of November 4, 2003, to this Agreement. 
  
 8.
Section 12.07(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) redesignating clause (ii) in the further proviso thereof as clause (iii) thereof and (ii) inserting the following new clause (ii) in such further proviso immediately at the end of
clause (i) thereof: 
  
 “(ii) in determining Interest Expense
for any period, no effect shall be given (but only to the extent not already otherwise excluded for the calculation of Interest Expense under this Agreement) to non-cash amounts recorded (or required to be recorded) in accord with FAS 133,”.

  
 9. Section 12.15 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following new paragraph (c) at the end thereof: 
  
 “(c) Notwithstanding anything provided in this Agreement, any amendments to this Agreement or any other agreement or document relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Credit Party, each
Agent and each Lender hereby agrees and acknowledges that each Credit Party, each Agent and each Lender (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) is authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon
commencement of their discussions concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of such transactions, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax
analyses) that are provided by any Credit Party, any Agent or any Lender to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except to the extent that such disclosure is subject to restrictions reasonably necessary to comply with
securities laws. For purposes of this paragraph, “tax treatment” and “tax structure” have the meanings provided, respectively, in Treasury Regulations section 1.6011-4(c)(8) and (9). This paragraph is intended to reflect the
understanding of each Credit Party, each Agent and each Lender that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not been offered under “conditions of confidentiality,” as that phrase is used in Treasury Regulation §§
1.6011-4(b)(3)(i) and 301.6111-2(c)(i), and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith. Nothing herein is intended to imply that any Credit Party, any Agent or any Lender has made or provided to, or for the benefit of, the other any oral
or written statement as to any potential U.S. federal tax consequences that are related to, or may result from, such transactions. None of the Credit Parties, the Agents or the Lenders provides accounting, tax or legal advice, and each of them has
or will consult its own advisors regarding its participation in such transactions.” 
  
 10. Silgan also covenants and agrees with the Lenders (which covenant and agreement shall constitute a “covenant” and “agreement” for purposes of Section 9.03(i) of the Credit Agreement) that it
shall deliver a notice of redemption to the trustee for the 9% Senior Subordinated Debentures within five Business Days after the First Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) to redeem at least $200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 9%
Senior Subordinated Debentures (or, if less, the remaining aggregate principal amount of 9% Senior Subordinated Debentures not theretofore called for redemption) within 40 days after such trustee’s receipt of such notice of redemption.

  

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	B.	Miscellaneous Provisions 

  
 1. Silgan acknowledges that it has incurred $150,000,000 of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 1.14 of the Credit Agreement prior to the First
Amendment Effective Date. 
  
 2. In order to induce the Lenders to
enter into this Amendment, each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that (i) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date, both before and after giving effect to this Amendment (unless such representations and warranties relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), and (ii) there exists no Default or Event of Default on the First Amendment Effective Date, both before and after giving effect to this Amendment. 
  
 3. This Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a
modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document. 
  
 4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts
when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A complete set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with Silgan and the Administrative Agent.

  
 5. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
  
 6. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) when each Borrower and the Required Lenders shall
have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered (including by way of telecopier) the same to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office. 
  
 7. From and after the First Amendment Effective Date, all references in the
Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be referenced to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of
the date first above written. 
  

	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Frank W. Hogan, III        

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	
	SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Frank W. Hogan, III        

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	
	SILGAN PLASTICS CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Frank W. Hogan, III        

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	
	SILGAN CONTAINERS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Frank W. Hogan, III        

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	
	SILGAN CAN COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Frank W. Hogan, III        

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	
	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, Individually and as Administrative Agent
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Marguerite Sutton        

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

	Galaxy CLO 1999-1, Ltd.
	by AIG Global Investment Adviser, Inc.
	its Collateral Manager
	
	[NAME OF LENDER]
		
	By:	 	 /s/    John G. Lapham, III        

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director

  
  
 [Signature Page to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	Galaxy CLO 2003-1, Ltd.
		
