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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-18-003903
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180305
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180305
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180305

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HECLA MINING CO/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000719413
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
		IRS NUMBER:				770664171
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08491
		FILM NUMBER:		18666103

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 N MINERAL DRIVE SUITE 200
		STREET 2:		NONE
		CITY:			COEUR D'ALENE
		STATE:			ID
		ZIP:			83815-9408
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2087694100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 N MINERAL DRIVE SUITE 200
		STREET 2:		NONE
		CITY:			COEUR D'ALENE
		STATE:			ID
		ZIP:			83815-9408
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<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>d</b><font style="font-variant:small-caps;"><b>) of<br>
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>March 5, 2018</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>HECLA MINING COMPANY </b><br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>6500 North Mineral Drive, Suite 200</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Coeur d&#39;Alene, Idaho 83815-9408</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(208) 769-4100</b></p>

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(Former name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Emerging growth company <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">On March 5, 2018, Hecla Mining Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a News Release announcing it had entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (&ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) pursuant to which it issued Canadian $40 million in aggregate principal amount of its Series 2018-A Senior Notes due May 1, 2021 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;) to Ressources Qu&eacute;bec, a subsidiary of Investissment Qu&eacute;bec, a financing arm of the Qu&eacute;bec government. The Notes were issued at a discount of 0.58%, and bear interest at a rate of 4.68% per year. The Notes are senior and unsecured and are pari passu in all material respects with the Company&rsquo;s outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes due May 2021, including with respect to guarantees of the Notes by certain subsidiaries of the Company. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes for general corporate purposes related to the Casa Berardi Mine, including capital expenditures and development and expansion costs at such mine.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">The description of the Agreement and the Notes in this report are summaries only, do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">See the disclosure contained in Item 1.01 above, which is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(d) Exhibits</p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 91%; text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="ex_106805.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 5, 2018, among Hecla Mining Company, as Issuer, certain subsidiaries of Hecla Mining Company, as Guarantors thereto, and Ressources Qu&eacute;bec. *</a></td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 91%; text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="ex_106952.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">News Release dated March 5, 2018. *</a></td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Dated:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 5, 2018</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">CAD$40,000,000 4.68% Series 2018-A Senior Notes<br>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.7</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Payment of Special Counsel Fees</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">4</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.8</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">[Reserved]</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">5</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.9</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Changes in Corporate Structure</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">5</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.10</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Subsidiary Guaranty</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">5</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.11</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">[Reserved]</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">5</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.12</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Funding Instructions</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">5</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.13</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Proceedings and Documents</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">5</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 4.14</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Canadian Resale Restrictions</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">5</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; text-align: right;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Representations and Warranties of the Company</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">6</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Organization; Power and Authority</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">6</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.2</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Authorization, Etc.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">6</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.3</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Disclosure</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">6</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.4</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Organization and Ownership of Shares of Restricted Subsidiaries; Affiliates</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">6</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.5</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Financial Statements; Material Liabilities</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">7</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.6</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc.</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">7</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.7</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Governmental Authorizations, Etc.</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">7</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.8</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">8</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.9</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Taxes</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">8</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.10</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Title to Property; Leases</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">8</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.11</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Licenses, Permits, Etc.</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">9</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.12</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Compliance with ERISA</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">9</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.13</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Private Offering by the Company</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">10</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.14</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">10</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.15</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">No Default under Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">10</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.16</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">11</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.17</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Status under Certain Statutes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">12</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.18</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Environmental Matters</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.19</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Initial Notes Rank Pari Passu</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.20</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Insurance</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">13</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.21</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Solvency</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">13</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.22</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Disclosure Controls and Procedures</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">14</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.23</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Compliance with Labor Laws</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">14</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 5.24</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Related Party Transactions</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">14</p>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 6.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Representations of the Purchasers</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">14</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 6.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Purchase for Investment</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">14</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 6.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Source of Funds</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">15</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 6.3</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Collection of Personal Information</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">16</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 6.4</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Proceeds of Crime</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">17</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 6.5</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Acknowledgement</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">18</p>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 7.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Information as to Company</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">18</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 7.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Reports</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">18</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 7.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Officer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Certificate</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">19</p>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Payment of the Notes.</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">20</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Required Payments</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">20</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">20</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.3</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Allocation of Partial Prepayments</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">21</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.4</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Maturity; Surrender, Etc.</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">21</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.5</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Purchase of Notes</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">21</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.6</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Make-Whole Amount</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">21</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.7</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Change in Control</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">22</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.8</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Sanctions Prepayment</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">24</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.9</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Offer to Prepay Notes by Application of Excess Proceeds</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">26</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 8.10</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Prepayment of Principal on 2013 Notes</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Affirmative Covenants</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">27</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Compliance with Laws</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">27</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Insurance</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">28</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.3</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Stay, Extension and Usury Laws</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">28</p>
			</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.4</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Payment of Taxes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">28</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.5</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Corporate Existence</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">28</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.6</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Additional Subsidiary Guarantors</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">28</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.7</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Designation of Subsidiaries</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">29</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.8</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notes to Rank Pari Passu</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">29</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.9</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Books and Records</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">29</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 9.10</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Use of Proceeds</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">29</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 10.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Negative Covenants</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">30</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 10.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Restricted Payments</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">30</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">34</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Limitation on Liens</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">38</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Sales of Assets</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">39</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Merger and Consolidation; Successor Corporation Substituted</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">41</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Transactions with Affiliates</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">42</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 10.7</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Line of Business</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">45</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 10.8</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Terrorism Sanctions Regulations</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">45</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 10.9</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">45</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 10.10</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Changes in Covenants When Notes Rated Investment Grade</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">47</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 10.11</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transa<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ctions</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">48</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 11.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Events of Default</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">48</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 12.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Remedies on Default, Etc.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">50</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 12.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Acceleration</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">50</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 12.2</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Other Remedies</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">51</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Rescission</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 12.4</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">51</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 13.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">51</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Registration of Notes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">51</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 13.2</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Transfer and Exchange of Notes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">52</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 13.3</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Replacement of Notes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">52</p>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; text-align: right;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 14.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Payments of Notes</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">53</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 14.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Place of Payment</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">53</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 14.2</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Home Office Payment</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">53</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; text-align: right;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 15.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Expenses, Etc.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">53</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 15.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Transaction Expenses</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">53</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 15.2</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Survival</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">54</p>
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			<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 16.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">54</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; text-align: right;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 17.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Amendment and Waiver</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">54</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 17.1</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Amendments and Waivers</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">54</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 17.2</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Solicitation of Holders of Notes</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">55</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 17.3</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Binding Effect, Etc.</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">55</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 17.4</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Notes Held by Company, Etc.</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">56</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 18.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Notices</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">56</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 19.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Reproduction of Documents</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">56</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 20.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Confidential Information</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">57</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 21.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Substitution of Purchaser</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">58</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">58</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">58</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.2</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Legal Defeasance and Discharge</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">59</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.3</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Covenant Discharge</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">59</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.4</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">60</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.5</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">61</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.6</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Repayment to Company</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">61</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 22.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">7</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Reinstatement</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">62</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 23.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Satisfaction and Discharge</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">62</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 23.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Satisfaction and Discharge</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">62</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 23.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Application of Escrowed Money</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">63</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 24.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Guarantee and Limitation on Guarantor Liability</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">64</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 24.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Guarantee</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; text-align: right;">64</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 24.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">65</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 24.3</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">65</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 25.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Merger and Consolidation and Release of Subsidiary Guarantors</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">65</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 25.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">65</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 25.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Releases</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">66</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Miscellaneous</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">67</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Successors and Assigns</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">67</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Payments Due on Non-Business Days</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">67</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.3</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Accounting Terms</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">67</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.4</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Severability</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">68</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.5</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Construction, etc.</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">68</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.6</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Counterparts</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">68</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.7</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Governing Law</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">68</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.8</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">68</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 10%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Section 26.9</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 80%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">English Language</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">69</p>
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			<td style="width: 15%;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schedule A</font></td>
			<td style="width: 5%;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">&mdash;</font></font></td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">Information Relating to Purchasers</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schedule B</font></td>
			<td style="width: 5%;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">&mdash;</font></font></td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">Defined Terms</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schedule<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> C</font></font></td>
			<td style="width: 5%;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">&mdash;</font></font></td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">Company Disclosure Schedule</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit 1</font></td>
			<td style="width: 5%;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">&mdash;</font></td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">Form of 4.68% Series 2018-A Senior Note Due May 1, 2018</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit 2<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.2</font></font></td>
			<td style="width: 5%;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">&mdash;</font></td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">Form of Notation of Guaranty</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 4.4(a)</font></font></td>
			<td style="width: 5%;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">&mdash;</font></td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">Form of Opinion of Special U.S. Counsel to the Company</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 15%;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> S</font></font></td>
			<td style="width: 5%;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps;">&mdash;</font></td>
			<td style="width: 80%;">Form of Supplement to Note Purchase Agreement</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Hecla Mining Company<br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;">6500 N. Mineral Drive<br>
Coeur d&rsquo;Alene, Idaho 83815-9408</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">CAD<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">$40,000,000 4.68% Series 2018-A Senior Notes due May 1, 2021</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">March 5<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, 2018</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">To <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;">Each Of The Purchasers Listed In<br>
Schedule A Hereto:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Mining Company</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, a Delaware corporation (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Company</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), agrees with each of the purchasers listed in the attached Schedule A to this Note Purchase Agreement (this <i>&ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;</i>) as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt;">Section 1.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Authorization o<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">f Notes.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 1.1&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Notes</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will authorize the issue and sale of the following Senior Notes:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Principal Amount</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">CAD<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">$40</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,000,000</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">4<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.68%</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">May 1, 2021</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Series 2018-A Senior Notes described above are hereinafter referred to as the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Initial Notes</i><i>&rdquo;</i> and together with each Series of Additional Notes which may from time to time be issued pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;1.2 are collectively referred to as the &ldquo;<i>Notes</i>&rdquo; (such term shall also include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement). The Initial Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit 1 with such changes therefrom, if any, as may be approved by the Purchasers and the Company. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule B; references to a &ldquo;Schedule&rdquo; or an &ldquo;Exhibit&rdquo; are, unless otherwise specified, to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached to this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Series of Notes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company may, from time to time, in its sole discretion but subject to the terms hereof, issue and sell one or more additional Series of its unsecured promissory notes under the provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a supplement to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit S hereto (a &ldquo;<i>Supplement</i>&rdquo;). Each additional Series of Notes (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Additional Notes</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) issued pursuant to a Supplement shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;each Series of Additional Notes, when so issued, shall be differentiated from all previous Series by sequential alphabetical designation inscribed thereon;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all Add<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">itional Notes shall constitute senior Indebtedness of the Company and shall rank pari passu with all other outstanding Notes;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;each Series of Additional Notes shall be dated the date of issue, bear interest at such rate or rates, mature on such date or dates, be subject to suc<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">h scheduled prepayments and optional prepayment on the dates and at the premiums, if any, have such additional or different conditions precedent to closing, such representations and warranties and such additional covenants as shall be specified in the Supplement under which such Additional Notes are issued, <i>provided</i>, that any such additional covenants shall inure to the benefit of all holders of Notes so long as any Additional Notes issued pursuant to such Supplement remain outstanding;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all purchasers of Ad<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ditional Notes (such Persons being referred to as &ldquo;<i>Additional Purchasers</i>&rdquo;) shall be Institutional Investors;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;each Series of Additional Notes issued under this Agreement shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;1 to the Supplement with such variations, omissions and insertions as are necessary or permitted hereunder;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued under this Agreement shall not exceed CAD$70,000,000;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the minimum aggregate amount of any Series of Additional Notes issued under a Supple<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ment shall be $10,000,000;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the minimum principal amount of any Note issued under a Supplement shall be $1,000,000, except as may be necessary to evidence the outstanding amount of any Note originally issued in a denomination of $1,000,000 or more; and</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no A<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">dditional Notes shall be issued hereunder if at the time of issuance thereof and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof, any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Sale and Purchase of Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 2.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Initial Note<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">s</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, the Initial Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser&rsquo;s name in Schedule&nbsp;A at the purchase price of 99.42% of the principal amount thereof</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, <i>provided that </i>each Purchaser shall purchase Initial Notes with an acquisition cost to such Purchaser of at least CAD$150,000. The obligations of each Purchaser hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder,</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 2.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guaranty</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The payment by the Company of all amounts due with respect to the Notes and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement will be absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed by each Subsidiary required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 9.6, pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 hereof and the separate notation of such Note Guaranty, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2 attached hereto. The Subsidiary Guarantors on the Closing Date are listed on Schedule 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Section 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;"> Closing<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The execution and delivery of this Agreement <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">by the Company and each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &amp; Hampton, on March 5, 2018 (the &ldquo;<i>Execution Date</i>&rdquo;). The sale and purchase of the Initial Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &amp; Hampton at 12:00&nbsp;a.m.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, Chicago time, at a Closing on March 5, 2018 (the &ldquo;<i>Closing</i>&rdquo;). At the Closing the Company will deliver to each Purchaser the Initial Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a single Initial Note (or such greater number of Initial Notes in denominations of at least $1,000,000 as such Purchaser may request) dated the date of the Closing and registered in such Purchaser&rsquo;s name (or in the name of a nominee of such Purchaser), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company in accordance with the funding instructions provided by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12 hereof. If at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Initial Notes to any Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to any Purchaser&rsquo;s satisfaction, such Purchaser shall, at such Purchaser&rsquo;s election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of such failure or such nonfulfillment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Conditions to Closing<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Each Purchaser<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s obligation to purchase and pay for the Initial Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser&rsquo;s satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of the following conditions:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.1&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Representations and Warranties<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Representations and Warranties of the Company</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be correct when made and at the time of the Closing.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Representations and Warranties of the Subsidiary Guarantor</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The representations and warranties of the Subsidiary Guarantors in the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be correct when made and at the time of Closing.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Performance; No<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Default</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing. From the Execution Date until the Closing, before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Initial Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall have entered into any transaction since the Execution Date that would have been prohibited by Section 10 hereof as if such provisions had applied to the Company since such date</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company shall have been in compliance with the provisions of Section 9 hereof since the Execution Date as if such provisions had applied to the Company since such date.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance Certificates<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Officer</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&rsquo;</i><i>s Certificate of the Company</i>. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Secretary</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&rsquo;</i><i>s Certificate of the Company</i>. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of Closing, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Initial Notes and this Agreement and (ii) the Company&rsquo;s organizational documents as then in effect</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Officer</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&rsquo;</i><i>s Certificate of the Subsidiary Guarantor</i>. The Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.l(b), 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Secretary</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&rsquo;</i><i>s Certificate of the Subsidiary Guarantor</i>. The Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of Closing, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notation of Guaranty and (ii) the Subsidiary Guarantor&rsquo;s organizational documents as then in effect</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.4&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Opinions of Counsel</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the date of Closing from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &amp; Hampton, LLP, special U.S. counsel for the Company, covering the matters set forth in Exhibit 4.4(a) and covering such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Company hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.5<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> On the date of the Closing such Purchaser&rsquo;s purchase of Initial Notes shall (a)&nbsp;be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c) not subject such Purchaser to any tax (excluding any franchise tax and any tax based on income), penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof. If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.7<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of Special Counsel Fees</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Without limiting the provisions of Section 15</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.1, the Company shall have paid on or before the date of Closing, the reasonable fees, reasonable charges and reasonable disbursements of the Purchasers&rsquo; special counsel referred to in Section 4.4 to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least one Business Day prior to the date of Closing.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.9<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in Corporate Structure</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation, or except as reflected in Schedule&nbsp;4.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, been a party to any merger or consolidation, or shall have succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements in the Hecla Public Disclosure Record</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.10<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subs<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">idiary Guaranty</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. A notation of Guaranty in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2 (a &ldquo;<i>Notation of Guaranty</i>&rdquo;) shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Subsidiary Guarantors, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding contract and agreement of each Subsidiary Guarantor except as enforceability may be limited by (i)&nbsp;applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or conveyance, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&rsquo; rights generally and (ii)&nbsp;general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and such Purchaser shall have received a true, correct and complete copy thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.12<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Funding Instructions</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. At least one Business Day prior to the date of the Closing, such Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company confirming the wire transfer instructions including (i) the name and address of the Company&rsquo;s bank, (ii) such bank&rsquo;s ABA number and (iii) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Initial Notes is to be deposited.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.13<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceedings and Documents</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 4.14<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Canadian Resale Restrictions.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Each Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the offering of Notes is being made pursuant to exemptions from prospectus requirements of Applicable Canadian Securities Legislation and, as a result, the Notes will be subject to a number of statutory restrictions on resale and trading. Until these restrictions expire, each Purchaser will not be able to sell or trade the Notes unless the Purchaser complies with an exemption from the prospectus requirements under Applicable Canadian Securities Laws. In general, unless permitted under Applicable Canadian Securities Laws, the Purchaser cannot trade the securities in Canada before the date that is four months and a day after the date of the Closing.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Certificates representing the Notes purchased under this Agreement shall have attached to them legends setting out resale restrictions under Applicable Canadian Securities Laws substantially in the following form (and with the necessary information inserted):</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Representations and Warranties of the Company<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser that<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, except as otherwise (i) set forth in the Hecla Public Disclosure Record (to the extent the exception disclosed is reasonably apparent on its face) or (ii) disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as Schedule C and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety (the &ldquo;<i>Company Disclosure Schedule</i>&rdquo;):</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Organization; Power and Authority</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has the corporate power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Initial Notes and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authoriz<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ation, Etc.</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> This Agreement and the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each Note will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or conveyance, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&rsquo; rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disclosure</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Since December 31, 2017, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except changes that</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, individually or in the aggregate</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Company that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.4<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Organization and Ownership of Shares of Restricted Subsidiaries; Affiliates<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sche<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">dule 5.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists (i) of the Company&rsquo;s Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the correct name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, and the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary, and (ii) of the Company&rsquo;s directors and senior officers.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All of the outst<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">anding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Restricted Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule as being owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">-assessable and are owned by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien (except for Permitted Liens).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Restricted Subsidiary identified in Schedule 5.4<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or its equivalent) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified (or its equivalent) as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and is in good standing (or its equivalent) in each jurisdiction in which such qualification (or its equivalent) is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified (or its equivalent) or in good standing (or its equivalent) could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Restricted Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease and to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.5<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements; Material Liabilities</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. All of the Company&rsquo;s financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 are available on EDGAR. The financial statements of the Company contained in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the respective dates for such financial statements and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments). The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed on such financial statements or otherwise disclosed in the Hecla Public Disclosure Record</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.6<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Initial Notes will not (a)&nbsp;contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is bound or by which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (b)&nbsp;conflict with in any Material respect or result in a Material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material order, judgment, decree, or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (c)&nbsp;violate in any Material respect any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.7<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governmental Authorizations, Etc.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with (collectively, &ldquo;<i>Governmental Action</i>&rdquo;), any Governmental Authority is required to be made or obtained by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Initial Notes, other than those that have been obtained and routine Governmental Actions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, any filings to be made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and filing to maintain the good standing of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in appropriate jurisdictions.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.8<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">here are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">either the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is (i) in default under the terms of any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or (ii) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws or regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.9<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all Material tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (a) the amount of which is not individually or in the aggregate Material or (b) the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. The Responsible Officer of the Company knows of no basis for any other tax or assessment that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the consolidated books of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of federal, state or other taxes for all fiscal periods are in accordance with GAAP. The federal income tax liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been finally determined (whether by reason of completed audits or the statute of limitations having run) for all fiscal years up to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.10<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title to Property; Leases</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective properties which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries own or purport to own and that individually or in the aggregate are Material, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section 5.5 or purported to have been acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after said date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by this Agreement. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are Material are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect in all material respects.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">he Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are Material, without known conflict with the rights of others.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the best knowledge of the Senior Financial Officers of the Company, no product <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">or service of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes in any respect with any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person other than those infringements that will not, individually or in the aggregate with other infringements, have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> best knowledge of the Senior Financial Officers of the Company, there is no Material violation by any Person of any right of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name, domain name or other right owned or used by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with ERISA<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each ERISA Affiliate have operated and administered each Plan in compliance with all applicable laws except for such instances of noncompliance as have not resulted in and <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in section 3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any such liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, in either case pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or to section 430(k) of the Code or to any such penalty or excise tax provisions under the Code or federal law or section 4068 of ERISA or by the granting of a security interest in connection with the amendment of a Plan, other than such liabilities or Liens as would not be</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, individually or in the aggregate</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, Material.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The present value of the aggregate benefit liabili<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ties under each of the Plans (other than Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Plan&rsquo;s most recently ended plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan&rsquo;s most recent actuarial valuation report, did not exceed the aggregate current value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities by more than $10</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,000,000 in the case of any single Plan and by more than $5</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">0,000,000 in the aggregate for all Plans. The term &ldquo;benefit liabilities&rdquo; has the meaning specified in section 4001 of ERISA and the terms &ldquo;current value&rdquo; and &ldquo;present value&rdquo; have the meaning specified in section 3 of ERISA.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The expected post-retirement benefit obligation<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (determined as of December 31, 2017 in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60, without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by section 4980B of the Code) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is reflected in the Company&rsquo;s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Initial Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">subject to the prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code. The representation by the Company to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(e) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser&rsquo;s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Initial Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.13<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Private Offering by the Company</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Within the last two years, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Initial Notes or any similar securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Initial Notes or any similar securities from</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any person other than the Purchaser, which has been offered the Initial Notes at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Initial Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.14<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Initial Notes (i) in accordance with Section 9.12 and (ii) to pay the transaction costs associated with the issuance of the Initial Notes. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Initial Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). As used in this Section, the terms &ldquo;margin stock&rdquo; and &ldquo;purpose of buying or carrying&rdquo; shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.15<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Default under Existing <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Indebtedness; Future Liens</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of defau<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">lt is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company nor any Controlled Entity is (i) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of the Treasury (<i>&ldquo;</i><i>OFAC</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) (an <i>&ldquo;</i><i>OFAC Listed Person</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) (ii) an agent, department, or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, (x) any OFAC Listed Person or (y) any Person, entity, organization, foreign country or regime that is subject to any OFAC Sanctions Program, or (iii) otherwise blocked, subject to sanctions under or engaged in any activity in violation of other United States economic sanctions, including but not limited to, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act (<i>&ldquo;</i><i>CISADA</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any other country, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act, any OFAC Sanctions Program, or any economic sanctions regulations administered and enforced by the United States or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the foregoing (collectively, <i>&ldquo;</i><i>U.S. Economic Sanctions</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) (each OFAC Listed Person and each other Person, entity, organization and government of a country described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii), a <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Blocked Person</i><i>&rdquo;</i>). Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a state list of Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any Controlled Ent<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ity (i) has been found in violation of, charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act), the USA PATRIOT Act</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, or any other United States law or regulation governing such activities, or the PCMLTFA (as defined below) (collectively, <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Anti-Money Laundering Laws</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (ii) to the Company&rsquo;s actual knowledge after making due internal inquiry, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (iii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions, or (iv) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Company has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Money Laundering Laws and U.S. Economic Sanctions.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(d)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(1)</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (i) has been charged with, or convicted of bribery or any other anti-corruption related activity under any applicable law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (collectively, <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Anti-Corruption Laws</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), (ii) to the Company&rsquo;s actual knowledge after making due internal inquiry, is under investigation by any U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, (iii) has been assessed civil or criminal penalties under any Anti-Corruption Laws or (iv) has been or is the target of sanctions imposed by the United Nations or the European Union;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the Company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s actual knowledge after making due internal inquiry, neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity has, within the last five years, directly or indirectly offered, promised, given, paid or authorized the offer, promise, giving or payment of anything of value to a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty for the purposes of: (i) influencing any act, decision or failure to act by such Government Official in his or her official capacity or such commercial counterparty, (ii) inducing a Governmental Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the Governmental Official&rsquo;s lawful duty, or (iii) inducing a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality to affect any act or decision of such government or entity; in each case in order to obtain, retain or direct business or to otherwise secure an improper business advantage in violation of any applicable law or regulation; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">o part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for any illegal payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any illegal advantage. The Company has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company<i> </i>and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Corruption Laws.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.17&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Status under Certain Statutes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is an &ldquo;investment company&rdquo; registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the ICC Termination Act of 1995, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as amended.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Environmental Matters<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">either the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has knowledge of any claim or has received any notice of any claim, and no proceeding has been instituted raising any claim against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or other assets, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any liability, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or their use, except, in each case, such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has stored any Hazardous Materials on real<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them and has not disposed of any Hazardous Materials in each case in a manner contrary to any Environmental Laws in each case in any manner that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ll buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.19<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Initial Notes Rank <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Pari Passu</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The payment obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Initial Notes rank pari passu in right of payment with all payment obligations under other senior unsecured Indebtedness of the Company, except for Indebtedness preferred by operation of law</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.20<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insurance</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Each of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured by recognized, financially sound institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses, including, without limitation, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism, flood and earthquakes. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any Restricted Subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.21<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Solvency</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, when taken as a whole, is, and immediately after the Closing will be, Solvent. As used herein, the term &ldquo;Solvent&rdquo; means, with respect to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors when taken as a whole on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair market value of the assets of such persons, when taken as a whole, are greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such persons, (ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such persons, when taken as a whole, are greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such persons on their debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such persons, when taken as a whole, are able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, including contingent obligations, as they mature and (iv) such persons, when taken as a whole, do not have unreasonably small capital.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.22<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disclosure Controls an<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">d Procedures</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company by others within the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably effective to perform the functions for which they were established subject to the limitations of any such control system</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company&rsquo;s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company&rsquo;s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company&rsquo;s internal controls; and since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.23<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with Labor Laws</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is (A) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the best of the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements pending, or to the best of the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the best of the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (C) no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the best of the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, no union organizing activities taking place and (ii) there has been no violation of any federal, state or local law relating to discrimination in hiring, promotion or pay of employees or of any applicable wage or hour laws.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 5.24<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Related Party Transac<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">tions</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, on the one hand, and any director, officer, member, stockholder, customer or supplier of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, on the other hand, which is required by the Securities Act to be disclosed in a registration statement on Form S-1. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or any affiliate of the Company to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any of their respective family members.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Representations of the Purchasers<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 6.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase for Investme<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">nt</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Each Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Initial Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by it or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, <i>provided</i> that the disposition of such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such pension&rsquo;s or trust fund&rsquo;s property shall at all times be within such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such pension&rsquo;s or trust fund&rsquo;s control. Each Purchaser understands that the Initial Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Initial Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 6.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Source of Funds</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a &ldquo;<i>Source</i>&rdquo;) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Initial Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source is an <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&ldquo;insurance company general account&rdquo; (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor&rsquo;s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (<i>&ldquo;</i><i>PTE</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the &ldquo;<i>NA</i><i>IC Annual Statement</i>&rdquo;)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser&rsquo;s state of domicile; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source constitutes assets of an <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&ldquo;investment fund&rdquo; (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the &ldquo;<i>QPAM Exemption</i>&rdquo;)) managed by a &ldquo;qualified professional asset manager&rdquo; or &ldquo;QPAM&rdquo; (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan&rsquo;s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Company that would cause the QPAM and the Company to be &ldquo;related&rdquo; within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (d); or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source constitutes assets of a <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&ldquo;plan(s)&rdquo; (within the meaning of Part</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the &ldquo;<i>INHAM Exemption</i>&rdquo;)) managed by an &ldquo;in-house asset manager&rdquo; or &ldquo;INHAM&rdquo; (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of &ldquo;control&rdquo; in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source is a governmental plan; or</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source is one or more <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Source does not include assets of any employee bene<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">fit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">As used in this Section 6.2, the terms <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&ldquo;employee benefit plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;governmental plan,&rdquo; and &ldquo;separate account&rdquo; shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 6.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Collection of Personal Information</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>Each Purchaser, on its own behalf and on behalf of any other person for whom it is contracting hereunder, expressly consents and agrees to:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company collecting personal information regarding each Purchaser for the pu<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">rpose of completing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company releasing personal information regarding each Purchaser and this subscription, including each Purchaser<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s name, residential address, telephone number, email address and registration and delivery instructions, the principal amount of Notes purchased, the number of securities of the Company held by each Purchaser, and, if applicable, information regarding the beneficial ownership or the principals of each Purchaser, to securities regulatory authorities in compliance with Applicable Canadian Securities Laws, and to other authorities as required by law; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the filing by the Company of reports of exempt distribution on Form 45-106F1 with the applicable securities regulatory authorit<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ies in Canada containing such information regarding each Purchaser as is prescribed by such form (including, but not limited to, its name, address, telephone number, the principal amount of Initial Notes subscribed for purchase, the date of distribution and exemption relied upon and its status as an insider or registrant, if applicable), certain of which information it understands will be made available to the public by applicable securities regulatory authorities, including on their websites.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The purpose of the collection of the information is to ensure the Company is able to issue Notes to each Purchaser in compliance with applicable corporate, securities and other laws and to obtain the information required to be provided in documents required to be filed with securities regulatory authorities under Applicable Canadian Securities Laws as required, which may include their public disclosure of such information. Each Purchaser, on its own behalf and on behalf of any other person for whom it is contracting hereunder, further expressly consents and agrees to the collection, use and disclosure of all such personal information to and by securities regulatory authorities, and other authorities, in accordance with their requirements, including but not limited to the publishing or making available to the public of such information and the provision of such information to third party service providers for their collection, use and disclosure from time to time.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The contact information for the officer of the Company who can answer questions about the collection of information by the Company is as follows:</p>

