Document:

Ex-10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

GRACO INC.,

GRACO INDIANA INC.,

COHESANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.,

CIPAR INC.

and

GLASCRAFT INC.

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 3, 2007

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	ARTICLE 1.

	 	DEFINITIONS
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1.1	 	Certain Defined Terms	 	 	1	 
	1.2	 	Interpretation	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2.

	 	TERMS OF MERGER
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2.1	 	Effect of Merger and Surviving Corporation	 	 	10	 
	2.2	 	Stock of Company	 	 	11	 
	2.3	 	Company Stock Options; Company Restricted Stock	 	 	11	 
	2.4	 	Effect on Merger Sub Stock	 	 	13	 
	2.5	 	Exchange Procedures	 	 	13	 
	2.6	 	Adjustments	 	 	14	 
	2.7	 	Directors of Surviving Corporation	 	 	15	 
	2.8	 	Executive Officers of Surviving Corporation	 	 	15	 
	2.9	 	No Further Ownership Rights in Stock	 	 	15	 
	2.10	 	Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws	 	 	15	 
	2.11	 	Withholding Taxes	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3.

	 	THE CLOSING
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3.1	 	Closing Date	 	 	16	 
	3.2	 	Certificate of Merger	 	 	16	 
	3.3	 	Further Assurances	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4.

	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY AND COMPANY SUB
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	4.1	 	Incorporation, Standing and Power	 	 	17	 
	4.2	 	Capitalization	 	 	17	 
	4.3	 	Subsidiaries	 	 	18	 
	4.4	 	Financial Statements	 	 	18	 
	4.5	 	Reports and Filings	 	 	19	 
	4.6	 	Authority	 	 	20	 
	4.7	 	Insurance	 	 	21	 
	4.8	 	Tangible Assets	 	 	21	 
	4.9	 	Real Estate	 	 	21	 
	4.10	 	Litigation	 	 	22	 
	4.11	 	Taxes	 	 	22	 
	4.12	 	Compliance with Charter Provisions and Laws and Regulations	 	 	25	 
	4.13	 	Employees	 	 	26	 
	4.14	 	Brokers and Finders	 	 	26	 
	4.15	 	Scheduled Contracts	 	 	27	 
	4.16	 	Performance of Obligations	 	 	28	 
	4.17	 	Certain Material Changes	 	 	28	 

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	4.18	 	Licenses and Permits	 	 	29	 
	4.19	 	Undisclosed Liabilities	 	 	29	 
	4.20	 	Employee Benefit Plans	 	 	29	 
	4.21	 	Corporate Records	 	 	32	 
	4.22	 	Accounting Records	 	 	32	 
	4.23	 	Vote Required	 	 	32	 
	4.24	 	Disclosure Documents and Applications	 	 	32	 
	4.25	 	Intellectual Property	 	 	33	 
	4.26	 	State Takeover Laws	 	 	34	 
	4.27	 	Opinion of Western Reserve Partners, LLC	 	 	35	 
	4.28	 	Affiliate Transactions	 	 	35	 
	4.29	 	Customers and Suppliers; Inventory	 	 	35	 
	4.30	 	No Additional Representations	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5.

	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	5.1	 	Incorporation, Standing and Power	 	 	36	 
	5.2	 	Authority	 	 	36	 
	5.3	 	Ownership of Merger Sub	 	 	36	 
	5.4	 	Accuracy of Information Furnished for Company Proxy Statement	 	 	36	 
	5.5	 	Financing	 	 	37	 
	5.6	 	No Additional Representations	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6.

	 	COVENANTS OF COMPANY AND COMPANY SUB PENDING EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER
	 	 	 37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	6.1	 	Limitation on Conduct Prior to Effective Time of the Merger	 	 	37	 
	6.2	 	Affirmative Conduct Prior to Effective Time of the Merger	 	 	40	 
	6.3	 	Acquisition Proposals	 	 	41	 
	6.4	 	No Change in Company Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement	 	 	45	 
	6.5	 	Access to Information	 	 	45	 
	6.6	 	Filings	 	 	46	 
	6.7	 	Notices; Reports	 	 	46	 
	6.8	 	Company Stockholders’ Meeting	 	 	46	 
	6.9	 	Proxy Statement	 	 	47	 
	6.10	 	Restructuring and Spin Off	 	 	47	 
	6.11	 	Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7.

	 	COVENANTS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	7.1	 	Limitation on Conduct Prior to Effective Time of the Merger	 	 	49	 
	7.2	 	Applications	 	 	49	 
	7.3	 	Notices; Reports	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8.

	 	ADDIT IONAL COVENANTS
	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	8.1	 	Commercially Reasonable Efforts	 	 	50	 
	8.2	 	Public Announcements	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9.

	 	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE MERGER
	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	9.1	 	Stockholder Approval	 	 	50	 

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	9.2	 	No Judgments or Orders	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10.

	 	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY AND COMPANY SUB
	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	10.1	 	Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants	 	 	51	 
	10.2	 	Officers’ Certificate	 	 	51	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11.

	 	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
	 	51	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	11.1	 	Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants	 	 	51	 
	11.2	 	Authorization of Merger	 	 	51	 
	11.3	 	Officers’ Certificate	 	 	52	 
	11.4	 	Company Dissenting Shares	 	 	52	 
	11.5	 	Restrictive Covenant Agreements	 	 	52	 
	11.6	 	Intercompany Payments	 	 	52	 
	11.7	 	Restructuring and Spin Off	 	 	52	 
	11.8	 	2007 Audited Financial Statements	 	 	52	 
	11.9	 	Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt Pay-Off Letters Payments	 	 	52	 
	11.10	 	Merger Consideration Payments	 	 	53	 
	11.11	 	Per Share Merger Consideration Certificate and Option Shares
Merger Consideration Certificate Payments	 	 	53	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 12.

	 	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
	 	 	53	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	12.1	 	Executive Employment Agreements Payments	 	 	53	 
	12.2	 	Benefit Plans	 	 	53	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 13.

	 	TERMINATION
	 	 	 	55	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	13.1	 	Termination	 	 	55	 
	13.2	 	Effect of Termination	 	 	57	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 14.

	 	[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
	 	 	59	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 15.

	 	MISCELLANEOUS
	 	
	 	 	59	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	15.1	 	Expenses	 	 	59	 
	15.2	 	Notices	 	 	59	 
	15.3	 	Assignment	 	 	60	 
	15.4	 	Counterparts	 	 	60	 
	15.5	 	Effect of Representations and Warranties	 	 	61	 
	15.6	 	Third Parties	 	 	61	 
	15.7	 	Integration	 	 	61	 
	15.8	 	Knowledge	 	 	61	 
	15.9	 	Governing Law; Jurisdiction	 	 	61	 
	15.10	 	Captions	 	 	62	 
	15.11	 	Severability	 	 	62	 
	15.12	 	Waiver and Modification; Amendment	 	 	62	 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

	 	 	 
	Exhibit A	 	Form of Voting and Support Agreement

	 	 	 

	Exhibit B	 	Form of Restrictive Covenant Agreement

	 	 	 

	Exhibit C	 	Form of Separation Agreement

	 	 	 

	Exhibit D	 	Form of Tax Matters Agreement

	 	 	 

	Exhibit E	 	Form of Transition Services Agreement

	 	 	 

	Exhibit F	 	Examples of Per Share Merger Consideration Calculation

	 	 	 

	Company Disclosure Letter

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

     THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 3rd day of
December, 2007 by and among GRACO INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Parent”), GRACO INDIANA INC., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), COHESANT TECHNOLOGIES,
INC, a Delaware corporation (“Company”), GLASCRAFT INC., an Indiana corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Company (“Company Sub”) and CIPAR Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CIPAR”).

     WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub, Company, Company Sub and CIPAR
deem advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders to merge Merger Sub with
and into Company (the “Merger”) upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in accordance
with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) (Company, following the effectiveness of the
Merger, being hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”);

     WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub, Company, Company Sub and CIPAR have
approved, and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, Company Sub and CIPAR have approved, this
Agreement and the Merger pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Company and each
outstanding share of Company common stock, par value $.001 per share, and each outstanding share
(if any) of Company preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Company Stock”), excluding any
Company Dissenting Shares (as defined below), will be converted into the right to receive the Per
Share Merger Consideration (as defined below) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein;

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Company has unanimously resolved to recommend adoption of
the agreement of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby by the stockholders of
Company;

     WHEREAS, immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger (as defined below), Company
will effect the Restructuring and Spin Off (each, as defined below) such that, at the Effective
Time of the Merger, Company Sub is the sole subsidiary of the Company;

     WHEREAS, as an inducement to and condition of Parent’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, certain of the directors and executive officers of the Company are each entering into a
Voting and Support Agreement (each, a “Voting and Support Agreement”), each substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit A, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement; and

     NOW, THEREFORE, on the basis of the foregoing recitals and in consideration of the respective
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS

     1.1 Certain Defined Terms. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, or unless the context
otherwise requires, as used throughout this Agreement the following terms shall have the respective
meanings specified below:

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     “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).

     “Acquisition Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).

     “Affiliate” of, or a Person “Affiliated” with, a specific Person(s) is a Person that directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, the Person(s) specified.

     “Affiliated Group” means, with respect to any entity, a group of entities required or
permitted to file consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Returns (as defined herein).

     “Alternative Acquisition Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(d).

     “American Chemical” means American Chemical Company, a Missouri corporation, which was a
Subsidiary of Cohesant prior to the date hereof and was dissolved prior to the date hereof.

     “Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt” means all of the following costs, expenses and
liabilities, but only to the extent (a) not paid or satisfied on or before the Effective Time of
the Merger and (b) Company, Company Sub, Parent or Surviving Corporation is or will be liable
therefor (whether directly or indirectly, as a guarantor or otherwise) following the Effective Time
of the Merger:

     (A) all costs and expenses (including legal, accounting, investment banking, advisory
and other fees and expenses) incurred by Company, Company Sub or the Spun-Off Entities
relating to the Restructuring and Spin Off;

     (B) all costs and expenses (including legal, accounting, investment banking, advisory
and other fees and expenses) incurred by Company, Company Sub or the Spun-Off Entities in
connection the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, (1) the Transaction
and Retention Bonuses, (2) the employer portion of all employment tax, including FICA,
Medicare and any other taxes due with respect to Company Stock Options and Transaction and
Retention Bonuses, (3) any payments made to, or associated with, the termination of any
employees of Company or its Subsidiaries at or prior to the Closing, (4) the broker,
fairness and other fees payable to Western Reserve Partners, LLC, (5) all costs, expenses
and premiums associated with the D&O Insurance to be purchased pursuant to Section 6.11 and
(6) the amount of any lost tax benefit to the extent resulting from the inability to deduct
any “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; and

     (C) all Debt.

     “Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt Pay-Off Letters” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.12.

     “Benefit Arrangements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(b).

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     “Book Entry Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

     “Business” shall mean the business historically operated by GlasCraft, including the business
of designing, assembling, developing, manufacturing and selling specialized dispense equipment
systems, including, without limitation, metering and pumping units, spray, pour and injection guns,
and specialty engineered products, as well as replacement parts, auxillary components, supplies and
accessories for, or used in the operation of, such equipment; provided, however, that the
definition of Business shall exclude the following: the design, assembly and sale by the Spun-Off
Entities to their licensees and franchisees (for their own use and not for resale) of specialized
equipment systems for dispensing epoxies and other specialty coatings (it being acknowledged and
agreed that the Spun-Off Entities are not in the business of manufacturing any pumps, proportioners
or other component parts of such systems).

     “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in New
York or Minnesota are required or authorized by law to be closed.

     “Capitalization Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

     “Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

     “Certificates” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

     “Change in Company Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(d).

     “Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

     “Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

     “CIPAR” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

     “CMI” means Cohesant Materials, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

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

     “Cohesant Canada” means Cohesant Infrastructure Protection and Renewal of Canada Ltd., a
corporation organized under the laws of Canada.

     “Commencement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.

     “Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

     “Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

     “Company Sub” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

     “Company Disclosure Letter” means that letter designated as such which has been delivered by
Company and Company Sub to Parent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

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     “Company Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

     “Company Option List” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).

     “Company Patents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(b).

     “Company Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

     “Company Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

     “Company Registered IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

     “Company Registered Marks” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

     “Company Requisite Vote” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23.

     “Company Restricted Stock” means any right to acquire Company Stock issued pursuant to the
Company Stock Option Plans, other than under Company Stock Options.

     “Company SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).

     “Company Stock” has the meaning set forth in the second recital of this Agreement.

     “Company Stock Merger Consideration” means the product of the Per Share Merger Consideration,
multiplied by the Number of Outstanding Shares.

     “Company Stock Option” means any option or right to acquire Company Stock issued pursuant to
the Company Stock Option Plans.

     “Company Stock Option Plans” means, collectively, the 1994 Employee Stock Option Plan and the
2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, in each case as amended.

     “Company Stockholders’ Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8.

     “Company Sub” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

     “Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Confidentiality Agreement dated June 22, 2007,
by and between Parent and Company, so as to allow Parent access to certain materials of Company.

     “Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

     “Copyrights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(b).

     “CuraFlo BC” means CuraFlo of British Columbia Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of
British Columbia.

     “CuraFlo Franchising” means CuraFlo Franchising, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known
as CIPAR Franchising, Inc.

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     “CuraFlo Services” means CuraFlo Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as
CIPAR Services, Inc.

     “CuraFlo Spincast” means CuraFlo Spincast Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

     “Debt” means (i) indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) indebtedness secured by any Encumbrance
on property owned, (iii) indebtedness evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
(iv) capital leases, including, without limitation, all amounts representing the capitalization of
rentals in accordance with GAAP, (v) “earnouts” and similar payment obligations, (vi) guarantees
with respect to liabilities of a type described in any of clauses (i) through (v) above, and (vii)
interest, penalties, premiums, fees and expenses related to any of the foregoing.

     “Deferred Compensation Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(f).

     “DGCL” has the meaning set forth in the first recital of this Agreement.

     “D&O Insurance” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.

     “Effective Time of the Merger” means the date and time at which the Certificate of Merger is
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL, or at such
time thereafter as shall be agreed to by the parties and specified in the Certificate of Merger.

     “Employee Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(a).

     “Encumbrance” shall mean any option, pledge, security interest, lien, charge, encumbrance or
restriction (whether on voting or disposition or otherwise), whether imposed by agreement,
understanding, law or otherwise.

     “Environmental Regulations” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

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

     “ERISA Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(a).

     “Excess Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt” means the amount, if any, by which the balance
of (A) the Merger Consideration plus the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt,
minus (B) the Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount, exceeds $35,000,000. If the balance of
(i) the Merger Consideration plus the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt, minus
(ii) the Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount, is equal to or less than $35,000,000, the Excess
Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt shall be deemed to be zero (0).

     “Excess Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).

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

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     “Exchange Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. or another bank proposed by Parent and
reasonably acceptable to Company.

     “Exchange Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) hereof.

     “Executive Employment Agreements” mean the employment agreements between the Company and
certain officers of the Company described in Section 1.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter.

     “Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1 hereof.

     “Financial Statements” means (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Company
consisting of the balance sheets as of November 30, 2006 and 2005, the related statements of
income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended and the related notes thereto
and related opinions of Ernst & Young LLP thereon for the years then ended, in each case contained
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, (ii) the unaudited financial statements of the
Company consisting of the balance sheet as of August 31, 2007, and the related statements of
operations and cash flows for the period then ended, contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB filed with the SEC on October 10, 2007 and (iii) the balance sheet of the Company and
Company Sub as of August 31, 2007, which is set forth on Section 1.1 of the Company Disclosure
Letter prepared on a pro forma basis assuming the Restructuring and Spin Off was completed as of
that date (the “GlasCraft Balance Sheet”).

     “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
during the periods involved.

     “GlasCraft Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Financial Statements.

     “Governmental Entity” means any court, tribunal or judicial or arbitral body in any
jurisdiction or any United States federal, state, municipal or local or any foreign or other
governmental, regulatory (including stock exchange) or administrative authority, agency or
instrumentality.

     “Hazardous Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

     “Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(a).

     “IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

     “IRS Guidance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(f).

     “Loss” means, with respect to any Person, any liability, cost, damage, deficiency, penalty,
fine, Encumbrance, fee, or other loss or expense, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses, whether or not arising out of a third party claim, against or
affecting such Person, but excluding punitive damages (other than punitive damages that an
Indemnified Party is required to pay to an unaffiliated third party).

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     “Marks” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(a)

     “Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence
(1) that is, or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the condition (financial
or otherwise), business, properties, assets, liabilities, or results of operations of Company or
the Surviving Corporation, taken as a whole, or (2) that materially impairs or materially delays
the ability of the Company to consummate the Restructuring and Spin Off or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (1) of this
definition, in determining whether there is a Material Adverse Effect, there shall be excluded
effects to the extent arising or resulting from: (i) any change in GAAP or regulatory accounting
requirements applicable to Company generally, (ii) any general social, political, economic,
environmental or natural condition, change, effect, event or occurrence, including changes in
prevailing interest rates, currency exchange rates or general economic or market conditions, the
effects of which on Company or the Surviving Corporation are not materially disproportionate,
compared with other companies operating in the same industry segments in which Company operates,
(iii) any action or omission by Company taken at the written request or with the prior written
consent of Parent or Merger Sub, and (iv) the undertaking and performance or observance of the
obligations contemplated by this Agreement or the Separation Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the public announcement of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

     “Merger” has the meaning set forth in the first recital of this Agreement.

     “Merger Consideration” means the sum of the Company Stock Merger Consideration and the Option
Shares Merger Consideration.

     “Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

     “Notice Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(d).

     “Number of Outstanding Shares” means the total number of shares of Company Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, including shares of vested Company
Restricted Stock (if any) and shares of Company Stock that have been issued in connection with the
exercise of any Company Stock Options prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

     “Number of Unexercised Company Stock Option Shares” means the total number of shares of
Company Stock issuable in respect of all Unexercised Company Stock Options.

     “Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).

     “Option Shares Exercise Price Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c).

     “Option Shares Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a). The Option
Shares Consideration shall be set forth in a certificate (the “Option Shares Merger Consideration
Certificate”), jointly executed and delivered by the Chief Financial Officer of each
of Company and CIPAR, setting forth and certifying as to the accuracy of the calculation of
the Option Shares Merger Consideration.

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     “Option Shares Merger Consideration Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the definition
of Option Shares Merger Consideration.

     “Parent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

     “Patents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(a).

     “Per Share Merger Consideration” means the value (rounded down to the nearest whole $0.01 and
taking into account the effect of the Per Share Merger Consideration on, among other things, the
calculation of the Option Shares Merger Consideration, the Company Stock Merger Consideration and
the Merger Consideration) which results in the balance of (A) the Merger Consideration,
plus the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt, minus (B) the Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount, being equal to $35,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that
the Per Share Merger Consideration, based upon the foregoing calculation, is less than $9.05, the
Per Share Merger Consideration shall be revised upward to $9.05 (thereby resulting in CIPAR
assuming the Excess Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt and making payment of the Excess Assumed
Transaction Expenses and Debt to Company as provided in Section 6.12), and in the event that the
Per Share Merger Consideration, based upon the foregoing calculation, is greater than $9.55, the
Per Share Merger Consideration shall be revised downward to $9.55 (thereby resulting in Company’s
payment to CIPAR of the Excess Proceeds as provided in Section 2.3(c)). Examples of the
calculation of the Per Share Merger Consideration are set forth on Exhibit F hereto. The
Per Share Merger Consideration shall be set forth in a certificate (the “Per Share Merger
Consideration Certificate”), jointly executed and delivered by the Chief Financial Officer of each
of Company and CIPAR, setting forth and certifying as to the accuracy of the calculation of the
Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt (including that such calculation includes all amounts owing
to all payees in respect of all Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt), the Number of Outstanding
Shares, the Number of Unexercised Company Stock Option Shares, the Company Stock Merger
Consideration, the Option Shares Merger Consideration and the calculation of the Per Share Merger
Consideration.

     “Per Share Merger Consideration Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
Per Share Merger Consideration.

     “Person” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, limited liability
company, trust, joint venture, other entity, unincorporated organization, government or
governmental department or agency or other Governmental Entity.

     “Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

     “Proxy Statement” means the joint proxy and information statement, together with any
amendments or supplements thereto, to be used to solicit proxies for the Company Stockholders’
Meeting in connection with the Merger and to provide holders of Company Stock with information
relevant to the Restructuring and Spin Off.

     “Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).

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     “Restrictive Covenant Agreements” means those certain Restrictive Covenant Agreements entered
into by and among Parent, Company, Company Sub and the Persons identified in Section 11.5,
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B.

     “Restructuring” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

     “Scheduled Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.

     “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     “Separation Agreement” means the Separation Agreement to effect the Restructuring and Spin Off
by and between Company and CIPAR dated as of the date of this Agreement in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C. The transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement are, by the terms
of the Separation Agreement, to be consummated at or prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

     “Spin Off” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

     “Spun-Off Entities” means the CIPAR, CMI, CuraFlo Services, CuraFlo Spincast, CuraFlo
Franchising and CuraFlo BC.

     “Subsidiary” of a Person means any current or former corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or other business entity of which more than 25% of the voting power is or was
owned or controlled by such Person.

     “Sub Stock” has meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

     “Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).

     “Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the first recital of this Agreement.

     “Tangible Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

     “Tank” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

     “Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) any and all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees,
imposts, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, all net income, gross
receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory,
capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, property, corporation and estimated taxes, custom duties, fees,
assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever; (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts
of the type described in (i) as a result of being a member of an Affiliated Group for any taxable
period or as a result of being a Person required by law to withhold or collect taxes imposed on
another Person; (iii) any liability for the payment of amounts of the type described in (i) and
(ii) as a result of being a transferee of, or a successor-in-interest to, any Person, or as a result of
an express or implied obligation to indemnify any Person (including by reason of a tax sharing, tax

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reimbursement or tax indemnification agreement); and (iv) any and all interest, penalties,
fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority in connection with
any amounts described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

     “Tax Matters Agreement” means the Tax Matters Agreement between Company and CIPAR dated as of
the date of, or on a date preceding, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Separation Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

     “Transition Services Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement between Company and
CIPAR dated as of, or on a date preceding, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Separation Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

     “Tax Returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, information returns, statements,
elections, disclosures and schedules required to be filed in respect of any Taxes (including any
attachments thereto or amendments thereof).

     “Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(e).

     “Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2(b).

     “Trade Secrets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(a).

     “Transaction and Retention Bonuses” means any employee bonuses, change of control payments,
retention bonuses or similar payments made or triggered in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, including any and all payments to be made under the Executive Employment
Agreements in accordance with Section 12.1 hereof.