	BY:	 	 AIG Global Investment Corp.,
 Its Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John G. Lapham, III

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	SunAmerica Life Insurance Company
		
	By:	 	 AIG Global Investment Corp.,
 as Investment Adviser

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John G. Lapham, III

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	 ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  
 [NAME OF LENDER]

		
	By:	 	

	 	

	 	 	 Title:

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	

	 	

	 	 	 

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	 AIMCO CDO Series 2000-A
  
 [NAME OF LENDER]

		
	By:	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title:

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	 AIMCO CLO SERIES 2001-A
  
 [NAME OF LENDER]

		
	By:	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title:

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	Monument Capital Ltd., as Assignee
		
	By:	 	 Alliance Capital Management L.P.,
 as
Investment Manager

		
	By:	 	 Alliance Capital Management Corporation,
 as
General Partner

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sverker Johansson
	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Sverker Johansson

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

  
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	New Alliance Global CDO, Limited
		
	By:	 	 Alliance Capital Management L.P.,
 as
Sub-Advisor

		
	By:	 	 Alliance Capital Management Corporation,
 as
General Partner

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Sverker Johansson
	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Sverker Johansson

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

  
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	MARINER CDO 2002, LTD.
		
	By:	 	

	 	

	 Title:
	 	 Director

  
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	 Bank Leumi USA

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Joung Hee Hong

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John W. Pocalyko

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director

  
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	 Grayston CLO 2001-01 Ltd.

		
	 By:
	 	 Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc.
 as its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Associate Director

  
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	 Gallatin Funding I Ltd.

		
	 By:
	 	 Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc.
 as its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Associate Director

  
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	 Magnetite IV CLO, Limited
  
 Magnetite V CLO, Limited

		
	 By:
	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title: M.D.

  
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	 Carlyle High Yield Partners IV, Ltd.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Linda Pace

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Principal

  
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	 Carlyle High Yield Partners III, Ltd.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Linda Pace

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Principal

  
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	 Carlyle High Yield Partners II, Ltd.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Linda Pace

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Principal

  
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	 Citicorp North America, Inc.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Suzanne Crymes

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 FIRST DOMINION FUNDING I

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David H. Lerner

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	 FIRST DOMINION FUNDING III

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David H. Lerner

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	 CSAM FUNDING III

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David H. Lerner

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	 SEQUILS-Cumberland I, Ltd.

		
	 By:
	 	 Deerfield Capital Management LLC
 as its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter Sakon

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Peter Sakon

	 Title:
	 	 Assistant Vice President

  
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	 ROSEMONT CLO, Ltd.

		
	By:	 	 Deerfield Capital Management LLC
 as its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter Sakon

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Peter Sakon

	 Title:
	 	 Assistant Vice President

  
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	 FOREST CREEK CLO, Ltd.

		
	By:	 	 Deerfield Capital Management LLC
 as its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter Sakon

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Peter Sakon

	 Title:
	 	 Assistant Vice President

  
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	 SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

		
	 By:
	 	 Boston Management and Research
 as Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

		
	 BY:
	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND

		
	 BY:
	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 OXFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

		
	 BY:
	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 EATON VANCE CDO III, LTD.

		
	 BY:
	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 EATON VANCE CDO IV, LTD.

		
	 BY:
	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 COSTANTINUS EATON VANCE CDO V, LTD.

		
	 BY:
	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	EATON VANCE CDO VI LTD.
		
	BY:	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	GRAYSON & CO
		
	BY:	 	 Boston Management And Research
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	BIG SKY SENIOR LOAN FUND, LTD.
		
	BY:	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	 EATON VANCE
 VT FLOATING-RATE
INCOME FUND

		
	BY:	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	TOLLI & CO.
		
