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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated June 18, 2007 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by
and among Weatherford International, Inc. (the “Company”), Weatherford International Ltd. (the
“Guarantor”), and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and UBS
Securities LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”)
listed on Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement, dated June 13, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Purchase Agreement provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of
$1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Securities (as defined below). As an inducement
to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Guarantor have
agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

     In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

     “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

     “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble and shall also include the
Company’s successors.

     “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

     “Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.

     “Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of Exchange Securities for
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

     “Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean the registration of the Securities under the
Securities Act, effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

     “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on
Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to
such registration statement, in each case including, but not limited to, the Prospectus contained
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deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference
therein.

     “Exchange Securities” shall mean notes issued by the Company and Guarantees issued by the
Guarantor under the Indenture, containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the
Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual
interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement), to be offered to Holders of Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

     “Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Company and the Guarantor or used or referred to by
the Company or the Guarantor in connection with the sale of the Securities or Exchange Securities.

     “Guarantee” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Securities.

     “Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable
Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become
owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that, for purposes of Sections 4 and
5 of this Agreement, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.

     “Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

     “Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

     “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of June 18, 2007, between the Company, the
Guarantor and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

     “Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.

     “Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders
of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable
Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall not be

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counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such
required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the Company shall issue any
additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if
applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and
the Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class
for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Securities has been obtained.

     “Participating Broker-Dealer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

     “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust
or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

     “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and regulations
of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary
prospectus, and any such prospectus, as amended or supplemented by a prospectus supplement,
including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the
Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and
supplements to such prospectus, in each case including any document incorporated by reference
therein.

     “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

     “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease
to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such Securities
are exchanged in the Exchange Offer and entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder thereof
without complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b) the date on
which such Securities have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in
accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement, (c) the date on which such Securities are
distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction or are saleable pursuant to Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act and (d) the date when such Securities cease to be outstanding.

     “Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or
compliance by the Company or Guarantor with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all
SEC, stock exchange or National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. registrations and filing
fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or
blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters or
Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable
Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons

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in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any
Registration Statement, Prospectus, or Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and
any other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all
rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture
under applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel,
(vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantor and, in the case of a
Shelf Registration Statement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders
(which counsel shall be selected by the Majority Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for
the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent public accountants
of the Company, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or
incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses
of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the
Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if
any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.

     “Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company and the
Guarantor that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement,
including post-effective amendments, in each case, including the Prospectus contained therein or
deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

     “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Securities” means $600,000,000 of 5.95% Senior Notes due 2012, $600,000,000 of 6.35% Senior
Notes due 2017, and $300,000,000 of 6.80% Senior Notes due 2037 of the Company to be issued
pursuant to the Indenture. Each Security or Exchange Security is entitled to the benefit of the
guarantee provided for in the Indenture (the “Guarantee”) and, unless the context otherwise
requires, any reference herein to a “Security,” an “Exchange Security” or a “Registrable Security”
shall include a reference to the related Guarantee.

     “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

     “Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

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     “Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.

     “Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a shelf registration statement of the Company and
the Guarantor that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities,
unless approved by a majority of the Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be covered by such
Shelf Registration Statement) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or
any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such
registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus
contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by
reference therein.

     “Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.

     “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to
time.

     “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.

     “Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.

     “Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an
Underwriter for reoffering to the public.

     2. Registration under the Securities Act.

     (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the
Staff, the Company and the Guarantor shall (1) cause to be filed within 150 days after the date
hereof an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all
the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (2) use its reasonable best efforts to cause
such Registration Statement to be declared effective within 180 days after the date hereof. The
Company shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
is declared effective by the SEC and use its reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer
not later than 210 days after the date hereof.

     The Company shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate
letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such
other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following:

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	(i)	 	that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable
Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;
	 
	(ii)	 	the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days
from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);
	 
	(iii)	 	that any Registrable Security not validly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to
accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise
specified herein;
	 
	(iv)	 	that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange
Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the
appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution, at the address and in the manner
specified in the notice, or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the
applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to
the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and
	 
	(v)	 	that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of
business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution, at the address
specified in the notice, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the
name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and
a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or
(B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary
for the Registrable Securities.

