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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-383698
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171229
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171229
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171229

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EAGLE MATERIALS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000918646
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CEMENT, HYDRAULIC [3241]
		IRS NUMBER:				752520779
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12984
		FILM NUMBER:		171282631

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219
		BUSINESS PHONE:		214-432-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENTEX CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940204
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Eagle Materials Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-12984</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">75-2520779</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas</B></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(214)&nbsp;432-2000</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;&nbsp;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.12b-2</FONT> of this
chapter). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December 29, 2017 Eagle Materials Inc.
(the &#147;Company&#148;) and its subsidiary, American Gypsum Company LLC (&#147;American&#148;), as well as New NGC, Inc. (&#147;New NGC&#148;), and PABCO Building Products, LLC (&#147;PABCO&#148;), which are not affiliated with the Company,
entered into a settlement agreement (the &#147;Settlement Agreement&#148;) with counsel representing the direct purchaser class to settle all claims made against the Company, American, New NGC and PABCO in the direct purchaser class actions
consolidated in the lawsuit <I>In re: Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation</I>, MDL No. 2437, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the &#147;District Court&#148;).&nbsp;The Company and American
agreed to pay a total of approximately $39 million in cash to settle the claims against them.&nbsp;The Settlement Agreement, in which the Company and American deny all wrongdoing, also includes releases by the participating class members of the
Company and American as well as their subsidiaries, affiliates, and other related parties, for the time period from January 1, 2012 through the date of execution of the Settlement Agreement.&nbsp;The Settlement Agreement grants the Company,
American, New NGC, and PABCO the right to terminate the Settlement Agreement in the event an agreed upon percentage of potential class members opt-out of the Settlement Agreement. Additionally, the Settlement Agreement is conditioned on final
approval of the District Court. The Settlement Agreement is filed as an exhibit hereto, and the foregoing description of the Settlement Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement. The Company will record
the settlement amount as an expense in its fiscal third quarter 2018 results. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">EAGLE MATERIALS INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>IN RE: DOMESTIC
DRYWALL</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ANTITRUST LITIGATION</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>MDL No.&nbsp;2437</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:</B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This agreement (&#147;Settlement Agreement&#148;) is made and entered into this 29th day of December,&nbsp;2017 (the &#147;Execution
Date&#148;), by and between American Gypsum Company LLC (&#147;AG&#148;), Eagle Materials Inc. (&#147;Eagle&#148;), New NGC, Inc. (&#147;NGC&#148;) and PABCO Building Products, LLC (&#147;PABCO&#148;) (collectively, &#147;Settling Defendants&#148;)
and the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs (&#147;Plaintiffs&#148;), individually and on behalf of a class of direct purchasers of Wallboard, as defined below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Plaintiffs allege that Settling Defendants participated in a conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize prices and to terminate
the use of job quotes for Wallboard in violation of Section&nbsp;1 of the Sherman Act; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Settling Defendants deny
Plaintiffs&#146; allegations, have asserted defenses to Plaintiffs&#146; claims, and have not conceded or admitted any liability; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> settlement negotiations have taken place between Plaintiffs&#146; <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel and counsel for Settling Defendants, including a mediation with Greg Lindstrom of Phillips ADR Enterprises P.C., and this Settlement Agreement has been reached as a result of those negotiations; and
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have conducted an investigation into the facts and the law regarding the
claims asserted in the Direct Purchaser action pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, MDL Docket No.&nbsp;2437, Civil Action No.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-MD-2437</FONT></FONT> (the &#147;Action&#148;), including analysis of over 2.6&nbsp;million pages of documents and over 40 depositions, have briefed, argued, and received rulings
on significant pretrial motions, and have concluded that a settlement with Settling Defendants according to the terms set forth below is fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interest of Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class&nbsp;Members; and
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Settling Defendants believe that they are not liable for the claims asserted and have good defenses to Plaintiffs&#146; claims,
but nevertheless have decided to enter into this Settlement Agreement in order to avoid further expense, inconvenience, and the distraction of burdensome and protracted litigation and to obtain the releases, orders and judgment contemplated by this
Settlement Agreement, and to put to rest with finality all claims that Plaintiffs have or could have asserted against the Releasees, as defined below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and releases set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, and intending to