     “Unexercised Company Stock Options” means all outstanding vested Company Stock Options that
have not been exercised prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

     “Voting and Support Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

     1.2 Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and
“herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article,
section, paragraph, exhibit and schedule references are to the articles, sections, paragraphs,
exhibits and schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. A reference herein to any
party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document shall include such party’s successors
and permitted assigns.

ARTICLE 2.

TERMS OF MERGER

     2.1 Effect of Merger and Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time of the Merger, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Company
pursuant to the terms, conditions

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and provisions of this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL,
and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Company shall continue as the
Surviving Corporation of the Merger. The Merger will have the effects set forth in the DGCL.

     2.2 Stock of Company. Subject to Section 2.6, each share of Company Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger shall, without any further action
on the part of Company or the holders of such shares, be treated on the basis set forth in this
Section 2.2.

     (a) All shares of Company Stock that are owned by Company as treasury stock and all shares of
Company Stock that are owned directly or indirectly by Company or Parent shall be cancelled and
shall cease to exist, and no Merger Consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

     (b) At the Effective Time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Company Stock
(other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.2(a)) shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, automatically be canceled and
cease to be an issued and outstanding share of Company Stock and (except for Company Dissenting
Shares) converted solely into the right to receive, without interest, the Per Share Merger
Consideration.

     (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company Stock
that are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time of the Merger and that are held by a
stockholder of Company who has properly exercised such holder’s appraisal rights under the DGCL
(the “Company Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Per Share
Merger Consideration unless and until such holder shall have failed to perfect, or shall have
effectively withdrawn or lost, such holder’s right to dissent from the Merger under the DGCL and to
receive such consideration as may be determined to be due with respect to such Company Dissenting
Shares pursuant to and subject to the requirements of the DGCL. The holders of Company Dissenting
Shares shall be entitled to only such rights as are granted by Section 262 of the DGCL. If any
such holder fails to perfect or effectively withdraws or loses such right at the Effective Time of
the Merger, each share of such holder’s Company Stock shall thereupon be deemed to have been
converted into and to have become, as of the Effective Time of the Merger, the right to receive,
without any interest thereon, the Per Share Merger Consideration. Company shall give Parent (i)
prompt notice of any notice or demands for appraisal or payment for shares of Company Stock
received by Company and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with
respect to any such demands or notices. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of
Parent, or as required by DGCL, make any payment with respect to, or settle, offer to settle or
otherwise negotiate, any such demands.

     2.3 Company Stock Options; Company Restricted Stock

      (a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of Company
(or, if appropriate, any committee administering the Company Stock Option Plans) shall take such
actions as are required to: (i) provide that the vesting of each outstanding Company Stock Option
shall automatically accelerate so that each such Company Stock Option shall, prior to the Closing

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Date, become fully vested and fully exercisable for all the shares of Company Stock at the
time subject to such Company Stock Option and may be exercised by the holder thereof for any or all
of such shares as fully vested shares of Company Stock; (ii) provide that the vesting of each
outstanding share of Company Restricted Stock (if any) shall automatically accelerate so that each
such outstanding share of Company Restricted Stock shall, prior to the Closing Date, become fully
vested; and (iii) provide that, upon the Effective Time of the Merger, each outstanding Unexercised
Company Stock Option shall be cancelled (and each holder of an Unexercised Company Stock Option
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto except as provided in this Section 2.3(a)(iii))
in exchange for a cash payment by Company of an amount equal to the sum of the following in respect
of each share of Company Stock subject to such Unexercised Company Stock Option: (A) the excess, if
any, of (x) the Per Share Merger Consideration, over (y) the exercise price per share of such share
of Company Stock subject to such Unexercised Company Stock Option (the “Option Shares Merger
Consideration”). For example, if the Per Share Merger Consideration is equal to $9.50 and if,
under an Unexercised Stock Option, the holder thereof could purchase 40 shares of Company Stock at
an exercise price of $4.00 and 60 shares of Company Stock at an exercise price of $5.00, then the
Option Shares Merger Consideration in respect of such Unexercised Company Stock Option would be
equal to $490.00 (i.e., ($9.50 – $4.00)*40 + ($9.50 – $5.00)*60).

     (b) The Board of Directors of Company (or, if appropriate, any committee administering the
Company Stock Plans) shall adopt such resolutions or take such actions as are required to delete as
of the Effective Time of the Merger the provision in any other Benefit Arrangements of Company
providing for the issuance, transfer or grant of any capital stock of Company or any interest in
respect of any capital stock of Company and to ensure that following the Effective Time of the
Merger no holder of a Company Stock Option or any participant in any Company Stock Plan or other
Company Benefit Arrangement shall have any right thereunder to acquire any capital stock of Company
or the Surviving Corporation.

     (c) In the event that the holder of a Company Stock Option exercises such Company Stock Option
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger to purchase a share of Company Stock, the exercise price
paid by such holder for such share of Company Stock under such Company Stock Option shall be
retained by the Company in a separate cash account (the “Option Shares Exercise Price Account”),
shall be considered an asset of the Company as of the Effective Time of the Merger and shall not be
used or applied by Company for any purpose until after the Effective Time of the Merger. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount” means the aggregate amount of cash
in the Option Shares Exercise Price Account at the Effective Time of the Merger. In the event that
the balance of (A) the Merger Consideration plus the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt,
minus (B) the Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount, is less than $35,000,000, then
immediately following the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent shall cause Company to pay to CIPAR,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds out of the Option Shares Exercise Price Account, or
to the extent such funds are insufficient, from funds of Parent, an amount (such amount being the
“Excess Proceeds”) equal to the amount by which $35,000,000 exceeds the balance of (A) the Merger
Consideration plus the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt, minus (B) the Option
Shares Exercise Cash Amount.

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     2.4 Effect on Merger Sub Stock. At the Effective Time of the Merger, each issued and
outstanding share of capital stock of Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one fully paid
and non-assessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

     2.5 Exchange Procedures.

     (a) (i) At the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent shall deposit with the Exchange Agent for
the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger, for exchange in accordance with this Section 2.5 through the Exchange
Agent, cash in the amount of that portion of the Company Stock Merger Consideration payable to such
holders of Company Stock pursuant to Section 2.2 in exchange for their shares of Company Stock
(collectively, the “Exchange Fund”). Such amounts may be invested by the Exchange Agent as
directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time of the Merger, the Surviving Corporation;
provided that such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America
with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Any income produced by such investments
will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs.

     (ii) At the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent shall deposit with the payroll agent for the
Company for the benefit of the holders of Unexercised Company Stock Options the Option Share Merger
Consideration; provided, however, that the Parent shall directly pay to any director of the Company
who holds Unexercised Company Stock Options their respective share of the Option Share Merger
Consideration. The payroll agent shall then issue checks to the employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries in amounts equal to such employee’s share of the Option Share Merger Consideration,
less applicable withholding taxes.

     (b) Parent shall direct the Exchange Agent to mail, promptly after the Effective Time of the
Merger, to each holder of record of shares of Company Stock which are represented by (x) a
certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger represented
outstanding shares of Company Stock (the “Certificates”) or (y) an entry to that effect in the
shareholder records maintained on behalf of Company by the Company stock transfer agent (the “Book
Entry Shares”), whose shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates (if any) shall pass, only upon
delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other
provisions as Parent and Company may reasonably specify), and (ii) instructions for use in
effecting the surrender of the Certificates or authorizing transfer and cancellation of Book Entry
Shares in exchange for the Per Share Merger Consideration applicable to such Certificates or Book
Entry Shares. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such
other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, or authorizing transfer of Book Entry Shares,
together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such shares of Company Stock
shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor that portion of
the Company Stock Merger Consideration which such holder has the right to receive pursuant to
Section 2.2 hereof (less any withholding Taxes pursuant to Section 2.11), and any Certificate so
surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.5,
each Certificate and any Book Entry Shares shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time

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of the Merger to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger
Consideration to be paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such Certificate or transfer
of the Book Entry Shares, as the case may be, as contemplated by this Section 2.5. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, if any holder of shares of Company Stock that are not
Book Entry Shares should be unable to surrender the Certificates for such shares, because they have
been lost or destroyed, such holder shall, if required by Parent or Exchange Agent, deliver in lieu
thereof a bond in form and substance and with surety reasonably satisfactory to Parent and shall be
entitled to receive that portion of the Company Stock Merger Consideration to be paid in
consideration therefor in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof (less any withholding Taxes pursuant
to Section 2.11).

     (c) No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Certificates or
Book Entry Shares on that portion of the Company Stock Merger Consideration payable in respect
thereof. If payment of any portion of the Company Stock Merger Consideration is to be made to a
Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered, it shall be a
condition of payment that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or shall be
otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the Person requesting such payment shall have paid
any transfer and other Taxes required by reason of the payment of the applicable portion of the
Company Stock Merger Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate
surrendered or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Parent that such Tax either has
been paid or is not applicable.

     (d) If, after the Effective Time of the Merger, Certificates or Book Entry Shares are
presented to Parent for any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this
Agreement, subject to the other provisions of this Article 2.

     (e) Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the former stockholders of
Company following the passage of twelve months after the Effective Time of the Merger shall be
delivered (together with any income received with respect thereto) to the Surviving Corporation,
upon demand, and any former stockholders of Company who have not theretofore complied with this
Section 2.5 shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation and/or Parent, subject to any
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law, only as general creditors thereof for
payment of their claim for that portion of the Company Stock Merger Consideration payable in
consideration for any Certificate or transfer of any Book Entry Shares.

     (f) Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed as of a date which is immediately
prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any
Governmental Entity shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the property of Parent
free and clear of any claims or interests of any Person previously entitled thereto. Except as
otherwise required by law, none of the Exchange Agent, Parent, Company or the Surviving Corporation
shall be liable to any former holder of shares of Company Stock or any other Person for any
consideration from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

     2.6 Adjustments. If after the date hereof and on or prior to the Effective Date of the Merger, the
outstanding shares of Company Stock shall be changed into a different number of

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shares by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization or combination, stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend or rights issued in respect of such stock, or any similar event
shall occur, the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be adjusted accordingly to provide to the
holders of Company Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such
event.

     2.7 Directors of Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time of the Merger, the
Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be comprised of the persons serving as
directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger. Such persons shall
serve until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are
duly elected and qualified.

     2.8 Executive Officers of Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time of the Merger,
the executive officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be comprised of the persons serving as
executive officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger. Such
persons shall serve until the earlier of their resignation or termination.

     2.9 No Further Ownership Rights in Stock. The applicable portion of the Company Stock
Merger Consideration delivered upon the surrender for exchange of shares of Company Stock in
accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been delivered in full satisfaction of all
rights pertaining to ownership of such shares of stock. At and after the Effective Time of the
Merger, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the
Surviving Corporation of the shares of Company Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time of the Merger, and upon delivery of the Per Share Merger Consideration upon
surrender for exchange of Company Stock, each such share of Company Stock shall be canceled.

     2.10 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Certificate of Incorporation of
Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger shall, at the Effective
Time of the Merger and by virtue of the Merger, be amended and restated in its entirety to be
identical to the Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger and, as so amended, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by law.
The Bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger shall,
by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of Company or Merger Sub, be the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms and the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and as provided by law.

     2.11 Withholding Taxes. Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent
shall be entitled to deduct, withhold and transmit to the proper tax authorities from the
consideration otherwise payable to any former holder of shares of Company Stock, Company Stock Options or Company Restricted
Stock (if any) pursuant to this Agreement any stock transfer Taxes and such other amounts as are
required to be withheld under the Code, or any applicable provision of state, local or foreign Tax
law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and transmitted, such withheld and transmitted
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of
the share of Company Stock, Company

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Stock Option or Company Restricted Stock (if any) in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made.

ARTICLE 3.

THE CLOSING

     3.1 Closing Date. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at the
offices of Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P., 80 South Eighth Street, Suite 4200, Minneapolis, MN, at
10:00 a.m. Minneapolis time, on the last day of the calendar month in which the last of the
conditions specified in Articles 9, 10 and 11 (excluding, for purposes of this Section 3.1,
conditions that, by their terms, are to be satisfied on the Closing Date, but subject to the
fulfillment of such conditions at the Closing) have been fulfilled or waived (if permissible), or
such other earlier date or at such other place as Parent may select. The date on which the Closing
actually occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

     3.2 Certificate of Merger. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties
shall cause a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be duly prepared and executed
in such form as required by and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and
thereafter delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware for filing, as provided in
the DGCL, on the Closing Date.

     3.3 Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall deliver, or cause to
be delivered, such documents or certificates as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of
counsel for any of the parties, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If,
at any time after the Effective Time of the Merger, the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be
advised that any further deeds, assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or
desirable to (a) vest, perfect or confirm, or record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation its
right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of Company; or (b)
otherwise carry out the provisions of this Agreement, Company and the officers and directors of
Company shall be deemed to have granted to the Surviving Corporation an irrevocable power of
attorney, and the Surviving Corporation and the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation
shall be authorized in the name of and on behalf of Company to execute and deliver all such deeds,
assignments or assurances in law and to take all acts necessary, proper or desirable to vest,
perfect or confirm title to and possession of such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving
Corporation and otherwise to carry out the provisions of this Agreement, and the officers and
directors of the Surviving Corporation are authorized in the name of Company or otherwise to take
any and all such action.

ARTICLE 4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY AND COMPANY SUB

     The following representations and warranties by Company and Company Sub to Parent and Merger
Sub are qualified by reference to the correspondingly numbered section of the Company Disclosure
Letter; provided, however, that an exception or matter disclosed with respect to one representation
or warranty shall also be deemed disclosed with respect to each other warranty or representation to
which the exception or matter reasonably relates to the extent such relationship is reasonably
apparent on the face of the disclosure contained in the Company

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Disclosure Letter. Except as expressly stated as applicable to one or more of the Spun-Off
Entities, including by referencing the Company’s Subsidiaries, no representations and warranties
are being made in this Agreement by the Company with respect to the Spun-Off Entities, the parties
acknowledging that the representations and warranties being made in this Agreement, except as
otherwise stated, pertain to Company Sub and Company. The inclusion of any item in such Company
Disclosure Letter shall not be deemed an admission that such item is a material fact, event or
circumstance or that such item has or had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect. Subject to the preceding sentences of this paragraph, Company and Company Sub, jointly and
severally, hereby represent and warrant to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

     4.1 Incorporation, Standing and Power.

     (a) Company has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation
under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the
character of its properties owned or held under lease or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Company has delivered to Parent true and correct
copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as currently in effect.

     (b) Company Sub has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing as a
corporation under the laws of the State of Indiana. Company Sub has all requisite corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
presently conducted. Company Sub is not required to be qualified to do business in any
jurisdiction, other than the State of Indiana. Company Sub has delivered to Parent true and
correct copies of the Company Sub’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as currently in
effect.

     (c) CIPAR has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation
under the laws of the State of Delaware. CIPAR has all requisite corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently
conducted. CIPAR is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the character of its
properties owned or held under lease or the nature of its activities makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect. CIPAR has delivered to Parent true and correct copies of CIPAR’s
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as currently in effect

     4.2 Capitalization.

     (a) The authorized capital stock of Company consists of 15,000,000 shares of Company Stock
consisting of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). As of
the close of business on November 30, 2007 (the “Capitalization Date”), 3,357,809 shares of Common
Stock were issued and outstanding, no shares of Common

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Stock were held in the treasury of Company, and no shares of Preferred Stock were issued or
outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of Company Stock and of the Company Sub’s capital stock
have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, are not subject to preemptive rights and
have been issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and
regulations. From the close of business on the Capitalization Date through the date of this
Agreement, (i) no Company Stock Options or other options to acquire shares of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock have been granted, and (ii) no shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock have been
issued or become outstanding, or have been sold or transferred from the treasury of the Company,
except Common Stock issued or sold from treasury pursuant to the exercise of Company Stock Options
outstanding on the date hereof in accordance with their terms. Company Sub is, and CIPAR is and at
all times prior to the Spin Off will be, wholly owned by the Company. Company has good and
marketable title to the stock of Company Sub and Company has, and at all time prior to the Spin Off
will have, good and marketable title to the stock of CIPAR, which in each case is set forth on the
Company Disclosure Letter (“Sub Stock”).

     (b) Except for Company Stock Options covering (as of the close of business on the
Capitalization Date) 337,700 shares of Company Stock granted pursuant to the Company Stock Option
Plans, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights in or with respect to the
unissued shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Sub Stock nor any securities convertible into
such stock, nor any rights to acquire from Company, Company Sub or CIPAR issued or unissued capital
stock of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR, and none of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR is obligated to
issue any additional shares of its capital stock or any additional options, warrants or other
rights in or with respect to the unissued shares of such stock or any other securities convertible
into such stock. Section 4.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list (the “Company
Option List”) as of the Capitalization Date setting forth the name of each holder of a Company
Stock Option, the number of shares of Company Stock covered by each such option, the vesting
schedule of each such option, the exercise price per share and the expiration date of each such
option.

     (c) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters
on which stockholders of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR may vote are issued and outstanding. Except
in respect of the issuance of Company Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options, there are
no outstanding obligations of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any options, warrants or other rights in or with respect to the Common Stock, Preferred
Stock, Sub Stock or any securities convertible into such stock (other than with respect to the
payment of or withholding of shares to cover the exercise price or statutory tax withholding as
permitted under the terms of the applicable Company Stock Options or as expressly provided in
Section 2.3).

     4.3 Subsidiaries. Other than Company Sub and the Spun-Off Entities, the Company does
not currently have any Subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of
record, an equity interest in any Person, except as set forth in Section 4.3 of the Company
Disclosure Letter.

     4.4 Financial Statements. Company has previously furnished to Parent a copy of the
Financial Statements or has included them in the Company Disclosure Letter attached hereto.

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The Financial Statements (a) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition
of Company or, in the case of the GlasCraft Balance Sheet, of the Company and Company Sub, as of
the respective dates indicated and its statements of income and changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flows, for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited Financial
Statements, to normal year-end adjustments in accordance with GAAP, none of which will be
material); and (b) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the
periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto).

     4.5 Reports and Filings.

     (a) Company has filed or otherwise furnished all required forms, reports, proxy statements,
schedules, registration statements, certifications and other documents with the SEC since July 31,
2002 (including all amendments and supplements thereto filed prior to the date hereof, the “Company
SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates of filing with the SEC (or, if amended, supplemented
or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such filing), the Company SEC
Documents, including any financial statements or schedules included or incorporated by reference
therein, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to
such Company SEC Documents, and none of the Company SEC Documents, including any financial
statements or schedules included or incorporated by reference therein, when filed (or, to the
extent superseded or amended by a Company SEC Document filed subsequently and prior to the date
hereof, at the date of such subsequent filing), contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
financial statements of Company included in the Company SEC Documents complied as to form, as of
their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with all applicable
accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto.

     (b) Each Company SEC Document containing financial statements that has been filed with or
submitted to the SEC since July 31, 2002, was accompanied by the certifications required to be
filed or submitted by the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer pursuant to
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and at the time of filing or submission of each such certification,
such certification was true and accurate. To the knowledge of the Company, its chief executive
officer and chief financial officer reasonably expect to give such certifications when next due.

     (c) Except as set forth in Section 4.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, since July 31,
2002, neither the Company, Company Sub nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer,
employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or Company Sub has received or
otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether
written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or
methods of the Company or its respective internal accounting controls, including any complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing
practices. No attorney representing the Company, whether or not employed by the Company, has
reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar
violation by the Company or any of its officers,

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directors, employees or agents to the Company Board or any committee thereof or to any
director or officer of the Company.

     (d) Company has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to Company is made known to the chief executive officer and the chief
financial officer of Company by others within the Company. As of the date hereof, to the knowledge
of Company, Company has not identified any material weaknesses in the design or operation of its
internal control over financial reporting. In connection with the preparation and filing of its
Forms 10-KSB and Forms 10-QSB for the last two years, the Company disclosed, based on its most
recent evaluation prior to the date thereof, to Company’s auditors and the audit committee of
Company’s Board of Directors (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of its internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect in any material respect Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

     4.6 Authority. The execution and delivery by Company, Company Sub and CIPAR of this
Agreement and, subject to obtaining the Company Requisite Vote, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Restructuring and Spin Off, have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company, Company Sub and CIPAR
including, without limitation, the vote of the Boards of Directors of Company and Company Sub
(which votes were unanimous) approving and declaring advisable this Agreement and the Merger,
including the agreement of merger (within the meaning of Section 251 of the DGCL) contained herein.
The Board of Directors of Company has unanimously resolved to recommend that the stockholders of
Company adopt the agreement of merger (within the meaning of Section 251 of the DGCL) at the
Company Stockholders’ Meeting (the “Company Recommendation”), which resolutions have not as of the
date of this Agreement been subsequently rescinded or modified. This Agreement is a valid and
binding obligation of Company, Company Sub and CIPAR enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership,
conservatorship, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally and by general equitable principles. Except as set forth in Section
4.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the execution and delivery by Company, Company Sub or
CIPAR of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, including the
Restructuring and Spin Off, nor compliance by Company, Company Sub or CIPAR with any of the
provisions hereof, will: (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of any of
Company’s, Company Sub’s or CIPAR’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws, as
amended; (b) constitute a breach of or result in a default, or event that with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default (or give rise to any rights of termination, cancellation or
acceleration, or unilateral rights to amend, or any right to acquire any securities or assets, or
any loss of benefit), under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, franchise, license, permit, agreement or other instrument or obligation (each, a
“Contract”) to which Company, Company Sub or CIPAR is a party or by which Company, Company Sub or
CIPAR or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; (c) result in the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR; or (d)
violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or

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regulation applicable to Company, Company Sub or CIPAR or any of their respective properties
or assets, except with respect to clauses (b), (c) and (d), for such violations, breaches, defaults
or Encumbrances which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
No consent of, approval of, notice to or filing with any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction
over any aspect of the business or assets of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR is required in
connection with the execution and delivery by Company, Company Sub or CIPAR of this Agreement or
the consummation by Company of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
including the Restructuring and Spin Off, except (i) under the Exchange Act (including the filing
of the Proxy Statement and the Form 10 for CIPAR with the SEC) and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder and (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware and appropriate documents with relevant authorities of other states in
which the Company is qualified to do business.