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			<td style="width: 922px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">David Sienko, Vice President &ndash; General Counsel</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">6500 N. Mineral Drive, Suite 200, Coeur D&rsquo;Alene Idaho, 83815-9408</p>
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			<td style="width: 922px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(208) 769-4100</td>
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			<td style="width: 922px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">DSienko@hecla-mining.com</td>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Section 6.4<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds of Crime</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>Each Purchaser, on its own behalf and on behalf of any other person for whom it is contracting hereunder, expressly acknowledges and agrees that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company may <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">be required to provide applicable Canadian securities regulators, or otherwise under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) (the &ldquo;<i>PCMLTFA</i>&rdquo;), a list setting forth the identities of the purchasers of the Notes and any personal information provided by each Purchaser, and each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that to the best of each Purchaser&rsquo;s knowledge, none of the funds representing the subscription proceeds to be provided by each Purchaser (i) have been or will be derived from or related to any activity that is deemed criminal under the law of Canada, the United States of America, or any other jurisdiction, or (ii) are being tendered on behalf of a person or entity who has not been identified to each Purchaser; each Purchaser hereby further covenants that it shall promptly notify the Company if each Purchaser discovers that any of such representations in this Section 6.4 cease to be true, and shall provide the Company with appropriate information in connection herewith; </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the funds being used to purchase each Purchaser<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Notes which will be advanced by each Purchaser to the Company hereunder will not represent proceeds of crime for the purposes of the PCMLTFA and each Purchaser and its disclosed principal, if any, acknowledges that the Company may in the future be required by law to disclose each Purchaser&rsquo;s or disclosed principal&rsquo;s name and other information relating to this Agreement and each Purchaser&rsquo;s subscription hereunder, on a confidential basis, pursuant to the PCMLTFA. To the best of its knowledge (i)&nbsp;none of the subscription funds to be provided by each Purchaser or other person for whom it is contracting hereunder (A) have been or will be derived from or related to any activity that is deemed criminal under the law of Canada or any other jurisdiction, or (B) are being tendered on behalf of a person or entity who has not been identified to each Purchaser; and (ii) each Purchaser shall promptly notify the Company if each Purchaser or disclosed principal discovers that any of such representations in this Section 6.4 cease to be true, and to provide the Company with appropriate information in connection therewith; and </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it shall complete, sign and return such additional documentation as may be required from tim<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">e to time under Applicable Canadian Securities Laws or any other applicable laws in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 6.5<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acknowledgement</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>Furthermore, each Purchaser and any other person for whom it is contracting hereunder is hereby notified and acknowledges that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ach Purchaser may be subject to the collection, use, and disclosure of certain personal information by applicable securities authorities, including the publishing or otherwise making available to the public personal information including, their name, number and type of securities purchased, the total principal amount of Notes subscribed for, and their insider or registrant status, if applicable, and their address, contact person name and telephone number and the exemption that each Purchaser is relying on in purchasing the Notes;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company may deliver to the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities certain personal information pertaining to each Purc<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">haser, including such Purchaser&rsquo;s full name, residential address, telephone number and email address, the principal amount of Notes purchased by each Purchaser, the prospectus exemption relied on by the Company and the date of distribution of the Notes;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such information is being collected indirectly by the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the authority granted to it in securities legislation.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Information as to Company<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 7.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reports</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the holders of Notes (or file with the SEC for public availability), within the time periods specified in the SEC&rsquo;s rules and regulations (and, during any period in which the Company is not required to file reports with the SEC, within the time periods specified in the SEC&rsquo;s rules and regulations for a &ldquo;non-accelerated filer&rdquo;):</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">file such reports, including a &ldquo;Management&rsquo;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&rdquo; and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Company&rsquo;s certified independent accountants; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all current re<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports, <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">provided that if the Company is not required to file such reports with the SEC, (i) such quarterly and annual reports need only include information to the extent similar information is included in the Offering Memorandum and (ii) such current reports need only be prepared or delivered if the Company determines in good faith that the information to be reported is material to the holders of Notes or the business, operations, assets, liabilities or financial position of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. If the Company is not required to file such reports with the SEC, it will post such reports on its website (http://www.hecla-mining.com). Whether the Company files such reports with the SEC or posts its reports on its website, the public posting of such reports shall satisfy any requirement hereunder to deliver such reports to holders of Notes. The terms of this Agreement shall not impose any duty on the Company under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related SEC rules that would not otherwise be applicable to it.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by paragraph (a) of this Section 7.1 will include a reasonably detailed p<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">resentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in &ldquo;Management&rsquo;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,&rdquo; of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, if at any time they are not required to file with the SEC the reports<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 7.1, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will furnish to the holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With reasonable promptness, the Company shall provide to the holders of the Notes such other data and information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Compan<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">y or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or relating to the ability of the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors to perform their respective obligations hereunder, under the Notes and under the Subsidiary Guaranty, as the case may be, as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of a Note.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 7.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Officer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Certificate</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall deliver to the holders of the Notes, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning w<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ith the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Agreement and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company will deliver to the holder of the Notes, within five calendar days (or if such fifth calendar day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) after any Officer becoming<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers&rsquo; Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Payment of the Notes<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 8.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Required Payments<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Initial Notes.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> On May 1, 2021 the Company will pay all outstanding principal amount of the Initial Notes at par and without payment of the Make-Whole Amount or any premium. Upon any partial prepayment of any Initial Notes pursuant to Section 8.2</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, Section 8.7, Section 8.8 or Section 8.9, the principal amount of each required payment of the Initial Notes becoming due under this Section 8.1 on and after the date of such prepayment shall be reduced in the same proportion as the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes is reduced as a result of such prepayment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Notes.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Each Series of Additional Notes shall be subject to required prepayments as specified in the Supplement pursuant to which such Series of Additional Notes was issued. Upon partial prepayment of any Additional Notes of a Series pursuant to Section 8.2, Section 8.7, Section 8.8, Section 8.9 or the applicable Supplement, the principal amount of each required prepayment of the Additional Notes of such Series shall be reduced in as set forth in the Supplement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment on Maturity</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. As provided therein, the entire remaining unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 8.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time the entire unpaid principal amount of any Series of Notes then outstanding, or from time to time any part of the unpaid principal amount of any Series of Notes then outstanding (unless a Default or Event of Default shall exist in which case such prepayment shall be pro rata among all Notes of all Series then outstanding) in an amount not less than 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such Series to be prepaid in the case of a partial prepayment (or such lesser amount as (1) shall be required to effect a partial prepayment resulting from an offer of prepayment pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.4, or (2) to prepay all of the Notes of such Series then outstanding), at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, together with interest accrued on such principal being prepaid to the date of such prepayment plus, if such prepayment is made prior to December 1, 2020, the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount of each Note then outstanding of the applicable Series to be prepaid. The Company will give each holder of Notes of the applicable Series written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the applicable Series to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 8.3), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer as to the estimated Make-Whole Amount due in connection with such prepayment (calculated as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes of the Series to be prepaid which provides for the payment of a Make-Whole Amount a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of each such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 8.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allocation of Partial Prepayments</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. In the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.2, the principal amount of the Notes of the Series to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes of such Series at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof. All regularly scheduled partial prepayments made with respect to any Series of Additional Notes pursuant to any Supplement shall be allocated as provided therein.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 8.4&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maturity; Surrender, Etc.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section 8, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment (which shall be a Business Day), together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the applicable Make-Whole Amount, if any. From and after such date, unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 8.5<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase of Notes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will not and will not permit any Affiliate to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes of any Series except upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes of any Series in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including any Supplement hereto) and the Notes of the applicable Series. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 8.6<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make-Whole Amount</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>The term<i> </i><i>&ldquo;</i><i>Make-Whole Amount</i>&rdquo; means with respect to any Note an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note, minus the amount of such Called Principal, <i>provided</i> that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Called Principal</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Discounted Value</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Note is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Reinvestment Yield</i><i>&rdquo;</i><i> </i>means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 1.00% over the yield to maturity reported by the Bank of Canada as of 10:00 a.m. ([New York City] time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date (<i>&ldquo;</i><i>Reported</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) with respect to such Called Principal, for Canadian government marketable bonds having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such Canadian government marketable bonds Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting Canadian government marketable bond quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the yields Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded Canadian government marketable bonds with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Remaining Average Life</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Remaining Scheduled Payments</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, <i>provided</i> that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the terms of the Notes, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 12.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 8.7<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change in Control<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the occurren<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ce of a Change of Control, the Company will make an offer (a <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Change of Control Offer</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) to each holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that holder&rsquo;s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to but excluding the date of purchase, subject to the rights of holders of Notes so called for repurchase on or after a record date for the payment of interest to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Change of Control Payment</i><i>&rdquo;</i>). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the purchase pr<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ice and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;<i>Change of Control Payment Date</i>&rdquo;);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that, unless the Company de<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">faults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuan<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">t to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled &ldquo;Option of Holder to Elect Purchase&rdquo; attached to the Notes completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(vi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(vii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. In connection with the tender of any Notes with respect to a Change of Control, the tendering holder of Notes shall provide good title to the Notes, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and shall represent and warrant that such holder of Notes is presenting good title, free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances, and such other representations and warranties as are customary.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulatio<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ns thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section&nbsp;8.7, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section&nbsp;8.7 by virtue of such compliance.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">The <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company will promptly mail or wire transfer (but in any case not later than five days after the Change of Control Payment Date) to each holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Company will promptly authenticate and mail to each tendering holder a new Note equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion (if any) of the Note surrendered by such holder.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;8.7, the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1)&nbsp;a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section&nbsp;8.7 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2)&nbsp;notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2 hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon the consumm<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">of any Series validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes of such Series in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any other Person making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company as pursuant to Section 8.7(c), purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such holders, the Company will have the right, upon not less than 15 nor more than 30 days&rsquo; prior notice, given not more than 15 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer pursuant to Section 8.7, to redeem all Notes of such Series that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to the applicable Change of Control Payment plus, to the extent not included in the Change of Control Payment, accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice of </i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Noteholder Sanctions Violation</i></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> If any holder of a Note (in this case only, &ldquo;holder&rdquo; in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) (each, an <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Affected Noteholder</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) is subject to a Noteholder Sanctions Violation as a consequence of the activities of the Company or its Controlled Entities (including, without limitation, the use of proceeds of the Notes) then either the Company shall, within 15 Business Days after any Responsible Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of such Noteholder Sanctions Violation, give written notice of such Noteholder Sanctions Violation to each holder of Notes or an Affected Noteholder may give notice to the Company of such Noteholder Sanctions Violation (in which case the Company shall promptly, and in any event within 5 Business Days, give written notice of its receipt of such notice (and the details thereof) to all other holders of Notes), which notice (the <i>&ldquo;Noteholder Sanctions Notice&rdquo;</i>) shall describe the facts and circumstances of such Noteholder Sanctions Violation, contain and constitute an offer to prepay Notes of each Series held by each Affected Noteholder as described in subparagraph (b) of this Section&nbsp;8.8 and shall specify: (i) the Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.8; (iii) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date; and (v) that the conditions of this Section 8.8 have been fulfilled.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Offer to Prepay Notes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraphs (a) of this Section 8.8 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.8, all, but not less than all of the Notes held by each Affected Noteholder on a date specified in such offer (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Proposed </i><i>Sanctions </i><i>Prepayment </i><i>Date</i><i>&rdquo;</i>). Such date shall be not less than 20 days and not more than 30 days after the date of such offer (if the Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date shall be the 20th day after the date of such offer).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acceptance</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>/Rejection</i>. An Affected Noteholder may accept or reject the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.8 by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to the Company at least 5 Business Days prior to the Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date. A failure by an Affected Noteholder to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.8 shall be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such offer by such holder.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepayment</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.8 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment, but without payment of any Make-Whole Amount with respect thereto. The prepayment shall be made on the Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date except as provided in subparagraph&nbsp;(e) of this Section 8.8</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(e)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cure of Noteholder Sanctions Violation</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8.8, if the Company has taken such action(s) in relation to its activities so that such Affected Noteholder(s) shall no longer be subject to Noteholder Sanctions Violation prior either to the date the Company makes the offer under Section 8.8(b) or the applicable Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date, then the Company shall not be obliged to prepay such Affected Notes in relation to such Noteholder Sanctions Violation which is no longer continuing and such offer to prepay shall be deemed to be rescinded; <i>provided</i>, that the Company shall have reimbursed such Affected Noteholder(s) for any costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees and expenses) incurred in connection with or as a result of such Noteholder Sanctions Violation</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(f)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governmental Approval. </i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (c) and (d) of this Section 8.8, if any Affected Noteholder that has given written notice to the Company of its acceptance of the Company&rsquo;s prepayment offer in accordance with clause (c) also gives notice to the Company prior to the applicable Proposed Sanctions Prepayment Date that it has determined (in its sole discretion) that it requires clearance from any Governmental Authority in order to receive a prepayment pursuant to this Section 8.8, the principal amount of the Affected Noteholder&rsquo;s Notes, together with interest accrued thereon to the date of prepayment, shall become due and payable on the later of (i) such Sanctions Prepayment Date and (ii) the date that is 10 Business Days after such Affected Noteholder gives notice to the Company that it is entitled to receive a prepayment pursuant to this Section 8.8, and in any event, any such delay in accordance with the foregoing clause (ii) shall not be deemed to give rise to any Default or Event of Default.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that, pursuant to Section 10.4 hereof, the Company is required to commence an offer to all holders to purchase Notes (an <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><i>Asset Sale Offer</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), it will follow the procedures specified below.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Ag<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">reement with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets. The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Offer Period</i><i>&rdquo;</i>). No later than three Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Purchase Date</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Offer Amount</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), to the purchase of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered, if applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and other Indebtedness tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related interest pa<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">yment date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest will be payable to holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company will send, by first class mail, a notice to each of the holders of the Notes. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such holders to tender Notes pursu<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ant to the Asset Sale Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 8.9 and Section 10.4 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer will remain <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">open;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(D)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the A<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">sset Sale Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(E)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in denominations of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess t<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(F)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer, will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled &ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Option of Holder to Elect Purchase&rdquo; attached to the Notes completed to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(G)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name o<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">f the holder, the principal amount of the Note the holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(H)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness su<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">rrendered by holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company or its designee will select the Notes and the applicable agent will select such other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness tendered or required to be prepaid or redeemed (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased); and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(I)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">On or before the Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered. The Company will promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note and mail or deliver such new Note to such holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on the Purchase Date.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Affirmative Covenants<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">From the Closing and thereafter, so long as any of the Notes<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> are outstanding, the Company covenants that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Compliance with Law<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">s</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Without limiting Section 10.8, the Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is subject, including, without limitation, ERISA, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act and the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of their respective properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in each case except for non</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">-compliance with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or failures to obtain or maintain in effect such licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insurance</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers (which may include captive insurance companies), insurance with respect to their respective properties and businesses against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto) as is customary in the case of entities of established reputations engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stay, Extension and Usury Laws</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement; and the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the holders of the Notes, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.4<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment of Taxes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the holders of the Notes</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">..</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.5<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Existence</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Subject to Section 10.5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall no<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">t be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the holders of the Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.6<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Subsidiary Guarantors</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and that becomes a borrower or guarantor under the Senior Credit Facility or that Guarantees, on the date of this Agreement or any time thereafter, any other Indebtedness of the Company, which other Indebtedness exceeds $10.0 million in aggregate principal amount, to become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing a Notation of Guaranty or a joinder to an this Agreement and delivering an Opinion of Counsel within 20 Business Days thereafter to the effect that such Notation of Guaranty or joinder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by that Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of that Restricted Subsidiary, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to customary exceptions)</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.7<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Designation of Subsidiaries</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as Unrestricted will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available either for Restricted Payments under Section 10.1 hereof or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors of the Company may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">holders of the Notes by filing with the holders a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 10.1 hereof or was a Permitted Investment under one or more of the clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 10.2 hereof, the Company will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 10.2 hereof, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.8<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes to Rank Pa<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ri Passu</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Notes and all other obligations under this Agreement of the Company are and at all times shall remain direct obligations of the Company ranking at least pari passu in all respects as against the assets of the Company with all other Notes from time to time issued and outstanding hereunder without any preference among themselves and at least pari passu in all respects in right of payment with all other present and future senior unsecured Indebtedness of the Company which is not expressed to be subordinate or junior in rank to any other unsecured Indebtedness of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.9<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Books and Records</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain proper books of record and account in conformity with GAAP and all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having legal or regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 9.10<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of Proceeds</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>By no later than the Maturity Date, the Company will have used the net proceeds from the sale of the Initial Notes for general corporate purposes related to the Casa Berardi Mine, including capital expenditures and development and expansion costs at such mine.<i> </i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">From the Closing and thereafter, so long as any of the Notes<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> are outstanding, the Company covenants that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 10.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Restricted Payments</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. (a) </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries&rsquo; Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company&rsquo;s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries&rsquo; Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, i<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">n connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect Person owning more than 50% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Company;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;make any payment on or with respect to, or pu<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">rchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to the Notation of Guaranty (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (i) through (iv) above be<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ing collectively referred to as <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Restricted Payments</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 10.2(a) hereof; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">and its Restricted Subsidiaries since April 12, 2013 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (13) of paragraph (b) of this Section 10.1), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after April 12, 2013 to the end of the Company&rsquo;s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company,<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> of property and marketable securities received by the Company since April 12, 2013 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Qualifying Equity Interests of the Company </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(other than in connection with the Aurizon Transaction) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Company or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualifying Equity Interests of the Company (other than Qualifying Equity Interests and convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Company); plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(D)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such a<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">fter the date of this Agreement is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Company&rsquo;s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Agreement; plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(E)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;100% of any dividends received in cash and the Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith by the B<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">oard of Directors of the Company, of property and marketable securities received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Subsidiary Guarantor after April 12, 2013 from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of Section 10.1(a) hereof will not prohibit:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 d<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ays after the date of declaration of the dividend or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the making of a<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ny Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Qualifying Equity Interests for purposes of Section 10.1(a)(3)(B);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the repurc<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">hase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Subsidiary Guaranty with the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan, shareholders&rsquo; agreement or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or arrangement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $15.0 million in any twelve-month period (with unused amounts in any twelve-month period being carried over to succeeding twenty-four month period); provided further, that such amount in any twelve-month period may be increased by an amount not to exceed:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualifying Equity <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Interests of the Company and, to the extent contributed to the Company as common equity capital, the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualifying Equity Interests of any of the Company&rsquo;s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurred after April 12, 2013 to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualifying Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (3) of Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(b)(2); plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">April 12, 2013; and in addition, cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company from any current or former officer, director or employee (or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof), in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Company from such Persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 10.1 or any other provisions of this Agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the repurchase, acquisition or retiremen<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">t for value of Equity Interests (a) deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, rights to acquire Equity Interests or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options or warrants, or (b) in connection with the withholding of a portion of the Equity Interests granted or awarded to an employee to pay for the taxes payable by such employee upon such grant or award;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so long as no Default or Event of Default has oc<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">curred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the date of this Agreement in accordance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in Section 10.2(a) hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants or (ii) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any Person (including in a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or similar transaction) and payments of cash to dissenting shareholders in connection with a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, transfer of assets;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">to the Notes or to any Subsidiary Guaranty (a) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in the event of a Change of Control pursuant to provisions similar to Section 8.7 hereof or (b) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount of such Indebtedness pursuant to provisions similar to Section 10.4 hereof; provided that all Notes tendered by holders of the Notes in connection with the related Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the making by the Company of regular quarterly and/or annual dividend payments in respect of (a) its outstanding common stock of no more than $35.0 million in any fiscal year (with unused amoun<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ts in any fiscal year carried over to succeeding fiscal years), and (b) its outstanding Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.25 per share, which are payable pursuant to the terms of such preferred stock;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so long as no Default or Ev<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ent of Default has occurred and is continuing, the purchase of Equity Interests of the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million since April 12, 2013;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(12)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restrict<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ed Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million since April 12, 2013</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be tr<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ansferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 10.1 will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, if a Restricted Payment meets the criteria or more than one of the exceptions described in clauses (1) through (13) above or is entitled to be made according to the Se<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ction 10.1(a), the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify the Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 10.