	BY:	 	 Eaton Vance Management
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Botthof

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	ERSTE BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
		
	By:	 	/s/ Gregory T. Aptman
	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Gregory T. Aptman

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Bryan Lynch

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Bryan Lynch

	 Title:
	 	 First Vice President

  
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	 Fidelity Advisor Series II: Fidelity Advisor
 Floating Rate High Income Fund

		
	By:	 	/s/ Frank Knox
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Assistant Treasurer

  
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	BALLYROCK CDO I Limited,
		
	By:	 	 BALLYROCK Investment Advisors LLC,
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Lisa Rymut
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Assistant Treasurer

  
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	General Electric Capital Corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Brian P. Schwinn
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

  
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	Harch CLO I, Ltd.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Michael E. Lewitt
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	ARCHIMEDES FUNDING III, LTD.
		
	BY:	 	 ING Capital Advisors LLC,
 as Collateral
Manager

	 	 	 
		
	BY:	 	/s/ Mark O’Shaughnessy
	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Mark O’Shaughnessy

	 Title:
	 	 Director

  
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	AMARA-1 FINANCE, LTD.,
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As
Financial Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Joseph Rotondo
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	AMARA 2 FINANCE, LTD.
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As
Financial Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Joseph Rotondo
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	AVALON CAPITAL LTD.
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As
Portfolio Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Joseph Rotondo
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	AVALON CAPITAL LTD. 2
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As
Portfolio Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Joseph Rotondo
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	 OASIS COLLATERALIZED HIGH INCOME
 PORTFOLIOS-1, LTD.

		
	 By:
	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As Sub-Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Joseph Rotondo

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	CHARTER VIEW PORTFOLIO
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Rotondo

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	 DIVERSIFIED CREDIT PORTFOLIO LTD.

		
	 By:
	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As Investment Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Rotondo

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	AIM FLOATING RATE FUND
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As Sub-Advisor

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Rotondo

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	INVESCO EUROPEAN CDO I S.A.
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Rotondo

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	SEQUILS-LIBERTY, LTD.
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Rotondo

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	SARATOGA CLO I, LIMITED
		
	By:	 	 INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.
 As Asset Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Rotondo

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Signatory

  
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	National City Bank
		
	By:	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Account Officer

  
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	 	 	 	 	 Nomura Bond & Loan Fund

					
	By:	 	 UFJ Trust Bank Limited
 as Trustee
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc.
	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Elizabeth MacLean

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 Attorney in Fact
	 	 	 	 	 	 Title: Director

  
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	Octagon Investment Partners III, Ltd.
		
	By:	 	 Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
 as Portfolio Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Nechamkin

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Portfolio Manager

  
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	Octagon Investment Partners IV, Ltd.
		
	By:	 	 Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
 as collateral manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael B. Nechamkin

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Portfolio Manager

  
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	C-SQUARED CDO LTD.
		
	By:	 	 TCW Advisors, Inc.,
 as its Portfolio Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ G. Steven Kalin

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 G. Steven Kalin

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

  
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	TCW SELECT LOAN FUND, LIMITED
		
	By:	 	 TCW Advisors, Inc.,
 as its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ G. Steven Kalin

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 G. Steven Kalin

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard F. Kurth

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Richard F. Kurth

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

  
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	SEQUILS IV, LTD.
		
	By:	 	 TCW Advisors, Inc.,
 as its Collateral
Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ G. Steven Kalin

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 G. Steven Kalin

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard F. Kurth

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Richard F. Kurth

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

  
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	SEQUILS I, LTD.
		
	By:	 	 TCW Advisors, Inc.,
 as its Collateral
Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ G. Steven Kalin

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 G. Steven Kalin

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard F. Kurth

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Richard F. Kurth

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

  
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	 LOAN FUNDING I LLC,
 a wholly owned subsidiary of
 Citibank, N.A.

		
	 By:
	 	 TCW Advisors, Inc.,
 as portfolio manager of Loan Funding I LLC

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ G. Steven Kalin

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 G. Steven Kalin

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard F. Kurth

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Richard F. Kurth

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

  
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	 LIGHTSPEED CLO LTD.

