Document:

Exhibit 10.1

     

    Exhibit
      10.1

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CCO
      HOLDINGS, LLC

    

    CCO
      HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORP.

     

    $300,000,000

    8-3/4%
      SENIOR NOTES DUE 2013

    

    PURCHASE
      AGREEMENT

     

    Dated
      August 11, 2005

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

    August
      11, 2005

    J.P.
      Morgan Securities Inc.

    Credit
      Suisse First Boston LLC

    Banc
      of
      America Securities LLC

    As
      Representative of the

    several
      Purchasers listed

    in
      Schedule 1 hereto

    c/o
      J.P.
      Morgan Securities Inc.

    270
      Park
      Avenue

    New
      York,
      New York 10017

    

    Ladies
      and Gentlemen:

     

    CCO
      Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"),
      and
      CCO Holdings Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation ("CCO
      Capital"
      and,
      together with the Company, the "Issuers"),
      propose, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell
      to
      the purchasers named in Schedule I hereto (the "Purchasers")
      an
      aggregate of $300,000,000 principal amount of 8-3/4% Senior Notes due 2013
      (the
      "Notes").
      The
      Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of November 10, 2003,
      as
      supplemented by a supplemental indenture (the "Indenture")
      dated
      as of August 17, 2005 (the "Closing
      Date")
      among
      the Issuers and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee").
      The
      Notes will have the benefit of an exchange and registration rights agreement
      (the "Exchange
      and Registration Rights Agreement"),
      to be
      dated as of the Time of Delivery, between the Issuers and the Purchasers,
      pursuant to which the Issuers will agree to offer in exchange for the Notes,
      new
      notes, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
      "Act"),
      but
      otherwise on terms substantially identical to the Notes (such registered Notes,
      the "Exchange
      Notes")
      under
      the Act subject to the terms and conditions therein specified. To the extent
      there are no additional parties listed on Schedule I other than you, the term
      Representatives as used herein shall mean you as the Purchasers, and the terms
      Representatives and Purchasers shall mean either the singular or plural as
      the
      context requires. It is understood and agreed that all the representatives
      are
      joint book-running managers for the offering of the Notes (in such capacity,
      the
      "Joint
      Managers").
      Any
      determinations or other actions to be made under this Agreement by the Joint
      Managers shall only require the consent of
      J.P.
      Morgan Securities Inc.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    The
      sale
      of the Notes to the Purchasers will be made without registration of the Notes
      under the Act in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements
      of
      the Act.

     

    In
      connection with the sale of the Notes, the Issuers will prepare an offering
      memorandum (the "Offering
      Memorandum"),
      it
      being understood that references to the Offering Memorandum refer to the version
      of such document to be prepared and delivered in connection with this agreement,
      including Sections 5(a) and (c) hereof, setting forth certain information
      concerning the Issuers and their subsidiaries and the Notes. Copies of the
      Offering Memorandum will be delivered by the Issuers to the Purchasers pursuant
      to the terms of this Agreement. The Issuers hereby confirm that they have
      authorized the use of the Offering Memorandum, and any amendment or supplement
      thereto, in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes by the
      Purchasers.

     

    This
      Agreement, the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes and the
      Indenture collectively are referred to herein as the "Transaction
      Documents."

     

    1. Representations
      and Warranties of the Issuers.
      Each of
      the Issuers represent and warrant to, and agree with, each of the Purchasers
      that:

     

    (a) As
      of its
      date, the Offering Memorandum, in the form first used by the Purchasers to
      confirm sales of the Notes, will not and, as of the Closing Date, will not,
      contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
      fact
      necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
      circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
      that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or
      omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating
      to
      the Purchasers furnished in writing to the Issuers by or on behalf of a
      Purchaser through J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. expressly for use therein. The
      Offering Memorandum will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
      hereto.

    

    (b) None
      of
      the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the
      latest audited financial statements that will be included in the Offering
      Memorandum any material loss or interference with its business from fire,
      explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or
      from
      any court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth
      or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum; and, since the respective dates
      as
      of which information is given in the Offering Memorandum, there has not been
      any
      change in the capital stock or limited liability company interests or long-term
      debt of the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries or any material adverse change,
      or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or
      affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, members’ or
      stockholders’ equity or results of operations of Charter Communications, Inc.
      ("CCI"),
      Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC ("CCH
      LLC"),
      Charter Communications Holdings, LLC ("Holdings"),
      CCH
      I, LLC and CCH II, LLC (collectively with CCI, CCH LLC, Holdings and CCH I,
      LLC
      the "Parent
      Companies"),
      the
      Issuers and each of the Issuers’ subsidiaries, taken as a whole, otherwise than
      as set forth or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum;

     

    (c) Each
      of
      the Issuers and its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all real
      property and good and valid title to all personal property owned by it reflected
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        the
          financial statements that will be included in the Offering Memorandum,
          in each
          case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such
          as are
          described in the Offering Memorandum or except such as do not materially
          affect
          the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed
          to be made of such property by the Issuers and their subsidiaries; and
          any real
          property and buildings held under lease by the Issuers and their subsidiaries
          are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such
          exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and
          proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Issuers and their
          subsidiaries;

      

    

     

    (d) The
      Company has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability
      company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and CCO
      Capital has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
      in
      good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; each of the Issuers
      has
      power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described
      in the Offering Memorandum and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
      under this Agreement, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation
      or
      limited liability company, as the case may be, for the transaction of business
      and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which
      it
      owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such
      qualification; and is not subject to liability or disability by reason of the
      failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction, except such as
      would
      not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
      current or future financial position, members’ or stockholders’ equity or
      results of operations of the Parent Companies, the Issuers and the Issuers’
      subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a "Material
      Adverse Effect");
      each
      Parent Company and each of the Issuers’ subsidiaries has been duly incorporated
      or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation,
      partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, in good standing
      under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, in each case
      except such as would, individually or in the aggregate, not result in a Material
      Adverse Effect. CCO Capital has no subsidiaries;

     

    (e) All
      the
      outstanding ownership interests of the Issuers have been duly and validly
      authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and all the
      outstanding capital stock, limited liability company interests or partnership
      interests, as the case may be, of CCO Capital and each "significant subsidiary"
      (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) of the Company (each
      a
      "Significant
      Subsidiary")
      of the
      Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
      nonassessable and (except as otherwise set forth in the Offering Memorandum)
      are
      owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
      encumbrances, equities or
      claims;

     

    (f) This
      Agreement has been duly authorized and executed by each of the
      Issuers;

     

    (g) The
      Notes
      have been duly authorized and, when executed by the Issuers and authenticated
      by
      the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and when
      delivered to, and paid for, by the Purchasers in accordance with the terms
      of
      this Agreement, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and
      delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the
      Issuers entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture under which they
      are
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        as
          to
          enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of
          general
          applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity
          principles;

      

    

     

    (h) The
      Indenture has been duly authorized, and when executed and delivered by the
      Issuers (assuming the due execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee), will
      constitute a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable against the
      Issuers in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
      insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating
      to
      or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and at the Time
      of Delivery, the Indenture will meet the requirements for qualification under
      the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
      Indenture Act");
      and
      the Indenture conforms in all.
      material
      respects to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum;

     

    (i) The
      Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into between the
      Issuers and the Purchasers, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
      has
      been duly authorized by the Issuers and, when executed and delivered by each
      Issuer party thereto in accordance with its terms and, assuming the due
      authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto,
      will
      constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Issuer,
      enforceable against each such Issuer in accordance with its terms except that
      (i) the enforcement thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
      reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
      creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, whether arising in a court
      of equity or law, and (ii) any rights to indemnity or contribution thereunder
      may be limited by federal and state securities laws and public policy
      considerations; and the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement will conform
      in all material respects to the description thereof in the Offering
      Memorandum;

     

    (j) The
      Exchange Notes (as defined in the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement)
      have been duly authorized by the Issuers; and, when executed, authenticated,
      issued and delivered in accordance with the Indenture and Exchange and
      Registration Rights Agreement (assuming the due authorization, execution and
      delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee), will constitute valid and legally
      binding instruments entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and
      enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their respective terms,
      subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
      laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to
      general equity principles; and the Exchange Notes will conform in all material
      respects to the description thereof in the Offering Memorandum;

     

    (k) None
      of
      the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
      the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes) will violate or result
      in a
      violation of Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
      "Exchange
      Act"),
      or
      any regulation promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation,
      Regulations T, U, and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
      System;

     

    (l) Prior
      to
      the date hereof, none of the Issuers or any of their affiliates has taken any
      action which is designed to or which has constituted or which might have been
      expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of
      any
      security of the Issuers in connection with the offering of the
      Notes.