be legally bound, it is agreed by and between Settling Defendants and the Plaintiffs that the Action be settled, compromised, and dismissed with prejudice as to Settling Defendants, without costs or expenses to Plaintiffs, the Settlement
Class&nbsp;Members, or Settling Defendants except as provided for herein, subject to the approval of the Court, on the following terms and conditions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Definitions</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following terms, as used in this Settlement Agreement, have the
following meanings: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. &#147;Court&#148; means the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. </P>
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Gypsum, Inc., NGC, Lafarge North America Inc., Eagle, AG, PABCO, and TIN Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. &#147;Final Approval&#148; means that the approval of
the Settlement Agreement by the Court has become final, either by exhaustion of any time for a Settlement Class&nbsp;Member who has properly and timely objected to the Settlement to appeal such approval, with no appeal being filed, or by completion
of any appeals filed by Settlement Class&nbsp;Members which appeals have been resolved to uphold the Settlement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. &#147;Wallboard&#148;
means panel products consisting of a gypsum core with a paper surfacing on the face and back. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel&#148; means the following law firms: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berger&nbsp;&amp;
Montague, P.C. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1622 Locust Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Philadelphia, PA 19103 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cohen Milstein Sellers&nbsp;&amp; Toll PLLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1100 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 500 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, DC 20005 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Spector Roseman&nbsp;&amp; Kodroff, P.C. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1818 Market Street, Suite 2500 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Philadelphia, PA 19103 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Opt-Out</FONT> Measurement Period&#148; means the period beginning on January&nbsp;1, 2012, and
ending on January&nbsp;31, 2013. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Non-Settling</FONT> Defendants&#148; means Defendants other
than Settling Defendants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers&#148; means members of the Settlement
Class&nbsp;who have timely exercised their rights to be excluded from the Settlement Class. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Opt-Out</FONT> Percentage&#148; means the aggregate Purchased Percentage of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers. </P>
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Lumber&nbsp;&amp; Millwork Co., and Grubb Lumber Co., Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. &#147;Purchased&#148; means Wallboard that was invoiced during the
relevant period as reflected in the transactional data and documents of Defendants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. &#147;Purchased Percentage&#148; means for any
member of the Settlement Class, the total dollar amount of Wallboard Purchased in the United States by such member of the Settlement Class&nbsp;from Defendants or their subsidiaries during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT>
Measurement Period divided by the total dollar amount of Wallboard Purchased in the United States by all members of the Settlement Class&nbsp;from Defendants or their subsidiaries during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT>
Measurement Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. &#147;Releasees&#148; means AG, Eagle, NGC, and PABCO and all of their current and former parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, predecessors, successors, or assigns, and all current and former officers, directors, attorneys, representatives, agents, and employees of each of the foregoing entities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. &#147;Releasors&#148; means Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class&nbsp;Members and all of their current and former parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, predecessors, or successors, all current and former officers, directors, attorneys, representatives, agents, and employees of each of the foregoing entities; and assignees of any claim that is subject to the Release described in
Paragraphs&nbsp;26 through 28. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. &#147;Settlement&#148; means the settlement of the Action contemplated by this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. &#147;Settlement Amount&#148; means $125,000,000.00 in United States currency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. &#147;Settlement Class&nbsp;Period&#148; means the period from and including January&nbsp;1, 2012, to and including December&nbsp;31,
2013. </P>
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Purchased Wallboard in the United States during the Settlement Class&nbsp;Period directly from (a)&nbsp;any Defendant or Georgia Pacific LLC (collectively, &#147;Wallboard Manufacturers&#148;); and/or (b)&nbsp;L&amp;W Supply Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, &#147;L&amp;W&#148;). Excluded from the Settlement Class&nbsp;are Wallboard Manufacturers, along with each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates (including, without
limitation, Pacific Coast Supply, LLC and L&amp;W), and federal governmental entities and instrumentalities of the federal government and any judicial officer presiding over the Action, and any member of his or her immediate family and judicial
staff. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">19. &#147;Settlement Class&nbsp;Member&#148; means a member of the Settlement Class&nbsp;that does not timely and validly elect to
