Document:

Employment Agreement with John Roush

  
 Exhibit 10.1

 Employment Agreement 
 This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), entered into on November 16, 2010, with employment effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), is made by and between John
Roush (the “Executive”) and GSI Group Inc., a company organized under the laws of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada (together with any of its subsidiaries and Affiliates as may employ the Executive from time to time, and any
successor(s) thereto, the “Company”). 
 RECITALS 

A. The Company desires to assure itself of the services of the Executive by engaging the Executive to perform services under the terms
hereof. 
 B. The Executive desires to provide services to the Company on the terms herein provided. 

AGREEMENT 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, including the respective covenants and agreements set forth below, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Certain Definitions 

 (a) “Advisor Period” shall mean the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the date immediately prior to the CEO Date. 

(b) “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by, or under common control with, such Person where “control” shall have the meaning given such term under Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 

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

(d) “Annual Base Salary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a). 

(e) “Annual Bonus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e). 

(f) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. 

(g) The Company shall have “Cause” to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder upon: (i) the
Executive’s willful failure to substantially perform the 

 
duties set forth in this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s Disability or any inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity that could reasonably
be expected to result in Disability) which is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such failure; (ii) the Executive’s willful failure to carry out, or comply with, in any material respect
any lawful and reasonable directive of the Board not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, which is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such failure; (iii) the Executive’s
commission at any time of any act or omission that results in, or may reasonably be expected to result in, a conviction, plea of no contest, plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of unadjudicated probation for any felony or crime involving
moral turpitude; or (iv) the Executive’s unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs on the Company’s premises or while performing the Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement. 
 (h) “CEO Date” shall mean the earliest of (i) the first business day following the date on
which the Company becomes current in its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, (ii) a date elected by the Executive in a written notice to the Company providing that that he elects to commence his services as Chief Executive Officer of
the Company on such date (and which date must be on or following the date such written notice is provided), or (iii) February 1, 2011. 
 (i) “Change in Control” shall mean and includes any of the following which occurs on or following the Effective Date: 

(i) A transaction or series of transactions whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such
terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, a “person” or “group” who as of the date this Agreement is entered into beneficially owns 5% or more of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding, or a “person” that,
prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities
of the Company possessing either (A) more than 40% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition and, in connection with, and within the twelve-month period immediately
following, such acquisition, new directors who constitute at least 40% of the Board (x) are nominated or designated by the acquiring “person” or related “group” of acquiring “persons” and (y) are elected by
the Board or the Company’s shareholders (disregarding, for purposes of this determination, any new directors whose election or nomination is consented to by the Executive) or (B) more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the
Company’s securities outstanding immediately following such acquisition; or 
 (ii) During any twelve-month period
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with any new director(s) (other than a director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Section 1(i)(i) or
Section 1(i)(iii)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the
twelve-month period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or 
 (iii) The consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (A) a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
or business combination or (B) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (C) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in
each case other than a transaction, which results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company
(the Company or such person, the “Successor Entity”)) directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction; or

 (iv) The Company’s stockholders approve a liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 

(j) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

(k) “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board, or if no such committee exists, the Board.

 (l) “Company” shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 6(j), have the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto. 
 (m) “Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if the Executive’s employment is
terminated due to the Executive’s death, the date of the Executive’s death; (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated due to the Executive’s Disability, the date determined pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii); or
(iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii)-(vi) either the date indicated in the Notice of Termination or the date specified by the Company pursuant to Section 4(b), whichever is earlier.

 (n) “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by
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continuous period of not less than ninety days or (ii) at least 180 total calendar days in any 12 month period, in each case as determined by a physician selected by the Company or its
insurers and reasonably acceptable to Executive. The Company will inform the Executive of the selection of the physician so that the Executive may consent to such selection (and the Executive’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). The
Executive shall be deemed to have consented to the selection of the physician if the Executive does not provide the Company with written notice objecting to such selection within five business days of the Executive being informed of the
physician’s selection. If the Executive objects to such selection (and the Company determines in good faith that such withholding is not unreasonable), then the Company shall select another physician pursuant to the process described in this
Section 1(n). 
 (o) “Effective Date” shall mean December 15, 2010, or such earlier date as may be
elected by the Executive by written notice to the Company providing that he elects to commence his employment with the Company on such date (and which commencement date must be on or following the date such written notice is provided). 

(p) “Executive” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

(q) “Extension Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b). 

(r) The Executive shall have “Good Reason” to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder
within one (1) year after the occurrence of one or more of the following conditions without the Executive’s consent: (i) a material diminution in the nature or scope of the Executive’s responsibilities, duties or authority, or a
material diminution in the Executive’s title; (ii) failure of the Company to make any material payment or provide any material benefit under this Agreement; (iii) the Company’s material breach of this Agreement; or (iv) a
material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform the Executive’s material services hereunder (which shall in no event include a relocation of the Executive’s principal place of business less than 50 miles from
the Bedford, Massachusetts metropolitan area); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing the Executive may not resign his employment for Good Reason unless: (A) the Executive provides the Company with at least 30 days
prior written notice of his intent to resign for Good Reason (which notice is provided not later than the
90th day following the Executive’s knowledge of the
occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason); and (B) the Company does not remedy the alleged violation(s) within such 30-day period; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure of the shareholders to
elect the Executive to the Board following proposal for re-election by the Board as described in Section 2(c) shall not constitute “Good Reason.” 
 (s) “Initial Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b). 
 (t) “Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b). 

  
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 (u)
“Person” shall mean any individual, natural person, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any
company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), incorporated or unincorporated association, governmental authority, firm, society or other enterprise, organization or other entity of any nature. 

(v) “Proprietary Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d). 

(w) “Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b). 

(x) “Release Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 24(c). 

(y) “Restricted Period” shall mean the period from the Effective Date through the eighteen (18)-month anniversary of
the Date of Termination. 
 (z) “Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the Department of
Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. 

(aa) “Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b). 

 

	 	2.	Employment 

 (a)
In General. The Company shall employ the Executive and the Executive shall enter the employ of the Company, for the period set forth in Section 2(b), in the position set forth in Section 2(c), and upon the other terms and conditions
herein provided. 
 (b) Term of Employment. The initial term of employment under this Agreement (the “Initial
Term”) shall be for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary thereof, unless earlier terminated as provided in Section 4. The Initial Term shall automatically be extended for successive one year
periods (each, an “Extension Term” and, collectively with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either party hereto gives notice of non-extension to the other no later than 90 days prior to the expiration of the
then-applicable Term. 
 (c) Position and Duties. During the Term, the Executive: (i) shall serve as
(A) during the Advisor Period, the special advisor to the interim principal executive officer of the Company, with responsibilities, duties and authority customary for such position, subject to direction by the Board and (B) during the
portion of the Term other than the Advisor Period, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and all of its subsidiaries, with responsibilities, duties and authority customary for such position, subject to direction by the Board; (ii) shall report
directly to the Board; (iii) shall devote substantially all the Executive’s working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries; and (iv) agrees to observe and

  
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comply with the Company’s rules and policies as adopted by the Company from time to time. In addition, as of the CEO Date, the Company shall cause the Executive to be appointed to the Board
and, during the Term, the Board shall propose the Executive for re-election to the Board. The parties acknowledge and agree that Executive’s duties, responsibilities and authority may include services for one or more subsidiaries or Affiliates
of the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to contrary, the Executive may (x) serve as a director, trustee or officer or otherwise participate in not-for-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civic organizations; and
(y) with the consent of the Board, serve on the board of directors of other companies, to the extent that such other activities, either individually or in the aggregate, do not inhibit or interfere with the performance of the Executive’s
duties under this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time during the Term after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the Executive shall be entitled to serve on the board of directors of up to two other
companies without the consent of the Board, to the extent that such service, either individually or in the aggregate with those activities described in subsection (x) above, does not inhibit or interfere with the performance of the
Executive’s duties under this Agreement. 
  

	 	3.	Compensation and Related Matters 

 (a) Annual Base Salary. During the Term, the Executive shall receive a base salary at a rate of $500,000 per annum, which shall be paid in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the
Company, subject to review and upward adjustment by the Board in its sole discretion (the “Annual Base Salary”). 
 (b) Sign-On Cash Award. On the Effective Date, the Company shall pay the Executive a one-time cash payment (the “Sign-On Bonus”) in an amount equal to $176,375 less any amount
received by the Executive from PerkinElmer in connection with his cash bonus with respect to the period beginning on July 1, 2010 and ending on the termination of his employment at PerkinElmer (the “Prior Employer Bonus”). The
Company shall pay the Executive the Sign-On Bonus as soon as practicable following its receipt from the Executive of reasonable documentation regarding the amount of the Prior Employer Bonus or a written statement from the Executive that there will
be no Prior Employer Bonus, but in no event later than March 15, 2011. 
 (c) Sign-On Equity Award. On the first
business day following the date on which the Form S-8 registering the shares reserved for issuance under the GSI Group Inc. 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “2010 Incentive Award Plan”) is filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (which the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to accomplish as soon as practicable after the Company becomes current in its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act), the Company shall grant the Executive 1,000,000
restricted stock units pursuant to the 2010 Incentive Award Plan (“Sign-On RSUs”). The terms and conditions of the Sign-On RSUs shall be set forth in one or more written award agreements between the Company and the Executive, which
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Company, (i) the Sign-On RSUs shall vest in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the Effective Date, and (ii) notwithstanding the forgoing
Section 3(c)(i), the Sign-On RSUs shall become fully vested immediately prior to a Change in Control, and shall contain other customary terms and conditions. Prior to vesting, the Sign-On RSUs shall not be transferable and, except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, shall be subject to forfeiture upon the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Sign-On RSUs be awarded if the Phantom Award becomes payable to the
Executive pursuant to Section 3(d). 
 (d) Phantom Award. During the period beginning on the Effective Date and
ending immediately prior to the grant of the Sign-On RSUs pursuant to Section 3(c), upon the occurrence of (i) a Change in Control (provided that such Change in Control constitutes a “change in control event” as defined in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)), or (ii) termination of the Executive’s employment due to death pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), by the Company due to Disability pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii), by the Company without
Cause pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv), or by the Executive for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(a)(v), the Company shall pay the Executive a one-time, lump sum cash payment equal to the fair market value of 1,000,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock on the date of such occurrence (the “Phantom Award”); provided that, the Phantom Award shall be cancelled immediately prior to the grant of the Sign-On RSUs pursuant to Section 3(c) and in no
event shall any portion of the Phantom Award be payable on or following the grant of the Sign-On RSUs (it being understood by the parties that the Executive shall be entitled to receive either the Sign-On RSUs or the Phantom Award, but not both).

  

	 	(e)	Annual Bonuses 

 (i)
In General. With respect to each Company fiscal year that ends during the Term, commencing with fiscal year 2011, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual performance-based cash bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) which
shall be payable based upon the attainment of individual and Company performance goals established by the Board in consultation with the Executive. The terms of the Annual Bonus with respect to each fiscal year shall provide that if the Company
and/or Executive attains target performance levels for an applicable fiscal year, the Executive’s Annual Bonus shall be payable in an amount equal to 85% of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”), and may, at the discretion of
the Board, provide for a higher amount if performance targets are exceeded. Each such Annual Bonus shall be payable on, or at such date as is determined by the Board within 90 days following the last day of the fiscal year with respect to which it
relates. Except as provided in Section 5, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3(e)(i), no bonus shall be payable with respect to any fiscal year unless the Executive remains continuously employed with the Company during the
period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the first day of the fiscal year following the end of the fiscal year to which the Annual Bonus relates (for each Annual Bonus, the “Bonus Vesting Date”). 

  
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 (ii) 2011
Guaranteed Bonus. Notwithstanding Section 3(e)(i), if the Company and/or Executive does not attain performance target levels with respect to fiscal year 2011, then the Company shall pay to the Executive a minimum bonus in an amount equal to
80% of the Target Bonus (the “2011 Guaranteed Bonus”) in lieu of any Annual Bonus with respect to fiscal year 2011 pursuant to Section 3(e)(i). The 2011 Guaranteed Bonus, if applicable, shall be payable on the same date fiscal
year 2011 bonuses are payable to other senior executive officers of the Company (or if no bonuses are payable to other senior executive officers of the Company with respect to fiscal year 2011, at such date within 90 days following the last day of
fiscal year 2011 as shall be determined by the Board). Except as provided in Section 5 and notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3(e)(ii), the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus shall not be payable unless the Executive remains
continuously employed with the Company during the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the first day following the end of fiscal year 2011. 
  

	 	(f)	Annual Equity Award. 

(i) In March 2011, with respect to fiscal year 2011, the Executive shall be granted an annual equity compensation award in the form of
400,000 restricted stock units (the “2011 RSUs”) pursuant to the 2010 Incentive Award Plan. The terms and conditions of the 2011 RSUs shall be set forth in one or more written award agreements between the Company and the Executive,
which shall provide that (A) subject to the Executive’s continuous employment with the Company, the 2011 RSUs shall vest in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant,
(B) notwithstanding the 
 forgoing Section 3(f)(i)(A), the 2011 RSUs shall become fully vested immediately prior to a Change in
Control, and subject to Section 3(f)(i)(A) and 3(f)(i)(B), and shall contain the same general terms and conditions as annual equity awards made to other senior executives of the Company. Prior to vesting, the 2011 RSUs shall not be transferable
and, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, shall be subject to forfeiture upon the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company. 
 (ii) Commencing after fiscal year 2011, the Executive shall be granted an annual equity compensation award with a value equal to 200% of his Annual Base Salary in each applicable year of the Term (each
such award, an “Annual Equity Award”). The form of each Annual Equity Award (i.e., options, restricted stock units or other equity-based compensation awards), and the terms and conditions of each Annual Equity Award shall be
determined by the Committee or the Board in its discretion and shall be set forth in one or more written award agreements between the Company and the Executive; provided that each Annual Equity Award shall be granted at the same time as, and,
except as set forth in this Agreement, shall be subject to the same vesting schedule (including performance vesting) and other general terms and conditions as, annual equity awards made to other senior executives of the Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing and anything to the contrary in the 2010 Incentive Award Plan, the Committee (as defined in the 2010 Incentive Award Plan) shall not reduce or eliminate the value of any performance-based portion of an Annual Equity Award to the Executive
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 (iii) The agreements
containing the terms of the Sign-On RSUs and the 2011 RSUs shall provide that, notwithstanding any provision of the 2010 Incentive Award Plan or any grant notice thereunder, the Executive is not required to accept as binding, conclusive or final any
decisions or interpretations of the administrator of such plan unless such decisions or interpretations are necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which shares
of the Company’s capital stock are listed, quoted or traded. 
 (g) Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall
be eligible to participate in employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements of the Company in accordance with their terms, as in effect from time to time, and as are generally provided by the Company to its senior executive officers but in any
event on a no less favorable basis than is provided to any other executive officer of the Company. During the Term, the Company shall provide the Executive with term life insurance in a face amount equal to no less than 400% of his Annual Base
Salary (as in effect on the Effective Date) and, in connection therewith, the Executive shall submit to all medical examinations and take all other necessary or appropriate actions, as reasonably requested by the Company, in connection with
obtaining such life insurance coverage; provided, however, that, in the event the health of the Executive is determined as a result of such medical examinations to be materially worse than that of the average man of his age and, as a
result, the cost of such insurance is materially higher than that which could be obtained for an average man of his age, the Executive and the Company will discuss and mutually agree upon an alternative provision regarding life insurance.

 (h) Vacation; Holidays. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to four weeks paid vacation each full
calendar year. Any vacation shall be taken at the reasonable and mutual convenience of the Company and the Executive. Holidays shall be provided in accordance with Company policy, as in effect from time to time. 

(i) Business Expenses. During the Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket
travel and other business expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company in accordance with the Company’s applicable expense reimbursement policies and procedures. 

(j) Indemnification. Concurrently with execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and GSI Group Corporation, a
Michigan corporation (“GGC”), shall each enter into an Indemnification Agreement with the Executive in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B (collectively, the “Indemnification
Agreements”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations of the Company and GGC (including, without limitation, their respective successors) pursuant to the Indemnification Agreements shall survive the end
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Termination. During the Term, the Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or the Executive, as applicable, without any breach of this Agreement only under the following circumstances: 

 

	 	(a)	Circumstances 

 (i)
Death. The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the Executive’s death. 

(ii) Disability. If the Executive incurs a Disability, the Company may give the Executive written notice of
its intention to terminate the Executive’s employment. In that event, the Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate, effective on the later of the thirtieth (30th) day after receipt of such notice by the Executive or the date specified in such notice; provided that,
within the thirty (30) day period following receipt of such notice, the Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder. 

(iii) Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause. 

(iv) Termination without Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause. 

(v) Resignation for Good Reason. The Executive may resign from the Executive’s employment for Good Reason. 

(vi) Resignation without Good Reason. The Executive may resign from the Executive’s employment without Good Reason.

 (b) Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive
under this Section 4 (other than a termination pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) above) shall be communicated by a written notice to the other party hereto (a “Notice of Termination”): (i) indicating the specific
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) except with respect to a termination pursuant to Sections 4(a)(iv) or (vi), setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) specifying a Date of Termination which, if submitted by the Executive, shall be at least thirty (30) days following the date of such notice; provided,
however, that a Notice of Termination delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) shall not be required to specify a Date of Termination, in which case the Date of Termination shall be determined pursuant to
Section 4(a)(ii); and provided, further, that in the event that the Executive delivers a Notice of Termination to the Company, the Company may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the Date of Termination to any date that occurs
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to the date specified in such Notice of Termination). Except as set forth in the following paragraph in the case of a termination for Cause, (A) a Notice of Termination submitted by the
Company (other than a Notice of Termination under Section 4(a)(ii) above) may provide for a Date of Termination on the date the Executive receives the Notice of Termination, or any date thereafter elected by the Company in its sole discretion
and (B) the failure by the Company or the Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause or Good Reason shall not waive any right of the Company or the Executive hereunder or
preclude the Company or the Executive from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Company’s or the Executive’s rights hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a termination pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii) shall be deemed
to occur if following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason the Company determines that circumstances existing prior to such termination would have entitled to the Company to terminate Executive’s employment pursuant to
Section 4(a)(iii) and the Company complies with the following paragraph. 
 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company to constitute a termination for “Cause” for purposes of this Agreement, the Company must provide the Executive with a Notice of Termination for Cause on or
prior to the 90th day after the date that: (x) either the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board or the Chairperson of the Board first become aware of the occurrence of the event or events that form the basis for the alleged Cause
(collectively, the “Cause Event”) and the Executive’s involvement in such Cause Event (and any applicable cure period to which the Executive is entitled has expired); and (y) such applicable Chairperson could have
reasonably been aware that such Cause Event could constitute “Cause” (and any applicable cure period to which the Executive is entitled has expired) (such date, the “Cause Triggering Date”). Such Notice of Termination must
specify that the Executive’s employment will be (or, in the case of the last sentence of the preceding paragraph, was) terminated for “Cause” and in reasonable detail the basis and underlying facts supporting the Company’s belief
that a Cause Event has occurred, and, if applicable, that any applicable cure period has elapsed without cure having been effected. In addition, the cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there
shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after a Notice of
Termination is provided to Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board concerning such matter), finding that, in the good faith reasonable opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of
the conduct described in the definition of “Cause.” 
  

	 	5.	Company Obligations Upon Termination of Employment 

 (a) In General. Upon a termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, the Executive (or the Executive’s estate) shall be entitled to receive: (i) any portion of the
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expenses owed to the Executive under Section 3(i), (iii) any accrued but unused vacation pay owed to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(h), and (iv) any amount arising from
the Executive’s participation in, or benefits under, any employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements under Section 3(g), which amounts shall be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans,
programs or arrangements. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 5(b) or (c) below, the payments and benefits described in this Section 5(a) shall be the only payments and benefits payable in the event of the Executive’s
termination of employment for any reason. 
 (b) Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event of the
Executive’s termination of employment by the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv) or by the Executive for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(a)(v), in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 5(a)
above, the Company shall, subject to Section 24 and Section 5(d) and subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a waiver and release of claims agreement in substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C in
accordance with Section 24(c) (a “Release”): 
 (i) Continue to pay to the Executive Annual Base Salary
during the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the eighteen (18)-month anniversary of the Date of Termination in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practice as of the Date of Termination; provided that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5(b)(i), if such termination of employment occurs within the twelve (12)-month period immediately following a Change in Control (and such Change in Control constitutes a “change in
control event” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)), then, in lieu of the foregoing payments set forth in this Section 5(b)(i), the Company shall pay in a lump sum to the Executive an amount equal to 200% of his
Annual Base Salary; 
 (ii) Pay to the Executive an amount equal to the product of
(A) the amount of the Annual Bonus that would have been payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(e) if the Executive was still employed as of the applicable Bonus Vesting Date in respect of the fiscal year in which the Date of
Termination occurs based on actual individual and Company performance goals in such year (provided, however, that, if the Date of Termination occurs in the fiscal year 2011 and the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus is higher than the Annual Bonus
based on the performance goals, the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus shall be used in place of the Annual Bonus for purposes of this clause (A)) and (B) the ratio of (x) the number of days elapsed during the fiscal year during which such termination
of employment occurs on or prior to the Date of Termination, to (y) 365. Any amount payable pursuant to this Section 5(b)(ii) shall, subject to Section 24 and Section 5(d), be paid to Executive in accordance with
Section 3(e)(i) as if the Executive was still employed on the applicable Bonus Vesting Date, but in no event later than the 15th day of the third month of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination
occurs (provided that if the Date of Termination is in fiscal year 2011, any amount payable under this Section 5(b)(ii) shall be paid at the Date of Termination and computed based on the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus, and, if the Annual Bonus
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determined, based on any applicable Company goals achieved, to be higher than the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus, the amount due under this Section 5(b)(ii) shall be recomputed and the appropriate
additional amount due shall be paid to the Executive no later than March 15, 2012); and 
 (iii) Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary in any equity plan or award agreement with respect to equity awards, cause (A) the Sign-On RSUs which are not vested as of the Date of Termination to become vested in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
applicable award agreement, and (B) with respect to the award of the 2011 RSUs, and all Annual Equity Awards subject to service-based vesting, each such award to become vested with respect to a prorated portion thereof based on the ratio of the
number of days of employment of the Executive during the applicable service-based vesting period to the total number of days of such service-based vesting period, and (C) with respect to all Annual Equity Awards subject to performance-based
vesting, each such award to shall continue to be eligible to become vested in accordance with its terms based on actual performance with respect to a prorated portion of such award based on the ratio of the number of days of employment of the
Executive during the applicable performance period to the total number of days of such performance period; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5(b)(iii), (x) if such termination of employment
occurs during any period when the Executive is unable to engage in substantial gainful activity that may reasonably be expected to result in Disability, the Company shall, on the Date of Termination, cause (I) the Sign-On RSUs, the 2011 RSUs,
and all Annual Equity Awards subject to service-based vesting, to become fully vested and (II) all Annual Equity Awards subject to performance-based vesting to continue to be eligible to become vested in accordance with their terms based on actual
performance, and (y) if such termination of employment occurs within the twelve (12)-month period immediately following a Change in Control, the Company shall, on the Date of Termination, cause all equity awards held by the Executive
(including, without limitation, the Annual Equity Awards) which are not vested as of the Date of Termination to become vested for the purposes of the 2010 Incentive Award Plan or any other applicable equity plan, and any applicable award
agreement(s), deeming, for purposes of awards subject to performance-based vesting, that the Company will attain “target” performance levels. 
 (c) Termination due to Death or Disability. In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment due to death pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or by the Company due to Disability pursuant
to Section 4(a)(ii), in addition to the payments and benefits described in Section 5(a) above, the Company shall, subject to Section 24 and Section 5(d) and subject (except in the case of death or a Disability so severe as to
make such execution impossible) to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a Release in accordance with Section 24(c): 
 (i) Pay to the Executive an amount equal to the product of (A) the amount of the Annual Bonus that would have been payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(e) if the Executive was still
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performance goals in such year (provided, however, that, if the Date of Termination occurs in fiscal year 2011 and the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus is higher than the Annual Bonus based on
the performance goals, the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus shall be used in place of the Annual Bonus for purposes of this clause (A)) and (B) the ratio of (x) the number of days elapsed during the fiscal year during which such termination of
employment occurs on or prior to the Date of Termination, to (y) 365. Any amount payable pursuant to this Section 5(c)(i) shall, subject to Section 24 and Section 5(d), be paid to the Executive in accordance with
Section 3(e)(i) as if the Executive was still employed on the applicable Bonus Vesting Date in respect of the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs, but in no event later than the 15th day of the third month of the fiscal year immediately following the
fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs (provided that if the Date of Termination is in fiscal year 2011, any amount payable under this Section 5(c)(i) shall be paid at the Date of Termination and computed based on the 2011
Guaranteed Bonus, and, if the Annual Bonus for 2011 is determined, based on any applicable Company goals achieved, to be higher than the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus, the amount due under this Section 5(c)(i) shall be recomputed and the appropriate
additional amount due shall be paid to the Executive no later than March 15, 2012); and 
 (ii) Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary in any equity plan or award agreement with respect to equity awards, cause (A) with respect to the Sign-On RSUs, the 2011 RSUs, and all Annual Equity Awards subject to service-based vesting, each such award to become
fully vested, and (B) with respect to all Annual Equity Awards subject to performance-based vesting, each such award to shall continue to be eligible to become vested in accordance with its terms based on actual performance. 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no payment shall be made, and no acceleration in vesting shall occur,
pursuant to Section 5(b) or Section 5(c) following the date the Executive first violates Section 6(a), (b), (d), or (e) if the Executive does not cure such violation within 30 days of written notice thereof. 

