<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001003078-18-000016.txt : 20180117
<SEC-HEADER>0001003078-18-000016.hdr.sgml : 20180117
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180117081755
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001003078-18-000016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180117
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:		20180117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001003078
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [5084]
		IRS NUMBER:				113289165
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0827

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14130
		FILM NUMBER:		18529792

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		75 MAXESS RD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
		BUSINESS PHONE:		516-812-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		75 MAXESS ROAD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>msm-20180117x8k.htm
<DESCRIPTION>8-K
<TEXT>
<!--HTML document created with Certent Disclosure Management 6.13.0.1-->
<!--Created on: 1/17/2018 8:12:56 AM-->
<html>
	<head>
		<title>
			8-K New Material Definitive Agreement 011218
		</title>
	</head>
	<body><div style="margin-left:36pt;margin-right:36pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:2pt double #000000 ;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 6pt">
			<a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:6pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 6pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">UNITED STATES</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 1pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">________________________________________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">FORM 8-K</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">CURRENT REPORT</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;"> the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">):</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">January 12, 2018</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">________________________________________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 1pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 14pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:14pt;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:27.5pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:34.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:34.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">1-14130</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">11-3289165</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:34.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:24.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(State or other jurisdiction of</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> incorporation)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:24.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(Commission File Number)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:24.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:17.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:11.84%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:38.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:13.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:17.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:68.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:31.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:68.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:31.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(Zip Code)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:29.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:31.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td colspan="5" valign="top" style="width:100.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code:</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;"> (516) 812-2000</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:29.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:31.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:29.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Not Applicable</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:31.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:17.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:64.48%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:17.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:17.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:11.84%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:38.72%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:13.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:17.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Wingdings;color:#000000;font-family:Wingdings;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Wingdings;color:#000000;font-family:Wingdings;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Wingdings;color:#000000;font-family:Wingdings;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Wingdings;color:#000000;font-family:Wingdings;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#xA7;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#xA7;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:08.95pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:17.50pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Emerging growth company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:08.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:17.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:08.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:17.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">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></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:08.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:17.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x2610;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:2pt double #000000 ;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:36pt;margin-right:36pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.01</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">On January 12, 2018 (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Closing Date</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) entered into two Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreements.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Metropolitan Life Note Purchase Agreement</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Company entered into a Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Met Life Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), by and between the Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) and/or one or more of its affiliates or related funds as purchasers thereunder. The Met Life Note Purchase Agreement provides for an uncommitted facility for the issuance and sale of up to an aggregate total of $250,000,000 of senior notes, at either fixed or floating rates. As of the Closing Date, the Company has not issued any notes under the Met Life Note Purchase Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Company entered into a Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;, by and between the Company and PGIM, Inc. (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">PGIM</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) and/or one or more of its affiliates or related funds as purchasers thereunder. The Prudential Note Purchase Agreement provides for an uncommitted facility for the issuance and sale of up to an aggregate total of $250,000,000 of senior notes, at a fixed rate.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The notes contemplated by each of the Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Senior Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) would be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally with the Company&#x2019;s borrowings under the revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2017 (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Credit Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent; the Company&#x2019;s 2.65% Series A notes, due July 28, 2023 (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">2016 Series A Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;); and the Company&#x2019;s 2.90% Series B notes, due July 28, 2026 (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">2016 Series B Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; and together with the 2016 Series A Notes, the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Existing Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;). The Existing Notes were issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;14, 2017 (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Existing Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), among the Company and New York Life Insurance Company.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Senior Note Issuance</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Also on the Closing Date, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $50 million aggregate principal amount of 3.04% Senior Notes due January 12, 2023 under the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Prudential Senior Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Prudential Senior Notes </font><font style="display: inline;">have been</font><font style="display: inline;"> used to pay a portion of the revolving loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Following the issuance and sale of the Prudential Senior Notes, the aggregate availability under the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement is $200,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The Prudential Senior Notes mature on January 12, 2023 and bear interest at a rate of 3.04% per annum, payable semi-annually on January 12 and July 12 of each year, commencing on July 12, 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Prudential Senior Notes are redeemable at any time subject to the payment of a make-whole amount equal to (i) the principal amount to be repaid together with the amount of interest that would have been due on such principal for the remaining term, discounted to present value at a discount rate equal to (x) the yield to maturity of a U.S. treasury security having a maturity equal to the remaining average life of the principal amount to be repaid plus (y) 50 basis points, minus (ii) the principal amount to be repaid.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;color:#000000;">Provisions of the Note Purchase Agreements</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Each of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> contains customary representations and warranties by the Company, certain of which include materiality, material adverse effect and knowledge qualifiers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> also contains: (i) reporting covenants; (ii) affirmative covenants requiring the Company and its subsidiaries to comply with laws, maintain their properties and adequate insurance, pay taxes, maintain their corporate existence and add as additional guarantors any subsidiaries that become additional guarantors, borrowers, co-borrowers or otherwise become liable under the Credit Agreement, the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, the Met Life Note Purchase Agreement (in the case of the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement), the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement (in the case of the Met Life Note Purchase Agreement), and any other note purchase agreement, shelf facility or other similar institutional private placement financing providing for the issuance or sale of debt securities; and (iii) negative covenants restricting the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and liens, change their lines of business, make fundamental changes such as disposing of all or substantially all of their property, merging or consolidating with other companies, make investments, engage in transactions with affiliates, or enter into certain restrictive agreements. In addition, each of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> contains two financial covenants: (i) the Company may not permit its consolidated leverage ratio to exceed 3:00 to 1:00 (or, at the election of the Company after its consummates a material acquisition, a four-quarter temporary increase to 3.50 to 1.00, during which the Company must pay an additional 0.50% interest on any notes outstanding during such period) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter and (ii) the Company may not permit its consolidated interest coverage ratio to be less than 3:00 to 1:00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Each of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> contains customary events of default including: (i) non-payment of principal, interest and the make-whole amount, (ii) default in the performance of covenants (after certain cure periods for certain covenants), (iii) any representation or warranty proving to have been incorrect in any material respect, (iv) payment default and cross-acceleration to other material indebtedness, (v) customary bankruptcy and insolvency events, (vi) ERISA defaults, (vii) material judgments, and (viii) invalidity of or challenge to the enforceability of a subsidiary guaranty. Under each of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, if an event of default occurs and is continuing, the relevant required holders may accelerate the payment of the relevant issued notes together with accrued and unpaid interest and the make-whole amount. Acceleration will occur automatically if there is a bankruptcy or insolvency default.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Under each of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, in the event of a change of control of the Company, the Company will be required to offer to repurchase the issued notes at par value.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:31.7pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The foregoing descriptions of the Note Purchase Agreements are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full terms and conditions of </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Met Life Note Purchase Agreement and the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Item</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> 2.03</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.2pt;text-indent:35.8pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.2pt;text-indent:35.8pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Item</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> 9.01</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:59.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">No.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:13.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:467.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Description</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:59.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:467.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:59.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font><a href="msm-20180117xex10_1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;">10.1</font></a></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:467.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 10pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<a href="msm-20180117xex10_1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2018, by and between MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and/or one or more of its affiliates or related funds, as purchasers thereunder</font></a></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:59.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font><a href="msm-20180117xex10_2.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;">10.2</font></a></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:467.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<a href="msm-20180117xex10_2.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2018, by and between MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. and PGIM, Inc. and/or one or more of its affiliates or related funds, as purchasers thereunder</font></a></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 14.3pt;text-indent: -14.3pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">SIGNATURES</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:27.5pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">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.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:269.30pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.60pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:237.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:269.30pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:270.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:269.30pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:270.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:269.30pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Date: </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">January </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">17</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, 2018</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.60pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:237.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">/s/ Rustom Jilla</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:269.30pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.60pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:237.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:12.40pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Rustom Jilla</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:269.30pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:24.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:33.60pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:24.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 27.5pt;text-indent: -27.5pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:237.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:24.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Executive Vice President and Chief</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Financial Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">-</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr>
	</div></body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-10.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>msm-20180117xex10_1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-10.1
<TEXT>
<!--HTML document created with Certent Disclosure Management 6.13.0.1-->
<!--Created on: 1/17/2018 8:13:19 AM-->
<html>
	<head>
		<title>
			Exhibit 101 - MetLife Note Purchase and Shelf Agreement
		</title>
	</head>
	<body><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;"><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit 10.1</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xecution</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;V</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">e</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rsion</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:2pt double #000000 ;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:100pt 0pt 0pt;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">$250,000,000 Private Shelf Facility</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">______________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:right;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchase</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rivate</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">helf</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">greement</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">______________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 100pt;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Dated January 12, 2018</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:2pt double #000000;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">able</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ontents</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">H</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">eading</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">age</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">uthorization</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">1&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;1.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">[Reserved]</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">1&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;1.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Shelf Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">1&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ale and</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchase</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">2&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;2.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">[Reserved]</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">2&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;2.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Shelf Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">2&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;2.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Guaranty</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">6&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">losing</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section 3.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Execution</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Delivery of the Agreement</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;3.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Facility Closings</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;3.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Rescheduled</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Facility Closings</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">onditions</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;t</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">losing</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Representations</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Warranties</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Performance</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">; No Default</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Compliance</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Certificates</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Opinions</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Sale of Other Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Payment</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Special Counsel Fees</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Private</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Placement Number</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Changes</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> in Corporate Structure</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Funding</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Instructions</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Material</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Adverse Effect</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section 4.12.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Guaranty</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section 4.13.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Other</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Fees</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.14.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Proceedings</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Documents</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">arranties of the</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Organization</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">; Power and Authority</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Authorization</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Disclosure</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Organization</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">11&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Financial</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Statements; Material Liabilities</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">11&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Compliance</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">11&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Governmental</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Authorizations, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">12&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-i-</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Litigation</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">12&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Taxes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">12&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Title </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">to</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Property; Leases</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">13&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Licenses</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">, Permits, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">13&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.12.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Compliance</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> with Employee Benefit Plans</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">13&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.13.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Private Offering by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">14&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.14.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">14&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.15.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Existing</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Indebtedness; Future Liens</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">15&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.16.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Foreign </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Assets</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Control Regulations, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">15&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.17.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Status </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">under</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Certain Statutes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">16&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.18.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Environmental</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Matters</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">16&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">epresentations of the</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchasers</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">17&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;6.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> for Investment</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">17&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;6.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Source</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Funds</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">17&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">nformation as to</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">18&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Financial</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Business Information</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">18&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Officer&#x2019;s</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Certificate</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">21&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Visitation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">21&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.4. </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Electronic</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Delivery</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">22&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ayment and</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">repayment</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of the</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">23&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Maturity</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">23&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Optional</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Prepayments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">23&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Allocation</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Partial Prepayments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">24&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Maturity</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">; Surrender, Etc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">24&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">24&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Make</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#8209;Whole Amount</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">25&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Change</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Control</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">26&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Payments</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Due on Non</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#8209;Business Days</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">27&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ffirmative</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">27&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Compliance</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> with Laws</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">27&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Maintenance</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Properties; Insurance</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Payment</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Taxes and Claims</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Corporate</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Existence, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Books and Records</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Guarantors</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">29&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Designation</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Subsidiaries</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">30&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">egative</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">30&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Line</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Business</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">30&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-ii-</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Economic</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Sanctions, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">31&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Financial</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Covenants</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">31&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Indebtedness</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">32&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Liens</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">33&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section 10.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Fundamental</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Changes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">35&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Disposition</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Property</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">36&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Investments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">37&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Transactions</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> with Affiliates</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">38&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Changes</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> in Fiscal Periods</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">38&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Clauses</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Restricting Subsidiary Distributions</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">39&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">vents of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">efault</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">39&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;12.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">emedies on</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">efault</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">, E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">tc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">42&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Acceleration</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">42&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Other</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Remedies</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Rescission</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">No </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Waivers</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;13.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">egistration</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xchange</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">; S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;13.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Registration</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;13.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Transfer</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Exchange of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">44&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;13.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Replacement</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">44&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;14.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ayments on </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Place of Payment</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Payment</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> by Wire Transfer</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Withholding</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Tax</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;15.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xpenses</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">, E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">tc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">46&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;15.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Transaction</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Expenses</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">46&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;15.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Certain</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Taxes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">46&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;15.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Survival</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">47&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;16.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urvival of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ntire</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">greement</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">47&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;17.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">mendment and</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">aiver</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">47&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Requirements</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">47&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Solicitation</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> of Holders of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">48&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Binding Effect, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">48&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Notes </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Held</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> by Company, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">48&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> 18.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otices</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">49&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-iii-</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;19.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">eproduction of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ocuments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">49&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;20.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">onfidential</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">nformation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">50&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;21.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchaser</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">51&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;22.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">M</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">iscellaneous</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">51&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Successors</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Assigns</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Accounting</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Terms</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Severability</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Construction</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Counterparts</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">53&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Governing</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> Law</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">53&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Jurisdiction</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">53&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Section 22.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 24pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -12pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Transaction</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> References</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">54&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:88.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ignature</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:44.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">55&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-iv-</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;A</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Defined Terms</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;5.3</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Disclosure Materials</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;5.4</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;5.5</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Financial Statements</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;5.15</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Existing Indebtedness</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;10.3</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Original Entities</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;10.5</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Existing Liens</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;10.8</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Existing Investments</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;10.9</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Existing Transactions with Affiliates</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> 1-A</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Form of Fixed Rate Shelf Note</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> 1-B</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Form of Floating Rate Shelf Note</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> 2.2(c)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014; &nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Form of Request for Purchase</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> 2.2(e)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014; &nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Form of Confirmation of Acceptance</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> 2.3</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Form of Subsidiary Guaranty</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:126.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchaser</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:22.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:319.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Information Relating to Purchasers </font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-v-</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">75 M</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">axess</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">oad</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">M</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">elville</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">, N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ew</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;Y</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ork</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;11747</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">$250,000,000 Private Shelf Facility</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:right;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 252pt 0pt 27pt;text-indent: -27pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">To</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC (</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), and each other MetLife Party which becomes bound by this agreement as hereinafter provided (together with MetLife each a</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and collectively, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchasers&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">):</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.,</font><font style="display: inline;"> a New York corporation (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Company&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), agrees with each of the Purchasers as follows:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uthorization of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;1.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">[Reserved]</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;1.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company </font><font style="display: inline;">may,</font><font style="display: inline;"> from time to time</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> authorize the issue of its senior notes (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution thereof pursuant to Section&nbsp;13) in the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of up to the Available Facility Amount (as defined in Section&nbsp;2.2 below), (a)&nbsp;to be dated the date of issue thereof, (b)&nbsp;to mature, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15 </font><font style="display: inline;">years after the date of original issuance thereof (provided that floating rate Notes shall</font><font style="display: inline;"> have a maturity no later than 10</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;years after the date of original issuance thereof), (c)&nbsp;to have an average life, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, of no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;years after the date of original issuance thereof (provided that floating rate Notes shall have an average life of no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">10 </font><font style="display: inline;">years after the date of original issuance thereof), (d)&nbsp;to bear interest on the unpaid balance thereof from the date thereof at the fixed or floating rate per annum, and (e)&nbsp;to have such other particular terms, as shall be set forth, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, in the Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to such Note delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.2(e), and in the case of fixed rate Shelf Notes, to be substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;">A</font><font style="display: inline;"> attached hereto, and in the case of floating rate Shelf Notes, to be substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;">B</font><font style="display: inline;"> attached hereto.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The terms </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Note</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Notes</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> as used herein shall include each Shelf Note delivered pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and each Note delivered in substitution or exchange for any such Note pursuant to any such provision.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Notes which have (i)&nbsp;the same final maturity, (ii)&nbsp;the same principal prepayment dates, </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(iii)&nbsp;the same principal prepayment amounts (as a percentage of the original principal amount of each Note), (iv)&nbsp;the same interest rate, (v)&nbsp;the same interest payment periods and (vi)&nbsp;the same date of issuance (which, in the case of a Note issued in exchange for another Note, shall be deemed for these purposes the date on which such Note&#x2019;s ultimate predecessor Note was issued), are herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> of Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ale and</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchase of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;2.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">[Reserved].</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;2.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Facility</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> is willing to consider, in its sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and/or </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Parties from time to time, the purchase of Shelf Notes pursuant and subject to the terms of this Agreement.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The willingness of </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> to consider such purchase of Shelf Notes is herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Facility</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">At any time, $</font><font style="display: inline;">250,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">minus</font><font style="display: inline;"> the aggregate principal amount of Shelf Notes purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement after the date hereof, </font><font style="display: inline;">minus</font><font style="display: inline;"> the aggregate principal amount of Accepted Notes (as hereinafter defined) which have not yet been purchased and sold hereunder p</font><font style="display: inline;">rior to such time</font><font style="display: inline;">, is herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Available Facility Amount</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; at such time.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Shelf Notes issued and outstanding under this Agreement shall not at any time exceed the Available Facility Amount.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">NOTWITHSTANDING THE WILLINGNESS OF </font><font style="display: inline;">METLIFE</font><font style="display: inline;"> TO CONSIDER PURCHASES BY ITSELF OR ANY OTHER </font><font style="display: inline;">METLIFE</font><font style="display: inline;"> PARTY OF SHELF NOTES, THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO ON THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT NEITHER </font><font style="display: inline;">METLIFE</font><font style="display: inline;"> NOR ANY </font><font style="display: inline;">METLIFE</font><font style="display: inline;"> PARTY SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO MAKE OR ACCEPT OFFERS TO PURCHASE SHELF NOTES, OR TO QUOTE RATES, SPREADS OR OTHER TERMS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC PURCHASES OF SHELF NOTES, AND THE FACILITY SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY </font><font style="display: inline;">METLIFE</font><font style="display: inline;"> OR ANY </font><font style="display: inline;">METLIFE</font><font style="display: inline;"> PARTY.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Issuance Period</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement until the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the </font><font style="display: inline;">third</font><font style="display: inline;"> anniversary of the date of this Agreement (or if such anniversary date is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such anniversary) and (ii)&nbsp;the thirtieth day after </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have given to the Company, </font><font style="display: inline;">or the Company shall have given to MetLife </font><font style="display: inline;">a written notice stating that it elects to terminate the issuance and sale of Shelf Notes pursuant to this Agreement (or if such thirtieth day is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such thirtieth day).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The period during which Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement is herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Issuance Period</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Request for Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company may from time to time during the Issuance Period make requests for purchases of Shelf Notes (each such request being herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Request for Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) up to, at any time outstanding, the Available Facility Amount.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Request for Purchase shall be made to </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> in accordance with the notice provisions in Section&nbsp;18, and shall (i)&nbsp;specify the aggregate principal amount of Shelf Notes covered thereby, which shall not be less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining Available Facility Amount at the time such Request for Purchase is made) and not be greater than the Available Facility Amount at the time such Request for Purchase is made, (ii)&nbsp;specify whether the interest rate will be fixed </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">or floating and, in the case of a floating interest rate, specify whether the length of the Interest Period is one, three or six months, (iii)&nbsp;specify the principal amounts, final maturities (which shall be no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15</font><font style="display: inline;"> years from the date of issuance</font><font style="display: inline;"> in the case of fixed rate Shelf Notes and 10 years from the date of issuance in the case of floating rate Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">), principal prepayment dates and amounts (which shall result in an average life of no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15</font><font style="display: inline;"> years</font><font style="display: inline;"> in the case of the fixed rate Shelf Notes and 10 years in the case of floating rate Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">, including any and all &#x201C;delay&#x201D; or &#x201C;forward rate-lock period&#x201D; beyond </font><font style="display: inline;">42 </font><font style="display: inline;">calendar days) and interest payment periods (monthly, quarterly or semi</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;annually in arrears) of the Shelf Notes covered thereby, (iv)&nbsp;specify the use of proceeds of such Shelf Notes, (v)&nbsp;specify the proposed day for the closing of the purchase and sale of such Shelf Notes, which shall be a Business Day during the Issuance Period not less than 10 days and not more than 25 days after the making of such Request for Purchase, (vi)&nbsp;specify the number of the account and the name and address of the depository institution to which the purchase prices of such Shelf Notes are to be transferred on the Closing Day for such purchase and sale, (vii)&nbsp;certify that the representations and warranties contained in Section&nbsp;5</font><font style="display: inline;">, as supplemented by such Request for Purchase,</font><font style="display: inline;"> are true on and as of the date of such Request for Purchase and that there exists on the date of such Request for Purchase no Default or Event of Default, and (viii)&nbsp;be substant</font><font style="display: inline;">ially in the form of Exhibit 2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(c) attached hereto.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Request for Purchase shall be in writing signed by the Company and shall be deemed made when received by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">In connection with the submission of any Request for Purchase hereunder, the Company shall also provide a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying as to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that will be outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of the Shelf Notes requested thereby.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Rate Quotes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Not later than five Business Days after the Company shall have given </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> a Request for Purchase pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.2(c), </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> may, but shall be under no obligation to, provide to the Company in accordance with the notice provisions in Section&nbsp;18, in each case between 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. New&nbsp;York City local time (or such later time as </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> may elect) interest rate or margin quotes for the principal amounts, maturities, principal prepayment schedules, if any, and interest payment periods of Shelf Notes specified in such Request for Purchase (each such interest rate quote provided in response to a Request for Purchase herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Quotation</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Quotation (i)&nbsp;relating to a Shelf Note </font><font style="display: inline;">bearing a fixed interest rate</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall represent the interest rate per annum payable on the outstanding principal balance of such Shelf Notes at which </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party would be willing to purchase such Shelf Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof and (ii)&nbsp;relating to a Shelf Note bearing a floating interest rate, shall include the LIBOR Rate Note Margin at which </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party would be willing to purchase such Shelf Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof and</font><font style="display: inline;">, in each case,</font><font style="display: inline;"> any</font><font style="display: inline;"> Make-Whole Amount or</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any </font><font style="display: inline;">Applicable Premium in the case of any early prepayment of such Shelf Note.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Acceptance</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> Within the Acceptance Window, a Responsible Officer of the Company specified in such Request for Purc</font><font style="display: inline;">hase may, subject to Section&nbsp;2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(f), elect to accept on behalf of the Company a Quotation as to </font><font style="display: inline;">not less than $10,000,000 of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> aggregate principal amount of the Shelf Notes specified in the related Request for Purchase (each such Shelf Note being herein called an </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Accepted Note</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and such acceptance being herein called an </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Acceptance</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) in accordance with the notice provisions in Section&nbsp;18.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The day the Company notifies </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> of an Acceptance with respect to any Accepted Notes is herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Acceptance Day</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; for such Accepted Notes.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Any Quotation as to which </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> does not receive an Acceptance within the Acceptance </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Window shall expire, and no purchase or sale of Shelf Notes hereunder shall be made based on any such expired Quotation.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Subject to Section&nbsp;2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(f) and the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to sell to </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and/or a </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party, and </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and/or such </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party agrees to purchase and/or cause the purchase by a </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party of, the Accepted Notes at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">As soon as practicable following the Acceptance Day, the Company, </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party which is to purchase any such Accepted Notes will execute a confirmation of such Acceptance substant</font><font style="display: inline;">ially in the form of Exhibit 2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(e) attached hereto (herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Confirmation of Acceptance</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">).