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

     As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company shall:

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	(i)	 	accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not
properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and
	 
	(ii)	 	deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities
or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee
to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal
amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder.

     The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided
above and shall comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange
Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange
Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff.

     (b) In the event that (i) the Company determines that the Exchange Offer Registration provided
for in Section 2(a) above is not available or the Exchange Offer may not be completed as soon as
practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable
interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason consummated
within 210 days of the date hereof, (iii) in the case of any Holder that participates in the
Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive Exchange Securities on the date of the exchange that
may be sold without restriction under state and federal securities laws (other than due solely to
the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act
or as a broker-dealer) or (iv) the Company so elects, the Company shall (1) promptly deliver to the
Holders written notice of such event and (2) at the Company’s sole expense, (a) file, as promptly
as practicable (but in no event more than 30 days after so required hereby), a Shelf Registration
Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (b)
use the Company’s and the Guarantor’s reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration
Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act.

     The Company and the Guarantor agree to use reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective until the expiration of the period referred to in
Rule 144(k) (or any similar rule then in force, but not Rule 144A) under the Securities Act, with
respect to the Registrable Securities, or such shorter period that will terminate when all the
Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”). The Company and the Guarantor
further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, the related Prospectus and
any Free Writing Prospectus, if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to
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the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other
rules and regulations thereunder or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities
with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use its reasonable best efforts to
cause any such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement,
Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to become usable as soon as thereafter
practicable. The Company agrees to furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any
such supplement or amendment promptly after its initial use or its being filed with the SEC.

     (c) The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration
pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof. Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts
and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or
disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

     (d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be
deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. A Shelf
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective
unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the
SEC as provided in Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

     If: (i) neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf Registration Statement
is filed with the SEC on or before the 150th day following the date hereof, (ii) no
Shelf Registration Statement has been filed and the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not
declared effective on or before the 180th day following the date hereof, or (iii) the
Exchange Offer is not consummated and the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective on
or before the 210th day following the date hereof (each such event referred to in
clauses (i) through (iii), a “Registration Default”), then a special interest premium will accrue
in respect of the Securities from and including the next calendar day following each of (a) the 150
day period, in the case of clause (i) above, (b) the 180 day period, in the case of clause (ii)
above, and (c) the 210 day period, in the case of clause (iii) above, in each case, at a rate equal
to 0.25% per annum (the “Special Interest Premium”) until all Registration Defaults have been cured
(on the date of which, the interest rate will be reduced to the original interest rate for the
Registrable Securities). The accrued Special Interest Premium shall be paid to the Holders by the
Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by federal funds check on the dates that
interest payments are made as provided in the Indenture. If the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement is not declared effective on or before the 180th day following the date
hereof, and the Company requests Holders of the Registrable Securities to provide the information
called for hereby for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Registrable Securities
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Company when required hereby will not be entitled to any such increase in the interest rate
for any day after the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement.

     If the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, has become effective and thereafter
either (A) ceases to be effective or (B) the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in
each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness
Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 90 days (whether or not
consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be
increased by the Special Interest Premium, commencing on the 91st day and for each day
thereafter (whether or not consecutive) in such 12-month period, and such increase in the interest
rate shall cease accruing on (i) the date that the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes
effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable, (ii) the date that is the second anniversary of
the date hereof or the issuance of any fungible additional notes (or, if Rule 144(k) is amended to
provide a shorter restrictive period, such shorter period) or (iii) the date as of which all of the
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

     (e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the
Company and the Guarantor acknowledge that any failure by either of them to comply with its
obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to
the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it may not
be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such
failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may seek to obtain such relief as may be required to
specifically enforce the obligations of the Company or the Guarantor under Section 2(a) and Section
2(b) hereof.