		
	By:	 	 TCW Advisors, Inc.,
 As Agent

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ G. Steven Kalin

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 G. Steven Kalin

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard F. Kurth

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Richard F. Kurth

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

  
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	 EASTMAN HILL FUNDING I, LIMITED

		
	 By:
	 	 TCW Asset Management Company,
 as its collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark L. Gold

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Mark L. Gold

	 Title:
	 	 Managing Director

  
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	 Ceres II Finance Ltd.

		
	By:	 	 Patriarch Partners IX, LLC,
 its Managing Agent

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Lynn Tilton

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Lynn Tilton

	 Title:
	 	 Manager

	
	 Aeries Finance-II Ltd.

		
	By:	 	 Patriarch Partners X, LLC.
 its Managing Agent

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Lynn Tilton

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Lynn Tilton

	 Title:
	 	 Manager

	PEOPLE’S BANK
		
	By:	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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	Addison CDO, Limited (#1279)

		
	By:	 	 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
 as its Investment Advisor

			
	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar

	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 Mohan V. Phansalkar
 Executive Vice President

  
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	 CAPTIVA III Finance Ltd. (Acct. 275),
 as advised by Pacific Investment
 Management Company LLC

		
	By:	 	 /s/ David Dyer

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 David Dyer

	 Title:
	 	 Director

  
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	 CAPTIVA IV Finance Ltd. (Acct. 1275),
 as advised by Pacific Investment
 Management Company LLC

		
	By:	 	 /s/ David Dyer

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 David Dyer

	 Title:
	 	 Director

  
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	DELANO Company (#274)
		
	By:	 	 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
 as its Investment Advisor

			
	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar

	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 Mohan V. Phansalkar
 Executive Vice President

  
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	PIMCO Corporate Income Fund (#2821)

			
	 	 	By:	 	Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, as its Investment Advisor
				
	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	/s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar
	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Mohan V. Phansalkar
 Executive Vice President

  
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	ROYALTON COMPANY (#280)

		
	By:	 	 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
 as its Investment Advisor

			
	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar

	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 Mohan V. Phansalkar
 Executive Vice President

  
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	SEQUILS-MAGNUM, LTD. (#1280)

		
	By:	 	 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
 as its Investment Advisor

			
	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar

	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 Mohan V. Phansalkar
 Executive Vice President

  
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	 Waveland – INGOTS, LTD. (#2006)
 as a Tranche B Lender

		
	By:	 	 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
 as its Investment Advisor

			
	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar

	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 Mohan V. Phansalkar
 Executive Vice President

  
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	Wrigley CDO, LTD. (#1285)

		
	By:	 	 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
 as its Investment Advisor

			
	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar

	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 Mohan V. Phansalkar
 Executive Vice President

  
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	The Prudential Insurance Company of America
		
	By:	 	 Prudential Investment Management, Inc.,
 as
Investment Advisor

		
	By:	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title: VP

  
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	 Dryden III Leveraged Loan CDO 2002
  
 By: Prudential Investment Management, Inc.,
as
 Collateral Manager

		
	 By:
	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title: VP

  
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	 Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2002-II
  
 By: Prudential Investment Management, Inc.,
as
 Collateral Manager

		
	 By:
	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title: VP

  
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	 SEQUILS-Glace Bay, Ltd.
  
 By Royal Bank of Canada as Collateral Manager

		
	By:	 	/s/ Melissa Marano
	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Melissa Marano

	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Signatory

  
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	 APEX (Trimaran) CDO I, LTD.
  
 By Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C.