</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the Accepted Note bears a floating interest rate, then the LIBOR Rate Note Margin specified in the Confirmation of Acceptance shall remain constant for the life of such Note.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the Company should fail to execute and return to </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> within three Business Days following the Company&#x2019;s receipt thereof a Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to any Accepted Notes, </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> may at its election at any time prior to </font><font style="display: inline;">Met</font><font style="display: inline;">L</font><font style="display: inline;">ife</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s</font><font style="display: inline;"> receipt thereof cancel the closing with respect to such Accepted Notes by so notifying the Company in writing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Market Disruption</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.2(e), any Quotation provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.2(d) shall expire if prior to the time an Acceptance with respect to such Quotation shall have been notified to </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.2(e): (i)&nbsp;in the case of any fixed rate Shelf Notes, the domestic market for U.S. Treasury securities or derivatives shall have closed or there shall have occurred a general suspension, material limitation, or significant disruption of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or in the domestic market for U.S. Treasury securities or derivatives, or (ii)&nbsp;in the case of floating rate Shelf Notes, reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period, or </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error) that LIBOR does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> for funding the floating rate Shelf Notes.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No purchase or sale of Shelf Notes hereunder shall be made based on such expired Quotation.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the Company thereafter notifies </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the Acceptance of any such Quotation with respect to such Shelf Notes, such Acceptance shall be ineffective for all purposes of this Agreement, and </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall promptly notify the Company that the provisions of this Section&nbsp;2.2(f) are applicable with respect to such Acceptance.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Fees</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Delayed Delivery Fee</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the closing of the purchase and sale of any Accepted Note is delayed for any reason beyond the original Closing Day for such Accepted Note, the Company will pay to each Purchaser which shall have agreed to purchase such Accepted Note on the Cancellation Date or actual closing date of such purchase and sale, an amount (herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Delayed Delivery Fee</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) equal to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of an Accepted Note bearing a fixed interest rate, the product of (1)&nbsp;the amount determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> to be the amount by which the bond equivalent yield per annum of such Accepted Note exceeds the investment rate per annum on an alternative investment of the highest quality selected by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and having a maturity date or dates the same as, or closest to, the Rescheduled Closing Day from time to time fixed for the delayed delivery of such Accepted Note, (2)&nbsp;the principal amount of such Accepted Note, and (3)&nbsp;a fraction the numerator of which is equal to the number of actual days elapsed from and </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">including the original Closing Day for such Accepted Note to but excluding the date of such payment, and the denominator of which is 360; and</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(B)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of an Accepted Note bearing a floating interest rate, the sum of (x)&nbsp;the amount equal to the product of (1)&nbsp;the</font><font style="display: inline;"> difference between the Adjusted LIBOR </font><font style="display: inline;">Rate for the relevant Interest Period and the Overnight Interest Rate on funds deposited on each day from and including the original Closing Day for such Accepted Note, (2)&nbsp;the principal amount of such Accepted Note and (3)&nbsp;a fraction the numerator of which is equal to the number of actual days elapsed from and including the original Closing Day for such Accepted Note to but excluding the date of such payment hereunder, and the denominator of which is 360 and (y)&nbsp;the costs and expenses (if any) incurred by such Purchaser or its affiliates with respect to any interest rate agreement or transaction entered into by such Purchaser or any such affiliates in connection with the delayed closing of such Accepted Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In no case shall the Delayed Delivery Fee be less than zero.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Nothing contained herein shall obligate any Purchaser to purchase any Accepted Note on any day other than the Closing Day for such Accepted Note, as the same may be rescheduled from time to time in compliance with Section&nbsp;3.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Cancellation Fee</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the Company at any time notifies </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> in writing that the Company is canceling the closing of the purchase and sale of any Accepted Note to be sold by the Company, or if </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> notifies the Company in writing under the circumstances set forth in the last sentence of Section&nbsp;2.2(e) or the penultimate sentence of Section&nbsp;3.2 that the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is to be canceled, or if the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is not consummated on or prior to the last day of the Issuance Period (the date of any such notification, or the last day of the Issuance Period, as the case may be, being herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Cancellation Date</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), the Company will pay to each Purchaser which shall have agreed to purchase such Accepted Note no later than one day after the Cancellation Date in immediately available funds an amount (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Cancellation Fee</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) equal to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of an Accepted Note bearing a fixed interest rate, the product of (1)&nbsp;the principal amount of such Accepted Note and (2)&nbsp;the quotient (expressed in decimals)&nbsp;obtained by dividing (y)&nbsp;the excess of the ask price (as determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">) of the Hedge Treasury Note(s) on the Cancellation Date over the bid price (as determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">) of the Hedge Treasury Note(s) on the Acceptance Day for such Accepted Note by (z)&nbsp;such bid price, with the foregoing bid and ask prices as reported on the Bridge\Telerate Service, or if such information ceases to be available on the Bridge\Telerate Service, any publicly available source of such market data selected by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">, and rounded to the second decimal place; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(B)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of an Accepted Note bearing a floating interest rate, the aggregate of all unwinding costs incurred by such Purchaser or its affiliates on positions executed by or on behalf of such Purchaser or such affiliates in connection </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">with the proposed lending and setting the LIBOR Rate Note Margin, </font><font style="display: inline;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that any gain realized upon the unwinding of any such positions shall be offset against any such unwinding costs.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Such positions include (without limitation) interest rate swaps, futures and forwards, all of which may be subject to substantial price volatility.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">All unwinding costs incurred by such Purchaser shall be determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its affiliate in accordance with generally accepted financial practice.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In no case shall the Cancellation Fee be less than zero.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Determination and Notification of Floating Interest Rates</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period with respect to a Shelf Note that bears a floating interest rate, the Company shall determine the Adjusted LIBOR Rate (based on the LIBOR Rate Note Margin determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> pursuant to any Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to such Shelf Note), and will give notice to </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the holders of such Shelf Note, together with a copy of the appropriate Bloomberg Financial Markets Newscreen or other display as specified in the definition of &#x201C;LIBOR&#x201D;, specifying the LIBOR rate as so determined.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">In the event that </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> does not concur with such determination by the Company, as evidenced by notice to the Company by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the notice delivered by the Company pursuant to the previous sentence, the determination of Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall be made by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Interest Period specified in the relevant Confirmation of Acceptance for a Note bearing a floating interest rate shall remain constant during the life of such Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Periodic Spread Information</font><font style="display: inline;">. Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, not later than 9:30 A.M. (New York City local time) on a Business Day during the Issuance Period if there is an Available Facility Amount on such Business Day, the Company may req</font><font style="display: inline;">uest by e-</font><font style="display: inline;">mail, telecopier or telephone, and </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife </font><font style="display: inline;">will, to the extent reasonably practicable, provide to the Company on such Business Day (or, if such request is received after 9:30 A.M. (New York City local time) on such Business Day, on the following Business Day), information (by e mail, telecopier or telephone) with respect to various spreads at which </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Parties might be interested in purchasing Notes of different average lives&#x37E; provided, however, that the Company may not make such requests more frequently than once in every five Business Days or such other period as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">. The amount and content of information so provided shall be in the sole discretion of </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife </font><font style="display: inline;">but it is the intent of </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife </font><font style="display: inline;">to provide information which will be of use to the Company in determining whether to initiate procedures for use of the Facility. Information so provided shall not constitute an offer to purchase Notes, and neither </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife </font><font style="display: inline;">nor any </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife </font><font style="display: inline;">Party shall be obligated to purchase Notes at the spreads specified. Information so provided shall be representative of potential interest only for the period commencing on the day such information is provided and ending on the earlier of the fifth Business Day&nbsp;&nbsp;after such day and the first day after such day on which further spread information is provided. </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife </font><font style="display: inline;">may suspend or terminate providing information pursuant to this Section </font><font style="display: inline;">2(i)</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any reason</font><font style="display: inline;"> or for no reason at all.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;2.3</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;From and after the first Closing, 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 the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 attached hereto and made a part hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">losing</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 3.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Execution and Delivery of the Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The execution and delivery of this agreement shall occur at the offices of Chapman and Cutler&nbsp;LLP, 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL&nbsp;&nbsp;60603 prior to 10:00&nbsp;a.m. Chicago time, at a closing on January 12, 2018 or on such other Business Day there</font><font style="display: inline;">after on or prior to January 16, 2018 and/or such other place as may be agreed upon by the Company and MetLife.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc458064522"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;3.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Facility Closings</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not</font><font style="display: inline;"> later than 10:00&nbsp;A.M. Chicago time on the Closing </font><font style="display: inline;">Day</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any Accepted Notes, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser listed in the Confirmation of Acceptance relating thereto at the offices of Chapman and Cutler&nbsp;LLP, 111&nbsp;West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603 or at such other place pursuant to the directions of </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">, the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of one or more Notes in authorized denominations as such Purchaser may request for each Series of Accepted Notes to be purchased on the Closing Day, dated the Closing Day and registered in such Purchaser&#x2019;s name (or in the name of its nominee), against payment of the purchase price thereof by transfer of immediately available funds for credit to the Company&#x2019;s account specified in the Request for Purchase of such Notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Shelf Closing is hereafter sometimes referred to as a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Closing</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc458064523"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;3.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Rescheduled Facility Closings</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Company fails to tender to any Purchaser the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser on the scheduled Closing Day for such Accepted Notes as provided above in Section&nbsp;3.2, or any of the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;4 shall not have been fulfilled by the time required on such scheduled Closing Day, the Company shall, prior to 10:00&nbsp;A.M. Chicago time, on such scheduled Closing Day notify </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> (which notification shall be deemed received by each Purchaser) in writing whether (i)&nbsp;such closing is to be rescheduled (such rescheduled date to be a Business Day during the Issuance Period not less than one Business Day and not more than 10 Business Days after such scheduled Closing Day (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Rescheduled Closing Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) and certify to </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> (which certification shall be for the benefit of each Purchaser) that the Company reasonably believes that it will be able to comply with the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;4 on such Rescheduled Closing Day and that the Company will pay the Delayed Delivery Fee in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.2(g)(i) or Section&nbsp;2.2(g)(ii) if such closing is to be canceled.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that the Company shall fail to give such notice referred to in the second preceding sentence, </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> (on behalf of each Purchaser) may at its election, at any time after 11:00 A.M., New York City local time, on such scheduled Closing Day, notify the Company in writing that such closing is to be canceled.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary appearing in this Agreement, the Company may not elect to reschedule a closing with respect to any given Accepted Notes on more than one occasion, unless </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have otherwise consented in writing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">onditions to</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">losing</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each Purchaser&#x2019;s obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at each Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser&#x2019;s satisfaction, prior to or at such Closing, the following conditions:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be correct when made and at such Closing:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The representations and warranties of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantors in this Agreement and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, as applicable, shall </font><font style="display: inline;">be correct when made and at such </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;4.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Performance; No Default</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement, and the Subsidiary Guaranty, as appropriate, required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at such Closing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes to be sold at such Closing (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated in the Request for Purchase, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance Certificates</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Officer&#x2019;s Certificate</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser Officer&#x2019;s Certificate, dated the date of such Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Secretary&#x2019;s Certificate</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of such Closing, certifying as to (i)&nbsp;the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes and this Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s and each Subsidiary Guarantor&#x2019;s organizational documents as then in effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Opinions of Counsel</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the date of such Closing (a)&nbsp;from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt&nbsp;&amp; Mosle&nbsp;LLP, counsel for the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and from special local counsel for one or more Subsidiary Guarantors, and in each case, in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and covering such 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) and (b)&nbsp;from Chapman and Cutler&nbsp;LLP, the Purchasers&#x2019; special counsel in connection with such transactions, in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and covering such other matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request; or, in each case, similar opinions from such replacement counsel chosen by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;On the date of such Closing such Purchaser&#x2019;s purchase of Notes shall (a)&nbsp;be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section&nbsp;1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b)&nbsp;not violate any </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">applicable law or regulation (including Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c)&nbsp;not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer&#x2019;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Sale of Other Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Contemporaneously with such Closing, the Company shall sell to each other Purchaser and each other Purchaser shall purchase the Notes to be purchased by it at such Closing as specified in the Purchaser Schedule.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payment of Special Counsel Fees</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting Section&nbsp;15.1, the Company shall have paid on or before each Closing the fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers&#x2019; special counsel referred to in Section&nbsp;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 such Closing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Private Placement Number</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;A Private Placement Number issued by Standard &amp; Poor&#x2019;s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for each Series of the Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Changes in Corporate Structure</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or 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 referred to in Schedule&nbsp;5.5.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Funding Instructions</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;At least three Business Days prior to the date of such Closing, each Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company confirming the information specified in Section&nbsp;3 including (i)&nbsp;the name and address of the transferee bank, (ii)&nbsp;such transferee bank&#x2019;s ABA number and (iii)&nbsp;the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Notes is to be deposited.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc458064537"></a><a name="_Toc9949220"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;4.11.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> Since the date of the most recent audited financials delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Section </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><a name="_DV_C405"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3 </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">and such Purchaser shall have received a copy thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Section </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Other Fees </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The Company shall have paid directly to MetLife or the Purchasers, as requested, any fees due to MetLife or the Purchasers in connection with any Delayed Delivery Fee due pursuant to Section 2.1(g)(i)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Proceedings and Documents</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties of the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Purchasers and the holders of the Notes recognize and acknowledge that the Company may supplement the following representations and warranties in this Section&nbsp;5, including the Schedules related thereto, pursuant to a Request for Purchase for Shelf Notes and the related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate for such Shelf Closing; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that no such supplement to any representation or warranty shall change or otherwise modify any representation or warranty given on any other Closing Day or any determination of the falseness or inaccuracy thereof pursuant to Section&nbsp;11(e).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company represents and warrants to MetLife and to each Purchaser of the Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Organization; Power and Authority</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Authorization, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing have been duly au</font><font style="display: inline;">thorized by all necessary company action on the part of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as applicable, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof the Subsidiary Guaranty and each Note to be issued at the applicable Closing will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable against the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i)&nbsp;applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&#x2019; rights generally and (ii)&nbsp;general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Disclosure</font><font style="display: inline;">. This Agreement, the financial statements listed in Schedule&nbsp;5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company prior to such Closing in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and identified in Schedule&nbsp;5.3 (this Agreement and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disclosure Documents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, since the date of the most recent audited financials delivered pursuant to Section 7.1, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no fact known to the Company </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Schedule&nbsp;5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of (i)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary, whether such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor and whether such Subsidiary is a Restricted or Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder, (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s Affiliates, other than Subsidiaries, and (iii)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s directors and senior officers.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Restricted Subsidiary shown in Schedule&nbsp;5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;assessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited by this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Restricted Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No Restricted Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than the agreements listed on Schedule&nbsp;5.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Restricted Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements; Material Liabilities</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule&nbsp;5.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule 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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;end adjustments).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor of this Agreement, the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">11</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty and the Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing and to which it is a party will not (i)&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, regulations or by</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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, (ii)&nbsp;conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (iii)&nbsp;violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Governmental Authorizations, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor of this Agreement, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty to which it is a party.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best 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 could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:46.8pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is (i)&nbsp;in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii)&nbsp;in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, any arbitrator of any kind or any Governmental Authority or (iii)&nbsp;in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section&nbsp;5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Taxes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all 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 (i)&nbsp;the amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, is not Material or (ii)&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company knows of no basis for any other tax or assessment that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of U.S. federal, state or other taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate.&nbsp;&nbsp;The U.S. 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 September&nbsp;1, 2012.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">10</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Title to Property; Leases</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective properties that individually or in the aggregate are Material, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section&nbsp;5.5 or purported to have been acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">11</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Licenses, Permits, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The 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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">To the best knowledge of the Company, no product or service of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">To the best knowledge 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 license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that could, 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&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or to section&nbsp;430(k) of the Code or to any such penalty or excise tax provisions under the Code or federal law or section&nbsp;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 referred to, in each case, in this second sentence as would not be individually or in the aggregate Material.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each of the Plans (other than Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Plan&#x2019;s most recently ended plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan&#x2019;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 an amount that is Material in the case of any single Plan or in the aggregate for all Plans.&nbsp;&nbsp;The present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan that is funded, determined as of the end of the Company&#x2019;s most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of reasonable actuarial assumptions, did not exceed the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">13</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">current value of the assets of such Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities by an amount that is Material.&nbsp;&nbsp;The term </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;benefit liabilities&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> has the meaning specified in section&nbsp;4001 of ERISA and the terms</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;current value&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;present value&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">have the meaning specified in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have not incurred (i)&nbsp;withdrawal liabilities (and are not subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) under section&nbsp;4201 or 4204 of ERISA in respect of Multiemployer Plans that individually or in the aggregate are Material or (ii)&nbsp;any obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan that individually or in the aggregate are Material.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">d</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The expected postretirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the Company&#x2019;s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;60, without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by section&nbsp;4980B of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not Material.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">e</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section&nbsp;406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section&nbsp;4975(c)(1)(A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;(D) of the Code.&nbsp;&nbsp;The representation by the Company to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section&nbsp;5.12(e) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser&#x2019;s representation in Section&nbsp;6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">All Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans have been established, operated, administered and maintained in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable thereto, except where failure so to comply could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;All premiums, contributions and any other amounts required by applicable Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan documents or applicable laws to be paid or accrued by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been paid or accrued as required, except where failure so to pay or accrue could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">13</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Private Offering by the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to be issued at the applicable Closing or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy such Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Purchasers and no more than one (1) other Institutional Investor, each of which has been offered the Notes at a private sale for investment.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 be issued at the applicable Closing to the registration requirements of section&nbsp;5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any Securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Shelf Notes hereunder as set forth in the applicable Request for Purchase.&nbsp;&nbsp;No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Regulation&nbsp;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).&nbsp;&nbsp;Margin stock does not constitute more than 15% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 15% of the value of such assets.&nbsp;&nbsp;As used in this Section, the terms </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;margin stock&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;purpose of buying or carrying&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">15</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Except as described therein, Schedule&nbsp;5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of September&nbsp;2, 2017 (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees, principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranty thereof), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Except as disclosed in Schedule&nbsp;5.15, neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has agreed or consented to cause or permit any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness or to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including its charter or any other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company, except as disclosed in Schedule&nbsp;5.15.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">16</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (i)&nbsp;is a Blocked Person, (ii)&nbsp;has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii)&nbsp;is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (i)&nbsp;has violated, been found in violation of, or been charged or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws or Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws or (ii)&nbsp;to the Company&#x2019;s knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws or Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">15</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Company or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (A)&nbsp;in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B)&nbsp;for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (C)&nbsp;otherwise in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in each case which would be in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">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 U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws and Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">17</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Status under Certain Statutes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, the ICC Termination Act of 1995, or the Federal Power Act.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">18</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Environmental Matters</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither 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 asserting any claim against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, 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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has stored any Hazardous Materials on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has disposed of any Hazardous Materials in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">16</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary 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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations of the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchasers</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Purchase for Investment</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the disposition of such Purchaser&#x2019;s or their property shall at all times be within such Purchaser&#x2019;s or their control.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser understands that the 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 Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Source of Funds</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Source&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is an &#x201C;insurance company general account&#x201D; (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor&#x2019;s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;PTE&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) 95</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;NAIC Annual Statement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) 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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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&#x2019;s state of domicile; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser&#x2019;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is either (i)&nbsp;an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;1 or (ii)&nbsp;a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause&nbsp;(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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">17</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source constitutes assets of an &#x201C;investment fund&#x201D; (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;14 (the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;QPAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) managed by a &#x201C;qualified professional asset manager&#x201D; or &#x201C;QPAM&#x201D; (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan&#x2019;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 &#x201C;related&#x201D; within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i)&nbsp;the identity of such QPAM and (ii)&nbsp;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&nbsp;(d); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source constitutes assets of a &#x201C;plan(s)&#x201D; (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;23 (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;INHAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) managed by an &#x201C;in</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;house asset manager&#x201D; or &#x201C;INHAM&#x201D; (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 &#x201C;control&#x201D; in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (i)&nbsp;the identity of such INHAM and (ii)&nbsp;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&nbsp;(e); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is a governmental plan; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is one or more 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&nbsp;(g); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">As used in this Section&nbsp;6.2, the terms </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;employee benefit plan,&#x201D; &#x201C;governmental plan,&#x201D; and &#x201C;separate account&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nformation as to</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><a name="INFRMNT_AS_TO_CMPNY"></a>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Financial and Business Information</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="IC_FNNCL_AND_BSNSS_INFRMTN"></a><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The Company shall deliver to MetLife (only during the Issuance Period) and each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Quarterly Statements</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; within 45 days (or such shorter period as is the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under any Material Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under any Material Credit </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">18</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders&#x2019; equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">setting forth in each case in comparative form (excluding changes in shareholders&#x2019; equity) the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;end adjustments;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Annual Statements</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; within 90 days (or such shorter period as is the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under any Material Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under any Material Credit Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, duplicate copies of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders&#x2019; equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a &#x201C;going concern&#x201D; or similar qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based) of Ernst &amp; Young&nbsp;LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">SEC and Other Reports</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i)&nbsp;each financial statement, report, notice, proxy statement or similar document sent by the Company or any Subsidiary (x)&nbsp;to its creditors under any Material Credit Facility (excluding information sent to such creditors in the ordinary course of administration of a credit facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or (y)&nbsp;to its public Securities holders generally, and (ii)&nbsp;each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by the Company or any Subsidiary to the public concerning developments that are Material; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">19</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">d</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Notice of Default or Event of Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly, and in any event within ten&nbsp;(10) Business Days after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section&nbsp;11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">e</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Employee Benefits Matters</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly, and in any event within 1</font><font style="display: inline;">0 days (or within 5 Business Days in the case of clause (ii) or clause (iv) below) </font><font style="display: inline;">after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any of the following, a written notice setting forth the nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Company or an ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">with respect to any Plan, any reportable event, as defined in section&nbsp;4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, for which notice thereof has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect on the date hereof and which could be reasonably expected to result in the incurrence of any Material liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the taking by the PBGC of steps to institute, or the threatening by the PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under section&nbsp;4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">iii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any event, transaction or condition that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any ERISA Affili</font><font style="display: inline;">ate pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or Lien, taken together with any other such liabilities or Liens then existing, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">receipt of notice of the imposition of a Material financial penalty (which for this purpose shall mean any tax, penalty or other liability, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise) with respect to one or more Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Notices from Governmental Authority</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary from any Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Requested Information</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including actual copies of the Company&#x2019;s Form&nbsp;10</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Q and Form&nbsp;10</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;K) or relating to the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">20</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">under the Notes as from time to time may be reasonably requested by MetLife (only during the Issuance Period) or any such holder of a Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Officer&#x2019;s Certificate</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="IC_OFFCRS__CRTFCTS"></a><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Each set of financial statements delivered to MetLife or to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or Section&nbsp;7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Covenant Compliance</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; setting forth the information from such financial statements that is required in order to establish whether the Company was in compliance with the requirements of Section&nbsp;10 during the quarterly or annual period covered by the financial statements then being furnished (including with respect to each such provision that involves mathematical calculations, the information from such financial statements that is required to perform such calculations) and detailed calculations of the maximum or minimum amount, ratio or percentage, as the case may be, permissible under the terms of such Section, and the calculation of the amount, ratio or percentage then in existence.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section&nbsp;22.2) as to the period covered by any such financial statement, such Senior Financial Officer&#x2019;s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Event of Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; certifying that such Senior Financial Officer has reviewed the relevant terms hereof and has made, or caused to be made, under his or her supervision, a review of the transactions and conditions of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the beginning of the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the date of the certificate and such Senior Financial Officer has obtained no knowledge of the existence during such period of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or event existed or exists (including any such event or condition resulting from the failure of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply with any Environmental Law), specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company shall have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2013; setting forth a list of all Restricted Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Guarantors and certifying that each Restricted Subsidiary that is required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section&nbsp;9.6 is a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, as of the date of such certificate of Senior Financial Officer; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Unrestricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;">- &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Visitation</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="IC_INSPCTN"></a><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The Company shall permit the representatives of MetLife (only during the Issuance Period) and each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor or their representatives, including, without limitation, their investment advisors:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">No Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; if no Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of MetLife or such holder, as the case may be, and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to visit the principal executive office of the Company, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">21</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Company and its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries with the Company&#x2019;s officers, and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) its independent public accountants, and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to visit the other offices and properties of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; if a Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of the Company to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers and independent public accountants (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), all at such times and as often as may be requested.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Electronic Delivery</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officer&#x2019;s Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Sections 7.1(a), (b) or (c) and Section&nbsp;7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies any of the following requirements with respect thereto:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or (b) and related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.2 and any other information required under Section&nbsp;7.1(c) are delivered to MetLife (during the Issuance Period) and each holder of a Note by e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail at the e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail address set forth in Section 18 or as communicated from time to time in a separate writing delivered to the Company;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company shall have timely filed such Form 10&#x2013;Q or Form 10&#x2013;K, satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or Section&nbsp;7.1(b), as the case may be, with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such form and (unless the Officer&#x2019;s Certificate referred to in Section&nbsp;7.4(a) shall have otherwise been delivered pursuant to and in accordance with this Section&nbsp;7), the related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.2 available on its home page on the internet, which is located at </font><font style="display: inline;">http://</font><font style="display: inline;">www.mscdirect.com as of the date of this Agreement; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or Section&nbsp;7.1(b) and related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate(s) satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.2 and any other information required under Section&nbsp;7.1(c) are timely posted by or on behalf of the Company on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which MetLife and each holder of Notes has free access; or </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company shall have timely filed any of the items referred to in Section&nbsp;7.1(c) with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such items available on its home page on the internet or on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which MetLife and each holder of Notes has free access;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that in no case shall access to such financial statements, other information and Officer&#x2019;s Certificates be conditioned upon any waiver or other agreement or consent (other than confidentiality provisions consistent with Section&nbsp;20 of this Agreement); </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that upon </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">22</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">request of MetLife or any holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements, other information and Officer&#x2019;s Certificates or to receive them by e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail, the Company will promptly e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to MetLife and such holder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ayment and</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">repayment of the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Maturity</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Series of Shelf Notes shall be subject to required prepayments, if any, as set forth in the Notes of such Series, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that upon any partial prepayment of the Shelf Notes of any Series pursuant to Sections 8.2 or 8.4, the principal amount of each required prepayment of the Shelf Notes of such Series becoming due under this Section&nbsp;8.1(b) on and after the date of such prepayment shall be reduced in the same proportion as the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Shelf Notes of such Series is reduced as a result of such prepayment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Optional Prepayments</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Floating Rate Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, any Notes bearing a floating interest rate, in an amount not less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment,</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the Company concurrently pays the Applicable Premium, if any, and any LIBOR Breakage Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will give each holder of such Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section&nbsp;8.2(a) not less than 10 Business Days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section&nbsp;17.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section&nbsp;8.3), and the interest, Applicable Premium, if any, and any LIBOR Breakage Amount 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 Applicable Premium or LIBOR Breakage Amount, if any, 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Applicable Premium or LIBOR Breakage Amount, as of the specified prepayment date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Fixed Rate Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes bearing a fixed interest rate, in an amount not less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section&nbsp;8.2(b) not less than 10 Business Days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section&nbsp;17.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">23</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section&nbsp;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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Allocation of Partial Prepayments</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes to be prepaid at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Maturity; Surrender, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment, together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the any applicable Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, Applicable Premium or LIBOR Breakage Amount.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 any applicable Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, Applicable Premium or LIBOR Breakage Amount, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Purchase of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes or (b)&nbsp;pursuant to an offer to purchase made by the Company or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions. Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least 15 Business Days.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the holders of more than 25% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding accept such offer, the Company shall promptly notify the remaining holders of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least 10 Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">24</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Whole Amount</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The term</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Make</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#8209;Whole Amount&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">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 over the amount of such Called Principal, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero.&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes of determining the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Called Principal&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.1, as the context requires.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Discounted Value&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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 Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reinvestment Yield&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the sum of (a)&nbsp;.50% plus (b)&nbsp;the yield to maturity implied by the &#x201C;Ask Yield(s)&#x201D; reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as &#x201C;Page PX1&#x201D; (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;the</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;run U.S. Treasury securities </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reported&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">)</font><font style="display: inline;"> having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (i)&nbsp;converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (ii)&nbsp;interpolating linearly between the &#x201C;Ask Yields&#x201D; Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;the</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1)&nbsp;closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2)&nbsp;closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reinvestment Yield&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the sum of (x)&nbsp;.50% plus (y)&nbsp;the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1)&nbsp;the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2)&nbsp;the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">25</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Average Life&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i)&nbsp;such Called Principal into (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a)&nbsp;the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b)&nbsp;the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;day year comprised of twelve 30</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Scheduled Payments&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under 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&nbsp;8.2 or Section&nbsp;12.1.