     3. Registration Procedures.

     (a) In connection with its obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the
Company and the Guarantor shall:

     (i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the
Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company, (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf
Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and
(z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form
and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use its
reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain
effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;

     (ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each
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Registration Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof
and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so
supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus
current during the period described in Section 4(3) hereof and Rule 174 under the Securities Act
that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities
or Exchange Securities;

     (iii) to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any Free Writing
Prospectus that is required to be filed by the Company or the Guarantor with the SEC in accordance
with the Securities Act and to retain any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed;

     (iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to
counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Holders and to each Underwriter of an
Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each
Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement
thereto, as such Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and the Company and the
Guarantor consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus
and any amendment or supplement thereto, in accordance with applicable law, by each of the Holders
of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary
prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, in accordance with
applicable law;

     (v) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under
all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the
applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such Holders in connection with
any filings required to be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or other
governmental agencies or authorities; and do any and all other acts and things that may be
reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Holder to complete the disposition in each such
jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided that neither the Company
nor the Guarantor shall be required to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a
dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so
qualify, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject
itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject;

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     (vi) notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration,
notify each Holder of Registrable Securities and counsel for such Holders promptly and, if
requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has
become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective,
when any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or
any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed, (2) any request by the SEC or any state securities
authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free
Writing Prospectus or for additional information relating to the Registration Statement after the
Registration Statement has become effective, (3) the issuance by the SEC or any state securities
authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including (A) the receipt by the Company or the
Guarantor of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act or (B)
suspension of a qualification or exemption from qualification of the Registrable Securities under
state securities or Blue Sky laws, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf
Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the
representations and warranties of the Company or the Guarantor contained in any underwriting
agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if any, relating to an offering
of such Registrable Securities, cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the
Company or the Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any
proceeding for such purpose, (5) the happening of any event during the period a Registration
Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement, the related
Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the
making of any changes in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus in
order to make the statements therein not misleading and (6) any determination by the Company or the
Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus would be appropriate;

     (vii) use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution
of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2), including by filing an amendment to such
Shelf Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible time and provide prompt
notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;

     (viii) use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement to be rated with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by the
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principal amount of the Securities covered thereby or the Underwriter(s) in connection with
such sale, if any, unless such Registrable Securities are already so rated;

     (ix) furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, upon request, without charge, at least
one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without
any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);

     (x) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and provide promptly to each
Holder, upon reasonable request, each document filed with the SEC pursuant to the requirements of
the Exchange Act;

     (xi) cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold, and free of any
restrictive legends, and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and
registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Holders may
reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable
Securities;

     (xii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by
Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, use their reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a
supplement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement, the related Prospectus
or any Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or to file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made
available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus,
as the case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; and the Company shall notify the Holders of Registrable
Securities to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as
practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Holders hereby agree to suspend use of
the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Company has amended or
supplemented the Prospectus or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to correct such
misstatement or omission;

     (xiii) a reasonable time, but at least three Business Days, prior to the filing of any
Registration Statement, Prospectus, Free Writing Prospectus, amendment to a Registration Statement
or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus after initial filing of a
Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and its counsel
and make such of the representatives of the Company or the Guarantor, as shall be reasonably
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available for discussion of such document; and the Company and the Guarantor shall not, at any
time after the initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, Free Writing
Prospectus, or amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing
Prospectus of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel shall not have previously been advised
and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel shall reasonably object;

     (xiv) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case
may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement;

     (xv) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, in connection with the
registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be; cooperate
with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the
Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute,
and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be
required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC
to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;

     (xvi) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by any Underwriter
participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and
accountants designated by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable
Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration and any attorneys and accountants designated
by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and
other records, documents and properties of the Guarantor, the Company and its subsidiaries, and
cause the officers, directors and employees of the Guarantor and the Company to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with
a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the Company
as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such information shall take such
actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the
extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the
rights and interests of any Holder or Underwriter;

     (xvii) if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf
Registration Statement, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included
therein and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective
amendment as soon as practicable thereafter; and