(e) The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede in their entirety any severance payment provisions in any severance plan,
policy, program or other arrangement maintained by the Company. 
  

	 	6.	Restrictive Covenants. 

 (a) The Executive hereby agrees that the Executive shall not, at any time during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly engage in, have any interest in (including, without limitation, through the
investment of capital or lending of money or property), or manage, operate or otherwise render any services to, any Person (whether on his own or in association with others, as a principal, director, officer, employee, agent, representative,
partner, member, security holder, consultant, advisor, independent contractor, owner, investor, participant or in any other capacity) that engages in (either directly or through any subsidiary or Affiliate thereof) the business of marketing or
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products sold by the Company but only if the Executive directly or indirectly engages in, has any interest in (including, without limitation, through the investment of capital or lending of money
or property), or manages, operates or otherwise renders any services in connection with, such business (whether on his own or in association with others, as a principal, director, officer, employee, agent, representative, partner, member, security
holder, consultant, advisor, independent contractor, owner, investor, participant or in any other capacity). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall be permitted to acquire a passive stock or equity interest in such a Person;
provided that such stock or other equity interest acquired is less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding interest in such Person. 
 (b) The Executive hereby agrees that the Executive shall not, at any time during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, either for himself or on behalf of any other Person, (i) recruit or
otherwise solicit or induce any employee, customer or supplier of the Company to terminate its employment or arrangement with the Company, or otherwise change its relationship with the Company, or (ii) hire, or cause to be hired, any person who
both (A) was employed by the Company at any time during the 180-day period before the Date of Termination and (B) was employed by the Company at the time of recruitment, solicitation, inducement or hire, or (x) with respect to any
former employee of the Company who following his termination of employment at the Company becomes employed on a full-time basis with another employer prior to any recruitment, solicitation or inducement by the Executive (and who at the time of
commencement of such other employment had no intention of becoming employed by the Executive or any Person affiliated with the Executive), at any time during the 90-day period immediately prior to recruitment, solicitation, inducement or hire
thereof, or (y) with respect to any other former employee of the Company, at any time during the 180-day period immediately prior to recruitment, solicitation, inducement or hire thereof; provided, however, that any advertising or
solicitation not specifically directed at the Company or any of its employees, clients or customers shall not constitute a breach of this Section 6(b) nor shall the hiring of any person pursuant to such advertising or solicitation whose annual
compensation is less than $60,000 per annum. 
 (c) The provisions contained in Sections 6(a) and (b) may be altered
and/or waived to be made less restrictive on the Executive with the prior written consent of the Board or the Committee. 
 (d)
Except as the Executive reasonably and in good faith determines to be desirable in the faithful performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder or required in accordance with Section 6(f), the Executive shall, during the Term and after the
Date of Termination, maintain in confidence and shall not directly or indirectly, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, for the Executive’s benefit or the benefit of any other Person, any confidential or proprietary information or trade
secrets of or relating to the Company, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s operations, processes, protocols, products, inventions, business practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers,
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status, compensation paid to employees or other terms of employment (“Proprietary Information”), or deliver to any Person, any document, record, notebook, computer program or
similar repository of or containing any such Proprietary Information. The Executive’s obligation to maintain and not use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for the Executive’s benefit or the benefit of any other Person, any
Proprietary Information after the Date of Termination will continue so long as such Proprietary Information is not, or has not by legitimate means become, generally known and in the public domain (other than by means of the Executive’s direct
or indirect disclosure of such Proprietary Information) and continues to be maintained as Proprietary Information by the Company. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them, the Proprietary Information identified herein is
important, material and affects the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company (and any successor or assignee of the Company). 
 (e) Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company (i) all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes,
notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, and any other documents that are Proprietary Information, including all physical and digital copies thereof (the “Materials”); provided, however,
that the parties agree that a mutually agreed upon independent law firm shall retain one copy of the Materials in a secure location for archival purposes for the Executive to access solely in connection with any dispute concerning or relating to the
Materials provided to the Executive, and (ii) all other Company property (including, without limitation, any personal computer or wireless device and related accessories, keys, credit cards and other similar items) which is in his possession,
custody or control. 
 (f) The Executive may respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process but shall give the
Company prompt notice thereof, and shall use reasonable best efforts, as much in advance of the return date as possible, to make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought, and shall assist (at the
Company’s expense) such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. 
 (g) Except as required in
connection with any legal dispute between the parties or as required by applicable law or legal process, during the Term and thereafter: (i) the Company shall instruct its then-current Board members, executive officers and authorized Company
representatives speaking on behalf of the Company to not willfully make (or direct anyone else to make) any Disparaging remarks, comments or statements about the Executive to any other person or entity; and (ii) the Executive shall not
willfully make (or direct anyone else to make) any Disparaging remarks, comments or statements about the Company (including, without limitation, its directors, officers, agents, representatives, partners, members, equity holders or Affiliates) to
any other person or entity. For purposes hereof, “Disparaging” written or oral remarks, comments or statements are those that impugn the character, honesty, integrity or morality or business acumen or abilities in connection with any
aspect of the operation of business of the individual or entity being disparaged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may make truthful statements about any Company employee to any member of the Board or his legal representatives and each
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 (h) Prior to
accepting other employment or any other service relationship during the Restricted Period, the Executive shall provide a copy of this Section 6 to any recruiter who assists the Executive in obtaining other employment or any other service
relationship and to any employer or other Person with which the Executive obtains future employment or any other service relationship prior to the commencement of such future employment or other service relationship. 

(i) In the event the terms of this Section 6 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by
reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be
enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action. Any breach or violation by the
Executive of the provisions of this Section 6 shall toll the running of any time periods set forth in this Section 6 for the duration of any such breach or violation. 

(j) As used in this Section 6, the term “Company” shall include the Company and any direct or indirect subsidiary entity
thereof. 
 7. Injunctive Relief. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that a breach of the covenants
contained in Section 6 will cause irreparable damage to the Company and its goodwill, the exact amount of which will be difficult or impossible to ascertain, and that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate. Accordingly, the
Executive agrees that in the event of a breach of any of the covenants contained in Section 6, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive
relief. 
  

	 	8.	Parachute Payments. 

 (a) In the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution to or for the benefit of the Executive under this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, any
person whose actions result in a Change in Control or other change in control or any person affiliated with the Company or such person (the “Payment” and collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise
tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any similar federal, state or local tax that may hereafter be imposed) or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (collectively, such excise tax, together with any such interest or
penalties, the “Excise Tax”), the Company shall pay to the Executive at the time specified in Section 8(b) hereof an additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) such that the net

  
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amount retained by Executive, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payments and any federal, state and local income tax and Excise Tax upon the payment provided for by this Section 8,
shall be equal to the Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, in no event shall the Company be required to pay to the Executive any amount under this Section 8 with respect to any taxes or interest that may
arise as a result of Section 409A. 
 (b) All determinations required to be made under this Section 8 shall be made
in writing by a nationally recognized public accounting firm selected by the Company and subject to the approval of the Executive, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and such determinations shall be final and binding on the Company
and the Executive and detailed supporting calculations shall be provided to the Company and the Executive. Any fees incurred as a result of work performed by any independent accounting firm pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the
Company. The Gross-Up Payment provided for in this Section 8 shall be made not later than the date the applicable Excise Tax with respect to which the portion of the Gross-Up Payment relates is due. In no event shall any payment made to the
Executive pursuant to this Section 8 be made later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable Excise Tax is paid by the Executive. 

(c) For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the
highest marginal rate of federal income taxation in the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation in the state and locality of the Executive’s residence
on the date of the applicable Payment with respect to which the portion of the Gross-Up Payment relates, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes. In the event that the
Excise Tax is subsequently determined to be less than the amount taken into account hereunder for purposes of determining the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive shall repay to the Company within ten days after the time that the amount of such reduction
in Excise Tax is finally determined the portion of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to such reduction (plus the portion of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to the Excise Tax and federal and state and local income tax imposed on the Gross-Up
Payment being repaid by the Executive if such repayment results in a reduction in Excise Tax and/or federal and state and local income tax deduction). In the event that the Excise Tax is determined to exceed the amount taken into account hereunder
at the time of the applicable Payment with respect to which the portion of the Gross-Up Payment relates (including by reason of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be determined at the time of the Gross-Up Payment), the Company shall
make an additional gross-up payment in respect of such excess within ten days after the time that the amount of such excess is finally determined. 
 9. Attorneys’ Fees. The Company shall pay the Executive’s reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by him in connection with the review and
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 10. Assignment
and Successors. The Company may (a) assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any entity, including any successor to all or substantially all the assets of the Company, by merger or otherwise, and (b) may
assign or encumber this Agreement and its rights hereunder as security for indebtedness of the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however, that no assignment or encumbrance pursuant to Section 10(b) shall relieve the Company of
any of its obligations hereunder. The Executive may not assign the Executive’s rights or obligations under this Agreement to any individual or entity. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Executive
and their respective successors, assigns, personnel and legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees, as applicable. 
 11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed, construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving
effect to any principles of conflicts of law, whether of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction, and where applicable, the laws of the United States, that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 12. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 
 13. Notices. Any notice, request, claim, demand, document and other communication hereunder to any party hereto shall be effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt) and shall be in
writing and delivered personally or sent by telex, telecopy, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the following address (or at any other address as any party hereto shall have specified by notice in writing to the other party
hereto): 
  

			
	(a)	 	If to the Company:
		
		 	GSI Group Inc.
		 	125 Middlesex Turnpike
		 	Bedford, MA 01730-1409
		 	Attn: Vice President, Corporate Resources
		 	Facsimile: (781) 266-5115

  
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		 	Copy to:
		
		 	Latham & Watkins LLP
		 	885 Third Avenue
		 	New York, New York 10022-4802
		 	Attn:     James C. Gorton
		 	             Bradd L. Williamson
		 	Facsimile: (212) 751-4864
		
	(b)	 	If to the Executive, at the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
		
		 	Copy to:
		
		 	Whalen LLP
		 	19000 MacArthur, Ste. 600
		 	Irvine, CA 92612
		 	Attn: Michael Whalen
		 	Facsimile: (949) 833-1709

 14.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 

15. Entire Agreement. The terms of this Agreement (together with any other agreements and instruments contemplated
hereby or referred to herein) is intended by the parties hereto to be the final expression of their agreement with respect to the employment of the Executive by the Company and may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous
agreement (including, without limitation, any term sheet or offer letter). The parties hereto further intend that this Agreement shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of its terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be
introduced in any judicial, administrative, or other legal proceeding to vary the terms of this Agreement. 
 16.
Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company and approved by the Board, which expressly
identifies the amended provision of this Agreement. By an instrument in writing similarly executed and approved by the Board, the Executive or a duly authorized officer of the Company may waive compliance by the other party or parties hereto with
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respect to, any other or subsequent failure to comply or perform. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall preclude any other or further
exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity. 
 17. No Inconsistent
Actions. The parties hereto shall not voluntarily undertake or fail to undertake any action or course of action inconsistent with the provisions or essential intent of this Agreement. Furthermore, it is the intent of the parties
hereto to act in a fair and reasonable manner with respect to the interpretation and application of the provisions of this Agreement. 
 18. Construction. This Agreement shall be deemed drafted equally by both of the parties hereto. Its language shall be construed as a whole and according to its fair meaning. Any
presumption or principle that the language is to be construed against any party hereto shall not apply. The headings in this Agreement are only for convenience and are not intended to affect construction or interpretation. Any references to
paragraphs, subparagraphs, sections or subsections are to those parts of this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. Also, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, (a) the plural includes the singular and
the singular includes the plural; (b) “and” and “or” are each used both conjunctively and disjunctively; (c) “any,” “all,” “each,” or “every” means “any and all,” and
“each and every”; (d) “includes” and “including” are each “without limitation”; (e) “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word
“here” refer to the entire Agreement and not to any particular paragraph, subparagraph, section or subsection; and (f) all pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or
plural as the identity of the entities or persons referred to may require. 
  

	 	19.	Dispute Resolution 

(a) With respect to disputes and claims hereunder, each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of
competent jurisdiction sitting in Middlesex Country, Massachusetts, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement, any related agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. Each of the parties
hereto further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth or described in Section 13 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or
proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Middlesex Country, Massachusetts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 19. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally
waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement, any related document or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

  
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 (b) As a specifically
bargained for inducement for each of the parties hereto to enter into this Agreement (after having the opportunity to consult with counsel), each party hereto expressly waives the right to trial by jury in any lawsuit or proceeding relating to or
arising in any way from this Agreement or the matters contemplated hereby. 
 20. Enforcement. If any provision of
this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable; this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a portion of this Agreement; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or
by its severance from this Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable. 
 21. Withholding. The Company shall be
entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement, any federal, state, local or foreign withholding or other taxes or charges which the Company is required to withhold. The Company shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of counsel
if any questions as to the amount or requirement of withholding shall arise. 
 22. Absence of Conflicts; Executive
Acknowledgement; Confidentiality. The Executive hereby represents that from and after the Effective Date the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder will not breach any other agreement to which the Executive is a party.
The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has read and understands this Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, has not acted in reliance upon any representations or promises made by the Company other than those contained in writing
herein, and has entered into this Agreement freely based on the Executive’s own judgment. 
 23.
Survival. The expiration or termination of the Term shall not impair the rights or obligations of any party hereto which shall have accrued prior to such expiration or termination (including, without limitation, pursuant to the
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	 	24.	Section 409A. 

(a) General. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in
accordance with, and incorporate the terms and conditions required by, Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company determines that any amounts payable hereunder will be
immediately taxable to the Executive under Section 409A, the Company reserves the right (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify the Executive for failure to do so) to (i) adopt such amendments to this Agreement and appropriate
policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Company determines to be necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by this Agreement, to preserve the
economic benefits of this Agreement and to avoid less favorable accounting or tax consequences for the Company and/or (ii) take such other actions as the Company determines to be necessary or appropriate to exempt the amounts payable hereunder
from Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of penalty taxes thereunder. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to
comply with the requirements of Section 409A from the Executive or any other individual to the Company or any of its Affiliates, employees or agents. 
 (b) Separation from Service under Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement: (i) no amount shall be payable pursuant to Section 5(b) or 5(c)
unless the termination of the Executive’s employment constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Department of Treasury Regulations; (ii) for purposes of Section 409A, the
Executive’s right to receive installment payments pursuant to Section 5(b) or 5(c) shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments; and (iii) to the extent that any reimbursement of expenses or
in-kind benefits constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, such reimbursement or benefit shall be provided no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of
expenses reimbursed in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year. The amount of any in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount of in-kind benefits provided in any other year.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Executive is deemed at the time of his separation from service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, to the extent
delayed commencement of any portion of the termination benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of the
Executive’s termination benefits shall not be provided to the Executive prior to the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Executive’s “separation from service” with the Company
(as such term is defined in the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code) or (B) the date of the Executive’s death; upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred pursuant to this sentence shall be paid in a
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(c) Release. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent that any payments of
“nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A) due under this Agreement as a result of the Executive’s termination of employment are subject to the Executive’s execution and delivery of a Release,
(i) the Company shall deliver the Release to the Executive within seven (7) days following the Date of Termination, and (ii) if the Executive fails to execute the Release on or prior to the Release Expiration Date (as defined below)
or timely revokes his acceptance of the Release thereafter, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits otherwise conditioned on the Release. For purposes of this Section 24(c), “Release Expiration Date”
shall mean the date that is twenty-one (21) days following the date upon which the Company timely delivers the Release to the Executive, or, in the event that the Executive’s termination of employment is “in connection with an exit
incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967), the date that is forty-five (45) days following such delivery date. To the extent that any payments of
nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) due under this Agreement as a result of the Executive’s termination of employment are delayed pursuant to this Section 24(c), such amounts shall be paid in a lump
sum on the first payroll date to occur on or after the
60th day following the date of Executive’s
termination of employment, provided that Executive executes and does not revoke the Release prior to such
60th day (and any applicable revocation period has
expired). 
 25. Compensation Recovery Policy. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the
Company adopts any clawback or similar policy pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, he shall take all action necessary or appropriate to comply with such
policy (including, without limitation, entering into any further agreements, amendments or policies necessary or appropriate to implement and/or enforce such policy). For the avoidance of doubt, other than as provided in this Agreement (including,
this Section 25), or as otherwise required by applicable law or by the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which shares of the Company’s capital stock are listed, quoted or traded, no vested equity award
described in this Agreement shall be subject to any payment, termination or forfeiture obligation described in Section 11.5(a) of the 2010 Incentive Award Plan and the Executive shall not be required, and no award under such plan shall be
conditioned on requiring Executive, to enter into any other agreement to the contrary. 
 26. Full Settlement. The
Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the
Company may have against the Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this
Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. 

  
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 27.
Conflicts. To the extent this Agreement describes equity awards that shall be issued pursuant to the 2010 Incentive Award Plan, such equity awards shall be subject to the 2010 Incentive Award Plan; provided that, in the event of a
conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the 2010 Incentive Award Plan, the applicable term or provision of this Agreement will govern and prevail. 

[Signature pages follow] 

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

			
	COMPANY
		
	 By:
	  	   /s/ Stephen W. Bershad

		  	 Name: Stephen Bershad

		  	 Title:   Chairman of the Board

  
 
			
	EXECUTIVE
		
	 By:
	 	   /s/ John Roush

		 	John Roush
		
		 	Residence Address:
		
		 	  

		
		 	  

  
 EXHIBIT A

 GSI GROUP INC. 
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
 This Indemnification Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is dated as of November 16, 2010 and is between GSI Group Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the province of New Brunswick (the “Company”), and John Roush
(“Indemnitee”). 
 RECITALS 

A. Indemnitee’s service to the Company substantially benefits the Company. 

B. Individuals are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations or in certain other capacities unless they are provided
with adequate protection through insurance or indemnification against the risks of claims and actions against them arising out of such service. 
 C. Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Company’s governing documents and any insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee may
not be willing to serve as a director or officer without additional protection. 
 D. In order to induce Indemnitee to continue
to provide services to the Company, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, Indemnitee as permitted by applicable law. 

E. This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the indemnification provided in the Company’s bylaws, and any resolutions
adopted pursuant thereto, and this Agreement shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor shall this Agreement be deemed to limit, diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

The parties therefore agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions.  
 (a) A “Change in Control” shall
be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the Effective Date (as defined in that certain Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Indemnitee dated as of November 16, 2010) of any of the following events: 

(i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; 

(ii) Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective
Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s board of directors, and any new directors (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement

 
with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv)) whose election by the board of directors or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors; 
 (iii) Corporate
Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity; 
 (iv) Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets; and 
 (v) Other Events. Any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in
response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether or not the Company is then subject to such
reporting requirement. 
 For purposes of this Section 1(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 (1) “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and
(iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. 
 (2) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that
“Beneficial Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of (i) the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity or (ii) the Company’s
board of directors approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person. 
 (b) “Corporate
Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise. 

  
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 (c)
“Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 

(d) “Enterprise” means the Company and any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. 

(e) “Expenses” include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and
costs of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with
prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting
from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or their equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d), Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. Expenses, however,
shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee. 
 (f)
“Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the
Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any
other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of
professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 

(g) “NBBCA” means the New Brunswick Business Corporations Act. 

(h) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate
dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, including any appeal
therefrom and including without limitation any such Proceeding pending as of the date of this Agreement, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a non-party witness or otherwise by reason of (i) the fact
that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, (ii) any action taken by Indemnitee or any action or inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or (iii) the fact that he or she
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the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such
capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. 
 (i) Reference to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with
respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by,
such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants
and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 

2. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 2 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 2, Indemnitee
shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or
any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company, and in the case of a criminal or administrative Proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, that person had
reasonable grounds for believing that that person’s conduct was lawful. 
 3. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the
Right of the Company. The Company shall, with the leave of the court, indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, provided that the person acted honestly and
in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company, and in the case of a criminal or administrative Proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, that person had reasonable grounds for believing that that person’s conduct was
lawful. In respect to any indemnifiable event pursuant to this Section 3, the Company shall take all necessary action to petition the appropriate court to indemnify the Indemnitee and each Indemnitee shall have the right to participate as a
party in such action directly or through his or her counsel; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to advocate any particular position in such action if the Company’s Board of Directors shall have determined that doing so
would constitute a breach of the fiduciary duties of directors. 
 4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly
or Partly Successful. To the extent that Indemnitee is a party to or a participant in and is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee
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incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on
Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with (a) each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter and (b) any claim, issue or matter related to any such successfully resolved claim, issuer or matter. For purposes of this section, the
termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 

5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. To the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a
witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection
therewith. 
 6. Additional Indemnification.  
 (a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2, 3 or 4, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a
party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with the Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein. 
 (b) For purposes
of Section 6(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to: 
 (i) the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the NBBCA that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of
the NBBCA; and 
 (ii) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the NBBCA adopted
after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors. 
 7.
Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding): 

(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote
or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid; 
 (b) for an accounting or disgorgement of profits
pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement
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 (c) for any
reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to
the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); 
 (d) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless
(i) the Company’s board of directors authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in
the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise authorized in Section 12(d) or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or 
 (e) if prohibited by applicable law. 
 8. Advances of Expenses. The Company
shall advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after the receipt by the Company of a written
statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work
performed or to expenditure made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice). Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any advance
to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Prior to, and as a prerequisite to, any advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Section 8, the Company may require the Indemnitee
to post a bond or provide similar assurance of Indemnitee’s ability to repay any such advanced Expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. This Section 8 shall
not apply to the extent advancement is prohibited by law and shall not apply to any Proceeding for which indemnity is not permitted under this Agreement, but shall apply to any Proceeding referenced in Section 7(b) or 7(c) prior to a
determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. 
 9. Procedures for Notification and Defense
of Claim. 
 (a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to
seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of notice thereof. The written notification to the Company shall include, in reasonable detail, a description of the nature of the
Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so
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 (b) If, at the time of
the receipt of a notice of a Proceeding pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of the Proceeding to the insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall thereafter take all commercially-reasonable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in
accordance with the terms of such policies. 
 (c) In the event the Company may be obligated to make any indemnity in connection
with a Proceeding, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do
so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with
respect to the same Proceeding. Notwithstanding the Company’s assumption of the defense of any such Proceeding, the Company shall be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to the extent (i) the employment of
counsel by Indemnitee is authorized by the Company, (ii) counsel for the Company or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense such that
Indemnitee needs to be separately represented, (iii) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with Indemnitee’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense,
(iv) the Company is not financially or legally able to perform its indemnification obligations or (v) the Company shall not have retained, or shall not continue to retain, such counsel to defend such Proceeding. The Company shall have the
right to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion. Regardless of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense. The Company shall not be
entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company. 