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Settlement Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.1, as the context requires.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;8.7.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Notice of Change in Control. </font><font style="display: inline;"> The Company will, within ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days after any Responsible Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Change in Control, give written notice of such Change in Control to each holder of Notes </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">unless</font><font style="display: inline;"> notice in respect of such Change in Control shall have been given pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this Section&nbsp;8.7.&nbsp;&nbsp;If a Change in Control has occurred, such notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay Notes of each Series as described in subparagraph (b) of this Section&nbsp;8.7 and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (e) of this Section&nbsp;8.7.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Offer to Prepay Notes.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraph&nbsp;(a) of this Section&nbsp;8.7 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section&nbsp;8.7, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder (in this case only,</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;holder&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Proposed Prepayment Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">).&nbsp;&nbsp;If such Proposed Prepayment Date is in connection with an offer contemplated by subparagraph&nbsp;(a) of this Section&nbsp;8.7, such date shall be not less than 20&nbsp;days and not more than 60&nbsp;days after the date of such offer (if the Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the 45th day after the date of such offer).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Acceptance; Rejection.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;A holder of Notes may accept or reject the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to the Company at least 5 Business Days prior to the Proposed Prepayment Date.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7, or to accept an offer as to all of the Notes held by such holder, in each case on or before the 5th </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">26</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Business Day preceding the Proposed Prepayment Date, shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Prepayment.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment and with LIBOR Breakage Amount, if any, but without any Make-Whole Amount or any Applicable Premium.&nbsp;&nbsp;The prepayment shall be made on the Proposed Prepayment Date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Officer&#x2019;s Certificate. </font><font style="display: inline;"> Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i)&nbsp;the Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii)&nbsp;that such offer is made pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7; (iii)&nbsp;the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv)&nbsp;the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed Prepayment Date; and (v)&nbsp;in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change in Control.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&#x201C;Change in Control&#x201D; Defined.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Change in Control&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means </font><font style="display: inline;">(i) any &#x201C;person&#x201D; or &#x201C;group&#x201D; (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#x201C;Exchange Act&#x201D;)), excluding the Permitted Investors, shall become, or obtain rights to become, the &#x201C;beneficial owner&#x201D; (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting stock of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> representing more than 35% of the combined voting power of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s outstanding voting stock ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or (ii) the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 8.8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payments Due on Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Business Days</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, (x)&nbsp;except as set forth in clause&nbsp;(y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not 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)&nbsp;any payment of principal of or Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount on any Note or any Applicable Premium or LIBOR Breakage Amount (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 75.6pt;text-indent: -75.6pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ffirmative</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font style="display: inline;">The Company covenants that during the Issuance Period and so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Laws</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting Section&nbsp;10.2, the Company will, and will cause each of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is subject (including ERISA, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act and the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section&nbsp;5.16) 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 to the extent necessary to </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">27</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">ensure that non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Maintenance of Properties; Insurance</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b)&nbsp;maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all of its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or similar business.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payment of Taxes and Claims</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, file all Material tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and to pay and discharge all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes, assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien on properties or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary need pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if (i)&nbsp;the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings, and the Company or a</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary has established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or (ii)&nbsp;the nonpayment of all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Corporate Existence, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;10.6, the Company will at all times preserve and keep its corporate existence in full force and effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;10.6, the Company will at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (unless merged into the Company or a wholly</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;owned Restricted Subsidiary) and all rights and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries unless, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the termination of or failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect such corporate existence, right or franchise could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Books and Records</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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, in each case in all material respects.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets, in each case in all material respects.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">28</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;9.6</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Subsidiary Guarantors.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;(a)&nbsp;From and after the first Closing, the Company will cause each of its Subsidiaries that guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower or an additional or co</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under any Material Credit Facility to concurrently therewith:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">execute a Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement attached as Annex&nbsp;A to the Subsidiary Guaranty in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders providing for the guaranty by such Subsidiary, on a joint and several basis with all other such Subsidiaries, of (x)&nbsp;the prompt payment in full when due of all amounts payable by the Company pursuant to the Notes (whether for principal, interest, Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount or otherwise) and this Agreement, including all indemnities, fees and expenses payable by the Company thereunder and (y)&nbsp;the prompt, full and faithful performance, observance and discharge by the Company of each and every covenant, agreement, undertaking and provision required pursuant to the Notes or this Agreement to be performed, observed or discharged by it (a</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">); and </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">deliver the following to each holder of a Note:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">an executed counterpart of such Subsidiary Guaranty;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(B)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">a certificate signed by an authorized responsible officer of such Subsidiary containing representations and warranties on behalf of such Subsidiary to the same effect, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">mutatis mutandis</font><font style="display: inline;">, as those contained in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 5.7 and 5.16 of this Agreement (but with respect to such Subsidiary and such Subsidiary Guaranty rather than the Company);</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(C)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">all documents as may be reasonably requested by the Required Holders to evidence the due organization, continuing existence and, where applicable, good standing of such Subsidiary and the due authorization by all requisite action on the part of such Subsidiary of the execution and delivery of such Subsidiary Guaranty and the performance by such Subsidiary of its obligations thereunder; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(D)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if requested, an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders covering such matters relating to such Subsidiary and such Subsidiary Guaranty as the Required Holders may reasonably request.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">At the election of the Company and by written notice to each holder of Notes, any Subsidiary Guarantor that has provided a Subsidiary Guaranty under subparagraph (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;9.6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">may be discharged from all of its obligations and liabilities under its Subsidiary Guaranty and shall be automatically released from its obligations thereunder without the need for the execution or delivery of any other document by the holders, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i)&nbsp;if such Subsidiary Guarantor is a guarantor or is otherwise liable for or in respect of any Material Credit Facility, then such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released and discharged (or will be released and discharged concurrently with the release of the Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guaranty) under such Material Credit Facility, (ii)&nbsp;at the time of, and after giving effect to, such release and discharge, no Default or Event of Default shall be existing, (iii)&nbsp;no amount is then due and payable </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">29</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">under such Subsidiary Guaranty, (iv)&nbsp;if in connection with such Subsidiary Guarantor being released and discharged under a Material Credit Facility, any fee or other form of consideration is given to any holder of Indebtedness under such Material Credit Facility for such release, the holders of the Notes shall receive equivalent consideration substantially concurrently therewith and (v)&nbsp;each holder shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the matters set forth in clauses&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;through (iv).&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of any such release, for purposes of Section&nbsp;10.6 and the definition of &#x201C;Priority Debt&#x201D;, all Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to have been incurred concurrently with such release.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;9.7</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Designation of Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">Subject at all times to the provisions of Section 10.3(c), b</font><font style="display: inline;">y action of its board of directors, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary or any newly created or acquired Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> (each a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Designated Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i) immediately before and after such designation on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">immediately after giving effect to such designation, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the financial covenants set forth in Section </font><font style="display: inline;">10.3</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(iii) in the case of any Unrestricted Designation, </font><font style="display: inline;">immediately after giving effect to such designation</font><font style="display: inline;">, (x)&nbsp;the remainder of (A) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for the Reference Period ending on such day after subtracting (B) the portion, if any, of such Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Designated Subsidiary, is not less than (y)&nbsp;85% of Consolidated EBITDA, determined as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for the Reference Period ending on such day (and in the case of a newly created or&nbsp;&nbsp;acquired Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such calculation of Consolidated EBITDA shall include such new Subsidiary on a pro forma basis as if such new Subsidiary were a Restricted Subsidiary for such period), (iv</font><font style="display: inline;">) the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have delivered to the </font><font style="display: inline;">holders of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;"> a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the satisfaction o</font><font style="display: inline;">f the conditions in clauses (i), </font><font style="display: inline;">(ii) </font><font style="display: inline;">and (iii) </font><font style="display: inline;">above and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to determine compliance with the co</font><font style="display: inline;">ndition in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, (</font><font style="display: inline;">v) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (v</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">) no Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary may be a Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s or its Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s (as applicable) Investment therein.&nbsp;&nbsp;The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (a) the incurrence at the time of such designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (b) a return on any Investment by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s or its Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">egative</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Company covenants that during the Issuance Period and so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.1</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Line of Business</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not and will not permit any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary to engage in any business if, as a result, the general nature of the business in </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">30</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would then be engaged would be substantially changed from the general nature of the business in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are engaged on the date of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.2</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Economic Sanctions, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, 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 (b)&nbsp;directly or indirectly have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i)&nbsp;would cause any holder or any affiliate of such holder to be in violation of, or subject to sanctions under, any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (ii)&nbsp;is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.3</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Financial Covenants</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Ref134339431"></a><font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Consolidated Leverage Ratio</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the last day of </font><font style="display: inline;">each</font><font style="display: inline;"> fiscal quarter,</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Company will not</font><font style="display: inline;"> permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the Reference Period ending on such day to exceed 3.00 to 1.</font><font style="display: inline;">00</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, in the event that (i) the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries completes a Material Acquisition and (ii) on or prior to the date of the consummation of such Material Acquisition, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> delivers written notice to the </font><font style="display: inline;">holders</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">of Notes </font><font style="display: inline;">of its intention to (A) consummate such Material Acquisition and (B) activate a Leverage Ratio Step-Up in connection therewith (any such written notice, a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), the Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth above shall be temporarily in</font><font style="display: inline;">creased to 3.50 to 1.00 for </font><font style="display: inline;">four consecutive fiscal quarters, commencing with the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurs (each such temporary increase, a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;); </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that </font><font style="display: inline;">(i)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall not deliver more than one Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice during any period of eight consecutive fiscal quarters (and any Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice delivered in violation of this proviso shall be deemed to be null and void)</font><font style="display: inline;">, (ii) the Company shall not deliver more than three separate Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notices during the term of this Agreement (and any Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice delivered in violation of this proviso shall be deemed to be null and void) and (iii) the Company shall be obligated to pay an additional 0.50% of interest on each Note during the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Step-Up Interest</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;). For avoidance of doubt, no Step-Up Interest will be used in calculating any Make-Whole Amount.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;As of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> last day of each fiscal quarter, the Company will not</font><font style="display: inline;"> permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for the Reference Period ending on such day to be less than 3.00 to 1.00</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Restricted Group EBITDA for Original Entities.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">As of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> last day of each fiscal quarter, the Company will not permit Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Original Entities to be less than 85% of the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Original Entities plus (ii) all adjustments to or exclusions from Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries which are Original Entities.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">31</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Indebtedness</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">reate, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor if, after giving effect thereto, on a pro forma basis, </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> would not be in compliance with Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a)</font><font style="display: inline;"> as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section </font><font style="display: inline;">7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i) if such Indebtedness i</font><font style="display: inline;">s incurred in connection with a Material</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">A</font><font style="display: inline;">cquisition permitted under this Agreement, for purposes of complying with the Consoli</font><font style="display: inline;">dated Leverage Ratio in Section&nbsp;10.3(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(x) </font><font style="display: inline;">Consolidated EBITDA of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and its Restricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;">shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to such acquisition in the manner set forth in clause (ii) of the definition of &#x201C;Consolidated EBITDA&#x201D; hereunder</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and (y) if the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> has delivered a Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice in connection with such Material Acquisitio</font><font style="display: inline;">n in accordance with Section 10.3</font><font style="display: inline;">(a) above, the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of such compliance shall be 3.50 to 1.00 and</font><font style="display: inline;"> and (ii) subject to Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.8(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">the Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be permitted to create, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of and suffer to exist Indebtedness owing to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">of the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Priority Debt, except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Indebtedness incurred in connection with Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">subject to Section&nbsp;10.8(g), (A) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor owing to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, </font><font style="display: inline;">(B) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor owing to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (C) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor owing to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">other Priority Debt, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, at the time of creation, issuance, incurrence, assumption, becoming liable in respect thereof or existence thereof and after giving effect thereto, the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Priority Debt (other than Priority Debt permitted by clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section&nbsp;10.4(b)) then outstanding </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (y) the aggregate amount of Investme</font><font style="display: inline;">nts made pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(g) by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the Subsidiary Guarantors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (z) the aggregate amount of Investme</font><font style="display: inline;">nts made pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(g) by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;"> does not exceed the greater of $500,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">secured Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility incurred in compliance with Section 10.5(r) provided, that after giving effect thereto, on a pro forma basis, the Company would be in compliance with Section 10.3(a) </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">32</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) and 7.1(b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Liens</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens for taxes or other governmental charges or assessments not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">carriers&#x2019;, warehousemen&#x2019;s, mechanics&#x2019;, materialmen&#x2019;s, landlord&#x2019;s, repairmen&#x2019;s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">pledges or deposits in connection with workers&#x2019; compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, obligations in favor of utility companies, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, defects and irregularities in title and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in existence on the date hereof listed on Schedule&nbsp;10.5, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the date hereof and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased above the original principal amount thereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) permitted under Section&nbsp;10.4(a) to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of fixed or capital assets or to secure the purchase price of fixed or capital assets, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i)&nbsp;such Liens shall be created within 90 days of the acquisition, construction or improvement of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than such fixed or capital assets and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness or purchase price obligation secured thereby is not increased above the original principal amount thereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased, and licenses and sublicenses granted by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">33</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in favor of the holders of the Notes under the Note Documents;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(j)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(k)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in favor of collecting banks arising by operation of law under the Uniform Commercial Code covering only the items being collected upon and Liens (including the right of set-off) in favor of a bank or other depository institution arising in the ordinary course of business as a matter of law encumbering deposits;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(l)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens arising from the filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection with operating leases or consignments of goods;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(m)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sales of goods (including Article 2 of the UCC), and Liens that are contractual rights of set-off relating to purchase orders and other similar agreements, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(n)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens created pursuant to attachment, garnishee orders or other process in connection with pre-judgment court proceedings, and Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section&nbsp;11(j);</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(o)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens on assets subject to, and incurred under, merger agreements, stock or asset purchase agreements and similar purchase agreements in respect of the Disposition of such assets by the Company or its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries in a Disposition permitted hereunder; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(p)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens on any asset at the time the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired such asset and Liens on the assets of a Person existing at the time such Person was acquired by the Company or any of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; subject to the condition that (i) any such Lien may not extend to any other asset of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (ii) any such Lien shall not have been created in contemplation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which such asset or Person was acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(q)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens on Securitization Assets in connection with Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(r)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens securing Priority Debt permitted to be incurred by Section&nbsp;10.4(b) </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;">, that such Liens incurred pursuant to this Section 10.5(r) shall not secure any Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility unless and until the Notes (and any guaranty delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to the Company and/or any such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">34</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(s)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens that secure Swap Agreements to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that the aggregate fair market value of all assets subject to such Liens does not at any time exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(t)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens not otherwise permitted under this Section&nbsp;10.5, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that the aggregate fair market value of all assets subject to such Liens does not at any time exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate, and, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that such Liens incurred pursuant to this Section 10.5(t) shall not secure any Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility unless and until the Notes (and any guaranty delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to the Company and/or any such</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Fundamental Changes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i) any Subsidiary of the Company may be merged or consolidated with or into the Company (</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor (</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation), (ii)&nbsp;any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be merged or consolidated with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and (iii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation)</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i) any Subsidiary of the Company may Dispose of any or all of its assets (A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (upon voluntary </font><font style="display: inline;">liquidation</font><font style="display: inline;"> or otherwise) or (B)&nbsp;pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7 and </font><font style="display: inline;">(ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may Dispose of any or all of its assets to any other Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any Disposition permitted by Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.7</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be effected through a </font><font style="display: inline;">merger</font><font style="display: inline;">, consolidation or amalgamation;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any Investment expressly permitted by Section&nbsp;10.8 may be effected through a merger, consolidation or amalgamation; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) may liquidate, wind up or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution is in the best interest of the Company </font><font style="display: inline;">and</font><font style="display: inline;"> is not materially disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">35</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided that </font><font style="display: inline;">immediately before and immediately after giving effect to any transaction or series of transactions permitted by this Section 10.6, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Disposition of Property</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, </font><font style="display: inline;">issue</font><font style="display: inline;"> or sell any shares of such Subsidiary&#x2019;s Capital Stock to any Person, except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">th</font><font style="display: inline;">e Disposition of obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions permitted by clause</font><font style="display: inline;">s</font><font style="display: inline;"> (i)</font><font style="display: inline;">(A) and (ii)</font><font style="display: inline;"> of Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.6(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the sale or issuance of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary&#x2019;s Capital Stock to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">sales of Securitization Assets in Securitizations, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that (i) each such Securitization is effected on market terms as reasonably determined by the management of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and (ii) the aggregate amount of Third Party Interests in respect of all such Securitizations does not exceed </font><font style="display: inline;">$100,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;"> at any time outstanding; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">a sale-leaseback by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries of fixed assets for fair market value in a transaction not otherwise prohibited hereunder, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (x) such assets were first acquired by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries no earlier than 180 days prior to the date of such sale-leaseback and (y) the fair market value of assets Disposed of pursuant to this paragraph (f) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the payment of cash dividends to the holders of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s outstanding Capital Stock</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and the payment of cash dividends to the holders of any Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s outstanding Capital Stock on a </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">pro rata</font><font style="display: inline;"> basis</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions of Cash Equivalents and marketable securities for a purchase price that is not less than fair market value of the Investments being sold in connection with the cash management operations of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the sale or issuance of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s or any Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s Capital Stock under compensation arrangements and employee benefits plans approved by the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such Restricted Subsidiary;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(j</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions of property by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(k</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions of property by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">36</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">l</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Disposition of other property, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that, at the time of such Disposition, the fair market value of the property so Disposed, together with the fair market value of all other property Disposed under this Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.7(l)</font><font style="display: inline;"> during such fiscal year of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated Tangible Assets (determined as of</font><font style="display: inline;"> the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Investments</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase</font><font style="display: inline;"> any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Investments&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments in Cash Equivalents;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.4;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments consisting of Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests in Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments listed in Schedule&nbsp;10.8 committed on the date hereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers and suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, (i) the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors plus (y) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">plus </font><font style="display: inline;">(z) the aggregate amount of Priority Debt created, issued assumed or incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.4(b)(iii) does not exceed the greater of $500,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1 and (ii) such Investments pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors and such Investments pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries may only be made so long as no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">further</font><font style="display: inline;">, that </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at any time with respect to which the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were incurred pursuant to this </font><font style="display: inline;">clause </font><font style="display: inline;">(g) </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at such time with respect to which </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">37</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were </font><font style="display: inline;">incurred pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(i) does not exceed $300,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments consisting of loans to employees and officers for travel, housing, relocation and other similar expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding (so long as such loans do not violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or any other Requirement of Law); and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">other Investments, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i)&nbsp;no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii)&nbsp;the Company shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section&nbsp;10.3 as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to </font><font style="display: inline;">Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">7</font><font style="display: inline;">.1 after giving effect, on a pro forma basis, to such Investment as if it had occurred on the first day of the relevant period and (iii)&nbsp;in the case of Investments in excess of $100,000,000, the Company shall have delivered to the holders of the Notes a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to determine compliance with clause (ii) above</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and (iv) the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at such time with respect to which the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were incur</font><font style="display: inline;">red pursuant to this clause </font><font style="display: inline;">(i) </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at such time with respect to which the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were </font><font style="display: inline;">incurred pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(g) does not exceed $300,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transactions with Affiliates</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) unless such transaction is (a)(i)&nbsp;not otherwise prohibited hereunder and (ii)&nbsp;upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the relevant Group Member than it could obtain in a comparable arm&#x2019;s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; (b)&nbsp;disclosed or reflected on Schedule&nbsp;10.9, (c)&nbsp;compensation arrangements, indemnification agreements and employee benefits plans for officers and directors duly approved by the board of directors of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, or (d) in connection with transactions made in accordance with Section&nbsp;10.6 or 10.8, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that this Section&nbsp;10.9 shall not prohibit any sale of Securitization Assets and other transactions effected as part of Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">0</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Changes in Fiscal Periods</font><font style="display: inline;">. T</font><font style="display: inline;">he Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,</font><font style="display: inline;"> except as may be required by GAAP, permit the fiscal year of the Company to end on a day </font><font style="display: inline;">other</font><font style="display: inline;"> than the Saturday closest to August&nbsp;31 or change the Company&#x2019;s method of determining fiscal quarters except, in each case, where (i)&nbsp;the Company has given not less than six&nbsp;(6) months prior written notice to each holder of Notes of any change of the foregoing, and (ii)&nbsp;at the time of any such change and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default </font><font style="display: inline;">has occurred and is continuing (it being understood that, if any such change shall cause any fiscal year to be shorter or longer than 12 months or any fiscal quarter to be shorter or longer than three months, any monetary limitations per fiscal year or per fiscal quarter, as applicable, set forth in this Agreement shall be adjusted ratably for such shorter or longer period)</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">38</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of the Company to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Company or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary of the Company, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Note Documents, (ii) any restrictions or conditions imposed by any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, interpretation, judgment, decree, directive, guidelines, policy or similar form of decision of any Governmental Authority, (iii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in licenses, leases and franchise agreements, (iv) restrictions or conditions in respect of transfers or distributions affecting property or assets subject to a Lien permitted under Section&nbsp;10.5, (v) restrictions or conditions contained in instruments and agreements evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted to be incurred under Section&nbsp;10.4, that are taken as a whole no more restrictive than such restrictions and conditions contained in this Agreement, (vi) restrictions or conditions contained in (A) any joint venture agreements, partnership agreements and other agreements relating to any </font><font style="display: inline;">Joint Venture</font><font style="display: inline;">, provided such restrictions or conditions apply only to the assets or property </font><font style="display: inline;">owned by such Joint Venture or (B) any instruments or agreements evidencing third party Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by any Joint Venture, provided that such restrictions apply only to the assets or property owned by such Joint Venture and such Indebtedness is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement,</font><font style="display: inline;"> (vii) any restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and (viii) customary restrictions contained in any documents relating to any Securitizations, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> such restrictions only apply to the applicable Securitization Vehicle and its assets or the Securitization Assets.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">11</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">vents of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efault</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">An</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Event of Default&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, if any, Applicable Premium, if any or LIBOR Breakage Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section&nbsp;7.1(d), Section&nbsp;9.5 (with respect to the Company only) or Section&nbsp;10; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with&nbsp;any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections&nbsp;11(a), (b) and (c)) or in the Subsidiary Guaranty and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">39</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">of (i)&nbsp;a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of such default and (ii)&nbsp;the Company receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a &#x201C;notice of default&#x201D; and to refer specifically to this Section&nbsp;11(d)); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i)&nbsp;any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Company or by any officer of the Company in this Agreement or any certificate, document or financial statement or writing furnished under or in connection with this Agreement proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made, or (ii)&nbsp;any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor or by any officer of such Subsidiary Guarantor in the Subsidiary Guaranty or any writing furnished in connection with such Subsidiary Guaranty proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is in default (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;whole amount or interest on any Indebtedness that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or (ii)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is in default in the performance of or compliance with any agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such default or condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared (or one or more Persons are entitled to declare such Indebtedness to be), due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (iii)&nbsp;as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than (1)&nbsp;the passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into equity interests or (2) any payment or prepayment of Indebtedness of a Person required as a result of (A)&nbsp;the acquisition of such Person (or of all or substantially all of the property of such Person) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (B)&nbsp;a due on sale provision becoming applicable in connection with a disposition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, in each case, (i)&nbsp;such payment or prepayment is consummated within 30 days after such acquisition or disposition and (ii)&nbsp;at the time of such payment or prepayment and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default otherwise exists hereunder), (x)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has become obligated to purchase or repay Indebtedness before its regular maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment), or (y)&nbsp;one or more Persons have the right to require the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary so to purchase or repay such Indebtedness; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) (i)&nbsp;is generally not paying, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (ii)&nbsp;files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (iii)&nbsp;makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv)&nbsp;consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, (v)&nbsp;is </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">40</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated, or (vi)&nbsp;takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order appointing, without consent by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property and such order shall not be dismissed within 60 days, or an order constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;up or liquidation of the Company or any of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), or any such petition shall be filed against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any event occurs with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) which under the laws of any jurisdiction is analogous to any of the events described in Section&nbsp;11(g) or Section&nbsp;11(h), </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the applicable grace period, if any, which shall apply shall be the one applicable to the relevant proceeding which most closely corresponds to the proceeding described in Section&nbsp;11(g) or Section&nbsp;11(h); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(j)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment), including any such final order enforcing a binding arbitration decision, are rendered against one or more of the Company and its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 60 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 60 days after the expiration of such stay; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(k)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if (i)&nbsp;any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards of ERISA or the Code for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standards or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under section&nbsp;412 of the Code, (ii)&nbsp;a notice of intent to terminate&nbsp;any Plan shall have been or is reasonably expected to be filed with the PBGC or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings under ERISA section&nbsp;4042 to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or the PBGC shall have notified the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that a Plan may become a subject of any such proceedings, (iii)&nbsp;there is any &#x201C;amount of unfunded benefit liabilities&#x201D; (within the meaning of section&nbsp;4001(a)(18) of ERISA) under one or more Plans, determined in accordance with Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA, (iv)&nbsp;the aggregate present value of accrued benefit liabilities under all funded Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans exceeds the aggregate current value of the assets of such Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans allocable to such liabilities, (v)&nbsp;the Company or any ERISA Affiliate shall have incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any liability pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, (vi)&nbsp;the Company or any ERISA Affiliate withdraws from any Multiemployer Plan, (vii)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary establishes or amends any employee welfare benefit plan that provides post</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereunder, (viii)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">41</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary fails to administer or maintain a Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan in compliance with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations or court orders or any Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan is involuntarily terminated or wound up, or (ix)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes subject to the imposition of a financial penalty (which for this purpose shall mean any tax, penalty or other liability, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise) with respect to one or more Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans; and any such event or events described in clauses&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;through (ix)&nbsp;above, either individually or together with any other such event or events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;As used in this Section&nbsp;11(k), the </font><font style="display: inline;">terms &#x201C;employee benefit plan&#x201D; and &#x201C;employee welfare benefit plan&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(l)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">except as a result of a transaction expressly permitted by this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor shall contest in any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of the Subsidiary Guaranty, or the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guaranty are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with the terms of such Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">emedies on</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efault</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">, E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Acceleration</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section&nbsp;11(g), (h) or (i)&nbsp;(other than an Event of Default described in clause&nbsp;(i) of Section&nbsp;11(g) or described in clause&nbsp;(vi) of Section&nbsp;11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause&nbsp;(i) of Section&nbsp;11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at any time at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If any Event of Default described in Section&nbsp;11(a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section&nbsp;12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x)&nbsp;all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (y)&nbsp;the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, Applicable Premium and LIBOR Breakage Amount determined in respect of such principal amount, 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, Applicable Premium or LIBOR Breakage Amount 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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">42</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Other Remedies</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;If any Default or 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&nbsp;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.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Rescission</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a)&nbsp;the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, Applicable Premium&nbsp;&nbsp;and LIBOR Breakage 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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, Applicable Premium&nbsp;&nbsp;and LIBOR Breakage Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c)&nbsp;all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section&nbsp;17, and (d)&nbsp;no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;No rescission and annulment under this Section&nbsp;12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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&#x2019;s rights, powers or remedies.&nbsp;&nbsp;No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or any Note 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;12, including reasonable attorneys&#x2019; fees, expenses and disbursements.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;13.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">egistration</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xchange</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">; S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;13.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Registration of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a)&nbsp;the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b)&nbsp;at any such beneficial owner&#x2019;s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;14.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person in whose name any </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">43</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;13.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transfer and Exchange of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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(iii)), 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&#x2019;s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within 10 Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company&#x2019;s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes of the same Series (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;A or Exhibit 1-B, as appropriate.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than </font><font style="display: inline;">$100,000, provided 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 $100,000.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;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&nbsp;6.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;13.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Replacement of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon receipt by the Company of such Notes at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section&nbsp;18(iii)) 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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person&#x2019;s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">within 10 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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">44</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ayments on</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;14.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Place of Payment</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;14.2, payments of principal, Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in </font><font style="display: inline;">New York,</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">New York</font><font style="display: inline;"> at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in such jurisdiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;14.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payment by Wire Transfer</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section&nbsp;14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, but subject to Section&nbsp;14.3, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser&#x2019;s name in the Purchaser Schedule, or by such other method or at such other address as such 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 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&nbsp;14.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser 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&nbsp;13.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;14.3, the Company will afford the benefits of this Section&nbsp;14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section&nbsp;14.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;14.