Document:

Form of Stock Option Agreement

  
 Exhibit 4.3 

 
 ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 
  
 2003 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN 
  
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
  
 ArthroCare Corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2003
Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the Optionee listed below (“Optionee”), an option to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock set forth below, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan and this Stock Option Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement. 
  

	I.	NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT 

  

					
			
	 Optionee:
	  	 	  	 
			
	 Date of Grant:
	  	 	  	 
			
	 Vesting Commencement Date:
	  	 	  	 
			
	 Exercise Price per Share:
	  	 	  	$
			
	 Total Number of Shares Granted:
	  	 	  	 
			
	 Total Exercise Price:
	  	 	  	$
			
	 Term/Expiration Date:
	  	 	  	10 years from Date of Grant
			
	 Type of Option:
	  	 ̈ Incentive Stock Option	  	 ̈ Nonstatutory Stock Option
		
	 Vesting Schedule:
	  	The Shares subject to this Option shall vest according to the following schedule:
		
	 	  	[Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares subject to the Option (rounded down to the next whole number of shares) shall vest one year after the Vesting Commencement Date, and one
forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Shares subject to the Option (rounded down to the next whole number of shares) shall
vest on the first day of each full month thereafter, so that all of the Shares shall be vested on the first day of the forty-eighth (48th) month after the Vesting Commencement Date.]
		
	 	  	or
		
	 	  	[One forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Shares
subject to the Option (rounded down to the next whole number of shares) shall vest one month after the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Shares subject to the Option (rounded down to the next whole number of shares) shall vest on the first day of each full month thereafter, so that all of the Shares shall be vested on the first
day of the forty-eighth (48th) month after the Vesting Commencement Date.]

  

					
	 Termination Period:
	  	This Option may be exercised, to the extent vested, for thirty (30) days after the termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, or such
longer period as may be applicable upon the death or Disability of Optionee as provided herein (or, if not provided herein, then as provided in the Plan), but in no event later than the Term/Expiration Date as provided above.

  

	II.	AGREEMENT 

  
 1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee an Option to purchase the Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Exercise Price”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary anywhere else in this Option Agreement, this grant of an Option is subject to the terms,
definitions and provisions of the Plan adopted by the Company, which is incorporated herein by reference. 
  
 If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option, this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as
defined in Section 422 of the Code; provided, however, that to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options (within the meaning of Code Section 422, but without regard to Code Section
422(d)), including the Option, are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other incentive stock option plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such options shall be treated
as not qualifying under Code Section 422, but rather shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options to the extent required by Code Section 422. The rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking options into account in the order
in which they were granted. For purposes of these rules, the Fair Market Value of stock shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such stock is granted. 
  
 2. Exercise of Option. This Option is exercisable as follows: 
  
 (a) Right to Exercise. 
  
 (i) This Option shall be exercisable cumulatively according
to the vesting schedule set out in the Notice of Grant. For purposes of this Stock Option Agreement, Shares subject to this Option shall vest based on Optionee’s Continued Status as an Employee or Consultant. 
  
 (ii) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
Share. 
  
 (iii) In the event of Optionee’s
death, Disability or other termination of the Optionee’s Status as an Employee or Consultant, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Sections 5, 6 and 7 below. 
  
 (iv) In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set
forth in the Notice of Grant. 
  
 (b) Method
of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by written Notice in a form designated by the Company. The Notice must state the number of Shares for which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements with respect
to such shares of Common Stock as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Notice must be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The Notice must
be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price, including payment of any applicable withholding tax. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written Notice accompanied by the Exercise Price and payment of any
applicable withholding tax. 
  

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 No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and
such exercise comply with all relevant provisions of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the
Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares. 
  
 3. Lock-Up Period. Optionee hereby agrees that if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the “Managing Underwriter”) in connection with any registration of the offering
of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during the 180-day period (or such longer period as may be requested in writing by the Managing
Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the “Market Standoff Period”) following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions
with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period. 
  
 4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, subject to the consent of the
Administrator: 
  
 (a) cash; 
  
 (b) check; 
  
 (c) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together
with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price; 
  
 (d) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to
the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee’s participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement; 
  

(e) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or 
  
 (f) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by
applicable laws. 
  