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (m) The
      issue
      and sale of the Notes, the issuance of the Exchange Notes and the compliance
      by
      the Issuers with all provisions of each of the Transaction Documents, including
      those described under the caption "Description of the Notes" and the
      consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not
      conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
      provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed
      of
      trust, loan agreement, lease, license, franchise agreement, permit or other
      agreement or instrument to which the Issuers, the Parent Companies or any of
      the
      Issuers’ subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuers, the Parent Companies
      or any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or
      assets of the Issuers, the Parent Companies or any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries
      is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of any statute or
      any
      order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
      jurisdiction over the Issuers, the Parent Companies or any of the Issuers’
      subsidiaries or any of their properties, including, without limitation, the
      Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the Cable Communications Policy Act
      of
      1984, as amended, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition
      Act
      of 1992, as amended, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (collectively,
      the
      "Cable
      Acts")
      or any
      order, rule or regulation of the Federal Communications Commission (the
      "FCC"),
      or
      the Order Instituting Cease and Desist Proceedings, Making Findings, and
      Imposing a Cease and Desist Order Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities
      and
      Exchange Act of 1934, dated July 27, 2004, issued In the Matter of Charter
      Communications, Inc. (the "Cease and Desist Order"), except where such
      conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults would not, individually or in the
      aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect and would not have the effect of
      preventing the Issuers from performing any of their respective obligations
      under
      this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents to which they are,
      or
      are to be, a party; nor will such action result in any violation of the
      certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Company
      or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of CCO Capital; and no consent,
      approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any
      such court or governmental agency or body is required, including, without
      limitation, under the Cable Acts, any order, rule or regulation of the FCC
      or
      the Cease and Desist Order, for the issue and sale of the Notes or the
      consummation by the Issuers of the transactions contemplated in this paragraph
      (m), except such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
      qualifications as have been made or except as may be required under state or
      foreign securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and
      distribution of the Notes by the Purchasers and except as required under the
      Securities Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Exchange
      and Registration Rights Agreement or such as may be required by the National
      Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD");

     

    (n) None
      of
      the Issuers, the Parent Companies or any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries is (i) in
      violation of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation,
      limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other
      organizational document, as the case may be, (ii) in default in the performance
      or observance of-any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained
      in
      any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license, permit
      or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any
      of
      its properties may be bound or (iii) in violation of the terms of any franchise
      agreement, or any law, statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree
      or
      order, in any such case, of any court or governmental or regulatory agency
      or
      other body having jurisdiction over the Issuers, the Parent Companies or any
      of
      the Issuers’ subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, including,
      without limitation, the Cable Acts or any order, rule or regulation of the
      FCC
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        Desist
          Order, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not,
          individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
          Effect;

      

    

     

    (o) The
      statements set forth in the (i) Offering Memorandum under the caption
      "Description of the Notes," insofar as it purports to constitute a summary
      of
      the terms of the Notes and under the captions "Risk Factors,""Description of
      Other Indebtedness" and "United States Federal Income Taxation of Non-U.S.
      Holders" insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws,
      documents and arrangements referred to therein, are accurate in all material
      respects; (ii) in the Annual Report included elsewhere in the Offering
      Memorandum for the Year Ended December 31, 2004, under the captions "Item 1.
      Business,""Item 11. Executive Compensation," and "Item 13. Certain Relationships
      and Related Transactions" are accurate in all material respects as of the dates
      set forth therein insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the
      laws, documents and arrangements referred to therein and to the extent not
      superceded by subsequent disclosure (including documents incorporated by
      reference into the Offering Memorandum);

     

    (p) Other
      than as set forth in the Offering Memorandum, there are no legal or governmental
      proceedings (including, without limitation, by the FCC or any franchising
      authority) pending to which the Issuers, the Parent Companies or any of the
      Issuers’ subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Issuers, the
      Parent Companies or any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries is the subject which, if
      determined adversely with respect to the Issuers, any of the Parent Companies
      or
      any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, have
      a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best knowledge of the Issuers
      and, except
      as
      disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, no such proceedings are threatened or
      contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others;

     

    (q) Each
      of
      the Issuers, the Parent Companies and the Issuers’ subsidiaries carries
      insurance (including, without limitation, self-insurance) in such amounts and
      covering such risks as in the reasonable determination of the Issuers is
      adequate for the conduct of its business and the value of its
      properties;

     

    (r) Except
      as
      set forth in the Offering Memorandum, there is no strike, labor dispute,
      slowdown or work stoppage with the employees of any of the Issuers or their
      subsidiaries which is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Issuers,
      threatened which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
      Adverse Effect;

     

    (s) When
      the
      Notes are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes will not
      be
      of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act
      of
      1933, as amended, (the "Act"))
      as
      securities which are listed on a national securities exchange registered under
      Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer
      quotation system;

     

    (t) Neither
      Issuer is, or after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes will
      be,
      an "investment company" or any entity "controlled" by an "investment company"
      as
      such terms are defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
      (the "Investment
      Company Act");

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (u) None
      of
      the Issuers or any of their affiliates, nor any person authorized to act on
      their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers make no
      representations) has, directly or indirectly, made offers or sales of any
      security, or solicited offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
      would require the registration of the Notes under the Act;

     

    (v) None
      of
      the Issuers or any of the Parent Companies or the Issuers’ subsidiaries, or any
      person authorized to act on their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to
      whom
      the Issuers make no representation) has offered or sold, the Notes by means
      of
      any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule
      502(c) under the Act or, with respect to Notes sold outside the United States
      to
      non-U.S. persons (as defined in Rule 902 under the Act), by means of any
      directed selling efforts within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Act and the
      Issuers, any affiliate of the Issuers and any person authorized to act on their
      behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers make no
      representation) has complied with and will implement the offering restriction
      within the meaning of such Rule 902;

     

    (w) Within
      the preceding six months, except with respect to the pending registered exchange
      offer relating to the Issuers’ outstanding Senior Floating Rate Notes (the
      "Pending Exchange"), none of the Issuers or any other person authorized to
      act
      on their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers make no
      representation) has offered or sold to any person any Notes, or any securities
      of the same or a similar class as the Notes, other than Notes offered or sold
      to
      the Purchasers hereunder. The Issuers will take reasonable precautions designed
      to ensure that any offer or sale, direct or indirect, in the United States
      or to
      any U.S. person (as defined in Rule 902 under the Act) of any Notes or any
      substantially similar security issued by the Issuers, within six months
      subsequent to the date on which the distribution of the Notes has been completed
      (as notified to the Issuers by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.), is made under
      restrictions and other circumstances reasonably designed not to affect the
      status of the offer and sale of the Notes in the United States and to U.S.
      persons contemplated by this Agreement as transactions exempt from the
      registration provisions of the Act;

     

    (x) The
      consolidated financial statements (including the notes thereto) that will be
      included in the Offering Memorandum present fairly in all material respects
      the
      respective consolidated financial positions, results of operations and cash
      flows of the entities to which they relate at the dates and for the periods
      to
      which they relate and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
      accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")
      applied on a consistent basis (except as otherwise noted therein). The selected
      historical financial data in the Offering Memorandum present fairly in all
      material respects the information shown therein and, except with respect to
      the
      selected historical financial data for the calendar year ended December 31,
      1999
      (which has not been restated), have been prepared and compiled on a basis
      consistent with the audited financial statements included therein;

     

    (y) The
      pro
      forma financial information that will be included in the Offering Memorandum
      (i)
      complies as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements
      of
      Regulation S-X for Form S-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and (ii) has
      been properly computed on the bases described therein; the assumptions used
      in
      the preparation of the pro forma financial information that will be included
      in
      the Offering Memorandum are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are
      appropriate to give effect to the transactions or circumstances referred to
      therein;