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Res<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">tricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, &ldquo;<i>incur</i>&rdquo;) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; <i>provided</i></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,<i> however</i>, that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and the Subsidiary Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company&rsquo;s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or such preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of Section<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;10.2(a) hereof will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, &ldquo;<i>Permitted Debt</i>&rdquo;):</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company an<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">d any Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness and letters of credit under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (1)&nbsp;(with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum amount drawable thereunder) not to exceed, as of any date of incurrence, $250.0 million.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company and the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the related Subsidiary Guaranties to be issued on the date of this Agreement or thereafter as provided in this Agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capi<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">tal Lease Obligations (other than Deemed Capitalized Leases), mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to exceed, as of any date of incurrence, the greater of (x)&nbsp;$80.0 million and (y)&nbsp;3.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of such date of incurrence;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incur<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">rence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Agreement to be incurred under Section&nbsp;10.2(a) hereof or clauses (2), (3), (4), (5)&nbsp;or (21)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;10.2(b);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness betw<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">een or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; <i>provided</i></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,<i> however</i>, that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the Company or any <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or Subsidiary Guaranty, in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) any subsequent issuance or tr<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ansfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (2)&nbsp;any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the issuance by any of th<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">e Company&rsquo;s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; <i>provided</i></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,<i> however</i></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,<i> </i>that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (7);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness consisting of Hedging Obligations or Treasury Manage<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ment Arrangements in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the guarantee by the Company or any of the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section&nbsp;10.2; <i>provided </i>that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or <i>pari passu</i> with the Notes, then the Guaranty of such Indebtedness must be subordinated or <i>pari passu</i>, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of workers<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo; compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, self-insurance obligations, bankers&rsquo; acceptances, performance, bid, surety, appeal, remediation and similar bonds and completion Guarantees (not for borrowed money) provided in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company or any of it<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">s Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five Business Days;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(12)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness of any Person incurred and outstanding on or prior to the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or was acquired by, or merged into or arranged or consolidated with, the Company or any of its Restricted<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness incurred in contemplation of, or in connection with, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of or was otherwise acquired by the Company); <i>provided</i>, <i>however</i>, that on the date that such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired by the Company, either: (a)&nbsp;the Company would have been able to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.2(a) hereof after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (12); or (b)&nbsp;the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been greater than such ratio immediately prior to such acquisition, merger, arrangement or consolidation, in each case after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (12);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(13)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness consisting of unpaid insurance premiums owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability or other insurance to<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any fiscal year, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person; <i>provided</i> that such Indebtedness is incurred only to defer the cost of such unpaid insurance premiums for such fiscal year and is outstanding only during such fiscal year;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(14)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness of the Company, to the extent the net proceeds thereof are substantially concurrently (a)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;used to purchase Notes tendered in connection with a Change of Control Offer or (b)&nbsp;deposited to defease the Notes pursuant to Section 22 hereof or pursuant to Section 23 hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(15)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-outs or similar obligations, in eac<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">h case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Capital Stock of a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(16)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(17)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness owed to a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> or instrumentality of the United States of America or Canada in connection with the settlement or other resolution of any claim or dispute which may arise from time to time with any such agency;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(18)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness related to surety bonds or cash collateral post<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in order to secure reclamation obligations;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(19)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements i<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ncurred in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(20)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(21)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Sub<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">sidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (21), not to exceed, as of any date of incurrence, the greater of (x)&nbsp;$100.0 million and (y)&nbsp;4.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of such date of incurrence.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Company will not incur, and will not permit an<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">y Subsidiary Guarantor to incur, any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor unless such Indebtedness will be contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Subsidiary Guaranty to at least the same extent as such other Indebtedness; <i>provided</i></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,<i> however</i>, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">For purposes of determining compliance with this Section<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;10.2, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (21)&nbsp;above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.2(a) hereof, the Company will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section&nbsp;10.2, Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the date on which the Notes are first issued under this Agreement will initially be deemed to have been incurred in reliance on the exception provided by clause (1)&nbsp;of the definition of Permitted Debt. The accrual of interest or preferred stock dividends, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on preferred stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section&nbsp;10.2; <i>provided</i>, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued. For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section&nbsp;10.2, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section&nbsp;10.2 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date wi<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ll be:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to contingent obligations, the maximum liability upon the occurrences of the contingency giving rise to the obligations;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with r<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">espect to Hedging Obligations, the net amount payable, if any, by such Persons of such Hedging Obligations terminated at that time due to default by such Persons;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in respe<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ct of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 10.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitation on Liens</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness, Attributable Debt or trade payables on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens, unless contemporaneously therewith:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that ranks pari passu with the Notes or a guarantee of the Notes, effective provision is made to secure the Notes or such Subsidiary <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty, as the case may be, at least equally and ratably with or prior to such obligation with a Lien on the same assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness subordinated in r<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ight of payment to the Notes or a Subsidiary Guaranty, effective provision is made to secure the Notes or such Subsidiary Guaranty, as the case may be, with a Lien on the same assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that is prior to the Lien securing such subordinated Indebtedness.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (measured as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;solely with respect to any Asset Sales of any of the Principal Mine Assets, at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provis<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ion, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any liabilities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty) that are assu<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">med by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation or indemnity agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from or indemnifies the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary against such liability;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any securities, n<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">otes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 120 days after such Asset Sale, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> to this clause (C) that has at that time not been converted in cash or a Cash Equivalent, not to exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 3.25% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(D)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clauses (3) or (5) of the next <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">paragraph of this Section 10.4.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Proceeds at its options:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to repay Indebtedness that is se<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">cured by a Lien;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to repay Obligations under other Indebtedness (other than Disqualified Stock or subordinated Indebtedness), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; provided that the Company shall equally and ratably red<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">uce the Obligations under the Notes through open market purchases (to the extent such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all holders to purchase their Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the amount of the Notes that would otherwise be prepaid;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any combination of the foregoing.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">provided that, in the case of clauses (1), (3), (4) and (5) above, a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of the date thereof; provided that if any commitment is later canceled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds from the later of (i) the date of such cancelation or termination or (ii) the 365th day after the receipt of such Net Proceeds from the applicable Asset Sale.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest t<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">he Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 10.4(b) hereof will constitute &ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Excess Proceeds.&rdquo; When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $50.0 million, within five Business Days thereof, the Company will make an Asset Sale Offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that (i) is pari passu with the Notes, and (ii) contemporaneously require the purchase, prepayment or redemption of such Indebtedness with the proceeds of sales of assets in accordance with Section 8.9 hereof to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith) that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds. The Excess Proceeds shall be allocated between the Notes and the other pari passu Indebtedness referred to above on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness then outstanding. The offer price with respect to the Notes in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Special Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer and the contemporaneous offer with respect to any other pari passu Indebtedness contemplated above, the Company may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered in such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds allocable to the Notes, the Company or its designee will select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased). The remainder of the Excess Proceeds allocable to the other pari passu Indebtedness will be repurchased in a similar manner. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities la<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of Section 8.9 hereof or this Section 10.4, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under Section 8.9 hereof or this Section 10.4 by virtue of such compliance.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;either:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company is the surviving <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">corporation; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of t<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">he United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, Canada, or any province of Canada; and, if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation organized or existing under any such laws;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Person form<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Agreement pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolida<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">tion or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (i) be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 10.2(a) hereof or (ii) have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio greater than the actual Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company for such four-quarter period; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company has delivered to the holders of the Notes an Officer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that any such event complies with the foregoing.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">In addition, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of it and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any o<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ther Person.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This Section 10.5(a) will not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and any one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among any one or more of the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company&rsquo;s Restricted Subsidiaries. Clauses (3) and (4) of this Section10.5(a) will not apply to (i) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into one of its Restricted Subsidiaries for any purpose or (ii) with or into an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction or creating a holding company for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of al<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">l or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 10.5(a) hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Agreement referring to the &ldquo;Company&rdquo; shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Agreement and the Notes with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest, if any, on, the Notes except in the case of a sale of all of the Company&rsquo;s assets in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 10.5(a) hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, ma<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ke any payment to or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Affiliate Transaction</i><i>&rdquo;</i>) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10.0 million, unless:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company delivers to the holders of the Notes:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with re<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">spect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $15.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 10.6 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of relate<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">d Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $50.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing designated by the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following items will be deemed not to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 10.6(a) hereof:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any employment agreement, empl<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">oyee benefit plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto and the issuance of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) to directors and employees pursuant to stock option or stock ownership plans;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestr<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">icted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;payment or advancement of reasonable and customary fees and <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) of officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exc<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">eed $10.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates of the Company and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Restricted Payments that do not violate Section 10.1 hereof and Permitted Investments;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any agreement as in effect as of the date of this Agreement, as these agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, so long<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> as any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension or renewal is not more disadvantageous to the Holders of Notes in any material respect than the terms of the agreements in effect on the Issue Date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any agreement between any Person and an Affilia<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">te of such Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by, merged into or amalgamated, arranged or consolidated with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation and any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not more disadvantageous to the holders of Notes in any material respect than the applicable agreement as in effect on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;transactions between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person that is an Affiliate solely because one or more of its directors is also a director of the Company or any<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any transaction or series of related transactions f<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">or which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary of such transaction or series of related transactions from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national recognized standing;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(12)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any contribution to the common equity capital of the Company;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(13)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the pledge of Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(14)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the entering into of any tax sharing, allocation or si<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">milar agreement and any payments by the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company) or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any tax sharing, allocation or similar agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(15)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any transaction or series of related transactions between <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">or among the Company and any of its subsidiaries implemented in connection with any corporate restructuring;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(16)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;payments to or from, and transactions with, any joint venture in the ordinary course of business; provided that such arrangements are on terms no l<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ess favorable to the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, than to the relevant joint venture partner and its Affiliates, on the other hand, taking into account all related agreements and transactions entered in by the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the relevant joint venture partner and its Affiliates, on the other hand (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company); and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(17)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidi<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">aries of its obligations under the terms of any stockholders agreement, partnership agreement or limited liability company members agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the date of this Agreement and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter, in each case subject to compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the existence, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the date of this Agreement shall only be permitted by this clause (17) to the extent that the terms (taken as a whole) of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise materially disadvantageous to the holders of the notes, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 10.7<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Line of Busi<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ness</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 10.8<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Terrorism Sanctions Regulations</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will not</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, and will not permit any Controlled Entity to, (a)&nbsp;become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person or any Person that is the target of sanctions imposed by the United Nations or by the European Union, or (b) directly or indirectly, have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, without limitation</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i) would cause any Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder to be in violation of any law or regulation applicable to such Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder, or (ii) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions, or (c)&nbsp;to engage, nor shall any Affiliate of either engage, in any activity that could subject such Person or any Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder to sanctions under CISADA or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any other country that is subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions (any such violation or sanction described in clause (b)(i) or clause (c) with respect to a Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder, a <i>&ldquo;Noteholder Sanctions Violation&rdquo;</i>). In the event of a Noteholder Sanctions Violation, the relevant holder of Notes shall have those rights and remedies set forth in Section 8.8 in addition to any other rights or remedies that may be available to such holder under this Agreement; <i>provided, however</i>, that if the Company complies with Section 8.8, a Noteholder Sanctions Violation shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 10.9<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company wil<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">l not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pay dividends or make any othe<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">r distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (it being understood that the priority of any preferred stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances); or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (it being understood that such<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> transfers shall not include any type of transfer described in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 10.9(a)).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The restrictions in Section 10.9(a) hereof will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;agreements governing Exis<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ting Indebtedness and Credit Facilities as in effect on the date of this Agreement (including the Senior Credit Facility) and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings, in the good faith judgment of the Company, (x) are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of this Agreement and (y) will not materially affect the Company&rsquo;s ability to make anticipated principal and interest payments on the Notes when due;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;this Agreement, the No<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">tes and the Subsidiary Guaranties;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;agreements governing other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.2 hereof and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreemen<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ts; provided that in the good faith judgment of the Company, such encumbrances and restrictions will not materially affect the Company&rsquo;s ability to make anticipated principal and interest payments on the Notes when due;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;applicable law, rule, regulation or <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">order;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in co<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">nnection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;non-assignment provisions in leases, subleases, licenses and other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, including, without li<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">mitation, any encumbrance or restriction (a) that restricts the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of such lease, license or other contract; and (b) pursuant to provisions restricting the dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of busi<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ness and Attributable Debt or Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in clause (3) of Section 10.9(a) hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or a portion of the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Capital Stock or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens per<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">mitted to be incurred under the provisions of Section 10.3 hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens, including any Permitted Lien;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements (including agreements entered into in connection with a Restricted Investment), which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(12)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 10.10<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in Covenants When Notes Rated Investment Grade<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If on any date f<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ollowing the date of this Agreement:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Notes are rated Baa3 or better by Moody<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s and BBB- or better by S&amp;P (or, if either such entity ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any other &ldquo;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&rdquo; as such term is defined in Section (3)(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company as a replacement agency); and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be cont<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">inuing, then, beginning on that day and subject to the provisions of Section 10.10(c), the covenants contained in Sections 9.6, 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, 10.5(a)(4), 10.6, 10.9, and Sections 10.11(1) and (2) of this Agreement will be suspended.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During any period t<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">hat the foregoing covenants have been suspended, the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors may not designate any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 9.7 hereof or the definition of &ldquo;Unrestricted Subsidiary.&rdquo;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the fore<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">going, if the rating assigned by either such rating agency should subsequently decline to below Baa3 or BBB-, respectively, the covenants specified in Section 10.10(a) will be reinstituted as of and from the date of such rating decline. Calculations under the reinstated Section 10.1 hereof will be made as if Section 10.1 hereof had been in effect since the date of this Agreement except that no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred solely by reason of a Restricted Payment made while that covenant was suspended or for any other failure to comply with any suspended covenants during a period when the covenants were suspended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the continued existence after any reinstitution of the foregoing covenants of obligations arising from transactions that occurred during the period such covenants were suspended shall not constitute a breach of any covenant set forth in this Agreement or cause an Event of Default hereunder.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 10.11<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction; provided that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company or tha<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">t Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, could have (a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback transaction under the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test in Section 10.2(a) hereof and (b) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 10.3 hereof; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback transaction is permitted by, and the Company applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with, Section 10.4 hereof.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">An <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&ldquo;Event of Default&rdquo; shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or by any officer of the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in this Agreement or in any writing furnished in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any default for 30 cons<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ecutive days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes; or</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any failure by the Company or any of its Restricted <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiaries to comply with Section 10.5(a) hereof; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 30 days after notice to the Company by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding votin<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">g as a single class to comply with the provisions of Sections 8.7, 10.1, 10.2 or 10.4 hereof; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after notice to the Company by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any of the other agreements in this Agreement; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evide<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">nced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Agreement, if that default:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is caused by a failure to pay principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on, such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (a <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Payment Default</i><i>&rdquo;</i>); or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to pay final non-appealable judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $50.0 million (net of any amounts covered by insurance policies issued by a reputable and creditworthy insurance company that is not contesting liability for such amounts) , which final non-appealable judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed, for a period of 60 days after such judgment becomes final, and in the event such judgment is covered in full by insurance, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree which is not promptly stayed; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;except as pe<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">rmitted by this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty of a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiary Guarantors that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is held in any final, non-appealable judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiary Guarantors that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any such Subsidiary Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken togethe<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">r, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is for relief against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> involuntary case;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;orders the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> liquidation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">and the final non-appealable order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 consecutive days.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Remedies on Default, Etc<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 12.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acceleration</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (9) or (10) of Section 11 hereof, with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall becom<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">e due and payable immediately.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (i) all accrued and unpaid <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (ii) the Make-Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount or by the Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 12.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Remedies</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. If any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any Note or Subsidiary Guaranty, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise; <i>provided</i> that no holder of a Note shall have the right to accelerate its Notes except in accordance with Section&nbsp;12.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 12.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rescission</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, the Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, (b) neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 17, and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 12.4<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder&rsquo;s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement or by any Note or any Subsidiary Guaranty upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section 15, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys&rsquo; fees, expenses and disbursements.