		
	By:	 	/s/ David M. Millison
	 	

	 	 	 Title: David M. Millison
          Managing Director

  
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	Crédit Industriel et Commercial
				
	By:	 	/s/ Anthony Rock	 	 	 	/s/ Brian O’Leary
	 	
	 	 	

	Name:	 	Anthony Rock	 	 	 	Brian O’Leary
	Title:	 	Vice President	 	 	 	Vice President

  
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	Webster Bank
		
	By:	 	

	 	

	 	 	Title: Vice President

  
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	Flagship CLO 2001-1
		
	By:	 	

	 	

	 	 	Title: Director

  
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	Flagship CLO II
		
	By:	 	

	 	

	 	 	Title: Director

  
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	Centurion CDO VI, Ltd.
	[NAME OF LENDER]
		
	 By:
	 	 American Express Asset Management
 Group, Inc. as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leanne Stavrakis
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Leanne Stavrakis
          Director - Operations

  
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	Sequils – Centurion V, Ltd.
	[NAME OF LENDER]
		
	By:	 	 American Express Asset Management Group, Inc.
 As Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leanne Stavrakis
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Leanne Stavrakis
          Director - Operations

  
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	Centurion CDO II, Ltd.
	[NAME OF LENDER]
		
	 By:
	 	 American Express Asset Management Group, Inc.
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leanne Stavrakis
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Leanne Stavrakis
          Director - Operations

  
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	American Express Certificate Company
	[NAME OF LENDER]
		
	 By:
	 	 American Express Asset Management Group, Inc.
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Yvonne Stevens
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Yvonne Stevens
           Senior Managing Director

  
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	IDS Life Insurance Company
	[NAME OF LENDER]
		
	By:	 	 American Express Asset Management Group, Inc.
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ Yvonne Stevens
	 	

	 	 	 Title: Yvonne Stevens
           Senior Managing Director

  
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	AURUM CLO 2002-1 LTD.
		
	 By:
	 	 Columbia Management Advisors, Inc.
 (f/k/a
Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated),
 As Investment Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	/s/ James R. Fellows
	 	

	 	 	Title: Sr. Vice President & Portfolio Manager

  
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	[NAME OF LENDER]
	 Magnetite IV CLO, Limited
 Magnetite V CLO, Limited

		
	By:	 	

	 	

	 	 	Title: M. D.

  
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	 SUFFIELD CLO, LIMITED

		
	By:	 	 David L. Babson & Company Inc.
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Glenn P. Duffy

	 	

	 	 	Title: Managing Director

  
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	 APEX (IDM) CDO I. LTD.
 TRYON CLO LTD. 2000-I

		
	By:	 	 David L. Babson & Company Inc.
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Glenn P. Duffy

	 	

	 	 	Title: Managing Director

  
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	MAPLEWOOD (CAYMAN) LIMITED
		
	By:	 	 David L. Babson & Company Inc.
 under delegated authority from Massachusetts
 Mutual Life Insurance Company
 as Investment Manager

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Glenn P. Duffy

	 	

	 	 	Title: Managing Director

  
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	 MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

		
	By:	 	 David L. Babson & Company Inc.
 as Investment Adviser

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Glenn P. Duffy

	 	

	 	 	Title: Managing Director

  
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	 Hamilton Floating Rate Fund, LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Dean Stephan

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director

  
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	 BNP Paribas

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Shayn March

	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Shayn March

	 Title:
	 	Vice President
	
	 BNP Paribas

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Rick Pace

	 	

	 Name:
	 	Rick Pace
	 Title:
	 	Director

  
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	 Fleet National Bank

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Marwan Isbaih

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Director

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	 Hanover Square CLO Ltd.

		
	 By:
	 	 Blackstone Debt Advisors L.P.
 As Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	 By:
	 	 

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	AMMC CDO I, LIMITED
		
	By:	 	 American Money Management Corp.,
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David P. Meyer

	 	

	 	 	Title: David P. Meyer/Vice President

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	AMMC CDO II, LIMITED
		
	By:	 	 American Money Management Corp.,
 as Collateral Manager

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David P. Meyer

	 	

	 	 	Title: David P. Meyer/Vice President

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CLO II LTD.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Chris Siddons

	 	

	 	 	Title: Director

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	Prometheus Investment Funding No. 1 LTD.
		