(d) Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation in connection with the Proceeding as may be reasonably
appropriate. 
 (e) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee for any settlement of any Proceeding (or any part
thereof) without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
 (f) The Company shall
have the right to settle any Proceeding (or any part thereof) without the consent of Indemnitee. 
 10. Procedures upon
Application for Indemnification. 
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reasonably available to Indemnitee. Any delay in providing the request will not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such failure is prejudicial.

 (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a), a determination with respect to
Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof shall be made in the specific case (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board
of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of
directors, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (C) if there are no such Disinterested
Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Company’s board of
directors, by the stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons
or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or
otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so
cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable law. 
 (c) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(b), the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this
Section 10(c). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company’s board of directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of
the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Company’s board of directors, in which
event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten
days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the
ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such
assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and
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such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of (i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for
indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, the parties have not agreed upon an Independent Counsel, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for
resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the
court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 10(b) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or
arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 (d) The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify such counsel
against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 
 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 
 (a) In making a
determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this
Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in
connection with the making by such person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. 
 (b) The
termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of
itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or,
with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. 

(c) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith to the extent Indemnitee
relied in good faith on (i) the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, (iii) the advice
of legal counsel for the Enterprise or its board of directors or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors or (iv) information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant,
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Enterprise or its board of directors or any committee of the board of directors. The provisions of this Section 11(c) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other
circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. 

(d) Neither the knowledge, actions nor failure to act of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall be
imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
 12. Remedies
of Indemnitee. 
 (a) Subject to Section 12(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to
Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 or 12(d) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of
entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement within 90 days after the later of the receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding,
(iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (B) with respect to indemnification pursuant to
Sections 4, 5 and 12(d) of this Agreement, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or
unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a
court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such
indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in
arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply in respect of a proceeding
brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 4 of this Agreement. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration in accordance with this Agreement. 

(b) Neither (i) the failure of the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent
Counsel or stockholders to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its board of
directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has
not met the applicable standard of conduct. In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration

  
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commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that
adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or
advancement of Expenses, as the case may be. 
 (c) To the fullest extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall be precluded
from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any
such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by
such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s
statements not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. 
 (d) To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of
Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to the extent Indemnitee is successful in such action, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as
soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Section 8. 

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification shall be required
to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding. 
 13. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under
applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or
amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to
reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the events and transactions giving rise to such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitee and the Company (and its other directors,
officers, employees and agents) in connection with such events and transactions. 
 14. Non-exclusivity. The rights of
indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the

  
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Company’s bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. To the extent that a change in law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits
greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so
afforded by such change, subject to the restrictions expressly set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly set forth herein, no right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and
remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Except as expressly set forth herein, the assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 
 15.
Intentionally Omitted. 
 16. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to
make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract,
agreement or otherwise. 
 17. Insurance. The Company shall maintain an insurance policy or policies providing directors
and officers liability insurance covering the Indemnitee in a form that is not less favorable to the Indemnitee than the insurance policy or policies in effect for directors and officers liability insurance on the date of this Agreement, including
the policy limits, self-insured retentions, attribution rules, exclusions and riders to such policies. If such comparable insurance is not commercially available, the Company shall maintain insurance policy or policies providing directors and
officers liability insurance that is as substantially similar as commercially available; provided, however, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies to the same extent as the most favorably-insured persons under such policy or
policies in a comparable position. The Company will not amend, replace, terminate or rescind any directors and officers liability insurance covering Indemnitee without giving Indemnitee thirty (30) days advance written notice of such event. The
Company will pay all premiums relating to such policies on or prior to the due dates therefor. 
 18. Subrogation. In the
event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights,
including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 
 19.
Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company or, at the request of the Company, as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another
Enterprise, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation or is removed from such position. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other
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obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position. This Agreement shall not be deemed an
employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that any employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) is at will, and
Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in any executed, written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its
subsidiaries or any Enterprise), any existing formal severance policies adopted by the Company’s board of directors or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, the Company’s bylaws or the NBBCA. No such document
shall be subject to any oral modification thereof. 
 20. Duration. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate
upon the later of (a) ten years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other
Enterprise, as applicable; or (b) one year after the final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any
proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto. 
 21. Successors.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and
shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. 
 22. Severability.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order or other applicable law, to perform its
obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal
or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to
applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing
any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 

23. Enforcement. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations
imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company. 

  
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 24. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Company’s bylaws and applicable law. 

25. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by the parties hereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement shall adversely affect any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior
to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

26. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed: 
 (a) if to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in
accordance with the provisions hereof; or 
 (b) if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief
Financial Officer of the Company at 125 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA 01730, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to Indemnitee, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to James C. Gorton, Esq.,
Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022. 
 Each such notice or other communication shall for
all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid,
specifying next-business-day delivery, one business day after deposit with the courier), (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the
deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the
relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day. 

27. Applicable Law. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the internal laws of the Province of New Brunswick and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. 

  
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 28.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be
executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party
against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement. 
 29. Captions.
The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 

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 The parties are
signing this Indemnification Agreement as of the date stated in the introductory sentence. 
  

	
	GSI GROUP INC.
	
	 /s/ Michael Katzenstein

	By:      Michael Katzenstein
	Title:   Principal Executive Officer
	
	JOHN ROUSH
	
	 /s/ John Roush

	
	Residence Address:
	
	  

	
	  

  
 EXHIBIT B

 GSI GROUP CORPORATION 
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
 This Indemnification Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is dated as of November 16, 2010 and is between GSI Group Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Michigan (the “Company”), and John Roush
(“Indemnitee”). 
 RECITALS 

A. Indemnitee’s service to the Company will substantially benefit the Company. 

B. Individuals are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations or in certain other capacities unless they are provided
with adequate protection through insurance or indemnification against the risks of claims and actions against them arising out of such service. 
 C. Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Company’s governing documents and any insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee may
not be willing to serve as a director or officer without additional protection. 
 D. In order to induce Indemnitee to provide
services to the Company, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, Indemnitee as permitted by applicable law. 

E. This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the indemnification provided in the Company’s bylaws, and any resolutions
adopted pursuant thereto, and this Agreement shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor shall this Agreement be deemed to limit, diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

The parties therefore agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. 
 (a) A “Change in Control” shall be
deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the Effective Date (as defined in that certain Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Indemnitee dated as of November 16, 2010) of any of the following events: 

(i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; 

(ii) Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective
Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s board of directors, and any new directors (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement

 
with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv)) whose election by the board of directors or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors; 
 (iii) Corporate
Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity; 
 (iv) Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets; and 
 (v) Other Events. Any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in
response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether or not the Company is then subject to such
reporting requirement. 
 For purposes of this Section 1(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 (1) “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and
(iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. 
 (2) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that
“Beneficial Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of (i) the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity or (ii) the Company’s
board of directors approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person. 
 (b) “Corporate
Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise. 

  
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 (c)
“Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 

(d) “Enterprise” means the Company, any direct and indirect subsidiaries and branches of the Company, any direct
or indirect subsidiary of GSI Group Inc., and any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. 
 (e)
“Expenses” include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and costs of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges,
postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise
participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond,
supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or their equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d), Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this
Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 (f) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is
experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel with
respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or
Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 
 (g) “MBCA” means
the Michigan Business Corporations Act. 
 (h) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative nature, including any appeal therefrom and including without limitation any such Proceeding pending as of the date of this Agreement, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a non-party witness or
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Indemnitee or any action or inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or (iii) the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification or
advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. 
 (i) Reference to “other enterprises”
shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the
Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner
“not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 
 2. Indemnity
in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by
or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 2, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted honestly and in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or its shareholders, and in the case of a criminal Proceeding, that person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. 

3. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law against all Expenses and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by
or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, provided that the person acted honestly and in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or its shareholders.
Indemnification shall not be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the Indemnitee has been found liable to the Company, except to the extent permitted by applicable law. 

4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the extent that Indemnitee is a party to or a
participant in and is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on
Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding 

  
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but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all
Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with (a) each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter and (b) any claim, issue or matter related to any such successfully resolved
claim, issuer or matter. For purposes of this section, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. To the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate
Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in
connection therewith. 
 6. Additional Indemnification. 

(a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2, 3 or 4, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with the Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein. 
 (b) For purposes of Section 6(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to: 

(i) the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the MBCA that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement,
or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the MBCA; and 
 (ii) the fullest extent authorized or
permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the MBCA adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors. 

7. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make
any indemnity in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding): 
 (a) for which payment has actually been made
to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid; 
 (b) for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common
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 (c) for any
reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to
the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); 
 (d) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless
(i) the Company’s board of directors authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in
the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise authorized in Section 12(d) or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or 
 (e) if prohibited by applicable law. 
 8. Advances of Expenses. The Company
shall advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after the receipt by the Company of a written
statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work
performed or to expenditure made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice). Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any advance
to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to
Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. This Section 8 shall not apply to the extent advancement is prohibited by law and shall not apply to any Proceeding for which indemnity is
not permitted under this Agreement, but shall apply to any Proceeding referenced in Section 7(b) or 7(c) prior to a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. 

9. Procedures for Notification and Defense of Claim. 
 (a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses as soon as reasonably practicable following the
receipt by Indemnitee of notice thereof. The written notification to the Company shall include, in reasonable detail, a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure by Indemnitee to notify the
Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights.

  
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 (b) If, at the time of
the receipt of a notice of a Proceeding pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of the Proceeding to the insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall thereafter take all commercially-reasonable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in
accordance with the terms of such policies. 
 (c) In the event the Company may be obligated to make any indemnity in connection
with a Proceeding, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do
so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with
respect to the same Proceeding. Notwithstanding the Company’s assumption of the defense of any such Proceeding, the Company shall be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to the extent (i) the employment of
counsel by Indemnitee is authorized by the Company, (ii) counsel for the Company or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense such that
Indemnitee needs to be separately represented, (iii) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with Indemnitee’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense,
(iv) the Company is not financially or legally able to perform its indemnification obligations or (v) the Company shall not have retained, or shall not continue to retain, such counsel to defend such Proceeding. The Company shall have the
right to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion. Regardless of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense. The Company shall not be
entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company. 

(d) Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation in connection with the Proceeding as may be reasonably
appropriate. 
 (e) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee for any settlement of any Proceeding (or any part
thereof) without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
 (f) The Company shall
have the right to settle any Proceeding (or any part thereof) without the consent of Indemnitee. 
 10. Procedures upon
Application for Indemnification. 
 (a) To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request,
including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee. Any delay in providing the request will not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such failure
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 (b) Upon written
request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof shall be made in the
specific case (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not
have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested
Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the
Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Company’s board of directors, by the stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification,
including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably
necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company,
to the extent permitted by applicable law. 
 (c) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made
by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(b), the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 10(c). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company’s
board of directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by
Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Company’s board of directors, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity
of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a
written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in
Section 1 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is
so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of
(i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, the parties have not agreed upon an Independent Counsel, either the

  
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Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of
Independent Counsel and for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed
shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 10(b) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any
further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing). 
 (d)
The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement
pursuant hereto. 
 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such
determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this
Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by such person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.

 (b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct
was unlawful. 
 (c) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith to
the extent Indemnitee relied in good faith on (i) the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties,
(iii) the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or its board of directors or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors or (iv) information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent
certified public accountant, an appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise or its board of directors or any committee of the board of directors. The provisions of this Section 11(c) shall not be
deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. 

  
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 (d) Neither the
knowledge, actions nor failure to act of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 

12. Remedies of Indemnitee. 
 (a) Subject to Section 12(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement,
(ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 or 12(d) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement within 90
days after the later of the receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding, (iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within ten days after a
determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (B) with respect to indemnification pursuant to Sections 4, 5 and 12(d) of this Agreement, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request
therefor, or (v) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from,
Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses.
Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such
proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 4 of this Agreement. The Company
shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration in accordance with this Agreement. 
 (b) Neither (i) the failure of the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders to have made a determination that
indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of
directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In the
event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in
all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, the Company
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burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be. 
 (c) To the fullest extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and
presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a determination shall have been made
pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent (i) a
misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statements not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such
indemnification under applicable law. 
 (d) To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against
all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained
by the Company to the extent Indemnitee is successful in such action, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor)
advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Section 8. 
 (e) Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding. 
 13. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying
Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such
proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the events and transactions giving rise to
such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitee and the Company (and its other directors, officers, employees and agents) in connection with such events and transactions. 

14. Non-exclusivity. The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. To the extent that a change in
law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties

  
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hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change, subject to the restrictions expressly set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly set
forth herein, no right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Except as expressly set forth herein, the assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 15. Intentionally Omitted. 
 16. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided
hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise. 
 17. Insurance. To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors and officers liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or
policies to the same extent as the most favorably-insured persons under such policy or policies in a comparable position. The Company will not amend, replace, terminate or rescind any directors and officers liability insurance covering Indemnitee
without giving Indemnitee thirty (30) days advance written notice of such event. The Company will pay all premiums relating to such policies on or prior to the due dates therefor. 

18. Subrogation. In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment
to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such
rights. 
 19. Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company or, at the
request of the Company, as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another Enterprise, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation
or is removed from such position. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no
obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically
acknowledges that any employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, except as may be otherwise
expressly provided in any executed, written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), any existing formal severance policies adopted by the Company’s board of directors or, with
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Company, the Company’s bylaws or the MBCA. No such document shall be subject to any oral modification thereof. 
 20. Duration. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of (a) ten years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the
Company or as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, as applicable; or (b) one year after the final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is
granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto. 

21. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect
successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. 

22. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to
do any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order or other applicable law, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. If any provision or provisions
of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any
section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest
extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 
 23. Enforcement. The Company
expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is
relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company. 
 24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Company’s bylaws and applicable law. 
 25. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this
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Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 
 26. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or
electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed: 
 (a) if to Indemnitee, to
Indemnitee’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof; or 

(b) if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at 125 Middlesex
Turnpike, Bedford, MA 01730, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to Indemnitee, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to James C. Gorton, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, New
York 10022. 
 Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or
having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying next-business-day delivery, one business day after
deposit with the courier), (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as
aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal
business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day. 
 27. Applicable Law. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Michigan, without
regard to its conflict of laws rules. 
 28. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in counterparts, each of which shall
for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of
this Agreement. 
 29. Captions. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 
 (signature page follows)

  
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 The parties are signing this Indemnification Agreement as of the date stated in the
introductory sentence. 
  

			
	GSI GROUP CORPORATION
	
	 /s/ Michael Katzenstein

	 By:
 Title:
	 	 Michael Katzenstein

Principal Executive Officer

  

 
  

	
	JOHN ROUSH
	
	/s/ John Roush
	Residence Address:
	
	  
	
	  

  

 

  
 EXHIBIT C

 RELEASE OF CLAIMS 
  

	1.	General Release. 

(a) I acknowledge that my employment with the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates thereof terminated on
[        ]. I further acknowledge that the Company delivered this release of claims (the “Release”) to me on [        ]. 

(b) In exchange for the payments and benefits described in that certain Employment Agreement by and between GSI Group Inc. (the
“Company”) and me (the “Employment Agreement”), which I agree I am not otherwise entitled to receive absent execution and non-revocation of the Release, I and my representatives, agents, estate, heirs, successors and assigns
(“Releasors”) voluntarily agree to release and discharge the Company and its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors, assigns, plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries (and the current and former trustees, officers,
directors, employees, and agents of each of the foregoing, all both individually, in their capacity acting on the Company’s behalf and in their official capacities) (collectively “Releasees”) generally from all claims, demands,
actions, suits, damages, debts, judgments and liabilities of every name and nature, whether existing or contingent, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, in law or in equity in connection with my employment by or termination of employment with
the Company, or any of my dealings, transactions or events involving the Releasees, arising on or before the date of this Release. This Release is intended by me to be all encompassing and to act as a full and total release of any claims that the
Releasors may have or have had against the Releasees from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, including but not limited to all claims in contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), tort, equity and common law; any claims
for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, or breach of the obligation of good faith and fair dealing; and/or any claims under any local, state or federal constitution, statute, law, ordinance, bylaw, or regulation dealing with either employment,
employment discrimination, retaliation, mass layoffs, plant closings, and/or employment benefits and/or those laws, statutes or regulations concerning discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual harassment, sexual
orientation, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability, veteran status or any military service or application for military service or any other category protected by law; and any federal, state or local law or regulation concerning
securities, stock or stock options. This Release is for any relief, no matter how denominated, including but not limited to wages, back pay, front pay, benefits, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive damages or attorney’s fees. I
also agree not to commence or cooperate in the prosecution or investigation of any lawsuit, administrative action or other claim or complaint against the Releasees, except as required by law. 

(c) By this Release, I not only release and discharge the Releasees from any and all claims as stated above that the Releasors could make
on my own behalf or on the behalf of others, but also those claims that might be made by any other person or organization on my behalf and I specifically waive any right to recover any damage awards as a member of any class in a case in which any
claims against the Releasees are made involving any matters arising out of my employment by or termination of employment with the Company, or any of my dealings, transactions or events involving the Releasees. 

  
 (d) I agree that,
except for any payments or benefits set forth in Sections 5, 8 or 24 of the Employment Agreement that have not yet been paid, as applicable, the payments and benefits the Company previously provided to me are complete payment, settlement, accord and
satisfaction with respect to all obligations and liabilities of the Releasees to the Releasors, and with respect to all claims, causes of action and damages that could be asserted by the Releasors against the Releasees regarding my employment or
termination of employment with the Company, or any of my dealings, transactions or events involving the Releasees, including, without limitation, all claims for wages, salary, commissions, draws, car allowances, incentive pay, bonuses, business
expenses, vacation, stock, stock options, severance pay, attorneys’ fees, compensatory damages, exemplary damages, or other compensation, benefits, costs or sums. Notwithstanding anything in this Release to the contrary, this Release shall not
affect and I do not waive: (i) rights to indemnification I may have under: (A) applicable law, (B) any charter document or bylaws, (C) any agreement between me and the Company or any other Releasee, (D) as an insured under
any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy now or previously in force, (ii) any right I may have to obtain contribution in the event of the entry of judgment against me as a result of any act or failure act for which both
I and any Releasee are jointly responsible; (iii) my rights to vested benefits and payments under any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other incentive plans or any agreements relating thereto or under any retirement
plan, welfare benefit plan or other benefit or deferred compensation plan, all of which shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, or my rights as a stockholder or equity holder of the Company. 

(e) I understand and agree that this Release will be binding on me and my heirs, administrators and assigns. I acknowledge that I have
not assigned any claims or filed or initiated any legal proceedings against any of the Releasees. 
 (f) I acknowledge and agree
that if any provision of this Release is found, held or deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void, unlawful or unenforceable under any applicable statute or controlling law, the remainder of this Release shall continue in full force and
effect. 
 (g) This Release is deemed made and entered into in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in all respects shall be
interpreted, enforced and governed under the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the extent not preempted by federal law. 
 (h) Notwithstanding the comprehensive release of claims set forth in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 1, nothing in this Release shall bar or prohibit me from contacting, seeking assistance
from or participating in any proceeding before any federal or state administrative agency to the extent permitted by applicable federal, state and/or local law. However, I nevertheless will be prohibited to the fullest extent authorized by law from
obtaining monetary damages in any agency proceeding in which I do so participate. 

  
 2. Waiver of Rights and Claims
Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Since I am 40 years of age or older, I acknowledge and agree that I have been informed that I have or may have specific rights and/or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967 (the “ADEA”) and I agree that: 
 (a) in consideration for the payments and benefits described in the
Employment Agreement, which I am not otherwise entitled to receive absent execution and non-revocation of the Release, I specifically and voluntarily waive such rights and/or claims under the ADEA that I have or might have against the Releasees to
the extent such rights and/or claims arose prior to the date I executed this Release; 
 (b) I understand that I am not waiving
rights or claims under the ADEA which may arise after the date that I execute this Release; 
 (c) I have been advised to
consult with or seek advice from an attorney of my choice or any other person of my choosing before executing this Release; 

(d) I have been advised that I have twenty-one (21) days or, in the event that my termination of employment is “in connection
with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the ADEA), forty-five (45) days (the applicable time period, the “Consideration Period”) to review this Release and consider its terms
before signing it, and I acknowledge and agree that such Consideration Period will not be affected or extended by any changes, whether material or immaterial, that might be made to this Release; 

(e) in entering into this Release I am not relying on any representation, promise or inducement made by the Company or its attorneys with
the exception of those promises described in this Release; and 
 (f) I may revoke this Release for a period of seven
(7) days after I sign it and all rights and obligations of both parties under this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the date upon which the seven (7) day revocation period has expired. For such a revocation to be
effective, the Company must receive it on or before the expiration of the seven (7) day revocation period. 
 * * * * *

 I acknowledge and agree that this Release is a legally binding document and my signature will commit me to its terms. I
acknowledge and agree that I have carefully read and fully understand all of the provisions of this Release and that I voluntarily enter into this Release by signing below. Upon execution, I agree to deliver a signed copy of this Release to Vice
President, Corporate Resources of the Company. 
  