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 13.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration of Notes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person in whose name any Note shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 13.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transfer and Exchange of Notes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Upon surrender of any Note to the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section&nbsp;18(D)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder&rsquo;s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address, payment instructions and notice address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company&rsquo;s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes (as requested by the holder thereof) of the same Series in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of the Note of such Series originally issued hereunder or pursuant to any Supplement. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $250,000, <i>provided</i> that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes of a Series, one Note of such Series may be in a denomination of less than $250,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representation set forth in Section 6.2, <i>provided</i>, that such holder may (in reliance upon information provided by the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld) make a representation to the effect that the purchase by any holder of any Note will not constitute a non</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406(a) of ERISA.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 13.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Replacement of Notes</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Upon receipt by the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(D)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(<i>provided</i> that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser, an original Additional Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $50,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person&rsquo;s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">within <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ten Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same Series, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Payments of Notes<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 14.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Place of Payment</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in lawful money of Canada at 6500 N. Mineral Drive, Suite 200 in Coeur d&rsquo;Alene, ID. The Company may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Company in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 14.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Home Office Payment</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. So long as any Purchaser or Additional Purchaser or such Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest by the method and at the address specified for such purpose for such Purchaser on Schedule A hereto or, in the case of any Additional Purchaser, Schedule A attached to any Supplement pursuant to which such Additional Purchaser is a party, or by such other method or at such other address as such Purchaser or Additional Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser or Additional Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by any Purchaser or Additional Purchaser or such Person&rsquo;s nominee, such Person will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Expenses, Etc</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 15.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transaction Expenses</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&rsquo; fees of counsel for the Purchasers (or any Additional Purchasers) incurred by each Purchaser and each Additional Purchaser and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement (including any Supplement) or the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including, without limitation: (a) the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement (including any Supplement) or the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand by any Governmental Authority issued in connection with this Agreement (including any Supplement) or the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, and (b) the costs and expenses, including financial advisors&rsquo; fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with any workout or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Notes. The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser, each Additional Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of Notes).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 15.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Survival</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The obligations of the Company under this Section 15 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, any Supplement or the Notes, and the termination of this Agreement or any Supplement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">All representations and warranties contained herein or in any Supplement sha<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ll be deemed given only on the date actually made as to the matters covered thereby on such date but any claims of a breach on such date may be made from after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such Supplement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser or any Additional Purchaser of any such Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of any such Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of any Purchaser or any Additional Purchaser or any other holder of any such Note. All statements contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any Supplement shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement; <i>provided</i> that the representations and warranties contained in any Supplement shall only be made for the benefit of the Additional Purchasers which are party to such Supplement and the holders of the Notes issued pursuant to such Supplement, including subsequent holders of any Note issued pursuant to such Supplement, and shall not require the consent of the holders of existing Notes. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement (including every Supplement) and the Notes embody the entire agreement and understanding between the Purchasers and the Additional Purchasers and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Amendment and Waiver<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 17.1&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">and Waivers</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. (a) Any term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement may, with the consent of the Company, be amended or compliance therewith may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), if the Company shall have obtained the consent in writing of the holders holding more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes of each Series affected thereby; <i>provided, however</i>, that without the written consent of all of the holders of each Series affected thereby, no such amendment or waiver shall be effective (i) which will change the time of payment (including any required prepayment) of the principal of or the interest on any Note or change the principal amount thereof or change the rate of interest thereon, or (ii) which will change any of the provisions with respect to optional prepayments; and <i>provided</i> further; that without the consent of all of the holders, no such amendment or waiver shall be effective which will change (x) the percentage of holders required to consent to any such amendment or waiver of any of the provisions of this Section 17; (y)&nbsp;Section 11(2) or (3) or Section 12 or (z)&nbsp;the principal amount of the Notes that the Purchasers or the Additional Purchasers are to purchase pursuant to Section 2 upon the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing that appear in Section 4. For purposes of any determination pursuant to this Section 17.1, the Initial Notes shall constitute a single Series of Notes and the holders of the Initial Notes shall vote as a single class. Unless otherwise provided in any Supplement, each Series of Additional Notes shall vote as a single class.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplements</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may enter into any Supplement providing for the issuance of one or more Series of Additional Notes consistent with Section 1.2 hereof without obtaining the consent of any holder of any other Series of Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 17.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Solicitation of Holders of Notes<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Solicitation.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> The Company will provide each Purchaser, Additional Purchaser and each holder of the Notes (irrespective of the amount of Notes then owned by it) with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such Purchaser, Additional Purchaser and holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof, any Supplement or of the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to the provisions of this Section 17 to each Purchaser, Additional Purchaser and holder of outstanding Notes promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of Notes (in each case solely in their capacity as a Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of a Note) as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of Notes (in each case solely in their capacity as a Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of a Note) of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof, of any Supplement, of any Note or of any Subsidiary Guaranty unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support is concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each Purchaser, Additional Purchaser and holder of Notes (in each case solely in their capacity as a Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of a Note) then outstanding even if such Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of Notes did not consent to such waiver or amendment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 17.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Binding Effect, Etc.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i> </i>Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 17 applies equally to all Purchaser, Additional Purchaser and holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and any Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or the holder of any Note nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, under any Note or under any Subsidiary Guaranty shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of such Note. As used herein, the term &ldquo;this Agreement&rdquo; and references thereto shall mean this Agreement as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 17.4<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes Held by Company, <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Etc.</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Agreement</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, the Notes or any Subsidiary Guaranty, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein, in the Notes or in any Subsidiary Guaranty to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Notices<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if to a Purchaser or such Purchaser<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s nominee, to such Purchaser or such Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule A to this Agreement, or at such other address as such Purchaser or such Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing pursuant to this Section 18;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if to an Additional Purchaser or such Ad<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ditional Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee, to such Additional Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule A to any Supplement, or at such other address as such Additional Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(C)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in writing pursuant to this Section 18; or</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(D)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if to the Company, to th<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">e Company at its address set forth at the beginning hereof to the attention of the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Notices under this Section 18 will <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">be deemed given only when actually received. In the case of Notes which are held by holders which have a common investment advisor or are Affiliates of a single Institutional Investor, the Company shall not be required to deliver more than one copy of any notice or other communication to such holders.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Reproduction of Documents<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Subject to Section 20, this Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing or by any Additional Purchaser (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser or any Additional Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. Subject to Section 20, the Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 19 shall not prohibit the Company or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 20.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Confid<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">ential Information</font><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">For the purposes of this Section 20, <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><i>Confidential Information</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means information delivered to any Purchaser or any Additional Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received by such Purchaser or Additional Purchaser as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary, <i>provided</i> that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or (d)&nbsp;constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser and each Additional Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser, <i>provided</i> that such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s Notes), (ii) such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 20, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by the provisions of this Section 20), (v) any Person from which such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser offers to purchase any security of the Company (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by the provisions of this Section 20), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser, (vii) any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with any litigation to which such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser is a party or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser&rsquo;s or such Additional Purchaser&rsquo;s Notes and this Agreement. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 20 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying the provisions of this Section 20.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">In the event t<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">hat as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, any Purchaser, Additional Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 20, this Section 20 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, Additional Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section 20 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 21.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Substitution of Purchaser<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>.</b></font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Each Purchaser and each Additional Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Affiliates as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser and such Affiliate, shall contain such Affiliate&rsquo;s agreement to be bound by this Agreement shall include information regarding such Affiliate, including without limitation, payment instructions and the notice address that would be required under Section 13.2 as if such Affiliate were a purchaser of the Notes under such Section, and shall contain a confirmation by such Affiliate of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser or such Additional Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall be deemed to refer to such Affiliate in lieu of such original Purchaser or such original Additional Purchaser. In the event that such Affiliate is so substituted as a Purchaser or an Additional Purchaser hereunder and such Affiliate thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser or such original Additional Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Affiliate, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Affiliate as a &ldquo;Purchaser&rdquo; or an &ldquo;Additional Purchaser&rdquo; in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Affiliate, but shall refer to such original Purchaser or such original Additional Purchaser, and such original Purchaser or such original Additional Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 22.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 22.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate, elect to have either Section 22.2 or 22.3 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Section 22.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 22.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Legal Defeasance and Discharge</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> Upon the Company&rsquo;s exercise under Section 22.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 22.2, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 22.4 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Subsidiary Guaranties) on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Legal Defeasance</i><i>&rdquo;</i>). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Subsidiary Guaranties), which will thereafter be deemed to be &ldquo;outstanding&rdquo; only for the purposes of Section 22.5 hereof and the other Sections of this Agreement referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranties and this Agreement (and the holders, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the rights of holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 22.4 hereof;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s obligations with respect to such Notes under Section 8.1 hereof; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;this Section 22.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Subject to compliance with this Section 22, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 22.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 22.3 hereof.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 22.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cov<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">enant Discharge</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>. </i>Upon the Company&rsquo;s exercise under Section 22.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 22.3, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 22.4 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 8.7, 9.6, 9.7, 10.1 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.6, 10.7, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 17.2(2) and 24.1 hereof and clause (a)(4) of Section 10.5 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 22.4 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Covenant Defeasance</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not &ldquo;outstanding&rdquo; for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed &ldquo;outstanding&rdquo; for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Subsidiary Guaranties, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 11 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Agreement and such Notes and Subsidiary Guaranties will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company&rsquo;s exercise under Section 22.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 22.3, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 22.4 hereof, Sections 11(4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) hereof will not constitute Events of Default.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 22.4&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> to Legal or Covenant Defeasance</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 22.2 or 22.3 hereof:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company must irrevocably deposit with an escrow agent, in trust, for the benefit of the holders, cash in C<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">anadian dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the case of an election under Section 22.2 hereof, the Company must deliver to the such escrow agent an opinion of U.S. tax counsel reasonably acceptable to such escrow agent confirming that:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company has receiv<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ed from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;since the date of this Agreement, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opini<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">on of Counsel shall confirm that, the holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the case of an election under Section 22.3 hereof, the Company must deliver to the escrow agent an opinion of U.S. tax counsel reasonably acceptable to su<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ch escrow agent confirming that the holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resu<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">lting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness), and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a bre<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranties and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors are a party or by which the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors are bound;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company must deliver to the escrow agent an Officer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company must deliver to the escrow agent an Officer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 22.5<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisio<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ns</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> Subject to Section 22.6 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the escrow agent (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 22.5, the <i>&ldquo;Escrow Agent&rdquo;</i>) pursuant to Section 22.4 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Escrow Agent, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Agreement, to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent (including the Company acting as paying agent) as the Escrow Agent may determine, to the holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The Company will pay and indemnify the Escrow Agent against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 22.4 hereof or the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the holders of the outstanding Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Notwithstanding anything in this Section 22 to the contrary, the Escrow Agent will del<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">iver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 22.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Escrow Agent (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 22.4(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 22.6<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Repayment to Company</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> Any money deposited with the Escrow Agent or any paying agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Escrow Agent or such paying agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Escrow Agent or such paying agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 22.7<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reins<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">tatement</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> If the Escrow Agent or paying agent is unable to apply any Canadian dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 22.2 or 22.3 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company&rsquo;s and the Subsidiary Guarantors&rsquo; obligations under this Agreement and the Notes and the Subsidiary Guaranties will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 22.2 or 22.3 hereof until such time as the Escrow Agent or paying agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 22.2 or 22.3 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Escrow Agent or paying agent.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 23.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Satisfaction and Discharge<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>.</b></font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 23.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Satisfaction and Discharge</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> This Agreement will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;either:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all Notes that have been issued, except lost, stolen or<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Company for cancellation; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all Notes that have not been delivered to the Compa<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ny for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Escrow Agent pledged solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in Canadian dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Company for cancellation for principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Notes to the date of maturity or redemption;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in respect of subclause (B) of clause (1) of this Section 2<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">3, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and any similar deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is bound (other than with respect to the borrowing of funds to be applied concurrently to make the deposit required to effect such satisfaction and discharge and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness, and in each case the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by it under this Agreement; and</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Escrow Agent to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">In addition, the Company must deliver an Officer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Escrow Agent stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Agreement, if money has been deposited with the Escrow Agent pursuant to subclause (B) of clause (1) of this Section 23.1, th<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">e provisions of Sections 23.2 and 22.6 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 23.1 will be deemed to discharge those provisions of Section 15 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 23.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applic<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ation of Escrowed Money</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> Subject to the provisions of Section 22.6 hereof, all money deposited with the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 23.1 hereof shall be pledged to pay the Notes and applied by the Escrow Agent, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Agreement and an escrow agreement between the Escrow Agent and the Company, to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent (including the Company acting as its own paying agent) as the Escrow Agent may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Escrow Agent; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">If the Escrow Agent or <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">paying agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 23.1 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company&rsquo;s and any Subsidiary Guarantor&rsquo;s obligations under this Agreement and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 23.1 hereof; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Escrow Agent or paying agent.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 24.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Guarantee and Limitation on Guarantor Liability</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 24.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guarantee</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Subject to this Section 24, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each holder of a Note, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the principal of, premium, if any, on, interest and Special Interest, if any, on the Notes will b<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">e promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium on, if any, interest and Special Interest, if any, on, the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the holders of the Notes hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other oblig<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performa<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">nce so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Subsidiary Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Agreement, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Agreement. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">If any <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">holder of the Notes is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, any amount paid by such holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Each <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the holders of the Notes in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the holders of the Notes, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 12 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 12 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Subsidiary Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Subsidiary Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the holders of the Notes under the Note Guarantee. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 24.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Limitation on <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guarantor Liability</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Each Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each holder of the Notes, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the holders of the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 24, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 24.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Execution<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> and Delivery of Note Guarantee</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 24.1 hereof, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto will be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note and that this Agreement will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">24.1 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The delivery of any Note by the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company, will constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Agreement on behalf of the Guarantors. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Section 25.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Merger and C<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">onsolidation and Release of Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>.</b></font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 25.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> Except as otherwise provided in Section 25.2 hereof, a Subsidiary Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor, unless:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Defaul<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">t or Event of Default exists; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;either:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;subject to Section 2<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">5.2 hereof, the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger unconditionally assumes all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guaranty and this Agreement on the terms set forth herein or therein, pursuant to a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Required Holders; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Net Proceeds of such asset sale or other disposition, co<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">nsolidation or merger are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation, Section 10.4 hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental agreement or joinder to, or assignment and assumption of, the applicable <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guaranty, executed and delivered to the Purchasers and satisfactory in form to the Purchasers, and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantor to be performed by such Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for such Subsidiary Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein and therein as a Subsidiary Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Subsidiary Guaranties which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Subsidiary Guarantor and delivered to the Purchasers. All the Subsidiary Guaranties so issued will in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Agreement as the Subsidiary Guaranties theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though all of such Subsidiary Guaranties had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Except as set forth in Sections 9 and 10 hereof, and notwithstanding clauses 2(A) and (B) above, n<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">othing contained in this Agreement or in any of the Notes will prevent any consolidation or merger of a Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Subsidiary Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guaranty of a Subsidiary Guarantor will be released:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially al<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">l of the assets of that Subsidiary Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 10.4 hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Subsidiary Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsi<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">diary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 10.4 hereof and the Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of the sale or other disposition;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the Company designates any Restric<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a borrower or guarantor under all Credit Facilities and is released or d<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ischarged from all obligations thereunder and such Subsidiary Guarantor is released or discharged from its Guaranty of any other Indebtedness of the Company in excess of $10.0 million in aggregate principal amount, including the Guaranty that resulted in the obligation of such Subsidiary Guarantor to Guaranty the Notes; provided that if such Person has incurred any Indebtedness in reliance on its status as a Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 10.2 hereof, such Subsidiary Guarantor&rsquo;s obligations under such Indebtedness, as the case may be, so incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) under Section 10.2 hereof; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defea<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">sance in accordance with Section 22 hereof or satisfaction and discharge of this Agreement in accordance with Section 23 hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any Subsidiary Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty as provided in this Section 2<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">5 will remain liable for the full amount of principal of, premium on, if any, and interest on, the Notes and for the other obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement and Subsidiary Guaranties as provided in the Subsidiary Guaranty of such Subsidiary Guarantor.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 26.1<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Successors and Assigns</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement (including all covenants and other agreements contained in any Supplement) by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 26.2<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments Due on Non-Business Days</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding (but without limiting the requirement in Section 8.2 that the notice of any optional prepayment specify a Business Day as the date fixed for such prepayment), (x) subject to clause (y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day, and (y) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 26.3<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounting Terms</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9, Section 10 and the definition of &ldquo;Indebtedness&rdquo;), any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25 &ndash; <i>Fair Value Option,</i> International Accounting Standard 39 &ndash; <i>Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement</i> or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in this Agreement or any Supplement, and either the Company or the Required Holders shall so request, the holders of the Notes and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Holders); <i>provided</i> that, until so amended, (a) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (b) the Company shall provide to the holders of the Notes financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirements made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 26.5<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction, e<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">tc.</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 26.6<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counterparts</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 26.7<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governing Law</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTIES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Section 26.8<i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jurisdiction and Process<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">; Waiver of Jury Trial</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>.</i> (a) The Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in New York New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">nature referred to in Section 26.8(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 18 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. The Company agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">in this Section 26</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.8 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against the Company in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document exe<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">cuted in connection herewith or therewith.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;Lindsay A. Hall</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Name:</p>
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			<td style="width: 25%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">Lindsay A. Hall</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 25%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Sr. Vice President &amp; CFO</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 20%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><i>Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement</i></p>