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (z) KPMG
      LLP,
      who has certified the financial statements that will be included in the Offering
      Memorandum, is a firm of independent public accountants as required by the
      Act
      and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, based upon
      representations by such firm to us;

     

    (aa) The
      Issuers, the Parent Companies and the Issuers’ subsidiaries own or possess, or
      can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate licenses, trademarks, service marks,
      trade names and copyrights (collectively, "Intellectual
      Property")
      necessary to conduct the business now or proposed to be operated by each of
      them
      as described in the Offering Memorandum, except where the failure to own,
      possess or have the ability to acquire any Intellectual Property would not,
      individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and none
      of
      the Issuers or any of the Parent Companies or the Issuers’ subsidiaries has
      received any notice of infringement of or conflict with (and none actually
      knows
      of any such infringement of or conflict with) asserted rights of others with
      respect to any Intellectual Property which, if any such assertion of
      infringement or conflict were sustained would, individually or in the aggregate,
      have a Material Adverse Effect;

     

    (bb) Except
      as
      described in the Offering Memorandum, the Issuers, the Parent Companies and
      the
      Issuers’ subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals, orders,
      certificates, licenses, permits, franchises and other authorizations of and
      from, and have made all declarations and filings with, all governmental and
      regulatory authorities (including, without limitation, the FCC), all
      self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals legally
      necessary to own, lease, license and use their respective properties and assets
      and to conduct their respective businesses in the manner described in the
      Offering Memorandum, except to the extent that the failure to so obtain or
      file
      would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
      Effect;

     

    (cc) The
      Issuers, the Parent Companies and the Issuers’ subsidiaries have filed all
      necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns required
      to be filed as of the date hereof, except where the failure to so file such
      returns would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
      Effect, and have paid all taxes shown as due thereon; and there is no tax
      deficiency that has been asserted against the Issuers or any of their
      subsidiaries (other than those which the amount or validity thereof are
      currently being challenged in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
      respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the
      books of the relevant entity) that could reasonably be expected to result,
      individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse
      Effect;

     

    (dd) The
      Issuers, the Parent Companies and the Issuers’ subsidiaries maintain a system of
      internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that
      (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
      specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
      preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
      accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access
      to
      assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
      authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared
      with
      the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
      with
      respect to any differences;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (ee) Except
      as
      described in the Offering Memorandum: (i) each of the franchises held by, or
      necessary for any operations of, the Issuers and their subsidiaries that are
      material to the Issuers and their subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is in full
      force and effect, with no material restrictions or qualifications; (ii) to
      the
      best knowledge of the Issuers, no event has occurred which permits, or with
      notice or lapse of time or both .would
      permit, the revocation or non-renewal of any such franchises, assuming the
      filing of timely renewal applications and the timely payment of all applicable
      filing and regulatory fees to the applicable franchising authority, or which
      would be reasonably likely to result, individually or in the aggregate, in
      any
      other material impairment of the rights of the Issuers and the Issuers’
      subsidiaries in such franchises; and (iii) the Issuers have no reason to believe
      that any franchise that is material to the operation of the Issuers and their
      subsidiaries will not be renewed;

     

    (ff) Each
      of
      the programming agreements entered into by, or necessary for any operations
      of,
      the Issuers, their Parent Companies or their subsidiaries that are material
      to
      the Issuers and their subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is in full force and
      effect (or in any cases where the Issuers or their subsidiaries and any
      suppliers of content are operating in the absence of an agreement, such content
      providers and the Issuers and their subsidiaries provide and receive service
      in
      accordance with terms that have been agreed to or consistently acknowledged
      or
      accepted by both parties, including, without limitation, situations in which
      providers or suppliers of content accept regular payment for the provision
      of
      such content); and to the best knowledge of the Issuers, no event has occurred
      (or with notice of lapse of time or both would occur) which would be reasonably
      likely to result in the early termination or non-renewal of any such programming
      agreements and which would, individually or in the aggregate, result in a
      Material Adverse Effect; no amendments or other changes to such programming
      agreements, other than amendments relating to intra-company transfers,
      extensions of termination dates or pricing adjustments, together with other
      changes that are not in the aggregate material, have been made to the copies
      of
      the programming agreements provided for the review of the Purchasers or their
      representatives;

     

    (gg) The
      Issuers, the Parent Companies and the Issuers’ subsidiaries (i) are in
      compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws
      and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
      environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
      contaminants (“Environmental
      Laws”),
      (ii)
      have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of ‘them under
      applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii)
      are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license
      or
      approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure
      to
      receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to.
      comply
      with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would
      not,
      individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;

     

    (hh) Immediately
      after the consummation of this offering (including after giving effect to the
      execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Indenture and
      the
      issuance and sale of the Notes), (i) the fair market value of the assets of
      each
      of Holdings, CCH I, LLC, CCH II, LLC, Charter Communications Operating, LLC
      and
      the Company, each on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries, exceeds and
      will exceed its liabilities, on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries;
      (ii)
      the present fair saleable value of the assets of each of Holdings, CCH I, LLC,
      CCH II, LLC and the Company, each on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries,
      exceeds and will exceed its liabilities, on a consolidated basis with its
      subsidiaries; (iii) each of Holdings, CCH I, LLC, CCH II, LLC, Charter
      Communications Operating, LLC and the Company, each on a consolidated basis
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      aries,
        is
        and will be able to pay its debts, on a consolidated basis with its
        subsidiaries, as such debts respectively mature or otherwise become absolute
        or
        due; and (iv) each of Holdings, CCH I, LLC, CCH II, LLC, Charter Communications
        Operating, LLC and the Company, on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries,
        does not have and will not have unreasonably small capital with which to
        conduct
        its respective operations;

    

     

    (ii) The
      Issuers and their Parent Companies each maintain a system of disclosure controls
      and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Issuers
      and
      their Parent Companies, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made
      known
      to each of them by others within those entities, particularly during the period
      in which the periodic reports are being prepared;

     

    (jj) There
      is,
      and has been, no failure on the part of the Issuers, the Parent Companies or
      the
      Issuers’ subsidiaries, or any of their directors or officers, in their
      capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
      of
      2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith,
      including, without limitation, Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302
      and
      906 related to certifications;

     

    (kk) The
      statistical and market-related data that will be included in the Offering
      Memorandum are based on or derived from sources that the Issuers believe to
      be
      reliable and accurate; and 

     

    (ll) Each
      of
      the relationships and transactions specified in Item 404 of Regulation S-K
      that
      would have been required to be described in a Form 10-K have been so described
      in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
      

     

    2. Purchase
      and Sale.
      (a)
      Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Issuers agree to
      issue
      and sell to each of the Purchasers, and each of the Purchasers agrees, severally
      and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuers the principal amount of the Notes
      set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser in Schedule I hereto, at an
      aggregate purchase price of 96.501% of the principal amount thereof, plus
      accrued interest on such principal amount from and including May 15, 2005 to
      but
      not including the Closing Date.

    (b) The
      Issuers acknowledge and agree that the Purchasers are acting solely in the
      capacity of an arm's length contractual counterparty to the Issuers with respect
      to the offering of Notes contemplated hereby (including in connection with
      determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a
      fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Issuers or any other person. Additionally,
      no
      Purchaser is advising the Issuers or any other person as to any legal, tax,
      investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Issuers
      shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be
      responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of
      the
      transactions contemplated hereby, and the Purchasers shall have no
      responsibility or liability to the Issuers with respect thereto. Any review
      by
      the Purchasers of the Issuers, the transactions contemplated hereby or other
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        transactions
          will be performed solely for the benefit of the Purchasers and shall not
          be on
          behalf of the Issuers.