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Withholding Tax</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">By acceptance of any Note, the holder of such Note (including any Substitute Purchaser, successor or assignee)</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> agrees that such holder (including any Substitute Purchaser, successor or assignee) is the beneficial owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a nominee of the beneficial owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;(</font><font style="display: inline;">each such beneficial owner, </font><font style="display: inline;">a &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Beneficial Owner&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) of all payments under such Note and will </font><font style="display: inline;">prior to the applicable Closing (or prior to becoming a Substitute Purchaser, successor or assignee) </font><font style="display: inline;">duly complete and deliver</font><font style="display: inline;"> (or, in the case of a nominee, cause the Beneficial Owner to duly complete and deliver)</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the Company, or to such other Person as may be reasonably requested by the Company from time to time, such Beneficial Owner&#x2019;s United States tax identification number on Internal Revenue Service Form</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">W-9 or other Forms reasonably requested by the Company necessary to establish such Beneficial Owner&#x2019;s status as a United States Person under the Code and </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Treasury regulations thereunder and as may otherwise be necessary for the Company to comply with its obligations under the Code and </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Treasury regulation</font><font style="display: inline;">s thereunder.&nbsp;&nbsp;If</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Beneficial Owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> (or its nominee)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is unable or </font><font style="display: inline;">fails to</font><font style="display: inline;"> provide the documents described in the preceding sentence</font><font style="display: inline;">, the Company shall have the right to deduct any withholding tax required by law from any payment made under such Note</font><font style="display: inline;">, provided that, if</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Beneficial Owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> (or its nominee)</font><font style="display: inline;"> provides additional documentation satisfactory to the Company that such payment is entitled to a reduced or zero withholding tax rate</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Company may deduct at such reduced or zero rate</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any withholding tax deducted by the Company pursuant to this Section 14.3 shall be deemed </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">45</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">to have been paid to the holder in full satisfaction of the Company&#x2019;s payment obligati</font><font style="display: inline;">ons under such Note and Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">14.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xpenses</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">, E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;15.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transaction Expenses</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#x2019; fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with any amendments, supplements, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including: (a)&nbsp;the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b)&nbsp;the costs and expenses, including financial advisors&#x2019; fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary or in connection with any work</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Notes and the Subsidiary Guaranty and (c)&nbsp;the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that such costs and expenses under this clause&nbsp;(c) shall not exceed $3,500 per Series of Note.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;">If required by the NAIC, the Company shall obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense a Legal Entity Identifier</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> (LEI).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i)&nbsp;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 the Notes), (ii)&nbsp;any and all wire transfer fees that any bank or other financial institution deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;">and (iii)&nbsp;any judgment, liability, claim, order, decree, fine, penalty, cost, fee, expense (including reasonable attorneys&#x2019; fees and expenses) or obligation resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the use of the proceeds of the Notes by the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;15.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Certain Taxes</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The Company agrees to pay all stamp, documentary or similar taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty or the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Notes in the United States or any other jurisdiction where the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has assets or of any amendment of, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty or of any of the Notes, and to pay any value added tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Company pursuant to this Section&nbsp;15, and will save each holder of a Note to the extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of any such tax or fee required to be paid by the Company hereunder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">46</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;15.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Survival</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The obligations of the Company under this Section&nbsp;15 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, and the termination of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urvival of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ntire </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">greement</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note.&nbsp;&nbsp;All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement, the Notes and any Subsidiary Guaranties embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mendment and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aiver</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Requirements</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 2 (other than Section 2.1 and 2.2), 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> (1) with the written consent of the Company and MetLife (and without the consent of any other holder of Notes), the provisions of Section 1, 2.1 or 2.2 may be amended or waived (except insofar as any such amendment or waiver would affect any rights or obligations with respect to the purchase and sale of Notes which shall have become Accepted Notes prior to such amendment or waiver), and (2) with the written consent of the Company and all of the Purchasers which shall have become obligated to purchase Accepted Notes of any Series (and not without the written consent of all such Purchasers), any of the provisions of Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 4 may be amended or waived insofar as such amendment or waiver would affect only rights or obligations with respect to the purchase and sale of the Accepted Notes of such Series or the terms and provisions of such Accepted Notes; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of each Purchaser and the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (i)&nbsp;subject to Section&nbsp;12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x)&nbsp;interest on the Notes or (y)&nbsp;the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, Applicable Premium or LIBOR Breakage Amount, (ii)&nbsp;change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">47</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">any amendment or waiver, or (iii)&nbsp;amend any of Sections 8 </font><font style="display: inline;">(except as set forth in the second sentence of Section&nbsp;8.2)</font><font style="display: inline;">, 11(a), 11(b), 12, 17 or 20.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Solicitation of Holders of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Solicitation. </font><font style="display: inline;"> The Company will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such 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 or of the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section&nbsp;17 or the Subsidiary Guaranty to each holder of a Note 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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Payment. </font><font style="display: inline;"> 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 holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of the Subsidiary Guaranty or any Note unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Consent in Contemplation of Transfer</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any consent given pursuant to this Section&nbsp;17 or the Subsidiary Guaranty by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to (i)&nbsp;the Company, (ii)&nbsp;any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary or any other Affiliate </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">or (iii)&nbsp;any other Person in connection with, or in anticipation of, such other Person acquiring, making a tender offer for or merging with the Company and/or any of its Affiliates</font><font style="display: inline;">, in each case in connection with such consent, shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Binding Effect, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section&nbsp;17 or the Subsidiary Guaranty applies equally to all 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;No course of dealing between the Company and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or Subsidiary Guaranty shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Notes Held by Company, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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 </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">48</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes 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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otices</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a)&nbsp;by fax if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b)&nbsp;by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c)&nbsp;by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid).&nbsp;&nbsp;Any such notice must be sent:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if to MetLife, to MetLife at the address specified below, or at such other address as MetLife shall have specified to the Company in writing:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 112.5pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">One MetLife Way</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Whippany, New Jersey 07981-1449</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Attention: Director, Private Placements</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">With a copy to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">One MetLife Way</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Whippany, New Jersey 07981-1449</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 113.05pt;line-height:100%;text-indent: -9.35pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Attention: Chief Counsel</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in the Purchaser Schedule, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">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, or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if to the Company, to the Company at its address set forth at the beginning hereof to the attention of General Counsel, Fax: [</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">], or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Notices under this Section&nbsp;18 will be deemed given only when actually received.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eproduction of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ocuments</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including (a)&nbsp;consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b)&nbsp;documents received by any Purchaser at the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">49</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Closing applicable to such Purchaser (except the Notes themselves), and (c)&nbsp;financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Section&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;20.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">onfidential </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nformation</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For the purposes of this Section&nbsp;20, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Confidential Information&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means information delivered to MetLife or any 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 as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary when received by MetLife or such Purchaser (or is readily apparent as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary) provided that such term does not include information that (a)&nbsp;was publicly known or otherwise known to MetLife or such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b)&nbsp;subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by MetLife or such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser&#x2019;s behalf, (c)&nbsp;otherwise becomes known to MetLife or such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or any third party which is bound by a confidentiality agreement in respect of such information and MetLife or such Purchaser knows such disclosure is a breach of such confidentiality agreement of such third party or (d)&nbsp;constitutes financial statements delivered to MetLife or such Purchaser under Section&nbsp;7.1 that are otherwise publicly available.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by MetLife or such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to MetLife or such Purchaser, provided that MetLife or such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i)&nbsp;its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii)&nbsp;its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section&nbsp;20, (iii)&nbsp;any other holder of any Note, (iv)&nbsp;any Institutional Investor to which it 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 this Section&nbsp;20), (v)&nbsp;any Person from which it 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 this Section&nbsp;20), (vi)&nbsp;any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over MetLife or such Purchaser, (vii)&nbsp;the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser&#x2019;s investment portfolio, or (viii)&nbsp;any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">50</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">necessary or appropriate (w)&nbsp;to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x)&nbsp;in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y)&nbsp;in connection with any litigation to which MetLife or such Purchaser is a party or (z)&nbsp;if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent MetLife or such 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 MetLife or such Purchaser&#x2019;s Notes, this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty.&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;20 as though it were a party to this Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 this Section&nbsp;20.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In the event that 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, MetLife, any 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&nbsp;20, this Section&nbsp;20 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section&nbsp;20 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;21.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchaser</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Subject to Section 14.3, each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser&#x2019;s Affiliates (a </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Substitute Purchaser&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) 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 and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser&#x2019;s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section&nbsp;21), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a &#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D; in this Agreement (other than in this Section&nbsp;21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 77.75pt;text-indent: -77.75pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;22.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">M</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">iscellaneous</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not, </font><font style="display: inline;">except that, subject to Section&nbsp;10.6, the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under the Notes without the prior written consent of each holder.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">51</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Accounting Terms</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i)&nbsp;all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii)&nbsp;all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.&nbsp; </font><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><font style="display: inline;">For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including Section&nbsp;9, Section&nbsp;10 and the definition of &#x201C;Indebtedness&#x201D;), any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board (&#x201C;FASB&#x201D;) Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;10</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;25 &#x2013; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Fair Value Option,</font><font style="display: inline;"> International Accounting Standard 39 &#x2013; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">I</font><font style="display: inline;">f the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> notifies the </font><font style="display: inline;">holders of the Notes</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the </font><font style="display: inline;">Required Holders notify</font><font style="display: inline;"> the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the </font><font style="display: inline;">Required Holders</font><font style="display: inline;"> request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith; provided, further that for purposes of calculating the ratios, requirements or covenants under this Agreement, any obligations of a Person under a lease (whether existing on the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing or entered into thereafter) that is not (or would not be) required to be classified and accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing shall not be treated as a Capital Lease Obligation or Indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement </font><font style="display: inline;">solely as a result of (x)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the adoption of changes in GAAP after the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing</font><font style="display: inline;"> (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes in GAAP as set forth in the FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;2 Leases (Topic&nbsp;842) issued in February&nbsp;2016), or (y)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">changes in the application of GAAP after the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing</font><font style="display: inline;"> (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes in GAAP as set forth in the FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;2 Leases (Topic&nbsp;842) issued in February&nbsp;2016)</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Severability</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Construction, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Where any provision herein </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">52</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Defined terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the </font><font style="display: inline;">terms</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined.&nbsp;&nbsp;Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.&nbsp;&nbsp;The words &#x201C;include,&#x201D; &#x201C;includes&#x201D; and &#x201C;including&#x201D; shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase &#x201C;without limitation.&#x201D;&nbsp;&nbsp;The word &#x201C;will&#x201D; shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word &#x201C;shall.&#x201D;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the context requires otherwise (a)&nbsp;any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein) and, for purposes of the Notes, shall also include </font><font style="display: inline;">any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section&nbsp;13</font><font style="display: inline;">, (b)&nbsp;subject to Section&nbsp;22.1, any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person&#x2019;s successors and assigns, (c)&nbsp;the words &#x201C;herein,&#x201D; &#x201C;hereof&#x201D; and &#x201C;hereunder,&#x201D; and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d)&nbsp;all references herein to Sections and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement, and (e)&nbsp;any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.5.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Counterparts</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.6.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Governing Law</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;This Agreement and the Notes shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;of</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.7.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company irrevocably submits to the non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;22.7(a)&nbsp;brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">53</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;22.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, to it at its address specified in Section&nbsp;18 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees that such service upon receipt (i)&nbsp;shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Nothing in this Section&nbsp;22.7 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>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">he parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">greement, the </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 22.8.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transaction References</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company agrees that each of MetLife, the Purchasers and their respective Affiliates may (a) refer to its or their role in purchasing the Notes, as well as the identity of the Company and the aggregate principal amount and the date of the applicable Closing in respect of the Notes on its internet site or in marketing materials, press releases, published &#x201C;tombstone&#x201D; announcements or any other print or electronic medium and (b) display the Company&#x2019;s corporate logo in conjunction with any such reference.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;line-height:14pt;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">54</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:247.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:247.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:220.25pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">/s/ Rustom Jilla</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Rustom Jilla</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">55</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Agreement is hereby</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">accepted and agreed to as </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">of the date hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:247.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">et</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">L</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ife</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nvestment </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">dvisors</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:220.25pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">/s/ John Wills</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">John Wills</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:179.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President &amp; Managing Director</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">56</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efined</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">erms</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Acceptance&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Acceptance Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Acceptance Window&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Quotation, the time period designated by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> during which the Company may elect to accept such Quotation, which shall be given by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife in connection with their furnishing of a Quotation to the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Accepted Note&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">Adjusted LIBOR Rate</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Interest Period of a Note that </font><font style="display: inline;">bears a floating interest rate, the sum of LIBOR for that Interest Period </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> the LIBOR Rate Note Margin for such Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Affiliate&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, 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. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an &#x201C;Affiliate&#x201D; is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Agreement&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means this Note Purchase Agreement, including all Schedules attached to this Agreement,</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and includes any applicable Request for Purchase or Confirmation of Acceptance delivered in connection with this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Corruption Laws</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Money Laundering Laws</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Applicable Premium</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means an amount equal to a percentage of the principal amount to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2(a), Section 8.4 or Section&nbsp;8.5 or has become or is declared immediately due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.1 in the case of a Shelf Note bearing a floating interest rate, with the applicable percentage being set forth in the applicable Confirmation of Acceptance for such Shelf Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&#x201C;Available Facility Amount&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> is defined in Section 2.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> &nbsp;A</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Beneficial Owner&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">is defined in Section 14.3.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Blocked Person</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means (a)&nbsp;a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b)&nbsp;a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c)&nbsp;a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause&nbsp;(a) or (b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Business Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means (a)&nbsp;for purposes of determining LIBOR or LIBOR Breakage Amount only, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New&nbsp;York City and London, England are required or authorized to be closed, and (b)&nbsp;for the purposes of any other provision of this Agreement, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Called Principal&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Cancellation Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(g)(ii).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Cancellation Fee&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(g)(ii).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Capital Lease Obligations&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Capital Stock&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, </font><font style="display: inline;">any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Cash Equivalents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of </font><font style="display: inline;">twelve</font><font style="display: inline;"> months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as defined in the Credit Agreement)</font><font style="display: inline;"> or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard &amp; Poor&#x2019;s Financial Services LLC (&#x201C;S&amp;P&#x201D;) or P-1 by Moody&#x2019;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#x201C;Moody&#x2019;s&#x201D;), or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (d) repur</font><font style="display: inline;">chase obligations of any Lender (as defined in the Credit Agreement) </font><font style="display: inline;">or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">having a term of not more than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&amp;P or A by Moody&#x2019;s; (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as defined in the Credit Agreement)</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) money market mutual or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; or (h) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&amp;P and Aaa by Moody&#x2019;s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Change in</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> Control</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.7(f).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Closing&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 3.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Closing Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means the Business Day specified for the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note in the Confirmation of Acceptance for such Accepted Note, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i) if the Company and the Purchaser which is obligated to purchase such Accepted Note agree on an earlier Business Day for such closing, the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Closing Day</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; for such Accepted Note shall be such earlier Business Day, and (ii) if the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is rescheduled pursuant to Section 3.3, the Closing Day for such Accepted Note, for all purposes of this Agreement except references to &#x201C;original Closing Day&#x201D; in Section&nbsp;2.2(g)(i), shall mean the Rescheduled Closing Day with respect to such Accepted Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Code&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Company&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Confidential Information&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;20.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Confirmation of Acceptance&#x201D;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated EBITDA&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period: </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">(1)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">Consolidated Net Income for such period</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">plus, </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">(2)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a)&nbsp;income tax expense, (b)&nbsp;interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, (c)&nbsp;depreciation and amortization expense, (d)&nbsp;amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e)&nbsp;any non-cash charges or expenses (including for employee stock compensation) (excluding any non-cash charges or expenses representing accruals or reserves in the ordinary course of business for cash charges in a future period) and (f) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">minus, </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">(3)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (i)&nbsp;interest income, (ii)&nbsp;any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), (iii)&nbsp;income tax credits (to the extent not netted from income tax expense) and (iv)&nbsp;any other non-cash income (including the reversal of any reserve in respect of items described in clause (e) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income),</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">minus, </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">(4)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (2)(e)&nbsp;above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income (but only to the extent the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were added back to Consolidated Net Income in accordance with clause (2)(e) above). </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period, (i)&nbsp;if at any time during such Reference Period </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period and (ii)&nbsp;if during such Reference Period </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition (as defined below), Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period and after giving pro forma effect to any adjustments (including, without limitation, operating and expense reductions) as would be permitted to be reflected in pro forma financial information complying with the requirements of Article&nbsp;11 of Regulation S</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (and the interpret</font><font style="display: inline;">ations of the SEC thereunder).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Interest Expense&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period, total cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers&#x2019; acceptance financing and Securitizations and net costs under Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP).&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments received or paid by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries under interest rate protection agreements, the effect of which is required to be reflected in </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s income statement under &#x201C;Interest Expense&#x201D;.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Leverage Ratio&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> as at the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Net Income&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that </font><font style="display: inline;">(i) </font><font style="display: inline;">there shall be excluded (a) except as provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA, the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or is merged into or consolidated with </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">) in which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than</font><font style="display: inline;"> any restrictions permitted pursuant to clause (vi) of Section 10.11 or arising</font><font style="display: inline;"> under any </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Document</font><font style="display: inline;">) or Requirement of Law applicable to such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) there shall be no exclusion for the consolidated net income attributable to the non-controlling interest (minority interest) in any Joint Venture which is a Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Tangible Assets&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> at any date, the total assets of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries at such date, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less </font><font style="display: inline;">the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Intangible Assets</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this definition, &#x201C;Intangible Assets&#x201D; means the amount of (i) all write-ups in the book value of any asset owned by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary and (ii) all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intangible assets</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;">, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;For clarity, Consolidated Tangible Assets shall not include assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries except to the extent of the value of the equity investment of the Company therein.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Total Debt&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries (excluding any items that appear solely in the footnotes thereto in accordance with GAAP).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Continuing Directors&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> the directors of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> on the </font><font style="display: inline;">date hereof</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each other director, if, in each case, </font><font style="display: inline;">either (x) </font><font style="display: inline;">such other director&#x2019;s nomination for election to the board of directors of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> is recommended by </font><font style="display: inline;">a majority</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;o</font><font style="display: inline;">f the then Continuing Directors or (y)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">such other director&#x2019;s appointment to the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> was approved by at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Contractual Obligation</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means,</font><font style="display: inline;"> as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Control</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; 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; and the terms &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Controlled</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; and &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Controlling</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Controlled Entity</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means (a)&nbsp;any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company&#x2019;s respective Controlled Affiliates and (b)&nbsp;if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Credit Agreement&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means t</font><font style="display: inline;">he</font><font style="display: inline;"> Credit Agreement dated as of April&nbsp;14, 2017 among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and, the other Lenders (as defined therein) which are party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Default&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Default Rate,&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any Series of Note, means that rate of interest per annum that is the greater of (a)&nbsp;2% above the rate of interest stated in clause&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;of the first paragraph of the Notes of such Series or (b)&nbsp;2% over the rate of interest publicly announced </font><font style="display: inline;">by </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in New York, New York as its &#x201C;base&#x201D; or &#x201C;prime&#x201D; rate.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Delayed Delivery Fee&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(g)(i).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Designated Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 9.7.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disclosure Documents&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;5.3.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Discounted Value&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disposition&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;The terms </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Dispose&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disposed of&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have correlative meanings.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&#x201C;EDGAR&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;"> means the SEC&#x2019;s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System or any successor SEC electronic filing system for such purposes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Environmental Laws&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to Hazardous Materials.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;ERISA&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;ERISA Affiliate&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer together with the Company under section&nbsp;414 of the Code.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Event of Default&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;11.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Facility&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;GAAP&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means (a)&nbsp;generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America and (b)&nbsp;for purposes of Section&nbsp;9.6, with respect to any Subsidiary, generally accepted accounting principles (including International Financial Reporting Standards, as applicable) as in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Governmental Authority&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the government of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Governmental Official&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;owned or government</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Group Members&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Guarantee Obligation&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> as to any Person (the &#x201C;guaranteeing Person&#x201D;), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing Person that guarantees or in effect guarantees, or which is given to induce the creation of a separate obligation by another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) that guarantees or in </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">effect guarantees, any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the &#x201C;primary obligations&#x201D;) of any other third Person (the &#x201C;primary obligor&#x201D;) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing Person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing Person&#x2019;s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> in good faith.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Guaranty&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any Person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to purchase such indebtedness or obligation or any property constituting security therefor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to advance or supply funds (i)&nbsp;for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation, or (ii)&nbsp;to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">otherwise to assure the owner of such indebtedness or obligation against loss in respect thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guaranty, the indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guaranty shall be assumed to be direct obligations of such obligor.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Hazardous Materials&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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 asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum products, lead based paint, radon gas or similar restricted, prohibited or penalized substances.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;holder&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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&nbsp;13.1, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 12, 17.2 and 18 and any related definitions in this Schedule&nbsp;A, &#x201C;holder&#x201D; shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> the revenues (excluding intercompany revenues) of which for the Reference </font><font style="display: inline;">P</font><font style="display: inline;">eriod ended as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;7.1</font><font style="display: inline;"> do not exceed $50,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;INHAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Indebtedness&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">of any Person at any date, without duplication, </font><font style="display: inline;">means </font><font style="display: inline;">(a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person&#x2019;s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (f), (h) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, (i) all </font><font style="display: inline;">Securitization Attributable </font><font style="display: inline;">Indebtedness incurred in </font><font style="display: inline;">by such Person </font><font style="display: inline;">connection with any Securitization in which such Person participates, and (j) for the purposes of Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;11(f)</font><font style="display: inline;"> only, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Swap Termination Value</font><font style="display: inline;"> (but in no event to be an amount less than zero) in respect of Swap Agreements</font><font style="display: inline;"> to which such Person is a party</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that &#x201C;Indebtedness&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;">shall not include any amounts owed or other obligations of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary related to the Taxable Special Obligation Development Lease Revenue Bonds (Sid Tool Co., Inc. Project) dated December 4, 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of up to $35,000,000 pursuant to that certain Bond Advance Agreement and Assignment of Lease and Rental Payments, dated as of December 4, 2012. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person&#x2019;s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Institutional Investor&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means (a)&nbsp;any Purchaser of a Note, (b)&nbsp;any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Interest Payment Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, for any Note bearing a floating interest rate, the &#x201C;Interest Payment Dates&#x201D; set forth in such Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Interest Period&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any Note bearing a floating interest rate, the Initial Interest Period thereof (as specified in the Confirmation of Acceptance for such Note) and thereafter a period commencing on and including a Reset Date and ending on (but excluding) the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Issuance Period&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Investments&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Joint Venture&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> (a) a Subsidiary a portion of the Capital Stock of which is owned by a Person or Persons other than (x) the Group Members and (y) Persons holding directors&#x2019; qualifying shares or other similar interests and (b) any Person owned directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by any Subsidiary described in the foregoing clause (a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 12pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">LIBOR</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, in relation to the interest being borne during any Interest Period by any Note that bears a floating interest rate, for any Reset Date:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 12pt 72pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) for a period of the Designated Maturity which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Reset Date; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 12pt 72pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if for any reason such rate is not reported in accordance with the above clause (i) or is unavailable, then &#x201C;LIBOR&#x201D; means the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Reset Date to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of the Designated Maturity </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 12pt 72pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">commencing on that Reset Date.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> will request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate.&nbsp;&nbsp;If at least two quotations are provided, the rate for that Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations.&nbsp;&nbsp;If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested the rate for the Reset Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in London, selected by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Reset Date for loans in Dollars to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of the Designated Maturity commencing on that Reset Date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">LIBOR Breakage Amount</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall mean, as of the date of any payment or prepayment of any Note that bears a floating interest rate then being paid or prepaid, any loss, cost or expense reasonably incurred by any holder of such Note as a result of any payment or prepayment of such Note (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) on a day other than a regularly scheduled Interest Payment Date for such Note or at the scheduled maturity, and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each holder shall determine the portion of the LIBOR Breakage Amount with respect to the principal amount of its Notes then being paid or prepaid (or required to be paid or prepaid) by written notice to the Company of such Notes setting forth such determination in reasonable detail.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:100%;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">&#x201C;LIBOR Rate Note Margin</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Note bearing a floating interest rate, the margin specified for such Note in the relevant Confirmation of Acceptance.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Lien&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing)</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Whole Amount&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties, of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Acquisition&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (a)&nbsp;constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and (b)&nbsp;involves the payment of consideration by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries in excess of </font><font style="display: inline;">$100,000,000.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Adverse Effect&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means a material adverse effect on (a)&nbsp;the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b)&nbsp;the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, (c)&nbsp;the ability of any Subsidiary Guarantor to perform its obligations </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">11</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">under its Subsidiary Guaranty, or (d)&nbsp;the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Credit Facility&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to the Company and its Subsidia</font><font style="display: inline;">ries</font><font style="display: inline;">:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">t</font><font style="display: inline;">he Credit Agreement;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April&nbsp;14, 2017 among the Company, New York Life Insurance Company and the other institutional investors party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Facility Agreement dated as of January 12, 2018 among the Company, PGIM, Inc. and the other institutional investors party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacement or refinancing; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any other note purchase agreement, shelf facility or other similar institutional private placement financing providing for the issuance or sale of debt securities, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancings thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Disposition&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiar</font><font style="display: inline;">ies in excess of $100,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Maturity Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of each Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means any affiliate of </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any Related Purchaser.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Multiemployer Plan&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Plan that is a &#x201C;multiemployer plan&#x201D; (as such term is defined in section&nbsp;4001(a)(3) of ERISA).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;NAIC&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;NAIC</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> Annual Statement</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Non</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Plan</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any plan, fund or other similar program that (a)&nbsp;is established or maintained outside the United States of America by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary primarily for the benefit of employees of the Company or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and (b)&nbsp;is not subject to ERISA or the Code.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Documents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Notes and any amendment, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;1.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;OFAC</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">OFAC Sanctions Program</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing.&nbsp;&nbsp;A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at </font><font style="display: inline;">http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Officer&#x2019;s Certificate&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Original Entities&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means those the Company and the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule&nbsp;10.3 hereto. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Overnight Interest Rate&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means with respect to an Accepted Note, the actual rate of interest, if any, received by the Purchaser which intends to purchase such Accepted Note on the overnight deposit of the funds intended to be used for the purchase of such Accepted Note, it being understood that reasonable efforts will be made by or on behalf of the Purchaser to make any such deposit in an interest bearing account.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;PBGC&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Permitted Investors&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the collective reference to (a) Mitchell Jacobson, (b) Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, (c) Erik Gershwind, (d) Stacey Bennett, (e) the heirs, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of Mitchell Jacobson, Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, Erik Gershwind or Stacey Bennett including, but not limited to, such one or more organizations to which transfers are deductible for Federal, estate, gift or income tax purposes and (f) any trust, business trust, limited liability company or other entity, the beneficiaries, beneficial owners or equity holders of which include only Mitchell Jacobson, Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, Erik Gershwind, Stacey Bennett, their spouses, their lineal descendants and any other members of their families, and such one or more organizations to which transfers are deductible for Federal, estate, gift, or income tax purposes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Person&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Plan&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means an &#x201C;employee benefit plan&#x201D; (as defined in section&nbsp;3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">13</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Priority Debt&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> without duplication,</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> (a) all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries which are not Subsidiary Guarantors, (b) all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries secured by a Lien other than Liens permitted by Section </font><font style="display: inline;">10.5</font><font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">d</font><font style="display: inline;">) through Section </font><font style="display: inline;">10</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">5</font><font style="display: inline;">(o) and (c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries incurred in connection with any Securitization.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;property&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> or </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;properties&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Prepayment Date</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.7(b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;PTE&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> or </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchasers&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement and also includes such Purchaser&#x2019;s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section&nbsp;13.2), </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that any</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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&nbsp;13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of &#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D; of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchaser Schedule</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means collectively each Purchaser Schedule attached to the applicable Confirmation of Acceptance in the case of any Shelf Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Qualified Institutional Buyer&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Person who is a &#x201C;qualified institutional buyer&#x201D; within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;QPAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(d).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Quotation&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.2(d).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reference </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Banks</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means Barclays Bank plc, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co., HSBC Bank plc, Citibank N.A. and Deutsche Bank AG.