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     (xviii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all
such other actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by the Holders of
a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration
Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities,
including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent
possible, make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any Underwriters of such
Registrable Securities, with respect to the business of the Company, the Guarantor and its
subsidiaries and with respect to the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Free Writing
Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in
each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in
underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel
to the Company and the Guarantor (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall
be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel),
addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters
customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain “comfort” letters
from the independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Guarantor (and, if
necessary, any other certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or of any
business acquired by the Company or the Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data
are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement), addressed to each selling Holder
(to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable
Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily
covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including, but not limited
to, financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus, Prospectus or Free Writing
Prospectus, (4) deliver such documents and certificates, as may be reasonably requested by the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the
Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the
continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company and/or Guarantor made
pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in
an underwriting agreement, (5) cause the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the
Company or the Guarantor are then listed, if requested by the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Securities or the managing Underwriter(s), if any, and (6) incorporate by
reference or otherwise in the underwriting agreement, if any, the indemnification provisions of
Section 5 hereof with respect to the parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section.

     (b) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require each Holder of
Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and the
proposed disposition by such Holder

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of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in
writing.

     (c) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of Registrable Securities
covered in such Shelf Registration Statement agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or 3(a)(vi)(5)
hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to
the Shelf Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or
amended Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x) hereof, and, if
so directed by the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company all copies in its possession,
other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus and any Free
Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of
such notice.

     (d) If the Company shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Company shall extend the period during which such
Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of
days during the period, from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including
the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary to resume such
dispositions. The Company may give any such notice only four times during any 365-day period and
any such suspensions shall not exceed an aggregate of 120 days during any 365-day period.

     (e) The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, who
desire to do so, may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such
Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each an
“Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering.

     4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.

     (a) Certain broker-dealers may receive Exchange Securities for their own account in the
Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of
market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”). Such broker-dealers
may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act and may be required to
deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale
of such Exchange Securities.

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     The Company and the Guarantor understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution
containing a statement to the above effect and a means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may
resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the
amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating
Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their
prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange
Securities for their own accounts, other than a resale of an unsold allotment from the original
sale thereof, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act.

     (b) In light of Section 4(a) above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Agreement, to the extent required by the applicable rules of the SEC, the Company and the Guarantor
agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
for a period of not less than 90 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended
pursuant to Section 3(d) of this Agreement), in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of
any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers, consistent with the positions of the Staff
recited in Section 4(a) above. The Company and the Guarantor further agree that Participating
Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law,
make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4.

     (c) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, the Guarantor, or any
Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) above.

     5. Indemnification and Contribution.

     (a) The Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold
harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and
officers and each Person, if any, who controls such Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any
and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, 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, (1)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement or amendment or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (“Issuer
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be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, 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, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out
of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission
made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser or
information relating to any Holder furnished to the Company in writing through any Initial
Purchaser or any selling Holder, respectively, expressly for use therein. In connection with any
Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Company and the Guarantor will also indemnify the
Underwriters, if any, participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each
Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act),
to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if
requested in connection with any Registration Statement, Prospectus, Free Writing Prospectus or
Issuer Information.

     (b) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
the Guarantor, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, the directors of each of the
Company and the Guarantor, each officer of the Company or the Guarantor who signed the Registration
Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company or the Guarantor, any Initial Purchaser
and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only
with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon,
any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and
in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by
such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus,
or any amendment or supplement thereto.

     (c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation),
claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification
may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the “Indemnified Person”)
shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying
Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve
it from any liability that it may have under this Section 5, except to the extent that it has been
materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure;
and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from
any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under this Section 5. If
any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have
notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably
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represent the Indemnified Person, and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this
Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding, and shall pay the fees and
expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such
proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to
retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Person, unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have
mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time
to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person
shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different
from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any
such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the
Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the
Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to
any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be
reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its
affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be
designated in writing by the Initial Purchasers, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and
any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z)
in all other cases, shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall
not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if
settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying
Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified
Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person
shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, if (i)
such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such
request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in
accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall,
without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or
threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and
indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement
(A) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of such proceeding and (B) does not

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include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on
behalf of any Indemnified Person.

     (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an
Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying
such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company from the
offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from
receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand,
or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
but also the relative fault of the Company and/or the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders,
on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault
of the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other, shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or the Guarantor or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

     (e) The Company, the Guarantor and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the
Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount
paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities
referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such
action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the
Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant
to this Section 5 are several and not joint.