      

    

     

    3. Representations,
      Warranties and Covenants of the Purchasers.
      Upon
      the authorization by you of the release of the Notes, the several Purchasers
      propose to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth
      in
      this Agreement and the Offering Memorandum and each Purchaser, severally and
      not
      jointly, hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with the Issuers
      that:

     

    (a) It
      will
      offer and sell the Notes only: (i) to persons who it reasonably believes are
      "qualified institutional buyers" ("QIBs")
      within
      the meaning of Rule 144A under the Act in transactions meeting the requirements
      of Rule 144A or (ii) upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I to
      this
      Agreement;

     

    (b) It
      is an
      institutional "accredited investor" within the meaning of Regulation D under
      the
      Act; and

     

    (c) It
      has
      not offered and will
      not
      offer
      or sell the Notes by any form of general solicitation or general advertising,
      including, without limitation, the methods described in Rule 502(c) under the
      Act.

     

    4. Delivery
      and Payment.

     

    (a) The
      Notes
      to be purchased by each Purchaser hereunder will be represented by definitive
      global Notes in book-entry form which will be deposited by or on behalf of
      the
      Issuers with The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
      or its
      designated custodian. The Issuers will deliver the Notes to J.P. Morgan
      Securities Inc., for the account of each Purchaser, against payment by or on
      behalf of such Purchaser of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of
      same
      day funds wired in accordance with the written instructions of the Company,
      by
      causing DTC to credit the Notes to the account of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
      at
      DTC. The Issuers will cause the certificates representing the Notes to be made
      available to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. for checking at least twenty-four
      hours
      prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC or its designated custodian
      (the "Designated
      Office").
      The
      time and date of such delivery and payment shall be 9:30 a.m., New York City
      time, on August 11, 2005 or such other time and date as J.P.
      Morgan
      Securities Inc. and the Issuers may agree upon in writing. Such time and date
      are herein called the "Time of Delivery."

     

    (b) The
      documents to be delivered at the Time of Delivery by or on behalf of the parties
      hereto pursuant to Section 7 hereof, including, without limitation, the
      cross-receipt for the Notes and any additional documents requested by the
      Purchasers pursuant to Section 7(j) hereof, will be delivered at such time
      and
      date at the offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp,
      80
      Pine
      Street, New York, New York 10005 or such other location as the parties mutually
      agree (the "Closing
      Location"),
      and
      the Notes will be delivered at the Designated Office, all at the Time of
      Delivery. A meeting will be held at the Closing Location at 6 p.m., New York
      City time, on the New York Business Day next preceding the Time of Delivery,
      at
      which meeting the final drafts of the documents to be delivered pursuant to
      the
      preceding sentence will be available for review by the parties hereto. For
      the
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          each
            Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on
            which
            banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or obligated
            by law or
            executive order to close.

        

      

    

     

    5. Agreements.
      Each of
      the Issuers agrees with each of the Purchasers:

     

    (a) To
      prepare the Offering Memorandum in a form approved by you; to make no amendment
      or any supplement to the Offering Memorandum which shall not be approved by
      you
      promptly after reasonable notice thereof; and to furnish you with copies
      thereof;

     

    (b) Promptly
      from time to time to take such action as you may reasonably request to qualify
      the Notes for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions
      as you may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance
      of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be
      necessary to complete the distribution of the Notes; provided
      that in
      connection therewith the Issuers shall not be required to qualify as a foreign
      corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, or to file a
      general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction;

     

    (c) To
      furnish the Purchasers with copies of the Offering Memorandum and each amendment
      or supplement thereto signed by an authorized officer of each of the Issuers
      with the independent accountants’ reports in the Offering Memorandum, and any
      amendment or supplement containing amendments to the financial statements
      covered by such reports, signed by the accountants, and additional copies
      thereof in, such quantities as you may from time to time reasonably request,
      and
      if, at any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the date of the
      Offering Memorandum, any event shall have occurred as a result of which the
      Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
      order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
      which they were made when such Offering Memorandum is delivered, not misleading,
      or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary or desirable during such
      same
      period to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum, to notify you and upon
      your request to prepare and furnish without charge to each Purchaser and to
      any
      dealer in securities as many copies as you may from time to time reasonably
      request of an amended Offering Memorandum or a supplement to the Offering
      Memorandum which will correct such statement or omission or effect such
      compliance;

     

    (d) During
      the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing until the date 90
      days
      after the Time of Delivery, not to, and not permit any of its affiliates or
      anyone authorized to act on behalf of the Issuers or their affiliates to,
      without the prior written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., offer, sell,
      contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, except as provided hereunder, any
      securities of the Issuers that are substantially similar to the Notes other
      than
      as provided in the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement and other than
      as
      contemplated by the Pending Exchange;

     

    (e) Not
      to be
      or become, at any time prior to the expiration of two years after the Time
      of
      Delivery, an open-end investment company, unit investment trust, closed-end
      investment company or face-amount certificate company that is or is required
      to
      be registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (f) At
      any
      time when any Issuer is not subject to or in compliance with Section 13 or
      15(d)
      of the Exchange Act, for the benefit of holders from time to time of Notes,
      to
      furnish at the Issuers’ expense, upon request, to holders of Notes and
      prospective purchasers of securities information (the "Additional
      Issuer Information")
      satisfying the requirements of subsection (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A under the
      Act;

     

    (g) If
      such
      documents are not then available on the Commission’s EDGAR Database, to furnish
      or make electronically available to the holders of the Notes as soon as
      practicable after the end of each fiscal year an annual report (including a
      balance sheet and statements of income, members’ or stockholders’ equity and
      cash flows of the Issuers and their consolidated subsidiaries certified by
      independent public accountants), and, as soon as practicable after the end
      of
      each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal
      quarter ending after the date of the Offering Memorandum), to make
      electronically available to holders of the Notes consolidated summary financial
      information of the Issuers and their subsidiaries for such quarter in reasonable
      detail;

     

    (h) If
      such
      documents are not then available on the Commission’s EDGAR Database, during a
      period of three years from the date of the Offering Memorandum, to furnish
      or
      make electronically available to you, copies of all reports or other
      communications (financial or other) furnished generally to holders of a publicly
      traded class of ownership interests of the Issuers or CCI, and to furnish or
      make electronically available to you, as soon as they are available, of any
      reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission
      or
      any securities exchange on which the Notes or any class of securities of the
      Issuers or CCI is listed;

     

    (i) During
      the period of two years after the Time of Delivery, the Issuers will not, and
      will not permit any of their "affiliates" (as defined in Rule 144 under the
      Act)
      to, resell any of the Notes which constitute "restricted securities" under
      Rule
      144 that have been reacquired by any of them;

     

    (j) To
      use
      the net proceeds received from the sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement
      in the manner specified in the Offering Memorandum under the caption "Use of
      Proceeds";

     

    (k) None
      of
      the Issuers or any of their affiliates, nor any person authorized to act on
      their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers take no
      responsibility) will engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to
      the
      Notes in contravention of, and each of them will comply with, the applicable
      offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S. Terms used in this paragraph
      have the meanings given to them by Regulation S;.

     

    (l) None
      of
      the Issuers or any of their affiliates, nor any person authorized to act on
      their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers take no
      responsibility) will, directly or indirectly, make offers or sales of any
      security, or solicit offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would
      require the registration of the Notes under the Act, except pursuant to the
      Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement;

     

    (m) None
      of
      the Issuers or any of their affiliates, nor any person authorized to act on
      their behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Issuers take no
      responsibility), will

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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        engage
          in
          any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning
          of
          Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Notes in the
          United
          States;

      

    

     

    (n) Except
      as
      otherwise permitted by Regulation M under the Exchange Act, none of the Issuers
      or any of their affiliates will take, directly or indirectly, any action
      designed to or which has constituted or which would reasonably be expected
      to
      cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization or
      manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuers to facilitate the
      sale
      or resale of the Notes; and

     

    (o) The
      Issuers will use their best efforts prior to the Time of Delivery to cause
      the
      Notes to be eligible for the PORTAL trading system of the NASD.