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reference Period&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Related Fund&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (a)&nbsp;invests in Securities or bank loans, and (b)&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Related Purchaser&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means any client that is advised or managed by </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife,</font><font style="display: inline;"> any Affiliate of </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife or any client, managed account, investment fund or other vehicle for which MetLife or any Affiliate of MetLife acts as investment advisor or portfolio manager</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reinvestment Yield&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Average Life&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Scheduled Payments&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reported&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Request for Purchase&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(c).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Required Holders&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;If, at any time, there are no issued and outstanding Notes under this Agreement, then Required Holders shall mean </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Requirement of Law&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Rescheduled Closing Day</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 3.3.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reset Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any Note bearing a floating interest rate, the first date of any Interest Period for such Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Responsible Officer&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Restricted Payment&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any payment of dividends, any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock and any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of any Group Member.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Restricted Subsidiary&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;SEC&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securities&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> or </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Security&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have the meaning specified in section&nbsp;2(1) of the Securities Act. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securities Act&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any transaction or series of transactions entered into by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary pursuant to which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary, as the case may be, sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to a Securitization Vehicle Securitization Assets of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary (or grants a security interest in such Securitization Assets transferred or purported to be transferred to such Securitization </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">15</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Vehicle), and which Securitization Vehicle finances the acquisition of such Securitization Assets (i) with proceeds from the issuance or sale of Third Party Interests, (ii) with Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests and/or (iii) with proceeds from the sale or collection of Securitization Assets previously purchased by such Securitization Vehicle.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization Assets&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any accounts receivable owed to or owned by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) arising in the ordinary course of business from the sale of goods or services, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, all proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets (including contract rights) which are of the type customarily transferred in connection with securitizations of accounts receivable and which are sold, transferred or otherwise conveyed by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary to a Securitization Vehicle in connection with a Securitization permitted by </font><font style="display: inline;">Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">10</font><font style="display: inline;">.7</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization Attributable Indebtedness&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of any accounts receivable securitization or similar transaction relating to accounts receivable originated by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">on any date of determination that corresponds to the outstanding net investment (including loans) of, or cash purchase price paid by, the unaffiliated third party purchasers or financial institutions participating in such transaction and, as such, would be characterized as principal if such securitization were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase (or, to the extent structured as a secured lending transaction, is principal).&nbsp;&nbsp;For the avoidance of doubt, &#x201C;Securitization Attributable Indebtedness&#x201D; shall not include (a) obligations that correspond to a deferred purchase price or other consideration owing to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Restricted Subsidiary funded on a deferred basis from the proceeds of the collections on such receivables, a subordinated interest held by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Restricted Subsidiary or the reserve or over-collateralization established or maintained for the benefit of the unaffiliated third party purchasers or financial institutions participating in such transaction, and (b) obligations arising under uncommitted factoring arrangements and similar uncommitted sale transactions.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization Vehicle&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> a Person that is a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary formed for the purpose of effecting one or more Securitizations to which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries transfer Securitization Assets and which, in connection therewith, issues or sells Third Party Interests or Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests; </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that such Securitization Vehicle shall engage in no business other than the purchase of Securitization Assets pursuant to Securitizations permitted by </font><font style="display: inline;">Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">1</font><font style="display: inline;">0.7</font><font style="display: inline;">, the issuance or sale of Third Party Interests or other funding of such Securitizations and any activities reasonably related thereto, and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided further</font><font style="display: inline;"> that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(x)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Securitization Vehicle (i) is guaranteed by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of and interest on Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is with recourse to or obligates </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> (other than such </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">16</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Securitization Vehicle)</font><font style="display: inline;"> of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (iii) subjects any property or asset of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> (other than such Securitization Vehicle)</font><font style="display: inline;">of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(y)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">neither </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> nor any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with such Securitization Vehicle other than </font><font style="display: inline;">on</font><font style="display: inline;"> terms which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> reasonably believes to be no less favorable to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and other than Standard Securitization Undertakings; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(z)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">neither</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> nor any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Securitization Vehicle&#x2019;s financial condition or cause such Securitization </font><font style="display: inline;">Vehicle</font><font style="display: inline;"> to achieve certain levels of operating results.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> the debt or equity interests held by or deferred purchase price payable to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary in a Securitization Vehicle to which Securitization Assets have been transferred in a Securitization permitted by Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.7</font><font style="display: inline;">, including any such debt, equity or deferred purchase price received in consideration for the Securitization Assets transferred.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Senior Financial Officer&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Series&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 1</font><font style="display: inline;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="_DV_C2241"></a>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Settlement Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Shelf Closing&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any Accepted Note, the closing of the sale and purchase for such Accepted Note on the applicable Closing Day for such Accepted Note as provided for in Section&nbsp;3.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; is defined in Section 1.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Source&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;State Sanctions List&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of </font><font style="display: inline;">economic sanctions imposed under </font><font style="display: inline;">U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Step-Up Interest&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">17</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to any Person, any other Person in which such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such second Person, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries).&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a &#x201C;Subsidiary&#x201D; is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guarantor&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means each Restricted Subsidiary that has executed and delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty or joined such Subsidiary Guaranty by executing a joinder thereto; </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, until the Subsidiary Guaranty is executed and delivered on the first Closing, for purposes of Sections 9 and 10, &#x201C;Subsidiary Guarantor&#x201D; shall mean each Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> that guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower or an additional or co</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under any Material Credit Facility</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">means that certain guaranty </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">to be executed and delivered on the first Closing </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">by the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto for the benefit of the holders of the Notes substantially in the form of </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Exhibit 2.3</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 9.6(a)(i).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Substitute Purchaser&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;21.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;SVO&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Swap Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means </font><font style="display: inline;">any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt </font><font style="display: inline;">instruments</font><font style="display: inline;"> or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that</font><font style="display: inline;"> no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a &#x201C;Swap Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Swap Termination Value</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means,</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of any Swap Agreement, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreement has been closed out and the termination value has been determined in accordance therewith, such termination value and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount determined as the mark-to-market value for such Swap Agreement, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">18</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Third Party Interests&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, </font><font style="display: inline;">with respect to any Securitization, notes, bonds or other debt instruments, beneficial interests in a trust, undivided ownership interests in receivables or other securities issued or sold for cash consideration by the relevant Securitization Vehicle to banks, financing conduits, investors or other financing sources (other than </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries) the proceeds of which are used to finance, in whole or in part, the purchase by such Securitization Vehicle of Securitization Assets in a Securitization. The amount of any Third Party Interests shall be deemed to equal the aggregate principal, stated or invested amount of such Third Party Interests which are outstanding at such time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">United States Person</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;7701(a)(30) of the Code.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Unrestricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means </font><font style="display: inline;">any Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> designated by the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> as an Unrestricted Sub</font><font style="display: inline;">sidiary pursuant to Section 9.7</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Unrestricted Designation&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the designation in accordance with Section 9.7 of (i) any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (ii) any designation of a newly created or acquired Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">USA PATRIOT Act</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means United States Public Law 107</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;line-height:14pt;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">19</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 5.3</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">isclosure</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aterials</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;">None.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 5.3</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;5.4</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiaries of the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany and</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">wnership of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tock</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Subsidiaries</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:30.14%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:15.88%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.84%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:14.70%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ame</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">urisdiction</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ercentage</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">e</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ach</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;c</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">lass</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">apital</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">tock</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">wned</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">by the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">or</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">a</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ny</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">uarantor</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Y</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">es</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">/N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt"> &nbsp;1</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">estricted</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Y</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">es</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">/N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp III</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp VI</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp VII</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Foreign Properties Corporation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Services Corp.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Primeline International, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Mission Real Estate Acquisition Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc. </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Swiss Precision Instruments Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">California</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">J&amp;L America,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Michigan</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by MSC Acquisition Corp VI</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">_______________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">1</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Column completed as if Notes were issued simultaneously with the execution of the Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 5.4</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.10%;margin-left:0.25pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ame</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">urisdiction</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ercentage</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">e</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ach</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;c</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">lass</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">apital</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">tock</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">wned</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">by the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">or</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">a</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ny</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">uarantor</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Y</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">es</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">/N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt"> &nbsp;1</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">estricted</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Y</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">es</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">/N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">American Specialty Grinding Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Massachusetts</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Contract Management,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Industrial Supply ULC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">British Columbia, Canada</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Industrial Supply Co.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">UK</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by J &amp; L America, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">MSC Acquisition Subsidiary LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Affiliates:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Each of Mitchell Jacobson, Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson and the Mitchell L. Jacobson 2005 GRAT No. 2 Trust own more than 10% of voting power of the Company&#x2019;s outstanding equity securities. F</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">or </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">additional detail regarding</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> beneficial ownership</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> of the Company&#x2019;s securities,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">please refer to the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D; section of the Company&#x2019;s most recent proxy statement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The Directors and Senior Officers of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Company&#x2019;s Directors and Senior Officers:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Directors</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Jonathan Byrnes </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Roger Fradin</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Erik Gershwind</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Louise Goeser</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Mitchell Jacobson</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Michael Kaufmann</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Denis Kelly</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Steven Paladino </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Philip Peller</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5.4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Senior Officers</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:130.65pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Erik Gershwind </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Rustom Jilla </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Douglas Jones </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Steven Baruch </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Steve Armstrong </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Charles Bonomo </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Christopher Davanzo </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Kari Heerdt </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Gregory Polli </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, Product Management</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:130.65pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">David Wright</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, Sales</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5.4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;5.5</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">inancial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tatements</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ending August&nbsp;31, 2013, August&nbsp;30, 2014, August&nbsp;29, 2015, September&nbsp;3, 2016, and September&nbsp;2, 2017.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the fiscal quarter ending December 2, 2017.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 5.5</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 5.15</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndebtedness</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.30%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.30%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">nstrument</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligor(s)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">rincipal </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">mount</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">utstanding</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">2</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">ollateral</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.30%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Note Purchase Agreement dated July 28, 2016, for 2.65% Senior Notes, Series A, due July&nbsp;28, 2023 and 2.90% Senior Notes, Series&nbsp;B, due July&nbsp;28, 2026</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Issuer)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">J&amp;L America, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC (Guarantor)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">New York Life Insurance Company </font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">T</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">he other noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">from time to time party thereto</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Series A: </font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">75</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,000,000</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Series B:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$100</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,000,000</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">None.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.30%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Credit Agreement dated April 14, 2017</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Borrower)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">J&amp;L America, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC (Guarantor)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">The several Lenders from time to time party thereto</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">$291,000,000</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">None.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">_______________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> As of December 2, 2017.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 5.</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">15</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.10%;margin-left:0.25pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.32%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">nstrument</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligor(s)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">rincipal </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">mount</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">utstanding</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">2</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">ollateral</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.32%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Private Shelf and Note </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">urchase Agreement dated January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">for 3.04% Senior Notes, Series&nbsp;A, due January 12, 2023</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Borrower)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">J&amp;L America, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC (Guarantor)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">PGIM, Inc.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The other noteholders from time to time party thereto</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$50,000,000</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">None</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.32%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. has entered into various equipment leases with International Business Machines Corporation &#x2013; Lease agreements dated October 30, 2015, for hardware, software maintenance, and software licenses for the Power Series Hardware located in Atlanta to run the platform for our Legacy Development, Quality Assurance and Disaster Recovery systems.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">IBM Corporation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$689,208</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The respective leased property</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.10%;margin-left:0.25pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.32%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">nstrument</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligor(s)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">rincipal </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">mount</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">utstanding</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">2</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">ollateral</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.32%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. has entered </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">into a deferred financing arrangement with International</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Business Machines Corporation where terms provide installment payments under the Sirius Purchase Agreement. </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.82%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Contract Management, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.50%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">IBM Credit LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:15.56%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$721,337</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:13.80%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The respective leased property</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.3</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">riginal</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ntities</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.18%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ame of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ntity</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">urisdiction</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp III</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp VI</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp VII</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Foreign Properties Corporation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Services Corp.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Primeline International, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Mission Real Estate Acquisition Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Swiss Precision Instruments Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">California</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">J&amp;L America,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Michigan</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">American Specialty Grinding Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Massachusetts</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Contract Management,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Industrial Supply ULC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">British Columbia, Canada</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Industrial Supply Co.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">UK</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:66.18%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Subsidiary LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:33.82%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:3pt 0pt 0pt -9.35pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.3</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.5</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;L</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">iens</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Those Liens described in UCC financing statements filed against </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Sid Tool Co., Inc. and </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Contract Management, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;"> and in effect as of November 13, 2017</font><font style="display: inline;">, in each case, as debtor, securing leased equipment, hardware and software from various companies including IBM Credit LLC, SG Equipment Finance USA Corp., </font><font style="display: inline;">HYG Financial Services, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;">, and TCF Equipment Finance.&nbsp;&nbsp;The aggregate amount of the obligations secured by such Liens as of the date hereof does not exceed </font><font style="display: inline;">$20</font><font style="display: inline;">,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.5</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.8</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nvestments</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Taxable Special Obligation Development Lease Revenue Bonds (Sid Tool Co., Inc. Project) dated December</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">4, 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of up to $35,000,000 pursuant to that certain Bond Advance Agreement and Assignment of Lease and Rental Payments, dated as of December</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">4, 2012.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee by Sid Tool Co., Inc., MSC Contract Management, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> J &amp; L America</font><font style="display: inline;">, and Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the Note Purchase Agreement dated July</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">28, 2016, between MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. and New York Life Insurance Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the other noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, for 2.65% Senior Notes, Series</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">A, due July</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">28, 2023, in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 and 2.90% Senior Notes, Series B, due July&nbsp;28, 2026, in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">3.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee by Sid Tool Co., Inc., MSC Contract Management, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> J &amp; L America</font><font style="display: inline;">, and Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Credit Agreement dated April&nbsp;14, 2017, between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;">, J.P. Morgan, as Administrative Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, </font><font style="display: inline;">for a five-year unsecured revolving loan facility in the aggregate amount of $600</font><font style="display: inline;">,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">4.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee by Sid Tool Co., Inc., MSC Contract Manage</font><font style="display: inline;">ment, Inc., J &amp; L America, and </font><font style="display: inline;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agr</font><font style="display: inline;">eement, dated as of January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;">, by and among MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. and PGIM, Inc. and</font><font style="display: inline;"> the other noteholders, </font><font style="display: inline;">for </font><font style="display: inline;">3.04</font><font style="display: inline;">% Senior Notes, Series</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">A, due </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12</font><font style="display: inline;">, 2023, in the a</font><font style="display: inline;">ggregate principal amount of $50</font><font style="display: inline;">,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.8</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.9</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ransactions</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">with </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ffiliates</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">None.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.9</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ixed</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ate</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">helf</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[___%] S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">enior</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">, S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eries</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> [___], d</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ue</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> _______ __, ____</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">No. [_____]</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PPN</font><font style="display: inline;"> [______________]</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST RATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">MATURITY DATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT DATES AND AMOUNTS:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For Value Received, the undersigned, </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(her</font><font style="display: inline;">ein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of </font><font style="display: inline;">New York</font><font style="display: inline;">, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or </font><font style="display: inline;">its </font><font style="display: inline;">registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on [___________] </font><font style="display: inline;">[on the Maturity Date specified above (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid),][payable on the Principal Prepayment Dates and in the amounts specified above, and on the Maturity Date specified above in an amount equal to the unpaid </font><font style="display: inline;">balance of the principal hereof</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font><font style="display: inline;">, with interest (computed on the basis of a 360</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;day year of twelve 30 day months) (a)&nbsp;on the unpaid balance hereof at the </font><font style="display: inline;">I</font><font style="display: inline;">nterest </font><font style="display: inline;">R</font><font style="display: inline;">ate per annum specified above</font><font style="display: inline;"> (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below)</font><font style="display: inline;">, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date</font><font style="display: inline;"> next succeeding the date hereof, and the Maturity Date 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 (y)&nbsp;during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, at a rate per annum (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Default Rate</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) from time to time equal to the greater of (i) </font><font style="display: inline;">2% over the Interest Rate specified above</font><font style="display: inline;"> (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.3 of the Note Purchas</font><font style="display: inline;">e Agreement referred to below)</font><font style="display: inline;"> or (ii)&nbsp;2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York City, New York as its &#x201C;base&#x201D; or &#x201C;prime&#x201D; rate, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date</font><font style="display: inline;"> as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. in New York City, New York 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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as from time to time amended, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Purchase Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto and is entitled to the benefits thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 1-</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">A</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">to have (i)&nbsp;agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;made the representation set forth in Section&nbsp;6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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 a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder&#x2019;s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, </font><font style="display: inline;">the Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on this Note and the performance by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> of all of </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> obligations contained in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;"> Agreement all as more fully set forth in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[The </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> will make required prepayments of principal on the dates and in the amounts specified above and in the </font><font style="display: inline;">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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Hlk503541468"></a><font style="display: inline;">This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and </font><font style="display: inline;">the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;of</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent: -14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[Title]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">1-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">loating</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ate</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">helf</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">loating</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ate</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">enior</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">, S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eries</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> [___], </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">due</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> _______ __, ____</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">No. [_____]</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PPN</font><font style="display: inline;"> [______________]</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST RATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">MATURITY DATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT DATES AND AMOUNTS:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For Value Received, the undersigned, </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of </font><font style="display: inline;">New York</font><font style="display: inline;">, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or </font><font style="display: inline;">its </font><font style="display: inline;">registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on [___________] (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Maturity Date</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), with interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;day year) (a)&nbsp;on the unpaid balance hereof at a rate of [___]% per annum equal to the sum of LIBOR (as determined from time to time for the relevant Interest Period as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below) plus the LIBOR Rate Note Margin specified above</font><font style="display: inline;"> (and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below)</font><font style="display: inline;">, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date </font><font style="display: inline;">next succeeding the date hereof and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b)&nbsp;to the extent permitted by law, (x)&nbsp;on any overdue payment of interest and (y)&nbsp;during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Applicable Premium, if any, and LIBOR Breakage Amount, at a rate per annum (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Default Rate&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) from time to time equal to the greater of (i) </font><font style="display: inline;">2</font><font style="display: inline;">% over the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for this Note or (ii)&nbsp;2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York City, New York as its &#x201C;base&#x201D; or &#x201C;prime&#x201D; rate, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date</font><font style="display: inline;"> as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Payments of principal of, interest on and any Applicable Premium and LIBOR Breakage Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. in New York City, New York 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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as from time to time amended, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Purchase Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, MetLife Investment Advisors</font><font style="display: inline;">, LLC and each MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto and is entitled to the benefits thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 1-</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">B</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">to have (i)&nbsp;agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;made the representation set forth in Section&nbsp;6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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 a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder&#x2019;s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, </font><font style="display: inline;">the Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on this Note and the performance by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> of all of </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> obligations contained in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;"> Agreement all as more fully set forth in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[The </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> will make required prepayments of principal on the dates and in the amounts specified above and in the </font><font style="display: inline;">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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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 Premium and LIBOR Breakage Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;of</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent: -14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[Title]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">1-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">B</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">equest</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">for</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchase</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Reference is made to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;">, between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, a </font><font style="display: inline;">New York </font><font style="display: inline;">corporation (herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party (as defined in the Agreement)</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto.&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement, the Company hereby makes the following Request for Purchase:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Aggregate principal amount of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Shelf Notes covered hereby</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)&nbsp;&nbsp;...................&nbsp;&nbsp;[$__________]</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">3</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[Fixed/Floating] Interest Rate:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For Floating Rate Notes Only: Interest Period:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[1/3/6 months]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For Fixed Rate Notes Only:&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest Payment Period:&nbsp;&nbsp;[quarterly or semiannually in arrears]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Individual specifications of the Notes:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:19.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:30.48%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.78%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:24.70%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:19.02%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rincipal </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mount</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:30.48%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">inal </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aturity </font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ate</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.78%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rincipal </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">repayment </font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ates and </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mounts</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:24.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nterest</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ayment </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eriod</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.02%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:30.48%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.78%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:24.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[monthly] [quarterly] [semi</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;annual]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">4.</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 28.8pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">Use of proceeds of the Notes:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">5.</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 28.8pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">Proposed day for the closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes: </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">6.</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 28.8pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">The purchase price of the Notes is to be transferred to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">________________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Minimum principal amount of Notes is $10,000,000 and maximum principal amount shall not to exceed the Available Facility Amount.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 2.2(c)</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:45.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:45.54%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ame and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ddress</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> ABA R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">outing</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">umber of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">B</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ank</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:27.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">umber of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ccount</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:27.24%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ame</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &amp; T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">elephone</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;B</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ank</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">fficer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:45.54%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.24%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">7.</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 28.8pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">The Company certifies that (a) [except as set forth on Exhibit A hereto,] the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Agreement are true on and as of the date of this Request for Purchase and (b) that there exists on the date of this Request for Purchase no Event of Default or Default.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[Authorized Officer]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:211.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">c</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> A]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[U</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">pdated</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &amp; W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Section references hereinafter set forth correspond to the similar sections of the Agreement which are supplemented hereby:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">c</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">onfirmation of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">cceptance</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Reference is made to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;">, between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, a </font><font style="display: inline;">New York </font><font style="display: inline;">corporation (herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party as defined in the Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto.&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> or the </font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;"> which is named below as a Purchaser of Shelf Notes hereby confirms the representations as to such Shelf Notes set forth in Section 6 of the Agreement, and agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Agreement applicable to the Purchasers or holders of the Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to Section 2.1(e) of the Agreement, an Acceptance with respect to the following Accepted Shelf Notes is hereby confirmed:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Accepted Shelf Notes:&nbsp;&nbsp;Aggregate principal amount of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the Shelf Notes covered hereby</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)&nbsp;&nbsp;...................&nbsp;&nbsp;[$__________] </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Name of Purchaser:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Principal amount:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Final maturity date:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[Fixed] Interest rate [LIBOR Rate Note Margin]:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Fixed Interest Notes payment period:&nbsp;&nbsp;[_______] in arrears</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Floating Rate Notes Interest Period: [1, 3 or 6 months]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[Applicable Premium for Floating Rate Notes]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Payment and notice instructions: As set forth on attached Purchaser Schedule</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(B)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Name of Purchaser:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Principal amount:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Final maturity date:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 2.2(e)</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[Fixed] Interest rate [LIBOR Rate Note Margin]:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Fixed Interest Notes payment period:&nbsp;&nbsp;[_______] in arrears</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Floating Rate Notes Interest Period: [1, 3 or 6 months]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[Applicable Premium for Floating Rate Notes]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Payment and notice instructions: As set forth on attached Purchaser Schedule</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">[</font><font style="display: inline;">(C), (D)..... same information as above.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Closing Day:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated: _____________</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font><font style="display: inline;">:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated: _____________</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">et</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">L</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ife</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nvestment</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">dvisors</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font><font style="display: inline;">:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">[P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchasers of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">helf</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font><font style="display: inline;">:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:193.45pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 256.5pt;text-indent: -256.5pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[Attach Purchaser Schedules]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">e</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">[_______________]</font><font style="display: inline;">, made by each of the </font><font style="display: inline;">companies</font><font style="display: inline;"> that are signatories hereto (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guarantors&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), in favor of </font><font style="display: inline;">the holders (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Noteholders&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) of Notes (as defined below) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated as of January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Purchase Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), among MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Company&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC</font><font style="display: inline;"> (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">MetLife</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) and</font><font style="display: inline;"> the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> i t n e s s e t h</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, pursuant to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> have</font><font style="display: inline;"> agreed to</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">purchase (i)&nbsp;$[AA,000,000] aggregate principal amount of the Company&#x2019;s Senior Notes, Series A, due [Series&nbsp;A Maturity] (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series&nbsp;A </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein in the Confirmation of Acceptance dated as of [__________]; and (ii)&nbsp;MetLife along with any other MetLife Party which becomes a party to the Note Purchase Agreement may purchase additional shelf notes pursuant to the terms thereof (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Shelf Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">, and together with the Series&nbsp;A Notes, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">). </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, the proceeds of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Series&nbsp;A Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and possible future proceeds from the Shelf Notes purchased </font><font style="display: inline;">under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement </font><font style="display: inline;">will be used in part to enable the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> to make valuable transfers to each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in connection with the operation of its business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> are engaged in related businesses, and each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> to </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase the Series&nbsp;A Notes from </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and their consent to execute and deliver the Note Purchase Agreement&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">that the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have executed and delivered </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ow</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">herefore</font><font style="display: inline;">, in consideration of the premises and to induce the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> to enter into the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> and to induce the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> to </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase the Notes from </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">pursuant to </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby agree with the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, as follows:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 2.3</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efined</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">erms</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Documents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Note Purchase Agreement, this Subsidiary Guaranty, the Notes and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Obligations&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the unpaid principal of, interest on&nbsp;&nbsp;(including interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) or any Make-Whole Amount on the Notes and all other obligations and liabilities of the Company to any Noteholder, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Note Purchase Agreement, any Note Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Noteholders that are required to be paid by the Company pursuant hereto) or otherwise.