     4.7 Insurance. Set forth in Section 4.7 of the Company Disclosure Letter is a list,
as of the date hereof, of all policies of insurance carried and owned by Company, Company Sub and
CIPAR and which are in force on the date hereof. Such policies and bonds provide coverage on such
terms and of such kinds and amounts as is reasonable and customary for businesses of the type
conducted by Company, Company Sub and CIPAR. No insurer under any such policy or bond has canceled
or indicated an intention to cancel or not to renew any such policy or bond or generally disclaimed
liability thereunder. None of the Company, Company Sub or CIPAR is in breach or default (including
with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notices) under any such policy or bond
which is material to the operations of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR and all material claims
thereunder have been filed in a timely fashion.

     4.8 Tangible Assets. Company and Company Sub have good and valid title to all of
their respective machinery, equipment, computers and related equipment, furniture, vehicles, and
all other tangible assets and properties (the “Tangible Assets”) owned or stated to be owned by
Company or Company Sub in the last audited balance sheet included in the Financial Statements or
acquired after the date thereof, free and clear of all Encumbrances except: (a) as set forth in
the Financial Statements; (b) for Encumbrances for current taxes not yet due; (c) for Encumbrances
that are not substantial in character, amount or extent and that do not materially detract from the
value, or interfere with present use, of the property subject thereto or affected thereby, or
otherwise materially impair the conduct of business of Company or Company Sub or (d) Tangible
Assets that were or will be transferred as a result of the Restructuring and Spin Off none of which
are utilized in the conduct of the Business. After giving effect to the Restructuring and the Spin
Off, Company and Company Sub own or lease or will own or lease all Tangible Assets necessary for
the conduct of the Business. Each Tangible Asset material to the operation of the Business is in
good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and is suitable for the
purposes for which it is used.

     4.9 Real Estate. Company and Company Sub own no real property. The only real property used or occupied by
Company or Company Sub and necessary for the operation of the Business is Company Sub’s primary
facility located at 5845 West 82nd Street in Indianapolis, Indiana (the “Indianapolis Leased
Property”). Company and Company Sub have a valid leasehold interest in the Indianapolis Leased
Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except (a) for rights of lessors, co-lessees or
sublessees in such matters that are reflected in the lease as in effect on the date hereof; (b) for
current taxes not yet due and payable; and (c) for such

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Encumbrances, if any, as do not materially detract from the value of or materially interfere
with the present use of such property. Company and Company Sub are in possession of the
Indianapolis Leased Property, and the lease covering the Indianapolis Leased Property is valid
without default thereunder by the lessee or, to the knowledge of Company or Company Sub, the
lessor. Company and Company Sub have made available to Parent complete and correct copies of such
lease covering the Indianapolis Leased Property, including all amendments, supplements, side
letters and other modifications thereto.

     4.10 Litigation. Section 4.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each suit,
action, investigation or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral, administrative or other) pending
or, to the knowledge of Company or Company Sub, threatened in writing against or affecting Company,
Company Sub or any other Subsidiary of Company. Except as set forth on Section 4.10 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, there is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding (whether judicial,
arbitral, administrative or other) pending or, to the knowledge of Company or Company Sub,
threatened against or affecting Company, Company Sub or any other Subsidiary of Company that would,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any judgment,
decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity outstanding against Company, Company
Sub or any other Subsidiary of Company having or that would have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect. There are no material judgments, decrees, stipulations or orders
against Company, Company Sub or any other Subsidiary of Company or enjoining their respective
directors, officers or employees in respect of, or the effect of which is to prohibit, any business
practice or the acquisition of any property or the conduct of business in any area.

     4.11 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 4.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter:

     (a) all Tax Returns required to be filed on or prior to the date hereof by or on behalf of
Company and its Subsidiaries (including Company Sub and the Affiliated Group(s) of which Company
and its Subsidiaries is or was a member), have been duly and timely filed with the appropriate
taxing authorities in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed (after
giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings), and all such Tax
Returns were true, correct and complete, in all material respects, and were prepared in compliance
with all applicable laws;

     (b) all Taxes due and payable by or on behalf of Company and its Subsidiaries (including
Company Sub), either directly, as part of an Affiliated Group Tax Return, or otherwise (whether or
not shown due on any Tax Return), have been fully and timely paid;

     (c) each of Company and its Subsidiaries has made adequate provision in the consolidated
financial statements contained in the Company SEC Documents discussed in Section 4.5 for all unpaid
Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

     (d) no agreement, waiver or other document or arrangement extending or having the effect of
extending the period for assessment or collection of Taxes (including, but not limited to, any applicable statute of limitation) has been executed or filed with any taxing authority by
or on behalf of Company, its Subsidiaries or any Affiliated Group(s) of which Company or any of its

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Subsidiaries is or was a member, nor has any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the
Code been received or entered into by or with respect to Company or its Subsidiaries;

     (e) each of Company and its Subsidiaries have materially complied with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and have duly and timely
withheld from any payments, salaries, wages or other compensation paid to any employee or
independent contractor, shareholder or other Person and have paid over to the appropriate taxing
authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over for all periods under all
applicable laws;

     (f) Company has furnished to Parent true and correct copies of each of the following: (i) all
federal Tax Returns of Company and Company Sub for the prior five years; (ii) all state and local
Tax Returns of Company and Company Sub for the prior five years; (iii) all audit reports, letter
rulings, technical advice memoranda and similar documents issued by any taxing authority relating
to the United States Federal, state, local or foreign Taxes due from or with respect to Company and
Company Sub; and (iv) any closing agreements entered into by any of Company and Company Sub with
any tax authority in each case existing on the date hereof;

     (g) no written claim has been made by a taxing authority in a jurisdiction where Company or
any of its Subsidiaries does not file a Tax Return that either Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;

     (h) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of any examinations by any
taxing authority of the Tax Returns of or covering or including Company any of its Subsidiaries
have been fully paid and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no other audits or investigations
by any taxing authority in progress, nor has Company or any of its Subsidiaries received any
written notice from any taxing authority that it intends to conduct such an audit or investigation;

     (i) no requests for a ruling or a determination letter are pending with any taxing authority
and no issue has been raised in writing by any taxing authority in any current or prior examination
which, by application of the same or similar principles, could reasonably be expected to result in
a proposed deficiency against Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any subsequent taxable period;

     (j) except for the Tax Matters Agreement, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any tax allocation, indemnification or sharing agreement (or similar agreement or
arrangement), whether written or not written, pursuant to which it will have any obligation to make
any payments after the Closing;

     (k) neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an Affiliated Group other
than a group whose common parent was Company;

     (l) to Company’s knowledge, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has liability for the
Taxes of any Person (other than Company or Company Sub) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury
Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or
successor, by contract, or otherwise;

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     (m) neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to a private letter ruling issued
by the Internal Revenue Service or a comparable ruling issued by another taxing authority or has a
request for a ruling in respect of Taxes pending with any taxing authority;

     (n) there is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement covering any Person that,
individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be
deductible by Company, Company Sub or their Affiliates by reason of Section 280G of the Code, or
would constitute compensation in excess of the limitation set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code;

     (o) there are no Encumbrances as a result of any due and unpaid Taxes upon any of the assets
of Company or Company Sub;

     (p) neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into a transaction that is either
a “listed transaction” or that is a “reportable transaction” (both as defined in Section 1.6011-4
of the Treasury Regulations);

     (q) Company and its Subsidiaries have disclosed on all relevant Tax Returns any positions
taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of Taxes within the meaning of
Section 6662 of the Code.

     (r) neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a United States real property
holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code;

     (s) neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have been required to include in income any
adjustment pursuant to Section 481 of the Code by reason of a voluntary change in accounting method
initiated by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the IRS has not initiated or proposed any such
adjustment or change in accounting method;

     (t) neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” in a distribution intended to qualify under Section 355 of the Code within
the past five years;

     (u) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any deferred gain or loss from a
deferred intercompany transaction within the meaning of Section 1.1502-13 of the Treasury
Regulations (or any similar provision under state, local or foreign law) or an excess loss account
with respect to any stock of a Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 1.1502-19 of the Treasury
Regulations (or any similar provision under state, local or foreign law);

     (v) none of the indebtedness of Company or Company Sub constitutes (i) “corporate acquisition
indebtedness” (as defined in Section 279(b) of the Code) with respect to which any interest
deductions may be disallowed under Section 279 of the Code; or (ii) an “applicable high yield
discount obligation” under Section 163(i) of the Code;

     (w) neither Company nor Company Sub will recognize any income or gain (including deferred
intercompany gain under Section 1.1502-13 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar

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provision under state, local or foreign law)) for federal, state, local or foreign income or
franchise Tax purposes as a result of the Restructuring or the Spin Off; and

     (x) neither the Restructuring nor the Spin Off will cause Company or Company Sub to incur any
liability for Taxes (including, without limitation, withholding taxes).

     4.12 Compliance with Charter Provisions and Laws and Regulations.

     (a) Company and Company Sub are not (and since July 31, 2002 have not been) in default under
or in breach or violation of (i) any provision of their respective Certificates of Incorporation,
as amended, or Bylaws, as amended, or (ii) any order, writ, injunction, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation promulgated by any Governmental Entity except, with respect to this clause (ii), for
such violations as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No
investigation by any Governmental Entity with respect to Company, Company Sub or any other
Subsidiary of Company is pending or, to the knowledge of Company and Company Sub, threatened, other
than, in each case, those which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     (b) To Company’s and Company Sub’s knowledge, (i) Company and its Subsidiaries are and have
been in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Regulations; (ii) there are no
Tanks on or about Company Property or any real estate currently owned or leased or otherwise used
or occupied by any Subsidiary of Company; (iii) there are no Hazardous Materials on, below or above
the surface of, or migrating to or from Company Property or any real estate currently owned or
leased or otherwise used or occupied by any Subsidiary of Company; and (iv) without limiting
Section 4.10 hereof or the foregoing representations and warranties contained in clauses (i)
through (iii), as of the date of this Agreement, there is no claim, action, suit, or proceeding or
notice thereof related to any Environmental Regulation pending against Company or its Subsidiaries
or any Person whose liability Company or any of its Subsidiaries has assumed or retained by
Contract or operation of law and there is no outstanding judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree,
or award against or affecting Company, it Subsidiaries or Company Property that is reasonably
expected to give rise to liability to Company or Company Sub under any Environmental Regulations.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Environmental Regulations” shall mean all applicable
statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, licenses, permits, orders, approvals, plans,
authorizations, concessions, franchises, and similar items, of all Governmental Entities and all
applicable judicial, administrative, and regulatory decrees, judgments, and orders relating to the
protection of human health or the environment, including, without limitation, those pertaining to
reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation, and remediation of emissions, discharges,
releases, or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants,
contaminants, or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes whether solid, liquid, or
gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater, or land, or relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of
chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic substances, materials, or
wastes, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous in nature and all requirements pertaining to the
protection of the health and safety of employees or the public. “Company Property” shall mean real
estate currently owned or leased or otherwise used or occupied by Company or Company Sub. “Tank”
shall mean treatment or storage tanks, gas or oil wells and associated piping transportation
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Materials” shall mean any substance: (1) the presence of which requires investigation or
remediation under any federal, state or local statute, regulation, ordinance, order, action, policy
or common law; (2) which is or becomes defined as a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous
material, used oil, pollutant or contaminant under any federal, state or local statute, regulation,
rule or ordinance or amendments thereto including, without limitation, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.); the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq.); the Clean Air Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. Section 7401, et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33
U.S.C. Section 1251, et seq.); the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. Section
9601, et seq.); the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 651); the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001, et seq.); the
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. Section 801, et seq.); the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f, et seq.); and all comparable state and local laws; (3)
comparable laws of other jurisdictions or orders and regulations thereunder; or (4) the presence of
which causes or threatens to cause a nuisance, trespass or other common law tort upon real property
or adjacent properties or poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety of persons or
without limitation, which contains gasoline, diesel fuel or other petroleum hydrocarbons; or (5)
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, lead-containing paints or urea formaldehyde foam
insulation.

     (c) To the knowledge of Company, the marketed products of Company and Company Sub are and have
been developed, tested, manufactured and stored by Company in compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations, and with all foreign laws, rules and regulations applicable to Company, Company
Sub or their respective products, including those requirements relating to good manufacturing
practice, except for such non-compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect. Since July 31, 2002, there have not been any recalls, whether voluntary
or otherwise, of products manufactured, distributed or sold by Company or Company Sub.

     4.13 Employees. There are no controversies pending or, to the Company’s or Company
Sub’s knowledge, threatened between Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective
employees that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement with respect to any of
its employees or any labor organization to which any of its employees belong, and no such
collective bargaining agreement is currently being negotiated by or on behalf of Company or Company
Sub. To the knowledge of Company and Company Sub, no activities or proceedings of any labor
organization to organize or attempt to organize any of its employees are pending.

     4.14 Brokers and Finders. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to
or obligated under any agreement with any broker or finder relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions provided for herein will result in any liability to any broker or finder; provided,
however, that the Company has engaged Western Reserve Partners, LLC to provide a “fairness opinion” to the Company’s Board
of Directors and to provide other services relating to the Spin-Off.

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     4.15 Scheduled Contracts. Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Company
Disclosure Letter (each item listed or required to be listed in such Company Disclosure Letter
being referred to herein as a “Scheduled Contract”), as of the date hereof, neither Company nor
Company Sub is a party or otherwise subject to:

     (a) any employment, deferred compensation, bonus or consulting Contract that (i) has a
remaining term, as of the date of this Agreement, of more than one year in length of obligation on
the part of Company or Company Sub and is not terminable by Company or Company Sub within one year
without penalty or (ii) requires payment by Company or Company Sub of (or under which such payments
are reasonably expected to be) $25,000 or more per annum;

     (b) any advertising, brokerage, distributor, representative or agency relationship or Contract
requiring payment by or to Company or Company Sub of (or under which such payments are reasonably
expected to be) $50,000 or more per annum (other than sales orders entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice);

     (c) any Contract that restricts Company or Company Sub, or would restrict any Affiliate of
Company or Company Sub or the Surviving Corporation (including Merger Sub and its Subsidiaries
after the Effective Time of the Merger), from competing in any line of business, in any
distribution or sales channel, with any Person or product, or in any geographic area;

     (d) any lease of real or personal property providing for annual lease payments by or to
Company in excess of $25,000 per annum (other than sales orders entered into in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice);

     (e) any (i) license agreement granting any right to use or practice any right under
Intellectual Property (whether as licensor or licensee) (other than sales orders entered into in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or (ii) Contract involving the
payment of royalties or other amounts exceeding, or that would reasonably be expected to exceed,
$50,000 per annum calculated based upon the revenues or income of Company or Company Sub or income
or revenues related to any product of Company or Company Sub;

     (f) any stock purchase, stock option, stock bonus, stock ownership, profit sharing, group
insurance, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, pension, retirement, savings or other
incentive, welfare or employment plan or similar Contract providing benefits to any present or
former employees, officers or directors of Company or Company Sub;

     (g) any Contract to acquire equipment or any commitment to make capital expenditures of
$25,000 or more;

     (h) other than Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business for the sale of
inventory, any Contract for the sale of any material property or assets in which Company or Company
Sub has an ownership interest or for the grant of any Encumbrance on any such
property or asset, in each case involving consideration in excess of $25,000 individually or
$100,000 in the aggregate;

     (i) any Contract for the borrowing of any money and any guaranty agreement;

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     (j) any Contract pursuant to which Company or Company Sub has an obligation (contingent or
otherwise) to make an investment in or extension of credit to any Person or any partnership or
joint venture agreement;

     (k) any material Contract which would be terminable other than by Company or Company Sub as a
result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or agreement that
would prevent, materially delay or materially impede Company’s or Company Sub’s ability to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

     (l) other than Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, any other Contract
of any other kind which involves future payments or receipts or performances of services or
delivery of items requiring payment of $50,000 or more to or by Company or Company Sub;

     (m) any Contract that would be required to be filed by Company as a “material contract”
pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;

     (n) any Contract with any Subsidiary of Company (other than GlasCraft).

     Complete, correct and unredacted copies of all Scheduled Contracts, including all amendments,
supplements and other modifications thereto, have been delivered or made available to Parent.

     4.16 Performance of Obligations. Each of the Scheduled Contracts is valid and binding
on Company and, to the knowledge of Company or Company Sub, each other party thereto, and is in
full force and effect, except for such failures to be valid and binding or to be in full force and
effect as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Company and
Company Sub have performed in all respects all of the obligations required to be performed by them
to date and are not in default under or in breach of any term or provision of any Scheduled
Contract to which it is a party, are subject or are otherwise bound, and no event has occurred
that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute such default or
breach, except where such failure of performance, breach or default would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Letter, to Company’s or Company Sub’s knowledge, no party to any Scheduled Contract is in default
thereunder, and no event has occurred that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or
both, would constitute such default.

     4.17 Certain Material Changes. Since August 31, 2007, and prior to the date hereof,
Company and Company Sub have conducted their businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice, except for the negotiation of and entry into this Agreement and except for the
Restructuring and the Spin Off. Except as set forth on Section 4.17 of the Company Disclosure
Letter, since August 31, 2007 there has not been, occurred or arisen any of the following (whether
or not in the ordinary course of business unless otherwise indicated):

     (a) any change in methods of accounting or accounting practices, business, or manner of
conducting business, of Company or Company Sub or any other event or development that has had or
would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

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     (b) any damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to
any property of Company or its Subsidiaries that has had or would have a Material Adverse Effect;

     (c) any amendment, modification or termination of any existing, or entry into any new Contract
or permit that has had or would have a Material Adverse Effect;

     (d) any disposition by Company or Company Sub of an asset the lack of which has had or would
have a Material Adverse Effect; or

     (e) any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition by Company of any equity
securities or any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution on or
in respect of Company Stock whether consisting of money, other personal property, real property or
other things of value (except for the declaration by the Board of Directors of Company of a
semi-annual cash dividend, payable on December 19, 2007 to Company stockholders of record as of
December 5, 2007 and the subsequent payment of such dividends).

     4.18 Licenses and Permits. Company and Company Sub have all material licenses and
permits that are necessary for the conduct of its business, and such licenses and permits are in
full force and effect in all material respects. The respective properties, assets, operations and
businesses of Company and Company Sub are and have been maintained and conducted, in all material
respects, in compliance with all such applicable licenses and permits. No proceeding is pending
or, to the knowledge of Company and Company Sub, threatened by any Governmental Entity which seeks
to revoke or limit any such licenses or permits. Except for any failures to be in compliance that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of
Company and Company Sub, any third party that is a manufacturer or contractor for Company is in
compliance with all licenses and permits insofar as the same pertain to the manufacture of product
components or products for Company. To the knowledge of Company and Company Sub, no proceeding,
inquiry or investigation by any Governmental Entity is pending or threatened against any third
party that is a manufacturer or contractor for Company or Company Sub, which threatens to revoke or
limit any such licenses or permits or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the manufacture of product
components or products for Company or Company Sub.

     4.19 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for liabilities or obligations which,
individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the
Company, Company Sub or any other Subsidiary of Company has any liabilities or obligations, either
accrued or contingent, of any nature that have not been: (a) reflected or disclosed in the
Financial Statements; (b) incurred subsequent to August 31, 2007 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices; or (c) disclosed in Section 4.19 of the Company Disclosure Letter or Company SEC Documents
filed after August 31, 2007 and prior to the date of this Agreement (to the extent it is reasonably
apparent on the face of such Company SEC Documents that such disclosure is applicable).

     4.20 Employee Benefit Plans.

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     (a) Company and Company Sub have previously made available to Parent copies of current
documents constituting of each “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, of
which Company or Company Sub or any member of the same controlled group of corporations, trades or
businesses as Company and Company Sub within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA (“ERISA
Affiliates”) is a sponsor or participating employer or as to which Company or Company Sub or any of
its ERISA Affiliates makes contributions or is required to make contributions and which is subject
to any provision of ERISA and covers any employee, whether active or retired, of Company or any of
its ERISA Affiliates, together with all amendments thereto, all currently effective and related
summary plan descriptions, the determination letter from the IRS, the annual reports for the most
recent three years (Form 5500 including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto, and Form 11-K, if
applicable) and a summary of material modifications prepared in connection with any such plan.
Such plans are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Employee Plans,” and are listed in
Section 4.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. No Employee Plan is a “multiemployer plan”
within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA. Each Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified
in form and operation under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable opinion letter from
the IRS and the associated trust for each such Employee Plan is exempt from tax under Section
501(a) of the Code and Company knows of no fact that would materially adversely affect the
qualified status of any such Employee Plan. No event has occurred that will subject such Employee
Plans to a material amount of tax under Section 511 of the Code. All amendments required to bring
each Employee Plan into conformity with all of the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all
other applicable laws have been made, except to the extent that such amendments that would
retroactively cover any period prior to the Effective Time are not required to be adopted prior to
the Effective Time.

     (b) Company and Company Sub have previously made available to Parent copies or descriptions of
each plan or arrangement maintained or otherwise contributed to by Company, Company Sub or any of
their ERISA Affiliates which is not an Employee Plan and which (exclusive of base salary and base
wages and any benefit, in each case, required solely under the law of any state) provides for any
form of current or deferred compensation, bonus, stock option, stock awards, stock-based
compensation or other forms of incentive compensation, or insurance, savings, profit sharing,
benefit, severance, change of control, retention, retirement, retiree medical or life insurance,
group health, disability, workers’ compensation, welfare or similar plan or arrangement for the
benefit of any employee or class of employees, whether active or retired, of Company or any of its
ERISA Affiliates. Such plans and arrangements are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Benefit
Arrangements”, and are listed in Section 4.20(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Except as set
forth in Section 4.20(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there has been no material increase in
the compensation of or benefits payable to any senior executive employee of Company or Company Sub
since November 30, 2006, nor any employment, severance or similar contract entered into with any such employee, nor any
material amendment to any such contract, since November 30, 2006.