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<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</div>

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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">Accepted as of the date first written above.</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" style="width: 2%;" valign="top" width="38%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ressources Qu&eacute;<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">bec</font></font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 2%;" valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 28%;" valign="bottom" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 20%;" valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 2%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 28%;" valign="bottom" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="width: 20%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="text-align: left; width: 2%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">By:</p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 28%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;Iya Tour&eacute;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 2%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 28%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Name: <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Iya Tour&eacute;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 2%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 28%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Authorized Signatory</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><i>Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement</i></p>

<div id="PGBK" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</div>

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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Accepted as of the date first written above.</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">H<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">ecla Alaska LLC,</font></font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="38%">a Delaware limited liability company</td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">Hecla Limited,</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">its Managing Member</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td align="left" style="text-align: left;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td style="text-align: left" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;Lindsay A. Hall</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Name:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Lindsay A. Hall</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp;Sr. Vice President &amp; CFO</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,<b> </b>a Delaware corporation</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Keith Malone</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name: Keith Malone</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Juneau Mining Company</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,</font></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">a Delaware corporation</p>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Keith Malone</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name: Keith Malone</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Limited<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,</font></font></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">a Delaware corporation</p>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">Name:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">Title:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Burke Trading<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Inc<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.,</font></font></font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="38%">a Delaware corporation</td>
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			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;Dean W.A. McDonald</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Dean W.A. McDonald</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Admiralty Company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,</font></font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">a Delaware corporation</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Keith Malone</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name:</font></td>
			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Keith Malone</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">Title:</td>
			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">President</font></td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Silver Hunter Mining Company,</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">a Delaware corporation</td>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/&nbsp;Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name: Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Rio Grande Silver<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,</font></font> a Delaware corporation</p>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%">Name:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%">Title:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Silver Valley, <font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Inc.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,&nbsp;</font></font>a&nbsp;Delaware corporation</td>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="width: 33%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%">/s/ Daniel A. Nelson</td>
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			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%">Name: Daniel A. Nelson</td>
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			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 33%;" valign="top" width="35%">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;President</td>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><i>Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement</i></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla MC<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Subsidiary, LLC,</font></font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="38%">a Delaware limited liability company</td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;Daniel A. Nelson</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Name: Daniel A. Nelson</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;President</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Montana, I<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">nc.</font></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, a Delaware corporation</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Luther J. Russell</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name: Luther J. Russell</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Revett Silver Company</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">,</font> a Montana corporation</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/&nbsp;Luther J. Russell</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name:&nbsp;Luther J. Russell</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Troy Mine</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;"> Inc.,</font> a Montana corporation</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Luther J. Russell</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%">Name:&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Luther J. Russell</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">Title:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">RC <font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Resources, Inc.,</font></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> a Montana corporation</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">By<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">:</font></td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Luther J. Russell</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name: Luther J. Russell</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title: President</font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="38%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Revett Exploration, Inc.,</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> a Montana corporation</font></td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </font></p>
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			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;Luther J. Russell</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Name:&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Luther J. Russell</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">President</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%">R<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;">evett holdings, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, a Montana corporation</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/&nbsp;Luther J. Russell </font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name:&nbsp;Luther J. Russell</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;President</font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Mines Management<font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, </font></font></td>
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			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">an Idaho corporation</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/&nbsp;Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name:&nbsp;Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;</font>President</td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Newhi, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">,</font> </font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">a&nbsp;</font>Washington corporation</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">By:</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/&nbsp;Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">Name:&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">Title:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font>President</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Montanore Minerals Corp.,</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="3%">a Delaware corporation</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">By<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">:</font></td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">/s/&nbsp;Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td valign="top" width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name:&nbsp;Dean W.A. McDonald</font></td>
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			<td valign="top" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;</font>President</td>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><i>Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement</i></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Information Relating to Purchasers</b></p>