     

    6. Agreement
      to Pay Certain Fees.
      Each of
      the Issuers covenants and agrees with the several Purchasers that the Issuers
      will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees, disbursements and
      expenses of the Issuers’ counsel and accountants in connection with the issue of
      the Notes and all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing
      and filing of the Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto
      and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Purchasers and dealers;
      (ii) the cost of printing or producing any Agreement among Purchasers, this
      Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes, the Blue Sky and Legal Investment
      Memoranda, closing documents (including, without limitation, any compilations
      thereof) and any other documents in connection with the offering, purchase,
      sale
      and delivery of the Notes; (iii) all expenses in connection with the
      qualification of the Notes for offering and sale under state securities laws
      as
      provided in Section 5(b) hereof, including, without limitation, the fees and
      disbursements of counsel for the Purchasers in connection with such
      qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky and Legal Investment surveys;
      (iv) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Notes; (v)
      the cost of preparing the Notes; (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee
      and
      any agent of the Trustee and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
      Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Notes; (vii) any cost incurred
      in connection with the designation of the Notes for trading in PORTAL; and
      (viii) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its
      obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in
      this
      Section. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section
      6
      and Sections 8 and 11 hereof; the Purchasers will pay all their own costs and
      expenses, including, without limitation, the fees of their counsel, transfer
      taxes on resale of any of the Notes by them, and any advertising expenses
      connected with any offers they may make.

     

    7. Conditions
      to the Obligations of the Purchasers.
      The
      obligations of the Purchasers hereunder shall be subject, in their discretion,
      to the condition that all representations and warranties and other statements
      of
      the Issuers herein are, at and as of the date hereof and the Time of Delivery,
      true and correct, the condition that the Issuers shall have performed all their
      obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed, and the following additional
      conditions:

     

    (a) The
      Purchasers shall have received from Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp,
      counsel
      for the Purchasers, such opinion or opinions, dated the Time of Delivery and
      addressed to the Purchasers, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Notes
      and the Indenture and other related matters as the Purchasers may reasonably
      require, and the Issuers shall have furnished to such counsel such documents
      as
      they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such
      matters.

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (b) Irell
      & Manella LLP, counsel for the Issuers, shall have furnished to you their
      written opinions, dated the Time of Delivery, substantially in the form of
      Annex
      II hereto.

     

    (c) Cole,
      Raywid & Braverman, L.L.P., special regulatory counsel to the Issuers, shall
      have furnished to you their written opinion, dated the Time of Delivery, in
      form
      and substance reasonably satisfactory to you, to the effect that:

     

    (i) The
      issue
      and sale of the Notes and the compliance by the Issuers with all the provisions
      of the Notes, the Indenture, the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
      and
      this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein
      contemplated do not and will not contravene the Cable Acts or any order, rule
      or
      regulation of the FCC to which the Issuers or any of their Parent Companies
      or
      subsidiaries or any of their property is subject; however, to the extent that
      any document purports to grant a security interest in licenses issued by the
      FCC, the FCC has taken the position that security interests in FCC licenses
      are
      not valid. To the extent that any party seeks to exercise control of an FCC
      license in the event of a default or for any other reason, it may be necessary
      to obtain prior FCC consent;

     

    (ii) To
      the
      best of such counsel’s knowledge, no consent, approval, authorization or order
      of, or registration, qualification or filing with the FCC is required under
      the
      Cable Acts or any order, rule or regulation of the FCC in connection with the
      issue and sale of the Notes and the compliance by the Issuers with all the
      provisions of the Notes, the Indenture, the Exchange and Registration Rights
      Agreement and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein
      and
      therein contemplated; however, to the extent that any document purports to
      grant
      a security interest in licenses issued by the FCC, the FCC has taken the
      position that security interests in FCC licenses are not valid; to the extent
      that any party seeks to exercise control of an FCC license in the event of
      a
      default or for any other reason, it may be necessary to obtain prior FCC
      consent;

     

    (iii) The
      statements set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the captions "Risk
      Factors" under the subheading "Risks relating to regulatory and legislative
      matters" insofar as they constitute summaries of laws referred to therein,
      concerning the Cable Acts and the published rules, regulations and policies
      promulgated by the FCC thereunder, fairly summarize the matters described
      therein;

     

    (iv) To
      such
      counsel’s knowledge based solely upon its review of publicly available records
      of the FCC and operational information provided by the Issuers’ and their Parent
      Companies and subsidiaries’ management, the Company and its Parent Companies and
      subsidiaries hold all FCC licenses for cable antenna relay services necessary
      to
      conduct the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted,
      except to the extent the failure to hold such FCC licenses would not,
      individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material
      Adverse Effect; and

     

    (v) Except
      as
      disclosed in the Offering Memorandum and except with respect to rate regulation
      matters, and general rulemakings and similar matters relating generally to
      the
      cable television, industry, to such counsel’s knowledge, based solely

     

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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        upon
          its
          review of the publicly available records of the FCC and upon inquiry of
          the
          Issuers’ and their Parent Companies’ and subsidiaries’ management, during the
          time the cable systems of the Company and its Parent Companies and subsidiaries
          have been owned by the Company and its Parent Companies and subsidiaries
          (A)
          there has been no adverse FCC judgment, order or decree issued by the FCC
          relating to the ongoing operations of any of the Company or one of its
          subsidiaries that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
          Adverse Effect; and (B) there are no actions, suits, proceedings, inquiries
          or
          investigations by or before the FCC pending or threatened in writing against
          or
          specifically affecting the Company or any of its Parent Companies or
          subsidiaries or any cable system of the Company or any of its Parent Companies
          or subsidiaries which could, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably
          expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

      

    

     

    (d) Thomas
      J.
      Hearity, Esq., General Counsel of the Company, shall have furnished to you
      his
      written opinion, dated as of the Time of Delivery, in form and substance
      satisfactory to you, to the effect that:

     

    (i) Each
      subsidiary of the Company listed on a schedule attached to such counsel’s
      opinion (the "Charter
      Subsidiaries")
      has
      been duly incorporated or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing
      as
      a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be,
      in
      good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation;
      and all the issued shares of capital stock, limited liability company interests
      or partnership interests, as the case may be, of each Charter Subsidiary are
      set
      forth on the books and records of the Company and, except for those Charter
      Subsidiaries that are general partners, assuming receipt of requisite
      consideration therefor, are fully paid and nonassessable (in the case of
      corporate entities) and not subject to additional capital contributions (in
      the
      case of limited liability company entities and limited partnerships); and,
      except as otherwise set forth in the Offering Memorandum, and except for liens
      not prohibited under the credit agreements listed on such schedule, all
      outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Charter Subsidiaries are
      owned by the Company, either directly or indirectly or through wholly-owned
      subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to the
      knowledge of such counsel, after due inquiry, any other security interest,
      claim, lien or encumbrance;

     

    (ii) Each
      of
      the Issuers and the Charter Subsidiaries has been duly qualified as a foreign
      corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be,
      for
      the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each
      jurisdiction set forth in a schedule to such counsel’s opinion;

     

    (iii) To
      the
      best of such counsel’s knowledge and other than as set forth in the Offering
      Memorandum, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which
      the
      Issuers, the Parent Companies or any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries is party or of
      which any property of the Issuers, the Parent Companies or any of the Issuers’
      subsidiaries is the subject, of a character required to be disclosed in a
      registration statement on Form S-1, which is not disclosed in the Offering
      Memorandum, except for such proceedings which are not likely to have,
      individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best
      of
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        the
          Offering Memorandum, no such proceedings are overtly threatened by governmental
          authorities or by others; and

      

    

     

    (iv) The
      issue
      and sale of the Notes and the compliance by the Issuers with all the provisions
      of the Notes, the Indenture, the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
      and
      this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated
      will not result in a violation of the provisions of the certificate of
      incorporation or by-laws, or certificate of formation or limited liability
      company agreement or partnership agreement, as the case may be, of any of the
      Charter Subsidiaries;

     

    (e) At
      the
      Time of Delivery, KPMG LLP shall have furnished to you a letter dated the date
      of delivery thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to you;

     

    (f) (i)
      None
      of the Issuers, any of the Parent Companies or any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries
      shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
      that will be included in the Offering Memorandum any loss or interference with
      its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not
      covered by insurance, or from any court or governmental action, order or decree,
      otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum, and
      (ii)
      since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering
      Memorandum (for clarification purposes, this excludes any amendment or
      supplement to the Offering Memorandum on or after the date of this Agreement)
      there shall not have been any change in the capital stock, limited liability
      company interests, partnership interests or long-term debt of the Issuers or
      any
      of their subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective
      change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
      stockholders’ or members’ equity, or results of operations of the Issuers and
      their subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Offering
      Memorandum, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or
      (ii), is in the judgment of a majority in interest of the Purchasers so material
      and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
      offering or the delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner
      contemplated in this Agreement and in the Offering Memorandum;