be excluded from the Settlement Class. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">20. &#147;Settling Parties&#148; means Plaintiffs and Settling Defendants. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Approval of this Settlement Agreement and Dismissal of the Action</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">21. The
Settling Parties agree to make reasonable best efforts to take actions to effectuate this Settlement Agreement and shall cooperate to promptly seek and obtain the Court&#146;s preliminary and final approval of this Settlement Agreement, including,
but not limited to, seeking the Court&#146;s approval of procedures (including the giving of class notice under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(c) and (e), and scheduling a final fairness hearing) to obtain Final Approval of the Settlement and
the final dismissal with prejudice of the Action as to Settling Defendants and the Releasees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">22. Within twenty one (21)&nbsp;days of the
Execution Date, Plaintiffs shall submit to the Court a motion requesting that the Court preliminarily approve the Settlement and authorize dissemination of notice to the Settlement Class (the &#147;Motion&#148;). The Motion shall include: (a)&nbsp;a
proposed form of order preliminarily approving the Settlement; (b)&nbsp;proposed forms of, and </P>
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methods for, dissemination of notice to the Settlement Class; and (c)&nbsp;a proposed form of final judgment order, all of which shall be furnished to Settling Defendants for review and prior
approval, which is not to be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Plaintiffs include information in the Motion and accompanying material regarding the proposed distribution of settlement funds in this Action, such information
shall not be subject to Defendants&#146; review and prior approval. The Settling Parties agree that notice of the Settlement as approved by the Court shall be mailed to persons and entities who have been identified as members of the Settlement
Class&nbsp;by Wallboard Manufacturers and L&amp;W. Notice of the Settlement shall also be published once in the LBM Journal and on a web site that is under the supervision of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel. If the Settlement
is preliminarily approved by the Court, (i)&nbsp;within eighteen (18)&nbsp;calendar days, Plaintiffs shall provide mailed notice to the Settlement Class&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;Plaintiffs shall provide notice to the Settlement Class&nbsp;in the LBM
Journal on the first available publication date on or after seven (7)&nbsp;days from the provision of individual mailed notice. Subject to the lead time required for publication in the LBM Journal, Plaintiffs shall exercise reasonable efforts to
mail and publish notice to the Settlement Class&nbsp;within sixty (60)&nbsp;days of preliminary approval of the Settlement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">23. Within
ten (10)&nbsp;calendar days after this Settlement Agreement and the accompanying motion papers seeking its preliminary approval are filed with the Court, Settling Defendants shall cause notice of the Settlement Agreement to be served upon
appropriate State and Federal officials as provided in the Class&nbsp;Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. &#167; 1715. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">24. If the Settlement
is preliminarily approved by the Court, Plaintiffs shall promptly seek final approval of the Settlement and entry of a final judgment order as to Settling Defendants: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">certifying the Settlement Class&nbsp;defined in Paragraph 18 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3); </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">granting final approval of the Settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate within the meaning of Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and directing the consummation of the Settlement according to its
terms; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">directing that, as to Settling Defendants, the Action be dismissed with prejudice and, except as provided for herein, without costs; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">reserving exclusive jurisdiction over the Settlement and this Settlement Agreement, including the administration and consummation of this Settlement, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania, Eastern Division; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">determining under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) that there is no just reason for delay and directing entry of final judgment as to Settling Defendants. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">25. This Settlement Agreement shall become effective only when: (a)&nbsp;the Court has entered (i)&nbsp;a final judgment order approving the
Settlement set forth in this Settlement Agreement under Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and (ii)&nbsp;a final judgment dismissing the Action against Settling Defendants with prejudice and without costs; and (b)&nbsp;the time for
appeal or to seek permission to appeal from the Court&#146;s approval of the Settlement and the entry of a final judgment has expired or, if appealed, approval of the Settlement and the final judgment have been affirmed in their entirety by the
Court of last resort to which such appeal has been taken and such affirmance is no longer subject to further appeal or review (&#147;Effective Date&#148;). It is agreed that neither the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 nor the All
Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. &#167; 1651, shall be taken into account in determining the above-stated times. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Releases, Discharge, and Covenant Not to Sue</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">26. Upon Final Approval and in
consideration of payment of the Settlement Amount into the Escrow Account as specified in Section&nbsp;D of this Settlement Agreement, Releasees shall be fully, finally, and forever released and discharged by Releasors from any and all claims,