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     (f) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any
rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

     (g) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii)
any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person
controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantor
or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantor (iii)
acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant
to a Shelf Registration Statement.

     6.  General.

     (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company and the Guarantor represent, warrant and agree
that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not
inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or
guaranteed by the Company or the Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Company
nor the Guarantor has entered into, and on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any
agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in
this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

     (b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of
this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has obtained the written consent of
the Guarantor and of the Majority Holders affected by such amendment, modification, supplement,
waiver or consent; provided that, no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any
departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of
Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments,
modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing
executed by each of the parties hereto.

     (c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall
be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telex, telecopier, or any courier
guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such
Holder to the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section
6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in
the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the
Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance
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Section 6(c); and (iii) to the Guarantor and such other persons, at their respective addresses
as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is
given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and communications
shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered;
five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered
back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied or faxed; and on the next Business
Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such
notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the
same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.

     (d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and
without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall
be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in
violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder
shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such
Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and
holding such Registrable Securities, such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be
bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be
entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial
Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Company or the Guarantor with respect to
any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of
such Holder under this Agreement.

     (e) Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the
agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Initial
Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the
extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of
other Holders hereunder.

     (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a
part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. As used
throughout this Agreement, “including” means “including, without limitation.”

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     (h) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.

     (i) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings
with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public
policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall
remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The
Company, the Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to
replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of
which come as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.

     (j) Submission to Jurisdiction and Waiver. By the execution and delivery of this Agreement, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and the Guarantor submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or New York State court located in the City of New York
in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Securities or this Agreement. Each of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any New
York state or federal court in the City of New York, or any appellate court with respect to any of
the foregoing. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding in any such court. To the extent that the Company or the Guarantor has or hereafter may
acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court (including, without limitation, any court in
the United States, the State of New York, Bermuda or any political subdivision thereof) or from any
legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid
of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property or assets, this
Agreement, or any other actions to enforce judgments in respect of any thereof, the Company and the
Guarantor hereby irrevocably waive such immunity, and any defense based on such immunity, in
respect of their respective obligations under the above-referenced documents and the transactions
contemplated thereby, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

     In addition to the foregoing, each of the Company and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably
designates and appoints CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011, as
their authorized agent (for purposes of this Section 6) on which any and all legal process may be
served in any such action, suit or proceeding brought in the courts specified in the preceding
paragraph. Each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees that service of process in respect of it
upon such agent shall be deemed to be effective service

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of process upon it in any such action, suit or proceeding. Each of the Company and the
Guarantor agrees that the failure of such agent to give notice to it of any such service shall not
impair or affect the validity of such service or any judgment rendered in any such action, suit or
proceeding based thereon. If for any reason such agent shall cease to be available to act as such,
each of the Company and the Guarantor agrees to irrevocably appoint another such agent in New York
City as its authorized agent for service of process, on the terms and for the purposes of this
Section. Nothing herein shall in any way be deemed to limit the ability of the Initial Purchasers
or any other person to serve any such legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law
or to obtain jurisdiction over the Company or the Guarantor or bring actions, suits or proceedings
against them in such other jurisdiction, and in such matter, as may be permitted by applicable law.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Weatherford International, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ BURT M. MARTIN
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Burt M. Martin	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Weatherford International Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ BURT M. MARTIN
 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: Burt M. Martin	 	 
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

	 	 	 	 	 
	By

	 	/s/ [Signature illegible]
	 	 
	 

	 	Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By

	 	/s/ [Signature illegible]	 	 
	 

	 	Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	UBS SECURITIES LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By

	 	/s/ [Signature illegible]	 	 
	 

	 	Authorized Signatory	 	 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Grantee:

	 	(FName  ) (LName  )
	 
	 	 
	Total Shares Subject to
Restricted Stock Award:

	 	(RS)
	 
	 	 
	Date of Award:

	 	June 12, 2007
	 
	 	 
	Vesting Commencement Date:

	 	June 12, 2007
	 
	 	 
	Expiration of the
Restriction Period:

	 	June 12, 2010

     1. Issuance of Stock. The Company hereby agrees to issue to the grantee named above
(the “Grantee”), the shares of Common Stock set forth above as the Total Shares subject to
the Restricted Stock Award (the “Shares”), in accordance with this Restricted Stock
Agreement (the “Agreement”) and subject to the terms and conditions of the Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”), which are incorporated
herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

     2. Forfeiture; Company’s Cancellation Right. Upon any termination of the Grantee’s
Continuous Service before all of the Shares are released from the Forfeiture Restrictions described
in Section 3 of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right (the “Cancellation
Right”), exercisable at any time during the ninety (90) day period (the “Cancellation
Period”) following the date of termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service (the
“Termination Date”), to cancel, without any additional consideration, all or any portion of
the Shares in which the Grantee is not, as of the Termination Date, vested in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement (the “Unvested Shares”). The Cancellation Right
shall be exercisable by written notice delivered to the Grantee and any recipient of a Permitted
Transfer (as defined in Section 3 of this Agreement) of Unvested Shares prior to the expiration of
the Cancellation Period. The notice shall indicate the number of Unvested Shares to be cancelled.
The cancellation shall be effective immediately after giving of notice in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement without any further action on the part of the Grantee. The certificates
representing the shares so cancelled shall be promptly delivered to Company, but failure to deliver
such certificates shall not affect the effectiveness of such cancellation. The Cancellation Right
shall terminate with respect to any Unvested Shares for which it is not exercised during the
Cancellation Period. In addition, the Cancellation Right shall terminate and cease to be
exercisable by the Company with respect to any and all Shares which are released from the
Forfeiture Restrictions described in Section 3 of this Agreement.

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     3. Forfeiture Restrictions; Vesting.

     (a) The Grantee may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of
any of the Unvested Shares, or any right or interest therein, before the Expiration of the
Restriction Period set forth on the first page of this Agreement or any other lapse of the
Forfeiture Restrictions under this Agreement, except only with respect to (i) a gratuitous transfer
with the prior written consent of the Company or (ii) a transfer of title effected pursuant to
Grantee’s will or the laws of intestate succession following Grantee’s death (in either such case,
a “Permitted Transfer”).

     (b) The Shares shall vest and the Forfeiture Restrictions with respect to such Shares shall
lapse on each anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date as set forth on the first page of this
Agreement, if at each such anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date the Grantee’s Continuous
Service has not terminated, as follows:

	 	(i)	 	thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of
the Shares shall vest on the first anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an additional thirty-three and one-third
percent (33 1/3%) of the Shares shall vest on the second
anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the remaining Shares shall vest on the third
anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

If an installment of the release of shares from the Forfeiture Restrictions covers a fractional
Share, such installment will be rounded to the next higher Share, except the final installment,
which will be for the balance of the Shares.

     (c) The Forfeiture Restrictions may lapse, and the Unvested Shares may become vested and
released from the Cancellation Right, earlier than the times stated above in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4(c) of the Plan.

     4. Federal Restrictions on Transfer. The Grantee understands that, regarding any of
the Shares that may become transferable because of the lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions, the
Company is under no obligation to register any resale of the Shares and that an exemption may not
be available or may not permit the Grantee to resell or transfer any of the Shares in the amounts
or at the times proposed by the Grantee. The Grantee hereby acknowledges that the Grantee is
prepared to hold the Shares for an indefinite period and that the Grantee is aware of the
requirements of Rule 144 and other exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, if the Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act, the Grantee shall make no disposition of the Shares (other than a
Permitted Transfer) unless and until there is compliance with all of the following requirements:

     (a) The Grantee shall have furnished the Company with a written summary of the terms and
conditions of the proposed disposition.

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     (b) The Grantee shall have complied with all requirements of this Agreement applicable to the
disposition of the Shares.

     (c) The Grantee shall have provided the Company with written assurances, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company, that (i) the proposed disposition does not require registration of the
Shares under the Securities Act or (ii) all appropriate action necessary for compliance with the
registration requirements of the Securities Act or any exemption from registration available under
the Securities Act (including Rule 144) has been taken.