     

    (g) Subsequent
      to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have
      occurred in the rating accorded the Notes or any other debt securities or
      preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Issuers by any "nationally
      recognized statistical rating organization," as such term is defined by the
      Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Act; and (ii) no such
      organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or
      review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Notes
      or
      of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the
      Issuers (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible
      upgrading or an announcement which reaffirms, reiterates or restates the
      substance of any announcement made prior to the date hereof);

     

    (h) On
      or
      after the date hereof there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i)
      a
      suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the
      New
      York Stock Exchange or on the Nasdaq National Market; (ii) a suspension or
      material limitation in trading in CCI’s Class A common stock on the Nasdaq
      National Market, (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities
      declared by either Federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) the outbreak
      or escalation of hostilities or the declaration of a national emergency or
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        or
          the
          occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, if the effect of any such event
          specified in this clause (iv) in the judgment of the Purchasers makes it
          impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering; sale or the
          delivery
          of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Offering
          Memorandum;

      

    

     

    (i) The
      Notes
      shall have been designated for trading on PORTAL; and

     

    (j) The
      Issuers shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to you at the Time of
      Delivery certificates of officers of each Issuer satisfactory to you as to
      the
      accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Issuers herein at and
      as
      of such Time of Delivery, as to the performance by the Issuers of all their
      obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to such Time of Delivery,
      as
      to the matters set forth in subsections (g) and (h) of this Section 7 and as
      to
      such other matters as you may reasonably request.

     

    8. Indemnification
      and Contribution.

     

    (a) Indemnification
      of the Purchasers.
      The
      Issuers jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each
      Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any,
      who
      controls such Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section
      20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages
      and
      liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other
      expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any
      claim
      asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise
      out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
      of a
      material fact contained in the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or
      supplement thereto) or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
      material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
      of
      the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar
      as
      such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon,
      any
      untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in
      reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Purchaser
      furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Purchaser through J.P. Morgan
      Securities Inc. expressly for use therein.

     

    (b) Indemnification
      of the Issuers.
      Each
      Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless
      each
      Issuer, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, members, managers and
      agents, and each person, if any, who controls an Issuer within the meaning
      of
      Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent
      as
      the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any
      losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon,
      any
      untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in
      reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Purchaser
      furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Purchaser through J.P. Morgan
      Securities Inc. expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment
      or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such
      information consists of the following: the statements set forth in the last
      paragraph of the cover page regarding the delivery of the Notes, and under
      the
      heading "Plan of distribution," the paragraph related to over-allotment,
      covering and stabilization transactions.

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (c) Notice
      and Procedures.
      If any
      suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory
      investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person
      in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph
      (a) or (b) above, such person (the "Indemnified
      Person")
      shall
      promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought
      (the
      "Indemnifying
      Person")
      in
      writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall
      not
      relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 8 except
      to
      the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of
      substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that
      the
      failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any
      liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under this
      Section 8. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an
      Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof,
      the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
      Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled
      to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8 that the Indemnifying Person
      may
      designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses
      of
      such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding,
      any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but
      the
      fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified
      Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall
      have
      mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within
      a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
      Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there
      may be legal defenses available to it which if raised in a proceeding involving
      both parties would be inappropriate under applicable legal or ethical standards
      due to actual or potential differing interests between it and the Indemnifying
      Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any
      impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified
      Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be
      inappropriate under applicable legal or ethical standards due to actual or
      potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that
      the
      Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related
      proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of
      more
      than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified
      Persons, and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed
      as
      they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Purchaser, its affiliates,
      directors and officers and any control persons of such Purchaser shall be
      designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and any such separate
      firm
      for the Issuers and any control persons of the Issuers shall be designated
      in
      writing by the Issuers. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any
      settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if
      settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff,
      not
      subject to further appeal, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each
      Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability provided for in such
      settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written
      consent of the Indemnified Person (which shall not be unreasonably withheld),
      effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of
      which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification
      could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such
      settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person,
      in
      form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from
      all
      liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y)
      does
      not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a
      failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person.

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (d) Contribution.
      If the
      indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable
      to
      an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages
      or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such
      paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall
      contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result
      of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is
      appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuers on the
      one
      hand and the Purchasers on the other from the offering of the Notes or (ii)
      if
      the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in
      such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
      referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Issuers on the
      one
      hand and the Purchasers on the other in connection with the statements or
      omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as
      well
      as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received
      by the Issuers on the one hand and the Purchasers on the other shall be deemed
      to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting
      expenses) received by the Issuers from the sale of the Notes and the total
      discounts and commissions received by the Purchasers in connection therewith,
      as
      provided in this Agreement, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Notes.
      The relative fault of the Issuers on the one hand and the Purchasers on the
      other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
      untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
      omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuers
      or by the Purchasers and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to
      information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
      omission.

     

    (e) Limitation
      on Liability.
      The
      Issuers and the Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if
      contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation
      (even if the Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by
      any
      other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
      considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable
      by
      an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities
      referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the
      limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such
      Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding
      the provisions of this Section 8, in no event shall a Purchaser be required
      to
      contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discounts
      and
      commissions received by such Purchaser with respect to the offering of the
      Notes
      exceeds the amount of any damages that such Purchaser has otherwise been
      required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission
      or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
      the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution
      from
      any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
      Purchasers’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in
      proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not
      joint.

     

    (f) Non-Exclusive
      Remedies.
      The
      remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit
      any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person
      at law or in equity.

     

    9. Default
      by a Purchaser.

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    (a) If
      any
      Purchaser shall default in its obligation to purchase the Notes which it has
      agreed to purchase hereunder, you may in your discretion arrange for you or
      another party or other parties to purchase such Notes on the terms contained
      herein. If within thirty-six hours after such default by any Purchaser you
      do
      not arrange for the purchase of such Notes, then the Issuers shall be entitled
      to a further period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party
      or
      other parties satisfactory to you to purchase such Notes on such terms. In
      the
      event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the
      Issuers.
      that
      you
      have so arranged for the purchase of such Notes, or the Issuers notify you
      that
      they have so arranged for the purchase of such Notes, you or the Issuers shall
      have the right to postpone the Time of Delivery for a period of not more than
      seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary
      in
      the Offering Memorandum, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the
      Issuers agree to prepare promptly any amendments to the Offering Memorandum
      which in your opinion may thereby be made necessary. The term "Purchaser" as
      used in this Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section
      with like effect as if such person had originally been a party to this Agreement
      with respect to such Notes.

     

    (b) If,
      after
      giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Notes of a defaulting
      Purchaser or Purchasers by you and the Issuers as provided in subsection (a)
      above, the aggregate principal amount of such Notes which remains unpurchased
      does not exceed one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of all the Notes,
      then the Issuers shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Purchaser
      to purchase the principal amount of Notes which such Purchaser agreed to
      purchase hereunder and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Purchaser
      to
      purchase its pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Notes which such
      Purchaser agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Notes of such defaulting
      Purchaser or Purchasers for which such arrangements have not been made; but
      nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Purchaser from liability for its
      default.

     

    (c) If,
      after
      giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Notes of a defaulting
      Purchaser or Purchasers by you and the Issuers as provided in subsection (a)
      above, the aggregate principal amount of Notes which remains unpurchased exceeds
      one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of all the Notes, or if the Issuers
      shall not exercise the right described in subsection (b) above to require
      non-defaulting Purchasers to purchase Notes of a defaulting Purchaser or
      Purchasers, then this Agreement shall thereupon terminate, without liability
      on
      the part of any non-defaulting Purchaser or the Issuers, except for the expenses
      to be borne by the Issuers and the Purchasers as provided in Section 6 hereof
      and the indemnity and contribution agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing
      herein shall relieve a defaulting Purchaser from liability for its
      default.