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demands, actions, suits, injuries, causes of action, and damages of any nature, whenever and however incurred (whether actual, punitive, treble, compensatory, or otherwise), including, without
limitation, costs, fees, expenses, penalties, and attorneys&#146; fees, whether class, individual, or otherwise in nature, that Releasors, or any of them, ever had, now has, or hereafter can, shall, or may have, directly, representatively,
derivatively, or in any other capacity, against Releasees (or any of them), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseen or unforeseen, actual or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, asserted or unasserted, whether in law or
equity or otherwise, in whole or in part or arising out of or relating in any way to any conduct, act, or omission of Releasees (or any of them) prior to and including the Execution Date, based upon any of the facts, occurrences, transactions,
agreements, conspiracies, communications, announcements, notices, or other matters alleged in the Action against Settling Defendants that arise under any federal, state, or common law, including, without limitation, the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. &#167;
1 <I>et seq.</I>, and any federal or state antitrust, unfair competition, unfair practices, price discrimination, unjust enrichment, unitary pricing, or trade practice law, including but not limited to any causes of action asserted or that could
have been or could still be alleged or asserted, in any class action complaints filed in this Action or related actions, which collectively includes, without limitation, any action transferred to this multidistrict litigation proceeding (the
&#147;Released Claims&#148;); provided, however, that nothing in this Settlement Agreement shall release: (a)&nbsp;any claims based upon indirect purchases of Wallboard brought by prospective members of any class of indirect purchasers (the
&#147;Indirect Purchaser Class&#148;); or (b)&nbsp;claims arising in the ordinary course of business for any product defect, breach of contract, product performance or warranty claims relating to Wallboard. Releasors shall not, after the Effective
Date of this Agreement, seek to recover from any Releasee based, in whole or in part, upon any of the Released Claims or conduct at issue in the Released Claims. Released Claims do not include any claims arising out of the enforcement of this
Settlement Agreement. </P>
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hereby expressly waive and release, upon the Effective Date of this Settlement Agreement, any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by Section&nbsp;1542 of the California Civil Code, which states: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>CERTAIN CLAIMS NOT AFFECTED BY GENERAL RELEASE.</U> A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT
TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">or by any
law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which is similar, comparable or equivalent to Section&nbsp;1542 of the California Civil Code. Each Releasor may hereafter discover facts other than or different from
those which the Releasor knows or believes to be true with respect to the claims which are the subject of the provisions of Paragraph&nbsp;26 of this Settlement Agreement, but each Releasor hereby expressly waives and fully, finally, and forever
settles and releases, upon this Settlement Agreement becoming final, any known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, contingent or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-contingent</FONT> claim with respect to the subject matter of the provisions of
Paragraph&nbsp;26 of this Settlement Agreement, whether or not concealed or hidden, without regard to the subsequent discovery or existence of such different or additional facts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">28. Upon Final Approval, Settling Defendants shall be deemed to have fully released Releasors from any claims relating to the institution or
prosecution of the Action. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Payment of the Settlement Amount</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">29. The Settlement Amount includes the full and
complete cost of the settlement notice, claims administration, Settlement Class&nbsp;Members&#146; compensation, class representatives&#146; incentive awards (as approved by the Court), attorneys&#146; fees (as approved by the Court) and
reimbursement of all actual expenses of the Action (as approved by the Court), any other litigation costs of Plaintiffs, and all applicable taxes, if any, assessable on the Settlement Fund or any portion thereof. In no event will Settling
Defendants&#146; liability with respect to the Settlement exceed $125,000,000. Releasors shall look solely to the Settlement Amount for settlement and satisfaction against the Releasees of all Released Claims and shall have no other recovery against
the Releasees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">30. Within ten (10)&nbsp;business days of the entry of an order preliminarily approving the Settlement, Settling
Defendants will pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer $100,000 of the Settlement Amount to an account at a bank to be designated by Interim <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel (the &#147;Notice Fund&#148;), to be used to pay
the costs of providing notice of the settlement to the Settlement Class&nbsp;and for notice administration. After preliminary approval of the Settlement, Interim <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel may spend the funds in the
Notice Fund to provide notice of the settlement to the Settlement Class&nbsp;and for notice administration, without an order from the Court. The amount spent or incurred for notice and notice administration is not refundable to Settling Defendants
in the event the Settlement Agreement is disapproved, rescinded, or otherwise fails to become effective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">31. Not later than ten
(10)&nbsp;business days after entry of the final judgment order, Settling Defendants will pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer the remainder of the Settlement Amount, less any reduction pursuant to Paragraphs 32 and 33, into an escrow account or