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b</font><font style="display: inline;">)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The words &#x201C;hereof,&#x201D; &#x201C;herein&#x201D; and &#x201C;hereunder&#x201D; and words of similar import when used in </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall refer to </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> as a whole and not to any particular </font><font style="display: inline;">provision</font><font style="display: inline;"> of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, and section and paragraph references are to </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> unless otherwise specified.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">d</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and </font><font style="display: inline;">plural</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> forms of such terms.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 2.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees </font><font style="display: inline;">to the Noteholders </font><font style="display: inline;">for the ratable benefit of </font><font style="display: inline;">such Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Note Purchase Agreement and </font><font style="display: inline;">the Obligations.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Anything herein or in any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note </font><font style="display: inline;">Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder and under the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note</font><font style="display: inline;"> Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 3).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder without impairing </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or affecting the rights and remedies of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations and the obligations of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have been satisfied by payment in full.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No payment made by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or received or collected by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> from the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of the Obligations or any payment received or collected from such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations up to the maximum liability of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder until the Obligations are paid in full.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 3.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ight of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ontribution</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby agrees that to the extent that a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of this Section 3 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor to </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, and each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall remain liable to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the full amount guaranteed by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 4.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubrogation</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Notwithstanding any payment made by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">by </font><font style="display: inline;">any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, no </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> against the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by </font><font style="display: inline;">any Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of payments made by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder, until all amounts owing to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> on account of the Obligations are paid in full.&nbsp;&nbsp;If any amount shall be paid to any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in trust for </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, segregated from other funds of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, be turned over to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> in the exact form received by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> (duly indorsed by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in </font><font style="display: inline;">pro rata amounts respective to the aggregate principal</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 5.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mendments</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. w</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ith</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">espect to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">bligations</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> and without notice to or further assent by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder may be rescinded by </font><font style="display: inline;">such </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Required </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> or all </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, as the case may be,</font><font style="display: inline;"> may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">No</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any property subject thereto.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 6.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">bsolute</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;U</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nconditional</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> upon </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or acceptance of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">; and all dealings between the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the one hand, and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> with respect to the Obligations.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> understands and agrees that </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note</font><font style="display: inline;"> Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">or any other Person against </font><font style="display: inline;">any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the Obligations, or of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, in bankruptcy or in any other instance.&nbsp;&nbsp;When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">or </font><font style="display: inline;">any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">4</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">or to collect any payments from the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> against any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes hereof &#x201C;demand&#x201D; shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 7.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">einstatement</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 8.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ayments</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders </font><font style="display: inline;">without</font><font style="display: inline;"> set-off or counterclaim in Dollars </font><font style="display: inline;">as directed by the Purchaser Schedule.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 9.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">hereby</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> represents and warrants that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its </font><font style="display: inline;">organization</font><font style="display: inline;"> and has the power and authority and the legal right to </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">own</font><font style="display: inline;"> and operate its property, to lease the property it operates and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">it has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">perform</font><font style="display: inline;"> its obligations under, </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, and has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors&#x2019; rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">5</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the execution, delivery and performance of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> will not violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">properties</font><font style="display: inline;"> or revenues of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> pursuant to any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect</font><font style="display: inline;"> of, any arbitrator or </font><font style="display: inline;">Governmental</font><font style="display: inline;"> Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">) &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">is</font><font style="display: inline;"> required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, threatened by or against such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or against any of its properties or </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">revenues</font><font style="display: inline;"> (1) with respect to </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (2) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> agrees that the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been made by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> on the date of each borrowing by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> on and as of such date of borrowing as though made hereunder on and as of such date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otices</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">All notices, </font><font style="display: inline;">requests</font><font style="display: inline;"> and demands to or upon any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 1</font><font style="display: inline;">8</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be addressed to such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> at its notice address set forth under its signature below.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 11.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ounterparts</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be executed by one or more of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 12.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">everability</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Any provision of </font><font style="display: inline;">this </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">6</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 13.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ntegration</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> represents the agreement of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> relative to the subject matter hereof not reflected herein.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 14.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mendments in</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">riting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">; N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aiver</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">; C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">umulative</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">emedies</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">None of the terms or provisions of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 1</font><font style="display: inline;">7</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">No</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> shall by any act (except by a written instrument </font><font style="display: inline;">pursuant</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> to </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(a) hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any </font><font style="display: inline;">right</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions hereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.&nbsp;&nbsp;A waiver by any </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which such </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> would otherwise have on any future occasion.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or </font><font style="display: inline;">concurrently</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 15.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;H</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eadings</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The section headings used in </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 16.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uccessors and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ssigns</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> and shall inure to the benefit of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> and their successors and assigns.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 17.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">overning</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;L</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aw</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">his </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tate of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ew </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">Y</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ork, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tate that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tate.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">7</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 18.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubmission to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urisdiction</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">; W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aivers</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">submits to the non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Note Document;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">waives and agrees not to assert, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;18(i) hereof brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;18(i) hereof by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, to it at its address specified in Section&nbsp;18 of the Note Purchase Agreement or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(v)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">agrees that such service upon receipt (i)&nbsp;shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(vi)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">agrees that nothing in this Section&nbsp;18 shall affect the right of any Noteholder to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes </font><font style="display: inline;">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><font style="display: inline;">; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(vii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">waives trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">8</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 19.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">cknowledgements.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby acknowledges that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;"> to which it is a party;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;">, and the relationship between the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the one hand, and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no joint venture is created hereby or by the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;"> or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> or among the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc492415962"></a><a name="_Toc114038645"></a><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 20.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">dditional</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uarantors</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> that is required to become a party to thi</font><font style="display: inline;">s Agreement pursuant to Section&nbsp;9.6</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall become a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> Supplement in the form of Annex A hereto.</font><a name="_Toc114038647"></a>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">9</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">n</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">itness</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">hereof</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, each of the undersigned has caused </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">[signatures follow]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">10</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eco</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ool</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">an</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> MSC C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:9pt;">[Signature Page to Subsidiary Guaranty]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:26.95pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">id</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ool </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">n</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">c</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">[S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ignature</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">age</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:26.95pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">J&amp;L A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">merica</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">[S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ignature</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">age</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:auto;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:26.95pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ontract</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">anagement</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:26.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:171.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:238.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">[S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ignature</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">age</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nnex</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> A </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uarantor</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">upplement</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 36pt;text-align:right;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">_____________, 201_</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[Noteholders]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:20pt 36pt 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Re:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">[____________] (as amended,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">supplemented or otherw</font><font style="display: inline;">ise modified from time to time,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), made by certain subsidiaries of MSC Industrial </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Direct Co., Inc. in favor of </font><font style="display: inline;">the hereinafter defined Noteholders</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 63.35pt;line-height:9pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Reference is made to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarant</font><font style="display: inline;">y</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Terms defined in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarant</font><font style="display: inline;">y</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be used herein as therein defined.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The undersigned, ___________________________, a ________________ [corporation/limited liability company/partnership] and a Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, in consideration of the </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase of </font><font style="display: inline;">$[AA,000,000] aggregate principal amount of the Company&#x2019;s Senior Notes, Series A, due [Series&nbsp;A Maturity] [and _______________] (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">holders of such Notes to be referred to as the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Noteholders&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">from </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> pursuant to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">, which </font><font style="display: inline;">proceeds of such Notes</font><font style="display: inline;"> benefit the undersigned by making funds available to the undersigned and by enhancing the financial strength of the consolidated group of which the undersigned is a member, hereby agrees to become an additional </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the purposes of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> and to perform all the obligations of a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under, and to be bound in all respects by the terms of, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> as if the undersigned were a signatory party thereto, effective from the date hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The undersigned hereby certifies that (a) this </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the undersigned and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors&#x2019; rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and (b) the representations and warranties contained in Section 9 of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> insofar as they relate to the undersigned are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">The undersigned hereby certifies that attached hereto as Annex I is a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the undersigned, authorizing the undersigned to become a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> and to perform its obligations thereunder and to execute, deliver and perform this </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> Supplement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The undersigned </font><font style="display: inline;">confirms</font><font style="display: inline;"> that it has received a copy of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> including all amendments thereto, if any.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The address to which all notices to the </font><font style="display: inline;">undersigned</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> should be directed is:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[____________________]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guarantor Supplement shall be effective on and as of the date first written above.&nbsp;&nbsp;This </font><font style="display: inline;">S</font><font style="display: inline;">ubsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">G</font><font style="display: inline;">uarantor supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the </font><font style="display: inline;">S</font><font style="display: inline;">tate of </font><font style="display: inline;">N</font><font style="display: inline;">ew </font><font style="display: inline;">Y</font><font style="display: inline;">ork.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ame of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nnex</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">esolutions</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr>
	</div></body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-10.2
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>msm-20180117xex10_2.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-10.2
<TEXT>
<!--HTML document created with Certent Disclosure Management 6.13.0.1-->
<!--Created on: 1/17/2018 8:13:44 AM-->
<html>
	<head>
		<title>
			Exhibit 102 - Prudential Note Purchase and Shelf Agreement
		</title>
	</head>
	<body><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit 10.2</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xecution</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;V</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ersion</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:2pt double #000000 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:100pt 0pt 0pt;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">$50,000,000 3.04%</font><font style="display: inline;"> Senior Notes, Series A, due </font><font style="display: inline;">January&nbsp;12, 2023</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">$200,000,000 Private Shelf Facility</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">______________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchase and </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rivate</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">helf</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">greement</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">______________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 100pt;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Dated January 12, 2018</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:2pt double #000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ab</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">le of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ontents</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 2pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:2pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">H</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">eading</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">age</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">uthorization</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">1&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;1.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Series A Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">1&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;1.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Shelf Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">1&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ale</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchase of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">2&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;2.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Series A Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">2&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;2.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Shelf Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">2&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;2.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">6&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">losing</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">6&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section 3.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Series&nbsp;A Closing</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">6&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;3.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Facility Closings</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">6&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;3.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Rescheduled Facility Closings</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">onditions to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">losing</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Representations and Warranties</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Performance; No Default</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">7&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Compliance Certificates</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Opinions of Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Sale of Other Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Payment of Special Counsel Fees</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">8&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Private Placement Number</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Changes in Corporate Structure</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Funding Instructions</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Material Adverse Effect</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section 4.12.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section 4.13.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Other Fees</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;4.14.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Proceedings and Documents</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">epresentations</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">arranties of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">9&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Organization; Power and Authority</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Authorization, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Disclosure</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">10&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Financial Statements; Material Liabilities</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">11&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">11&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Governmental Authorizations, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">12&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-i-</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">12&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Taxes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">12&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Title to Property; Leases</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">12&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Licenses, Permits, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">13&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.12.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">13&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.13.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Private Offering by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">14&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.14.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">14&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.15.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">15&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.16.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">15&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.17.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Status under Certain Statutes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">16&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;5.18.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Environmental Matters</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">16&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">epresentations of the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchasers</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">17&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;6.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Purchase for Investment</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">17&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;6.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Source of Funds</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">17&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">nformation as to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">19&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Financial and Business Information</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">19&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Officer&#x2019;s Certificate</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">21&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Visitation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">22&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;7.4. </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Electronic Delivery</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">22&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ayment and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">repayment</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of the </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">23&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Maturity</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">23&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Optional Prepayments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">23&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Allocation of Partial Prepayments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">24&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Maturity; Surrender, Etc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">24&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Purchase of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">24&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Make</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#8209;Whole Amount</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">24&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Change of Control</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">26&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;8.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Payments Due on Non</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#8209;Business Days</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">27&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ffirmative</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">27&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Compliance with Laws</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">27&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Maintenance of Properties; Insurance</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">27&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Payment of Taxes and Claims</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Corporate Existence, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Books and Records</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">28&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;9.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Designation of Subsidiaries</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">30&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">egative</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">30&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Line of Business</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">30&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-ii-</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Economic Sanctions, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">30&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Financial Covenants</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">31&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Indebtedness</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">31&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Liens</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">32&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section 10.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Fundamental Changes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">35&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Disposition of Property</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">36&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Investments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">37&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.9.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Transactions with Affiliates</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">38&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.10.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Changes in Fiscal Periods</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">38&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;10.11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">39&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;11.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">vents of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">efault</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">39&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;12.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">emedies on</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">efault</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">tc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Acceleration</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Other Remedies</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Rescission</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">43&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;12.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">44&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;13.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">egistration</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xchange</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">; S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">44&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;13.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Registration of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">44&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;13.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Transfer and Exchange of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">44&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;13.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Replacement of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;14.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ayments</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">on</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Place of Payment</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Payment by Wire Transfer</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">45&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Withholding Tax</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">46&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;15.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xpenses, </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">tc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">46&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;15.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Transaction Expenses</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">46&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;15.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Certain Taxes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">47&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;15.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Survival</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">47&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;16.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urvival</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ntire</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">greement</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">47&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;17.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">mendment and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">aiver</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">48&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Requirements</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">48&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Solicitation of Holders of Notes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">48&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Binding Effect, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">49&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;17.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Notes Held by Company, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">49&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp; 18.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">otices</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">49&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-iii-</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">19.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">eproduction of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ocuments</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">50&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">20.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">onfidential</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">nformation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">50&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">21.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchaser</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;22.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">iscellaneous</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.1.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Successors and Assigns</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.2.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Accounting Terms</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">52&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.3.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Severability</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">53&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.4.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Construction, Etc</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">53&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.5.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Counterparts</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">54&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.6.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Governing Law</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">54&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;22.7.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">54&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section 22.8.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Transaction References</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">55&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ignature</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:70.56%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:07.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap">56&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-iv-</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">A</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Defined Terms</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">5.3</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Disclosure Materials</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">5.4</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">5.5</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Financial Statements</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">&nbsp;5.15</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Existing Indebtedness</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">10.3</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Original Entities</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">10.5</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Existing Liens</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">10.8</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Existing Investments</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">10.9</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Existing Transactions with Affiliates</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">1-A</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Form of 3.04% Senior Note, Series&nbsp;A, due January&nbsp;12, 2023</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">1-B</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Form of Shelf Note</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> 2.2(c)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014; &nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Form of Request for Purchase</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">2.2(e)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014; &nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Form of Confirmation of Acceptance</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">xhibit </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">2.3</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Form of Subsidiary Guaranty</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:28.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">urchaser</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">chedule </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#x2014;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:66.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.9pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Information Relating to Purchasers </font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">-v-</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">i</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rect </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o., </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc.</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">75 M</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">axess </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">oad</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">M</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">elville, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ew </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Y</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ork&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">11747</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">$50,000,000 3.04%</font><font style="display: inline;"> Senior Notes, Series A, due </font><font style="display: inline;">January&nbsp;12, 2023</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">$200,000,000 Private Shelf Facility</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 252pt 0pt 27pt;text-indent: -27pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">To </font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 16.2pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PGIM, Inc. (</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), each Series&nbsp;A Purchaser and each other Prudential Party which becomes bound by this agreement as hereinafter provided (together with Prudential and the Series&nbsp;A Purchasers, each a</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and collectively, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchasers&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">):</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.,</font><font style="display: inline;"> a New York corporation (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Company&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), agrees with each of the Purchasers as follows:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection&nbsp;1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uthorization of </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;1.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series A Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will authorize the issue and sale of </font><font style="display: inline;">$50</font><font style="display: inline;">,000,000 aggregate principal</font><font style="display: inline;"> amount of its 3.04% Senio</font><font style="display: inline;">r Notes, Series A, due </font><font style="display: inline;">January&nbsp;12, 2023</font><font style="display: inline;"> (the</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series A Notes</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section&nbsp;13).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Series</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">A Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit&nbsp;1-A.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agr</font><font style="display: inline;">eement are defined in Schedule&nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;"> and references to a &#x201C;Schedule&#x201D; or an &#x201C;Exhibit&#x201D; are, unless otherwise specified, references to a Schedule or Exhibit attached to this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;1.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company </font><font style="display: inline;">may,</font><font style="display: inline;"> from time to time</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> authorize the issue of its senior notes (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution thereof pursuant to Section&nbsp;13) in the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of up to the Available Facility Amount (as defined in Section&nbsp;2.2 below), (a)&nbsp;to be dated the date of issue thereof, (b)&nbsp;to mature, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15 </font><font style="display: inline;">years after the date of original issuance thereof, (c)&nbsp;to have an average life, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, of no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;years after the date of original issuance thereof, (d)&nbsp;to bear interest on the unpaid balance thereof from the date thereof at the fixed rate per annum, and (e)&nbsp;to have such other particular terms, as shall be set forth, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, in the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to such Note delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.2(e), and to be substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;">B</font><font style="display: inline;"> attached hereto.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The terms </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Note</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Notes</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> as used herein shall include each Series&nbsp;A Note and each Shelf Note delivered pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and each Note delivered in substitution or exchange for any such Note pursuant to any such provision.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Notes which have (i)&nbsp;the same final maturity, (ii)&nbsp;the same principal prepayment dates, (iii)&nbsp;the same principal prepayment amounts (as a percentage of the original principal amount of each Note), (iv)&nbsp;the same interest rate, (v)&nbsp;the same interest payment periods and (vi)&nbsp;the same date of issuance (which, in the case of a Note issued in exchange for another Note, shall be deemed for these purposes the date on which such Note&#x2019;s ultimate predecessor Note was issued), are herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> of Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ale and</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchase of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;2.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series A Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Series A Purchaser and each Series A Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section&nbsp;3.1, the Series A Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Series A Purchaser&#x2019;s name in </font><font style="display: inline;">the Purchaser Schedule</font><font style="display: inline;"> at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Series A Purchasers&#x2019; obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Series A Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Series A Purchaser hereunder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;2.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Facility</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> is willing to consider, in its sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> and/or </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Parties from time to time, the purchase of Shelf Notes pursuant and subject to the terms of this Agreement.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The willingness of </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> to consider such purchase of Shelf Notes is herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Facility</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">At any time, $</font><font style="display: inline;">200,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">minus</font><font style="display: inline;"> the aggregate principal amount of Shelf Notes purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement after the date hereof, </font><font style="display: inline;">minus</font><font style="display: inline;"> the aggregate principal amount of Accepted Notes (as hereinafter defined) which have not yet been purchased and sold hereunder p</font><font style="display: inline;">rior to such time</font><font style="display: inline;">, is herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Available Facility Amount</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; at such time.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Shelf Notes issued and outstanding under this Agreement shall not at any time exceed the Available Facility Amount.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">NOTWITHSTANDING THE WILLINGNESS OF </font><font style="display: inline;">PRUDENTIAL</font><font style="display: inline;"> TO CONSIDER PURCHASES BY ITSELF OR ANY OTHER </font><font style="display: inline;">PRUDENTIAL</font><font style="display: inline;"> PARTY OF SHELF NOTES, THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO ON THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT NEITHER </font><font style="display: inline;">PRUDENTIAL</font><font style="display: inline;"> NOR ANY </font><font style="display: inline;">PRUDENTIAL</font><font style="display: inline;"> PARTY SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO MAKE OR ACCEPT OFFERS TO PURCHASE SHELF NOTES, OR TO QUOTE RATES, SPREADS OR OTHER TERMS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC PURCHASES OF SHELF NOTES, AND THE FACILITY SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY </font><font style="display: inline;">PRUDENTIAL</font><font style="display: inline;"> OR ANY </font><font style="display: inline;">PRUDENTIAL</font><font style="display: inline;"> PARTY.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Issuance Period</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement until the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the </font><font style="display: inline;">third</font><font style="display: inline;"> anniversary of the date of this Agreement (or if such anniversary date is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such anniversary) and (ii)&nbsp;the thirtieth day after </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have given to the Company, </font><font style="display: inline;">or the Company shall have given to </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Prudential </font><font style="display: inline;">a written notice stating that it elects to terminate the issuance and sale of Shelf Notes pursuant to this Agreement (or if such thirtieth day is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such thirtieth day).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The period during which Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement is herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Issuance Period</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Request for Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company may from time to time during the Issuance Period make requests for purchases of Shelf Notes (each such request being herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Request for Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) up to, at any time outstanding, the Available Facility Amount.