     5. Stockholder Rights. Until such time as the Company exercise its Cancellation
Right, the Grantee shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Unvested Shares,
including without limitation, the right to vote the Unvested Shares and the right to receive any
cash dividends declared thereon, subject however, to the restrictions contained in this Agreement
and the provisions of Section 4(b) of the Plan relating to the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company.

     6. Capital Adjustments and Corporate Events. If, from time to time during the term of
the Restriction Period, there is (i) any capital adjustment affecting the outstanding Common Stock
as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, the Unvested Shares shall be adjusted in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4(a) of the Plan or (ii) a Change in Control, the
Unvested Shares shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4(c) of the Plan. Any and all new,
substituted or additional securities to which the Grantee may be entitled by reason of the
Grantee’s ownership of the Unvested Shares hereunder because of a capital adjustment shall be
immediately subject to the Company’s Cancellation Right and included thereafter as “Unvested
Shares” for purposes of this Agreement. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the
consummation of the merger of the Company and Hanover Compressor Company, pursuant to the Agreement
and Plan of Merger among Hanover Compressor Company, the Company, Iliad Holdings, Inc., Hector Sub,
Inc. and Ulysses Sub, Inc., dated as of February 5, 2007, as amended, shall not constitute, qualify
as or otherwise result in a Change in Control event with respect to the Shares granted under this
Agreement.

     7. Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its
books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions
of this Agreement or the Plan, or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares, or accord the right to
vote or pay or deliver dividends or other distributions to, any purchaser or other transferee to
whom or which such Shares shall have been so transferred.

     8. Legends.

     (a) If the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act, the stock certificates
for all of the Shares shall be endorsed with the following restrictive legend:

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SHARES UNDER SUCH ACT,
(B) A ‘NO ACTION’ LETTER OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH SALE OR OFFER
OR (C) SATISFACTORY ASSURANCES TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT IS NOT
REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SALE OR OFFER.

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     (b) In addition to the legend referenced to above, the certificate or certificates evidencing
the Unvested Shares, if any, issued hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legend:

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CANCELLATION
RIGHTS GRANTED TO THE ISSUER AND ACCORDINGLY MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED,
ENCUMBERED, OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE TERMS OF THAT
CERTAIN RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF
THESE SHARES. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS MAINTAINED AT THE ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL
CORPORATE OFFICES.

     9. Tax Consequences. The Grantee has reviewed with the Grantee’s own tax advisors the
federal, state, and local tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. The Grantee is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or
representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Grantee understands that the Grantee (and
not the Company) shall be responsible for the Grantee’s own tax liability that may arise as a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Grantee understands that Section 83
of the Code taxes as ordinary income the difference between the purchase price, if any, for the
Shares and the Fair Market Value of the Shares as of the date any restrictions on the Shares lapse.
In this context, “restriction” includes the Forfeiture Restrictions and the right of the Company to
repurchase the Unvested Shares pursuant to the Forfeiture Repurchase Option. The Grantee
understands that the Grantee may elect to be taxed at the time the Shares are awarded rather than
when and as the restrictions lapse by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the
Internal Revenue Service within 30 days from the Date of Award. THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
IS THE GRANTEE’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY (AND NOT THE COMPANY’S) TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER
SECTION 83(B), EVEN IF THE GRANTEE REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING
ON THE GRANTEE’S BEHALF.

     10. Withholding of Taxes. At the time and to the extent vested Shares become
compensation income to the Grantee for federal or state income tax purposes, the Grantee either
shall deliver to the Company such amount of money as required to meet the Company’s minimum
obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, or, in lieu of cash, the Grantee, in his sole
discretion, may elect to surrender, or direct the Company to withhold from the vested Shares,
shares of Common Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or withholding
of such shares) in such number as necessary to satisfy either (i) the Company’s minimum tax
withholding obligations or (ii) the Grantee’s tax obligation as anticipated by the Grantee, by
reason of such compensation income, whichever the Grantee elects.