     (c) With respect to all Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements, Company and Company Sub and
their ERISA Affiliates are in compliance (other than noncompliance the cost or liability for which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect) with the terms of such
Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements, the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes,
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currently in effect, including
but not limited to ERISA and the Code, applicable to such plans or arrangements. All government
reports and filings required by law have been properly and timely filed and all information
required to be distributed to participants or beneficiaries has been distributed with respect to
each Employee Plan. There is no pending or, to the Company’s or Company Sub’s knowledge,
threatened legal action, proceeding or investigation against or involving any Employee Plan or
Benefit Arrangement, other than routine claims for benefits. No “prohibited transaction,” as
defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any
Employee Plan that could subject the Company or any Person for whom the Company or Company Sub has
an obligation to indemnity to liability under Title I of ERISA or to the imposition of tax under
Section 4975 of the Code (other than any such transaction the cost or liability of which would not
have a Material Adverse Effect). No Employee Plan is subject to Title IV or Part 3 of Subtitle B
of Title I of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No “reportable event” as defined in ERISA has
occurred with respect to any of the Employee Plans. All contributions, premiums and other payments
required to be made to each of the Employee Plans or Benefit Arrangement under the terms of the
Employee Plan, Benefit Arrangement and ERISA, the Code or any other applicable laws have been
timely made. Except as required by law or as set forth in Section 4.20(c) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, no condition or term under any Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement exists which
would prevent Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Subsidiaries from terminating or
amending any such Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement at any time for any reason without liability
to Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Subsidiaries (other than reasonable
administrative notice periods, ordinary administration expenses, reasonable administrative expenses
related to the termination process, or routine claims for benefits) that, in the aggregate for all
such liability under all such Employee Plans or Benefit Arrangements, would not exceed $100,000.

     (d) Except as set forth in Section 4.20(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, all Company Stock
Options and Company Restricted Stock (if any) granted after July 31, 2002, have been granted in
compliance with (i) the terms of the applicable Company Stock Option Plans, (ii) applicable laws
and (iii) the applicable provisions of Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and
Bylaws, as amended, and are accurately disclosed as required in (x) the Company SEC Documents and
the Financial Statements and (y) the Tax Returns of Company.

     (e) Except as set forth in Section 4.20(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter or expressly
provided in Article 12, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Merger
or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement (whether alone or in connection with any
other event) will (i) result in any payment or benefit becoming due or payable, or required to be
provided, to any director, employee or independent contractor of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR; (ii) increase the amount or value of any benefit or
compensation otherwise payable or required to be provided to any such director, employee or
independent contractor; (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, vesting or funding
of any such benefit or compensation; or (iv) result in the failure of any amount to be deductible
by reason of Section 280G of the Code.

     (f) Section 4.20(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each Employee Plan maintained,
contributed to or under which the Company, Company Sub or any ERISA Affiliate

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has had any Liability
for the period after December 31, 2004 providing for deferred compensation that constitutes a
“nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and
regulations and notice promulgated thereunder, hereinafter “IRS Guidance”) for any service provider
to the Company, Company Sub or any ERISA Affiliate (or any entity that together with the Company,
Company Sub or any ERISA Affiliate would be a “service recipient” as defined in Code Section 409A
and IRS Guidance) (the “Deferred Compensation Plans”). Each Deferred Compensation Plan (i)
complies with requirements of Code Section 409A and IRS Guidance, or (ii) is exempt from compliance
under the “grandfather” provisions of such IRS Guidance, and has not been materially modified since
October 3, 2004, or (iii) may, without the consent of any service provider or other Person and
without any Liability to the Company, Company Sub or any ERISA Affiliate (or any entity that
together with the Company, Company Sub or any ERISA Affiliate would be a service recipient), other
than for the payment of benefits due thereunder, the full amount of which has been reflected on the
GlasCraft Balance Sheet, be amended or terminated to comply with or to be exempt from, the
requirements of 409A of the Code and IRS Guidance. Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan”
has been operated in good faith compliance with any applicable IRS Guidance for the period after
December 31, 2004.

     4.21 Corporate Records. The minute books of Company and Company Sub accurately
reflect all material corporate actions taken by the respective stockholders, board of directors and
committees of Company or Company Sub.

     4.22 Accounting Records. Company, Company Sub and CIPAR maintain accounting records
which fairly and accurately reflect, in all material respects, its transactions, and maintains
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed
in accordance with its management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

     4.23 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in combined
voting power of the outstanding shares of Company Stock to adopt the “agreement of merger” (within
the meaning of Section 251 of the DGCL) contained in this Agreement (the “Company Requisite Vote”)
is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Company capital stock necessary to
approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger).
The affirmative vote of Company’s stockholders is not required to approve, and will not be obtained
in respect of, the Restructuring or Spin Off.

     4.24 Disclosure Documents and Applications. None of the information supplied or to be
supplied by Company or Company Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement or in any other document to be filed with the SEC or any other Governmental Entity in
connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement will, at the respective times such
documents are filed or become effective, or with respect to the Proxy Statement at the date it is
first mailed to the stockholders of Company and at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting
(and at the date of any amendment thereof or supplement thereto as thereby supplemented or
amended), contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to

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state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement will, at the date it
is first mailed to stockholders, comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Company and Company Sub make no representation or warranty with respect to any
information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective representatives which is
contained or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement or in any other document to be filed
with the SEC or any other Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.

     4.25 Intellectual Property.

     (a) As used herein, the term “Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights,
applicable in whole or in part to the Business, arising under the laws of the United States or any
other jurisdiction with respect to the following: (i) trade names, trademarks and service marks
(registered and unregistered), domain names and applications to register any of the foregoing
(collectively, “Marks”); (ii) patents and patent applications (collectively, “Patents”); (iii)
copyrights and registrations and applications therefor (collectively, “Copyrights”); and (iv)
know-how, inventions, discoveries, methods, processes, technical data, specifications, customer
lists, in each case that derives economic value (actual or potential) from not being generally
known to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure, but excluding any
Copyrights or Patents that cover or protect any of the foregoing (collectively, “Trade Secrets”).

     (b) Section 4.25(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth an accurate and complete list
of all registered Marks and applications for registration of Marks owned by the Company or Company
Sub (collectively, “Company Registered Marks”), the Company Disclosure Letter also sets forth an
accurate and complete list of all Patents owned by the Company or Company Sub (collectively, the “Company Patents” and, together with the Company
Registered Marks, the “Company Registered IP”). Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Letter, no Company Registered IP has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue,
reexamination, opposition or cancellation proceeding and, to the knowledge of the Company or
Company Sub, no such action is or has been threatened with respect to any of the Company Registered
IP. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company Registered IP relating to
the Company’s or Company Sub’s existing products and products currently under development is valid,
subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company and Company Sub, enforceable, and no notice or
claim challenging the validity or enforceability or alleging the misuse of any of the Company
Registered IP has been received by the Company or Company Sub. Except as set forth in the Company
Disclosure Letter, and other than abandoned patent applications and/or closed patent application
files, (i) neither the Company nor Company Sub have taken any action or failed to take any action
that could reasonably be expected to result in the abandonment, cancellation, forfeiture,
relinquishment, invalidation or unenforceability of any of the Company Registered IP, and (ii) all
filing, examination, issuance, post registration and maintenance fees, annuities and the like
associated with or required with respect to any of the Company Registered IP have been timely paid,
except for any such actions and failures as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.

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     (c) The Company and Company Sub own or possess adequate licenses or other valid rights to use,
all of the Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s or Company
Sub’s businesses as currently conducted and where the failure to own or possess such license or
other valid rights to use such Intellectual Property would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Intellectual Property owned by the
Company or Company Sub is subject to any outstanding order, judgment, or stipulation restricting
the use thereof by the Company or Company Sub.

     (d) The rights licensed under each agreement granting to the Company or Company Sub any
material right or license under or with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by a third party
shall be exercisable by the Surviving Corporation on and after the Closing to the same extent in
all material respects as by the Company or Company Sub prior to the Closing. No loss or expiration
of any such agreement is pending or reasonably foreseeable or, to the knowledge of the Company or
Company Sub, threatened. Any and all license fees, royalties, or other amounts due with respect to
any such licensed Intellectual Property licensed have been paid in full. Neither Company nor
Company Sub have granted to any third party any exclusive rights under any Intellectual Property
owned by the Company or Company Sub or otherwise granted any rights under such Intellectual
Property outside the ordinary course of business.

     (e) The Company and Company Sub have taken reasonable steps to protect their respective rights
in the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or Company Sub and maintain the confidentiality
of all material Trade Secrets of the Company and Company Sub. The Intellectual Property owned by
or validly licensed to the Company or Company Sub constitutes all the material Intellectual
Property rights necessary for the conduct of the Company’s or Company Sub’s businesses as each is
currently conducted.

     (f) To the knowledge of the Company and Company Sub, none of the products or services
distributed, sold or offered by the Company or Company Sub, nor any technology, materials or Intellectual Property used, sold, distributed or otherwise commercially exploited
by or for the Company or Company Sub, in any material respect, infringes upon, misappropriates or
violates any Intellectual Property of any third party or constitutes unfair competition or trade
practices under the laws of any jurisdiction and, to the knowledge of the Company or Company Sub,
neither the Company nor Company Sub have received any notice or claim asserting or suggesting in
writing that any such infringement, misappropriation, violation, or dilution, unfair competition or
trade practices has occurred. To the knowledge of the Company and Company Sub, except as set forth
in the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) no third party is, in any material respect, misappropriating
or infringing any material Intellectual Property owned by the Company or Company Sub; and (ii) no
third party has made any unauthorized disclosure of any material Trade Secrets of the Company or
Company Sub.

     4.26 State Takeover Laws. The Boards of Directors of Company and Company Sub have
approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and have taken such other
actions, and such actions are sufficient, to render inapplicable to the Voting and Support
Agreements, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, including, without
limitation, the Merger, all applicable state takeover statutes and any similar “fair price,”
“takeover” or “interested stockholder” law, including Section 203 of the DGCL.

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     4.27 Opinion of Western Reserve Partners, LLC. Company has received the written
opinion of Western Reserve Partners, LLC, dated December 3, 2007, to the effect that, based upon
and subject to the matters set forth in the opinion, the Per Share Merger Consideration is fair
from a financial point of view to the holders of the Company Stock, a complete copy of which
opinion has been made available to Parent solely for informational purposes.

     4.28 Affiliate Transactions. No executive officer or director of Company, Company Sub
or any other Subsidiary of Company or any Person owning 5% or more of the Company Stock is a party
to any material Contract with or binding upon the Company or Company Sub or any of their respective
properties or assets or has any material interest in any material property owned by the Company or
Company Sub or has engaged in any material transaction with any of the foregoing since November 30,
2006, in each case, that is of a type that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of
Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

     4.29 Customers and Suppliers; Inventory.

     (a) Section 4.29 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the names of the ten largest
customers of the Business (as measured by revenue for the twelve-month period ended on November 30,
2007) and the ten largest suppliers of the Business (as measured by aggregate cost of items or
services purchased for the twelve-month period ended on November 30, 2007). As of the date of this
Agreement, except as set forth in Section 4.29 of the Company Disclosure Letter, Company and
Company Sub (i) are not involved in any material dispute with any such customer or supplier; and
(ii) have not been notified in writing by any such customer or supplier that it intends to terminate or adversely alter the terms of its business with Company or Company Sub,
except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

     (b) Except for such reserves as are established on the Financial Statements, all inventory of
Company and Company Sub consisting of raw materials or packaging is usable in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice, and all such inventory consisting of finished goods of
Company and Company Sub is, and all such inventory consisting of work-in-process of the Company or
Company Sub completed prior to the Effective Time will, upon completion, be of merchantable
quality, meeting all contractual requirements, and is, or in the case of work-in-process, will be,
saleable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except for such failures
of inventory to meet such standards or requirements as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.

     4.30 No Additional Representations. Neither the Company nor Company Sub makes, and
have not made, any representations or warranties relating to the Company or Company Sub or the
business of the Company or Company Sub or otherwise in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement that are made by the
Company and Company Sub.

ARTICLE 5.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

     Parent hereby represents and warrants to Company and Company Sub as follows:

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     5.1 Incorporation, Standing and Power. Parent has been duly organized, is validly
existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Merger
Sub has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the
laws of the State of Delaware.

     5.2 Authority. The execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Parent. The execution and delivery by Merger Sub of this
Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Merger Sub. Parent, as the sole
stockholder of Merger Sub, has adopted the “agreement of merger” (within the meaning of Section 251
of the DGCL) contained in this Agreement. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of
Parent and Merger Sub, in each case enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership, conservatorship,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally and by general equitable principles. Neither the execution and delivery by
Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein,
nor compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with any of the provisions hereof, will: (a) conflict with
or result in a breach of any provision of its respective governing documents; (b) constitute a
breach of or result in a default, or event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default (or give rise to any rights of termination, cancellation,
amendment or acceleration, or any right to acquire any securities or assets, or any loss of
benefit), under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Parent is a
party, or by which Parent or any of its properties or assets is bound (except as would not, and
would not reasonably be expected to, have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of Parent and
Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); or (c) violate any
order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Parent or any of its
properties or assets (except as would not, and would not reasonably be expected to, have a material
adverse effect on the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement). No consent of, approval of, notice to or filing with any Governmental Entity
having jurisdiction over any aspect of the business or assets of Parent is required in connection
with the execution and delivery by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement, or the consummation by
Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby, except (i) under the
Exchange Act (including the filing of the Proxy Statement with the SEC) and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and state securities, takeover and “blue sky” laws and (ii) the
filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

     5.3 Ownership of Merger Sub. Merger Sub is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent. Merger Sub has not conducted any activities other than in connection with the organization
of Merger Sub, the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Merger Sub has no Subsidiaries.

     5.4 Accuracy of Information Furnished for Company Proxy Statement. None of the
information supplied or to be supplied by Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Proxy Statement or in any other document to be filed with the SEC or any other Governmental Entity
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, at

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the respective times
such documents are filed or become effective, or with respect to the Proxy Statement at the date it
is first mailed to the stockholders of Company and at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting
or at the date of any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no representation or warranty with respect
to any information supplied by Company or Company Sub or any of their respective representatives
which is contained or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement or in any other document to
be filed with the SEC or any other Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

     5.5 Financing. Parent and Merger Sub have, and at the Effective Time of the Merger
will have, sufficient funds available to finance and consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.

     5.6 No Additional Representations. Each of Parent and Merger Sub does not make, and
has not made, any representations or warranties in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement that are made by Parent.

ARTICLE 6.

COVENANTS OF COMPANY AND COMPANY SUB PENDING EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER

     Company and Company Sub covenant and agree with Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

     6.1 Limitation on Conduct Prior to Effective Time of the Merger. Between the date
hereof and the earlier of the Effective Time of the Merger or the termination of the Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement and subject to requirements of law and regulation,
Company and Company Sub agree to conduct the Business in the ordinary course in substantially the
manner heretofore conducted and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither Company
nor Company Sub shall (and to the extent an action by a Subsidiary of Company (other than Company
Sub) would adversely affect Company or Company Sub or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, Company and CIPAR shall cause such Subsidiary not to) without the prior written consent
of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:

     (a) issue, sell, encumber or grant

     (i) any Company Stock (except pursuant to the exercise of Company Stock Options
outstanding as of the date hereof) or Sub Stock,

     (ii) any other securities (including long-term debt) of Company or Company Sub, or any
rights, stock appreciation rights, options or securities to acquire any Company Stock or Sub
Stock, or

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     (b) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividend (except for the semi-annual cash dividend
declared prior to the date of this Agreement and described in Section 4.17(e)) or make any other
distribution upon any of the capital stock of Company or Company Sub, or

     (ii) split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock or other securities of
Company or Company Sub;

     (c) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock or other securities of Company or
Company Sub or any rights, options, or securities to acquire any capital stock or other securities
of Company or Company Sub (other than the issuance of Company Stock upon the exercise of Company
Stock Options that are outstanding as of the date hereof in accordance with their present terms and
except as expressly provided in Section 2.3);

     (d) except in accordance with Section 2.10 as may be required to effect the transactions
contemplated herein, amend its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;

     (e) grant to any employee or employees of the Business any general or uniform increase in the
rate of pay of employees or employee benefits other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;

     (f) except as required by law or by the terms of any Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangements in
effect on the date hereof and disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter, grant to any employee of
the Business any increase in salary, incentive compensation or employee benefits or pay any bonus
to any such Person or voluntarily accelerate the vesting of any employee benefits, other than (i)
payments of bonuses consistent with past practice pursuant to plans in effect on the date hereof
and disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter, and (ii) increases in salary consistent with past
practice to Persons eligible for such salary increases on the regularly scheduled review dates of
their employment (provided that the percentage increase in salaries for all such Persons shall not
exceed 3.5% on average from the salaries in effect on the date of this Agreement).

     (g) (i) make any capital expenditure or commitments with respect thereto in excess of $25,000
individually or $100,000 in the aggregate, except for capital expenditures described in the capital
expenditure budget set forth in Section 6.1(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter or

     (ii) materially increase the level of shipments to distributors of the Business except
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the organic growth of the Business;

     (h) compromise or otherwise settle or adjust any assertion or claim of a deficiency in respect
of Taxes (or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith), extend the statute of
limitations with any tax authority or file any pleading in court in any Tax litigation or any
appeal from an asserted deficiency, or amend any federal, foreign, state or local Tax Return, or
make any Tax election;

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     (i) (i) change or make any Tax elections or Tax or accounting policies and procedures or any
method or period of accounting unless required by GAAP or a Governmental Entity or

     (ii) except as may be required as a result of a change in law or GAAP, change in any
material respect any accounting, financial reporting, or inventory principle, practice,
method or policy used by Company;

     (j) grant or commit to grant any extension of credit or amend the terms of any such credit
outstanding on the date hereof to any executive officer, director or beneficial owner of 5% or more
of the outstanding Company Stock, or any Affiliate or associate (as defined in Rule 12b-2
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of such Person;

     (k) close or relocate any principal offices at which the Business is operated or open any new
principal offices;

     (l) adopt or enter into any new employment agreement with any executive-level employee of the
Business or adopt or amend any new employee benefit plan or arrangement or amend, modify or
terminate any employment agreement for an employee of the Business or employee benefit plan or
arrangement except as required by law;

     (m) grant any Person a power of attorney or similar authority;

     (n) (i) make any investment by purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital,
property transfers or otherwise in any other Person, except for federal funds, obligations of the
United States Treasury or an agency of the United States Government the obligations of which are
entitled to or implied to have the full faith and credit of the United States government and which
have an original maturity not in excess of one year, bank qualified investment grade municipal
bonds, in any case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices,

     (ii) acquire on behalf of Company Sub or at the Company level (whether by merger,
consolidation, acquisition of securities or assets, or otherwise) any Person or other
business organization or division thereof, or

     (iii) create any Subsidiary, other than a Subsidiary of CIPAR or its Subsidiaries, in
connection with the Restructuring and Spin Off;

     (o) terminate, amend or modify, or waive or assign any material rights or claims under, any
Scheduled Contract or enter into any agreement or Contract that would be required to be a Scheduled
Contract under Section 4.15; provided, that Company may renew an existing Scheduled Contract in the
ordinary course of business on terms permitting Company to terminate upon no more than 60 days’
notice without any liability, penalty or premium and otherwise on substantially equivalent terms;

     (p) sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber, lease or otherwise dispose of any assets or release or
waive any claim, except (i) assets and claims having an aggregate value not exceeding $100,000 and
(ii) sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to the business of the Spun-Off

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Entities,
but only to the extent that, by virtue of engaging in any of the foregoing conduct, the actions of
the Spun-Off Entities would not in any manner impact Company or Company Sub;

     (q) take any action which would or could reasonably be expected to

     (i) adversely affect the ability of Parent, Company or Company Sub to obtain any
necessary approval of any Governmental Entity required for the transactions contemplated
hereby;

     (ii) adversely affect Company’s or Company Sub’s ability to perform its covenants and
agreements under this Agreement; or

     (iii) result in any of the conditions to the performance of Parent’s, Company’s or
Company Sub’s obligations hereunder, as set forth in Articles 9, 10 or 11 herein not being
satisfied;

     (r) settle, on behalf of Company or Company Sub, any claim, action or proceeding involving any
liability for monetary damages in excess of $25,000 or enter into any settlement agreement
containing material obligations;

     (s) (i) incur or modify in any respect the terms of any indebtedness for borrowed money or
assume, guaranty, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the obligations
of any other Person, except for short-term borrowings made in the ordinary course at prevailing
market rates and terms consistent with prior practice, or

     (ii) enter into any hedging, swap or off-balance sheet transaction for its own account,
or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing;

     (t) enter into any new line of business;

     (u) engage in any material transaction or incur or sustain any material obligation not in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

     (v) agree or make any commitment to take any actions prohibited by this Section 6.1.

     Except as expressly provided in this Section 6.1 (by reference to Subsidiaries of Company or
to the Spun-Off Entities), none of the covenants and agreements contained in this Section 6.1 are
applicable to the Spun-Off Entities.

     6.2 Affirmative Conduct Prior to Effective Time of the Merger. Between the date
hereof and the Effective Time of the Merger, Company and Company Sub shall do the following (and to
the extent a failure by a Subsidiary of Company (other than Company Sub) to do any of the following
would adversely affect Company or Company Sub or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
Company and CIPAR shall cause such Subsidiary to do the following):

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     (a) use their commercially reasonable efforts consistent with this Agreement to maintain and
preserve intact their present business organizations (other than by virtue of the Restructuring and
the Spin Off) and to maintain and preserve their relationships and goodwill with customers,
employees and others having business relationships with the Business;

     (b) use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep in full force and effect all of the
existing material permits and licenses of Company and Company Sub and to timely pay all filing,
examination, issuance, post registration and maintenance fees, annuities and the like associated
with or required with respect to any of the Company Registered IP;

     (c) use their commercially reasonable efforts to maintain insurance coverage at least equal to
that now in effect on all properties which it owns or leases and on its business operations;

     (d) perform their material contractual obligations and not become in material default on any
such obligations;

     (e) pay all accounts payable and trade payables consistent with past practice and, in any
event, as the same are due and payable, and maintain inventory consistent with past practice;

     (f) duly observe and conform in all material respects to all lawful requirements applicable to
its business;

     (g) maintain their assets and properties in good condition and repair, normal wear and tear
excepted;

     (h) file all Tax Returns and all extensions, where applicable, that are required to be filed
with any tax authority in accordance with all applicable laws, timely pay all Taxes due and payable
as shown in the respective Tax Returns that are so filed and ensure that the Tax Returns will, as
of the time of filing, be based on tax positions that have substantial support under all applicable
laws; and

     (i) promptly notify Parent regarding receipt from any tax authority of any notification of the
commencement of an audit, any request to extend the statute of limitations, any statutory notice of
deficiency, any revenue agent’s report, any notice of proposed assessment, or any other similar
notification of potential adjustments to the Tax liabilities or attributes of Company or Company
Sub, or any actual or threatened collection enforcement activity by any Tax authority with respect
to tax liabilities of Company or Company Sub.

     Except as expressly provided in this Section 6.2 (by reference to Subsidiaries of Company or
to the Spun-Off Entities), none of the covenants and agreements contained in this Section 6.2 are
applicable to the Spun-Off Entities.