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Request for Purchase shall be made to </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> in accordance with the notice provisions in Section&nbsp;18, and shall (i)&nbsp;specify the aggregate principal amount of Shelf Notes covered thereby, which shall not be less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining Available Facility Amount at the time such Request for Purchase is made) and not be greater than the Available Facility Amount at the time such Request for Purchase is made, (ii)&nbsp;specify the principal amounts, final maturities (which shall be no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15</font><font style="display: inline;"> years from the date of issuance), principal prepayment dates and amounts (which shall result in an average life of no more than </font><font style="display: inline;">15</font><font style="display: inline;"> years, including any and all &#x201C;delay&#x201D; or &#x201C;forward rate-lock period&#x201D; beyond </font><font style="display: inline;">42 </font><font style="display: inline;">calendar days) and interest payment periods (monthly, quarterly or semi</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;annually in arrears) of the Shelf Notes covered thereby, (i</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)&nbsp;specify the use of proceeds of such Shelf Notes, (</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">v)&nbsp;specify the proposed day for the closing of the purchase and sale of such Shelf Notes, which shall be a Business Day during the Issuance Period not less than 10 days and not more than 25 days after the making of such Request for Purchase, (v)&nbsp;specify the number of the account and the name and address of the depository institution to which the purchase prices of such Shelf Notes are to be transferred on the Closing Day for such purchase and sale, (vi)&nbsp;certify that the representations and warranties contained in Section&nbsp;5</font><font style="display: inline;">, as supplemented by such Request for Purchase,</font><font style="display: inline;"> are true on and as of the date of such Request for Purchase and that there exists on the date of such Request for Purchase no Default or Event of Default, and (vii)&nbsp;be substant</font><font style="display: inline;">ially in the form of Exhibit 2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(c) attached hereto.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Request for Purchase shall be in writing signed by the Company and shall be deemed made when received by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">In connection with the submission of any Request for Purchase hereunder, the Company shall also provide a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying as to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that will be outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of the Shelf Notes requested thereby.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Rate Quotes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Not later than five Business Days after the Company shall have given </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> a Request for Purchase pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.2(c), </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> may, but shall be under no obligation to, provide to the Company in accordance with the notice provisions in Section&nbsp;18, in each case between 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. New&nbsp;York City local time (or such later time as </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> may elect) interest rate or margin quotes for the principal amounts, maturities, principal prepayment schedules, if any, and interest payment periods of Shelf Notes specified in such Request for Purchase (each such interest rate quote provided in response to a Request for Purchase herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Quotation</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Quotation relating to a Shelf Note shall represent the interest rate per annum payable on the outstanding principal balance of such Shelf Notes at which </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party would be willing to purchase such Shelf Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof and</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any</font><font style="display: inline;"> Make-Whole Amount </font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of any early prepayment of such Shelf Note.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Acceptance</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> Within the Acceptance Window, a Responsible Officer of the Company specified in such Request for Purc</font><font style="display: inline;">hase may, subject to Section&nbsp;2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(f), elect to accept on behalf of the Company a Quotation as to </font><font style="display: inline;">not less than $10,000,000 of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> aggregate principal amount of the Shelf Notes specified in the related Request for Purchase (each such Shelf Note being herein called an </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Accepted Note</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and such acceptance being herein called an </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Acceptance</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) in accordance with the notice provisions in Section&nbsp;18.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The day the Company notifies </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> of an Acceptance with respect to any Accepted Notes is herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Acceptance Day</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; for such Accepted Notes.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Any Quotation as to which </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> does not receive an Acceptance within the Acceptance Window shall expire, and no purchase or sale of Shelf Notes hereunder shall be made based on any such expired Quotation.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Subject to Section&nbsp;2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(f) and the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to sell to </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> and/or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party, and </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> and/or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party agrees to purchase and/or cause the purchase by a </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party of, the Accepted Notes at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">As soon as practicable following the Acceptance Day, the Company, </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party which is to purchase any such Accepted Notes will execute a confirmation of such Acceptance substant</font><font style="display: inline;">ially in the form of Exhibit 2.2</font><font style="display: inline;">(e) attached hereto (herein called a </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Confirmation of Acceptance</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the Company should fail to execute and return to </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> within three Business Days following the Company&#x2019;s receipt thereof a Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to any Accepted Notes, </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> may at its election at any time prior to </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s</font><font style="display: inline;"> receipt thereof cancel the closing with respect to such Accepted Notes by so notifying the Company in writing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Market Disruption</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;2.2(e), any Quotation provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.2(d) shall expire if prior to the time an Acceptance with respect to such Quotation shall have been notified to </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.2(e): the domestic market for U.S. Treasury securities or derivatives shall have closed or there shall have occurred a general suspension, material limitation, or significant disruption of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or in the domestic market for U.S. Treasury securities or derivatives.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No purchase or sale of Shelf Notes hereunder shall be made based on such expired Quotation.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the Company thereafter notifies </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the Acceptance of any such Quotation with respect to such Shelf Notes, such Acceptance shall be ineffective for all purposes of this Agreement, and </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall promptly notify the Company that the provisions of this Section&nbsp;2.2(f) are applicable with respect to such Acceptance.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Fees</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Delayed Delivery Fee</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the closing of the purchase and sale of any Accepted Note is delayed for any reason beyond the original Closing Day for such Accepted Note, the Company will pay to each Purchaser which shall have agreed to purchase such Accepted Note on the Cancellation Date or actual closing date of such purchase and sale, an amount (herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Delayed Delivery Fee</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) equal to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the product of (1)&nbsp;the amount determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> to be the amount by which the bond equivalent yield per annum of such Accepted Note exceeds the investment rate per annum on an alternative investment of the highest quality selected by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> and having a maturity date or dates the same as, or closest to, the Rescheduled Closing Day from time to time fixed for the delayed delivery of such </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Accepted Note, (2)&nbsp;the principal amount of such Accepted Note, and (3)&nbsp;a fraction the numerator of which is equal to the number of actual days elapsed from and including the original Closing Day for such Accepted Note to but excluding the date of such payment, and the denominator of which is 360</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In no case shall the Delayed Delivery Fee be less than zero.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Nothing contained herein shall obligate any Purchaser to purchase any Accepted Note on any day other than the Closing Day for such Accepted Note, as the same may be rescheduled from time to time in compliance with Section&nbsp;3.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Cancellation Fee</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If the Company at any time notifies </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> in writing that the Company is canceling the closing of the purchase and sale of any Accepted Note to be sold by the Company, or if </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> notifies the Company in writing under the circumstances set forth in the last sentence of Section&nbsp;2.2(e) or the penultimate sentence of Section&nbsp;3.2 that the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is to be canceled, or if the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is not consummated on or prior to the last day of the Issuance Period (the date of any such notification, or the last day of the Issuance Period, as the case may be, being herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Cancellation Date</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), the Company will pay to each Purchaser which shall have agreed to purchase such Accepted Note no later than one day after the Cancellation Date in immediately available funds an amount (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Cancellation Fee</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) equal to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the product of (1)&nbsp;the principal amount of such Accepted Note and (2)&nbsp;the quotient (expressed in decimals)&nbsp;obtained by dividing (y)&nbsp;the excess of the ask price (as determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">) of the Hedge Treasury Note(s) on the Cancellation Date over the bid price (as determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">) of the Hedge Treasury Note(s) on the Acceptance Day for such Accepted Note by (z)&nbsp;such bid price, with the foregoing bid and ask prices as reported on the Bridge\Telerate Service, or if such information ceases to be available on the Bridge\Telerate Service, any publicly available source of such market data selected by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">, and rounded to the second decimal place</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In no case shall the Cancellation Fee be less than zero.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Periodic Spread Information</font><font style="display: inline;">. Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, not later than 9:30 A.M. (New York City local time) on a Business Day during the Issuance Period if there is an Available Facility Amount on such Business Day, the Company may req</font><font style="display: inline;">uest by e-</font><font style="display: inline;">mail, telecopier or telephone, and </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential </font><font style="display: inline;">will, to the extent reasonably practicable, provide to the Company on such Business Day (or, if such request is received after 9:30 A.M. (New York City local time) on such Business Day, on the following Business Day), information (by e mail, telecopier or telephone) with respect to various spreads at which </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Parties might be interested in purchasing Notes of different average lives&#x37E; provided, however, that the Company may not make such requests more frequently than once in every five Business Days or such other period as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">. The amount and content of information so provided shall be in the sole discretion of </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential </font><font style="display: inline;">but it is the intent of </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential </font><font style="display: inline;">to provide information which will be of use to the Company in determining whether to initiate </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">procedures for use of the Facility. Information so provided shall not constitute an offer to purchase Notes, and neither </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential </font><font style="display: inline;">nor any </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential </font><font style="display: inline;">Party shall be obligated to purchase Notes at the spreads specified. Information so provided shall be representative of potential interest only for the period commencing on the day such information is provided and ending on the earlier of the fifth Business Day&nbsp;&nbsp;after such day and the first day after such day on which further spread information is provided. </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential </font><font style="display: inline;">may suspend or terminate providing information pursuant to this Section </font><font style="display: inline;">2(h)</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any reason</font><font style="display: inline;"> or for no reason at all.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;2.3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;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 the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 attached hereto and made a part hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">losing</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 3.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series&nbsp;A Closing</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The sale and purchase of the Series&nbsp;A Notes to be purchased by each Series&nbsp;A Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Chapman and Cutler&nbsp;LLP, 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL&nbsp;&nbsp;60603 prior to 10:00&nbsp;a.m. Chicago time, at a closing (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Series&nbsp;A Closing&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) on January 12, 2018 or on such other Business Day there</font><font style="display: inline;">after on or prior to January 16, 2018 and/or such other place as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Series&nbsp;A Purchasers.&nbsp;&nbsp;At the Series A Closing the Company will deliver to each Series&nbsp;A Purchaser the Series&nbsp;A Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a single Series&nbsp;A Note purchased (or such greater number of Series&nbsp;A Notes in denominations of at least </font><font style="display: inline;">$100,000 as</font><font style="display: inline;"> such Series&nbsp;A Purchaser may request) dated the date of the Series A Closing and registered in such Series&nbsp;A Purchaser&#x2019;s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Series&nbsp;A 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 </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font><font style="display: inline;"> at </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;If at the Series A Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Series A Notes to any Series&nbsp;A Purchaser as provided above in this Section&nbsp;3.1, or any of the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Series&nbsp;A Purchaser&#x2019;s satisfaction, such Series A Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Series&nbsp;A Purchaser may have by reason of such failure by the Company to tender such Notes or any of the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;4 not having been fulfilled to such Purchaser&#x2019;s satisfaction.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Series&nbsp;A Closing and each Shelf Closing are hereafter sometimes each referred to as a </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Closing&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc458064522"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;3.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Facility Closings</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not</font><font style="display: inline;"> later than 10:00&nbsp;A.M. Chicago time on the Closing </font><font style="display: inline;">Day</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any Accepted Notes, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser listed in the Confirmation of Acceptance relating thereto at the offices of Chapman and Cutler&nbsp;LLP, 111&nbsp;West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603 or at such other place pursuant to the directions of </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">, the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of one or more Notes in authorized denominations as such Purchaser may request for each Series of Accepted Notes to be purchased on the Closing Day, dated the Closing Day and registered in such Purchaser&#x2019;s name (or in the name of its nominee), against payment of the purchase price thereof by transfer of immediately available funds for credit to the Company&#x2019;s account specified in the Request for Purchase of such Notes.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc458064523"></a>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;3.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Rescheduled Facility Closings</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Company fails to tender to any Purchaser the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser on the scheduled Closing Day for such Accepted Notes as provided above in Section&nbsp;3.2, or any of the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;4 shall not have been fulfilled by the time required on such scheduled Closing Day, the Company shall, prior to 10:00&nbsp;A.M. Chicago time, on such scheduled Closing Day notify </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> (which notification shall be deemed received by each Purchaser) in writing whether (i)&nbsp;such closing is to be rescheduled (such rescheduled date to be a Business Day during the Issuance Period not less than one Business Day and not more than 10 Business Days after such scheduled Closing Day (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Rescheduled Closing Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) and certify to </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> (which certification shall be for the benefit of each Purchaser) that the Company reasonably believes that it will be able to comply with the conditions set forth in Section&nbsp;4 on such Rescheduled Closing Day and that the Company will pay the Delayed Delivery Fee in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.2(g)(i) or Section&nbsp;2.2(g)(ii) if such closing is to be canceled.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that the Company shall fail to give such notice referred to in the second preceding sentence, </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> (on behalf of each Purchaser) may at its election, at any time after 11:00 A.M., New York City local time, on such scheduled Closing Day, notify the Company in writing that such closing is to be canceled.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything to the contrary appearing in this Agreement, the Company may not elect to reschedule a closing with respect to any given Accepted Notes on more than one occasion, unless </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have otherwise consented in writing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">onditions to</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">losing</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each Purchaser&#x2019;s obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at each Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser&#x2019;s satisfaction, prior to or at such Closing, the following conditions:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be correct when made and at such Closing:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The representations and warranties of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantors in this Agreement and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, as applicable, shall </font><font style="display: inline;">be correct when made and at such </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Performance; No Default</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement, and the Subsidiary Guaranty, as appropriate, required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at such Closing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes to be sold at such Closing (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section&nbsp;5.14 in the case of the Series A Notes and in the Request for Purchase in the case of any Shelf Notes), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to the Series A Closing, the Company nor any Subsidiary shall have entered into any transaction since September 2, 2017 that would have been prohibited by Section&nbsp;10 had such Section applied since such date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance Certificates</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Officer&#x2019;s Certificate</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser Officer&#x2019;s Certificate, dated the date of such Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Secretary&#x2019;s Certificate</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of such Closing, certifying as to (i)&nbsp;the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes and this Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s and each Subsidiary Guarantor&#x2019;s organizational documents as then in effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Opinions of Counsel</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the date of such Closing (a)&nbsp;from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt&nbsp;&amp; Mosle&nbsp;LLP, counsel for the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and from special local counsel for one or more Subsidiary Guarantors, and in each case, in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and covering such 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) and (b)&nbsp;from Chapman and Cutler&nbsp;LLP, the Purchasers&#x2019; special counsel in connection with such transactions, in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and covering such other matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request; or, in each case, similar opinions from such replacement counsel chosen by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;On the date of such Closing such Purchaser&#x2019;s purchase of Notes shall (a)&nbsp;be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section&nbsp;1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b)&nbsp;not violate any applicable law or regulation (including Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c)&nbsp;not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer&#x2019;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Sale of Other Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Contemporaneously with such Closing, the Company shall sell to each other Purchaser and each other Purchaser shall purchase the Notes to be purchased by it at such Closing as specified in the Purchaser Schedule.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payment of Special Counsel Fees</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting Section&nbsp;15.1, the Company shall have paid on or before each Closing the fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers&#x2019; special counsel referred to in Section&nbsp;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 such Closing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Private Placement Number</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;A Private Placement Number issued by Standard &amp; Poor&#x2019;s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for each Series of the Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Changes in Corporate Structure</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or 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 referred to in Schedule&nbsp;5.5.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Funding Instructions</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;At least three Business Days prior to the date of such Closing, each Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company confirming the information specified in Section&nbsp;3 including (i)&nbsp;the name and address of the transferee bank, (ii)&nbsp;such transferee bank&#x2019;s ABA number and (iii)&nbsp;the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Notes is to be deposited.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc458064537"></a><a name="_Toc9949220"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;4.11.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Since September&nbsp;2, 2017, in the case of the Series&nbsp;A Closing, or since the date of the most recent audited financials delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1, in the case of any Shelf Closing, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Section </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><a name="_DV_C405"></a><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3 </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">and such Purchaser shall have received a copy thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Section </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Other Fees </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The Company shall have paid directly to Prudential or the Purchasers, as requested, any fees due to Prudential or the Purchasers in connection with any Delayed Delivery Fee due pursuant to Section 2.1(g)(i)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Proceedings and Documents</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties of the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Purchasers and the holders of the Notes recognize and acknowledge that the Company may supplement the following representations and warranties in this Section&nbsp;5, including the Schedules related thereto, pursuant to a Request for Purchase for Shelf Notes and the related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate for such Shelf Closing; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that no such supplement to any representation or warranty shall change or otherwise modify any representation or warranty given on any other Closing Day or any determination of the falseness or inaccuracy thereof pursuant to Section&nbsp;11(e).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company represents and warrants to Prudential and to each Purchaser of the Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Organization; Power and Authority</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Authorization, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing have been duly au</font><font style="display: inline;">thorized by all necessary company action on the part of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as applicable, and this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guaranty constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each Note to be issued at the applicable Closing will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable against the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i)&nbsp;applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&#x2019; rights generally and (ii)&nbsp;general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Disclosure</font><font style="display: inline;">. This Agreement, the financial statements listed in Schedule&nbsp;5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company prior to such Closing in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and identified in Schedule&nbsp;5.3 (this Agreement and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disclosure Documents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, since September 2, 2017</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">with respect to the Series A Notes, and, with respect to any other Notes, since the date of the most recent audited financials delivered pursuant to Section 7.1, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Schedule&nbsp;5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of (i)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary, whether such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor and whether such Subsidiary is a Restricted or Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder, (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s Affiliates, other than Subsidiaries, and (iii)&nbsp;the Company&#x2019;s directors and senior officers.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Restricted Subsidiary shown in Schedule&nbsp;5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;assessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited by this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each Restricted Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No Restricted Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than the agreements listed on Schedule&nbsp;5.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Restricted Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements; Material Liabilities</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule&nbsp;5.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule 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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;end adjustments).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing and to which it is a party will not (i)&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, regulations or by</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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, (ii)&nbsp;conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (iii)&nbsp;violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">11</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Governmental Authorizations, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor of this Agreement, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty to which it is a party.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best 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 could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is (i)&nbsp;in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii)&nbsp;in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, any arbitrator of any kind or any Governmental Authority or (iii)&nbsp;in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section&nbsp;5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Taxes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all 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 (i)&nbsp;the amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, is not Material or (ii)&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company knows of no basis for any other tax or assessment that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of U.S. federal, state or other taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate.&nbsp;&nbsp;The U.S. 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 September&nbsp;1, 2012.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Title to Property; Leases</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective properties that individually or in the aggregate are Material, including all such properties reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section&nbsp;5.5 or purported to have been acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">11</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Licenses, Permits, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">To the best knowledge of the Company, no product or service of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">To the best knowledge 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 license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that could, 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&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or to section&nbsp;430(k) of the Code or to any such penalty or excise tax provisions under the Code or federal law or section&nbsp;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 referred to, in each case, in this second sentence as would not be individually or in the aggregate Material.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each of the Plans (other than Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Plan&#x2019;s most recently ended plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan&#x2019;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 an amount that is Material in the case of any single Plan or in the aggregate for all Plans.&nbsp;&nbsp;The present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan that is funded, determined as of the end of the Company&#x2019;s most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of reasonable actuarial assumptions, did not exceed the current value of the assets of such Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities by an amount that is Material.&nbsp;&nbsp;The term </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;benefit liabilities&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> has the meaning specified in section&nbsp;4001 of ERISA and the terms</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;current value&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;present value&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">have the meaning specified in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have not incurred (i)&nbsp;withdrawal liabilities (and are not subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) under section&nbsp;4201 or 4204 of ERISA in respect of Multiemployer Plans that individually or in the aggregate are Material or (ii)&nbsp;any </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">13</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan that individually or in the aggregate are Material.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">d</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The expected postretirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the Company&#x2019;s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;60, without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by section&nbsp;4980B of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not Material.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">e</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section&nbsp;406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section&nbsp;4975(c)(1)(A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;(D) of the Code.&nbsp;&nbsp;The representation by the Company to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section&nbsp;5.12(e) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser&#x2019;s representation in Section&nbsp;6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">All Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans have been established, operated, administered and maintained in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable thereto, except where failure so to comply could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;All premiums, contributions and any other amounts required by applicable Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan documents or applicable laws to be paid or accrued by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been paid or accrued as required, except where failure so to pay or accrue could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">13</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Private Offering by the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to be issued at the applicable Closing or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy such Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Purchasers and no more than one (1) other Institutional Investor, each of which has been offered the Notes at a private sale for investment.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 be issued at the applicable Closing to the registration requirements of section&nbsp;5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any Securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of (a) the Series A Notes hereunder for repay existing indebtedness and/or general corporate purposes and (b) the Shelf Notes hereunder as set forth in the applicable Request for Purchase.&nbsp;&nbsp;No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation&nbsp;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).&nbsp;&nbsp;Margin stock does not constitute more than 15% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">more than 15% of the value of such assets.&nbsp;&nbsp;As used in this Section, the terms </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;margin stock&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;purpose of buying or carrying&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">15</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Except as described therein, Schedule&nbsp;5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;2, 2017 (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees, principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranty thereof), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Except as disclosed in Schedule&nbsp;5.15, neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has agreed or consented to cause or permit any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness or to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including its charter or any other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company, except as disclosed in Schedule&nbsp;5.15.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">16</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (i)&nbsp;is a Blocked Person, (ii)&nbsp;has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii)&nbsp;is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (i)&nbsp;has violated, been found in violation of, or been charged or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws or Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws or (ii)&nbsp;to the Company&#x2019;s knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws or Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Company or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (A)&nbsp;in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B)&nbsp;for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">15</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Economic Sanctions Laws or (C)&nbsp;otherwise in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in each case which would be in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">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 U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Money Laundering Laws and Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Corruption Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">17</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Status under Certain Statutes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, the ICC Termination Act of 1995, or the Federal Power Act.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">18</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Environmental Matters</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither 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 asserting any claim against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, 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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has stored any Hazardous Materials on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has disposed of any Hazardous Materials in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">16</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary 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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations of the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchasers</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Purchase for Investment</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the disposition of such Purchaser&#x2019;s or their property shall at all times be within such Purchaser&#x2019;s or their control.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser understands that the 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 Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Source of Funds</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Source&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is an &#x201C;insurance company general account&#x201D; (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor&#x2019;s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;PTE&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) 95</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;NAIC Annual Statement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) 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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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&#x2019;s state of domicile; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser&#x2019;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is either (i)&nbsp;an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;1 or (ii)&nbsp;a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause&nbsp;(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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">17</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source constitutes assets of an &#x201C;investment fund&#x201D; (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;14 (the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;QPAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) managed by a &#x201C;qualified professional asset manager&#x201D; or &#x201C;QPAM&#x201D; (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan&#x2019;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 &#x201C;related&#x201D; within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i)&nbsp;the identity of such QPAM and (ii)&nbsp;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&nbsp;(d); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source constitutes assets of a &#x201C;plan(s)&#x201D; (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;23 (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;INHAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)) managed by an &#x201C;in</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;house asset manager&#x201D; or &#x201C;INHAM&#x201D; (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 &#x201C;control&#x201D; in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (i)&nbsp;the identity of such INHAM and (ii)&nbsp;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&nbsp;(e); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is a governmental plan; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source is one or more 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&nbsp;(g); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">As used in this Section&nbsp;6.2, the terms </font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;employee benefit plan,&#x201D; &#x201C;governmental plan,&#x201D; and &#x201C;separate account&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">18</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nformation as to </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><a name="INFRMNT_AS_TO_CMPNY"></a>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Financial and Business Information</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="IC_FNNCL_AND_BSNSS_INFRMTN"></a><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The Company shall deliver to each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Quarterly Statements</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; within 45 days (or such shorter period as is the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under any Material Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under any Material Credit Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders&#x2019; equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">setting forth in each case in comparative form (excluding changes in shareholders&#x2019; equity) the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;end adjustments;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Annual Statements</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; within 90 days (or such shorter period as is the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under any Material Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under any Material Credit Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, duplicate copies of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders&#x2019; equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a &#x201C;going concern&#x201D; or similar qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based) of Ernst &amp; Young&nbsp;LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">19</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">SEC and Other Reports</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i)&nbsp;each financial statement, report, notice, proxy statement or similar document sent by the Company or any Subsidiary (x)&nbsp;to its creditors under any Material Credit Facility (excluding information sent to such creditors in the ordinary course of administration of a credit facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or (y)&nbsp;to its public Securities holders generally, and (ii)&nbsp;each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by the Company or any Subsidiary to the public concerning developments that are Material; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">d</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Notice of Default or Event of Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly, and in any event within ten&nbsp;(10) Business Days after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section&nbsp;11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">e</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Employee Benefits Matters</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly, and in any event within 1</font><font style="display: inline;">0 days (or within 5 Business Days in the case of clause (ii) or clause (iv) below) </font><font style="display: inline;">after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any of the following, a written notice setting forth the nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Company or an ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">with respect to any Plan, any reportable event, as defined in section&nbsp;4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, for which notice thereof has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect on the date hereof and which could be reasonably expected to result in the incurrence of any Material liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">ii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the taking by the PBGC of steps to institute, or the threatening by the PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under section&nbsp;4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">iii</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any event, transaction or condition that could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any ERISA Affili</font><font style="display: inline;">ate pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or IV of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or Lien, taken together with any other such liabilities or Liens then existing, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">20</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">receipt of notice of the imposition of a Material financial penalty (which for this purpose shall mean any tax, penalty or other liability, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise) with respect to one or more Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Notices from Governmental Authority</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary from any Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Requested Information</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including actual copies of the Company&#x2019;s Form&nbsp;10</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Q and Form&nbsp;10</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;K) or relating to the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such holder of a Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Officer&#x2019;s Certificate</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="IC_OFFCRS__CRTFCTS"></a><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or Section&nbsp;7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Covenant Compliance</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; setting forth the information from such financial statements that is required in order to establish whether the Company was in compliance with the requirements of Section&nbsp;10 during the quarterly or annual period covered by the financial statements then being furnished (including with respect to each such provision that involves mathematical calculations, the information from such financial statements that is required to perform such calculations) and detailed calculations of the maximum or minimum amount, ratio or percentage, as the case may be, permissible under the terms of such Section, and the calculation of the amount, ratio or percentage then in existence.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section&nbsp;22.2) as to the period covered by any such financial statement, such Senior Financial Officer&#x2019;s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Event of Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; certifying that such Senior Financial Officer has reviewed the relevant terms hereof and has made, or caused to be made, under his or her supervision, a review of the transactions and conditions of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the beginning of the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the date of the certificate and such Senior Financial Officer has obtained no knowledge of the existence during such period of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or event existed or exists (including any such event or condition resulting from the failure of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply with any Environmental Law), specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company shall have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2013; setting forth a list of all Restricted Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Guarantors and certifying that each Restricted Subsidiary that is required to be a </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">21</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section&nbsp;9.6 is a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, as of the date of such certificate of Senior Financial Officer; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Unrestricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;">- &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Visitation</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="IC_INSPCTN"></a><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The Company shall permit the representatives of Prudential (only during the Issuance Period) and each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor or their representatives, including, without limitation, their investment advisors:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">No Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; if no Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of Prudential or such holder, as the case may be, and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to visit the principal executive office of the Company, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries with the Company&#x2019;s officers, and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) its independent public accountants, and (with the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to visit the other offices and properties of the Company and each Restricted Subsidiary, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Default</font><font style="display: inline;"> &#x2014; if a Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of the Company to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers and independent public accountants (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), all at such times and as often as may be requested.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Electronic Delivery</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officer&#x2019;s Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Sections 7.1(a), (b) or (c) and Section&nbsp;7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies any of the following requirements with respect thereto:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or (b) and related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.2 and any other information required under Section&nbsp;7.1(c) are delivered to each holder of a Note by e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail at the e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail address set forth in such holder&#x2019;s Purchaser Schedule or as communicated from time to time in a separate writing delivered to the Company;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company shall have timely filed such Form 10&#x2013;Q or Form 10&#x2013;K, satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or Section&nbsp;7.1(b), as the case may be, with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such form and (unless the Officer&#x2019;s Certificate referred to in Section&nbsp;7.4(a) shall have otherwise been delivered pursuant to and in accordance with this Section&nbsp;7), the related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.2 available on its home page on the internet, which is located at </font><font style="display: inline;">http://</font><font style="display: inline;">www.mscdirect.com as of the date of this Agreement; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">22</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.1(a) or Section&nbsp;7.1(b) and related Officer&#x2019;s Certificate(s) satisfying the requirements of Section&nbsp;7.2 and any other information required under Section&nbsp;7.1(c) are timely posted by or on behalf of the Company on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access; or </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company shall have timely filed any of the items referred to in Section&nbsp;7.1(c) with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such items available on its home page on the internet or on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that in no case shall access to such financial statements, other information and Officer&#x2019;s Certificates be conditioned upon any waiver or other agreement or consent (other than confidentiality provisions consistent with Section&nbsp;20 of this Agreement); </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that upon request of any holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements, other information and Officer&#x2019;s Certificates or to receive them by e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail, the Company will promptly e</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to Prudential and such holder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ayment and</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">repayment of the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Maturity</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Series A Note shall be due and payable on the respective Maturity Date thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Series of Shelf Notes shall be subject to required prepayments, if any, as set forth in the Notes of such Series, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that upon any partial prepayment of the Shelf Notes of any Series pursuant to Sections 8.2 or 8.4, the principal amount of each required prepayment of the Shelf Notes of such Series becoming due under this Section&nbsp;8.1(b) on and after the date of such prepayment shall be reduced in the same proportion as the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Shelf Notes of such Series is reduced as a result of such prepayment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Optional Prepayments</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes in an amount not less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section&nbsp;8.2 not less than 10 Business Days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section&nbsp;17.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section&nbsp;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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">23</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Allocation of Partial Prepayments</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes to be prepaid at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Maturity; Surrender, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment, together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the any applicable Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 any applicable Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Purchase of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes or (b)&nbsp;pursuant to an offer to purchase made by the Company or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions. Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least 15 Business Days.