	
	  

	 John Roush
  

			
	Date:364 Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 2010

  
 Exhibit 10.1

 U.S.$600,000,000 
 CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 relating to a 

364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY 
 Dated as of November 17, 2010 
 Among 

ALTRIA GROUP, INC. 
 and 
 THE INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN 

and 
 JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. 
 and 
 CITIBANK, N.A. 
 as Administrative Agents 

* * * * * * * * * * 
 BARCLAYS CAPITAL, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, DEUTSCHE 
 BANK
SECURITIES INC. and GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. 
 as Syndication Agents 

and 
 BANCO
SANTANDER, S.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, 
 HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR

 FUNDING, INC. and THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC 

as Documentation Agents 
 and 
 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

 BARCLAYS CAPITAL, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, DEUTSCHE 

BANK SECURITIES INC. and GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. 

as Joint Bookrunners 

 Table of Contents 

 

							
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	ARTICLE I	  	DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS	  	 	1	  
			
	Section 1.01.	  	Certain Defined Terms	  	 	1	  
			
	Section 1.02.	  	Computation of Time Periods	  	 	13	  
			
	Section 1.03.	  	Accounting Terms	  	 	13	  
			
	ARTICLE II	  	AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES	  	 	13	  
			
	Section 2.01.	  	The Pro Rata Advances	  	 	13	  
			
	Section 2.02.	  	Making the Pro Rata Advances	  	 	14	  
			
	Section 2.03.	  	Repayment of Pro Rata Advances	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 2.04.	  	Interest on Pro Rata Advances	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 2.05.	  	Additional Interest on LIBO Rate Advances	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 2.06.	  	Conversion of Pro Rata Advances	  	 	17	  
			
	Section 2.07.	  	The Competitive Bid Advances	  	 	17	  
			
	Section 2.08.	  	LIBO Rate Determination	  	 	22	  
			
	Section 2.09.	  	Fees	  	 	23	  
			
	Section 2.10.	  	Termination or Reduction of the Commitments	  	 	23	  
			
	Section 2.11.	  	Prepayments	  	 	24	  
			
	Section 2.12.	  	Increased Costs	  	 	24	  
			
	Section 2.13.	  	Illegality	  	 	25	  
			
	Section 2.14.	  	Payments and Computations	  	 	26	  
			
	Section 2.15.	  	Taxes	  	 	27	  
			
	Section 2.16.	  	Sharing of Payments, Etc.	  	 	30	  
			
	Section 2.17.	  	Defaulting Lenders	  	 	30	  
			
	Section 2.18.	  	Evidence of Debt	  	 	31	  
			
	Section 2.19.	  	Use of Proceeds	  	 	32	  
			
	ARTICLE III	  	CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING	  	 	32	  
			
	Section 3.01.	  	Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness	  	 	32	  
			
	Section 3.02.	  	Initial Advance to Each Designated Subsidiary	  	 	34	  

  
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	Section 3.03.	  	Conditions Precedent to Each Pro Rata Borrowing	  	 	34	  
			
	Section 3.04.	  	Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive Bid Borrowing	  	 	35	  
			
	ARTICLE IV	  	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	  	 	36	  
			
	Section 4.01.	  	Representations and Warranties of Altria	  	 	36	  
			
	ARTICLE V	  	COVENANTS OF ALTRIA	  	 	37	  
			
	Section 5.01.	  	Affirmative Covenants	  	 	37	  
			
	Section 5.02.	  	Negative Covenants	  	 	39	  
			
	ARTICLE VI	  	EVENTS OF DEFAULT	  	 	40	  
			
	Section 6.01.	  	Events of Default	  	 	40	  
			
	Section 6.02.	  	Lenders’ Rights upon Event of Default	  	 	42	  
			
	ARTICLE VII	  	THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS	  	 	43	  
			
	Section 7.01.	  	Authorization and Action	  	 	43	  
			
	Section 7.02.	  	Administrative Agents’ Reliance, Etc.	  	 	43	  
			
	Section 7.03.	  	JPMCB, Citibank and Affiliates	  	 	44	  
			
	Section 7.04.	  	Lender Credit Decision	  	 	44	  
			
	Section 7.05.	  	Indemnification	  	 	44	  
			
	Section 7.06.	  	Successor Administrative Agents	  	 	45	  
			
	Section 7.07.	  	Syndication Agents and Documentation Agents	  	 	45	  
			
	ARTICLE VIII	  	GUARANTY	  	 	46	  
			
	Section 8.01.	  	Guaranty	  	 	46	  
			
	Section 8.02.	  	Guaranty Absolute	  	 	46	  
			
	Section 8.03.	  	Waivers	  	 	46	  
			
	Section 8.04.	  	Continuing Guaranty	  	 	47	  

  
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	ARTICLE IX	  	MISCELLANEOUS	  	 	47	  
			
	Section 9.01.	  	Amendments, Etc.	  	 	47	  
			
	Section 9.02.	  	Notices, Etc.	  	 	48	  
			
	Section 9.03.	  	No Waiver; Remedies	  	 	49	  
			
	Section 9.04.	  	Costs and Expenses	  	 	49	  
			
	Section 9.05.	  	Right of Set-Off	  	 	50	  
			
	Section 9.06.	  	Binding Effect	  	 	51	  
			
	Section 9.07.	  	Assignments and Participations	  	 	51	  
			
	Section 9.08.	  	Designated Subsidiaries	  	 	54	  
			
	Section 9.09.	  	Governing Law	  	 	54	  
			
	Section 9.10.	  	Execution in Counterparts	  	 	54	  
			
	Section 9.11.	  	Jurisdiction, Etc.	  	 	55	  
			
	Section 9.12.	  	Confidentiality	  	 	55	  
			
	Section 9.13.	  	Integration	  	 	56	  
			
	Section 9.14.	  	USA Patriot Act Notice	  	 	56	  
			
	Section 9.15.	  	No Fiduciary Duty	  	 	56	  

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	Schedule I	  	-	  	List of Commitments and Applicable Lending Offices	  	
	Schedule II	  	-	  	Certain Subsidiary Information	  	
				
	EXHIBITS	  		  		  	
				
	Exhibit A-1	  	-	  	Form of Pro Rata Note	  	
	Exhibit A-2	  	-	  	Form of Competitive Bid Note	  	
	Exhibit B-1	  	-	  	Form of Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing	  	
	Exhibit B-2	  	-	  	Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing	  	
	Exhibit C	  	-	  	Form of Assignment and Acceptance	  	
	Exhibit D	  	-	  	Form of Designation Agreement	  	
	Exhibit E	  	-	  	Form of Guarantee	  	
	Exhibit F-1	  	-	  	Form of Opinion of Counsel for Altria	  	
	Exhibit F-2	  	-	  	Form of Opinion of Counsel for Altria	  	
	Exhibit F-3	  	-	  	Form of Opinion of Counsel for Guarantor	  	
	Exhibit G	  	-	  	Form of Opinion of Counsel for Designated Subsidiary	  	

  
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	Exhibit H	  	-	  	Form of Opinion of Counsel for JPMCB, as Adminstrative Agent	  			
	Exhibit I	  	-	  	Form of Confidentiality Agreement	  			

  
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 364-DAY REVOLVING
CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 Dated as of November 17, 2010 

ALTRIA GROUP, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Altria”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders
(the “Initial Lenders”) listed on the signature pages hereof, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMCB”) and CITIBANK, N.A. (“Citibank”), as administrative agents (each, in such capacity, an
“Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders (as hereinafter defined), agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 
 Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms
of the terms defined): 
 “Advance” means a Pro Rata Advance or a Competitive Bid Advance.

 “Applicable Commitment Fee Rate” means, for any period, a percentage per annum equal to the
percentage set forth below determined by reference to the higher of the rating of Altria’s long-term senior unsecured debt from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, in each case in effect from time to time during such period:

  

					
	 Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt Rating
	  	Applicable
Commitment
Fee Rate	 
	 A and A2 or higher
	  	 	0.1000	% 
	 A- and A3
	  	 	0.1250	% 
	 BBB+ and Baa1
	  	 	0.1500	% 
	 BBB and Baa2
	  	 	0.2000	% 
	 Lower than BBB and Baa2
	  	 	0.2500	% 

 provided that if no
rating is available on any date of determination from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by Altria and reasonably satisfactory to JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent, the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be 0.2500%. 

  

“Applicable Interest Rate Margin” means for any Interest Period a percentage per annum equal to the
Credit Default Swap Spread, subject to a minimum rate and a maximum rate as determined by reference to the higher of the rating of Altria’s long-term senior unsecured debt from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, in each case in
effect on the CDS Determination Date: 
  

									
	 Long-Term Senior Unsecured Debt Rating
	  	Minimum	 	 	Maximum	 
	 A and A2 or higher
	  	 	0.750	% 	 	 	1.750	% 
	 A- and A3
	  	 	0.875	% 	 	 	2.000	% 
	 BBB+ and Baa1
	  	 	1.000	% 	 	 	2.250	% 
	 BBB and Baa2
	  	 	1.250	% 	 	 	2.500	% 
	 Lower than BBB and Baa2
	  	 	1.500	% 	 	 	3.000	% 

 provided that if no
rating is available on any CDS Determination Date from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by Altria and reasonably satisfactory to JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent, the Applicable Interest Rate Margin shall be determined as if Altria’s long-term unsecured debt rating were lower than BBB and Baa2. 
 The Applicable Interest Rate Margin for any Base Rate Advance on any date will be equal to the Applicable Interest Rate Margin for LIBO Rate Advances on such date minus 1.000% per annum, but only to
the extent that the Applicable Interest Rate Margin for LIBO Rate Advances on such date exceeds 1.000% per annum. To the extent that the Applicable Interest Rate Margin for LIBO Rate Advances on such date equals or is less than 1.000% per
annum, the Applicable Interest Rate Margin for any Base Rate Advance will be zero. 
 “Applicable Lending
Office” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Pro Rata Advance and, in the case of a Competitive Bid Advance, the office of such Lender notified by such Lender to JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, as its Applicable Lending Office with respect to such Competitive Bid Advance. 

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible
Assignee, and accepted by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto. 

“Base Rate” means a fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time, which rate per annum
shall at all times be equal to the highest of: 
 (i) the rate of interest announced publicly by JPMCB in New
York, New York, from time to time, as JPMCB’s prime rate; and 

  
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 (ii)
1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds Effective Rate; and 
 (iii) the LIBO rate for a one-month
Interest Period. 
 “Base Rate Advance” means a Pro Rata Advance that bears interest as provided
in Section 2.04(a)(i). 
 “Base Rate Interest” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.04(a)(i). 
 “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
of the United States (or any successor). 
 “Borrowers” means, collectively, Altria and each
Designated Subsidiary that shall become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.08. 

“Borrowing” means a Pro Rata Borrowing or a Competitive Bid Borrowing. 

“Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in
New York City and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances, on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market and banks are open for business in London. 

“CDS Determination Date” means (a) as to LIBO Rate Advances, the second Business Day prior to the
borrowing of such LIBO Rate Advance for such LIBO Rate Advances, and (b) as to Base Rate Advances, initially, the Effective Date and thereafter, the first Business Day of each succeeding calendar quarter. 

“Commitment” means as to any Lender (i) the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name
on Schedule I hereto or (ii) if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Acceptance, the Dollar amount set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 9.07(d), in each case
as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.10. 
 “Competitive Bid Advance” means
an advance by a Lender to any Borrower as part of a Competitive Bid Borrowing resulting from the competitive bidding procedure described in Section 2.07 and refers to a Fixed Rate Bid Advance or a Floating Rate Bid Advance. 

“Competitive Bid Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Competitive Bid Advances from
each of the Lenders whose offer to make one or more Competitive Bid Advances as part of such borrowing has been accepted under the competitive bidding procedure described in Section 2.07. 

“Competitive Bid Note” means a promissory note of any Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing the 

  
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indebtedness of such Borrower to such Lender resulting from a Competitive Bid Advance made by such Lender to such Borrower. 

“Competitive Bid Reduction” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01. 

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any accounting period, the consolidated net earnings (or loss) of Altria
and its Subsidiaries plus, without duplication and to the extent included as a separate item on Altria’s consolidated statements of earnings or consolidated statements of cash flows in the case of clauses (a) through (e) for such
period, the sum of (a) provision for income taxes, (b) interest and other debt expense, net, (c) depreciation expense, (d) amortization of intangibles, (e) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses or
any similar expense or loss subtracted from “Gross profit” in the calculation of “Operating income” and (f) the portion of loss included on Altria’s consolidated statements of earnings of any Person (other than a
Subsidiary of Altria) in which Altria or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest and any cash that is actually received by Altria or such Subsidiary from such Person in the form of dividends or similar distributions, and minus,
without duplication, the sum of (x) to the extent included as a separate item on Altria’s consolidated statements of earnings for such period, any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains or any similar income or gain added
to “Gross profit” in the calculation of “Operating income,” and (y) the portion of income included on Altria’s consolidated statements of earnings of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Altria) in which Altria or any
of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any cash is actually received by Altria or such Subsidiary from such Person in the form of dividends or similar distributions, all as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for such period, except that if there has been a material change in an accounting principle as compared to that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of
Altria and its Subsidiaries as at and for the year ended December 31, 2009, then such new accounting principle shall not be used in the determination of Consolidated EBITDA. A material change in an accounting principle is one that, in the year
of its adoption, changes Consolidated EBITDA for any quarter in such year by more than 10%. 

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any accounting period, total interest expense of Altria and
its Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Debt of Altria and its Subsidiaries during such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such period and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
for such period, except that if there has been a material change in an accounting principle as compared to that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of Altria and its Subsidiaries as at and for the year ended December 31,
2009, then such new accounting principle shall not be used in the determination of Consolidated Interest Expense. A material change in an accounting principle is one that, in the year of its adoption, changes Consolidated Interest Expense for any
quarter in such year by more than 10%. 

  
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“Consolidated Tangible Assets” means the total assets appearing on a consolidated balance sheet of Altria
and its Subsidiaries, less goodwill and other intangible assets and the minority interests of other Persons in such Subsidiaries, all as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, except that if
there has been a material change in an accounting principle as compared to that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of Altria and its Subsidiaries as at and for the year ended December 31, 2009, then such new accounting
principle shall not be used in the determination of Consolidated Tangible Assets. A material change in an accounting principle is one that, in the year of its adoption, changes Consolidated Tangible Assets at any quarter in such year by more than
10%. 
 “Convert,” “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to
a conversion of Pro Rata Advances of one Type into Pro Rata Advances of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.06, 2.08 or 2.13. 
 “Credit Default Swap Spread” means, at any CDS Determination Date, the one-year credit default swap spread applicable to Altria’s long-term senior unsecured debt, determined as of
the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such CDS Determination Date, as reported by Markit Group Limited or any successor thereto. If on any CDS Determination Date the Credit Default Swap Spread is unavailable, Altria and the
Lenders shall negotiate in good faith (for a period of up to thirty days from such date (such thirty-day period, the “Negotiation Period”)) to agree on an alternative method for establishing the Applicable Interest Rate Margin. The
Applicable Interest Rate Margin for any day that falls during the Negotiation Period shall be based upon the then most recently available quote of the Credit Default Swap Spread. If no such alternative method is agreed upon during the Negotiation
Period, the Applicable Interest Rate Margin for any day subsequent to the end of the Negotiation Period shall be a rate per annum equal to the “Maximum” set forth in the Applicable Interest Rate Margin pricing grid based upon the ratings
by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, respectively, applicable on such date to Altria’s long-term senior unsecured debt. 
 “Debt” means, without duplication, (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or similar instruments, (b) obligations as lessee under leases that, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, are recorded as capital leases, (c) obligations as an account party or applicant
under letters of credit (other than trade letters of credit incurred in the ordinary course of business) to the extent such letters of credit are drawn and not reimbursed within five Business Days of such drawing, (d) the aggregate principal
(or equivalent) amount of financing raised through outstanding securitization financings of accounts receivable, and (e) obligations under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or
otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss (including by way of (i) granting a security interest or other Lien on property or (ii) having a reimbursement obligation under or in respect of a letter of credit or
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Assets) having a fair value equal to the amount of such reimbursement obligation), in any case in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of any other Person of the kinds referred to in clause
(a), (b), (c) or (d) above). For the avoidance of doubt, the following shall not constitute “Debt” for purposes of this Agreement: (A) any obligation that is fully non-recourse to Altria or any of its Subsidiaries,
(B) intercompany debt of Altria or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any appeal bond or other arrangement to secure a stay of execution on a judgment or order, provided that any such appeal bond or other arrangement issued by a third party in
connection with such arrangement shall constitute Debt to the extent Altria or any of its Subsidiaries has a reimbursement obligation to such third party that is not collateralized by assets (other than Operating Assets) having a fair value equal to
the amount of such reimbursement obligation, (D) unpaid judgments, or (E) defeased indebtedness. 

“Default” means any event specified in Section 6.01 that would constitute an Event of Default but
for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both. 
 “Defaulting Lender” means
any Lender that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Commitments within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) notified Altria or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, in writing that it does not intend to
comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations either under this Agreement or generally under agreements in which it has
committed to extend credit, (c) failed, within three Business Days after written request by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent (whether acting on its own behalf or at the reasonable request of Altria (it being understood that JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, shall comply with any such reasonable request)), to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Advances; provided that any such Lender shall cease to be a
Defaulting Lender under this clause (c) upon receipt of such confirmation by the Administrative Agent, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it
hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless such amount is the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian
appointed for it, or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it. No Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the
ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof. 
 “Designated Subsidiary” means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Altria designated for borrowing privileges under this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.08. 

“Designation Agreement” means, with respect to any Designated Subsidiary, an agreement in the form of
Exhibit D hereto signed by such Designated Subsidiary and Altria. 

  
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“Dollars” and the “$” sign each means lawful currency of the United States of America.

 “Domestic Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender
specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to
Altria and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent. 
 “Effective Date” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.01. 
 “Eligible Assignee” means (i) a commercial bank organized under the
laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having total assets in excess of $10,000,000,000; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (or any successor) (“OECD”), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total assets in excess of $10,000,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in
which it is organized or another country which is also a member of the OECD or the Cayman Islands; (iii) the central bank of any country which is a member of the OECD; (iv) a commercial finance company or finance Subsidiary of a
corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having total assets in excess of $6,000,000,000; (v) an insurance company organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having total
assets in excess of $10,000,000,000; (vi) any Lender; (vii) an affiliate of any Lender; and (viii) any other bank, commercial finance company, insurance company or other Person approved in writing by Altria, which approval shall be
notified to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent; provided, however, that the term “Eligible Assignee” shall not include a Defaulting Lender or an affiliate of a Defaulting Lender. 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the
regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. 
 “ERISA Affiliate” means any Person
that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of any Borrower’s controlled group, or under common control with any Borrower, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code. 

“ERISA Event” means (a) (i) the occurrence with respect to a Plan of a reportable event, within
the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor) (“PBGC”), or (ii) the requirements of
subsection (1) of Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without regard to subsection (2) of such section) are met with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in
paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 

  
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days; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan, pursuant
to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of any Borrower or Altria or any of their ERISA
Affiliates in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by any Borrower or Altria or any of their ERISA Affiliates from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer,
as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions set forth in Section 302(f)(1)(A) and (B) of ERISA to the creation of a lien upon property or rights to property of any Borrower or Altria or any of their ERISA
Affiliates for failure to make a required payment to a Plan are satisfied; (g) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan, pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the termination of a Plan
by the PBGC pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan.

 “Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the
Board, as in effect from time to time. 
 “Eurodollar Lending Office” means, with respect to any
Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Eurodollar Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its
Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to Altria and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent. 
 “Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage” for any Interest Period, for all LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing, means, the reserve percentage
applicable two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period under regulations issued from time to time by the Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities (or with respect to any other category of liabilities that
includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances is determined) having a term equal to such Interest Period. 

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01. 

“Existing Loan Agreement” means Altria’s existing 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
November 20, 2009. 
 “Federal Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as
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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or,
if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. 
 “Fixed Rate Bid Advance” means a
Competitive Bid Advance bearing interest based on a fixed rate per annum as specified in the relevant Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing. 
 “Floating Rate Bid Advance” means a Competitive Bid Advance bearing interest at a rate of interest quoted as a margin over the LIBO Rate as specified in the relevant Notice of Competitive
Bid Borrowing. 
 “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America,
any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government. 
 “Guarantee” means the
guarantee agreement dated as of the Effective Date issued by the Guarantor in favor of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto. 
 “Guarantor” means Philip Morris USA Inc., a Virginia corporation. 
 “Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes” means (a) in the case of Altria and a Designated Subsidiary that is a “United States Person” within the meaning of
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code, withholding for United States federal income taxes, United States federal back-up withholding taxes and United States withholding taxes and (b) in the case of a Designated Subsidiary,
withholding taxes imposed by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Designated Subsidiary is organized or any political subdivision thereof. 
 “Interest Period” means, for each LIBO Rate Advance comprising part of the same Pro Rata Borrowing and each Floating Rate Bid Advance comprising part of the same Competitive Bid
Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such LIBO Rate Advance or Floating Rate Bid Advance or the date of Conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such LIBO Rate Advance or the last day of the preceding Interest Period applicable to such
Advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower requesting such Borrowing pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one week, one, two, three or six months, or, if available to all
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JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided, however, that:

 (a) such Borrower may not select any Interest Period that ends after the Termination Date; 

(b) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of
such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest
Period shall occur on the immediately preceding Business Day; and 
 (c) whenever the first day of any Interest
Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the number of months in such Interest Period,
such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month. 
 “Internal
Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder. 
 “JPMCB’s Administrative Agent Account” means (a) the account of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, maintained by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan
and Agency, 1111 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas 77002, Account No. 9008113381H0301, Reference: Altria Group, Inc., Attention: Account Manager, or (b) JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, as is designated in writing from time to time by JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, to Altria and the Lenders for such purpose. 
 “Lenders” means the Initial
Lenders and their respective successors and permitted assignees. 
 “Lender Supplement” has the
meaning specified in Section 2.10(b). 
 “LIBO Rate” means an interest rate per annum equal
to either: 
 (a) the offered rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars appear on Reuters Page LIBOR01 (or any
successor page) as of 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period, or 
 (b) if the LIBO Rate does not appear on Reuters Page LIBOR01 (or any successor page), then the LIBO Rate will be determined by taking the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of
1% per annum, if such average is not such a multiple) of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal office of each of the Reference Banks in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at
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would be the Reference Banks’ respective ratable shares of such Borrowing outstanding during such Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period, as determined by JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 2.08. 
 “LIBO
Rate Advance” means a Pro Rata Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 2.04(a)(ii). 

“LIBO Rate Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a)(ii). 

“Lien” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(a). 

“Major Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (a) more than 50% of the voting securities of which is owned
directly or indirectly by Altria, (b) which is organized and existing under, or has its principal place of business in, the United States or any political subdivision thereof, Canada or any political subdivision thereof, any country which is a
member of the European Union on the date hereof (other than Greece, Portugal or Spain) or any political subdivision thereof, or Switzerland, Norway or Australia or any of their respective political subdivisions, and (c) which has at any time
total assets (after intercompany eliminations) exceeding $1,000,000,000. 
 “Margin Stock” means
margin stock, as such term is defined in Regulation U. 
 “Moody’s” means Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business. 
 “Multiemployer
Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years
made or accrued an obligation to make contributions, such plan being maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements. 
 “Multiple Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
and at least one Person other than such Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan
has been or were to be terminated. 
 “Note” means a Pro Rata Note or a Competitive Bid Note.

 “Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b).

 “Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a). 

“Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01. 

  
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“Operating Assets” means, for any accounting period, any assets included in the consolidated balance
sheet of Altria and its Subsidiaries as “Inventories,” or “Property, plant and equipment” or “Receivables” for such period. 
 “Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(b). 
 “Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 9.14. 
 “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or
other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof. 
 “Plan” means a
Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan. 
 “Pro Rata Advance” means an advance by a
Lender to any Borrower as part of a Pro Rata Borrowing and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a LIBO Rate Advance (each of which shall be a “Type” of Pro Rata Advance). 

“Pro Rata Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Pro Rata Advances of the same Type made
by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01. 
 “Pro Rata Note” means a promissory note
of any Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.18 in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of such Borrower to such Lender resulting from
the Pro Rata Advances made by such Lender to such Borrower. 
 “Reference Banks” means JPMCB,
Citibank, Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. 
 “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(d). 
 “Regulation A” means Regulation A of the Board, as in effect from time to time. 
 “Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board, as in effect from time to time. 
 “Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders owed at least 50.1% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Pro Rata Advances owing to Lenders, or, if no such principal amount
is then outstanding, Lenders having at least 50.1% of the Commitments. 
 “Single Employer Plan”
means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than such Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or
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was so maintained and in respect of which such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

 “Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its ratings agency business. 

“Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation or limited liability company of which (or in which) more
than 50% of the outstanding equity interests having voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such entity (irrespective of whether at the time equity interests of any other class or classes of such entity shall or might have
voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.

 “Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15. 

“Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of November 16, 2011 and the date of termination in
whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.10 or Section 6.02. 
 Section 1.02. Computation of Time
Periods. In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean
“to but excluding.” 
 Section 1.03. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein
shall be construed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, except that if there has been a material change in an accounting principle affecting the definition of an accounting term as compared to
that applied in the preparation of the financial statements of Altria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, then such new accounting principle shall not be used in the determination of the amount associated with that accounting term.
A material change in an accounting principle is one that, in the year of its adoption, changes the amount associated with the relevant accounting term for any quarter in such year by more than 10%. 

ARTICLE II 

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES 
 Section 2.01. The Pro Rata Advances. (a) Obligation to Make Pro Rata Advances. Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Pro Rata Advances
to any Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Termination Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however,
that the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be deemed used from time to time to the extent of the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bid Advances then outstanding and such deemed use

  
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of the aggregate amount of the Commitments shall be allocated among the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments (such deemed use of the aggregate amount of the Commitments being
a “Competitive Bid Reduction”). 
 (b) Amount of Pro Rata Borrowings. Each Pro Rata
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of no less than $50,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. 
 (c) Type of Pro Rata Advances. Each Pro Rata Borrowing shall consist of Pro Rata Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments.
Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment and subject to this Section 2.01, any Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay pursuant to Section 2.11 or repay pursuant to Section 2.03 and reborrow under this
Section 2.01. 
 Section 2.02. Making the Pro Rata Advances. (a) Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing. Each Pro
Rata Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (x) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Pro Rata Borrowing in the case of a Pro Rata Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate
Advances, or (y) 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of the proposed Pro Rata Borrowing in the case of a Pro Rata Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, by the Borrower to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, which shall give to each
Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier. Each such notice of a Pro Rata Borrowing (a “Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing”) shall be by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, by registered mail or telecopier in substantially the
form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein the requested: 
 (i) date of such Pro Rata Borrowing, 

(ii) Type of Advances comprising such Pro Rata Borrowing, 

(iii) aggregate amount of such Pro Rata Borrowing, and 

(iv) in the case of a Pro Rata Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances, the initial Interest Period for each such Pro
Rata Advance. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Borrower may select LIBO Rate Advances for any Pro Rata Borrowing if the obligation of the Lenders to make LIBO Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.08(c)
or 2.13. 
 (b) Funding Pro Rata Advances. Each Lender shall, before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on
the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at JPMCB’s Administrative Agent Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Pro
Rata Borrowing. After receipt of such funds by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, JPMCB, as 

  
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Administrative Agent, will make such funds available to the relevant Borrower at the address of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, referred to in Section 9.02. 

(c) Irrevocable Notice. Each Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing of any Borrower shall be irrevocable and binding on such
Borrower. In the case of any Pro Rata Borrowing that the related Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of LIBO Rate Advances, the Borrower requesting such Pro Rata Borrowing shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or
expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing for such Pro Rata Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation,
any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Pro Rata Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Pro
Rata Borrowing when such Pro Rata Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date. 
 (d)
Lender’s Ratable Portion. Unless JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall have received notice from a Lender prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day of any Pro Rata Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Pro Rata Borrowing, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, on the date of such Pro Rata
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(b) and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower proposing such Pro Rata Borrowing on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent
that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, such Lender and such Borrower severally agree to repay to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, forthwith on demand such corresponding amount
together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to such Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at: 

(i) in the case of such Borrower, the higher of (A) the interest rate applicable at the time to Pro Rata Advances
comprising such Pro Rata Borrowing and (B) the cost of funds incurred by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, in respect of such amount, and 
 (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate. 
 If such Lender shall repay to
JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Pro Rata Advance as part of such Pro Rata Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement. 

(e) Independent Lender Obligations. The failure of any Lender to make the Pro Rata Advance to be made by it as part
of any Pro Rata Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Pro Rata Advance on the 

  
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date of such Pro Rata Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Pro Rata Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Pro Rata
Borrowing. 
 Section 2.03. Repayment of Pro Rata Advances. Each Borrower shall repay to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent,
for the ratable account of the Lenders on the Termination Date the unpaid principal amount of the Pro Rata Advances then outstanding. 
 Section 2.04. Interest on Pro Rata Advances. (a) Scheduled Interest. Each Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Pro Rata Advance owing by such Borrower to
each Lender from the date of such Pro Rata Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum: 
 (i) Base Rate Advances. During such periods as such Pro Rata Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of (x) the Base Rate in effect from time to time
plus (y) the Applicable Interest Rate Margin (the sum of (x) and (y), the “Base Rate Interest”) payable in arrears monthly on the 20th day of each month and on the date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in
full. 
 (ii) LIBO Rate Advances. During such periods as such Pro Rata Advance is a LIBO Rate Advance, a
rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Pro Rata Advance to the sum of (x) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period for such Pro Rata Advance plus (y) the Applicable Interest Rate Margin (the sum of
(x) and (y), the “LIBO Rate Interest”), payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such Interest Period every
three months from the first day of such Interest Period, and on the date such LIBO Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full. 
 (b) Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Pro Rata Advance owing to each
Lender, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in Section 2.04(a)(i) or Section 2.04(a)(ii), at a rate per annum equal at all times to 1% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Pro Rata Advance.

 Section 2.05. Additional Interest on LIBO Rate Advances. Each Borrower shall pay to each Lender, so long as such
Lender shall be required under regulations of the Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each LIBO Rate Advance of
such Lender to such Borrower, from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period for
such Advance from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such LIBO Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Interest Period, payable on each date on which interest is

  
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payable on such Advance. Such additional interest shall be determined by such Lender and notified to Altria through JPMCB, as Administrative Agent. 

Section 2.06. Conversion of Pro Rata Advances. (a) Conversion Upon Absence of Interest Period. If any Borrower shall
fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any LIBO Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of the term “Interest Period,” JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, will forthwith so notify such
Borrower and the Lenders and such Advances will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into Base Rate Advances. 
 (b) Conversion Upon Event of Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or the Required Lenders may
elect that (i) each LIBO Rate Advance be, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Converted into Base Rate Advances and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Advances into, LIBO Rate Advances be
suspended. 
 (c) Voluntary Conversion. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.08(c) and 2.13, any
Borrower may convert all such Borrower’s Pro Rata Advances of one Type constituting the same Pro Rata Borrowing into Advances of the other Type on any Business Day, upon notice given to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 A.M.
(New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion; provided, however, that the Conversion of a LIBO Rate Advance into a Base Rate Advance may be made on, and only on, the last day of an
Interest Period for such LIBO Rate Advance. Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify 
 (i) the date of such Conversion; 
 (ii) the Pro Rata Advances to be
Converted; and 
 (iii) if such Conversion is into LIBO Rate Advances, the duration of the Interest Period for
each such Pro Rata Advance. 
 Section 2.07. The Competitive Bid Advances. (a) Competitive Bid Advances’
Impact on Commitments. Each Lender severally agrees that any Borrower may make Competitive Bid Borrowings under this Section 2.07 from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Termination Date in
the manner set forth below; provided that, following the making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing, the aggregate amount of the Advances then outstanding shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders. As provided in
Section 2.01, the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be deemed used from time to time to the extent of the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bid Advances then outstanding, and such deemed use of the aggregate amount of
the Commitments shall be applied to the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments; provided, however, that any Lender’s Competitive Bid Advances 

  
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shall not otherwise reduce that Lender’s obligation to lend its pro rata share of the remaining available Commitments. 

(b) Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing. Any Borrower may request a Competitive Bid Borrowing under this
Section 2.07 by delivering to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, by telecopier, a notice of a Competitive Bid Borrowing (a “Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing”), in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, specifying therein
the following: 
 (i) date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing; 

(ii) aggregate amount of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing; 

(iii) interest rate basis and day count convention to be offered by the Lenders; 

(iv) in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Floating Rate Bid Advances, Interest Period, or in the case
of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate Bid Advances, maturity date for repayment of each Fixed Rate Bid Advance to be made as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing (which maturity date may not be earlier than the date occurring
seven days after the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing or later than the earlier of (A) 360 days after the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing and (B) the Termination Date); 

(v) interest payment date or dates relating thereto; 

(vi) location of such Borrower’s account to which funds are to be advanced; and 

(vii) other terms (if any) to be applicable to such Competitive Bid Borrowing. 

A Borrower requesting a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall deliver a Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, not later than
10:00 A.M. (New York City time) (x) at least two Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if such Borrower shall specify in the Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be
Fixed Rate Bid Advances, or (y) at least four Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if such Borrower shall specify in the Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be
Floating Rate Bid Advances. Each Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on such Borrower. JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall in turn promptly notify each Lender of each request for a Competitive Bid Borrowing
received by it from such Borrower by sending such Lender a copy of the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing. 

  
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 (c)
Discretion as to Competitive Bid Advances. Each Lender may, in its sole discretion, elect to irrevocably offer to make one or more Competitive Bid Advances to the applicable Borrower as part of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing at a
rate or rates of interest specified by such Lender in its sole discretion, by notifying JPMCB, as Administrative Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to such Borrower), before 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) (A) on the Business Day
prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate Bid Advances, and (B) on the third Business Day prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in
the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Floating Rate Bid Advances; provided that, if JPMCB in its capacity as a Lender shall, in its sole discretion, elect to make any such offer, it shall notify such Borrower of such offer at
least 30 minutes before the time and on the date on which notice of such election is to be given by any other Lender to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent. In such notice, the Lender shall specify the following: 

(i) the minimum amount and maximum amount of each Competitive Bid Advance which such Lender would be willing to make as
part of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing (which amounts may, subject to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.07(a), exceed such Lender’s Commitment); 

(ii) the rate or rates of interest therefor; and 

(iii) such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office with respect to such Competitive Bid Advance. 

If any Lender shall elect not to make such an offer, such Lender shall so notify JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, before 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on
the date on which notice of such election is to be given to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, by the other Lenders, and such Lender shall not be obligated to, and shall not, make any Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing;
provided further that the failure by any Lender to give such notice shall not cause such Lender to be obligated to make any Competitive Bid Advance as part of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing. 

(d) Borrower Selection of Lender Bids. The Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing shall, in turn,
(A) before 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate Bid Advances and (B) before 12:00 noon (New
York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Floating Rate Bid Advances, either: 

(i) cancel such Competitive Bid Borrowing by giving JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, notice to that effect, or 

  
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 (ii)
accept, in its sole discretion, one or more of the offers made by any Lender or Lenders pursuant to Section 2.07(c), by giving notice to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, of the amount of each Competitive Bid Advance (which amount shall be equal
to or greater than the minimum amount, and equal to or less than the maximum amount, notified to such Borrower by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent on behalf of such Lender, for such Competitive Bid Advance pursuant to Section 2.07(c) to be made
by each Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing) and reject any remaining offers made by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.07(c) by giving JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, notice to that effect. Such Borrower shall accept the offers made by
any Lender or Lenders to make Competitive Bid Advances in order of the lowest to the highest rates of interest offered by such Lenders. If two or more Lenders have offered the same interest rate, the amount to be borrowed at such interest rate will
be allocated among such Lenders in proportion to the maximum amount that each such Lender offered at such interest rate. 
 If the Borrower
proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing notifies JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, that such Competitive Bid Borrowing is canceled pursuant to Section 2.07(d)(i), or if such Borrower fails to give timely notice in accordance with
Section 2.07(d), JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders and such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall not be made. 
 (e) Competitive Bid Borrowing. If the Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing accepts one or more of the offers made by any Lender or Lenders pursuant to Section 2.07(d)(ii), JPMCB,
as Administrative Agent, shall in turn promptly notify: 
 (i) each Lender that has made an offer as described in
Section 2.07(c), whether or not any offer or offers made by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(c) have been accepted by such Borrower; 
 (ii) each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, of the date and amount of each Competitive Bid Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing; and 
 (iii) each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing, upon receipt, that JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, has received forms of documents appearing to fulfill the applicable conditions set forth in Article III. 
 When each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing has received notice pursuant to Section 2.07(e)(iii), such Lender shall, before 11:00 A.M. (New
York City time), on the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing specified in the notice received from JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 2.07(e)(i), make 

  
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available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.02, in same day funds, such Lender’s portion of
such Competitive Bid Borrowing. Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III and after receipt by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, of such funds, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, will make such funds available to such
Borrower at the location specified by such Borrower in its Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing. Promptly after each Competitive Bid Borrowing, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, will notify each Lender of the amount of the Competitive Bid Borrowing,
the consequent Competitive Bid Reduction and the dates upon which such Competitive Bid Reduction commenced and will terminate. 
 (f) Irrevocable Notice. If the Borrower proposing the Competitive Bid Borrowing notifies JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, that it accepts one or more of the offers made by any Lender or Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.07(c), such notice of acceptance shall be irrevocable and binding on such Borrower. Such Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill
on or before the date specified in the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing for such Competitive Bid Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated
profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Competitive Bid Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing when such
Competitive Bid Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date. 
 (g) Amount of Competitive
Bid Borrowings; Competitive Bid Notes. Each Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $50,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and, following the making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing, the
aggregate amount of Advances then outstanding shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders. Within the limits and on the conditions set forth in this Section 2.07, any Borrower may from time to time borrow under this
Section 2.07, prepay pursuant to Section 2.11 or repay pursuant to Section 2.07(h), and reborrow under this Section 2.07; provided that a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall not be made within two Business Days of the date of
any other Competitive Bid Borrowing. The indebtedness of any Borrower resulting from each Competitive Bid Advance made to such Borrower as part of a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be evidenced by a separate Competitive Bid Note of such Borrower
payable to the order of the Lender making such Competitive Bid Advance. 
 (h) Repayment of Competitive Bid
Advances. On the maturity date of each Competitive Bid Advance provided in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance, the Borrower shall repay to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that has made
a Competitive Bid Advance the then unpaid principal amount of such Competitive Bid Advance. Except as required by Section 2.11(b), no Borrower shall have any right to prepay any principal amount of any

  
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Competitive Bid Advance unless, and then only on the terms set forth in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance. 

(i) Interest on Competitive Bid Advances. Each Borrower that has borrowed through a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall
pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Bid Advance from the date of such Competitive Bid Advance to the date the principal amount of such Competitive Bid Advance is repaid in full, at the rate of interest for such
Competitive Bid Advance and on the interest payment date or dates set forth in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, such Borrower shall pay interest
on the amount of unpaid principal of each Competitive Bid Advance owing to a Lender, payable in arrears on the date or dates interest is payable thereon, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 1% per annum above the rate per annum required
to be paid on such Competitive Bid Advance under the terms of the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance unless otherwise agreed in such Competitive Bid Note. 

Section 2.08. LIBO Rate Determination. (a) Methods to Determine LIBO Rate. JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall
determine the LIBO Rate by using the methods described in the definition of the term “LIBO Rate,” and shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and Lenders of each such LIBO Rate. 

(b) Role of Reference Banks. In the event that the LIBO Rate cannot be determined by the method described in clause
(a) of the definition of “LIBO Rate,” each Reference Bank agrees to furnish to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, timely information for the purpose of determining the LIBO Rate in accordance with the method described in clause
(b) of the definition thereof. If any one or more of the Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for the purpose of determining a LIBO Rate, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall determine
such interest rate on the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Banks. If fewer than two Reference Banks furnish timely information to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for determining the LIBO Rate for any LIBO Rate
Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances, as the case may be, then: 
 (i) JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall
forthwith notify Altria and the Lenders that the interest rate cannot be determined for such LIBO Rate Advance or Floating Rate Bid Advances, as the case may be; 

(ii) with respect to each LIBO Rate Advance, such Advance will, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period
therefor, be prepaid by the Borrower or be automatically Converted into a Base Rate Advance; and 
 (iii) the
obligation of the Lenders to make LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances or to Convert Base Rate Advances into LIBO Rate Advances shall be suspended until JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall notify

  
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Altria and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist. 

JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall give prompt notice to Altria and the Lenders of the applicable interest rate determined by JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent, for purposes of Section 2.04(a)(i) or (ii), and the rate, if any, furnished by each Reference Bank for the purpose of determining the interest rate under Section 2.04(a)(ii) or the applicable LIBO Rate. 

(c) Inadequate LIBO Rate. If, with respect to any LIBO Rate Advances, the Required Lenders notify JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, that (i) they are unable to obtain matching deposits in the London interbank market at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the second Business Day before the making of a Borrowing in sufficient amounts to fund their
respective LIBO Rate Advances as a part of such Borrowing during the Interest Period therefor or (ii) the LIBO Rate for any Interest Period for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Required Lenders of making, funding or
maintaining their respective LIBO Rate Advances for such Interest Period, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall forthwith so notify Altria and the Lenders, whereupon (A) the Borrower of such LIBO Rate Advances will, on the last day of the then
existing Interest Period therefor, either (x) prepay such Advances or (y) Convert such Advances into Base Rate Advances and (B) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert Base Rate Advances into, LIBO Rate Advances shall be
suspended until JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall notify Altria and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist. In the case of clause (ii) above, each Lender shall certify its cost of funds for each Interest
Period to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and Altria as soon as practicable (but in any event not later than 10 Business Days after the last day of such Interest Period). 
 Section 2.09. Fees. (a) Commitment Fee. Altria agrees to pay to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender a commitment fee on the aggregate undrawn amount of such
Lender’s Commitment from the date hereof in the case of each Initial Lender and from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender in the case of each other Lender until the Termination Date
at the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate, in each case payable on the last day of each March, June, September and December until the Termination Date and on the Termination Date. 

(b) Agent’s Fees. Altria shall pay to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for its own account such fees as may
from time to time be agreed between Altria and such Agent. 
 Section 2.10. Termination or Reduction of the Commitments.
Altria shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the Lenders; provided that
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aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall not be reduced to an amount that is less than the aggregate principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advances then outstanding. 

Section 2.11. Prepayments. (a) Optional Prepayment of Pro Rata Advances. Each Borrower may, in the case of any LIBO
Rate Advance, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or, in the case of any Base Rate Advance, upon notice given to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, not later than 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date
of the proposed prepayment, in each case stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given such Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Pro Rata Advances comprising part of
the same Pro Rata Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided, however, that (x) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate
principal amount of no less than $50,000,000 or the remaining balance if less than $50,000,000 and (y) in the event of any such prepayment of a LIBO Rate Advance, such Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof
pursuant to Section 9.04(b). 
 (b) Mandatory Prepayment. The Borrower shall, on each Business Day,
prepay an aggregate principal amount of the Advances equal to the amount by which (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Advances then outstanding exceeds (B) the aggregate of the Commitments (after giving effect to any Competitive Bid
Reduction) on such Business Day. Prepayments under this Section 2.11(b) shall be allocated first to Base Rate Advances, ratably; any excess amount shall then be allocated to LIBO Rate Advances, in such manner as the Borrower shall determine;
and any remaining amount shall be allocated to Competitive Bid Advances, in such manner as the Borrower shall determine. 
 Each
prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.11(b) shall be made together with any interest accrued to the date of such prepayment on the principal amounts prepaid and, in the case of any prepayment of a LIBO Rate Advance or a Floating Rate Bid
Advance on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period or at its maturity, any additional amounts which such Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse to the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 9.04(b). JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, shall give prompt notice of any prepayment required under this Section 2.11(b) to the Borrowers and the Lenders. 
 Section 2.12. Increased Costs. (a) Costs from Change in Law or Authorities. If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition or
increase of reserve requirements to the extent such change is included in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or
other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances (excluding for
purposes of this Section 2.12 any such increased costs resulting from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 2.15 shall govern) and (ii) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income by the
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state under the laws of which such Lender is organized or has its Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof), then the Borrower of the affected Advances shall from time to
time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent), pay to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost;
provided, however, that before making any such demand, each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office if the
making of such a designation would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such increased cost and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. A certificate as to the amount of such
increased cost, submitted to Altria, such Borrower and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. 

(b) Reduction in Lender’s Rate of Return. In the event that, after the date hereof, the implementation of or
any change in any law or regulation, or any guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) or the interpretation or administration thereof by any central bank or other authority charged with the administration thereof, imposes,
modifies or deems applicable any capital adequacy or similar requirement (including, without limitation, a request or requirement which affects the manner in which any Lender allocates capital resources to its commitments, including its obligations
hereunder) and as a result thereof, in the sole opinion of such Lender, the rate of return on such Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder is reduced to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for
such circumstances, but reduced to the extent that Borrowings are outstanding from time to time, then in each such case, upon demand from time to time Altria shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as shall compensate such Lender
for such reduction in rate of return; provided that, in the case of each Lender, such additional amount or amounts shall not exceed 0.15 of 1% per annum of such Lender’s Commitment. A certificate of such Lender as to any such
additional amount or amounts shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Except as provided below, in determining any such amount or amounts each Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Lender shall take all reasonable actions to avoid the imposition of, or reduce the amounts of, such increased costs, provided that such actions, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, will not be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender, and, to the extent possible, each Lender will calculate such increased costs based upon the capital requirements for its Commitment hereunder and not upon the average or general capital requirements imposed upon such
Lender. 
 Section 2.13. Illegality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall
notify JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, that the introduction of or any change in, or in the interpretation of, any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful, for any Lender
or its Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances or to fund or maintain LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid 

  
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Advances, (a) each LIBO Rate Advance or Floating Rate Bid Advances, as the case may be, will automatically, upon such demand, be Converted into a Base Rate Advance or an Advance that bears
interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i), as the case may be, and (b) the obligation of the Lenders to make LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances or to Convert Base Rate Advances into LIBO Rate Advances shall be
suspended, in each case, until JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall notify Altria and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; provided, however, that before making any such demand, each Lender
agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Eurodollar Lending Office if the making of such a designation would allow such Lender or its Eurodollar Lending
Office to continue to perform its obligations to make LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances or to continue to fund or maintain LIBO Rate Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances, as the case may be, and would not, in the judgment of such
Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. 
 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if any Lender notifies Altria and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, that it is unlawful for such Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to make Advances to a Designated Subsidiary organized outside the United States due to the jurisdiction
of organization of such Designated Subsidiary, then, in each case, (i) the obligation of such Lender to make such Advances shall be suspended until JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall notify Altria and the Lenders that the circumstances
causing such suspension no longer exist and (ii) the relevant aggregate Commitments shall be temporarily reduced by the amount of such Lender’s share of the Commitments affected by such illegality for the duration of the suspension with
respect to such Advances; provided, however, that each Lender agrees to (x) use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office if
the making of such a designation would allow such Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to continue to perform its obligations to make Advances and would not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender and
(y) to make Advances to a different Borrower designated by Altria if the making of such designation would allow such Lender to continue to perform its obligations to make Advances. 

Section 2.14. Payments and Computations. (a) Time and Distribution of Payments. Altria and each Borrower shall make
each payment hereunder, without set-off or counterclaim, not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at JPMCB’s Administrative Agent Account in same day funds. JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent, will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or commitment fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.07, 2.12, 2.15 or 9.04(b)) to the Lenders for the
account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement. From and after the effective date of an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 9.07, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall make all payments hereunder in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender
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shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves. 