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			<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Name and Address of Purchaser</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Principal Amount of<br>
			<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Initial Notes to be<br>
			Purchased</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Name of Purchaser</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(1)</p>
			</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">All payments on account of Notes held by such <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to:</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(2)</p>
			</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Address for all notices related to payments:</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(3)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Address for all other communications and notices:</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">4)</font></p>
			</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Address for Delivery of Notes:</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(6)</p>
			</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:94.8%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Tax <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Identification Number:</font></p>
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			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:94.8%;">Nominee Name:</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schedule A</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>DEFINED<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> TERMS</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Section hereof following such term:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">2013 Notes&rdquo; means the Company&rsquo;s 6.875% Senior Notes Due 2021.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Acquired Debt</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any specified Person:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person at the time of such asset&rsquo;s acquisition.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Additional</i><i> Notes&rdquo; </i>is defined in Section 1.2.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Additional </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Purchasers</i><i>&rdquo; </i>is defined in Section 1.2(d).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Affected Noteholder</i><i>&rdquo;</i> is defined in Section 8.8(a).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Affiliate</i><i>&rdquo;</i><i> </i>of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, &ldquo;control,&rdquo; as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; <i>provided</i> that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person (other than a Person eligible to report such ownership on Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act) will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms &ldquo;controlling,&rdquo; &ldquo;controlled by&rdquo; and &ldquo;under common control with&rdquo; have correlative meanings. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Affiliated Transactions&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 10.6.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Anti-Corruption Laws</i><i>&rdquo;</i> is defined in Section 5.16(d)(1).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Agreement&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in the introductory paragraph hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Anti-Money Laundering Laws&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 5.16(c).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Applicable Canadian Securities Laws&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> means the securities legislation and regulations of, and the instruments, policies, rules, orders, codes, notices and interpretation notes of the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authority;</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schedule</font> B-1</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Asset Sale</i>&rdquo; means:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights by the Company or any of the Company&rsquo;s Restricted Subsidiaries; <i>provided</i> that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of Section&nbsp;8.9 hereof and/or the provisions of Section&nbsp;10.5 hereof and not by the provisions of Section&nbsp;10.4 hereof; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Company&rsquo;s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale by the Company or any of the Company&rsquo;s Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of the Company&rsquo;s Subsidiaries.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the followin<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">g items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $20.0 million;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the sale, lease or other transfer of products, services or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business (including sales under forward contracts) and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets in the ordinary course of business (including the abandonment or other disposition of intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as whole);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(7)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the granting of Liens not prohibited by Section&nbsp;10.3 hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(8)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(9)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section&nbsp;10.1 hereof or a Permitted Investment;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">0)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any exchange of assets for assets (including a combination of assets (which assets may include Capital Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Capital Stock, but which assets may not include any Indebtedness) and Cash Equivalents) related to a Permitted Business of comparable or greater market value or usefulness to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which in the event of an exchange of assets with a Fair Market Value in excess of (a)&nbsp;$15.0 million shall be evidenced by an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate and (b)&nbsp;$30.0 million shall be set forth in a resolution approved by at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company; <i>provided</i> that the Company shall apply any cash or Cash Equivalents received in any such exchange of assets as described in Section&nbsp;10.4(b) hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(12)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock that is permitted by Section&nbsp;10.2 hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(13)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any sale of Capital Stock or Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(14)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sales of assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon foreclosures on a Lien;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(15)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations (including sales under forward contracts);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(16)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any dispositions to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding agreements;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(17)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the lease or sublease of office space;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(18)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the abandonment, farm-out, lease, assignment, sub-lease, license or sub-license of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(19)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to dispositions of precious metals pursuant to a royalty or precious metals streaming agreement or similar transaction, payments made to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary directly in respect of minerals or mineral credits delivered to the counterparty of such agreement pursuant to the terms of such agreement (excluding any front-end payments or deposits payable thereunder); and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(20)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceeds and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Asset Sale Offer&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 8.9(1).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Attributable Debt</i>&rdquo; in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP; <i>provided</i></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,<i> however</i>, that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of &ldquo;Capital Lease Obligation.&rdquo;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Aurizon Transaction</i>&rdquo; means the amalgamation with Aurizon Mines Ltd. (together with any and all other actions related thereto).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Bankruptcy Law</i>&rdquo; means Title 11, U.S. Code, the <i>Companies</i><i>&rsquo;</i><i> Creditors Arrangement Act</i> (Canada), the <i>Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act</i> (Canada) or the <i>Winding-Up and Restructuring Act </i>(Canada) or any similar federal</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, state or provincial law for the relief of debtors.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Blocked Person</i><i>&rdquo;</i><i> </i>is defined in Section 5.16(a).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Board of Directors</i>&rdquo; means:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof or if such limited liability company is manager-managed, the managers thereof or any committee of Persons constituting the manager thereof; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Business Day&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any day other than a Legal Holiday.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Called Principal&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.6.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Capital Lease&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means, at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Capital Lease Obligation</i>&rdquo; means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid or terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Capital Stock</i>&rdquo; means:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;United States dollars, Canadian dollars and Mexican pesos or such other local currencies held by the Company and its Subsidiaries, or in a demand deposit account in the name of the Company or any Subsidiary, from time to time in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or Canadian government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States or Canadian government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada, as the case may be, is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition and bankers&rsquo; acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months, in each case, with any lender party to the Senior Credit Facility or with any commercial bank the long-term debt of which is rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least &ldquo;A&rdquo; or better by either S&amp;P or Moody&rsquo;s, or carrying the equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of investments generally, and having combined capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million (or its foreign currency equivalent); <i>provided</i> that Cash Equivalents may include certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits at a commercial bank that does not meet the ratings or capital requirements set forth above, in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding, not to exceed, as of any date of calculation, $1.0 million;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody&rsquo;s or S&amp;P, or carrying the equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of investments and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;money market funds, the investment policies of which require at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Change of Control</i>&rdquo; means the occurrence of any of the following:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person (including any &ldquo;person&rdquo; (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act));</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any Person (including any &ldquo;person&rdquo; (as defined above)) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Change of Control Offer&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.7(a).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Change of Control Payment&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.7(a).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.7(a)(ii).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Closing&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 3.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Code&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Company&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means Hecla Mining Company, a Delaware corporation, and any successor obligor to its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Confidential Information&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 20.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Consolidated EBITDA</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period <i>plus</i>, without duplication:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any foreign currency translation losses (including losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such losses were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge or expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all unusual or non-recurring charges or expenses and all restructuring charges; minus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any foreign currency translation gains (including gains related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such gains were taken into account in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(7)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business; <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(8)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;losses (and minus gains) on Assets Sales, disposals or abandonments; <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(9)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all costs incurred in connection with the offering of the notes and the subsequent exchange offer (and any amendment or other modification of notes or the exchange notes), the Senior Credit Facility; <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(10)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any expenses or charges (other than depreciation, amortization or depletion expense) related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, arrangement, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Indenture (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful); <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(11)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;losses from discontinued operations;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Consolidated Net Income</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis (excluding the net income (and loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person), determined in accordance with GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; <i>provided</i> that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all extraordinary gains and losses and all gains and losses realized in connection with any Asset Sale or the disposition of securities or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain or loss, will be excluded;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the net income (and loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 10.1(a)(3)(A) hereof, the net income (and loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders; <i>provided</i> that Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) by such Person to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;non-cash gains and losses attributable to movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133 will be excluded;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any amortization of deferred charges resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification 470-20&mdash;Debt With Conversion and Other Options will be excluded;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(7)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any impairment charge or asset write-off, including, without limitation, impairment charges or asset write-offs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets or investments in debt and equity securities, in each case pursuant to GAAP, will be excluded;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(8)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, director or employees will be excluded;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(9)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, Hedging Obligations (other than Hedging Obligations associated with the Company&rsquo;s concentrate shipments) or other derivative instruments will be excluded; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(10)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the effects of adjustments in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, other intangible assets and in process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items in such Person&rsquo;s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any consummated acquisition after the date of this Agreement or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, will be excluded, as will impairment charges whether or not derived therefrom.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Consolidated Net Tangible Assets</i>&rdquo; means, as of any date, the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company that is available internally, minus all current liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries reflected on such consolidated balance sheet and minus total goodwill and other intangible assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries reflected on such consolidated balance sheet, all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; <i>provided</i> that, for purposes of calculating &ldquo;Consolidated Net Tangible Assets&rdquo; for purposes of testing the covenants under this Agreement in connection with any transaction, the total consolidated assets, current liabilities, total goodwill and other intangible assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be adjusted to reflect any acquisitions and dispositions of assets that have occurred during the period from the date of the applicable balance sheet through the applicable date of determination, including any such transactions occurring on the date of determination.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>continuing</i>&rdquo;<i> </i>means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Continuing Directors</i>&rdquo; means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Agreement; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Controlled Affiliate</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, (a) any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person, and (b) any Person beneficially owning or holding, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of any class of voting or equity interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or any Person of which the Company and its Subsidiaries beneficially own or hold, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of any class of voting or equity interests. As used in this definition, &ldquo;Control&rdquo; means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Controlled Entity</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means (i) any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company&rsquo;s respective Controlled Affiliates and (ii) if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates. As used in this definition, &ldquo;Controlled&rdquo; means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Covenant Defeasance&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 22.3.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Credit Facilities</i>&rdquo; means, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Senior Credit Facility) or commercial paper facilities, indentures or debt security or note issuances, in each case, with banks, investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds or other institutional lenders or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit, other borrowings, debt securities or note issuances, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Default&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Designated Non-cash Consideration</i>&rdquo; means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as &ldquo;Designated Non-cash Consideration&rdquo; pursuant to an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or payment of, on or with respect to such Designated Non-cash Consideration.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Discounted Value&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.6.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Disqualified Stock</i>&rdquo; means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section&nbsp;10.1 hereof. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Agreement will be the maximum amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends, expenses and indemnification obligations.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Environmental Laws&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, licenses or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including but not limited to those related to Hazardous Materials.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Equity Interests</i>&rdquo; means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock prior to its conversion or exchange).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&lsquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ERISA&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ERISA Affiliate&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer together with the Company under section 414 of the Code.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Event of </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Default</i><i>&rdquo; </i>is defined in Section 11.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Excess Proceeds&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 10.4(c).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Exchange Act&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Execution Date&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 3.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Existing Indebtedness</i>&rdquo; means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Senior Credit Facility and Indebtedness described in clauses (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)&nbsp;or (13)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;10.2(b) hereof) in existence on the date of this Agreement, until such amounts are repaid.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Fair Market Value</i>&rdquo; means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party. Fair Market Value shall be conclusively determined in good faith by (i)&nbsp;the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors and set forth in a resolution of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors or (ii)&nbsp;if an Officer of the Company determines in good faith that the Fair Market Value is less than $50.0 million, an Officer of the Company and set forth in an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio</i>&rdquo; means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the &ldquo;<i>Calculation Date</i>&rdquo;), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect (determined in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, but including any Pro Forma Cost Savings) to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including all related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be given pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, but including all Pro Forma Cost Savings) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter period; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Fixed Charges</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments (other than any non-cash interest income or expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations (but excluding any interest expense attributable to Deemed Capitalized Leases), imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers&rsquo; acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guaranty or Lien is called upon; <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the product of (a)&nbsp;all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, <i>times</i> (b)&nbsp;a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; <i>plus</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any amortization of deferred charges resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification 470-20&mdash;Debt With Conversion and Other Options that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>GAAP</i>&rdquo; means United States generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Governmental Action&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 5.7.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Governmental </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Authority</i><i>&rdquo; </i>means</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the government of</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(i)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(ii)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Canada or any province or political subdivision thereof, or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(iii)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Governmental Official</i><i>&rdquo;</i> means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Government Securities</i>&rdquo; means securities that are:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;direct obligations of Canada for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of Canada, the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by Canada</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">,</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; <i>provided</i> that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depositary receipt.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Guaranty&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Hazardous Materials&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any and all pollutants, toxic or hazardous wastes or other substances that might pose a hazard to health and safety, the removal of which may be required or the generation, manufacture, refining, production, processing, treatment, storage, handling, transportation, transfer, use, disposal, release, discharge, spillage, seepage or filtration of which is or shall be restricted, prohibited or penalized by any applicable law including, but not limited to, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum products, lead based paint, radon gas or similar restricted, prohibited or penalized substances.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Hecla Public Disclosure Record</i>&rdquo; means all documents filed or furnished under applicable securities laws by or on behalf of the Company on SEDAR or EDGAR between January 1, 2017 and the date hereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Hedging Obligations</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;commodity futures or forward contracts, commodity swaps and commodity options;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices or availability (including both physical and financial settlement transactions).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">holder&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means, with respect to any Note the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>INHAM Exemption</i><i>&rdquo;</i><i> </i>is defined in Section 6.2(e).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Indebtedness</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;representing any net obligation under any Hedging Obligations,</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, but excluding Deemed Capitalized Leases. In addition, the term &ldquo;Indebtedness&rdquo; includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guaranty by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person. Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, money borrowed and set aside at the time of the incurrence of any Indebtedness in order to pre-fund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;Indebtedness&rdquo;; <i>provided</i> that such money is held to secure the payment of such interest.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">In addition, <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&ldquo;Indebtedness&rdquo; of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall include (without duplication) Indebtedness described in the preceding paragraph that would not appear as a liability on the balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries if:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Indebtedness is the obligation of a partnership or joint venture that is not a Subsidiary of the Company (a &ldquo;Joint Venture&rdquo;);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a general partner of the Joint Venture (a &ldquo;General Partner&rdquo;); and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there is recourse, by contract or operation of law, with respect to the payment of such Indebtedness to property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and then such Indebtedness shall be included in an amount not to exceed:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(a)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the lesser of (i) the net assets of the General Partner and (ii) the amount of such obligations to the extent that there is recourse, by contract or operation of law, to the property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(b)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if less than the amount determined pursuant to clause (a) immediately above, the actual amount of such Indebtedness that is recourse to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Indebtedness is evidenced by a writing and is for a determinable amount.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Initial Notes&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 1.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Institutional Investor&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means (a) any original Purchaser or Additional Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates more than $1,000,000 of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other, similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Investments&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guaranties or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business and any advance payments made to vendors of goods or services used in the ordinary course of business that are made prior to the delivery of the applicable good or service), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company&rsquo;s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section&nbsp;10.1(c) hereof. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in Section&nbsp;10.1(c) hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Legal Defeasance&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 22.2.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Legal Holiday</i>&rdquo; means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Lien&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&ldquo; means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Make-Whole Amount&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">shall have the meaning (i) set forth in Section 8.6 with respect to any Initial Note and (ii) set forth in the applicable Supplement with respect to any other Series of Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Material&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means material in relation to the business, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Material Adverse Effect&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, or financial condition, of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (b) the occurrence of any event or condition which will prevent the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors from paying their obligations under this Agreement (including any Supplement) and the Notes, or (c) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement (including any Supplement), the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Maturity Date&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> shall have the meaning (i) set forth in Section 1.1 with respect to any Initial Note and (ii) set forth in the applicable Supplement with respect to any other Series of Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Multiemployer Plan&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any Plan that is a &ldquo;multiemployer plan&rdquo; (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Net Proceeds</i>&rdquo; means the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale, but excluding any royalty payments or other future stream of payments relating to precious metals), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, and taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a)&nbsp;provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (b)&nbsp;is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Noteholder Sanctions Notice&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 8.8(a).