 5. Termination of Relationship. Upon
termination of Optionee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, other than upon the Optionee’s death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Notice of
Grant, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant). If, after the termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate. 
  
 6. Disability of Optionee. In the event that an Optionee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant terminates as a result of the
Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise this Option at any time within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination (but in
no event later than the expiration of the of the term of his or her Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant). If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

  
 7. Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an
Optionee, the Optionee may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the notice of Grant), by the Optionee’s estate or by
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person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option
at the date of death. If, after death, the Optionee’s estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

  
 8. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not
be transferred in any manner except by will or by the laws of descent or distribution . It may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs,
successors and assigns of the Optionee. 
  
 9. Term of
Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant. 
  
 10. Governing Law. This Option shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. 
  

[Signature page follows] 
  

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 This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and
all of which shall constitute one document. 
  

			
	ARTHROCARE CORPORATION
		
	 By:
	 	 

			
		
	 Name:
	 	 Fernando Sanchez

		
	 Title:
	 	 Senior VP of Operations and CFO

  
 OPTIONEE
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE OPTION HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING CONSULTANCY OR EMPLOYMENT AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES
HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT, NOR IN THE PLAN WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, SHALL CONFER UPON OPTIONEE ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY BY THE
COMPANY, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH OPTIONEE’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEE’S EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. 
  
 Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he is
familiar with the terms and provisions thereof. Optionee hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of
counsel prior to executing this Option and fully understands all provisions of the Option. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the
Plan or this Option. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below. 
  

					
	 Dated: ____________________
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 [OPTIONEE] (Signature)

			
	 	 	 	 	 Residence Address:

			
	 	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 

  

 5Registration Rights Agreement

  
 Exhibit 10.9

  
 EXECUTION VERSION 
  
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
  
 This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of July 1, 2004 (the
“Agreement”) is entered into by and among K2 Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Guarantors”), and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (“JPMorgan”) and Banc
of America Securities LLC (together with JPMorgan, the “Initial Purchasers”). 
  
 The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated June 24, 2004 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial
Purchasers of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2014 which
will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Guarantors (the notes, together with the guarantees referred to herein as the “Securities”). As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement,
the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery 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 terms shall have the following meanings: 
  
 “Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company that executes a Subsidiary Guarantee under the Indenture after the date of this
Agreement. 
  
 “Business Day” shall mean any day that is
not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to be closed. 
  
 “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 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “Exchange
Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in clause (ii) of the second paragraph of Section 2(a) hereof. 
  

 “Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the Guarantors of Exchange
Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof. 
  
 “Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities 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 any document incorporated by reference therein. 
  
 “Exchange Securities” shall mean senior notes issued by the Company
and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms substantially identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for
failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer. 
  
 “Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include any Guarantor’s successors and any Additional
Guarantors. 
  
 “Holders” 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 owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture (including any Person that has a beneficial
interest in any Registrable Security in book-entry form); provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers. 
  
 “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities
dated as of July 1, 2004 among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 
  
 “Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble. 
  
 “Inspector” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3(a)(xiii) hereof. 
  
 “JPMorgan” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 
  
 “Majority
Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required
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approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the Company shall issue any additional Securities
under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated
together as one class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been obtained. 
  
 “Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof. 
  
 “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 any document incorporated by reference therein. 
  
 “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble. 
  
 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has been declared effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of in a manner contemplated by such Registration Statement, (ii)
when such Securities have been transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto) or are eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force,
but not Rule 144A) or (iii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding. 
  
 “Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Company and the Guarantors 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 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 and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other 

  

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documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the
qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration
Statement, the reasonably incurred 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 (viii) the fees and disbursements
of the independent public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor for
which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement), including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance
with this Agreement, 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, brokerage 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 and the Guarantors 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 any document incorporated by reference therein.

  
 “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose. 
  
 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(b) hereof. 
  