     

    10. Representations
      and Indemnities to Survive.
      The
      respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other
      statements of the Issuers and the several Purchasers, as set forth in this
      Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this
      Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
      investigation (or any statement as to
      the
      results thereof) made by or on behalf of any Purchaser or any controlling person
      of any Purchaser, or the Issuers, or any officer or director or controlling
      person of the Issuers, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the
      Notes.

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    11. Termination.
      If this
      Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Issuers shall
      not then be under any liability to any Purchaser except as provided in Sections
      6 and 8 hereof; but, if for any other reason other than a termination pursuant
      to clauses (i), (iii) or (iv) of Section 7(h), the Notes are not delivered
      by or
      on behalf of the Issuers as provided herein, the Issuers will reimburse the
      Purchasers through you for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by
      you, including, fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the
      Purchasers in making preparations for the purchase, sale and delivery of the
      Notes, but the Issuers shall then be under no further liability to any Purchaser
      except as provided in Sections 6 and 8 hereof.

     

    12. Reliance
      and Notices.
      In all
      dealings hereunder, you shall act on behalf of each of the Purchasers, and
      the
      parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request,
      notice or agreement on behalf of any Purchaser made or given by you jointly
      or
      by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. on behalf of you as Purchasers.

     

    All
      statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing,
      and
      if to the Purchasers (or any of them) shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex
      or facsimile transmission to you as Purchasers (or a Purchaser) to J.P. Morgan
      Securities Inc. Attn: Peter Hooker, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
      (fax: (212) 270-1063, and if to the Issuers shall be delivered or sent by mail,
      telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Issuers set forth in
      the
      Offering Memorandum, Attention: Secretary. Any such statements, requests,
      notices or agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.

     

    13. Successors.
      This
      Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the
      Purchasers, the Issuers, and, to the extent provided in Sections 8 and 10
      hereof, the officers and directors of the Issuers and the Purchasers and each
      person who controls the Issuers or any Purchaser, and their respective heirs,
      executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall
      acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser
      of
      any of the Notes from any Purchaser shall be deemed a successor or assign by
      reason merely of such purchase.

     

    14. Timeliness.
      Time
      shall be of the essence in this Agreement.

     

    15. Applicable
      Law.
      This
      Agreement shall be governed by and construed in.
      accordance
      with the laws of the State of New York.

     

    16. Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties hereto in any number
      of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
      respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
      instrument.

    
      
        
           

        

        
        

      

      
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    If
      the
      foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return
      to us
      counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each
      of
      the Purchasers, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a
      binding agreement between each of the Purchasers and the Issuers. It is
      understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the
      Purchasers is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among
      Purchasers, the form of which shall be submitted to the Issuers for examination
      upon request, but without warranty on your part as to the authority of the
      signers thereof.

     

    Very
      truly yours,

     

    CCO
      HOLDINGS, LLC

     

    By:   /s/
      Eloise Schmitz

    Name: Eloise
      Schmitz

    Title: Senior
      Vice President of Finance and Acquisitions,

    Treasurer
      and Assistant Secretary

     

    CCO
      HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORP.

     

    By:   /s/
      Eloise Schmitz

    Name: Eloise
      Schmitz

    Title: Senior
      Vice President of Finance and Acquisitions, 
      Treasurer
        and Assistant Secretary

    

    
      
        
           

        

        
        

      

      
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      Accepted
        as of the date hereof

    

     

    J.P.
      MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

    CREDIT
      SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC

    BANC
      OF
      AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

    Acting
      severally on behalf of themselves and the 

    several
      Purchasers named in Schedule I hereto.

     

    By: J.P.
      MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

     

    By:   /s/
      Peter Hooker

    Name: Peter
      B. Hooker

    Title: Managing
      Director

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    SCHEDULE
      I

     

    
      	
              Purchasers

            	 	
              Principal
                Amount of

              Notes
                to be Purchased

            	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
              J.P.
                Morgan Securities Inc.

            	 	 	
              US
                $150,000,000

            	 
	
              Credit
                Suisse First Boston LLC

            	 	 	
              105,000,000

            	 
	
              Banc
                of America Securities LLC

            	 	 	
              45,000,000

            	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
              Total

            	 	 	
              US
                $300,000,000

            	 

    

    

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

         

    

    ANNEX
      I

     

    Selling
      Restrictions for Offers and

    Sales
      outside the United States

     

    (1)(a)
      The Securities have not been and will not be registered under the Act and may
      not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or
      benefit of, U.S. persons except in.
      accordance
      with Regulation S under the Act or pursuant to an exemption from the
      registration requirements of the Act. Each Purchaser represents and agrees
      that,
      except as otherwise permitted under Section 3(a)(i) of the Agreement to which
      this is an annex, it has offered and sold the Securities, and will offer and
      sell the Securities, (i) as part of their distribution at any time; and (ii)
      otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering
      and
      the Time of Delivery, only in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S under
      the
      Act. Accordingly, each Purchaser represents and agrees that neither it, nor
      any
      of its affiliates nor any person acting on its or their behalf has engaged
      or
      will engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Securities,
      and
      that it and they have complied and will comply with the offering restrictions
      requirement of Regulation S. Each Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to the
      confirmation of sale of Securities (other than a sale of Securities pursuant
      to
      Section 3(a)(i) of the Agreement to which this is an annex), it shall have
      sent
      to each distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or
      other remuneration that purchases Securities from it during the distribution
      compliance period a confirmation or notice to substantially the following
      effect:

     

    "The
      Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities
      Act
      of 1933, as amended (the "Act")
      and
      may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account
      or
      benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii)
      otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering
      and
      August 17, 2005, except
      in
      either case in accordance with Regulation S or Rule 144A under the Act. Terms
      used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation S."

     

    (b) Each
      Purchaser also represents and agrees that it has not entered and will not enter
      into any contractual arrangement with any distributor with respect to the
      distribution of the Securities, except with its affiliates or with the prior
      written consent of the Company.

     

    (c) Terms
      used in this section have the meanings given to them by Regulation
      S.

     

    (2) Each
      Purchaser represents and agrees that:

     

    (a) It
      has
      not offered or sold and prior to the expiry of the period of six months from
      the
      closing of the offering of the Securities, will not offer or sell any Securities
      to persons in the United Kingdom, except to persons whose ordinary activities
      involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as
      principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in
      circumstances that have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the
      public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of
      Securities Regulations 1995.

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

         

      

    

    (b) It
      has
      only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or
      cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment
      activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets
      Act 2000 ("FSMA"))
      received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Securities or
      Exchange Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not
      apply to the Company.

     

    (c) It
      has
      complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect
      to anything done by it in relation to the Securities or Exchange Notes in,
      from
      or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

     

    (d) The
      offer
      in the Netherlands of the Securities or Exchange Notes is exclusively limited
      to
      persons who trade or invest in securities in the conduct of a profession or
      business (which includes banks, stockbrokers, insurance companies, pension
      funds, other institutional investors and finance companies and treasury
      departments of large enterprises).

     

    (3) Each
      Purchaser agrees that it will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Securities
      in any jurisdiction outside the United States except under circumstances that
      will result in compliance with the applicable laws thereof, and that it will
      take at its own expense whatever action is required to permit its purchase
      and
      resale of the Securities in such jurisdictions. Each Purchaser understands
      that
      no action has been taken to permit a public offering in any jurisdiction outside
      the United States where action would be required for such purpose. Each
      Purchaser agrees not to cause any advertisement of the Securities to be
      published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and
      not
      to issue any circular relating to the Securities, except in any such case with
      the express written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and then only at
      such
      Purchaser’s own risk and expense.

    

    
      
        
          

        

        
        

      

      
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    Exhibit
      A

    

    [Form
      of
      Offering Memorandum]

    

    
      
        
          

        

        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

        
        

      

    

    

    Exhibit
      B

    

    [Form
      of
      Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement]Exhibit 10.02

 

KMG AMERICA CORPORATION

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Stock Award Agreement

 

No. of shares covered by

Stock Award: 
                            

 

THIS STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of the         
day of                           ,
20    , between KMG America Corporation, a Virginia
corporation (the “Company”), and                                                                     
(the “Participant”), is made pursuant and subject to the provisions of the
Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), a copy of which is attached
hereto.  All terms used herein that are
defined in the Plan have the same meaning given them in the Plan.