accounts (the &#147;Escrow Account&#148;). This amount, along with any interest earned thereon shall be held in escrow and constitutes the Settlement Fund. The Escrow Account and Settlement Fund shall be administered in accordance with the
provisions of Section&nbsp;E of this Settlement Agreement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">32. As set forth in Paragraph 33 and in a separate agreement (&#147;Confidential Side
Letter&#148;) executed between <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel and Settling Defendants, the Settlement Amount may be reduced upon the occurrence of one or more conditions relating to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers. Plaintiffs may attempt to obtain final rescission of any decision by an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchaser to request exclusion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">33. Settling Defendants&#146; total cash payment shall be reduced by 0.75% for each 1% of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT>
Percentage. For example, if the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Percentage is 8%, the Settlement Amount would be reduced by 6% (0.75 x 8%). The remaining 0.25% for each 1% of sales represented by the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers will be deposited into the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Fee and Expense Account, to be paid to Plaintiffs&#146; counsel in consideration of their efforts on behalf of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers, upon approval by the Court of any such payment request. In the event the Court does not approve Plaintiffs&#146; counsel&#146;s payment request, the funds in the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Fee and Expense Account shall be added to the Settlement Fund. In no event shall the Court&#146;s determination of the appropriate disposition of any funds to be deposited into the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Fee and Expense Account be grounds for rescission of the Settlement Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>The Settlement Fund</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">34. The Escrow Account shall be established as a
&#147;qualified settlement fund&#148; as defined in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.468B-1(a)</FONT> of the U.S. Treasury Regulations or other appropriate escrow account as agreed to by the Settling Parties. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">11 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">35. After preliminary approval of the Settlement, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT>
Counsel may utilize up to $100,000 from the Notice Fund to provide notice of the Settlement to potential members of the Settlement Class&nbsp;and for notice administration, without an order from the Court. The amount spent or incurred for notice and
notice administration is not refundable to Settling Defendants in the event the Settlement Agreement is disapproved, rescinded, or otherwise fails to become effective. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">36. From the Notice Fund and the Settlement Fund shall be paid the cost of settlement notice, claims administration, class
representatives&#146; incentive awards, attorneys&#146; fees, reimbursement of all actual expenses of the Action, any other litigation costs of Plaintiffs, and all applicable taxes, if any. The Settling Parties shall have the right to audit amounts
paid from the Settlement Fund prior to the final approval of the Settlement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">37. The Settlement Fund shall be invested in United States
Government Treasury obligations or United States Treasury money market funds. The Notice Fund may be deposited in a bank account, in which case it will be deposited in a federally insured interest-bearing account. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">38. Settling Defendants shall not have any responsibility, financial obligation, or liability whatsoever with respect to the investment,
distribution, use, or administration of the Settlement Fund, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of such investment, distribution, use or administration except as expressly otherwise provided in this Settlement Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">39. Settling Defendants&#146; only payment obligation is to pay the Settlement Amount. Settling Defendants shall not be liable for any costs,
expenses, or fees of any of Plaintiffs&#146; respective attorneys, experts, advisors, agents, or representatives. Payment of all such costs, expenses, and fees, as approved by the Court, shall be paid only out of the Settlement Fund or the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Fee and Expense Account. No disbursements shall be made from the Notice Fund or the Settlement Fund prior to the Effective Date of this Settlement Agreement except as described in Paragraphs&nbsp;35 and 36,
above. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">40. The distribution of the Settlement Fund shall be administered pursuant to a plan of
allocation (the &#147;Plan of Allocation&#148;) proposed by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel and subject to the approval of the Court. If such approval is not obtained, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel
shall revise the Plan of Allocation as necessary until approval of the Court is obtained. Settling Defendants shall have no participatory or approval rights with respect to the Plan of Allocation and the Court&#146;s rejection of the Plan of
Allocation shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Settlement Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">41. Settling Defendants will take no position on
any application for fees and reimbursement of expenses made by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel or by the Settlement Class&nbsp;Members or any application for class representatives&#146; incentive awards out of the Settlement
Fund. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Rescission</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">42. If the Court refuses to approve this Settlement Agreement or any