(b) Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest on Base Rate Advances shall be made by JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be. All computations of interest on LIBO Rate Advances and of commitment fees shall be made by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent and all computations of interest pursuant
to Section 2.05 shall be made by a Lender, on the basis of a year of 360 days, and all computations of interest in respect of Competitive Bid Advances shall be made by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, as specified in the applicable Notice of
Competitive Bid Notice, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or commitment fees are payable. Each determination by JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent (or, in the case of Section 2.05 by a Lender), of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. 
 (c) Payment Due Dates. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or commitment fee, as the case may be; provided, however, that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of LIBO Rate
Advances or Floating Rate Bid Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. 
 (d) Presumption of Borrower Payment. Unless JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, receives notice from any Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that such
Borrower will not make such payment in full, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, may assume that such Borrower has made such payment in full to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, on such date and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, may, in reliance upon such
assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent such Borrower has not made such payment in full to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay
to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to
JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. 
 Section 2.15. Taxes. (a) Any and all
payments by Altria and each Borrower hereunder shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.14, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, (i) in the case of each Lender and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender
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each Lender, taxes imposed on its net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction of such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof,
(iii) in the case of each Lender and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its net income, franchise taxes imposed on it, and any tax imposed by means of withholding to the extent such tax is imposed solely as a result of a present
or former connection (other than the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or a Note) between the Lender or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and the taxing jurisdiction, and (iv) in the case of each Lender and
JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, taxes imposed by the United States by means of withholding tax if and to the extent that such taxes shall be in effect and shall be applicable on the date hereof to payments to be made to such Lender’s Applicable
Lending Office or to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities in respect of payments hereunder being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). If any
Borrower or Altria shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all
required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.15) such Lender or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent (as the case may be), receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such
deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower or Altria shall make such deductions and (iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law. 

(b) In addition, each Borrower or Altria shall pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or
property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performing under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”). 
 (c) Each Borrower and Altria shall indemnify each Lender and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent,
for and hold it harmless against the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, Taxes and Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.15) paid by such Lender or JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent (as the case may be), and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. This indemnification
shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent (as the case may be), makes written demand therefor. 
 (d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, each Borrower and Altria shall furnish to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.02, the original or a
certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment. If any Borrower or Altria determines that no Taxes are payable in respect thereof, such Borrower or Altria shall, at the request of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, furnish or cause the payor to
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of counsel reasonably acceptable to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, stating that such payment is exempt from Taxes. 

(e) Each Lender, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each Initial
Lender and on the date of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Lender in the case of each other Lender, shall provide each of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, Altria and such Borrower with any form or certificate that is
required by any taxing authority (including, if applicable, two original Internal Revenue Service Forms W-9, W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service), certifying that such Lender is
exempt from or entitled to a reduced rate of Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes on payments pursuant to this Agreement. Thereafter, each such Lender shall provide additional forms or certificates (i) to the extent a form or certificate
previously provided has become inaccurate or invalid or has otherwise ceased to be effective or (ii) as requested in writing by any Borrower, Altria or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent. Unless the Borrowers, Altria and JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent, have received forms or other documents satisfactory to them indicating that payments hereunder are not subject to Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes or are subject to Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes at a rate reduced by an applicable tax
treaty, such Borrower, Altria or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall withhold taxes from such payments at the applicable statutory rate in the case of payments to or for any Lender. 

(f) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.15 agrees to use reasonable efforts
(consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to select or change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if the making of such a selection or change would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, any such
additional amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise economically disadvantageous to such Lender. 

(g) No additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.15 with respect to (i) any Home
Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes that would not have been payable had the Lender provided the relevant forms or other documents pursuant to Section 2.15(e); or (ii) in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance by a Lender to an Eligible
Assignee, any Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes that exceed the amount of such Home Jurisdiction Withholding Taxes that are imposed prior to such Assignment and Acceptance, unless such Assignment and Acceptance resulted from the demand of Altria.

 (h) If any Lender or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, as the case may be, obtains a refund of any Tax for which
payment has been made pursuant to this Section 2.15, which refund in the good faith judgment of such Lender or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, as the case may be, (and without any obligation to disclose its tax records) is allocable to such
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refund (together with any interest received thereon and reduced by reasonable costs incurred in obtaining such refund) promptly shall be paid to the Borrower to the extent payment has been made
in full by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.15. 
 Section 2.16. Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender
shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Pro Rata Advances owing to it (other than pursuant to Section 2.12, 2.15 or 9.04(b)) in excess of its
ratable share of payments on account of the Pro Rata Advances obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Pro Rata Advances made by them as shall be necessary to cause such
purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be
rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such
Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. Each Borrower agrees that
any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation. 
 Section 2.17.
Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall deliver written notice to such effect, upon JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent’s, obtaining knowledge of such event, to Altria and such Defaulting Lender, and the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender: 

(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the undrawn portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to
Section 2.09(a). 
 (b) the Commitments of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining
whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 9.01), provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of
all Lenders or each affected Lender that affects such Defaulting Lender differently than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender. 

(c) any amount payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise
and including any amount that would otherwise be payable to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.16) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Defaulting Lender, subject to any applicable requirements of law, be applied
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Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and (iii) third, to
such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
 In the event that JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and
Altria each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender or upon receipt by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, of the confirmation referred to in clause (c) of the definition
of “Defaulting Lender”, as applicable, then on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such portion of the Advances of the other Lenders as JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to
hold such Advances ratably in accordance with its respective Commitment. 
 Section 2.18. Evidence of Debt.
(a) Lender Records; Pro Rata Notes. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Pro Rata Advance owing to such
Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder in respect of Pro Rata Advances. Each Borrower shall, upon notice by any Lender to such Borrower (with a copy of
such notice to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent) to the effect that a Pro Rata Note is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Pro Rata Advances owing to, or to be
made by, such Lender, promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a Pro Rata Note payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount up to the Commitment of such Lender. 

(b) Record of Borrowings, Payables and Payments. The Register maintained by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent,
pursuant to Section 9.07(d) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded as follows: 

(i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing and, if
appropriate, the Interest Period applicable thereto; 
 (ii) the terms of each Assignment and Acceptance
delivered to and accepted by it; 
 (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become
due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder; and 
 (iv) the amount of any sum received by JPMCB,
as Administrative Agent, from the Borrowers hereunder and each Lender’s share thereof. 
 (c) Evidence of
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in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.18(a), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from
each Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent,
or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of any Borrower under this Agreement. 

Section 2.19. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Advances shall be available (and each Borrower agrees that it shall use such
proceeds) for general corporate purposes of Altria and its Subsidiaries. 
 ARTICLE III 

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING 
 Section 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the “Effective Date”) on which the following conditions
precedent have been satisfied: 
 (a) Altria shall have notified each Lender and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent,
in writing as to the proposed Effective Date. 
 (b) On the Effective Date, the following statements shall be
true and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall have received for the account of each Lender a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Altria, dated the Effective Date, stating that: 

(i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as of the Effective Date, and

 (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or Event of Default. 

(c) JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall have received on or before the Effective Date copies of the letter from Altria
dated on or before such day, terminating in whole the commitments of the banks party to the Existing Loan Agreement. 
 (d) Prior to or simultaneously with the Effective Date, Altria shall have satisfied all of its obligations under the Existing Loan Agreement including, without limitation, the payment of all loans,
accrued interest and fees under the Existing Loan Agreement. 
 (e) JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall have
received on or before the Effective Date the following, each dated such day, in form and substance satisfactory to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent: 

  
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 (i)
Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Altria approving this Agreement, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement. 

(ii) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Altria certifying the names and true signatures of the
officers of Altria authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder. 
 (iii)
Favorable opinions of counsel (which may be in-house counsel) for Altria, substantially in the form of Exhibits F-1 and F-2 hereto. 
 (iv) An executed Guarantee. 
 (v) Certified copies of the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Guarantor approving the Guarantee, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the Guarantee. 

(vi) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Guarantor certifying the names and true signatures of
the officers of the Guarantor authorized to sign the Guarantee and the other documents to be delivered in connection therewith. 
 (vii) Favorable opinion of counsel (which may be in-house counsel) for Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-3 hereto. 

(viii) A favorable opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for JPMCB, as Administrative Agent,
substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto. 
 (f) This Agreement shall have been executed by Altria and JPMCB
and Citibank, as Administrative Agents, and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall have been notified by each Initial Lender that such Initial Lender has executed this Agreement. 
 JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall notify Altria and the Initial Lenders of the date which is the Effective Date upon satisfaction of all of the conditions precedent set forth in this
Section 3.01. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3.01, each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required
thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have received notice from such
Lender prior to the date that Altria, by notice to the Lenders, designates as the proposed Effective Date, specifying its objection thereto. 

  
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 Section 3.02.
Initial Advance to Each Designated Subsidiary. The obligation of each Lender to make an initial Advance to each Designated Subsidiary following any designation of such Designated Subsidiary as a Borrower hereunder pursuant to
Section 9.08 is subject to the receipt by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, on or before the date of such initial Advance of each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and dated such date, and in
sufficient copies for each Lender: 
 (a) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of such
Designated Subsidiary (with a certified English translation if the original thereof is not in English) approving this Agreement, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to
this Agreement. 
 (b) A certificate of a proper officer of such Designated Subsidiary certifying the names and
true signatures of the officers of such Designated Subsidiary authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder. 
 (c) A certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Designated Subsidiary, dated as of the date of such initial Advance, certifying that such Designated Subsidiary shall have obtained all
governmental and third party authorizations, consents, approvals (including exchange control approvals) and licenses required under applicable laws and regulations necessary for such Designated Subsidiary to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations thereunder. 
 (d) The Designation Agreement of such Designated Subsidiary, substantially
in the form of Exhibit D hereto. 
 (e) A favorable opinion of counsel (which may be in-house counsel) to such
Designated Subsidiary, dated the date of such initial Advance, covering, to the extent customary and appropriate for the relevant jurisdiction, the opinions outlined on Exhibit G hereto. 

(f) Such other approvals, opinions or documents as any Lender, through JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, may reasonably
request. 
 Section 3.03. Conditions Precedent to Each Pro Rata Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender to make a Pro
Rata Advance on the occasion of each Pro Rata Borrowing is subject to the conditions precedent that the Effective Date shall have occurred and on the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing the following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the
Borrower of the proceeds of such Pro Rata Borrowing shall be a representation by such Borrower or Altria, as the case may be, that: 
 (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 (except the representations set forth in the last sentence of subsection (e) and in subsection (f) thereof (other than
clause (i) thereof)) are correct on and as of the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Pro Rata Borrowing and to the 

  
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application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and, if such Pro Rata Borrowing shall have been requested by a Designated Subsidiary, the representations and
warranties of such Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Agreement are correct on and as of the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Pro Rata Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom,
as though made on and as of such date; 
 (b) after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of all
Borrowings on such date (together with any other resources of the Borrower applied together therewith) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Pro Rata Borrowing, that constitutes a Default or Event of Default; and

 (c) if such Pro Rata Borrowing is in an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $500,000,000 and
is being made in connection with any purchase of shares of such Borrower’s or Altria’s capital stock or the capital stock of any other Person, or any purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of any Person (whether in one
transaction or a series of transactions) or any transaction of the type referred to in Section 5.02(b), the statement in (b) above shall also be true on a pro forma basis as if such transaction or purchase shall have been completed.

 Section 3.04. Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive Bid Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender that is to make a
Competitive Bid Advance on the occasion of a Competitive Bid Borrowing is subject to the conditions precedent that (i) JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall have received the written confirmatory Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing with respect
thereto, (ii) on or before the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, but prior to such Competitive Bid Borrowing, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall have received a Competitive Bid Note payable to the order of such Lender for each of the
one or more Competitive Bid Advances to be made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advance to be evidenced thereby and otherwise on such terms as were
agreed to for such Competitive Bid Advance in accordance with Section 2.07, and (iii) on the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing the following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be a representation by such Borrower or Altria, as the case may be, that: 
 (a)
the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as of the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Competitive Bid Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom,
as though made on and as of such date, and, if such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall have been requested by a Designated Subsidiary, the representations and warranties of such Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Agreement are correct
on and as of the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, before and after giving effect to such Competitive Bid Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, and 

  
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 (b)
after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of all Borrowings on such date (together with any other resources of the Borrower applied together therewith), no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Competitive Bid
Borrowing that constitutes a Default or Event of Default. 
 ARTICLE IV 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
 Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of Altria. Altria represents and warrants as follows: 
 (a) It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Virginia. 
 (b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not
contravene (i) its charter or by-laws or (ii) in any material respect, any law, rule, regulation or order of any court or governmental agency or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it. 

(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or
regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or the Notes to be delivered by it. 
 (d) This Agreement is, and each of the Notes to be delivered by it when delivered hereunder will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Altria enforceable against Altria in accordance with its
terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. 
 (e) As reported in Altria’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010, the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of Altria and its Subsidiaries as
of September 30, 2010 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of earnings of Altria and its Subsidiaries for the nine months then ended fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Altria and its
Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of Altria and its Subsidiaries for the nine months ended on such date, all in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Except as
disclosed in Altria’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010, and in any Current Report on Form 8-K filed subsequent to September 30, 2010 but prior to the Effective Date, since
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 (f)
There is no pending or threatened action or proceeding affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator (a “Proceeding”) (i) that purports to affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or (ii) except for Proceedings disclosed in Altria’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31,
2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, any Current Report on Form 8-K filed subsequent to September 30, 2010 but prior to the Effective Date and, with respect to Proceedings commenced after the date of the most recent such
document but prior to the Effective Date, a certificate delivered to the Lenders, that may materially adversely affect the financial position or results of operations of Altria and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 

(g) It owns directly or indirectly 100% of the capital stock of each other Borrower. 

(h) None of the proceeds of any Advance will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
any Margin Stock or for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose that would constitute the Advances as a “purpose credit” within the
meaning of Regulation U and, in each case, would constitute a violation of Regulation U. 
 ARTICLE V 

COVENANTS OF ALTRIA 
 Section 5.01. Affirmative Covenants. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, Altria will: 

(a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause each Major Subsidiary to comply, in all material respects, with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders (such compliance to include, without limitation, complying with ERISA and paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its
property except to the extent contested in good faith), noncompliance with which would materially adversely affect the financial condition or operations of Altria and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 

(b) Maintenance of Ratios. 
 (i) Maintenance of Ratio of Debt to EBITDA. Maintain a ratio of aggregate consolidated Debt as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which consolidated financial statements have
been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(i) or (ii) hereof to Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ending on such date of not more than 3.0 to 1.0. 

  
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 (ii)
Maintenance of Ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense. Maintain a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for the four most recent fiscal quarters for which consolidated financial statements have been delivered pursuant to
Section 5.01(c)(i) or (ii) hereof to Consolidated Interest Expense for such four most recent fiscal quarters of not less than 4.0 to 1.0. 
 (c) Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Lenders: 
 (i) as
soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of Altria, an unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheet of Altria and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter
and unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of earnings of Altria and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, certified by the chief financial officer of
Altria; 
 (ii) as soon as available and in any event within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year of
Altria, a copy of the consolidated financial statements for such year for Altria and its Subsidiaries, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (or other independent auditors which, as of the date of this Agreement, are one of the “big four”
accounting firms); 
 (iii) all reports which Altria sends to any of its shareholders, and copies of all reports
on Form 8-K (or any successor forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission) which Altria files with the Securities and Exchange Commission; 
 (iv) as soon as possible and in any event within five days after the occurrence of each Event of Default and each Default, continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of the chief financial
officer or treasurer of Altria setting forth details of such Event of Default or Default and the action which Altria has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto; 

(v) within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter of Altria, a statement of the chief financial officer or treasurer of
Altria certifying compliance with the requirements of Section 5.01(b) and setting forth the relevant calculations; and 
 (vi) such other historical information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Altria or any Major Subsidiary as any Lender through JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, may from time
to time reasonably request. 
 In lieu of furnishing the Lenders the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, Altria
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option to subscribe to a free service alerting subscribers by e-mail of new Securities and Exchange Commission filings) or any successor or replacement website thereof, or by similar electronic
means. 
 Section 5.02. Negative Covenants. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any
Commitment hereunder, Altria will not: 
 (a) Liens, Etc. Create or suffer to exist, or permit any Major
Subsidiary to create or suffer to exist, any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance (other than operating leases and licensed intellectual property), or any other type of preferential arrangement (“Liens”), upon or
with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any Major Subsidiary to assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure or provide for the payment of any Debt of any Person, other
than: 
 (i) Liens upon or in property acquired or held by it or any Major Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business to secure the purchase price of such property or to secure indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property; 
 (ii) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition (other than any such lien or security interest created in contemplation of such acquisition); 

(iii) Liens existing on the date hereof securing Debt; 

(iv) Liens on property financed through the issuance of industrial revenue bonds in favor of the holders of such bonds or
any agent or trustee therefor; 
 (v) Liens existing on property of any Person acquired by Altria or any Major
Subsidiary; 
 (vi) Liens securing Debt in an aggregate amount not in excess of 15% of Consolidated Tangible
Assets; 
 (vii) Liens upon or with respect to Margin Stock; 

(viii) Liens in favor of Altria or any Major Subsidiary; 

(ix) Liens in connection with leasing, sale and leaseback and structured finance transactions conducted in the ordinary
course of business of Philip Morris Capital Corporation, provided that any such Liens that secure the payment of Debt are without recourse to the general credit or assets of Altria and its Major Subsidiaries; 

  
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 (x)
precautionary Liens provided by Altria or any Major Subsidiary in connection with the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of assets by Altria or such Major Subsidiary which transaction is determined by the Board of Directors of Altria or
such Major Subsidiary to constitute a “sale” under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; or 
 (xi) any extension, renewal or replacement of the foregoing, provided that (A) such Lien does not extend to any additional assets (other than a substitution of like assets), and (B) the
amount of Debt secured by any such Lien is not increased. 
 (b) Mergers, Etc. Consolidate with or merge
into, or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to, any Person, or permit any Subsidiary directly or indirectly owned by it to do so, unless, immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default
would exist and, in the case of any merger or consolidation to which it is a party, the surviving corporation is Altria or was a Subsidiary of Altria immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, which is organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America or any State thereof, or the District of Columbia. The surviving corporation of any merger or consolidation involving Altria or any other Borrower shall assume all of Altria’s or such Borrower’s obligations
under this Agreement (including without limitation with respect to Altria’s obligations, the covenants set forth in Article V) by the execution and delivery of an instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders.

 ARTICLE VI 
 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 
 Section 6.01. Events of Default. Each of the following
events (each an “Event of Default”) shall constitute an Event of Default: 
 (a) Any Borrower or Altria
shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance when the same becomes due and payable; or any Borrower shall fail to pay interest on any Advance, or Altria shall fail to pay any fees payable under Section 2.09, within ten days after the same
becomes due and payable; or 
 (b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed to have been made by any
Borrower or Altria herein or by any Borrower or Altria (or any of their respective officers) in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed to have been made; or 

(c) Any Borrower or Altria shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement contained in
Section 5.01(b) or 5.02(b), (ii) any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) if such failure shall remain unremedied for 15 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to Altria by JPMCB, as

  
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Administrative Agent, or any Lender or (iii) any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if such failure shall remain unremedied
for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to Altria by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender; or 
 (d) Any Borrower or Altria or any Major Subsidiary shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $100,000,000 in the
aggregate (but excluding Debt arising under this Agreement) of such Borrower or Altria or such Major Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or
otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt unless adequate provision for any such payment has been made in form and substance satisfactory to
the Required Lenders; or any Debt of any Borrower or Altria or any Major Subsidiary which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $100,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt arising under this Agreement) shall be declared to be due
and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated
maturity thereof unless adequate provision for the payment of such Debt has been made in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders; or 
 (e) Any Borrower or Altria or any Major Subsidiary shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against any Borrower or Altria or any Major Subsidiary seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property, and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period
of 60 days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any of its property
constituting a substantial part of the property of Altria and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole) shall occur; or any Borrower or any Major Subsidiary shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection
(e); or 
 (f) Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 shall be rendered against
any Borrower or Altria or any Major Subsidiary and there shall be any period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such unsatisfied judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
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to exceed an additional 120 days if (i) Altria, such Borrower or such Major Subsidiary is contesting such judgment or enforcement of such judgment in good faith, unless, with respect only to
judgments or orders rendered outside the United States, such action is not reasonably required to protect its respective assets from levy or garnishment, and (ii) no assets with a fair market value in excess of $100,000,000 of Altria, such
Borrower or such Major Subsidiary have been levied upon or garnished to satisfy such judgment; provided, further, that such 60-day stay period shall be further extended for any judgment or order rendered outside the United States until
such time as the conditions in clauses (i) or (ii) are no longer satisfied; or 
 (g) Any Borrower,
Altria or any ERISA Affiliate shall incur, or shall be reasonably likely to incur, liability in excess of $500,000,000 in the aggregate as a result of one or more of the following: (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event; (ii) the partial or
complete withdrawal of any Borrower, Altria or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan; or (iii) the reorganization or termination of a Multiemployer Plan; provided, however, that no Default or Event of Default under this
Section 6.01(g) shall be deemed to have occurred if the Borrower, Altria or any ERISA Affiliate shall have made arrangements satisfactory to the PBGC or the Required Lenders to discharge or otherwise satisfy such liability (including the
posting of a bond or other security); or 
 (h) So long as any Subsidiary of Altria is a Designated Subsidiary,
the guaranty provided by Altria under Article VIII hereof shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on Altria or Altria shall so state in writing. 
 Section 6.02. Lenders’ Rights upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default occurs or is continuing, then JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the
Required Lenders, by notice to Altria and the Borrowers: 
 (a) declare the obligation of each Lender to make
further Advances to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and 
 (b) declare all the
Advances then outstanding, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances then outstanding, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers; 

provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code, (i) the obligation of each Lender to make Advances shall automatically be terminated and (ii) the Advances then outstanding, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers. 

  
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 ARTICLE VII 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS 
 Section 7.01. Authorization and Action. Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agents to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion
under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agents by the terms hereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without
limitation, enforcement or collection of the Notes), the Administrative Agents shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or
refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of Notes; provided, however, that no Administrative Agent shall be required to take any
action that exposes such Administrative Agent to personal liability or that is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. Each of the Administrative Agents agrees to give to each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by any Borrower as
required by the terms of this Agreement or at the request of such Borrower, and any notice provided pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(iv). No Administrative Agent shall have, by reason hereof, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and
nothing herein, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon any Administrative Agent any obligations in respect hereof except as expressly set forth herein. 

Section 7.02. Administrative Agents’ Reliance, Etc. Neither the Administrative Agents nor any of their directors, officers,
agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the
foregoing, the Administrative Agents: 
 (a) may treat the Lender that made any Advance as the holder of the Debt
resulting therefrom until JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, receives and accepts an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender, as assignor, and an Eligible Assignee, as assignee, as provided in Section 9.07; 

(b) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for Altria or any Borrower), independent public accountants and
other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; 

(c) make no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements,
warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; 
 (d)
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any Borrower or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of such Borrower; 
 (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; and 
 (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any
notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier, telegram or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties. 

Section 7.03. JPMCB, Citibank and Affiliates. With respect to its Commitment and the Advances made by it, each of JPMCB and
Citibank shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly
indicated, include JPMCB and Citibank in their individual capacities. JPMCB and Citibank and their affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, accept investment banking engagements from and generally
engage in any kind of business with, any Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with or own securities of any Borrower or any such Subsidiary, all as if JPMCB and Citibank were not Administrative Agents and without any
duty to account therefor to the Lenders. 
 Section 7.04. Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon either Administrative Agent, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent, or any other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and such other documents and information
as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent, Documentation
Agent, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement. 