     11. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan and this Agreement constitute the
entire agreement of the Company and the Grantee (collectively, the “Parties”) with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the

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Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the
Grantee’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Parties. Nothing in the Plan and
this Agreement (except as expressly provided therein or herein) is intended to confer any rights or
remedies on any person other than the Parties. The Plan and this Agreement are to be construed in
accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to
any choice-of-law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than
the internal laws of the State of Texas to the rights and duties of the Parties. Should any
provision of the Plan or this Agreement relating to the Shares be determined by a court of law to
be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the fullest extent allowed by law
and the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and shall remain enforceable.

     12. Interpretive Matters. Whenever required by the context, pronouns and any
variation thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, and the singular
shall include the plural, and vice versa. The term “include” or “including” does not denote or
imply any limitation. The term “business day” means any Monday through Friday other than such a
day on which banks are authorized to be closed in the State of Texas. The captions and headings
used in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and shall not be deemed a part of the
Restricted Stock Award or this Agreement for construction or interpretation.

     13. Dispute Resolution. The provisions of this Section 13 shall be the exclusive
means of resolving disputes of the Parties (including any other persons claiming any rights or
having any obligations through the Company or the Grantee) arising out of or relating to the Plan
and this Agreement. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disputes arising out of
or relating to the Plan and this Agreement by negotiation between individuals who have authority to
settle the controversy. Negotiations shall be commenced by either Party by a written statement of
the Party’s position and the name and title of the individual who will represent the Party. Within
thirty (30) days of the written notification, the Parties shall meet at a mutually acceptable time
and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to resolve the dispute. If
the dispute has not been resolved by negotiation, the Parties agree that any suit, action, or
proceeding arising out of or relating to the Plan or this Agreement shall be brought in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (or should such court lack jurisdiction to
hear such action, suit or proceeding, in a Texas state court in Harris County, Texas) and that the
Parties shall submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The Parties irrevocably waive, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection a Party may have to the laying of venue for any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in such court. THE PARTIES ALSO EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY
HAVE OR MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. If any one or more
provisions of this Section 13 shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, it is the
specific intent of the Parties that such provisions shall be modified to the minimum extent
necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable.

     14. Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall
be given in writing and shall be deemed given, effective, and received upon prepaid delivery in
person or by courier or upon the earlier of delivery or the third business day after deposit in the
United States mail if sent by certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other
Party at its address as shown beneath its signature in this Agreement, or to such other address as

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such Party may designate in writing from time to time by notice to the other Party in
accordance with this Section 14.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION HOLDINGS, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Stephen A. Snider
	 

	 	Title:
	 	President & Chief Executive Officer
	 

	 	Address:
	 	4444 Brittmoore Road
	 

	 	 	 	Houston, Texas 77041
	 

	 	 	 	U.S.A.

THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE FORFEITURE RESTRICTIONS AND THE COMPANY’S CANCELLATION
RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO THE SHARES SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD SHALL LAPSE, IF AT ALL, ONLY
DURING THE PERIOD OF THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED OR BEING
GRANTED THE RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD). THE GRANTEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING IN
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PLAN SHALL CONFER UPON THE GRANTEE ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE AWARDS OR
CONTINUATION OF THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH THE
GRANTEE’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE GRANTEE’S EMPLOYER TO TERMINATE THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS
SERVICE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, AND WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT UNLESS
THE GRANTEE HAS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY OR AN AFFILIATE TO THE COMPANY THAT
PROVIDES OTHERWISE, THE GRANTEE’S STATUS IS AT-WILL. The Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Plan, represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby
accepts the Restricted Stock Award subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof and thereof.
The Grantee has reviewed this Agreement and the Plan in their entirety, has had an opportunity to
obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement, and fully understands all
provisions of this Agreement and the Plan. The Grantee hereby agrees that all disputes arising out
of or relating to this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with Section 13 of
this Agreement. The Grantee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the address
for notice indicated in this Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DATED:

	 	 	 	SIGNED:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Grantee: (FName  )  (LName  )
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

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