 “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 and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by the
Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be covered by such Shelf Registration Statement) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to
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effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

  
 “Subsidiary Guarantee” shall mean the guarantees of
the Securities and the Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the Indenture, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC. 
  
 “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities
under the Indenture. 
  
 “Underwriter” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof. 
  
 “Underwritten
Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public. 
  
 2. Registration Under the Securities Act. (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the
Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (ii) have
such Registration Statement remain effective until 180 days after the closing of the Exchange Offer. The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by
the SEC and use their reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date. 
  
 The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other
accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following: 
  

	 	(i)	that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;

  

	 	(ii)	the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);

  

	 	(iii)	that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement; 

  

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	 	(iv)	that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender such Registrable Security, together with the
appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) and in the manner specified in the notice, prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and

  

	 	(v)	that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its 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 its election to have such Securities exchanged. 

  
 As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange
Securities to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any Guarantor and
(iv) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a
Prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. 
  
 As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall: 
  

	 	(i)	accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and 

  

	 	(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 deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities surrendered by such Holder. 

  
 The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to
complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange 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 any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff. 
  

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 (b) In the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer Registration
provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not
for any other reason completed on or prior to 225 days after the date hereof or (iii) any Initial Purchaser shall so request in connection with any offer or sale of Registrable Securities held by such Initial Purchaser, the Company and the
Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by
the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC. 
  
 In the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence,
the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable 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 and the Guarantors agree to use their reasonable
best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the expiration of the period referred to in Rule 144(k) (or any similar rule then in force, but not Rule 144A) under the Securities Act with respect to the
Registrable Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (the “Shelf Effectiveness
Period”). The Company and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus 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 Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to
such Holder, and to use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective and such Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company and the Guarantors agree 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. 
  
 (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b)
hereof. Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
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 (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. 
  
 In the event that either the Exchange Offer is not completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, is not declared effective on or
prior to 5:30 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time, on the date that is 225 days after the date hereof, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by 1.00% per annum until the Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration
Statement, if required hereby, is declared effective by the SEC or the Securities become freely tradable under the Securities Act. 
  
 If the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, has been declared effective and thereafter either ceases to be effective or the Prospectus
contained therein ceases to be usable at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 60 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the interest rate on the
Registrable Securities will be increased by 1.00% per annum commencing on the 31st day in such 12-month period and
ending on such date that the Shelf Registration Statement has again been declared effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. 
  
 (e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the
Company or the Guarantors to comply with their 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 and the Guarantors’
obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof. 
  
 3.
Registration Procedures. (a) In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall promptly: 
  
 (i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act,
which form (x) shall be selected by the Company and the Guarantors, (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the 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 their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective
for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof; 
  
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Registration Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof 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 Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(3) of, and Rule 174 under, the Securities Act that is applicable to
transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities; 
  
 (iii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to
counsel for such 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 as such
Holder may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in
accordance with applicable law by each of the 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; 
  
 (iv) use their reasonable 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; 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 that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Holder; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so
qualify, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction (other than as a result of the sale of the Registrable Securities) or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject; 

 
 (v) in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each
Holder of Registrable Securities and counsel for the Initial Purchasers promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective and when any post-effective
amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration
Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (4) if, between the
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of the Company or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if any, relating to an
offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company or any Guarantor 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, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Shelf Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related
Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by the Company or any Guarantor
that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate; 
  
 (vi) use their reasonable best efforts 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; 
  
 (vii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy
of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested); 
  
 (viii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the 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 issued in such denominations and registered in such
names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Holders may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities; 
  
 (ix) in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section
3(a)(v)(5) hereof, use their reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to such 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 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the
occurrence of such an event, and such Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus until the Company and the Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission; 
  

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 (x) 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 of any document that 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, to the Holders of Registrable Securities) and make such of the representatives of the Company and the Guarantors as shall be
reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities) available for discussion of such document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at
any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, file any Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, or any document that 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 of Registrable Securities) 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 of Registrable Securities) shall object; 
  
 (xi) 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; 
  
 (xii) cause the
Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act 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 Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their reasonable 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; 
  