material part hereof, or if such approval is modified in material way or set aside on appeal, or if a final judgment order with the provisions generally described in Paragraph&nbsp;24 is not entered, or if the Court enters the final judgment order
and appellate review is sought and, on such review, such final judgment order is not affirmed in material part, then Settling Defendants, on the one hand, and Plaintiffs, on the other, shall each, in their sole discretion, have the option to rescind
this Settlement Agreement in its entirety (except as hereafter provided in this Paragraph) by written notice to the Court and to counsel for the other Settling Parties filed and served within ten (10)&nbsp;business days of the entry of an order not
granting court approval or Final Approval or having the effect of disapproving or materially modifying the terms of the Settlement Agreement. A modification or reversal on appeal of any amount of the Settlement Fund that the Court authorizes to be
used to pay Plaintiffs&#146; litigation expenses shall not be deemed a modification of all or a part of the terms of this Settlement Agreement or such final judgment order and shall not be grounds for rescission. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">13 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">43. Any decision by Settling Defendants to rescind this Settlement Agreement, for any reason
under this Section F, must be unanimous (<I>i.e.</I> for any one Settling Defendant to rescind the Settlement, all four Settling Defendants must rescind the Settlement). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">44. If the Settlement or Settlement Agreement is rescinded for any valid reason, then the balance of the Settlement Amount in the Notice Fund
and Settlement Fund will be returned to Settling Defendants within ten (10)&nbsp;business days. In the event that the Settlement Agreement is rescinded, the funds already properly expended for the costs of notice and administration will not be
returned to Settling Defendants. Additionally, in such event, funds to pay for notice, administration expenses or taxes that have been properly incurred but not yet paid will also not be returned to Settling Defendants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">45. If the Settlement or Settlement Agreement is rescinded for any valid reason before payment of claims to Settlement Class&nbsp;Members,
then the Settling Parties will be restored to their respective positions in the Action as of the Execution Date. In that event, the Action will proceed as if this Settlement Agreement had never been executed and this Settlement Agreement, and
representations made in conjunction with this Settlement Agreement, may not be used in the Action or otherwise for any purpose. Settling Defendants and Plaintiffs expressly reserve all rights if the Settlement Agreement does not become effective or
if it is rescinded by Settling Defendants or the Plaintiffs pursuant to this Section&nbsp;F. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">46.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Termination: Settling Defendants shall, in their sole discretion, have the option to rescind this Settlement Agreement upon the occurrence of one or more conditions relating to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers, as set forth in the Confidential Side Letter executed between <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel and Settling Defendants. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">14 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">47. Within seven (7)&nbsp;calendar days after the end of the period to request exclusion from the
Settlement Class&nbsp;established by the Court and set forth in the notice, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel shall provide Settling Defendants, through their counsel, with a written list of all
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel and Settling Defendants will ascertain the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Percentage. In the event that the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Percentage is equal to or greater than the percentage set forth in the Confidential Side Letter, then Settling Defendants shall have the right to rescind this Settlement Agreement by providing written notice
to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel within ten (10)&nbsp;calendar days after receipt of the list of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchasers or within five (5)&nbsp;business days after ascertaining with
Plaintiffs the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Percentage, whichever is later. Upon receipt of such notice, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel shall, within seven (7)&nbsp;calendar days, provide Settling
Defendants with written notice of any challenge by Plaintiffs to such claim of entitlement to rescind this Settlement Agreement. In the event the parties are unable to agree upon the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Percentage or
Settling Defendants&#146; right to rescind this Settlement Agreement under this Paragraph, they shall submit the issue to the Court adjudicating the Action. Plaintiffs may attempt to obtain final rescission of any decision by an <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchaser to request exclusion prior to Settling Defendants invoking their rights under this Paragraph. Neither Plaintiffs nor Settling Defendants shall solicit or advise potential members of the Settlement
Class&nbsp;to request exclusion from the Settlement Class. Settling Defendants will take no action to encourage opt outs or advise potential members of the Settlement Class&nbsp;to opt out of the class. If contacted by potential members of the
Settlement Class&nbsp;about opting out of the class, Settling Defendants will promptly refer such potential members of the Settlement Class&nbsp;to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">48. Settling Defendants&#146; right to rescind this Settlement Agreement is a material term of
this Settlement Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">49. The parties agree to keep confidential the Confidential Side Letter and its terms and conditions contained