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Noteholder Sanctions Violation&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 10.8.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Obligations</i>&rdquo; means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">OFAC&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 5.16(a).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">OFAC Listed Person&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 5.16(a).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">OFAC Sanctions Program&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Offer Amount&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.9(2).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Offer Period&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.9(2).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Offering Memorandum</i>&rdquo; means the final offering memorandum, dated April 9, 2013, relating to the offering of the Company&rsquo;s 6.875% Senior Notes Due 2021</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Officer</i>&rdquo; means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary of the Company or an Assistant Secretary, except that with respect to any annual compliance certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such term means only the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, or the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Officer&rsquo;s Certificate&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Opinion of Counsel</i>&rdquo; means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">PBGC&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any successor thereto.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the acquisition, exploration, development, operation and disposition of mining and precious or base metal processing properties and assets;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any of the businesses in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of this Agreement; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any other business that is the same as, or reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to, the businesses described in clauses (1)&nbsp;and (2) above.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Permitted Business Investments</i>&rdquo; means Investments made in (A)&nbsp;the ordinary course of, or of a nature that are customary in, the mining business as a means of exploiting, exploring for, acquiring, developing, processing, gathering, producing, transporting or marketing gold, silver or other precious or base metals and metal by-products used, useful or created in the mining business, including through agreements, acquisitions, transactions, interests or arrangements which permit one to share (or have the effect of sharing) risks or costs, comply with regulatory requirements regarding ownership or satisfy other customary objectives in the mining business, and in any event including, without limitation, Investments made in connection with or in the form of (i)&nbsp;direct or indirect ownership interests in mining properties, gathering or upgrading systems or facilities and (ii)&nbsp;operating agreements, development agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, pooling agreements, service contracts, joint venture agreements, partnership or limited liability company agreements (whether general or limited), or other similar or customary agreements, transactions, properties, interests or arrangements, and Investments and expenditures in connection therewith or pursuant thereto; and (B)&nbsp;Persons engaged in a Permitted Business.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Permitted Investments</i>&rdquo; means:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Investment in Cash Equivalents;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(a)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(b)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section&nbsp;10.4 hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A)&nbsp;obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (B)&nbsp;litigation, arbitration or other disputes;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(8)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;repurchases of the Notes;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(9)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any guarantee of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by Section&nbsp;4.09 hereof; <i>provided</i> that if such Indebtedness can only be incurred by the Company or Subsidiary Guarantors, then such guarantees are only permitted by this clause to the extent made by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor, and (ii)&nbsp;performance guarantees with respect to obligations incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are permitted by this Agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(10)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the date of this Agreement and any Investment consisting of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the date of this Agreement; <i>provided</i> that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (a)&nbsp;as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the date of this Agreement or (b)&nbsp;as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(11)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments acquired after the date of this Agreement as a result of the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section&nbsp;10.5 hereof after the date of this Agreement to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(12)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Permitted Business Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12)&nbsp;that are at the time outstanding not to exceed, as of the date any such Investment is made, the greater of (x)&nbsp;$300.0 million and (y)&nbsp;13.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of such Investment;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(13)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guaranties by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of operating leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(14)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and prepaid expenses created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(15)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(16)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments in escrow or trust funds in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(17)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments consisting of licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(18)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (18)&nbsp;that are at the time outstanding not to exceed, as of the date of such Investment, the greater of (x)&nbsp;$100.0 million and (y)&nbsp;4.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of such Investment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing the Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.2(b)(1);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness consisting of Hedging Obligations or Treasury Management Arrangements;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens in favor of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; <i>provided</i> that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; <i>provided</i> that such Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(6)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, insurance, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens to secure letters of credit issued to assure payment of such obligations);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(7)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens to secure Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations (other than Deemed Capitalized Leases), mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness, when taken together with all other Indebtedness secured pursuant to this clause (7), not to exceed, as of any date of incurrence, the greater of (x) $80.0 million and (y) 3.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of such date of incurrence; provided that such Liens apply only to the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(8)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens existing on the date of this Indenture (other than Liens permitted under clause (1));</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(9)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; <i>provided</i> that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(10)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens imposed by law, such as carriers&rsquo;, warehousemen&rsquo;s, landlord&rsquo;s and mechanics&rsquo; Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(11)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially impair the use of said properties in the operation of the business of such Person;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(12)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes (or the Note Guarantees);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(13)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; <i>provided, however</i>, that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;">(b)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x)&nbsp;the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, committed amount, of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (y)&nbsp;an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding, refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(14)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on insurance policies and proceeds thereof, or other deposits, to secure insurance premium financings;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(16)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bankers&rsquo; Liens, rights of setoff, Liens arising out of judgments or awards not constituting an Event of Default and notices of <i>lis pendens</i> and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(17)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(18)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods (and the proceeds thereof) of any Person securing such Person&rsquo;s obligations in respect of bankers&rsquo; acceptances or trade-related letters of credit permitted under Section 4.9 hereof issued or created in the ordinary course of business for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(23)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to any lease or sublease entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business as a lessee, tenant, subtenant or other occupant, mortgages, obligations, liens and other encumbrances incurred, created or assumed or permitted to exist and arising by, through or under a landlord or sublandlord of such leased real property encumbering such landlord&rsquo;s or sublandlord&rsquo;s interest in such leased real property;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(24)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens incurred in connection with surety bonds or cash collateral posted by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in order to secure reclamation obligations;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(25)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all reservations in the original grant of mineral rights in any lands and premises or any interests therein and all statutory exceptions, qualifications and reservations in respect of title;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(26)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens on the assets of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor and which secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary (or of another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor) that are permitted to be incurred under Section 4.9 hereof;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(27)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, when taken together with all other Indebtedness secured pursuant to this clause (27), not to exceed, as of any date of incurrence, the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of such date of incurrence; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(28)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liens securing the Escrow Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Liens to secure Credit Facilities will be deemed to have been incurred in reliance on clause (1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;of this definition of &ldquo;Permitted Liens.&rdquo;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness</i>&rdquo; means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); <i>provided </i>that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is (a)&nbsp;equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or (b)&nbsp;more than 90 days after the final maturity date of the Notes;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged and is guaranteed only by Persons who were obligors or guarantors on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Person</i>&rdquo; means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Principal Mine Assets</i>&rdquo; means the Lucky Friday mine located in Mullan, Idaho, the Greens Creek mine located in Admiralty Island, Alaska and the Casa Berardi mine located in Quebec, Canada, in each case, as described in the Offering Memorandum.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Plan&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means an &ldquo;employee benefit plan&rdquo; (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Pro Forma Cost Savings</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any four-quarter period, the reduction in net costs and expenses that:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Company determines in good faith were directly attributable to an acquisition, Investment, disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation or other specified action that occurred during the four-quarter period or after the end of the four-quarter period and on or prior to the Calculation Date;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;were actually implemented prior to the Calculation Date in connection with or as a result of an acquisition, Investment, disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation or other specified action and that are supportable and quantifiable by the underlying accounting records; or</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">property&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">or <i>&ldquo;properties&rdquo; </i>means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Proposed Prepayment Date&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.7(c).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Proposed </i><i>Sanctions </i><i>Prepayment </i><i>Date</i><i>&rdquo;</i> is defined in Section 8.8(b).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">PTE&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 6.2(1).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Purchase Date&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.9(2).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Purchasers&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means each of the purchasers that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company and such Purchaser&rsquo;s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2), <i>provided</i>, <i>however</i>, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of &ldquo;Purchaser&rdquo; of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">QPAM Exemption&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is defined in Section 6.2(4).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Qualifying Equity Interests</i>&rdquo; means Equity Interests of the Company other than Disqualified Stock</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Qualified</i><i> Institutional Buyer&rdquo; </i>means any Person who is a &ldquo;qualified institutional buyer&rdquo; within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Related Fund&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in securities or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Reported</i><i>&rdquo;</i> is defined in Section 8.6.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Required Holders&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means, at any time (i) prior to the Closing, the Purchasers and (ii) on or after the Closing, the holders of more than 50% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Responsible Officer&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the subject matter covered by the relevant portion of this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Restricted Investment</i>&rdquo; means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Restricted </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Subsidiary</i><i>&rdquo; </i>of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Reinvestment Yield&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.6.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Remaining Scheduled Payments&rdquo;</font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is defined in Section 8.6.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">SEC&rdquo; means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Senior Credit Facility</i>&rdquo; means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time) by and among the Company, as parent and as a guarantor, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent, Hecla Alaska LLC, Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company and Hecla Juneau Mining Company, as borrowers, and the other parties thereto.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Senior </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Financial</i><i> Officer&rdquo; </i>means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Significant Subsidiary&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a &ldquo;significant subsidiary&rdquo; as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Stated Maturity</i>&rdquo; means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the date of this Agreement, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means, with respect to any specified Person:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders&rsquo; agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a &ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary&rdquo; is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guarantor&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means any Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Notation of Guaranty in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Subsidiary Guaranty of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Subsidiary Guaranty&rdquo; </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">means the Subsidiary Guaranty provided in Section 25 hereof and the Notation of Guaranty delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 and each other Subsidiary Guaranty provided under Section 25 hereof and any Notation of Guaranty hereafter executed and delivered by a Subsidiary of the Company for the benefit of the holders of the Notes in accordance with Section 9.6.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Unrestricted </font></i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Subsidiary</i><i>&rdquo; </i>means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;except as permitted by Section&nbsp;10.6 hereof, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; and</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a)&nbsp;to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b)&nbsp;to maintain or preserve such Person&rsquo;s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a)&nbsp;the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b)&nbsp;the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; <i>by</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM OF SERIES 201<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">8-A NOTE<br>
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HECLA MINING COMPANY</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.<br>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">For Value Received</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, the undersigned, <font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Mining Company </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(herein called the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Company</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby promises to pay to [_________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [__________] CANADIAN <font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Dollars</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on May 1, 2021, with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 4.68% per annum from the date hereof, payable semi-annually, on the 1st day of May and November in each year, commencing with the May or November next succeeding the date hereof, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable.</font></font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with re<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">spect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of Canada at [______________________] in [__________________] or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This Note is one of a Series of Series 201<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">8-A Senior Notes (herein called the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Notes</i><i>&rdquo;</i>)<i> </i>issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March [__], 2018 (as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Note Purchase Agreement</i><i>&rdquo;</i>),<i> </i>among the Company, the Purchasers named therein and Additional Purchasers of Notes from time to time issued pursuant to any Supplement to the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note and the holder hereof are entitled equally and ratably with the holders of all other Notes of all Series from time to time outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement to all the benefits provided for thereby or referred to therein. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i)&nbsp;agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;made the representations set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder&rsquo;s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note of the same Series for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER </b></font><b>OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> [the date which is four months and one day after the date of Closing].&rdquo;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Company will make required prepayments of <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">principal on the dates and in the amounts specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note is also subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Purchase Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the Note Purch<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ase Agreement and Notation of Guaranty dated as of [________&nbsp;__], 2018, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, and interest on this Note and the performance by the Company of all of its obligations contained in the Note Purchase Agreement all as more fully set forth in said Notation of Guaranty</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Mining Company</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM OF <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">NOTATION OF GUARANTY</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">For value received, each<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Subsidiary Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Agreement) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Agreement and subject to the provisions in the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of March 5, 2018 (the &ldquo;<i>Agreement</i>&rdquo;) among Hecla Mining Company, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<i>Company</i>&rdquo;), the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Purchasers thereunder, (a)&nbsp;the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium on, if any, interest and Special Interest, if any, on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of, premium on, if any, interest and Special Interest, if any, on, the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the holders of the Notes all in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and (b)&nbsp;in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors to the holders of Notes pursuant to the Note Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Section 24 of the Agreement and reference is hereby made to the Agreement for the precise terms of the Note Guarantee. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the me<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">anings given to them in the Agreement</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">[NAME OF GUARANTOR(S)]</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit</font> 2.2</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM OF OPINION OF <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">SPECIAL U.S. COUNSEL<br>
TO THE COMPANY</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Hecla Mining Company</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">[Number] Supplement to Note Purchase Agreement</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Dated as of ________ __, 20__</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Re:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$____________ _____% Series ____ Senior Notes,</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Hecla Mining Company<br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;">6500 N. Mineral Drive, Suite 200<br>
Coeur d&rsquo;Alene, Idaho 83815-9408</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">Dated as of<br>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">To the Purchaser(s) named in<br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Schedule A hereto</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This [Number] Supplement to Note Purchase Agreement (this <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><i>Supplement</i><i>&rdquo;</i>)<i> </i>between Hecla Mining Company, a Delaware corporation (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Company</i><i>&rdquo;</i>),<i> </i>and the institutional investors named on Schedule A attached hereto (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Purchasers</i><i>&rdquo;</i>).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Reference is hereby made to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of [______<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;__], 2018 (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Note Purchase Agreement</i><i>&rdquo;</i>)<i> </i>among the Company and the purchasers listed on Schedule A thereto. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. Reference is further made to Section 1.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement which requires that, prior to the delivery of any Additional Notes, the Company and each Additional Purchaser shall execute and deliver a Supplement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Company hereby agrees with the Purchaser(s) as follows:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">1.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has authorized the issue and sale of $__________ aggregate principal amount of its __% Series __<i> </i>Senior Notes due _________ ___________ (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Series __ Notes</i><i>&rdquo;</i>).<i> </i>The Series __ Notes, together with the Initial Notes [and the Series __ Notes] initially issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement [and the ________ Supplement, respectively,] and each series of Additional Notes which may from time to time hereafter be issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement, are collectively referred to as the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo; (such term shall also include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of the Note Purchase Agreement). The Series __ Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit 1 hereto with such changes therefrom, if any, as may be approved by the Purchaser(s) and the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">2.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and as set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement and on the basis of the representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, Series __ Notes in the principal amount set forth opposite such Purchaser&rsquo;s name on Schedule A hereto at a price of 100% of the principal amount thereof on the closing date hereinafter mentioned. The obligations of each Purchaser hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any obligation or any liability to any Person for the performance or nonperformance by any other Purchaser hereunder.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit S-1</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">3.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sale and purchase of the Series __ Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of [________] at 10:00 A.M. New York time, at a closing (the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Closing</i><i>&rdquo;</i>)<i> </i>on ________ ________ or on such other Business Day thereafter on or prior to ________, __ 20__ as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers. At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser the Series __ Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a single Series __ Note (or such greater number of Series __ Notes in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Purchaser may request) dated the date of the Closing and registered in such Purchaser&rsquo;s name (or in the name of such Purchaser&rsquo;s nominee), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to account number at ________ Bank, <i>[Insert Bank address, ABA number for wire transfers, and any other relevant wire transfer information]. </i>If, at the Closing, the Company shall fail to tender such Series&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; __ Notes to any Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to any Purchaser&rsquo;s satisfaction, such Purchaser shall, at such Purchaser&rsquo;s election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Supplement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of such failure or such nonfulfillment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">4.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The obligation of each Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Series __ Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser&rsquo;s satisfaction, prior to the Closing, of the conditions set forth in Section 1.2 and Section 4 of the Note Purchase Agreement (each reference to &ldquo;Closing Date&rdquo; or &ldquo;Closing&rdquo; set forth therein shall be deemed to be a reference to the &ldquo;Closing Date&rdquo; or &ldquo;Closing&rdquo; of the &ldquo;Series ______ Notes&rdquo;) with respect to the Series __ Notes to be purchased at the Closing, and to the following additional conditions:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(a)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as supplemented, amended or superseded by the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit A hereto, each of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5 of the Note Purchase Agreement shall be correct as of the date of the Closing and the Company shall have delivered to each Purchaser an Officer&rsquo;s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing certifying that such condition has been fulfilled.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">(b)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contemporaneously with the Closing, the Company shall sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall purchase the Series __ Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing as specified in Schedule A.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">5.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Here insert special provisions for Series __ Notes including prepayment provisions applicable to Series __ Notes (including Make-Whole Amount) and closing conditions applicable to Series __ Notes].</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">6.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Note Purchase Agreement are true and correct on the date hereof with respect to the purchase of the Series __ Notes by such Purchaser.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">7.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Purchaser agree to be bound by and comply with the terms and provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement as fully and completely as if such Purchaser were an original signatory to the Note Purchase Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The execution hereof shall constitute a contract between the Company and the Purchaser(s) for the u<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ses and purposes hereinabove set forth, and this agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original but all together only one agreement.</font></p>