     6.3 Acquisition Proposals.

     (a) Subject to Section 6.3(b), from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time of the
Merger or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 13, the Company
shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its officers, directors, employees,

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Affiliates,
investment bankers, lawyers and accountants (collectively, the “Representatives”) not to, directly
or indirectly: (i) initiate, or solicit or knowingly facilitate or encourage (including by way of
providing information) the making, submission or announcement of any inquiries, proposals or offers
that constitute or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal or engage in any
discussions or negotiations with respect thereto or otherwise knowingly cooperate with or knowingly
assist or participate in, or knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage any such inquiries,
proposals, discussions or negotiations or (ii) approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose
to approve or recommend, an Acquisition Proposal or enter into any merger agreement, letter of
intent, agreement in principle, share purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement or share
exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal
or enter into any agreement or agreement in principle requiring the Company to abandon, terminate
or fail to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or breach its obligations hereunder or
propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.

     As used herein, the term: (A) “Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, offer or proposal made
by a Person or group at any time relating to any direct or indirect acquisition of (i) more than 25% of the assets of Company Sub, (ii) beneficial ownership of more than 25% of the
outstanding equity securities of Company or Company Sub, (iii) a tender offer or exchange offer
that, if consummated, would result in any Person beneficially owning more than 25% of any class of
outstanding equity securities of Company, or (iv) any merger, consolidation or other business
combination, recapitalization or similar transaction, including any single or multi-step
transaction or series of related transactions, in each case other than the Merger and the
Restructuring and Spin Off under the terms of the Separation Agreement; and (B) “Acceptable
Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean a confidentiality and standstill agreement that contains
confidentiality and standstill provisions that are no less favorable in the aggregate to the
Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement.

     (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.3(a), if at any time
following the date of this Agreement and prior to obtaining the Company Requisite Vote (i) the
Company has received a written Acquisition Proposal from a third party that the board of directors
of the Company believes in good faith to be bona fide, (ii) such Acquisition Proposal did not occur
as a result of a breach of this Section 6.3, (iii) the board of directors of the Company determines
in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside counsel, that such
Acquisition Proposal constitutes or may reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal and
(iv) after consultation with its outside counsel, the board of directors of the Company determines
in good faith that the failure to take such actions or any of the actions described in the
following clauses (A) and (B) would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders
of the Company under applicable Law, then the Company may, (A) furnish information (including
non-public information) with respect to the Company and Company Sub to the Person making such
Acquisition Proposal and (B) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such
Acquisition Proposal regarding such Acquisition Proposal; provided that the Company (w) complies
with all of the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement, (x) gives Parent written
notice of the existence of such Person and of the Company’s intention to furnish information to, or
enter into discussions with, such Person at least one Business Day prior to furnishing any such
information to, or entering into discussions with, such Person, (y) will not, and will not allow
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any non-public information to such Person without
first entering or having entered into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement and (z)
contemporaneously with making available any such information to such Person, provide to Parent any
information concerning the Company or Company Sub provided to such other Person which was not
previously provided to or made available to Parent.

     As used herein, the term “Superior Proposal” means any bona fide Acquisition Proposal (with
all percentages included in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” increased to 60% for purposes
of this definition) made in writing that (A) is on terms that the board of directors of the Company
has determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel and financial
advisor) are more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than this
Agreement, the Restructuring and the Spin Off, taken as a whole, after giving effect to any
modifications (if any) proposed to be made to this Agreement or any other offer by Parent after
Parent’s receipt of notice under Section 6.3(d), and (B) which the board of directors of the
Company has determined in good faith (after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel and
financial advisor) is reasonably likely to be consummated (if accepted). The foregoing
determinations shall be made after consultation with the Company’s financial advisor and outside counsel after taking into account all appropriate legal, financial (including the
financing terms of such proposal), regulatory and other aspects of such proposal.

     (c) In the event that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives receives any
of the following, the Company shall promptly (but not more than one Business Day after such
receipt) notify Parent thereof: (i) any Acquisition Proposal or written indication by any Person
that would reasonably be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal (and provide the material
terms and conditions thereof); (ii) any request for non-public information relating to the Company
or Company Sub other than requests for information in the ordinary course of business and unrelated
to an Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) any inquiry or request for discussions or negotiations
regarding any Acquisition Proposal. In addition, the Company shall keep Parent informed on a
current basis (and in any event no later than one Business Day after the occurrence of any
significant changes, developments, discussions or negotiations) of the status of any Acquisition
Proposal, indication, inquiry or request (including the material terms and conditions thereof and
of any material modification thereto), and any material developments, discussions and negotiations,
including furnishing summaries of the principal terms of any material written inquiries and
correspondence (without identifying the party making the Acquisition Proposal). Without limiting
the foregoing, the Company shall promptly (within one Business Day) notify Parent if it determines
to provide non-public information or to engage in discussions or negotiations concerning an
Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, enter into
any confidentiality agreement with any Person subsequent to the date of this Agreement that
prohibits the Company from providing such information to Parent. The Company shall not, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, terminate, waive, amend or modify any provision of, or grant
permission or request under, any standstill or confidentiality agreement to which it or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, and the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, to enforce the
provisions of any such agreement; provided, however, that the Company may permit a proposal to be
made under a standstill agreement if its board of directors determines in good faith, after
consultation with outside counsel, that the Company’s failure to do so would be inconsistent with
the fiduciary duties of the board of directors to the stockholders of the Company under applicable
Law.

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     (d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.3(a) to the contrary, if the Company receives an
Acquisition Proposal which the board of directors of the Company concludes in good faith, after
consultation with outside counsel and its financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal after
giving effect to all of the adjustments to the terms of this Agreement which may be offered by
Parent, including pursuant to clause (ii) below, the board of directors of the Company may at any
time prior to obtaining the Company Requisite Vote, if it determines in good faith, after
consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to take such action or any of the actions
described in the following clauses (x), (y) and (z) would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties
of the board of directors to the stockholders of the Company under applicable Law, (x) withdraw,
modify or qualify, or propose publicly to withdraw, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to
Parent or Merger Sub, the Company Recommendation (a “Change of Company Recommendation”), (y)
approve or recommend such Superior Proposal, and/or (z) terminate this Agreement to enter into a
definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the board of
directors of the Company may not withdraw, modify or amend the Company Recommendation in a manner
adverse to Parent pursuant to the foregoing clause (x), approve or recommend such Superior Proposal
pursuant to the foregoing clause (y) or terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (z) (it being agreed
that any such purported termination shall be null and void and of no effect) unless (A) such
Superior Proposal did not result from a breach by the Company of this Section 6.3, (B) with respect
to clause (z) above, the Company pays the applicable Termination Fee pursuant to Section 13.2(b),
and (C): (i) the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent, of its intention to
take any action contemplated in this Section 6.3(d) with respect to a Superior Proposal at least
four Business Days in advance of taking such action (the “Notice Period”), which notice shall set
forth the material terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal (including the identity of
the party making such Superior Proposal), and shall have contemporaneously provided a copy of the
relevant proposed transaction agreements with the party making such Superior Proposal and other
material documents, including the then-current form of each definitive agreement with respect to
such Superior Proposal (each, an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”); and (ii) prior to effecting
such Change of Company Recommendation, approving or recommending such Superior Proposal or
terminating this Agreement to enter into a proposed definitive agreement with respect to such
Superior Proposal, the Company shall provide Parent the opportunity to submit an amended written
proposal or to make a new written proposal to the board of directors of the Company during the
Notice Period and shall itself and shall cause its Representatives to, during the Notice Period,
negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the extent Parent so requests in writing) to make such
adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Superior Proposal ceases to
constitute a Superior Proposal. In the event of any subsequent material revisions to such Superior
Proposal, the Company shall deliver a new written notice to Parent and comply with the requirements
of this Section 6.3(d), and the Notice Period shall recommence.

     (e) Nothing contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, this Section 6.3)
shall prohibit the board of directors of the Company from (i) taking and disclosing to the
stockholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) and Rule 14d-9 promulgated
under the Exchange Act, or (ii) disclosing the fact that the board of directors of the Company has
received an Acquisition Proposal and the terms of such proposal, if the board of directors of the
Company determines, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take any
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Law or to comply with
obligations under federal securities Laws or NASDAQ or the rules and regulations of any U.S.
securities exchange upon which the capital stock of the Company is listed; provided, however, that
any such disclosures (other than “stop, look and listen” letters or similar communications of the
type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act) shall be deemed to be a Change of
Company Recommendation (including for purposes of Section 13.1(h)) unless the board of directors of
the Company expressly publicly reaffirms its Company Recommendation not more than five Business
Days after a written request by Parent to do so (provided that, if such written notice is delivered
to the Company less than five Business Days prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, the board
of directors of the Company shall so reaffirm its Company Recommendation at least one Business Day
prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting).

     6.4 No Change in Company Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement. Other
than in accordance with Section 6.3, the board of directors of the Company shall not:

     (a) withhold, withdraw, qualify, modify or amend (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold,
withdraw, qualify or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation with
respect to the Merger; or

     (b) approve or recommend, or publicly propose to approve or recommend, an Acquisition Proposal
or cause or permit the Company to enter into any acquisition agreement, merger agreement, letter of
intent, agreement in principle, share purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement or share
exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal
or enter into any agreement or agreement in principle requiring the Company to abandon, terminate
or fail to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or breach its obligations hereunder or
resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.

     6.5 Access to Information. Company and Company Sub will afford, upon reasonable
notice, to Parent and its representatives, counsel, accountants, agents and employees reasonable
access during normal business hours to all of their business, operations, properties, books, files
and records and will do everything reasonably necessary to enable Parent and its representatives,
counsel, accountants, agents and employees to make a complete examination of the financial
statements, business, assets and properties of Company and Company Sub and the condition thereof
and to update such examination at such intervals as Parent shall deem appropriate. Such
examination shall be conducted in cooperation with the officers of Company and Company Sub and in
such a manner as to minimize any disruption of, or interference with, the normal business
operations of Company and Company Sub. Upon the request of Parent, and upon Parent’s execution and
delivery of a customary waiver, Company and Company Sub will cause Ernst & Young LLP and BKD LLP to
provide reasonable access to representatives of Parent and Deloitte & Touche LLP, working on behalf
of Parent, to auditors’ and tax preparers’ work papers with respect to the business and properties
of Company and Company Sub, including tax accrual work papers prepared for Company and Company Sub
during the preceding 60 months, other than (a) books, records and documents covered by the
attorney-client privilege, or that are attorneys’ work product, and (b) books, records and
documents that Company and Company Sub are legally obligated to keep confidential. All documents
and information concerning Company and Company Sub so obtained from any of them (except to the
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information are a matter of public record or require disclosure in
the Proxy Statement or any of the public portions of any applications required to be filed with any
Governmental Entity to obtain the approvals and consents required to effect the transactions
contemplated hereby), shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.

     6.6 Filings. Company agrees that through the Effective Time of the Merger, Company’s
reports, proxy statements, registrations, statements and other filings required to be filed with
any applicable Governmental Entity will be filed timely and will comply in all material respects
with all the applicable statutes, rules and regulations enforced or promulgated by the Governmental
Entity with which it will be filed and none will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     6.7 Notices; Reports. Company and Company Sub will promptly notify Parent of any
event of which Company or Company Sub obtains knowledge which has had or may have a Material
Adverse Effect, or in the event that Company or Company Sub determines that it is unable to
fulfill, or that any event has occurred which is reasonably likely to prevent the fulfillment of,
any of the conditions to the performance of Parent’s obligations hereunder, as set forth in
Articles 9 or 11 herein, and Company or Company Sub will furnish Parent (i) as soon as available,
and in any event within one Business Day after it is mailed or delivered to the Board of Directors
of Company or committees thereof, any report by Company for submission to the Board of Directors of
Company or committees thereof, provided, however, that Company need not furnish to Parent
communications of Company’s or Company Sub’s legal counsel regarding Company’s or Company Sub’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or other
communication incident to Company’s or Company Sub’s actions pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof (except
as required by Section 6.3 or Section 6.9), or books, records and documents covered by
confidentiality agreements or the attorney-client privilege, or which are attorneys’ work product,
(ii) prior to sending or filing same, all proxy statements, information statements, financial
statements, reports, letters and communications sent by Company to its stockholders or other
security holders, and all reports filed by Company with the SEC or other Governmental Entities, and
(iii) such other existing reports as Parent may reasonably request relating to Company or Company
Sub. No notification delivered pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall affect the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the
parties under this Agreement.

     6.8 Company Stockholders’ Meeting. As promptly as practicable after the execution of
this Agreement, and subject to Section 6.9 hereof, Company will take action necessary in accordance
with applicable law and its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to duly call, give notice of,
and convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders to consider and vote upon the agreement of
merger (within the meaning of Section 251 of the DGCL) contained in this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby so as to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “Company Stockholders’ Meeting”). Except in the event of a Change of Company
Recommendation specifically permitted by Section 6.3(d), (a) the Proxy Statement shall include the
Company Recommendation and (b) the board of directors of the Company shall take all reasonable
lawful action to solicit the Company Requisite Vote.

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     6.9 Proxy Statement. Company will promptly prepare or cause to be prepared and file
with the SEC the Proxy Statement in preliminary form, and further agrees to provide any information
requested by Parent for the preparation of any applications necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. Company shall afford Parent a reasonable opportunity to review
all such applications and all amendments and supplements thereto before the filing thereof. Parent
and Company will cooperate and consult with each other in the preparation of the Proxy Statement,
and Company shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between Company and its
Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy
Statement. Company and Company Sub covenant and agree that, with respect to the information
relating to Company, Company Sub and the Spun-Off Entities, as applicable, the Proxy Statement will
comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable law, and will not contain any
untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
resolve all SEC comments with respect to the Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after
receipt thereof and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Company’s stockholders as soon as
practicable after the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC. Company will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to assist Parent in obtaining all approvals or consents of Governmental Entities
necessary to effect the Merger and the transactions contemplated herein.

     6.10 Restructuring and Spin Off.

     (a) Prior to the Closing: (i) Company will cause Cohesant Canada, which is an inactive,
dormant subsidiary of Company, to be dissolved; and (ii) Company will effect a restructuring (the
“Restructuring”) of its current subsidiaries such that immediately following such Restructuring the
following subsidiaries of the Company as of the date hereof will be direct or indirect subsidiaries
of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, CIPAR: CMI, CuraFlo Services, CuraFlo Spincast, CuraFlo
Franchising and CuraFlo BC.

     (b) Immediately following the Restructuring and prior to the Closing, Company will effect a
spin off of its direct, wholly owned subsidiary, CIPAR (and, due to the Restructuring, the indirect
subsidiaries owned by CIPAR, in addition to any liabilities associated with American Chemical and
Cohesant Canada), to Company’s stockholders pursuant to a special dividend of the CIPAR capital
stock (the “Spin Off”) pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement. Following the
Restructuring and the Spin Off, Company’s sole subsidiary will be Company Sub and Company’s
stockholders will own all of the shares of capital stock of CIPAR. All rights in the name
“Cohesant Technologies” will be transferred pursuant to the Separation Agreement such that the
Surviving Corporation and Parent shall not use the name “Cohesant Technologies” or any derivation
thereof in their names or in the names of any of their Affiliates after the Effective Time of the
Merger.

     (c) There shall have been delivered to Parent prior to the Closing Date evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Parent of the completion of the Restructuring and Spin Off in accordance with the
Separation Agreement, including, but not limited to, evidence of the dividend of the CIPAR stock to
the Company’s stockholders.

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     (d) Prior to Closing, Company and its Subsidiaries will take such actions and make such
filings as may be necessary to ensure that the Restructuring and the Spin Off transactions do not
cause Company or Company Sub to recognize any income or gain for federal, state, local or foreign
Tax purposes or otherwise incur any liability for Taxes as a result of the Restructuring or the
Spin Off.

     6.11 Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.

     (a) Following the Effective Time of the
Merger, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Surviving Corporation shall contain the
provisions with respect to indemnification set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
of Merger Sub (as in effect as of the date hereof), which provisions shall not be amended, modified
or otherwise repealed for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time of the Merger in any
manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder as of the Effective Time of the Merger of
any individual who at the Effective Time of the Merger is covered by such provisions unless such
modification is required after the Effective Time of the Merger by law and then only to the minimum
extent required by such law.

     (b) Prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, Company shall obtain and fund an extension of
(i) Company’s and Company Sub’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies, and (ii) the
Company’s and Company Sub’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies, in each case for a
claims reporting or discovery period of at least six years from and after the Effective Time of the
Merger from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s and Company
Sub’s current insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and
fiduciary liability insurance (collectively, “D&O Insurance”) with terms, conditions, retentions
and limits of liability that are at least as favorable as the Company’s and Company Sub’s existing
policies with respect to any actual or alleged error, misstatement, misleading statement, act,
omission, neglect, breach of duty or any matter claimed against a director or officer of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of him or her serving in such capacity that existed or
occurred at or prior to the Effective Time of the Merger (including in connection with the
Restructuring and Spin Off and this Agreement or the transactions or actions contemplated hereby).

     (c) The rights of each current officer and director of Company and Company Sub under this
Section 6.11 shall be in addition to any rights such individual may have under the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (or other governing documents) of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, under the DGCL or any other applicable Laws. These rights shall survive
consummation of the Merger and are intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each such
current officer and director of Company and Company Sub. Company’s obligation under this Section
6.11 shall be subject to its indemnification rights as provided in the Separation Agreement.

     6.12 Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt Pay-Off Letters. Prior to the Closing,
Company shall obtain pay-off letters (in form and substance satisfactory to Parent) from payees in
respect of at least 90.0% of the aggregate amount all Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt (the
“Assumed Transaction and Debt Pay-Off Letters”), which Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt
Pay-Off Letters shall be dated within five (5) days of the Closing Date and shall include pay-off
amounts in respect of Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt as of the Closing Date. CIPAR hereby
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indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Company, Company Sub and Parent from, against and in respect of all losses, claims,
liabilities, damages, costs and expenses relating to or arising out of the actual amount of Assumed
Transaction Expenses and Debt exceeding the amount of Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt
reflected on the Per Share Merger Consideration Certificate (and, in turn, taken into account for purposes of calculating the Per Share Merger
Consideration). In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, CIPAR is
assuming, and shall be responsible for discharging, among other things, the Excess Assumed
Transaction Expenses and Debt, if any. Immediately following the Effective Time of the Merger,
CIPAR shall pay to Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the
Excess Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt, if any.

     6.13 Audited Financial Statements. Prior to the Closing, Company shall cause its
independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLC, to complete an audit of Company and to prepare audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the period ending November 30, 2007,
together with an opinion thereon (collectively, the “2007 Audited Financial Statements”). Company
shall deliver the 2007 Audited Financial Statements to Parent promptly upon Company’s receipt
thereof.

ARTICLE 7.

COVENANTS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     Parent and Merger Sub covenant and agree with Company and Company Sub as follows:

     7.1 Limitation on Conduct Prior to Effective Time of the Merger. Between the date
hereof and the Effective Time of the Merger, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Parent
and Merger Sub shall not, without the prior written consent of Company and Company Sub, which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed:

     (a) take any action which would or is reasonably likely to (i) adversely affect the ability of
Parent to obtain any necessary approvals of any Governmental Entity required for the transactions
contemplated hereby; (ii) adversely affect Parent’s ability to perform its covenants and agreements
under this Agreement; or (iii) result in any of the conditions to the performance of Company’s,
Company Sub’s or Parent’s obligations hereunder, as set forth in Articles 9, 10 or 11 herein not
being satisfied; or

     (b) agree or make any commitment to take any actions prohibited by this Section 7.1.

     7.2 Applications. Parent will, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file in final
form or cause to be prepared and filed in final form (it being recognized that applicable
Governmental Entities may require supplemental filings after such filing in final form) any
applications under applicable law necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
Parent shall afford Company or Company Sub a reasonable opportunity to review all such applications
(except for the confidential portions thereof) and all amendments and supplements thereto before
the filing thereof.

     7.3 Notices; Reports. Parent will promptly notify Company and Company Sub in the
event that Parent determines that it is unable to fulfill, or that any event has occurred which is
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Company’s or Company
Sub’s obligations hereunder, as set forth in Articles 9 or 10 herein. No notification delivered
pursuant to this Section 7.3 shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 8.

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     The parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree with each other as follows:

     8.1 Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each party will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under
applicable laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
promptly as practicable.

     8.2 Public Announcements. No press release or other public disclosure of matters
related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be made by Parent,
Company or Company Sub unless the other party shall have provided its prior consent (which shall
not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to the form and substance thereof; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit any party hereto from making any
disclosure which its counsel deems necessary in order to fulfill such party’s disclosure
obligations imposed by law, in which case the party required to make such disclosure shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to allow the other party reasonable time to comment on such
disclosure prior to the time of its issuance.

ARTICLE 9.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE MERGER

     The obligations of each of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated
herein are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions:

     9.1 Stockholder Approval. The Company Requisite Vote shall have been obtained.

     9.2 No Judgments or Orders. No judgment, decree, injunction, investigation, order or
proceeding shall be outstanding by any Governmental Entity which prohibits or restricts the
effectuation of, or threatens to invalidate or set aside, the Merger substantially in the form
contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE 10.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY AND COMPANY SUB

     All of the obligations of Company and Company Sub to effect the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by Company:

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     10.1 Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants. All the covenants,
terms and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with and performed by Parent or Merger Sub on
or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects.
Each of the representations and warranties of Parent contained in Article 5 hereof shall have been
true and correct in all respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent
such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date) on and as of the Closing
Date, subject to such exceptions as would not (individually or in the aggregate) have or reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform
their respective obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, with
the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the
Closing Date (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the effect of such exceptions,
all materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties shall be
disregarded).

     10.2 Officers’ Certificate. There shall have been delivered to Company and Company
Sub on the Closing Date a certificate executed by an officer of Parent and Merger Sub certifying,
to the best of their knowledge, compliance with all of the provisions of Section 10.1.

ARTICLE 11.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     All of the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of the following conditions,
any of which may be waived in writing by Parent:

     11.1 Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants. All the covenants,
terms and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with and performed by Company and Company Sub
at or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects.
Each of the representations and warranties of Company, Company Sub and CIPAR contained in Article
4 hereof (other than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.2 and 4.3) shall
have been true and correct in all respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and (except to
the extent such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date) on and as of
the Closing Date, subject to such exceptions as would not (individually or in the aggregate) have a
Material Adverse Effect, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had
been made on and as of the Closing Date (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the
effect of such exceptions, all Material Adverse Effect and materiality qualifications contained in
such representations and warranties shall be disregarded). Each of the representations and
warranties of Company contained in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 shall have been true and correct in all but
insignificant respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date) on and as of the Closing
Date.