therein separate from any documents filed with the Court. The Parties agree to submit the Confidential Side Letter to the Court <I>in camera</I> if requested unless ordered to file it, in which case it shall be filed under seal. In the event that
the terms of the Confidential Side Letter are disclosed through no fault of Settling Defendants, or are disclosed because required by law, Settling Defendants shall have no liability for any damages resulting from such disclosure, and any such
disclosure of the Confidential Side Letter shall have no effect on this Settlement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">50. Settling Defendants reserve all of their legal
rights and defenses with respect to any potential <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Opt-Out</FONT> Purchaser. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Taxes</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">51. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel shall be
solely responsible for filing all informational and other tax returns necessary to report any net taxable income earned by the Settlement Fund and shall file all informational and other tax returns necessary to report any income earned by the
Settlement Fund and shall be solely responsible for taking out of the Settlement Fund, as and when legally required, any tax payments, including interest and penalties due on income earned by the Settlement Fund. All taxes (including any interest
and penalties) due with respect to the income earned by the Settlement Fund shall be paid from the Settlement Fund. Settling Defendants shall have no responsibility to make any filings relating to the Settlement Fund and will have no responsibility
to pay tax on any income earned by the Settlement Fund or to pay any taxes on the Settlement Fund unless the Settlement is not consummated and the Settlement Fund is returned to Settling Defendants. In the event the Settlement does not become final
and any </P>
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funds including interest or other income are returned to Settling Defendants, Settling Defendants shall be responsible for the payment of all taxes (including any interest or penalties), if any,
on said interest or other income. Settling Defendants make no representations regarding, and shall not be responsible for, the tax consequences of any payments made pursuant to this Settlement Agreement to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel or to any Settlement Class&nbsp;Member. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>H.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Miscellaneous</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">52. This Settlement Agreement does not settle or compromise any
claim by Plaintiffs or any other Settlement Class&nbsp;Member against any alleged <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-conspirator</FONT> or other person or entity other than the Releasees. All rights of any member of the Settlement
Class&nbsp;against any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Settling</FONT> Defendant or an alleged <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-conspirator</FONT> or other person or entity other than the Releasees are specifically reserved by Plaintiffs and
the other members of the Settlement Class. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">53. This Settlement Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among Plaintiffs and Settling
Defendants pertaining to the Settlement of the Action against Settling Defendants. This Settlement Agreement may be modified or amended only by a writing executed by Plaintiffs and Settling Defendants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">54. Neither this Settlement Agreement nor any negotiations or proceedings connected with it shall be deemed or construed to be an admission by
any party or any Releasee of any wrongdoing or liability or evidence of any violation by Settling Defendants of any federal or state statute or law either in the Action or in any related action or proceedings, and evidence thereof shall not be
discoverable or used, directly or indirectly, in any way, except in a proceeding to interpret or enforce this Settlement Agreement. This Settlement Agreement represents the settlement of disputed claims and does not constitute, nor shall it be
construed as, an admission or disparagement of the correctness of any position asserted by any party, or an admission of liability or lack of liability or of any wrongdoing or lack of any wrongdoing by any party, or as an admission of any strengths
or weaknesses of the Plaintiffs&#146; claims or Settling Defendants&#146; defenses. Settling Defendants specifically deny any wrongdoing or liability by any of the Releasees. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">17 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">55. Any delay in the completion of any settlement between Settling Defendants and the Indirect
Purchaser Class&nbsp;or any other party shall not form the basis of any delay in finalizing the Settlement Agreement, nor shall the inability of Settling Defendants to complete a settlement with the Indirect Purchaser Class&nbsp;or any other party
serve as an impediment to finalizing the Settlement Agreement, seeking preliminary approval of the Settlement Agreement, or seeking Final Approval of the Settlement Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">56. This Settlement Agreement may be executed in counterparts by Plaintiffs and Settling Defendants, and a facsimile or scanned signature
shall be deemed an original signature for purposes of executing this Settlement Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">57. Neither Plaintiffs nor Settling Defendants
shall be considered the drafter of this Settlement Agreement or any of its provisions for the purpose of any statute, the common law, or rule of interpretation that would or might cause any provision of this Settlement Agreement to be construed
against the drafter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">58. The provisions of this Settlement Agreement shall, where possible, be interpreted in a manner to sustain their
legality and enforceability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">59. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the implementation and enforcement of this Settlement Agreement