	By:	 	 HVB Credit Advisors LLC

	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas L. Mowat

	 	

	 	 	Title: Director
	 	 	 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ James T. Li

	 	

	 	 	Title: Associate Director

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	MOUNTAIN CAPITAL CLO I, LTD.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Chris Siddons

	 	

	 	 	Title: Director

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	FIRSTRUST BANK
		
	By:	 	/s/ Kent Nelson
	 	

	 Name:
	 	Kent Nelson
	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	 ING PRIME RATE TRUST
	 	 	 	 ING SENIOR INCOME FUND

					
	By:	 	 Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.
 as its investment manager
	 	 	 	By:	 	 Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.
 as its investment manager

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux
	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux

	 	
	 	 	 	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA
	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President
	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

			
	 SEQUILS - PILGRIM I, LTD
	 	 	 	 ML CLO XX PILGRIM AMERICA (CAYMAN) LTD.

					
	By:	 	 ING Investments, LLC
 as its investment manager
	 	 	 	By:	 	 ING Investments, LLC
 as its investment manager

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux
	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux

	 	
	 	 	 	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA
	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President
	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

			
	 PILGRIM CLO 1999 - 1 LTD.
	 	 	 	 ML CLO XV PILGRIM AMERICA (CAYMAN ) LTD.

					
	By:	 	 ING Investments, LLC
 as its investment manager
	 	 	 	By:	 	 ING Investments, LLC
 as its investment manager

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux
	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux

	 	
	 	 	 	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA
	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President
	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

			
	 PILGRIM AMERICA HIGH INCOME INVESTMENT LTD,
	 	 	 	 ML CLO XII PILGRIM AMERICA (CAYMAN ) LTD.

					
	By:	 	 ING Investments, LLC
 as its investment manager
	 	 	 	By:	 	 ING Investments, LLC
 as its investment manager

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux
	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Charles E. LeMieux

	 	
	 	 	 	 	

	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA
	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Charles E. LeMieux, CFA

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President
	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

  
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First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 

	 WINGED FOOT FUNDING TRUST

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diana M. Himes

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 JUPITER LOAN FUNDING LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diana M. Himes

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Assistant Vice President

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 MUIRFIELD TRADING LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diana M. Himes

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Assistant Vice President

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 OLYMPIC FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 1999-1

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diana M. Himes

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 HARBOUR TOWN FUNDING LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diana M. Himes

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Assistant Vice President

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH CRESCENT-2 LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH CRESCENT-3 LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
 [Signature Page
to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH ING-2 LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH PONDVIEW LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH RIVERSIDE LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH SOLEIL-2 LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH STERLING LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 KZH WATERSIDE LLC

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Hi Hua

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Authorized Agent

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank
 B.A. “Rabobank International”, New York Branch

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Betty H. Mills

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Executive Director

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Brett Delfino

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Executive Director

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral
 Manager for Castle Hill III CLO, Limited,
 as Term Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diane J. Exter

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director
           Portfolio Manager

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral
 Manager for Race Point II CLO,
 Limited, as Term Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diane J. Exter

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director
           Portfolio Manager

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral
 Manager for Castle Hill I - INGOTS, Ltd,
 as Term Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diane J. Exter

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director
           Portfolio Manager

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral
 Manager for Castle Hill II - INGOTS, Ltd,
 as Term Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diane J. Exter

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director
           Portfolio Manager

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral
 Manager for Race Point CLO, Limited,
 as Term Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diane J. Exter

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director
           Portfolio Manager

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 Sankaty Advisors, LLC as Collateral
 Manager for Great Point CLO 1999-1 LTD.,
 as Term Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Diane J. Exter

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Managing Director
           Portfolio Manager

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement] 
  

	 PB Capital Corporation

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Andrew L. Shipman

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Assistant Vice President

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Tyler J. McCarthy

	 	

	 	 	 Title: Vice President

  
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to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement]

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