     11.2 Authorization of Merger. All actions necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Company and Company Sub and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been duly and validly taken by
the Boards of Directors and stockholders of Company and Company Sub.

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     11.3 Officers’ Certificate. There shall have been delivered to Parent on the Closing
Date a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
Company certifying, to the best of their knowledge, compliance with all of the provisions of
Sections 11.1 and 11.2.

     11.4 Company Dissenting Shares. The number of shares of Company Stock which
constitute Company Dissenting Shares shall not exceed 10% of the Company Stock issued and
outstanding as of the Closing Date.

     11.5 Restrictive Covenant Agreements. Parent shall have received executed Restrictive
Covenant Agreements from each of Morris H. Wheeler, Robert W. Pawlak, Morton A. Cohen and Clarion
Capital Corporation.

     11.6 Intercompany Payments and Employee Loans. As of the Closing: (a) Company and
Company Sub shall have made all payments due and owing to any of the Spun-Off Entities for any
obligations whatsoever and all of the Spun-Off Entities shall have made all payments due and owing
to either of Company or Company Sub for any obligations whatsoever; and (b) any employee of Company
or any Subsidiary of Company having received a loan from Company or any Subsidiary of Company to
pay the exercise price under any exercised Company Stock Options shall have paid cash to Company to
fund the exercise price for such Company Stock Options and such exercise price shall have been
deposited in the Option Shares Exercise Price Account.

     11.7 Restructuring and Spin Off. None of the parties to the Separation Agreement
shall have amended, supplemented or otherwise altered the terms of the Separation Agreement; none
of the parties to the Separation Agreement shall have waived compliance with any term or condition
of the Separation Agreement; the parties to the Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services
Agreement shall have entered into the Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement
in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits D and E, respectively; the parties to the
Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement shall not have amended, supplemented or
otherwise altered the terms of the Tax Matters Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement; none
of the parties to the Tax Matters Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement shall have waived
compliance with any term or condition of the Tax Matters Agreement or the Transition Services
Agreement; and the Restructuring and Spin Off shall have occurred in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Separation Agreement.

     11.8 2007 Audited Financial Statements. Ernst & Young LLP shall have completed the
2007 Audited Financial Statements and Company shall have delivered the 2007 Audited Financial
Statements to Parent in accordance with Section 6.16.

     11.9 Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt Pay-Off Letters Payments. Company shall
have delivered to Parent Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt Pay-Off Letters in
respect of at least 90.0% of the aggregate amount of all Assumed Transaction Expenses and
Debt.

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     11.10 Merger Consideration Payments. The balance of (A) the Merger Consideration
plus the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt, minus (B) the Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount, shall not exceed $35,000,000.

     11.11 Per Share Merger Consideration Certificate and Option Shares Merger Consideration
Certificate Payments. Company and CIPAR shall have delivered to Parent the Per Share Merger
Consideration Certificate and the Option Shares Merger Consideration Certificate, each of which
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent.

ARTICLE 12.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

     12.1 Executive Employment Agreements Payments. Parent will cause the Surviving
Corporation to assume and perform all of the payment obligations only (and not any other
obligations) of Company under the terms of the Executive Employment Agreements and to pay the
employees under the Executive Employment Agreements within three (3) Business Days of the Effective
Time of the Merger the change of control payments due under such Executive Employment Agreements to
the extent not paid prior to the Effective Time of the Merger. Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to deduct, withhold and transmit to the proper tax authorities from
the consideration otherwise payable to any such employee such amounts as are required to be
withheld under the Code, or any applicable provision of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the
extent that amounts are so withheld and transmitted, such withheld and transmitted amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such employees in respect of
which such deduction and withholding was made. In the event Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code
requires a deferral of any payment to an employee who is a “key employee” as that term is defined
in Code 409A, such payment shall be accumulated and paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date
permitted by Code 409A. Notwithstanding the Surviving Corporation’s assumption of the payment
obligations under the Executive Employment Agreements, the non-competition provisions therein shall
be void and of no effect and the employees under the Executive Employment Agreements shall be bound
solely by the provisions in the Restrictive Covenant Agreements. As a condition to Surviving
Company paying any amounts under the Executive Employment Agreements, the employees to be receiving
such amounts must execute release agreements, in form and substance acceptable to Parent. All
amounts payable by the Surviving Corporation to employees under the Executive Employment Agreements
are included as Transaction and Retention Bonuses and, in turn, as Assumed Transaction Expenses and
Debt.

     12.2 Benefit Plans.

     (a) Effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, Company and Company Sub shall withdraw,
terminate and cease to have any rights or obligations as participating employers, fiduciaries or
any other capacity with respect to the Employee Plans listed in Section 4.20(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter. From and after the Effective Time of the Merger, neither
Company nor Company Sub shall have any liability, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, with
respect to the Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements. Effective as of the Effective Time of the
Merger, all active employees and all employees on an approved leave of absence with a right of
rehire by contract or statute of Company and Company Sub, and their respective dependants, shall
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the Company
Disclosure Letter as to any benefits that may otherwise accrue after the Effective Time of the
Merger, but shall remain as participants in such Employee Plans to the extent and until all such
benefits that accrued prior to and as of the Effective Time of the Merger have been paid and
provided in full.

     (b) From and after the Effective Time of the Merger, except as set forth in the next sentence,
CIPAR, its subsidiaries and each Employee Plan and Benefit Arrangement shall retain and be solely
responsible for: (i) any and all Liabilities arising under or in any way related to the Employee
Plans and Benefit Arrangements, whether arising prior to, on, or after the Effective Time of the
Merger; (ii) coverage and any benefits related thereto for each and any COBRA beneficiaries and any
“M&A qualified beneficiaries” (as such term is defined under regulations issued pursuant to
continuation coverage under Code Section 4980B and ERISA Section 601, et. seq.); (iii) medical,
dental and vision plan claims incurred but not paid as of the Effective Time of the Merger; and
(iv) any expense related to the full vesting of participant accounts as of the Effective Time of
the Merger as set forth in subsection (c)(i) of this Section 12.2. From and after the Effective
Time of the Merger, Company and Company Sub shall be solely responsible for: (i) any contributions
due from the active employees of Company and Company Sub at the Effective Time of the Merger out of
the payroll period in which the Effective Time of the Merger occurs; (ii) amounts accrued on
Company’s and Company Sub’s financial statements for unpaid wages representing vacation, sick leave
or other personal time off; and (iii) amounts withheld from payroll of active employees of Company
and Company Sub at the Effective Time of the Merger representing credits under Company’s and
Company Sub’s flexible benefit plan for amounts withheld from employee wages but not paid for
benefits, less amounts paid for benefits under the flexible benefit plans in excess of amounts
withheld from employee wages.

     (c) With respect to the qualified Cohesant Technologies Inc. (and Subsidiaries) Employee
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in which Company and Company Sub participated immediately prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger: (i) the account of each active employee and employee on an approved
leave of absence with right of rehire by contract or statute (the “Acquired Employees”) shall be
fully (100%) vested as of the Effective Time of the Merger; (ii) each Acquired Employee will be
treated as incurring a severance from employment, and may elect distribution upon severance from
employment in accordance with plan provisions; and (iii) each Acquired Employee may, subsequent to
severance from employment, elect a direct rollover of any participant loan outstanding that has not
defaulted, provided that the election must be timely made and the rollover must be timely completed
prior to default, and provided further that the rollover is otherwise in accordance with the terms
of the plan, the Code and ERISA.

     (d) Effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, each Acquired Employee shall be eligible
for and shall become a participant in each employee retirement and welfare benefit plan and benefit
arrangement sponsored by Parent to its similarly situated active employees (the “Parent Benefit
Plans and Arrangements”), subject to the respective terms and conditions of each such plan or
arrangement. Parent shall cause each time off benefit and length of service award to
provide each such Acquired Employee and their dependents with credit for service with Company and
Company Sub prior to the Effective Time of the Merger. Nothing in this Section 12.2 shall require
Parent to continue to offer any Parent Benefit Plan and Arrangement from or after the Effective
Time of the Merger, to provide any benefit comparable to any benefit to which any Acquired Employee
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Merger or otherwise restrict the right of Parent to modify or terminate any such plan or arrangement without the consent of any Acquired
Employee or their dependant, except as otherwise required by applicable Law; provided, however,
that Parent shall maintain or timely adopt a group health plan that allows for immediate
participation by Acquired Employees, subject to the group health plan’s eligibility service
requirements as of the Effective Time of the Merger (taking into account any creditable coverage under
Company’s and Company Sub’s group health plans prior to the Effective Time of the Merger),
and that Parent shall maintain or timely adopt a qualified plan that allows rollover of Acquired
Employees’ loan balances from the Cohesant Technologies Inc. (and Subsidiaries) Employee 401(k)
Profit Sharing Plan.

ARTICLE 13.

TERMINATION

     13.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective
Time of the Merger, whether before or after approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of
Company, upon the occurrence of any of the following:

     (a) By mutual agreement of Parent and Company, in writing;

     (b) By Parent or Company, upon written notice to the other, upon the failure of the Company
Requisite Vote to be obtained at the duly convened Company Stockholders’ Meeting required by
Section 6.8, or any adjournment or postponement thereof; provided that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 13.1(b) shall not be available to the Company where the failure to
obtain the Company Requisite Vote shall have been caused by the action or failure of the Company
and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach by the Company of this Agreement;

     (c) By Company, upon written notice to Parent, if there shall have been a breach by Parent or
Merger Sub of any of the covenants or agreements or any of the representations or warranties set
forth in this Agreement on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, which breach, either individually or
in the aggregate, would result in the failure of the condition set forth in Section 10.1 and which
breach has not been cured within 30 days following written notice thereof to Parent or, by its
nature, cannot be cured within such time period; provided that Company shall not have the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.1(c) if Company or Company Sub is then in
material breach of any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;

     (d) By Parent, upon written notice to Company, (i) if there shall have been a breach by
Company, Company Sub or CIPAR of any of the covenants or agreements or any of the representations
or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of Company, Company Sub or CIPAR, which
breach, either individually or in the aggregate, would result in the failure of the condition set
forth in Section 11.1 and which breach has not been cured within 30 days following
written notice thereof to Company or Company Sub or, by its nature, cannot be cured within
such time period, or (ii) Company or Company Sub shall have materially breached any of its
obligations under Section 6.3, 6.8 or 6.9; provided that Parent shall not have the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13.1(d) if Parent is then in material breach of
any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;

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     (e) By Company or Parent, if any conditions set forth in Article 9 shall not have been met by
the nine-month anniversary of this Agreement (the “Termination Date”) whether such date is before
or after the date of approval by the stockholders of the Company referred to in Section 6.8;
provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be terminated pursuant to this Section 13.1(e) by
a party if the relevant condition shall have failed due to the failure of such party (or, in the
case of Parent, of Merger Sub, or, in the case of Company, of Company Sub), to comply in all
material respects with its obligations under this Agreement;

     (f) By Company, if any of the conditions set forth in Article 10 shall not have been satisfied
or waived by the Termination Date; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be terminated
pursuant to this Section 13.1(f) if the relevant condition shall have failed due to the failure of
Company or Company Sub to comply in all material respects with its obligations under this
Agreement;

     (g) By Parent, if any of the conditions set forth in Article 11 (other than Section 11.10)
shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Termination Date; provided, however, that this
Agreement shall not be terminated pursuant to this Section 13.1(g) if the relevant condition shall
have failed due to the failure of Parent or Merger Sub to comply in all material respects with its
obligations under this Agreement;

     (h) By Parent, if

     (i) a Change of Company Recommendation shall have occurred;

     (ii) the board of directors of the Company fails to reaffirm the Company Recommendation
in accordance with Section 6.3(e);

     (iii) the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof shall approve,
adopt or recommend any Superior Proposal or Acquisition Proposal;

     (iv) the Company shall have executed any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding
or similar agreement relating to any Superior Proposal or Acquisition Proposal;

     (v) the Company approves or recommends that the Company Stockholders tender their
Shares in any tender or exchange offer or the Company fails to send the Company
Stockholders, within ten Business Days after the commencement of such tender or exchange
offer, a statement that the Company recommends rejection of such tender or exchange offer;

     (vi) the Company publicly announces its intention to take any of the actions in the
foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v);

     (vii) with the prior consent of the board of directors of the Company, any Person or
“group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) acquires beneficial
ownership of more than 25% of the outstanding Company Stock;

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     (viii) the Company breaches its obligation to hold the Company Stockholders’ Meeting
set forth in Section 6.8 other than solely as a result of actions taken or omitted by the
SEC; or

     (ix) the condition set forth in Section 11.10 shall not have been satisfied or waived
prior to the Termination Date; or

     (i) By Company, at any time prior to receipt of the Company Requisite Vote, in accordance
with, and subject to the terms of, Section 6.3(d).

The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d), (e), (h) or (i) of
this Section 13.1 shall give written notice of such termination to each other party in accordance
with Section 15.2, specifying the provision or provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination
is effected.

     13.2 Effect of Termination.

     (a) In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Company or Parent as provided in
Section 13.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and neither Company nor Company Sub nor
Parent nor Merger Sub shall have any further obligation or liability to the other party except
under the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, Section 8.1, Section 13.1 and this Section 13.2,
each of which shall survive such termination; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve
any party from liability for any willful and material breach of the warranties and representations
made by it, or willful and material failure in performance of any of its covenants, agreements or
obligations hereunder.

     (b) If:

     (i) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(h); or

     (ii) the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(i); or

     (iii) (A) either Parent or Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
13.1(b), and

          (B) at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Company Stockholders’
Meeting, an offer or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal was made directly to the
stockholders or to the Board of Directors of Company or became publicly known, or any Person
(other than Parent and its Affiliates) publicly announced an intention (whether or not
conditional) to make an offer or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal, and

          (C) Company enters into an agreement for, or consummates any Acquisition Proposal with,
any Person within 12 months after such termination of this Agreement; or

     (iv) (A) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(d), and

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          (B) at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to such breach, an offer or
proposal for an Acquisition Proposal was made directly to the stockholders or to the Board
of Directors of Company or became publicly known, or any Person (other than Parent and its
Affiliates) publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make an offer or
proposal for an Acquisition Proposal, and

          (C) Company enters into an agreement for, or consummates any Acquisition Proposal with,
any Person within 12 months after such termination of this Agreement; or

     (v) (A) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(e) or (g) or Company
terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(f), and the Company Stockholders’ Meeting
shall not have been held prior to such termination;

          (B) at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to such termination, an
offer or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal was made directly to the stockholders or to
the Board of Directors of Company or became publicly known, or any Person (other than Parent
and its Affiliates) publicly announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make an
offer or proposal for an Acquisition Proposal; and

          (C) Company enters into an agreement for or consummates any Acquisition Proposal within
12 months after such termination of this Agreement;

then Company shall pay to Parent, by wire transfer of immediately available funds the Termination
Fee (as defined below), (x) in the case Section 13.2(b)(i), no later than two (2) Business Days
following such termination, (y) in the case of Section 13.2(b)(ii), simultaneously with such
termination, and (z) in the case of Section 13.2(b)(iii), (iv) or (v), no later than the time of
Company’s entering into an agreement for any Acquisition Proposal with any Person or, if there is
no such agreement, upon the consummation of such Acquisition Proposal. For avoidance of doubt, in
no event shall the Company or Company Sub be obligated to pay the Termination Fee on more than one
occasion.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Termination Fee” means, in the event that this Agreement
shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 13.1(b), Section 13.1(d), Section 13.1(h) or Section
13.1(i), an amount in cash equal to $1,330,000.

     (c) If Company fails to pay all amounts due to Parent on the dates specified in this Section
13.2, then Company shall pay Parent interest on such unpaid amounts at the prime lending rate
prevailing at such time, as published in The Wall Street Journal, plus 2%, from the date such
amounts were required to be paid until the date actually received by Parent.

     (d) Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 13.2 are an integral
part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Parent
and Merger Sub would not have entered into this Agreement. Company acknowledges that its
obligation to pay to Parent any amounts due pursuant to this Section 13.2 is not subject to the
Company Requisite Vote or any other stockholder vote or approval being obtained.

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ARTICLE 14.

[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

ARTICLE 15.

MISCELLANEOUS

     15.1 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided for herein,

     (a) Parent will pay all Expenses (as defined below) incurred by Parent or Merger Sub in
connection with or related to the authorization, preparation and execution of this Agreement and
all other matters related to the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby, including,
without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, all fees and expenses of agents,
representatives, counsel and accountants employed by Parent, Merger Sub or their Affiliates.

     (b) CIPAR will pay all Expenses (as defined below) incurred by Company and Company Sub in
connection with or related to the authorization, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the
solicitation of stockholder approvals and all other matters related to the closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation of the generality of the foregoing,
all fees and expenses of agents, representatives, counsel and accountants employed by Company,
Company Sub or their Affiliates

“Expenses” as used in this Agreement shall include all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including
all fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to the
party and its Affiliates) incurred by the party or on its behalf in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     15.2 Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given
hereunder by any party hereto to another shall be in writing and delivered personally or by
confirmed facsimile transmission or sent by a recognized overnight courier service or by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, with return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

	 	 	 
	To Parent, Merger Sub or to Company
and Company Sub after the Effective
Time of the Merger:

	 	Graco Inc.

88 11th Avenue Northeast

Minneapolis, MN 55413

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile Number:

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	With a copy to:

	 	Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.

80 South 8th Street

Suite 4200

Minneapolis, MN 55402

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Attention: 	
Robert Thompson

Joseph Humke

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Facsimile Number: (612) 371-3207

	 	 	 
	To Company or Company Sub prior to
the Effective Time of the Merger, or
to CIPAR:

	 	Cohesant Technologies Inc.

5845 West 82nd Street

Suite 102

Indianapolis, Indiana 46278

Attention:

Facsimile Number:
	 
	 	 
	With a copy to:

	 	Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

925 Euclid Avenue

Suite 1700
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Cleveland, OH 44115-1483

Attention: Michael A. Ellis

Facsimile Number: (216) 443-9011

Any such notice, request, instruction or other document shall be deemed received (i) on the date
delivered personally or delivered by confirmed facsimile transmission, (ii) on the next Business
Day after it was sent by overnight courier, delivery charges prepaid; or (iii) on the fourth
Business Day after it was sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. Any of the
Persons shown above may change its address for purposes of this section by giving notice in
accordance herewith.

     15.3 Assignment. All terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure, to the extent permitted by law, to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective permitted transferees and successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that this
Agreement and all rights, privileges, duties and obligations of the parties hereto, without the
prior written approval of the other parties hereto, may not be transferred, assigned or delegated
by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) and any such attempted transfer, assignment
or delegation shall be null and void.

     15.4 Counterparts. This Agreement and any exhibit hereto may be executed in one or
more counterparts, all of which, taken together, shall constitute one original document and shall
become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by the appropriate parties and
delivered to each party hereto.

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     15.5 Effect of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement shall terminate immediately after the Effective Time of the Merger.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties recognize that certain representations, warranties and
indemnification obligations contained in the Separation Agreement are to survive the Effective Time
of the Merger.

     15.6 Third Parties. Except as specified in Section 6.11 and Article 12 hereof, each
party hereto intends that this Agreement shall not benefit or create any right or cause of action
to any person other than parties hereto. As used in this Agreement the term “parties” shall refer
only to Parent, Merger Sub, Company or Company Sub, as the context may require. Without limiting
the foregoing, nothing in Article 12 hereof shall be deemed to confer any enforceable rights on any
current, former or future employee of Company, Company Sub, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or
any of their respective Affiliates, and nothing in this Agreement shall constitute or be construed
as an amendment or modification of any Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement or any employee benefit
plan or arrangement of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates or limit in any
way the right of Company, Company Sub, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates
to amend, modify or terminate any of its employee benefit plans or arrangements. For the avoidance
of doubt, this Section 15.6 does not limit the rights of any Person under the terms of any Employee
Plan or Benefit Arrangement.

     15.7 Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of
the parties in connection therewith.

     15.8 Knowledge. Whenever any statement herein or in any list, certificate or other
document delivered to any party pursuant to this Agreement is made “to the knowledge” or “to the
knowledge” of any party or another Person, such party or other Person shall make such statement
based upon the actual knowledge of the senior executive officers of such Person. The senior
executive officers of the Company and Company Sub are identified in Section 15.8 of the Company
Disclosure Letter.

     15.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

     (a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles
of conflict of laws thereof.

     (b) Each of the parties hereto (i) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of
the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any court of the United States located in the
State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such
personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (iii) agrees that
it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in any court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if under
applicable law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any court
of the United States located in the State of Delaware, and (iv) consents to service being made
through the notice procedures set forth in Section 15.2. Each of the Company, Company

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Sub, Parent and Merger Sub hereby agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or
document by U.S. registered mail to the respective addresses set forth in Section 15.2 shall be
effective service of process for any claim, action, suit or proceeding in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

     15.10 Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation
hereof.

     15.11 Severability. If any portion of this Agreement shall be deemed by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, the remaining portions shall be valid and enforceable
only if, after excluding the portion deemed to be unenforceable, the remaining terms hereof shall
provide for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein in substantially the same
manner and with substantially the same effect as originally set forth at the date this Agreement
was executed.

     15.12 Waiver and Modification; Amendment. At any time prior to the Effective Time of
the Merger, any party hereto may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations
or other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) subject to the
requirements of applicable law, waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained
herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby. No waiver of any term, provision or condition
of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or
continuing waiver of any such term, provision or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any
party to assert any rights or remedies shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies.
Except as otherwise required by law, this Agreement, when executed and delivered, may be modified
or amended prior to the Effective Time of the Merger by action of the Boards of Directors of
Parent, Merger Sub, Company and Company Sub without action by their respective stockholders. This
Agreement may be modified or amended only by an instrument of equal formality signed by the parties
or their duly authorized agents.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement and Plan of Merger as of the
day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PARENT:

	 	 	 	COMPANY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GRACO INC.

	 	 	 	COHESANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
	 	     
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Patrick J. McHale

	 	     
	 	/s/ Morris H. Wheeler
	 	     
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name: Patrick J. McHale

	 	 	 	Name: Morris H. Wheeler	 	 
	Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

	 	 	 	Title:   Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	MERGER SUB:

	 	 	 	COMPANY SUB:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GRACO INDIANA INC.