 (xiii) subject to the execution and delivery to the Company of any customary confidentiality agreements the Company may reasonably request
(subject to customary exceptions, including exceptions such as disclosure made in connection with a court proceeding or required by law, or records, information or documents that have become available to the public generally or through a third party
without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality), in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in
any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by the Holders of Registrable Securities and any attorneys and accountants designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a
reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Company and the Guarantors, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information
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Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that even if the Company and such Inspectors do not
enter into a confidentiality agreement, if any such information is identified by the Company or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect
the confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter); 
  
 (xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their
reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation system on which similar securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor are then listed if requested by
the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable listing requirements; 
  
 (xv) if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, promptly include 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 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 so included in such filing, to the extent necessary under applicable law for such Holder to sell the Registrable Securities under such Shelf Registration Statement; 
  
 (xvi) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such
customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount 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, (1) 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 and 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 reasonably requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors (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, (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any
Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor 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
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matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings and (4) 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 and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement; and 
  
 (xvii) so long as any Registrable Securities remain
outstanding, cause each Additional Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Company of such Additional Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such counterpart, to the
Initial Purchasers no later than thirty Business Days following the execution thereof. 
  
 (b) 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 such Holder and the proposed disposition by such
Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing. 
  
 (c) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company and the
Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(v)(3) or 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such
Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(ix) hereof and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Holder will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its
possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice. 
  
 (d) If the Company and the Guarantors shall give any notice pursuant to
Section 3(c) hereof to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall extend the period during which such Shelf 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 of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or
amended Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. The Company and the Guarantors may give any such notice only twice during any 365-day period and any such suspensions shall not exceed 30 days for each suspension and there shall not be more
than two suspensions in effect during any 365-day period. 
  
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Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each an “Underwriter”) that will
administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering. 
  
 4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer. (a) The Staff 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 Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. 
  
 The Company and the Guarantors understand 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 Securities Act
in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act. 
  
 (b) In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) of this Agreement), if requested by the Initial Purchasers or by
one or more Participating Broker-Dealers, 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. The Company and the
Guarantors further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4. 
  
 (c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request
that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) above. 
  
 5.
Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers and each Person, if
any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation,
reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue
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Registration Statement or any Prospectus or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser or information relating to any Holder furnished to the Company in writing through JPMorgan or any selling Holder
expressly for use therein, provided that with respect to any such untrue statement in or omission from any preliminary prospectus relating to a Registration Statement, the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph (a) shall not inure to
the benefit of any Holder to the extent that the sale to the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability was an initial resale by such Holder and any such loss, claim, damage or liability of or with respect to such Holder results from
the fact that both (i) a copy of the final Prospectus was not sent or given to such person at or prior to the written confirmation or the sale of such Securities to such person and (ii) the untrue statement in or omission from such preliminary
prospectus was corrected in the final Prospectus unless, in either case, such failure to deliver the Prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the Company with the provisions of Section 3 hereof. In connection with any Underwritten Offering
permitted by Section 3, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective
affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange 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 Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the
Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent
as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement and any Prospectus. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by
Section 3, the Underwriters, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Company and the Guarantors and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of
the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnification provided in Section 5(a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
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representative of the Underwriters expressly for use in any Registration Statement and any Prospectus. 
  
 (c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory
investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify
the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this
Section 5 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not
relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under this Section 5. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person
thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may
designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person 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 Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying
Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or
potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers
and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by JPMorgan, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all
other cases shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person 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 Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall
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effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and
(ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to or
any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person. 
  
 (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result
of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and
by the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other 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 Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other 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 and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. 
  
 (e) The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined
by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount
paid or payable by an Indemnified Person 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 reasonable legal or other expenses
incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at
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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 Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 
  
 (f) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall
not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. 
  
 (g) 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 or any Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantors or the officers or
directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement. 
  
 6. General. 
  
 (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company and the Guarantors
represent, warrant and agree that (i) 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 any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Company
or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of
Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 
  
 (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 and the Guarantors have 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 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. Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by each of the parties hereto. 
  