Section 7.05. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each Administrative Agent solely in its capacity as Administrative
Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers), ratably according to the respective principal amounts of the Pro Rata Advances then owing to each of them (or if no Pro Rata Advances are at the time outstanding, ratably according to the
respective amounts of their Commitments), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on,
incurred by, or asserted against such Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by such Administrative Agent under this Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified
Costs”), provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of the Indemnified Costs to the extent resulting from such Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as found in a final, non-appealable
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Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse such Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees)
incurred by such Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of
rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that such Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrowers. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Costs,
this Section 7.05 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Administrative Agent, any Lender or a third party. 
 Section 7.06. Successor Administrative Agents. An Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and Altria and may be removed at any time with or
without cause by the Required Lenders. Upon the resignation or removal of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, Citibank, as Administrative Agent, shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of JPMCB,
as Administrative Agent, and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. Upon any other such resignation or removal which results in there being no Administrative Agent hereunder, the
Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring
Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or the Required Lenders’ removal of the retiring Administrative Agent, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent,
which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent
hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article VII shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement. 

Section 7.07. Syndication Agents and Documentation Agents. Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC,
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. have been designated as Syndication Agents, and Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch, The Bank of Nova Scotia, HSBC Bank USA, National
Association, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc have been designated as Documentation Agents, but the use of such titles does not impose on any of them any duties or obligations greater than those of any other
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 ARTICLE VIII

 GUARANTY 
 Section 8.01. Guaranty. Altria hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees as primary obligor and not as surety (the undertaking of Altria contained in this Article VIII being the
“Guaranty”) the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of each Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses
or otherwise (such obligations being the “Obligations”), and any and all expenses (including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or the Lenders in enforcing any rights under the Guaranty. The
Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. 
 Section 8.02. Guaranty Absolute. Altria guarantees that the
Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent,
or the Lenders with respect thereto. The liability of Altria under this Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of: 
 (a) any lack of validity, enforceability or genuineness of any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; 

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any
other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from this Agreement; 
 (c) any exchange, release or
non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations; or 

(d) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a Borrower or
Altria. 
 This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any
of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of a Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. 

Section 8.03. Waivers. (a) Altria hereby waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect
to any of the Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any
action against a Borrower or any other Person or any collateral. 
 (b) Altria hereby irrevocably waives any
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enforcement of Altria’s obligations under this Guaranty or this Agreement, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or
indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender against such Borrower or any collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or
common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from such Borrower, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right. If any
amount shall be paid to Altria in violation of the preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of the cash payment in full of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty and the Termination Date, such amount shall be held
in trust for the benefit of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, to be credited and applied to the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether
matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and this Guaranty, or to be held as collateral for any Obligations or other amounts payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising. Altria acknowledges that it will receive direct
and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and this Guaranty and that the waiver set forth in this Section 8.03(b) is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. 

Section 8.04. Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until
payment in full (after the Termination Date) of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, (b) be binding upon Altria, its successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Lenders,
JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. 
 ARTICLE IX 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 9.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any
Borrower or Altria therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders affected thereby, do any of the following: (a) waive any of the conditions specified in Sections 3.01 and
3.02, (b) increase the Commitments of the Lenders or subject the Lenders to any additional obligations, (c) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Pro Rata Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (d) postpone
any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Pro Rata Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (e) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Pro Rata
Advances, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder, (f) release Altria from any of its obligations under Article VIII or (g) amend this Section 9.01; provided
further that no waiver of the conditions specified in Section 3.04 in connection with any Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be effective unless consented to by all Lenders making Competitive Bid Advances as part of such Competitive Bid
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waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, under this Agreement or any Pro Rata Advance. 
 Section 9.02. Notices, Etc.
(a) Addresses. Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including electronic communication) and mailed, telecopied, or delivered, as follows: 

if to Altria: 
 Altria Group, Inc. 
 6601 West Broad Street 

Richmond, Virginia 23230 
 Attention: Vice President and Treasurer 
 Fax number: (804) 484-8886;

 with a copy to: 
 Altria Client Services Inc. 
 6601 West Broad Street 

Richmond, Virginia 23230 
 Attention: Treasury Management – Back Office 
 Fax number:
(919) 884-3701; 
 if to Altria, as guarantor: 
 Altria Group, Inc. 
 6601 West Broad Street 

Richmond, Virginia 23230 
 Attention: Corporate Secretary 
 Fax number: (804) 484-8265 

if to any Initial Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified opposite its name on Schedule I hereto; 

if to any other Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender;

 if to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent: 
 c/o JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 
 270 Park Avenue, 4th Floor 

New York, New York 10017 
 Attention: Client Credit Manager 
 Fax number: (212) 270-6637; 

  
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 with a copy to:

 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 
 Loan and Agency 
 1111 Fannin Street, 10th Floor 

Houston, Texas 77002 
 Attention: Account Manager 
 Fax number: (713) 750-2956; 

as to any Borrower, Altria or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other
parties and, as to each other party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to Altria and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent. 

(b) Effectiveness of Notices. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed or telecopied, be effective
when deposited in the mail or telecopied, respectively, except that notices and communications to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, pursuant to Article II, III or VII shall not be effective until received by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent. Delivery by
telecopier of an executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any Exhibit hereto to be executed and delivered hereunder shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

 Section 9.03. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender or JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. 
 Section 9.04. Costs
and Expenses. (a) Administrative Agent; Enforcement. Altria agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration (excluding any cost or expenses for
administration related to the overhead of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent), modification and amendment of this Agreement and the documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of
counsel for JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, with respect thereto and with respect to advising JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement, and all costs and expenses of the Lenders and JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the Lenders and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise)
of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder. 
 (b) Prepayment of LIBO Rate Advances
or Floating Rate Bid Advances. If any payment of principal of any LIBO Rate Advance or Floating Rate Bid Advance is made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance or at its maturity, as a result of a payment pursuant to
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Section 6.02, an assignment made as a result of a demand by Altria pursuant to Section 9.07(a) or for any other reason, Altria shall, upon demand by any Lender (with a copy of such
demand to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent), pay to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of
such payment, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.
Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of each Borrower contained in Section 2.02(c), 2.05, 2.12, 2.15 and this Section 9.04(b) shall survive the payment in full
of principal and interest hereunder. 
 (c) Indemnification. Each Borrower and Altria jointly and
severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agents and each Lender and each of their respective affiliates, control persons, directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each, an “Indemnified Party”)
from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) which may be incurred by or asserted against any Indemnified Party, in each case in
connection with or arising out of, or in connection with the preparation for or defense of, any investigation, litigation, or proceeding (i) related to any transaction or proposed transaction (whether or not consummated) in which any proceeds
of any Borrowing are applied or are proposed to be applied, directly or indirectly, by any Borrower, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party to such transaction or (ii) related to any Borrower’s or Altria’s entering into this
Agreement or the credit facility established hereby, or to any actions or omissions of any Borrower or Altria or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection therewith, in each case whether or not an
Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by Altria or any Borrower or any other Person; provided, however, that neither any Borrower nor Altria shall be required to
indemnify any such Indemnified Party from or against any portion of such claims, damages, losses, liabilities or expenses that is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. 
 Section 9.05. Right of Set-Off. Upon (i) the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 6.02 to authorize JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, to declare the Advances due and payable
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.02, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional
or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of Altria or any Borrower against any and all of the obligations of any Borrower or Altria now or hereafter existing under this
Agreement, whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender shall promptly notify the appropriate Borrower or Altria, as the case may be, after any such set-off
and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Lender and its affiliates under this Section 9.05

  
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are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that such Lender and its affiliates may have. 

Section 9.06. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Altria, JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent, Citibank, as Administrative Agent, and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that neither any Borrower nor Altria shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written
consent of the Lenders. 
 Section 9.07. Assignments and Participations. (a) Assignment of Lender
Obligations. Each Lender may and, if demanded by Altria upon at least five Business Days’ notice (or, in the case of a Defaulting Lender, at least three Business Days’ notice) to such Lender and JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, will
assign to one or more Persons all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and the Pro Rata Advances owing to it), subject to the following: 

(i) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this
Agreement (other than, except in the case of an assignment made as a result of a demand by Altria pursuant to this Section 9.07(a), any Competitive Bid Advances owing to such Lender or any Competitive Bid Notes held by it); 

(ii) the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as
of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than $10,000,000 (subject to reduction at the sole discretion of Altria) and shall be an integral multiple of $1,000,000; 

(iii) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee; 

(iv) each such assignment made as a result of a demand by Altria pursuant to this Section 9.07(a) shall be arranged
by Altria after consultation with JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made
concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments which together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement; 

(v) no Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by Altria pursuant to this
Section 9.07(a) unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the Borrowers to which it has outstanding Advances or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate
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date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement; and 

(vi) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for its acceptance
and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 payable by the assigning Lender, provided that, if such assignment is made as a result of a demand by Altria under this
Section 9.07(a), Altria shall pay or cause to be paid such $3,500 fee. 
 Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and
after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish
its rights (other than those provided under Section 9.04) and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto), other than Section 9.12. 

(b) Assignment and Acceptance. By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender
thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower or Altria or the performance or
observance by any Borrower or Altria of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies
of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee
will, independently and without reliance upon JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions
in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi) such assignee represents that (A) the source of any funds it is using to acquire the assigning Lender’s
interest or to make any Advance is not and will not be plan assets as defined under the regulations of the Department of Labor of any Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code or (B) the assignment or
Advance is not and will not be a non-exempt prohibited transaction as defined in Section 406 of ERISA; (vii) such assignee appoints and authorizes JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, to take such action as

  
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agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are delegated to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, by the terms hereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (viii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 (c) Agent’s Acceptance. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning
Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, together with any Pro Rata Note or Notes subject to such assignment, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been completed and is in
substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to Altria. 

(d) Register. JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 9.02 a copy
of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time (the
“Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and Altria, the Borrowers, JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by Altria, any Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 (e) Sale of Participation. Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities
in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it), subject to the following: 

(i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to Altria
hereunder) shall remain unchanged, 
 (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations, 
 (iii) Altria, the other Borrowers, JPMCB, as Administrative
Agent, and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and 

(iv) no participant under any such participation shall have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement, or any consent to any departure by any Borrower or Altria therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable
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payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject to such participation. 

(f) Disclosure of Information. Any Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed
assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 9.07, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information relating to Altria or any Borrower furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of Altria or any
Borrower; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to Altria received by it from such
Lender by signing a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I or with terms no less restrictive than the provisions of Exhibit I. 

(g) Regulation A Security Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender may
at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Advances owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with
Regulation A. 
 Section 9.08. Designated Subsidiaries. (a) Designation. Altria may at any time, and from
time to time, by delivery to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, of a Designation Agreement duly executed by Altria and the respective Subsidiary and substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, designate such Subsidiary as a “Designated
Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement and such Subsidiary shall thereupon become a “Designated Subsidiary” for purposes of this Agreement and, as such, shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Borrower hereunder. JPMCB,
as Administrative Agent, shall promptly notify each Lender of each such designation by Altria and the identity of the respective Subsidiary. 
 (b) Termination. Upon the payment and performance in full of all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement of any Designated Subsidiary then, so long as at the time no
Notice of Pro Rata Borrowing or Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing in respect of such Designated Subsidiary is outstanding, such Subsidiary’s status as a “Designated Subsidiary” shall terminate upon notice to such effect from JPMCB,
as Administrative Agent, to the Lenders (which notice JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, shall give promptly, and only upon its receipt of a request therefor from Altria). Thereafter, the Lenders shall be under no further obligation to make any Advance
hereunder to such former Designated Subsidiary until such time as it has been redesignated a Designated Subsidiary by Altria pursuant to Section 9.08(a). 
 Section 9.09. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 

Section 9.10. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
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to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 
 Section 9.11. Jurisdiction, Etc. (a) Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York state court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such New
York state court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each Borrower irrevocably consents to the service of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing thereof by any parties hereto by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, to such Borrower at its address specified pursuant to Section 9.02. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or to bring any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes in the courts of any jurisdiction. 
 (b) Waivers. Each
of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the Notes in any New York state or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding in any such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other related documents. 

Section 9.12. Confidentiality. None of the Administrative Agents nor any Lender shall disclose any confidential information
relating to Altria or any Borrower to any other Person without the consent of Altria, other than (a) to such Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors and, as
contemplated by Section 9.07(f), to actual or prospective assignees and participants, and then, in each such case, only on a confidential basis and only to such Persons who need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating,
administering or monitoring this Agreement or the credit facility established hereby; provided, however, that such actual or prospective assignee or participant shall have been made aware of this Section 9.12 and shall have agreed
to be bound by its provisions as if it were a party to this Agreement, (b) as required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process, and (c) as requested or required by any state, federal or foreign authority or examiner regulating
banks or banking or other financial institutions. Altria agrees that no confidentiality undertaking previously entered into by any Administrative Agent or Lender or any of its affiliates shall prohibit any disclosure expressly permitted to be made
by, and in accordance with, Section 9.07(f) and this Section 9.12. 

  
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 Section 9.13.
Integration. This Agreement and the Notes represent the agreement of Altria, the other Borrowers, the Administrative Agents and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or
warranties by the Administrative Agents, Altria, the other Borrowers or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the Notes other than the matters referred to in Sections 2.09(b) and 9.04(a)
and except for confidentiality agreements entered into by each Lender in connection with this Agreement. 
 Section 9.14. USA
Patriot Act Notice. Each Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot
Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Borrower in
accordance with the Patriot Act. 
 Section 9.15. No Fiduciary Duty. Each Administrative Agent, each Lender and their
affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of Altria. Altria agrees that nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary
or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between the Lenders and Altria, its stockholders or its affiliates. Altria further acknowledges and agrees that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to this
Agreement and the process leading thereto. Altria agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to Altria, in connection with this Agreement or the process
leading thereto. 
 [Signature pages omitted.] 

  
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 EXHIBIT A-1 - FORM OF

 PRO RATA NOTE 
 Dated: _______________, 20__ 
 U.S.$_________________ 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [NAME OF BORROWER], a __________ corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY PROMISES TO
PAY to the order of __________ (the “Lender”) for the account of its Applicable Lending Office on the Termination Date (each as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) the principal sum of U.S.$[amount of the
Lender’s Commitment in figures] or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of the Pro Rata Advances outstanding on the Termination Date made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
November 17, 2010 among Altria Group, Inc., the Lender and certain other lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lender and such other lenders (as amended or
modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined). 
 The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Pro Rata Advance from the date of such Pro Rata Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rate, and
payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement. 
 Both principal and interest in respect of each Pro Rata
Advance are payable in Dollars to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lender at the office of JPMCB, located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, in same day funds. Each Pro Rata Advance owing to the Lender by the
Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and all payments made on account of principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this Promissory Note.

 This Promissory Note is one of the Pro Rata Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Pro Rata Advances by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the
indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Pro Rata Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for
prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified. 

  
 This Promissory Note
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 
  

			
	[NAME OF BORROWER]
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF
PRINCIPAL 
  

													
	 Date
	  	Type of
Advance	  	Amount of
Advance	  	Interest
Rate	  	Amount of
Principal
Paid
or Prepaid	  	Unpaid
Principal
Balance	  	Notation
Made By

  
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 EXHIBIT A-2 - FORM OF

 COMPETITIVE BID NOTE 
 Dated: _______________, 20__ 
 U.S.$_______________ 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [NAME OF BORROWER], a _________________________ corporation (the “Borrower”),
HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of _________________________ (the “Lender”) for the account of its Applicable Lending Office (as defined in the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 among Altria
Group, Inc., the Lender and certain other lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lender and such other lenders (as amended or modified from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined)), on _______________, 20__, the principal amount of
U.S.$[                    ]. 
 The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof until such principal amount is paid in full, at the interest rate and payable on the interest payment date
or dates provided below: 
 Interest Rate Basis: ____________________. 

Day Count Convention:_________________. 
 Interest Payment Date(s):________________. 
 Both principal and interest are
payable in Dollars to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lender at the office of JPMCB, located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, in same day funds. 

This Promissory Note is one of the Competitive Bid Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The
Credit Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events. 
 The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a
waiver of such rights. 
 This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York. 
  

			
	[NAME OF BORROWER]
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
 EXHIBIT B-1 - FORM OF
NOTICE OF 
 PRO RATA BORROWING 
 [Date] 
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent 

    for the Lenders party 

    to the Credit Agreement 

    referred to below 

Attention: _______________ 
 Ladies and
Gentlemen: 
 [NAME OF BORROWER], refers to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 (as
amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement,” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Altria Group, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Pro Rata Borrowing under the Credit Agreement,
and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Pro Rata Borrowing (the “Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement: 

(i) The date of the Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing is _______________, 20__. 

(ii) The Type of Advances comprising the Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing is [Base Rate Advances] [LIBO Rate Advances].

 (iii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing is
U.S.$[                    ]. 
 [(iv) The initial Interest Period for each LIBO Rate Advance made as part of the Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing is [one week] [______ month(s)].] 

The undersigned, as applicable, hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date
of the Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing: 
 (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of
the Credit Agreement (except the representations set forth in the last sentence of subsection (e) thereof and in subsection (f) thereof (other than clause (i) thereof)) are correct, before and after giving effect to the Proposed Pro
Rata Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date; 

  
 [if the
Borrower is a Designated Subsidiary: the representations and warranties of such Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Agreement are correct, before and after giving effect to the Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing and to the application of the
proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date;] 
 (B) after giving effect to the application of the
proceeds of all Borrowings on the date of such Pro Rata Borrowing (together with any other resources of the Borrower applied together therewith), no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Pro Rata Borrowing, that constitutes
a Default or Event of Default; 
 (C) if such Proposed Pro Rata Borrowing is in an aggregate principal amount
equal to or greater than $500,000,000 and is being made in connection with any purchase of shares of the Borrower’s capital stock or the capital stock of any other Person, or any purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of any Person
(whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) or any transaction of the type referred to in Section 5.02(b) of the Credit Agreement, the statement in clause (B) above will be true on a pro forma basis as if such
transaction or purchase shall have been completed; and 
 (D) the aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Pro
Rata Borrowing and all other Borrowings to be made on the same day under the Credit Agreement is within the aggregate unused Commitments of the Lenders. 

 

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  

			
	[NAME OF BORROWER]
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT B-2 - FORM OF
NOTICE OF 
 COMPETITIVE BID BORROWING 
 [Date] 
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent 

    for the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement 
     referred to below 
 Attention: _______________ 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 [NAME
OF BORROWER], refers to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement,” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined),
among Altria Group, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.07(b) of the
Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Competitive Bid Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth the terms on which such Competitive Bid Borrowing (the “Proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing”) is requested to be made: 
  

	 	(A)	Date of Competitive Bid Borrowing; 

  

	 	(B)	Amount of Competitive Bid Borrowing; 

  

	 	(C)	Interest rate basis; 

  

	 	(D)	Day count convention; 

  

	 	(E)	[Interest Period] [Maturity date]; 

  

	 	(F)	Interest payment date(s); 

  

	 	(G)	Borrower’s account location; 

  

	 	(H)	[other terms (if any)]. 

 The
undersigned, as applicable, hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing: 

(a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement are correct, before and
after giving effect to the Proposed Competitive Bid 

 
Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date; 
 [if the Borrower is a Designated Subsidiary: the representations and warranties of such Designated Subsidiary contained in its Designation Agreement are correct, before and after giving effect to the
Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date;] 
 (b) after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of all Borrowings on the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing (together with any other resources of the Borrower applied together therewith),
no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, that constitutes a Default or Event of Default; and 
 (c) the aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing and all other Borrowings to be made on the same day under the Credit Agreement is within the aggregate unused Commitments of
the Lenders. 
 The undersigned hereby confirms that the Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing is to be made available to it in
accordance with Section 2.07(e) of the Credit Agreement. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  

			
	[NAME OF BORROWER]
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT C - FORM OF

 ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE 
 Reference is made to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement,” the terms defined
therein being used herein as therein defined), among Altria Group, Inc., a Virginia corporation, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders. 

The “Assignor” and the “Assignee” referred to on Schedule 1 hereto agree as follows: 

1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor,
an interest in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the date hereof (other than in respect of Competitive Bid Advances and Competitive Bid Notes) equal to the percentage interest specified on Schedule 1
hereto of all outstanding rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (other than in respect of Competitive Bid Advances and Competitive Bid Notes). After giving effect to such sale and assignment, the Assignee’s Commitment and the amount
of the Pro Rata Advances owing to the Assignee will be as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee represents and warrants that it is authorized to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance. 

2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned
by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with
the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (iii) makes no representation or warranty
and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower or Altria or the performance or observance by any Borrower or Altria of any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant thereto. 
 3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit
Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and
Acceptance; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (iv) represents that (A) the source of any funds it is using to acquire the
Assignor’s interest or to make any Advance is not and will not be plan assets as defined under the regulations of the Department of Labor of any Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (B) the assignment or
Advance is not and will be not be a non-exempt prohibited transaction as defined in Section 406 of ERISA; (v) appoints and authorizes JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers
and discretion under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, by the terms thereof, together with such powers 

 
and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of the Credit Agreement are
required to be performed by it as a Lender. 
 4. This Assignment and Acceptance will be delivered to JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, for acceptance and recording by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent following its execution. The effective date for this Assignment and Acceptance (the “Effective Date”) shall be the date of acceptance hereof by
JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, unless otherwise specified on Schedule 1 hereto. 
 5. Upon such acceptance and
recording by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, as of the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement. 

6. Upon such acceptance and recording by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, from and after the Effective Date, JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, shall make all payments under the Credit Agreement in respect of the interest assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest and commitment fees with respect thereto) to the Assignee. The
Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Agreement for periods prior to the Effective Date directly between themselves. 

7. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York. 
 8. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of Schedule 1 to this Assignment and
Acceptance by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused Schedule 1 to this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their
officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date specified thereon. 

  
 2 

  
 Schedule 1 

to 
 Assignment and
Acceptance 
  

					
	 Percentage interest assigned:
	  	 	_____	% 
		
	 Assignee’s Commitment:
	  	 	U.S.$__________	  
		
	 Aggregate outstanding principal amount of Pro Rata Advances assigned:
	  	 	U.S.$__________	  
		
	 Effective Date1:
	  	 	_______________,20__	  

  

			
	[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor
		
	By	 	 
		 	Title:
	
	Dated: _______________, 20__

  

			
	[NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee
		
	By	 	 
		 	Title:
	
	Dated: _______________, 20__

  

			
	Domestic Lending Office:
	    [Address]

  

			
	Accepted this
	__________ day of _______________, 20__
	
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
		
	By	 	 
		 	Title:
	
	[Approved this __________ day
	of _______________, 20__

  

	1	 This date should be no earlier than five Business Days after the delivery of this Assignment and Acceptance to JPMorgan Chase, as Administrative Agent.

  

			
	[NAME OF BORROWER]2
		
	By	 	 
		 	Title:

  

 

	2	 Required if the Assignee is an Eligible Assignee solely by reason of clause (viii) of the definition of “Eligible Assignee.”

  
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 EXHIBIT D - FORM OF

 DESIGNATION AGREEMENT 

[Date]1 
 JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent 
     for the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement 

    referred to below 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Reference is made to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 (as amended or modified from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement,” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Altria Group, Inc., [certain other borrowers party thereto], the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders. 
 Please be advised that Altria hereby
designates its undersigned wholly-owned Subsidiary, ____________ (“Designated Subsidiary”), as a “Designated Subsidiary” under and for all purposes of the Credit Agreement. 