	 	 	 	GLASCRAFT INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Karen Park Gallivan

	 	 	 	/s/ Morris H. Wheeler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name: Karen Park Gallivan

	 	 	 	Name: Morris H. Wheeler	 	 
	Title:   Vice President and Secretary

	 	 	 	Title:   Chairman	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	CIPAR INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	/s/ Morris H. Wheeler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Morris H. Wheeler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:   Chairman	 	 

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EXHIBIT F

Examples of Per Share Merger Consideration Calculation

     The following are hypothetical example calculations of the Per Share Merger Consideration,
based upon the assumptions set forth below (none of which purport to reflect the actual state of
affairs as of the date of the Agreement and Plan of Merger to which this Exhibit F is attached or
the projected state of affairs as of the Effective Time of the Merger). These hypothetical example
calculations are for illustrative purposes only, and they are not intended to, and do not purport
to, reflect any actual or projected calculation of the Per Share Merger Consideration.

Example 1:

     Assume(for illustrative purposes only) that, as of the date of this Agreement, there are
3,357,809 shares of Company Stock outstanding and Company Stock Options outstanding to purchase
337,700 shares of Company Stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share of Company Stock. Further
assume that the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt is equal to $3,000,000 and that, prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger, all of the outstanding Company Stock Options are exercised to
purchase shares of Company Stock.

     The Per Share Merger Consideration would be equal to $9.39 because, based on the Per Share
Merger Consideration, the following would hold true:

	 	•	 	Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt = $3,000,000
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Merger Consideration = $0.00
	 
	 	•	 	Company Stock Merger Consideration = $34,700,830
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration = $34,700,830
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount = $2,701,600
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration + Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt – Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount = $34,999,230 (note that this amount is less than $35,000,000
because of rounding the Per Share Merger Consideration down to the nearest whole
$0.01)
	 
	 	•	 	Excess Proceeds = $770.49

Example 2:

     Assume (for illustrative purposes only) that, as of the date of this Agreement, there are
3,357,809 shares of Company Stock outstanding and Company Stock Options outstanding to purchase
337,700 shares of Company Stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share of Company

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Stock. Further assume that the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt is equal to $3,000,000 and
that, prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, none of the outstanding Company Stock Options are
exercised to purchase shares of Company Stock.

     The Per Share Merger Consideration would be equal to $9.39 because, based on the Per Share
Merger Consideration, the following would hold true:

	 	•	 	Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt = $3,000,000
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Merger Consideration = $469,403
	 
	 	•	 	Company Stock Merger Consideration = $31,529,826
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration = $31,999,229
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount = $0.00
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration + Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt – Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount = $34,999,229 (note that this amount is less than $35,000,000
because of rounding the Per Share Merger Consideration down to the nearest whole
$0.01)
	 
	 	•	 	Excess Proceeds = $770.49

Example 3:

     Assume (for illustrative purposes only) that, as of the date of this Agreement, there are
3,357,809 shares of Company Stock outstanding and Company Stock Options outstanding to
purchase 337,700 shares of Company Stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share of Company Stock.
Further assume that the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt is equal to $4,500,000 and that,
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, all of the outstanding Company Stock Options are
exercised to purchase shares of Company Stock.

     The Per Share Merger Consideration would be equal to $9.05 because the following would hold
true based on the Per Share Merger Consideration being equal to $8.98, and in accordance with the
definition of Per Share Merger Consideration, the “floor” on the Per Share Merger Consideration is
$9.05:

	 	•	 	Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt = $4,500,000
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Merger Consideration = $0.00
	 
	 	•	 	Company Stock Merger Consideration = $33,185,670
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration = $33,185,670
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount = $2,701,600

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	 	•	 	Merger Consideration + Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt – Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount = $34,984,070 (note that this amount is less than $35,000,000
because of rounding the Per Share Merger Consideration down to the nearest whole
$0.01)

     However, using $9.05 as the Per Share Merger Consideration, the following would hold true:

	 	•	 	Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt = $4,500,000
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Merger Consideration = $0.00
	 
	 	•	 	Company Stock Merger Consideration = $33,444,356
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration = $33,444,356
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount = $2,701,600
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration + Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt – Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount = $35,242,756
	 
	 	•	 	Excess Proceeds = $0.00

     As such, the Excess Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt would be equal to $242,756 (i.e.,
the amount by which the balance of (A) the Merger Consideration plus the Assumed
Transaction Expenses and Debt, minus (B) the Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount, exceeds
$35,000,000). Pursuant to Section 6.12 of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Separation Agreement, CIPAR would assume and be responsible for discharging the
Excess Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt and, immediately following the Effective Time of the
Merger, CIPAR would pay to the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount
equal to the Excess Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt.

Example 4:

     Assume (for illustrative purposes only) that, as of the date of this Agreement, there are
3,357,809 shares of Company Stock outstanding and Company Stock Options outstanding to
purchase337,700 shares of Company Stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share of Company Stock.
Further assume that the Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt is equal to $2,000,000 and that,
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, all of the outstanding Company Stock Options are
exercised to purchase shares of Company Stock.

     The Per Share Merger Consideration would be equal to $9.66 because the following would hold
true based on the Per Share Merger Consideration being equal to $9.55, and in accordance with the
definition of Per Share Merger Consideration, the “maximum” on the Per Share Merger Consideration
is $9.55:

	 	•	 	Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt = $2,000,000

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	 	•	 	Option Shares Merger Consideration = $0.00
	 
	 	•	 	Company Stock Merger Consideration = $35,698,616
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration = $35,698,616
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount = $2,701,600
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration + Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt – Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount = $34,997,016 (note that this amount is less than $35,000,000
because of rounding the Per Share Merger Consideration down to the nearest whole
$0.01)

     However, using $9.55 as the Per Share Merger Consideration, the following would hold true:

	 	•	 	Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt = $2,000,000
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Merger Consideration = $0.00
	 
	 	•	 	Company Stock Merger Consideration = $35,292,110
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration = $35,292,110
	 
	 	•	 	Option Shares Exercise Cash Amount = $2,701,600
	 
	 	•	 	Merger Consideration + Assumed Transaction Expenses and Debt – Option Shares
Exercise Cash Amount = $34,590,510
	 
	 	•	 	Excess Proceeds = $409,490

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Exhibit 10.2

FORM OF TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

by and between

COHESANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.,

on behalf of itself and the members of the Cohesant Group

and

CIPAR INC.,

on behalf of itself and the members of the CIPAR Group

Dated as of

                    , 200_

 

 

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

     THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of                     , 200_
by and among Cohesant Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cohesant”) on behalf of
Cohesant and the other members of the Cohesant Group, and CIPAR Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“CIPAR”) on behalf of CIPAR and the other members of the CIPAR Group; each a “Party” and
collectively, the “Parties.”

R E C I T A L S:

     WHEREAS, Cohesant, acting through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, currently conducts a
number of businesses, including (i) the GlasCraft Business and (ii) the CuraFlo Business;

     WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Cohesant and its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries are
members of an Affiliated Group, of which Cohesant is the common parent;

     WHEREAS, Cohesant has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3,
2007 (the “Merger Agreement”), among Cohesant, GlasCraft, CIPAR, Graco Inc.
(“Graco”) and Graco Indiana Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graco (“Acquisition
Sub”), pursuant to which Cohesant will be acquired by Graco by means of a merger of Acquisition
Sub with and into Cohesant with Cohesant as the surviving corporation (the “Acquisition”);

     WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement requires that Cohesant be separated (the “Separation”)
into two separate companies such that, at the time of the Acquisition, Cohesant’s sole subsidiary
will be GlasCraft;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2007 (as amended or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Separation Agreement”), the Parties have agreed
to effect the Separation as follows: (i) Cohesant will contribute the stock of CMI and American
Chemical Company to CIPAR (“Internal Contribution 1”), (ii) Cohesant will have the stock of
CuraFlo BC contributed to CuraFlo Services (“Internal Contribution 2”), (iii) Cohesant will
liquidate and dissolve Cohesant Canada; and (iv) Cohesant will distribute all of the issued and
outstanding shares of CIPAR Common Stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of the outstanding
common stock of Cohesant ( the “Spin-Off”);

     WHEREAS, in contemplation of the Separation, pursuant to which the CIPAR Group will cease to
be members of the Affiliated Group of which Cohesant is the parent if (but only if) the Spin-Off
occurs, the Parties have determined to enter into this Agreement, setting forth their agreement
with respect to certain tax matters; and

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual promises and covenants
hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions.

     Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Section 1 shall
have the meanings set forth in the Separation Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

     “Acquisition Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

 

     “Affiliated Group” means an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of
section 1504(a)(1) of the Code that files a consolidated return for United States federal Income
Tax purposes.

     “After Tax Amount” means any additional amount necessary to reflect the hypothetical
Tax consequences of the receipt or accrual of any payment required to be made under this Agreement
(including payment of an additional amount or amounts hereunder and the effect of the deductions
available for interest paid or accrued and for Taxes such as state and local Income Taxes),
determined by using the highest applicable statutory corporate Income Tax rate (or rates, in the
case of an item that affects more than one Tax) for the relevant taxable period (or portion
thereof).

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

     “American Chemical Company” means American Chemical Company, a Missouri corporation.

     “Allocated Credit Carryforwards” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.04.

     “Audit” means any audit, assessment of Taxes, other examination by any Taxing
Authority, proceeding, or appeal of such a proceeding relating to Taxes, whether administrative or
judicial, including proceedings relating to competent authority determinations.

     “Business Day” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

     “CIPAR” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “CIPAR Affiliate” means any Person included in the CIPAR Group.

     “CIPAR Business Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).

     “CIPAR Common Stock” means common stock of CIPAR, $0.001 par value per share.

     “CIPAR Group” means CIPAR, CuraFlo Franchising, CuraFlo Services, CMI, American
Chemical Company, CuraFlo BC, CuraFlo Spincast and Cohesant Canada.

     “CMI” means Cohesant Materials, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.

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

     “Cohesant” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Cohesant Affiliate” means any Person included in the Cohesant Group.

     “Cohesant Business Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).

     “Cohesant Canada” means Cohesant Infrastructure and Renewal of Canada, Ltd., a
corporation organized under the laws of Canada.

     “Cohesant Group” shall mean Cohesant and GlasCraft.

 

 

     “Combined Return” means any Tax Return, other than with respect to United States
federal Income Taxes, filed on a consolidated, combined (including nexus combination, worldwide
combination, domestic combination, line of business combination or any other form of combination)
or unitary basis wherein CIPAR (or one or more CIPAR Affiliate) joins in the filing of such Tax
Return (for any taxable period or portion thereof) with Cohesant or one or more Cohesant Affiliate.

     “Consolidated Return” means any Tax Return with respect to United States federal
Income Taxes filed on a consolidated basis wherein CIPAR (or one or more CIPAR Affiliate) joins in
the filing of such Tax Return (for any taxable period or portion thereof) with Cohesant or one or
more Cohesant Affiliate.

     “Covered Group Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

     “CuraFlo Business” shall mean the Business, as such term is defined in the Separation
Agreement.

     “CuraFlo BC” means CuraFlo of British Columbia Ltd., a corporation organized under the
laws of British Columbia.

     “CuraFlo Franchising” means CuraFlo Franchising Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly
known as CIPAR Franchising, Inc.

     “CuraFlo Services” means CuraFlo Services Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly
owned subsidiary of CIPAR, formerly known as CIPAR Services, Inc.

     “CuraFlo Spincast” means CuraFlo Spincast Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

     “Deferred Intercompany Item” shall mean any income, gain, deduction, or loss from
transactions between members of the same Affiliated Group that is deferred for United States
federal Income Tax purposes under the principles in Treasury Regulations section 1.1502-13, or any
similar provision under state, local, or foreign law.

     “Distribution Taxes” means any Taxes (including liability to stockholders and the cost
of defending against the imposition of such Taxes and other liabilities) of any member of the
Cohesant Group and the CIPAR Group arising from or attributable to the transactions contemplated by
the Separation Agreement, including but not limited to (a) any failure of the Spin-Off to
constitute a distribution eligible for nonrecognition under Section 355(a) of the Code, (b) any
failure of Internal Contribution 1 and/or Internal Contribution 2 to qualify for nonrecognition
under Section 351(a) of the Code, (c) any failure of Internal Contribution 2 to be fully exempt
from Taxation in Canada, and (d) any failure of the liquidation and dissolution of Cohesant Canada
to be fully exempt from Taxation in the U.S. and in Canada. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, Distribution Taxes shall include all Taxes arising from or attributable to (i) any
excess loss accounts or deferred intercompany transactions taken into account under Section 1502 of
the Code or Treasury Regulations issued thereunder and any similar items taken into account under
state, local or foreign Tax laws as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Separation
Agreement, (ii) Sections 301(c)(3), 311(b), or 367 of the Code or Treasury Regulations issued
thereunder, and any similar provisions of state, local and foreign Tax law as a result of the
transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, and (iii) recapture of any “dual
consolidated losses” attributable to any member of the Cohesant Affiliated Group within the meaning
of Section 1503 of the Code. Any Income Tax referred to in this definition of Distribution Taxes
shall be determined using the highest applicable statutory corporate Income Tax rate (or rates, in
the case of an item that affects more than one Tax) for the relevant taxable period (or portion
thereof) taking into account deductions for interest paid or accrued and other related

 

 

Taxes, such as state and local Taxes.

     “Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

     “Filing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

     “Final Determination” means the final resolution of liability for any Tax for any
taxable period, by or as a result of (i) a final and unappealable decision, judgment, decree or
other order by any court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) a final settlement with the IRS, a closing
agreement or accepted offer in compromise under section 7121 or section 7122 of the Code, or a
comparable agreement under the laws of other jurisdictions, which resolves the entire Tax liability
for any taxable period; (iii) any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of
Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund may be recovered by the
jurisdiction imposing the Tax; or (iv) any other final disposition, including by reason of the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

     “GlasCraft” means GlasCraft Inc., an Indiana corporation.

     “GlasCraft Business” shall have the meaning provided such term in the Separation
Agreement.

     “GlasCraft Separate Group Basis” means, in the case of any Covered Group Taxes, the
amount of such Taxes that would have been due if the underlying group consisted solely of GlasCraft
and did not include Cohesant or any members of the CIPAR Group and computed (i) by taking into
account elections and accounting methods actually used in computing such Taxes for such year, (ii)
with appropriate adjustments to take into account the application of Treasury Regulations Section
1.1502-13 or similar provisions of state and local Tax law to any intercompany transactions between
members of the CIPAR Group and Cohesant (on one hand) and GlasCraft (on the other hand), (iii)
consistent with past practice (including past practices of allocating state and local unitary Taxes
and expenses to an entity if that entity caused the filing of a combined, consolidated or unitary
Tax Return) and (iv) with such other adjustments as are contemplated by this Agreement;
provided, however, that Tax liability for an entity with nexus in a combined return state
shall be based on that entity’s relative apportionment percentage of the total apportionment
percentage of the actual combined group.

     “Income Tax” means any federal, state, local or foreign Tax determined (in whole or in
part) by reference to net income, net worth, gross receipts, or capital, or any such Taxes imposed
in lieu of such a Tax, including, without limitation, any franchise Tax.

     “Income Tax Return” means any Tax Return relating to any Income Tax.

     “Internal Contribution 1” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Internal Contribution 2” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto,
including its agents, representatives, and attorneys.

     “Net Intercompany Tax Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).

     “Owed Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.

 

 

     “Owing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.

     “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Payment Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.05(e).

     “Person” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

     “Post-Spin-Off Period” means any Taxable year or other Taxable period beginning after
the Spin-Off Date and, in the case of any Taxable year or other Taxable period that begins on or
before and ends after the Spin-Off Date, that part of the Taxable year or other Taxable period that
begins at the beginning of the day after the Spin-Off Date.

     “Pre-Spin-Off Period” means any Taxable year or other Taxable period that ends on or
before the close of the Spin-Off Date and, in the case of any Taxable year or other Taxable period
that begins on or before and ends after the Spin-Off Date, that part of the Taxable year or other
Taxable period through the close of the Spin-Off Date.

     “Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

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

     “Sole Responsibility Item” means any Tax Item for which the non-Filing Party has the
entire economic liability under this Agreement.

     “Spin-Off” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

     “Spin-Off Date” means the effective date of the Spin-Off transaction.

     “Tax Asset” means any Tax Item that has been recognized for Tax purposes, but has not
been realized during the taxable period, and that could reduce a Tax in another taxable period,
including a net operating loss, net capital loss, investment tax credit, foreign tax credit,
charitable deduction, or credit related to alternative minimum tax or any other Tax credit.

     “Tax Benefit” means a reduction in the Tax liability (or increase in refund or credit
or any item of deduction or expense) of a taxpayer (or of the Affiliated Group, or similar group of
entities as defined under corresponding provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction, of which
it is a member) for any taxable period. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Tax
Benefit shall be deemed to have been realized or received from a Tax Item in a taxable period only
if and to the extent that the Tax liability of the taxpayer (or of the Affiliated Group, or similar
group of entities as defined under corresponding provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction,
of which it is a member) for such period, after taking into account the effect of the Tax Item on
the Tax liability of such taxpayer (or of the Affiliated Group, or similar group of entities as
defined under corresponding provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction, of which it is a
member) in the current period and all prior periods, is less than it would have been had such Tax
liability been determined without regard to such Tax Item.

     “Tax Detriment” means an increase in the Tax liability (or reduction in refund or
credit or any item of deduction or expense) of a taxpayer (or of the Affiliated Group, or similar
group of entities as defined under corresponding provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction,
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period. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Tax Detriment shall be deemed to have
been realized or incurred from a Tax Item in a taxable period only if and to the extent that the
Tax liability of the taxpayer (or of the Affiliated Group, or similar group of entities as defined
under corresponding provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction, of which it is a member) for
such period, after taking into account the effect of the Tax Item on the Tax liability of such
taxpayer (or of the Affiliated Group, or similar group of entities as defined under corresponding
provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction, of which it is a member) in the current period
and all prior periods, is more than it would have been had such Tax liability been determined
without regard to such Tax Item.

     “Tax Item” means any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense or credit, or
other attribute that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any Tax.

     “Tax Return” means any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or
document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any
information return, amended tax return, claim for refund or declaration of estimated Tax) required
to be supplied to, or filed with, a Taxing Authority in connection with the determination,
assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any laws, regulations or
administrative requirements relating to any Tax.

     “Tax Material” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(a).

     “Taxes” means all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, duties,
levies, imposts, rates or other assessments, including income, gross receipts, payroll, employment,
unemployment, withholding, social security, disability, commercial activity, excise, real property,
personal property, sales, use, license, capital stock, transfer, registration, franchise, value
added, estimated or any other taxes of any kind whatsoever, (including any interest, penalties or
additions attributable thereto, whether disputed or not and including any liability as a result of
being a person required by law to withhold taxes imposed on another person) and a “Tax” shall mean
any one of such Taxes.

     “Taxing Authority” means any governmental authority or any subdivision, agency,
commission, or authority thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over
the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any Tax (including the IRS).

Section 2. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.

     2.01. Cohesant’s Responsibility. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this
Agreement and consistent with past practices, Cohesant shall have sole and exclusive responsibility
for the preparation and filing of the following Tax Returns each of which is listed on Schedule
2.01 attached hereto:

     (a) all Consolidated Returns and all Combined Returns for any taxable period not filed by the
Spin-Off Date;

     (b) all Tax Returns (other than Consolidated Returns and Combined Returns) with respect to any
Cohesant Affiliate for any taxable period;

     (c) all Tax Returns with respect to CIPAR or any CIPAR Affiliate that are required to be filed
(taking into account any extension of time which has been requested or received) on or prior to the
Spin-Off Date and which have been, under past practices, prepared and filed by Cohesant.

 

 

     2.02. CIPAR’s Responsibility. CIPAR shall have sole and exclusive responsibility for
the preparation and filing of all Tax Returns (other than Consolidated Returns and Combined
Returns) with respect to CIPAR and any CIPAR Affiliate due after the Spin-Off Date, each of which
is listed on Schedule 2.02 attached hereto.

     2.03. Agent. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, CIPAR
hereby irrevocably designates, and agrees to cause each CIPAR Affiliate to so designate, Cohesant
as its sole and exclusive agent and attorney-in-fact to take such action (including execution of
documents) as Cohesant, acting in good faith, may deem appropriate in any and all matters
(including Audits) relating to any Tax Return described in Section 2.01(a) and (b).

     2.04. Manner of Tax Return Preparation.

     (a) Unless otherwise required by a Taxing Authority, the Parties hereby agree to prepare and
file all Tax Returns, and to take all other actions, in a manner consistent with this Agreement and
the past practices of the Cohesant Group and the CIPAR Group including obtaining available
extensions (to the extent consistent with applicable law). All Tax Returns shall be filed on a
timely basis (taking into account applicable extensions) by the Party responsible for filing such
returns under this Agreement.

     (b) With respect to any Consolidated Return or Combined Return: (1) CIPAR shall provide
Cohesant with a pro forma draft of the portion of such Tax Return that reflects CIPAR and any CIPAR
Affiliate, as applicable, at least sixty (60) days prior to the due date (with applicable
extensions) for the filing of such Tax Return; (2) within thirty (30) days after receiving the pro
forma draft Tax Returns, Cohesant shall review the drafts and provide comments and questions to
CIPAR (in writing if requested by CIPAR); (3) CIPAR shall cooperate with Cohesant by responding (in
writing if requested) and resolving the comments and questions from Cohesant within ten (10) days
of receiving comments and questions from Cohesant.

Nothing in this Section 2.04(b) shall alter the sole and exclusive responsibility for the
preparation and filing of Tax Returns under Sections 2.01 and 2.02. If CIPAR has not responded to
the Cohesant comments and questions in respect of the pro forma Tax Return in a timely manner
pursuant to Section 2.04(b) above, Cohesant shall file the Consolidated or Combined Tax Return
reporting all Tax Items in the manner as it deems appropriate. In the case of a dispute regarding
the reporting of any Tax Item which has not been resolved by the due date (with applicable
extensions) for the filing of any Tax Return, Cohesant shall file such Consolidated or Combined Tax
Return reporting all Tax Items in the manner as it deems appropriate; provided, however,
that Cohesant agrees that it will thereafter file an amended Tax Return, if necessary, reporting
any material disputed Tax Item in the manner determined under Section 8.02, and any other Tax Item
as agreed upon by Cohesant and CIPAR.

Section 3. Liability for Taxes.