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			<td style="width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 30%;" valign="bottom" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td align="left" style="text-align: left; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="text-align: left; width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Name:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit S-3</font></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</p>

<div id="PGBK" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">-78-</div>

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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Accepted as of <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">______ __, 20__</font></p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="38%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">[Purchaser]</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 30%;" valign="bottom" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td align="left" style="text-align: left; width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="text-align: left; width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Name:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 50%;" valign="top" width="50%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 5%;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Title:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 30%;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 15%;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit S-4</font></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</p>

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<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</div>

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<div id="PGHDR" style="text-align: left; width: 100%">&nbsp;</div>
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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Information Relating to Purchasers</b></p>

<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="font-variant: small-caps; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Name and Address of Purchaser</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt;">Principal Amount</p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt;">of Series __<font style="font-variant: small-caps; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Notes </font></p>

			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps; margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-variant: small-caps; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">to be Purchased</font></p>
			</td>
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			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">[Name of Purchaser]</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">$</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-36pt;">All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;">with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(2)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt;">All notices of payments and written confirmations of such wire transfers:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(3)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 75%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">All other communications:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>

</table>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Schedule A</font></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;">(to Supplement)</p>

<div id="PGBK" style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt">
<div id="PGNUM" style="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</div>

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<div id="PGHDR" style="text-align: left; width: 100%">&nbsp;</div>
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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Supplemental Representations</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, except as <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">otherwise (i) set forth in the Hecla Public Disclosure Record (to the extent the exception disclosed is reasonably apparent on its face) or (ii) disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Note Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof with respect to the Series __ Notes with the same force and effect as if each reference to &ldquo;Initial Notes&rdquo; set forth therein was modified to refer to the &ldquo;Series __ Notes&rdquo;, each reference to &ldquo;this Agreement&rdquo; therein was modified to refer to the Note Purchase Agreement as supplemented by the ______ Supplement and each reference to &ldquo;the Purchasers&rdquo; set forth therein was modified to refer to &ldquo;the institutional investors named on Schedule A to the ______ Supplement. The Section references hereinafter set forth correspond to the similar sections of the Note Purchase Agreement which are supplemented hereby:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>Section 5.3. </i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>Disclosure. </i>The Note Purchase Agreement and the certificates delivered to each Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement and the ______ Supplement and the financial statements listed in the Company Disclosure Schedule to the ______ Supplement (the Note Purchase Agreement and the certificates and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Disclosure Documents</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. Since __________, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except changes that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Company that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>Section 5.4.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> <i>Organization and Ownership of Shares of Restricted Subsidiaries. </i>(a)&nbsp;Schedule 5.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the ______ Supplement contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists (i)&nbsp;of the Company&rsquo;s Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the correct name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, and the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary, (ii)&nbsp;of the Company&rsquo;s Affiliates, other than Restricted Subsidiaries, and (iii)&nbsp;of the Company&rsquo;s directors and senior officers.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>Section 5.13.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> <i>Private Offering by the Company. </i>Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Series __ Notes or any similar securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Series __ Notes or any similar securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any person other than the Purchasers and not more than [_________] other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Series __ Notes at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>Section 5.14.</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> <i>Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. </i>The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Series __ Notes to _____________________ and for general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Series __ Notes pursuant to the Supplement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 1% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 1% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms <i>&ldquo;</i><i>margin stock</i><i>&rdquo;</i><i> </i>and <i>&ldquo;</i><i>purpose of buying or carrying</i><i>&rdquo;</i><i> </i>shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><i>Section </i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>5.15. </i><i>Existing</i><i> </i><i>Indebtedness</i><i>; Future Liens</i>. Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">[Add any additional Sections as appropriate at the time the Series <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">__ Notes are issued]</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>[FORM OF SERIES <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">__ NOTE]</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>HECLA MINING COMPANY</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>_____% SERIES <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">__ SENIOR NOTE DUE _________</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">For Value Received</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, the undersigned, <font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Mining Company</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (herein called the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Company</i><i>&rdquo;</i>), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby promises to pay to [_________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [__________] <font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Dollars</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on _________, with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a)&nbsp;on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of _________% per annum from the date hereof, payable [semiannually], on the _____ day of ______ and _________ in each year, commencing with the ____ or _______ next succeeding the date hereof, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b)&nbsp;to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue payment of interest and, during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to [___________________________________], payable [semiannually] as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).</font></font></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">[lawful money of the United States of America] at ______________ in ____________, or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This Note is one of the Series ____ Senior Notes (herein called the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><i>&ldquo;</i><i>Notes</i><i>&rdquo;</i>)<i> </i>issued pursuant to a Supplement to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of [_______&nbsp;___], 2018 (as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, the <i>&ldquo;</i><i>Note Purchase Agreement</i><i>&rdquo;</i>),<i> </i>among the Company, the Purchasers named therein and Additional Purchasers of Notes from time to time issued pursuant to any Supplement to the Note Purchase Agreement. This Note and the holder hereof are entitled equally and ratably with the holders of all other Notes of all Series from time to time outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement to all the benefits provided for thereby or referred to therein. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i)&nbsp;agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;made the representations set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This Note is a <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder&rsquo;s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note of the same Series for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Exhibit 1-1</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The Company will make required prepayments of principal on the dates and in the amounts specified <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">in the Note Purchase Agreement. [This Note is not subject to regularly scheduled prepayments of principal.] This Note is also subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">If an Event of Default<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and the <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Notation of Guaranty dated as of [________&nbsp;__], 2018, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, and interest on this Note and the performance by the Company of all of its obligations contained in the Note Purchase Agreement all as more fully set forth in said Notation of Guaranty.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hecla Mining Company</font></p>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>HECLA RECEIVES C$40 MILLION INVESTMENT </b></p>

<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>FROM RESSOURCES QU&Eacute;BEC</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">March <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">5, 2018</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">C<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">OEUR D&rsquo;ALENE, IDAHO -- Hecla Mining Company (<u>NYSE:HL</u>) today announced that Ressources Qu&eacute;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">bec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Investissement Qu&eacute;bec, </font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">is making a C$40 (US$31.6) million loan investment in Hecla (&ldquo;the investment&rdquo;).</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The investment will be in the form of a senior unsecured term loan with a coupon rate of 4.68%, to mature at the same time as the outstanding high yield notes, in 37 months. <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;The proceeds are to be used for development and expansion of the Casa Berardi mine, located in the Abitibi-T&eacute;miscamingue region in Quebec. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Today&rsquo;s announcement is another example of why Quebec is a leading mining jurisdiction in North America,&rdquo; said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla&rsquo;s President and CEO. &ldquo;Since we acquired the Casa Berardi mine, we have seen a significant improvement in its operations, including doubling the throughput, increased gold production and reserves, and a 70% reduction in the All Injury Frequency Rate. We have also added about 250 workers to the mine since it was acquired, bringing the total to around 950 currently. We welcome this opportunity to work closer with the Quebec government as we continue to grow and strengthen the operation.&rdquo;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Founded in 1891,<b> </b>Hecla Mining Company (<u>NYSE:HL</u></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">) is a leading low-cost U.S. silver producer with operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Mexico, and is a growing gold producer with an operating mine in Quebec, Canada. The Company also has exploration and pre-development properties in seven world-class silver and gold mining districts in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and an exploration office and investments in early-stage silver exploration projects in Canada.</font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Investissement Qu&eacute;bec<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s mission is to foster the growth of investment in Qu&eacute;bec, thereby contributing to economic development and job creation in every region. The Corporation offers businesses a full range of financial solutions, including loans, loan guarantees and equity investments, to support them at all stages of their development. It is also responsible for administering tax measures and prospecting for foreign investment. </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Statements made or information provided in this news release that are not historical facts are &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and &quot;forward-looking information&quot; within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. 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Such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information include statements or information regarding silver production for 2017 on a consolidated basis and at each of the Greens Creek, Lucky Friday and San Sebastian mines, annual gold production for 2017 at Casa Berardi, and fourth quarter 2017 production. The material factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information include that the Company</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">s plans for development and production will proceed as expected and will not require revision as a result of risks or uncertainties, whether known, unknown or unanticipated, to which the Company</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">s operations are subject.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated, expected or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, metals price volatility, volatility of metals production and costs, litigation, regulatory and environmental risks, operating risks, project development risks, political risks, labor issues, ability to raise financing and exploration risks and results. Refer to the Company&#39;s Form</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">10K and 10-Q reports for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The Company undertakes no obligation and has no intention of updating forward-looking statements other than as may be required by law.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Mike Westerlund</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Vice President, Investor Relations</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">800-HECLA91 (800-432-5291)</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Investor Relations</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Email: hmc-info@hecla-mining.com</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Website: <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u>www.hecla-mining.com</u></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Isabelle Fontaine</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Senior Director, Public and Governmental Affairs</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Investissement Qu<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&eacute;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">bec</font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">T 514-876-9359</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><u>Isabelle.fontaine@invest-quebec.com</u></p>

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