and the Settlement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">60. Any disputes between Settling Defendants and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Lead</FONT> Counsel concerning
this Settlement Agreement shall, if they cannot be resolved by the parties, be submitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">61. This Settlement Agreement shall be governed and interpreted according to the substantive laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to its choice of law or conflict of law principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">62. Each party acknowledges that
it has been and is being fully advised by competent legal counsel of such party&#146;s own choice and fully understands the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement, and the meaning and import thereof, and that such party&#146;s execution
of this Settlement Agreement is with the advice of such party&#146;s counsel and of such party&#146;s own free will. Each party represents and warrants that it has sufficient information regarding the transaction and the other parties to reach an
informed decision and has, independently and without relying upon the other parties, and based on such information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own decision to enter into this Settlement Agreement and was not fraudulently or otherwise
wrongfully induced to enter into this Settlement Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">63. Each of the undersigned attorneys represents that he or she is fully
authorized to enter into the terms and conditions of, and to execute, this Settlement Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ruthanne Gordon</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael C. Dell&#146;Angelo</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ecramer@bm.net</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eugene A. Spector</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jeffrey J. Corrigan</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1818 Market Street, Suite 2500</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Philadelphia, PA 19103</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: (215) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">496-0300</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;jcorrigan@srkattorneys.com</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">M<SMALL>CDERMOTT</SMALL> W<SMALL>ILL</SMALL>&nbsp;&amp; E<SMALL>MERY</SMALL> LLP</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By: <U>/s/ Joel G. Chefitz
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joel
G. Chefitz</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David L. Hanselman Jr.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chelsea L. Black</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">444 West Lake Street</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chicago, IL 60606</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (312) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">372-2000</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (312) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">984-7700</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">jchefitz@mwe.com</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">dhanselman@mwe.com</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">cblack@mwe.com</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Raymond A. Jacobsen, Jr.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul M. Thompson</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nicole L. Castle</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The McDermott Building</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">500 North Capitol Street, NW</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, DC 20001</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">756-8000</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">756-8087</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">rayjacobsen@mwe.com</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">pthompson@mwe.com</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ncastle@mwe.com</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Eagle Materials Inc.</I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">L<SMALL>OCKE</SMALL> L<SMALL>ORD</SMALL> LLP</P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bradley C. Weber</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Susan Adams</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dallas, Texas 75201</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (214) <FONT
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<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Counsel for defendant PABCO Building</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Products, LLC</I></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By: <U>/s/ Steven E.
Bizar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Steven E. Bizar</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Benjamin McAnaney</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Julia Chapman</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cira Centre</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2929 Arch Street</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Philadelphia, PA 19104</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: (215) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">994-2205</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (215) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">655-2205</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">steven.bizar@dechert.com</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">benjamin.mcananey@dechert.com</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (704) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">378-4000</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B<SMALL>UCHANAN</SMALL> I<SMALL>NGERSOLL</SMALL>&nbsp;&amp; R<SMALL>OONEY</SMALL>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (215) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">665-8760</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">thomas.manning@bipc.com</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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