 (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
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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; (ii) if to the Company and the Guarantors, 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); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided 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 parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express
assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that 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 or the Indenture. 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 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 or the Guarantors 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 Beneficiaries. Each Holder
shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantors, 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 other Holders hereunder. 
  
 (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
  
 (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not limit or
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 (h) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York. 
  
 (j) Miscellaneous. This
Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way
be affected, impaired or invalidated. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes
as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

					
	 K2 INC.

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	 GUARANTORS

	
	 BRASS EAGLE, LLC
 EX OFFICIO LLC
 K2 EYEWEAR, LLC
 WGP, LLC

		
	By:	 	K2 Inc., its sole Member
			
	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	 HILTON CORPORATE CASUALS, LLC
 SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC
 SHAKESPEARE CONDUCTIVE FIBERS, LLC
 WORTH, LLC

		
	By:	 	 K2 Inc., its Manager

			
	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

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	 EARTH PRODUCTS, INC.
 J. DEBEER & SON, INC.
 K2 BIKE, INC.
 K-2 CORPORATION
 K-2 INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 K2 LICENSING & PROMOTIONS, INC.
 K2 MERCHANDISING, INC.
 K2 SNOWSHOES, INC.
 KATIN, INC.
 MORROW SNOWBOARDS, INC.
 RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY
 RIDE, INC.
 RIDE SNOWBOARD COMPANY
 SHAKESPEARE INDUSTRIES, INC.
 SITCA CORPORATION
 SMCA, INC.
 STEARNS, INC.
 WORTH ACCESSORIES, INC.
 WORTH BAT COMPANY, INC.

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President

  

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	 BRASS EAGLE CHALLENGE PARK, INC.

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	Diana C. Crawford
	 Title:
	 	Secretary
	
	 BRASS EAGLE MISSISSIPPI LLC

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 Title:
	 	Manager
	
	 JT PROTECTIVE GEAR LLC

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 Title:
	 	Manager
	
	 JT USA LLC

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 Title:
	 	Manager
	
	SATV, LLC
		
	By:	 	Stearns Inc., as sole Member
			
	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President
	
	SHAKESPEARE ALL STAR ACQUISITION LLC
		
	By:	 	Shakespeare Company, LLC, as sole Member
			
	 	 	By:	 	 K2 Inc., its Manager

				
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	John J. Rangel
	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

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 Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written: 
  

			
	 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

	
	For itself and on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers
		
	By:	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory

  

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 Annex A 
  
 Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement 
  
 The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees (as
a “Guarantor”) to use all commercially reasonable efforts to include its Subsidiary Guarantee in any Registration Statement required to be filed by the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
July 1, 2004 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), by and among K2 Inc., a Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., on behalf of itself and the other initial purchasers; to use all commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement; and to otherwise be bound, on a joint and several basis with the other Guarantors party thereto, by the terms and
provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Counterpart as of
                    . 
  

			
	 [GUARANTOR]

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 Name:

	 	 	 Title:

  

  
 Schedule 1 
  
 Gurantors 
  
 Brass Eagle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Brass Eagle Challenge Park, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 Brass Eagle Mississippi LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Earth Products Inc., a California corporation 
 Ex Officio LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company 
 Hilton Corporate Casuals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 J. deBeer & Son, Inc., a Tennessee corporation 
 JT Protective Gear LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

JT USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 K2 Bike Inc., a Delaware
corporation 
 K-2 Corporation, an Indiana corporation 
 K2
Eyewear, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 K-2 International Inc., an Indiana corporation 
 K2 Licensing & Promotions, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 K2
Merchandising, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 K2 Snowshoes, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 Katin, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 Morrow Snowboards Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 Ride, Inc., a
Washington corporation 
 Ride Snowboard Company, a Washington corporation 
 SATV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Shakespeare All Star Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 Shakespeare Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Shakespeare Conductive Fibers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Shakespeare Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 Sitca Corporation, a Washington corporation 
 SMCA, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation 
 Stearns Inc., a Minnesota corporation 
 WGP, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company 
 Worth, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Worth Accessories, Inc., a Tennessee corporation 
 Worth Bat Company, Inc., a Tennessee corporation 
  

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