     3.01. Liability for Pre-Spin-Off Period Taxes. Liability for all Taxes related to
Pre-Spin-Off Periods (including, without limitation, additional Taxes resulting from an Audit or
other redetermination of Tax Items), other than Taxes described in Section 4, shall be allocated as
follows:

     (a) With respect to any Taxes imposed on a Consolidated Return or a Combined Return
(“Covered Group Taxes”), the portion of such Taxes allocable to the Cohesant Group shall be
computed on a GlasCraft Separate Group Basis. The remaining portion of Covered Group Taxes shall
be allocable to the CIPAR Group.

 

 

     (b) With respect to any Tax other than Covered Group Taxes addressed in Section 3.01(a)
above, the Cohesant Group shall be responsible for only such Taxes for which GlasCraft has the
primary liability to the Taxing Authority under applicable law. All other Taxes related to
Pre-Spin Off Periods, other than Covered Group Taxes addressed in Section 3.01(a) above, shall be
allocable solely to the CIPAR Group.

     3.02. Liability for Post-Spin-Off Period Taxes. With respect to Post-Spin-Off
Periods, Cohesant and any Cohesant Affiliate and CIPAR and any CIPAR Affiliate shall each be liable
for their respective Taxes, except as provided in Section 4.

     3.03. [Intentionally omitted].

     3.04. Payment of Tax Liability. If one Party is liable or responsible for Taxes,
under Section 3.01 or 3.02, with respect to Tax Returns for which another party is responsible for
preparing and/or filing, or with respect to Taxes that are paid by another Party, then the liable
or responsible Party shall pay the Taxes (or a reimbursement of such Taxes) to the other Party
pursuant to Section 6.05.

     3.05. Computation. Consistent with Section 3.01, Cohesant shall provide CIPAR with a
written calculation in reasonable detail (including copies of all work sheets and other materials
used in preparation thereof) setting forth the amount of any Tax liability of CIPAR for which CIPAR
is liable under Section 3.01. CIPAR shall have the right to review and comment on such
calculation. Any dispute with respect to such calculation shall be resolved pursuant to Section
8.02; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any dispute with respect to any such
calculation, in no event shall any payment attributable to the amount of any Tax liability of the
CIPAR Group be paid later than the date provided in Section 6.

Section 4. Distribution Taxes.

     4.01. Distribution Taxes. Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the
contrary, the CIPAR Group shall be solely liable for, and shall indemnify and hold Cohesant and any
Cohesant Affiliate harmless from and against, any and all Distribution Taxes.

     4.02. Carrybacks. With respect to any Tax Asset incurred by the CIPAR Group in a
Post-Spin-Off Period, CIPAR shall not, and shall cause each member of the CIPAR Group to not, elect
to carry back Tax Assets to a Pre-Spin-Off Period.

     4.03. Continuing Covenants.

     (a) In General. Each of Cohesant and CIPAR agrees (1) not to take any action (or cause
its Affiliates to take any action) reasonably expected to result in an increased Tax liability to
the other or the other’s Affiliates, a reduction in a Tax Asset of the other, or an increased
liability to the other under this Agreement, and (2) to take any action (and cause its Affiliates
to take any action) reasonably requested by the other that would reasonably be expected to result
in a Tax Benefit or avoid a Tax Detriment to the other or the other’s Affiliates, provided, in
either such case, that the taking or refraining to take such action does not result in any
additional cost not fully compensated for by the other Party or any other adverse effect to such
Party. The Parties hereby acknowledge that the preceding sentence is not intended to limit, and
therefore shall not apply to, the rights of the Parties with respect to matters otherwise covered
by this Agreement.

     (b) Cooperation. The Parties agree that, at the request of the other Party, the
Parties shall cooperate fully the execution of any documents that may be necessary or reasonably
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     4.04. Allocation of Tax Assets. In connection with the Spin-Off, Cohesant and CIPAR
shall cooperate in determining the allocation of any Tax Assets among Cohesant, each Cohesant
Affiliate, CIPAR, and each CIPAR Affiliate. The allocations will be made in accordance with
applicable tax laws. The Parties hereby agree that in the absence of controlling legal authority
or unless otherwise provided under this Agreement, Tax Assets shall be allocated to the legal
entity that created such Tax Assets.

Section 5. Indemnification.

     5.01. Cohesant Indemnity. Cohesant shall, and shall cause the Cohesant Affiliates, to
indemnify CIPAR and each CIPAR Affiliate and their respective directors, officers, and employees,
and hold them harmless from and against any and all Taxes for which Cohesant or any Cohesant
Affiliate is liable under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Taxes allocated to
Cohesant pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02) and any loss, cost, damage, fine, penalty, or other
expense of any kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, that is attributable to, or
results from, the failure of Cohesant, any Cohesant Affiliate or any director, officer, or employee
to make any payment required to be made under this Agreement or from the failure of Cohesant, any
Cohesant Affiliate or any director, officer, or employee to provide complete and accurate
information in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return. Cohesant and Cohesant Affiliates
shall have no liability to CIPAR or any CIPAR Affiliate or their respective directors, officers, or
employees with respect to Taxes allocated to the CIPAR Group under this Agreement.

     5.02. CIPAR Indemnity. CIPAR shall, and shall cause the CIPAR Affiliates, to indemnify
Cohesant and each Cohesant Affiliate and their respective directors, officers, and employees, and
hold them harmless from and against any and all Taxes for which CIPAR or any CIPAR Affiliate is
liable under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Distribution Taxes and Taxes allocated
to CIPAR pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02) and any loss, cost, damage, fine, penalty, or other
expense of any kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, that is attributable to, or
results from, the failure of CIPAR, any CIPAR Affiliate or any director, officer, or employee to
make any payment required to be made under this Agreement or from the failure of CIPAR, any CIPAR
Affiliate or any director, officer or employee to provide complete and accurate information in
connection with the preparation of any Tax Return. CIPAR and CIPAR Affiliates shall have no
liability to Cohesant or any Cohesant Affiliate or their respective directors, officers, or
employees with respect to Taxes allocated to the Cohesant Group under this Agreement.

Section 6. Payments.

     6.01. Liabilities for Taxes Under the Tax Sharing Agreement. Schedule 6.01 attached
hereto sets forth the net obligations of the Parties under the tax sharing agreement or arrangement
with respect to Taxes for all Pre-Spin-Off Periods, including, without limitation, any Distribution
Taxes and Taxes accrued through the close of business on the Spin-Off Date (“Net Intercompany
Tax Amount”). On or prior to the Spin-Off Date, the Net Intercompany Tax Amount shall be paid
to the appropriate Party as described in Section 2.01(e) of the Separation Agreement.

     6.02. True-Up Payments. Not later than thirty (30) Business Days after the filing of
a Consolidated or Combined Tax Return, CIPAR shall, and shall cause CIPAR Affiliates, to pay to
Cohesant, or Cohesant shall, and shall cause Cohesant Affiliates, to pay to CIPAR, as appropriate,
an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the Tax liability of the CIPAR Group and the
reserve for Taxes for such period taken into account in calculating the Net Intercompany Tax Amount
under Section 6.01.

     6.03. Redetermination Amounts. In the event of a redetermination of any Tax Item
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Consolidated Return or Combined Return, as a result of a refund or credit of Taxes paid, a Final
Determination or any settlement or compromise with any Taxing Authority which in any such case
would affect the Tax liability of CIPAR and any CIPAR Affiliate, Cohesant shall prepare a revised
pro forma Tax Return in accordance with Section 2.01(a) for the relevant taxable period reflecting
the redetermination of such Tax Item as a result of such refund, Final Determination, settlement,
or compromise. CIPAR shall pay to Cohesant, or Cohesant shall pay to CIPAR, as appropriate, an
amount equal to the difference, if any, between the Tax liability of the CIPAR Group reflected on
such revised pro forma Tax Return and the Tax liability of the CIPAR Group for such period as
originally computed pursuant to this Agreement.

     6.04. Payments of Refunds and Credits. If one Party receives a refund or credit of
any Tax to which the other Party is entitled pursuant to Section 3.04, the Party receiving such
refund or credit shall pay to the other Party the amount of such refund or credit pursuant to
Section 6.05.

     6.05. Payments Under This Agreement. In the event that one Party (the “Owing
Party”) is required to make a payment to another Party (the
“Owed Party”) pursuant to
this Agreement, then such payments shall be made according to this Section 6.05.

     (a) In General. All payments shall be made to the Owed Party or to the appropriate
Taxing Authority as specified by the Owed Party within the time prescribed for payment in this
Agreement, or if no period is prescribed, within twenty (20) days after delivery of written notice
of payment owing together with a computation of the amounts due.

     (b) Treatment of Payments. Unless otherwise required by any Final Determination, the
Parties agree that any payments made by one Party to another Party pursuant to this Agreement
(other than (i) payments of After Tax Amounts pursuant to Section 6.05(d), and (ii) payments of
interest pursuant to Section 6.05(e)) shall be treated for all Tax purposes as nontaxable payments
(dividend distributions or capital contributions, as the case may be) made immediately prior to the
Spin-Off and, accordingly, as not includible in the taxable income of the recipient or as
deductible by the payor.

     (c) Prompt Performance. All actions required to be taken (including payments) by any
Party under this Agreement shall be performed within the time prescribed for performance in this
Agreement, or if no period is prescribed, such actions shall be performed promptly.

     (d) After Tax Amounts. If pursuant to a Final Determination it is determined that the
receipt or accrual of any payment made under this Agreement (other than payments of interest
pursuant to Section 6.05(e)) is subject to any Tax, the Party making such payment shall be liable
for (a) the After Tax Amount with respect to such payment and (b) interest at the rate described in
Section 6.05(e) on the amount of such Tax from the date such Tax accrues with respect to the
receipt of such payment through the date of payment of such After Tax Amount. A Party making a
demand for a payment pursuant to this Agreement and for a payment of an After Tax Amount with
respect to such payment shall separately specify and compute such After Tax Amount. However, a
Party may choose not to specify an After Tax Amount in a demand for payment pursuant to this
Agreement without thereby being deemed to have waived its right subsequently to demand an After Tax
Amount with respect to such payment.

     (e) Interest. Payments pursuant to this Agreement that are not made within the period
prescribed in this Agreement (the “Payment Period”) shall bear interest for the period from
and including the date immediately following the last date of the Payment Period through and
including the date of payment at a per annum rate equal to the prime rate plus two percent (2%) (or
the maximum legal rate whichever is lower). Such interest will be payable at the same time as the
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the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days and the actual number of days for which
due.

Section 7. Tax Proceedings.

     7.01. In General. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Party
responsible for preparing and filing a Tax Return pursuant to Section 2 (the “Filing
Party”) shall have the exclusive right, in its sole discretion, to control, contest, and
represent the interests of Cohesant, any Cohesant Affiliate, CIPAR, or any CIPAR Affiliate in any
Audit relating to such Tax Return and to resolve, settle, or agree to any deficiency, claim, or
adjustment proposed, asserted or assessed in connection with or as a result of any such Audit. The
Filing Party’s rights shall extend to any matter pertaining to the management and control of an
Audit, including execution of waivers, choice of forum, scheduling of conferences, and the
resolution of any Tax Item. Any costs incurred in handling, settling, or contesting an Audit shall
be borne by the Filing Party.

     7.02. Participation of non-Filing Party. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the non-Filing Party shall, if requested, be kept reasonably informed on the status of
any Audit involving a Sole Responsibility Item. The Filing Party shall not settle any Audit it
controls concerning any such Sole Responsibility Item if the aggregate of such Items settled is
more than $25,000 without the prior written consent of the non-Filing Party, and such consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld.

     7.03. Notice. Within thirty (30) days after a Party becomes aware of the existence of
a Tax issue that is reasonably expected to give rise to an indemnification obligation under this
Agreement, such Party shall give notice to the other Party of such issue (such notice shall contain
factual information, to the extent known, describing any asserted tax liability in reasonable
detail), and shall forward to the other Party copies of all notices and material communications
with any Taxing Authority relating to such issue. Notwithstanding any provision in Section 8.06 to
the contrary, if a Party to this Agreement fails to provide the other Party notice as required by
this Section 7.03, and the failure results in a material economic detriment to the other Party,
then any amount which the other Party is otherwise required to pay pursuant to this Agreement shall
be reduced by the amount of such detriment.

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

     8.01. Cooperation and Exchange of Information.

     (a) Cooperation. The Parties shall each cooperate fully (and each shall cause its
respective Affiliates to cooperate fully) with all reasonable requests from another Party for
information, data files, and materials not otherwise available to the requesting Party in
connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, claims for refund, and Audits concerning
issues or other matters covered by this Agreement or in connection with the determination of a
liability for Taxes or a right to a refund of Taxes. Such cooperation shall include:

          (i) the retention until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, and the
provision upon request, of copies of all Tax Returns, books, records (including information
regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation, and other information relating to
the Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to
rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities (collectively, “Tax Material”),
provided, however, that no such retention obligation shall exist to the extent such
Tax Material has previously been provided from one Party to the other Party;

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connection with any Tax Proceeding, or the filing of a Tax Return or refund claim by a member of
the Cohesant Group or the CIPAR Group including certification, to the best of a Party’s knowledge,
of the accuracy and completeness of the information it has supplied;

          (iii) the use of the Party’s reasonable best efforts to obtain any documentation that may be
necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any of the foregoing. Each Party shall make its
employees and facilities available on a reasonable and mutually convenient basis in connection with
the foregoing matters; and

          (iv) the sharing of information to enable each Party to timely fulfill its reporting
requirements pursuant to Treasury Regulations sections 1.355-5, if any.

     (b) Retention of Records. Cohesant or any Cohesant Affiliate that is in possession of
documentation relating to CIPAR or any CIPAR Affiliate, including books, records, Tax Returns, and
all supporting schedules and information relating thereto that has not been previously provided to
CIPAR by Cohesant (the “CIPAR Business Records”), and CIPAR or any CIPAR Affiliate that is
in possession of documentation relating to the Cohesant, or any Cohesant Affiliate, including
books, records, Tax Returns, and all supporting schedules and information relating thereto that has
not been previously provided to Cohesant by CIPAR (the “Cohesant Business Records”), shall
each retain such CIPAR Business Records or Cohesant Business Records (i) for a period of seven (7)
years following the Spin-Off Date or (ii) until the expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations, whichever is longer. Thereafter, (i) if Cohesant wishes to dispose of CIPAR Business
Records in its possession, Cohesant shall provide written notice to CIPAR describing the
documentation proposed to be destroyed or disposed of sixty (60) Business Days prior to taking such
action, and CIPAR may arrange to take delivery of any or all of the documentation described in the
notice at its expense during the succeeding sixty (60) day period; and (ii) if CIPAR wishes to
dispose of Cohesant Business Records in its possession, CIPAR shall provide written notice to
Cohesant describing the documentation proposed to be destroyed or disposed of sixty (60) Business
Days prior to taking such action, and Cohesant may arrange to take delivery of any or all of the
documentation described in the notice at its expense during the succeeding sixty (60) day period.

 

 

     8.02. Disputes. From and after the Effective Time, if the Parties cannot agree on the
calculation of any liability under this Agreement, or the interpretation or application of any
provision under this Agreement, either Party may provide the other Party written notice of intent
to invoke the dispute resolution procedures of this Section 8.02. Within 10 days following receipt
of such written notice, the Parties shall jointly retain a “big four” accounting firm, which firm
is independent of both Parties (the “Independent Firm”), to resolve the dispute. If the
parties cannot jointly agree on an Independent Firm to resolve the dispute within the 10 day
period, then each party shall select a nationally recognized law firm or “big four” accounting
firm, which firm is independent of both parties, and both law or accounting firms shall jointly
select an Independent Firm which shall make the determination under this Section 8.02. The
Independent Firm shall act as an arbitrator to resolve all points of disagreement and its decision
shall be final and binding on all parties involved, provided, however, that if the
disagreement relates to an amount of Tax at issue (or potentially at issue) equal to or greater
than $250,000, such decision shall be non-binding. The Independent Firm shall determine the
appropriate outcome based on this Agreement with respect to each disputed Item. The Independent
Firm shall have 90 days from the date it is selected in which to make such determinations, unless
the Parties mutually agree on an extension of such period or the Independent Firm, in its
discretion, determines that an extension of such period is warranted by exceptional circumstances.
The Parties shall provide the Independent Firm with such information or documentation as the
Independent Firm deems in its discretion to be necessary for it to make the determinations
requested of it. Any determination by the Independent Firm shall be in writing. Following the
decision of the Independent Firm, the Parties shall each take or cause to be taken any action
necessary to implement any binding decision of the Independent Firm. The fees and expenses
relating to the Independent Firm shall be borne by the party that such Independent Firm determines
has lost the dispute.

     8.03. Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement shall constitute the entire
agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all
previous negotiations, commitments, and writings with respect to such subject matter. This
Agreement supersedes any prior tax matters agreements between Cohesant (or any Cohesant Affiliate)
or CIPAR (or any CIPAR Affiliate) and such prior tax matters agreements shall have no further force
and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

     8.04. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in more than one counterparts, all
of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or
more such counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties.
Execution of this Agreement or any other documents pursuant to this Agreement by facsimile or other
electronic copy of a signature shall be deemed to be, and shall have the same effect as, execution
by original signature.

     8.05. Survival of Agreement. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, all
covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective
Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms.

     8.06. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under
this Agreement, as between the Parties, shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall
be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt unless the day of receipt is not a Business
Day, in which case it shall be deemed to have been duly given or made on the next Business Day) by
delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by
delivery of an original via overnight courier service) or by registered or certified mail (postage
prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such
other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section
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	To Cohesant:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Cohesant Technologies Inc. c/o Graco, Inc.
	 

	 	 	 	88 11th Avenue Northeast
	 

	 	 	 	Minneapolis, MN 55413
	 

	 	 	 	Attention: General Counsel
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Facsimile:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	With a copy to:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Lindquist & Vennum
	 

	 	 	 	80 South 8th St., Suite 4200
	 

	 	 	 	Minneapolis, MN 55404
	 

	 	 	 	Attention: Robert L. Thompson, Esq. and
	 

	 	 	 	                   Joseph J. Humke, Esq.
	To CIPAR:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	CIPAR Inc.
	 

	 	 	 	24200 Commerce Park Drive
	 

	 	 	 	Beachwood, Ohio 44122
	 

	 	 	 	Attention: Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Facsimile:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	With a copy to:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP
	 

	 	 	 	925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1700
	 

	 	 	 	Cleveland, Ohio 44115
	 

	 	 	 	Attention: Michael A. Ellis, Esq.

     8.07. Changes in Law.

     (a) Any reference to a provision of the Code or a law of another jurisdiction shall include a
reference to any applicable successor provision or law.

     (b) If, due to any change in applicable law or regulations or their interpretation by any
court of law or other governing body having jurisdiction subsequent to the date of this Agreement,
performance of any provision of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby shall become
impracticable or impossible, the Parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that
contemplated by such provision.

     8.08. Waivers. The failure of any Party to require strict performance by any other
Party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand
strict performance

 

 

thereafter of that or any other provision hereof.

     8.09. Amendments. Except as provided in Section 8.12, this Agreement may not be
modified or amended except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties.

     8.10. Assignment. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, this
Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, by any Party without the prior written
consent of the other Party, and any attempt to assign any rights or obligations arising under this
Agreement without such consent shall be null and void; provided, that a Party may assign this
Agreement in connection with a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity
or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets, and upon the effectiveness of
such assignment, the assigning Party shall be released from all of its obligations under this
Agreement, if the surviving entity of such merger or the transferee of such Assets shall agree in
writing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party, to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement as if named as a “Party” hereto.

     8.11. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the obligations and
rights hereunder shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by (and against)
the Parties and their respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns.

     8.12. Termination, Etc. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this
Agreement (including Section 5 (Indemnification) hereof) may be terminated and abandoned at any
time prior to the Spin-Off Date by and in the sole discretion of Cohesant without the approval of
CIPAR or the stockholders of Cohesant. In the event of such termination, no Party shall have any
liability to any other Party or any other Person. After the Spin-Off Date, this Agreement may not
be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties.

     8.13. Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to
confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other
right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

     8.14. Interpretations. Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for the
convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.

     8.15. Schedules. The Schedules attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference
and shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the
same had been set forth verbatim herein.

     8.16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws, and not the laws governing conflicts of laws, of the State of Delaware.

     8.17. Intentionally Omitted.

     8.18. Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in
the event that the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to (i) an
injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any
arbitration, (ii) provisional or temporary injunctive relief in accordance therewith in any
Delaware Court, and (iii) enforcement of any such award of an arbitral tribunal or a

 

 

Delaware Court in any court of the United States, or any other court or tribunal sitting in any
state of the United States or in any foreign country that has jurisdiction, this being in addition
to any other remedy or relief to which they may be entitled.

     8.19. Waiver of Jury Trial. SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 8.02 AND 8.18 HEREIN, EACH OF THE
PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY COURT PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF AND
PERMITTED UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF
ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS
APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.19.

     8.20. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby, and the Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as
close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

     8.21. Force Majeure. No Party (or any person acting on its behalf) shall have any
liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation)
under this Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is
prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of a force majeure. A
Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the
occurrence of any such event: (a) notify the other Party of the nature and extent of any such a
force majeure condition and (b) use due diligence to remove any such causes and resume performance
under this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable.

     8.22. No Circumvention. The Parties agree not to directly or indirectly take any
actions, act in concert with any person who takes an action, or cause or allow any member Affiliate
to take any actions (including the failure to take a reasonable action) such that the resulting
effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement
(including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue
indemnification, contribution or payment pursuant to Sections 5 and 6).

     8.23. Authorization. Each of the Parties hereby represents and warrants that it has
the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, that this Agreement has
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Party, that this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Party and that the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not contravene or conflict
with any provision of law or of its charter or bylaws or any material agreement, instrument or
order binding on such Party.

     8.24. Setoff. All payments to be made by any Party under this Agreement may be netted
against payments due to such Party under this Agreement, but otherwise shall be made without
setoff, counterclaim or withholding, all of which are hereby expressly waived.

 

 

     8.25. Confidentiality. Except as required by law, the terms and subject matter of
this Agreement shall remain confidential by all Parties.

     8.26. Affiliates. Each of the Parties shall cause to be performed all actions,
agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Affiliate of such Party or by
any entity that becomes an Affiliate of such Party on and after the Spin-Off Date.

     8.27. Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and
drafting of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or
rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument
to be drafted.

     8.28. Effective Time. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first written
above.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties caused this Tax Matters Agreement to be duly executed as of
the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COHESANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

Morris Wheeler,
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 CEO	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CIPAR INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

Robert W. Pawlak,
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 Chief Financial Officer

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