The Designated Subsidiary, in consideration of each Lender’s agreement to extend credit to it under and on the terms and conditions
set forth in the Credit Agreement, does hereby assume each of the obligations imposed upon a “Designated Subsidiary” and a “Borrower” under the Credit Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Designated Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants to each Lender as follows: 
 (a) The Designated Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of ______________________. 

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of this Designation Agreement, the Credit
Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it are within the Designated Subsidiary’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not contravene (i) the Designated Subsidiary’s charter or
by-laws or (ii) in any material respect, any law, rule, regulation or order of any court or governmental agency or contractual restriction binding on or affecting it. 

(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or
regulatory body is required for the due execution, 
  

 

	1	 For Subsidiaries that are not listed on Schedule II, date must be at least (i) three Business Days for a Designated Subsidiary organized in the
United States or any political subdivision thereof and (ii) five Business Days for a Designated Subsidiary organized outside the United States, in each case, prior to the date of the initial Pro Rata Advance to such Designated Subsidiary.

 
delivery and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of this Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the Notes to be delivered by it. 

(d) This Designation Agreement is, and the Notes to be delivered by the Designated Subsidiary when delivered will be,
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Designated Subsidiary enforceable against the Designated Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant
of good faith and fair dealing. 
 (e) There is no pending or threatened action or proceeding affecting the
Designated Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any Note of the Designated
Subsidiary. 
 (f) [The registered address; name, telephone number, facsimile number and
email address of contact person; and internet address, if available, of the Designated Subsidiary are
____________________.]2 

(g) [The Federal employer identification number of the Designated Subsidiary is
__________________.]2,3 

 

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  

			
	[DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY]
		
	By	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  

	2	 Does not apply to Subsidiaries listed on Schedule II. 

	3	 Does not apply to Designated Subsidiaries organized outside the United States. 

  
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 EXHIBIT E - 

FORM OF GUARANTEE 

GUARANTEE, dated as of ______________, 20__ (as amended from time to time, this “Guarantee”), made by Philip Morris USA
Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Guarantor”), in favor of the Lenders (the “Lenders”) party to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”), such Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (“JPMCB”), Citibank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement. 
 WITNESSETH: 
 SECTION 1. Guarantee. (a) The Guarantor hereby
unconditionally guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all the obligations of Altria now or hereafter existing under the Credit Agreement, whether for principal, interest, fees,
expenses or otherwise (such obligations being referred to herein as the “Obligations”). 
 (b) It is the
intention of the Guarantor that this Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the
extent applicable to this Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the amount guaranteed by the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of the Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, result in the Obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. For purposes hereof, “Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. 
 SECTION 2. Guarantee
Absolute. The Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such
terms or the rights of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or the Lenders with respect thereto. The liability of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of: 

(a) any lack of validity, enforceability or genuineness of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other agreement or instrument
relating thereto; 
 (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the
Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Credit Agreement; 
 (c) any exchange,
release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations; or 

  
 (d) any other
circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Altria or a guarantor. 
 SECTION 3.
Subordination. The Guarantor covenants and agrees that its obligation to make payments of the Obligations hereunder constitutes an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor ranking (a) pari passu with all existing and future senior
indebtedness of the Guarantor and (b) senior in right of payment to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the Guarantor. 
 SECTION 4. Waiver; Subrogation. (a) The Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to this Guarantee and any requirement that JPMCB,
as Administrative Agent, or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against Altria or any other Person or any collateral. 

(b) The Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claims or other rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against Altria that arise
from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Guarantor’s obligations under this Guarantee or the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or
indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender against Altria or any collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common
law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from Altria, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right. If any amount shall
be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence at any time prior to the cash payment in full of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guarantee, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, and the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, to be credited and applied to the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guarantee, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with
the terms of the Credit Agreement and this Guarantee, or be held as collateral for any Obligations or other amounts payable under this Guarantee thereafter arising. The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from
the financing arrangements contemplated by the Credit Agreement and this Guarantee and that the waiver set forth in this Section 4(b) is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. 

SECTION 5. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender to exercise, and no delay
in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. 

  
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 SECTION 6.
Continuing Guarantee; Transfer of Interest. This Guarantee is a continuing guarantee and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the earliest to occur of (i) the date, if any, on which the Guarantor shall consolidate with or
merge into Altria or any successor thereto, (ii) the date, if any, on which Altria or any successor thereto shall consolidate with or merge into the Guarantor, (iii) payment in full of the Obligations, and (iv) the rating of
Altria’s long term senior unsecured debt by Standard & Poor’s of A or higher, (b) be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by any Lender or
Administrative Agent, and by their respective successors, transferees, and assigns. 
 SECTION 7. Reinstatement. This
Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any Lender upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of Altria or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. 
 SECTION 8.
Amendment. The Guarantor may amend this Guarantee at any time for any purpose without the consent of JPMCB, as Administrative Agent, or any of the Lenders; provided, however, that if such amendment adversely affects the rights of any
Lender, the prior written consent of such Lender shall be required. 
 SECTION 9. Governing Law. This Guarantee shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused
this Guarantee to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

			
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
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 EXHIBIT F-1 - FORM OF

 OPINION OF COUNSEL 
 FOR ALTRIA 
 [Letterhead of Hunton & Williams LLP] 

[Effective Date] 
 To each of the Lenders party 
 to the Credit Agreement referred to below 

Altria Group, Inc. 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This
opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Section 3.01(e)(iii) of the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Altria Group, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. 

We have acted as counsel for Altria in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement. 

In that connection, we have examined the following documents: 

(1) The Credit Agreement. 
 (2) The documents furnished by Altria pursuant to Article III of the Credit Agreement. 
 (3) The Articles of Incorporation of Altria and all amendments thereto (the “Charter”). 
 (4) The by-laws of Altria and all amendments thereto (the “By-laws”). 
 We have
also examined the originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records of Altria, certificates of public officials and of officers of Altria and agreements, instruments and other documents, as we have deemed relevant and
necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below. As to questions of fact material to such opinions, we have, when relevant facts were not independently established by us, relied upon the representations of Altria set forth in the Credit
Agreement and upon certificates of Altria or its officers or of public officials. Whenever the phrase “to our knowledge” is used herein, it refers to the actual knowledge of the attorneys of the firm involved in the representation of
Altria in connection with the Credit Agreement, without independent investigation. We have assumed the due execution and delivery, pursuant to due authorization, of the Credit Agreement by the Initial Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. 

  
 Our opinions expressed
below are limited to the law of the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Federal law of the United States. 

Based upon the foregoing and upon such investigation as we have deemed necessary, we are of the following opinion: 

1. Altria is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia. 
 2. The execution, delivery and performance by Altria of the Credit Agreement and the Notes, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, are within Altria’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Charter or the By-laws or (ii) any law, rule or
regulation applicable to Altria (including, without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or (iii) to our knowledge, any contractual restriction binding on or affecting Altria. The Credit Agreement
and any Notes delivered on the date hereof have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Altria. 
 3. No
authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by Altria of the Credit Agreement and the
Notes. 
 4. The Credit Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Altria enforceable against Altria
in accordance with its terms. The Notes issued on the date hereof, if any, are the legal, valid and binding obligations of Altria, enforceable against Altria in accordance with their respective terms. 

The opinion set forth in paragraph 4 above is subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing. 
 We express no opinion with respect to: 

(A) The effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement which is intended to permit modification thereof only by means of
an agreement in writing by the parties thereto; 
 (B) The effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement
insofar as it provides that any Person purchasing a participation from a Lender or other Person may exercise set-off or similar rights with respect to such participation or that any Lender or other Person may exercise set-off or similar rights other
than in accordance with applicable law; 
 (C) The effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement imposing
penalties or forfeitures; 

  
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 (D) The
enforceability of any provision of the Credit Agreement to the extent that such provision constitutes a waiver of illegality as a defense to performance of contract obligations; or 

(E) The effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement relating to indemnification or exculpation in connection with
violations of any securities laws or relating to indemnification, contribution or exculpation in connection with willful, reckless or criminal acts or gross negligence of the indemnified or exculpated Person or the Person receiving contribution.

 In connection with the provisions of the Credit Agreement which relate to forum selection (including, without limitation, any
waiver of any objection to venue or any objection that a court is an inconvenient forum), we note that, under NYCPLR § 510, a New York State court may have discretion to transfer the place of trial, and, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a United
States District Court has discretion to transfer an action from one Federal court to another. 
 This opinion is being furnished
to you pursuant to Section 3.01(e)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, is solely for the benefit of you and your counsel, and is not intended for, and may not be relied upon by, any other person or entity without our prior written consent. We
undertake no duty to inform you of events occurring subsequent to the date hereof. 
  

	
	Very truly yours,
	
	 
	

  
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 EXHIBIT F-2 - FORM OF

 OPINION OF COUNSEL 
 FOR ALTRIA 
 [Effective Date] 

To each of the Lenders party 

    to the Credit Agreement referred to below 
 Altria Group, Inc. 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Section 3.01(e)(iii) of the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
November 17, 2010 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for
such Lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. 
 I have acted as counsel for Altria in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement. 
 In that connection, I have examined
originals, or copies certified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records of Altria, certificates of public officials and of officers of Altria, and agreements, instruments and other documents, as I have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis
for the opinions expressed below. As to questions of fact material to such opinions, I have, when relevant facts were not independently established by me, relied upon certificates of Altria or its officers or of public officials. 

Based upon the foregoing and upon such investigation as I have deemed necessary, I am of the opinion that, to the best of my knowledge,
(i) there is no pending or threatened action or proceeding against Altria or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator (a “Proceeding”) that purports to affect the legality, validity, binding
effect or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or the Notes, if any, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, and (ii) except for Proceedings disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Altria for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010 and any Current Reports on Form 8-K filed subsequent to September 30, 2010 but prior
to the Effective Date, or, with respect to Proceedings commenced after the date of the most recent such document but prior to the Effective Date, a certificate delivered to the Lenders and attached hereto, there are no Proceedings that are likely to
have a materially adverse effect upon the financial position or results of operations of Altria and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 
 Very truly yours, 

  
 EXHIBIT F-3 - FORM OF

 OPINION OF COUNSEL 
 FOR GUARANTOR 
 [Letterhead of Hunton & Williams LLP] 

[Effective Date] 
 To each of the Lenders party 
     to the Credit Agreement referred to below

 Philip Morris USA Inc. 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to
Section 3.01(e)(vii) of the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2010 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders in connection with the issuance of a guarantee dated November 17, 2010 (“Guarantee”) made by Philip Morris USA Inc. (“PM
USA”) in favor of the Lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. 
 We have
acted as counsel for PM USA in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Guarantee and are furnishing this opinion at the request of PM USA. 
 In that connection, we have examined the following documents: 
 (1)
The Credit Agreement. 
 (2) The Articles of Incorporation of PM USA and all amendments thereto (the
“Charter”). 
 (3) The by-laws of PM USA and all amendments thereto (the
“By-laws”). 
 (4) The resolutions of PM USA authorizing the Guarantee. 

(5) The Guarantee. 
 We have also examined the originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records of PM USA, certificates of public officials and of officers of PM USA, and agreements, instruments
and other documents, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below. As to questions of fact material to such opinions, we have, when relevant facts were not independently established by us, relied upon the
representations of PM USA set forth in the Guarantee and upon certificates of PM USA or its officers or of public officials. Whenever the phrase “to our knowledge” is used herein, it refers

 
to the actual knowledge of the attorneys of the firm involved in the representation of PM USA in connection with the Guarantee, without independent investigation. 

Our opinions expressed below are limited to the law of the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Federal law of the
United States. 
 Based upon the foregoing and upon such investigation as we have deemed necessary, we are of the following
opinion: 
 1. PM USA is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
 2. The execution, delivery and performance by PM USA of the Guarantee are within
PM USA’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene: (i) the Charter or the By-laws or (ii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to PM USA or (iii) to our knowledge, any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting PM USA. The Guarantee delivered on the date hereof has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of PM USA. 
 3. The Guarantee is the legal, valid and binding obligation of PM USA enforceable against PM USA in accordance with its terms. 
 The opinion set forth in paragraph 3 above is subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. 

We express no opinion with respect to: 
 (A) The enforceability of any provision of the Guarantee to the extent that such provision constitutes a waiver of illegality as a defense to performance of contract obligations; or 

(B) The effect of any provision of the Guarantee to the extent that such provision constitutes a guarantee relating to
indemnification or exculpation in connection with violations of any securities laws or relating to indemnification, contribution or exculpation in connection with willful, reckless or criminal acts or gross negligence of the indemnified or
exculpated Person or the Person receiving contribution. 
 This opinion is being furnished to you in connection with
Section 3.01(e)(vii) of the Credit Agreement, is solely for the benefit of you and your counsel, and is not intended for, and may not be relied upon by, any other person or entity without our prior written consent. We undertake no duty to
inform you of events occurring subsequent to the date hereof. 
  

	
	Very truly yours,
	
	 
	

  
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 EXHIBIT G - FORM OF

 OPINION OF COUNSEL 
 FOR DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY 
 [Effective Date] 

To each of the Lenders party 

    to the Credit Agreement referred to below 
 Altria Group, Inc. 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

This opinion is furnished to you pursuant to Section 3.02(e) of the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
November 17, 2010 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for
such Lenders. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. 
 We have acted as counsel for
__________ (the “Designated Subsidiary”) in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Designation Agreement. 
 In that connection, we have examined the following documents: 
 (1)
The Designation Agreement. 
 (2) The Credit Agreement. 

(3) The documents furnished by the Designated Subsidiary pursuant to Article III of the Credit Agreement. 

(4) The [Articles] [Certificate] of Incorporation of the Designated Subsidiary and all amendments thereto (the
“Charter”). 
 (5) The by-laws of the Designated Subsidiary and all amendments thereto (the
“By-laws”). 
 We have also examined the originals, or copies certified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records of the
Designated Subsidiary, certificates of public officials and of officers of the Designated Subsidiary, and agreements, instruments and other documents, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below. As to
questions of fact material to such opinions, we have, when relevant facts were not independently established by us, relied upon certificates of the Designated Subsidiary or its officers or of public officials. We have assumed the due execution and
delivery, pursuant to due authorization, of the Credit Agreement by the Initial Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. 

  
 Based upon the
foregoing and upon such investigation as we have deemed necessary, we are of the following opinion: 
 1. The
Designated Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of ____________. 
 2. The execution, delivery and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of the Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, are within the Designated Subsidiary’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Charter or the By-laws or (ii) any law, rule or regulation
applicable to the Designated Subsidiary (including, without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or (iii) to our knowledge, any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Designated
Subsidiary. The Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Notes delivered by the Designated Subsidiary on the date hereof have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Designated Subsidiary. 

3. No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or
regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Designated Subsidiary of the Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Notes delivered by the Designated Subsidiary. 

4. The Designation Agreement and the Credit Agreement are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Designated
Subsidiary enforceable against the Designated Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms. The Notes issued on the date hereof, if any, by the Designated Subsidiary are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Designated Subsidiary,
enforceable against the Designated Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms. 
 5. There is, to the
best of my knowledge, no pending or threatened action or proceeding against the Designated Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that purport to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability of the Designation Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any of the Notes delivered by the Designated Subsidiary or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. 

  
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 The opinion set forth
in paragraph 4 above is subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to the effect of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. 
  

	
	Very truly yours,
	
	 
	

  
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 EXHIBIT H 

FORM OF OPINION OF 

COUNSEL FOR JPMCB, 

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 
 [Letterhead of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP] 

[Effective Date] 
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., 
     as Adminstrative Agents

 The Lenders listed on Schedule I hereto 
     which are parties to the Credit Agreement 
     on the
date hereof 
  

	Re:	364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as 

	 	of November 17, 2010 (the “Credit 

	 	Agreement”) among Altria Group, Inc. (the 

	 	“Company”), and the Lenders party thereto and 

	 	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A and Citibank, 

	 	N.A., as Administrative Agents for such 

	 	Lenders 

 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

We have acted as counsel to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, in connection with the preparation, execution and
delivery of the Credit Agreement. 
 This opinion is delivered to you pursuant to Section 3.01(e)(viii) of the Credit
Agreement. Terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein. 
 In connection with this opinion, we have examined a copy of the Credit Agreement signed by the Company and by the Administrative Agents and the Lenders. 

We also have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such records, agreements, instruments and other
documents and have made such other investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions expressed herein. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates of public officials and
of officers and representatives of the Company. In addition, we have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact upon, the representations made in the Credit Agreement. 

  
 In rendering the
opinion set forth below, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us
as duplicates or certified or conformed copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. 
 In rendering
the opinion set forth below we have assumed that (1) the Credit Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of each of the Lenders party thereto, (2) the Company is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and of each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or ownership of its property makes such qualification necessary, has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement and has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Credit Agreement in accordance with its Articles of Incorporation and By-laws or other similar organizational documents, and
(3)(a) execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement do not contravene its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or other similar organizational documents, (b) execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of the Credit Agreement do not violate, or require any consent not obtained under, the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or any other applicable laws or regulations or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or other
governmental authority binding on the Company, and (c) execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement do not constitute a breach or violation of, or require any consent not obtained under, any agreement or instrument
which is binding upon the Company. 
 Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations
set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Credit Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. 

Our opinion set forth above is subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing. 
 We express no opinion with respect to: 

(A) the effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement which is intended to permit modification thereof only by means of
an agreement in writing by the parties thereto; 
 (B) the effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement
insofar as it provides that any Person purchasing a participation from a Lender or other Person may exercise set-off or similar rights with respect to such participation or that any Lender or other Person may exercise set-off or similar rights other
than in accordance with applicable law; 
 (C) the effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement imposing
penalties or forfeitures; 
 (D) the enforceability of any provision of the Credit Agreement to the extent that
such provision constitutes a waiver of illegality as a defense to performance of contract obligations; or 

  
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 (E)
the effect of any provision of the Credit Agreement relating to indemnification or exculpation in connection with violations of any securities laws or relating to indemnification, contribution or exculpation in connection with willful, reckless or
criminal acts or gross negligence of the indemnified or exculpated Person or the Person receiving contribution. 

In connection with the provisions of the Credit Agreement which relate to forum selection (including, without limitation,
any waiver of any objection to venue or any objection that a court is an inconvenient forum), we note that under NYCPLR § 510, a New York State court may have discretion to transfer the place of trial, and under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a
United States District Court has discretion to transfer an action from one Federal court to another. 
 We are
members of the Bar of the State of New York, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of New York and the Federal law of the United States. 

This opinion letter is rendered to you in connection with the above described transaction. This opinion letter may not be
relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon by, or furnished to, any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written consent. This opinion letter may be furnished to, but may not be relied upon by, a regulatory authority
entitled to receive it. 
  

	
	Very truly yours,
	
	 
	

  
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 EXHIBIT I - FORM OF

 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT 
  

			
	To:	  	[NAME OF BANK]
	Date:	  	________, 20__
	Subject:	  	Altria Group, Inc. 364-Day Revolving Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility”)

In connection with the Credit Facility for Altria Group, Inc. (the “Company”), you will be receiving certain information
which is non-public, confidential or proprietary in nature. That information and any other information, regardless of form, whether oral, written or electronic, concerning the Company, its subsidiaries or the Credit Facility furnished to you by
[NAME OF LENDER], the Company, Altria Client Services Inc. (“Altria Client Services”) or any of their respective Representatives in connection with the Credit Facility (at any time on, before or after the date of this Agreement),
together with analyses, compilations or other materials prepared by you or your Representatives which contain or otherwise reflect such information or your review of, advice concerning or interest in the Credit Facility is hereinafter referred to as
the “Information.” As used herein, “Representatives” refers to affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, auditors, attorneys, consultants or other advisors, and references to the Company or Altria Client
Services shall be deemed to include each of their respective affiliates. In consideration of your receipt of the Information, you agree that: 
  

	 	1.	You will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use, either directly or indirectly, any of the Information except in connection with the Credit Facility
and any other extension of credit made by you to the Company. 

  

	 	2.	You agree to reveal the Information only to your Representatives who need to know the Information for the purpose of evaluating, administering or monitoring the Credit
Facility, who are informed by you of the confidential nature of the Information, and who agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You agree to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of your Representatives and
to indemnify and hold the Company, Altria Client Services and their respective Representatives harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims, causes of action, costs and expenses (including attorney fees and expenses) arising out of the
breach of this Agreement by you or your Representatives. 

  

	 	3.	Without the prior written consent of the Company or Altria Client Services, you shall not disclose to any person (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) the
fact that the Information has been made available, that discussions are taking place between the Company, Altria Client Services and you or any other financial institution concerning the Credit Facility, or any of the terms, conditions or other
facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof), or that the Credit Facility has been consummated. 

  

	 	4.	This Agreement shall be inoperative as to any portion of the Information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public on a non-confidential basis
through no fault by you or your Representatives, or (ii) is or becomes available to you on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, Altria Client Services, [NAME OF LENDER] or their respective Representatives, which
source, to the best of your knowledge, is not prohibited from disclosing such Information to you by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the Company, Altria Client Services, [NAME OF LENDER] or their respective Representatives.

  

	 	5.	You may disclose the Information at the request of any regulatory or supervisory authority having jurisdiction over you; provided that you request confidential
treatment of such Information to the extent permitted by law; provided further, that, insofar as permitted by law and practicable, you notify the Company and Altria Client Services in advance of such disclosure pursuant to the following paragraph.

  

	 	6.	In the event that you or anyone to whom you transmit the Information pursuant to this Agreement becomes legally compelled to disclose any of the Information or the
existence of the Credit Facility, you shall provide the Company and Altria Client Services with notice of such event promptly upon your obtaining knowledge thereof (provided that you are not otherwise prohibited by law from giving such notice) so
that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, you shall furnish only that portion of the Information that is legally required and shall disclose the
Information in a manner reasonably designed to preserve its confidential nature. 

  

	 	7.	In the event that discussions with you concerning the Credit Facility are discontinued or your participation in the Credit Facility is otherwise terminated, you shall
deliver to Altria Client Services the copies of the Information that were furnished to you by or on behalf of the Company and represent to Altria Client Services that you have destroyed all other copies thereof, provided that you may maintain copies
of the Information, subject to the terms of this Agreement, as required by law or regulations or document retention policies applicable to you. All of your obligations hereunder and all of the rights and remedies of the Company and Altria Client
Services and [NAME OF LENDER] hereunder shall survive any discontinuance of discussions, termination of your participation or any return or destruction of the Information. 

 

	 	8.	You acknowledge that disclosure of the Information in violation of the terms of this Agreement could have material adverse consequences that could not be adequately
compensated by money damages alone, and agree that, in the event of any breach by you or your Representatives of this Agreement, the Company, Altria Client Services and their respective Representatives will be entitled to seek equitable relief
(including injunction and specific performance) in addition to all other remedies available to them at law or in equity. 

  
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	 	9.	The obligations set forth in this Agreement shall survive until the earliest of two years from the date of this Agreement or until execution of any agreement between
the Company and you with respect to the Credit Facility or an agreement which contains confidentiality provisions superseding this Agreement. This Agreement shall govern your confidentiality obligations from the date hereof with respect to
Information furnished to you as described above in connection with the Credit Facility, and from the date hereof no prior agreement entered into by you and the Company will apply to such Information. 

 

	 	10.	This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). 

THIS AGREEMENT IS IN ADDITION TO AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, DOES NOT SUPERSEDE THE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS OF
THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES TO WHICH YOU ARE A PARTY. 
 IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, [NAME OF
LENDER] AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES MAY RELY ON THIS EXPRESS AGREEMENT. 
 ACCEPTED AND AGREED as of the date written above:

 [NAME OF BANK] 
  

			
	By 	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:

  
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