 

1.                                       Grant of
Stock Award. 
Pursuant to the Plan, the Company, on                           ,
20     (the “Date of Grant”), granted to the Participant,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and subject further to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, an award of                                   
shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”), hereinafter
described as the “Stock Award.”

 

2.                                       Restrictions.  Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the shares of Common Stock covered by the Stock Award are
nontransferable and are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

 

3.                                       Limited
Shareholder Rights. 
Prior to forfeiture as described in paragraph 5 below, and before the
shares of Common Stock covered by the Stock Award become nonforfeitable and
transferable (“Vested”), the Participant will have all rights of a shareholder
in such shares as provided under the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
and applicable law for holders of Common Stock, including without limitation,
the right to vote the shares of Common Stock and to receive dividends thereon;
provided, however, that during such period (i) the Participant may not
sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of such
shares, which shall remain subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and
nontransferable as described in this Agreement and (ii) the Company shall
retain custody of the certificates evidencing such shares until they become
Vested.

 

4.                                       Vesting.  Except as provided in Section 5 below,
the Participant’s interest in the shares of Common Stock covered by this Stock
Award shall become Vested at the time or times set forth on Schedule A
attached hereto.

 

5.                                       Forfeiture.  [Except as set forth in Schedule A,]  If the Participant ceases to be employed by
or provide services to the Company or any Affiliate for any reason, all shares
of Common Stock that are covered by this Stock Award that are not then Vested
shall be forfeited without any payment whatsoever to the Participant.

 

 

6.                                       Stock Power.  With respect to any shares of Common Stock
covered by this Stock Award that are forfeited under this Agreement, the
Participant does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                             
or any successor Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary”) as his attorney to
transfer the forfeited shares on the books of the Company with full power of
substitution in the premises.  The
Secretary shall use the authority granted in this paragraph to cancel any such
shares of Common Stock that are forfeited under this Agreement.

 

7.                                       Additional
Restrictions. 
The Participant can only become Vested in the shares of Common Stock
covered by this Stock Award during the Participant’s lifetime.  Neither this Stock Award nor the Participant’s
right or interest in any shares of Common Stock covered by this Stock Award
shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation or liability of the
Participant.

 

8.                                       Custody of
Certificates. 
The Company shall retain custody of stock certificates evidencing the
shares of Common Stock covered by this Stock Award.  The Company shall deliver to the Participant
the stock certificates evidencing such shares of Common Stock that become
Vested.

 

9.                                       Representations
and Warranties of Participant. 
The Participant represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

(a)          Agrees to
Terms of the Plan and Agreement. 
The Participant has received a copy of the Plan, has read and
understands the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, and agrees to be bound by
their terms and conditions.  The
Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon
acquisition or disposition of the shares of Common Stock covered by this Stock
Award, and that Participant should consult a tax adviser prior to such
acquisition or disposition.

 

(b)         Purchase for
Own Account for Investment. 
The shares of Common Stock covered by this Stock Award will be acquired
for the Participant’s own account for investment purposes only and not with a
view to, or for sale in connection with, a distribution of such shares within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The Participant has no present intention of
selling or otherwise disposing of all or any portion of such shares.

 

(c)          Access to
Information. 
The Participant has had access to all information regarding the Company
and its present and prospective business, assets, liabilities and financial
condition that the Participant reasonably considers important in making a
decision to acquire the shares of Common Stock and the Participant has had
ample opportunity to ask questions of the Company’s representatives concerning
such matters and this investment.

 

(d)         Understanding
of Risks.  The Participant is
fully aware of: (i) the highly speculative nature of the investment in the
Common Stock; (ii) the financial hazards involved in an investment in the
Common Stock; (iii) the lack of

 

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liquidity
of the Common Stock and the restrictions on transferability of the Common Stock
(e.g., that the Participant may not be able to sell or dispose of the
Common Stock or use it as collateral for loans); (iv) the qualifications
and backgrounds of the management of the Company; and (v) the tax
consequences of investment in the Common Stock. 
The Participant is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this
investment, has the ability to protect his own interests in this transaction
and is financially capable of bearing a total loss
of this investment.

 

(e)          No General
Solicitation. 
At no time was the Participant presented with or solicited by any
publicly issued or circulated newspaper, mail, radio, television or other form
of general advertising or solicitation in connection with the offer, sale and
purchase of the shares of Common Stock.

 

(f)            Compliance
with Securities Laws. 
The shares of Common Stock covered by this Stock Award have been
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the
Securities Act and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or
the Plan to the contrary, the right to acquire any such shares is expressly
conditioned upon compliance with the Securities Act and all applicable state
securities laws.  The Participant agrees to
cooperate with the Company to ensure compliance with such laws.

 

(g)         No Transfer
Unless Registered or Exempt. 
The Participant understands that he may not transfer any shares of
Common Stock covered by this Stock Award unless such shares are registered
under the Securities Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws or
unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, exemptions from such registration
and qualification requirements are available. 
The Participant understands that only the Company may file a
registration statement with the SEC and that the Company is under no obligation
to do so with respect to the shares.  The
Participant has also been advised that exemptions from registration and
qualification may not be available or may not permit the Participant to
transfer all or any of the shares of Common Stock in the amounts or at the
times proposed by him.

 

10.                                 Notice.  Any notice or other communication given
pursuant to this Agreement, or in any way with respect to this Stock Award,
shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or mailed by United
States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
to the following addresses:

 

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  If to the Company:

  	
  KMG America Corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  If to the Participant:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  

 

11.                                 Fractional
Shares.  Fractional shares
shall not be issuable hereunder, and when any provision hereof may entitle the
Participant to a fractional share, such fractional share shall be disregarded.

 

12.                                 No Right to
Continued Employment or Service. 
This Stock Award does not confer upon the Participant any right with
respect to continued employment by or service with the Company or any
Affiliate, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or
any Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time
without assigning a reason therefor.

 

13.                                 Change in
Capital Structure. 
The terms of this Stock Award shall be adjusted in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Plan as the Committee determines is equitably
required in the event the Company effects one or more stock dividends, stock
splits, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or other similar changes in
capitalization.

 

14.                                 Participant
Bound by Plan. 
The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and
agrees to be bound by all its terms and provisions.

 

15.                                 Conflicts.  In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of
the Plan shall govern.  All references
herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

 

16.                                 Binding
Effect.  Subject to the limitations
stated above and in the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the legatees, distributees, transferees and personal
representatives of the Participant and the successors of the Company.

 

17.                                 Withholding
Taxes.  At the applicable
time, the Participant shall remit to the Company amounts sufficient to satisfy
any federal, state or local withholding tax requirements by making payment (i) in
cash, (ii) by certified check, (iii) by tendering shares of Common
Stock (which, if acquired from the Company, have been held by the Participant
for at least six months and which do not exceed the Company’s minimum
withholding obligation), (iii) by a broker-assisted cashless exercise or (iv) by
any combination of the aforementioned methods of payment.

 

18.                                 Governing
Law.  This Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, except to the
extent federal law governs.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed
by a duly authorized officer, and the Participant has affixed his or her
signature hereto.

 

	
   

  	
  KMG America Corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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  PARTICIPANT:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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SCHEDULE A

Vesting Schedule

 

This Stock
Award shall become Vested with respect to one-fourth (1/4) of the shares of
Common Stock covered by the Stock Award on each of the first, second, third and
fourth anniversaries of the Date of Grant, provided that the Participant has
been continuously employed by the Company or any Affiliate through each such
time.  Additionally, the Stock Award
shall become Vested with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of
Common Stock covered by the grant upon (i) involuntary termination of the
Participant’s employment or service by the Company or an Affiliate other than
for Cause, (ii) voluntary termination of a Participant’s employment or
service with the Company or an Affiliate by the Participant, (iii) the
Participant’s death or (iv) the Participant’s Disability.

 

Notwithstanding
the preceding paragraph, in the event of a Change in Control or at the time
this Stock Award would otherwise be forfeited in connection with a Change in
Control, the remaining shares of Common Stock covered by the Stock Award that
have not yet become Vested will become Vested at such time to the extent not
previously exercisable, provided the Participant has been continuously employed
by the Company or an Affiliate until such time.

 

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