&nbsp;&nbsp;If the holders of more than 25% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding accept such offer, the Company shall promptly notify the remaining holders of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least 10 Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Whole Amount</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The term</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Make</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#8209;Whole Amount&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">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 over the amount of such Called Principal, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero.&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes of determining the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Called Principal&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.1, as the context requires.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">24</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Discounted Value&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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 Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reinvestment Yield&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the sum of (a)&nbsp;.50% plus (b)&nbsp;the yield to maturity implied by the &#x201C;Ask Yield(s)&#x201D; reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as &#x201C;Page PX1&#x201D; (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;the</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;run U.S. Treasury securities </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reported&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">)</font><font style="display: inline;"> having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (i)&nbsp;converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (ii)&nbsp;interpolating linearly between the &#x201C;Ask Yields&#x201D; Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;the</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1)&nbsp;closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2)&nbsp;closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reinvestment Yield&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the sum of (x)&nbsp;.50% plus (y)&nbsp;the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date.&nbsp;&nbsp;If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1)&nbsp;the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2)&nbsp;the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Average Life&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i)&nbsp;such Called Principal into (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a)&nbsp;the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b)&nbsp;the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;day year comprised of twelve 30</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">25</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Scheduled Payments&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under 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&nbsp;8.2 or Section&nbsp;12.1.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Settlement Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.1, as the context requires.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;8.7.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Change of Control</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Notice of Change in Control. </font><font style="display: inline;"> The Company will, within ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days after any Responsible Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Change in Control, give written notice of such Change in Control to each holder of Notes </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">unless</font><font style="display: inline;"> notice in respect of such Change in Control shall have been given pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this Section&nbsp;8.7.&nbsp;&nbsp;If a Change in Control has occurred, such notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay Notes of each Series as described in subparagraph (b) of this Section&nbsp;8.7 and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (e) of this Section&nbsp;8.7.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Offer to Prepay Notes.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraph&nbsp;(a) of this Section&nbsp;8.7 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section&nbsp;8.7, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder (in this case only,</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;holder&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Proposed Prepayment Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">).&nbsp;&nbsp;If such Proposed Prepayment Date is in connection with an offer contemplated by subparagraph&nbsp;(a) of this Section&nbsp;8.7, such date shall be not less than 20&nbsp;days and not more than 60&nbsp;days after the date of such offer (if the Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the 45th day after the date of such offer).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Acceptance; Rejection.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;A holder of Notes may accept or reject the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to the Company at least 5 Business Days prior to the Proposed Prepayment Date.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7, or to accept an offer as to all of the Notes held by such holder, in each case on or before the 5th Business Day preceding the Proposed Prepayment Date, shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Prepayment.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment, if any, but without any Make-Whole Amount.&nbsp;&nbsp;The prepayment shall be made on the Proposed Prepayment Date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Officer&#x2019;s Certificate. </font><font style="display: inline;"> Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i)&nbsp;the Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii)&nbsp;that such offer is made </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">26</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8.7; (iii)&nbsp;the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv)&nbsp;the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed Prepayment Date; and (v)&nbsp;in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change in Control.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&#x201C;Change in Control&#x201D; Defined.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Change in Control&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means </font><font style="display: inline;">(i) any &#x201C;person&#x201D; or &#x201C;group&#x201D; (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#x201C;Exchange Act&#x201D;)), excluding the Permitted Investors, shall become, or obtain rights to become, the &#x201C;beneficial owner&#x201D; (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting stock of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> representing more than 35% of the combined voting power of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s outstanding voting stock ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or (ii) the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 8.8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payments Due on Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Business Days</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, (x)&nbsp;except as set forth in clause&nbsp;(y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not 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)&nbsp;any payment of principal of or Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ffirmative </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font style="display: inline;">The Company covenants that during the Issuance Period and so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Compliance with Laws</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting Section&nbsp;10.2, the Company will, and will cause each of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is subject (including ERISA, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act and the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section&nbsp;5.16) 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 to the extent necessary to ensure that non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Maintenance of Properties; Insurance</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b)&nbsp;maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all of its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">27</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or similar business.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payment of Taxes and Claims</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, file all Material tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and to pay and discharge all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes, assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien on properties or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary need pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if (i)&nbsp;the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings, and the Company or a</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary has established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or (ii)&nbsp;the nonpayment of all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Corporate Existence, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;10.6, the Company will at all times preserve and keep its corporate existence in full force and effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;10.6, the Company will at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (unless merged into the Company or a wholly</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;owned Restricted Subsidiary) and all rights and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries unless, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the termination of or failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect such corporate existence, right or franchise could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Books and Records</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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, in each case in all material respects.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets, in each case in all material respects.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;9.6.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Subsidiary Guarantors.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will cause each of its Subsidiaries that guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower or an additional or co</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under any Material Credit Facility to concurrently therewith:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">execute a Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement attached as Annex&nbsp;A to the Subsidiary Guaranty in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders providing for the guaranty by such Subsidiary, on a joint and several basis with all other such Subsidiaries, of (x)&nbsp;the prompt payment in full when due of all amounts payable by the Company pursuant to the Notes (whether for principal, interest, Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount or otherwise) and this Agreement, including all indemnities, fees and expenses payable by the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">28</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Company thereunder and (y)&nbsp;the prompt, full and faithful performance, observance and discharge by the Company of each and every covenant, agreement, undertaking and provision required pursuant to the Notes or this Agreement to be performed, observed or discharged by it (a</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">); and </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">deliver the following to each holder of a Note:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(A)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 25.2pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">an executed counterpart of such Subsidiary Guaranty;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(B)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 25.2pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">a certificate signed by an authorized responsible officer of such Subsidiary containing representations and warranties on behalf of such Subsidiary to the same effect, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">mutatis mutandis</font><font style="display: inline;">, as those contained in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 5.7 and 5.16 of this Agreement (but with respect to such Subsidiary and such Subsidiary Guaranty rather than the Company);</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(C)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 25.2pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">all documents as may be reasonably requested by the Required Holders to evidence the due organization, continuing existence and, where applicable, good standing of such Subsidiary and the due authorization by all requisite action on the part of such Subsidiary of the execution and delivery of such Subsidiary Guaranty and the performance by such Subsidiary of its obligations thereunder; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(D)</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 25.2pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">if requested, an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders covering such matters relating to such Subsidiary and such Subsidiary Guaranty as the Required Holders may reasonably request.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">At the election of the Company and by written notice to each holder of Notes, any Subsidiary Guarantor that has provided a Subsidiary Guaranty under subparagraph (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;9.6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">may be discharged from all of its obligations and liabilities under its Subsidiary Guaranty and shall be automatically released from its obligations thereunder without the need for the execution or delivery of any other document by the holders, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i)&nbsp;if such Subsidiary Guarantor is a guarantor or is otherwise liable for or in respect of any Material Credit Facility, then such Subsidiary Guarantor has been released and discharged (or will be released and discharged concurrently with the release of the Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guaranty) under such Material Credit Facility, (ii)&nbsp;at the time of, and after giving effect to, such release and discharge, no Default or Event of Default shall be existing, (iii)&nbsp;no amount is then due and payable under such Subsidiary Guaranty, (iv)&nbsp;if in connection with such Subsidiary Guarantor being released and discharged under a Material Credit Facility, any fee or other form of consideration is given to any holder of Indebtedness under such Material Credit Facility for such release, the holders of the Notes shall receive equivalent consideration substantially concurrently therewith and (v)&nbsp;each holder shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the matters set forth in clauses&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;through (iv).&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of any such release, for purposes of Section&nbsp;10.6 and the definition of &#x201C;Priority Debt&#x201D;, all Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to have been incurred concurrently with such release.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">29</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;9.7.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Designation of Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">Subject at all times to the provisions of Section 10.3(c), b</font><font style="display: inline;">y action of its board of directors, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary or any newly created or acquired Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> (each a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Designated Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i) immediately before and after such designation on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">immediately after giving effect to such designation, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the financial covenants set forth in Section </font><font style="display: inline;">10.3</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(iii) in the case of any Unrestricted Designation, </font><font style="display: inline;">immediately after giving effect to such designation</font><font style="display: inline;">, (x)&nbsp;the remainder of (A) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for the Reference Period ending on such day after subtracting (B) the portion, if any, of such Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Designated Subsidiary, is not less than (y)&nbsp;85% of Consolidated EBITDA, determined as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for the Reference Period ending on such day (and in the case of a newly created or&nbsp;&nbsp;acquired Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such calculation of Consolidated EBITDA shall include such new Subsidiary on a pro forma basis as if such new Subsidiary were a Restricted Subsidiary for such period), (iv</font><font style="display: inline;">) the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have delivered to the </font><font style="display: inline;">holders of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;"> a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the satisfaction o</font><font style="display: inline;">f the conditions in clauses (i), </font><font style="display: inline;">(ii) </font><font style="display: inline;">and (iii) </font><font style="display: inline;">above and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to determine compliance with the co</font><font style="display: inline;">ndition in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, (</font><font style="display: inline;">v) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (v</font><font style="display: inline;">i</font><font style="display: inline;">) no Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary may be a Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s or its Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s (as applicable) Investment therein.&nbsp;&nbsp;The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (a) the incurrence at the time of such designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (b) a return on any Investment by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the fair market value at the date of such designation of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s or its Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">egative </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ovenants</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Company covenants that during the Issuance Period and so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Line of Business</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not and will not permit any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary to engage in any business if, as a result, the general nature of the business in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would then be engaged would be substantially changed from the general nature of the business in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are engaged on the date of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Economic Sanctions, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, 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 (b)&nbsp;directly or indirectly have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including any investment, dealing or transaction involving </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">30</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i)&nbsp;would cause any holder or any affiliate of such holder to be in violation of, or subject to sanctions under, any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (ii)&nbsp;is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.3.Financial Covenants</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Ref134339431"></a><font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Consolidated Leverage Ratio</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the last day of </font><font style="display: inline;">each</font><font style="display: inline;"> fiscal quarter,</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Company will not</font><font style="display: inline;"> permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the Reference Period ending on such day to exceed 3.00 to 1.</font><font style="display: inline;">00</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, in the event that (i) the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries completes a Material Acquisition and (ii) on or prior to the date of the consummation of such Material Acquisition, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> delivers written notice to the </font><font style="display: inline;">holders</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">of Notes </font><font style="display: inline;">of its intention to (A) consummate such Material Acquisition and (B) activate a Leverage Ratio Step-Up in connection therewith (any such written notice, a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), the Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth above shall be temporarily in</font><font style="display: inline;">creased to 3.50 to 1.00 for </font><font style="display: inline;">four consecutive fiscal quarters, commencing with the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurs (each such temporary increase, a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;); </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that </font><font style="display: inline;">(i)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall not deliver more than one Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice during any period of eight consecutive fiscal quarters (and any Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice delivered in violation of this proviso shall be deemed to be null and void)</font><font style="display: inline;">, (ii) the Company shall not deliver more than three separate Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notices during the term of this Agreement (and any Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice delivered in violation of this proviso shall be deemed to be null and void) and (iii) the Company shall be obligated to pay an additional 0.50% of interest on each Note during the Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Step-Up Interest</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;). For avoidance of doubt, no Step-Up Interest will be used in calculating any Make-Whole Amount.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;As of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> last day of each fiscal quarter, the Company will not</font><font style="display: inline;"> permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for the Reference Period ending on such day to be less than 3.00 to 1.00</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Restricted Group EBITDA for Original Entities.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">As of the</font><font style="display: inline;"> last day of each fiscal quarter, the Company will not permit Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Original Entities to be less than 85% of the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Original Entities plus (ii) all adjustments to or exclusions from Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries which are Original Entities.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Indebtedness</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">reate, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor if, after giving effect thereto, on a pro forma basis, </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> would not be in compliance with Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a)</font><font style="display: inline;"> as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section </font><font style="display: inline;">7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i) if such Indebtedness i</font><font style="display: inline;">s incurred in connection with a Material</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">A</font><font style="display: inline;">cquisition permitted under this Agreement, for purposes of complying with the Consoli</font><font style="display: inline;">dated Leverage Ratio in Section&nbsp;10.3(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(x) </font><font style="display: inline;">Consolidated EBITDA of </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">31</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and its Restricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;">shall be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to such acquisition in the manner set forth in clause (ii) of the definition of &#x201C;Consolidated EBITDA&#x201D; hereunder</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and (y) if the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> has delivered a Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice in connection with such Material Acquisitio</font><font style="display: inline;">n in accordance with Section 10.3</font><font style="display: inline;">(a) above, the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of such compliance shall be 3.50 to 1.00 and</font><font style="display: inline;"> and (ii) subject to Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.8(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">the Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be permitted to create, issue, incur, assume, become liable in respect of and suffer to exist Indebtedness owing to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">of the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Priority Debt, except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Indebtedness incurred in connection with Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">subject to Section&nbsp;10.8(g), (A) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor owing to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, </font><font style="display: inline;">(B) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor owing to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (C) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor owing to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">other Priority Debt, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, at the time of creation, issuance, incurrence, assumption, becoming liable in respect thereof or existence thereof and after giving effect thereto, the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Priority Debt (other than Priority Debt permitted by clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section&nbsp;10.4(b)) then outstanding </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (y) the aggregate amount of Investme</font><font style="display: inline;">nts made pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(g) by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the Subsidiary Guarantors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (z) the aggregate amount of Investme</font><font style="display: inline;">nts made pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(g) by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;"> does not exceed the greater of $500,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">secured Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility incurred in compliance with Section 10.5(r) provided, that after giving effect thereto, on a pro forma basis, the Company would be in compliance with Section 10.3(a) as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) and 7.1(b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Liens</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens for taxes or other governmental charges or assessments not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that adequate reserves with </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">32</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">carriers&#x2019;, warehousemen&#x2019;s, mechanics&#x2019;, materialmen&#x2019;s, landlord&#x2019;s, repairmen&#x2019;s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">pledges or deposits in connection with workers&#x2019; compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, obligations in favor of utility companies, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, defects and irregularities in title and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in existence on the date hereof listed on Schedule&nbsp;10.5, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional property after the date hereof and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased above the original principal amount thereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations) permitted under Section&nbsp;10.4(a) to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of fixed or capital assets or to secure the purchase price of fixed or capital assets, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i)&nbsp;such Liens shall be created within 90 days of the acquisition, construction or improvement of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than such fixed or capital assets and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness or purchase price obligation secured thereby is not increased above the original principal amount thereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased, and licenses and sublicenses granted by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in favor of the holders of the Notes under the Note Documents;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(j)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">33</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(k)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens in favor of collecting banks arising by operation of law under the Uniform Commercial Code covering only the items being collected upon and Liens (including the right of set-off) in favor of a bank or other depository institution arising in the ordinary course of business as a matter of law encumbering deposits;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(l)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens arising from the filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection with operating leases or consignments of goods;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(m)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sales of goods (including Article 2 of the UCC), and Liens that are contractual rights of set-off relating to purchase orders and other similar agreements, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(n)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens created pursuant to attachment, garnishee orders or other process in connection with pre-judgment court proceedings, and Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section&nbsp;11(j);</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(o)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens on assets subject to, and incurred under, merger agreements, stock or asset purchase agreements and similar purchase agreements in respect of the Disposition of such assets by the Company or its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries in a Disposition permitted hereunder; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(p)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens on any asset at the time the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired such asset and Liens on the assets of a Person existing at the time such Person was acquired by the Company or any of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; subject to the condition that (i) any such Lien may not extend to any other asset of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (ii) any such Lien shall not have been created in contemplation of or in connection with the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which such asset or Person was acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(q)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens on Securitization Assets in connection with Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(r)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens securing Priority Debt permitted to be incurred by Section&nbsp;10.4(b) </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;">, that such Liens incurred pursuant to this Section 10.5(r) shall not secure any Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility unless and until the Notes (and any guaranty delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to the Company and/or any such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(s)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens that secure Swap Agreements to which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that the aggregate fair market value of all assets subject to such Liens does not at any time exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">34</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(t)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Liens not otherwise permitted under this Section&nbsp;10.5, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that the aggregate fair market value of all assets subject to such Liens does not at any time exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate, and, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that such Liens incurred pursuant to this Section 10.5(t) shall not secure any Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility unless and until the Notes (and any guaranty delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to the Company and/or any such</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Fundamental Changes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i) any Subsidiary of the Company may be merged or consolidated with or into the Company (</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor (</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation), (ii)&nbsp;any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be merged or consolidated with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and (iii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation)</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i) any Subsidiary of the Company may Dispose of any or all of its assets (A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (upon voluntary </font><font style="display: inline;">liquidation</font><font style="display: inline;"> or otherwise) or (B)&nbsp;pursuant to a Disposition permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7 and </font><font style="display: inline;">(ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may Dispose of any or all of its assets to any other Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any Disposition permitted by Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.7</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be effected through a </font><font style="display: inline;">merger</font><font style="display: inline;">, consolidation or amalgamation;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any Investment expressly permitted by Section&nbsp;10.8 may be effected through a merger, consolidation or amalgamation; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor) may liquidate, wind up or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution is in the best interest of the Company </font><font style="display: inline;">and</font><font style="display: inline;"> is not materially disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided that </font><font style="display: inline;">immediately before and immediately after giving effect to any transaction or series of transactions permitted by this Section 10.6, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">35</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Disposition of Property</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, </font><font style="display: inline;">issue</font><font style="display: inline;"> or sell any shares of such Subsidiary&#x2019;s Capital Stock to any Person, except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">th</font><font style="display: inline;">e Disposition of obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions permitted by clause</font><font style="display: inline;">s</font><font style="display: inline;"> (i)</font><font style="display: inline;">(A) and (ii)</font><font style="display: inline;"> of Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.6(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the sale or issuance of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary&#x2019;s Capital Stock to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">sales of Securitization Assets in Securitizations, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that (i) each such Securitization is effected on market terms as reasonably determined by the management of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and (ii) the aggregate amount of Third Party Interests in respect of all such Securitizations does not exceed </font><font style="display: inline;">$100,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;"> at any time outstanding; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">a sale-leaseback by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries of fixed assets for fair market value in a transaction not otherwise prohibited hereunder, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (x) such assets were first acquired by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries no earlier than 180 days prior to the date of such sale-leaseback and (y) the fair market value of assets Disposed of pursuant to this paragraph (f) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the payment of cash dividends to the holders of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s outstanding Capital Stock</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and the payment of cash dividends to the holders of any Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s outstanding Capital Stock on a </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">pro rata</font><font style="display: inline;"> basis</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions of Cash Equivalents and marketable securities for a purchase price that is not less than fair market value of the Investments being sold in connection with the cash management operations of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the sale or issuance of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s or any Restricted Subsidiary&#x2019;s Capital Stock under compensation arrangements and employee benefits plans approved by the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such Restricted Subsidiary;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(j</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions of property by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(k</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Dispositions of property by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Subsidiary Guarantor; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">l</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Disposition of other property, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided </font><font style="display: inline;">that, at the time of such Disposition, the fair market value of the property so Disposed, together with the fair market value of all other </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">36</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">property Disposed under this Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.7(l)</font><font style="display: inline;"> during such fiscal year of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated Tangible Assets (determined as of</font><font style="display: inline;"> the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Investments</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase</font><font style="display: inline;"> any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person (all of the foregoing, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Investments&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), except:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments in Cash Equivalents;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.4;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments consisting of Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests in Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments listed in Schedule&nbsp;10.8 committed on the date hereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers and suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, (i) the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors plus (y) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">plus </font><font style="display: inline;">(z) the aggregate amount of Priority Debt created, issued assumed or incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section&nbsp;10.4(b)(iii) does not exceed the greater of $500,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;7.1 and (ii) such Investments pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors and such Investments pursuant to this clause (g) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries may only be made so long as no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">further</font><font style="display: inline;">, that </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at any time with respect to which the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were incurred pursuant to this </font><font style="display: inline;">clause </font><font style="display: inline;">(g) </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at such time with respect to which </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">37</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were </font><font style="display: inline;">incurred pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(i) does not exceed $300,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Investments consisting of loans to employees and officers for travel, housing, relocation and other similar expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding (so long as such loans do not violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or any other Requirement of Law); and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">other Investments, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i)&nbsp;no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii)&nbsp;the Company shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section&nbsp;10.3 as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to </font><font style="display: inline;">Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">7</font><font style="display: inline;">.1 after giving effect, on a pro forma basis, to such Investment as if it had occurred on the first day of the relevant period and (iii)&nbsp;in the case of Investments in excess of $100,000,000, the Company shall have delivered to the holders of the Notes a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to determine compliance with clause (ii) above</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and (iv) the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at such time with respect to which the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were incur</font><font style="display: inline;">red pursuant to this clause </font><font style="display: inline;">(i) </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">plus</font><font style="display: inline;"> (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding at such time with respect to which the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted Subsidiaries have Guarantee Obligations that were </font><font style="display: inline;">incurred pursuant to Section 10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">(g) does not exceed $300,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transactions with Affiliates</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) unless such transaction is (a)(i)&nbsp;not otherwise prohibited hereunder and (ii)&nbsp;upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the relevant Group Member than it could obtain in a comparable arm&#x2019;s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; (b)&nbsp;disclosed or reflected on Schedule&nbsp;10.9, (c)&nbsp;compensation arrangements, indemnification agreements and employee benefits plans for officers and directors duly approved by the board of directors of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, or (d) in connection with transactions made in accordance with Section&nbsp;10.6 or 10.8, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that this Section&nbsp;10.9 shall not prohibit any sale of Securitization Assets and other transactions effected as part of Securitizations permitted by Section&nbsp;10.7.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">0</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Changes in Fiscal Periods</font><font style="display: inline;">. T</font><font style="display: inline;">he Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,</font><font style="display: inline;"> except as may be required by GAAP, permit the fiscal year of the Company to end on a day </font><font style="display: inline;">other</font><font style="display: inline;"> than the Saturday closest to August&nbsp;31 or change the Company&#x2019;s method of determining fiscal quarters except, in each case, where (i)&nbsp;the Company has given not less than six&nbsp;(6) months prior written notice to each holder of Notes of any change of the foregoing, and (ii)&nbsp;at the time of any such change and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default </font><font style="display: inline;">has occurred and is continuing (it being understood that, if any such change shall cause any fiscal year to be shorter or longer than 12 months or any fiscal quarter to be shorter or </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">38</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">longer than three months, any monetary limitations per fiscal year or per fiscal quarter, as applicable, set forth in this Agreement shall be adjusted ratably for such shorter or longer period)</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;10.1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">The Company will not, and will not permit any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary, to</font><font style="display: inline;"> enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of the Company to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Company or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary of the Company, (b) make loans or advances to, or other Investments in, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Note Documents, (ii) any restrictions or conditions imposed by any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, interpretation, judgment, decree, directive, guidelines, policy or similar form of decision of any Governmental Authority, (iii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in licenses, leases and franchise agreements, (iv) restrictions or conditions in respect of transfers or distributions affecting property or assets subject to a Lien permitted under Section&nbsp;10.5, (v) restrictions or conditions contained in instruments and agreements evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted to be incurred under Section&nbsp;10.4, that are taken as a whole no more restrictive than such restrictions and conditions contained in this Agreement, (vi) restrictions or conditions contained in (A) any joint venture agreements, partnership agreements and other agreements relating to any </font><font style="display: inline;">Joint Venture</font><font style="display: inline;">, provided such restrictions or conditions apply only to the assets or property </font><font style="display: inline;">owned by such Joint Venture or (B) any instruments or agreements evidencing third party Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by any Joint Venture, provided that such restrictions apply only to the assets or property owned by such Joint Venture and such Indebtedness is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement,</font><font style="display: inline;"> (vii) any restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and (viii) customary restrictions contained in any documents relating to any Securitizations, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> such restrictions only apply to the applicable Securitization Vehicle and its assets or the Securitization Assets.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">11</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">vents of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efault</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">An</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Event of Default&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section&nbsp;7.1(d), Section&nbsp;9.5 (with respect to the Company only) or Section&nbsp;10; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">39</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with&nbsp;any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections&nbsp;11(a), (b) and (c)) or in the Subsidiary Guaranty and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i)&nbsp;a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of such default and (ii)&nbsp;the Company receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a &#x201C;notice of default&#x201D; and to refer specifically to this Section&nbsp;11(d)); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i)&nbsp;any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Company or by any officer of the Company in this Agreement or any certificate, document or financial statement or writing furnished under or in connection with this Agreement proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made, or (ii)&nbsp;any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor or by any officer of such Subsidiary Guarantor in the Subsidiary Guaranty or any writing furnished in connection with such Subsidiary Guaranty proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(i)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is in default (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;whole amount or interest on any Indebtedness that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or (ii)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is in default in the performance of or compliance with any agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such default or condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared (or one or more Persons are entitled to declare such Indebtedness to be), due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (iii)&nbsp;as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than (1)&nbsp;the passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into equity interests or (2) any payment or prepayment of Indebtedness of a Person required as a result of (A)&nbsp;the acquisition of such Person (or of all or substantially all of the property of such Person) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (B)&nbsp;a due on sale provision becoming applicable in connection with a disposition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that, in each case, (i)&nbsp;such payment or prepayment is consummated within 30 days after such acquisition or disposition and (ii)&nbsp;at the time of such payment or prepayment and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default otherwise exists hereunder), (x)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has become obligated to purchase or repay Indebtedness before its regular maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment), or (y)&nbsp;one or more Persons have the right to require the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary so to purchase or repay such Indebtedness; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(g)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) (i)&nbsp;is generally not paying, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (ii)&nbsp;files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">40</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (iii)&nbsp;makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv)&nbsp;consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, (v)&nbsp;is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated, or (vi)&nbsp;takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(h)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order appointing, without consent by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property and such order shall not be dismissed within 60 days, or an order constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;up or liquidation of the Company or any of its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor), or any such petition shall be filed against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any event occurs with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding any Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) which under the laws of any jurisdiction is analogous to any of the events described in Section&nbsp;11(g) or Section&nbsp;11(h), </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the applicable grace period, if any, which shall apply shall be the one applicable to the relevant proceeding which most closely corresponds to the proceeding described in Section&nbsp;11(g) or Section&nbsp;11(h); or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(j)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment), including any such final order enforcing a binding arbitration decision, are rendered against one or more of the Company and its</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 60 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 60 days after the expiration of such stay; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(k)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if (i)&nbsp;any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards of ERISA or the Code for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standards or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under section&nbsp;412 of the Code, (ii)&nbsp;a notice of intent to terminate&nbsp;any Plan shall have been or is reasonably expected to be filed with the PBGC or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings under ERISA section&nbsp;4042 to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or the PBGC shall have notified the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that a Plan may become a subject of any such proceedings, (iii)&nbsp;there is any &#x201C;amount of unfunded benefit liabilities&#x201D; (within the meaning of section&nbsp;4001(a)(18) of ERISA) under one or more Plans, determined in accordance with Title&nbsp;IV of ERISA, (iv)&nbsp;the aggregate present value of accrued benefit liabilities under all funded Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans exceeds the aggregate current value of the assets of such Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans allocable to such liabilities, (v)&nbsp;the Company or any ERISA Affiliate shall have incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any liability pursuant to Title&nbsp;I or </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">41</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, (vi)&nbsp;the Company or any ERISA Affiliate withdraws from any Multiemployer Plan, (vii)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary establishes or amends any employee welfare benefit plan that provides post</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereunder, (viii)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary fails to administer or maintain a Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan in compliance with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations or court orders or any Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plan is involuntarily terminated or wound up, or (ix)&nbsp;the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes subject to the imposition of a financial penalty (which for this purpose shall mean any tax, penalty or other liability, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise) with respect to one or more Non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. Plans; and any such event or events described in clauses&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;through (ix)&nbsp;above, either individually or together with any other such event or events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;As used in this Section&nbsp;11(k), the </font><font style="display: inline;">terms &#x201C;employee benefit plan&#x201D; and &#x201C;employee welfare benefit plan&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section&nbsp;3 of ERISA; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(l)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">except as a result of a transaction expressly permitted by this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor shall contest in any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of the Subsidiary Guaranty, or the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guaranty are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with the terms of such Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">42</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">emedies on</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efault</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">, E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Acceleration</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section&nbsp;11(g), (h) or (i)&nbsp;(other than an Event of Default described in clause&nbsp;(i) of Section&nbsp;11(g) or described in clause&nbsp;(vi) of Section&nbsp;11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause&nbsp;(i) of Section&nbsp;11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at any time at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">If any Event of Default described in Section&nbsp;11(a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section&nbsp;12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x)&nbsp;all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (y)&nbsp;the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal amount, 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Other Remedies</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;If any Default or 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&nbsp;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.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Rescission</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a)&nbsp;the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">43</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">reason of such declaration, (c)&nbsp;all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section&nbsp;17, and (d)&nbsp;no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;No rescission and annulment under this Section&nbsp;12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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&#x2019;s rights, powers or remedies.&nbsp;&nbsp;No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or any Note 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;12, including reasonable attorneys&#x2019; fees, expenses and disbursements.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;13.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">egistration</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xchange</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">; S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution of </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;13.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Registration of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a)&nbsp;the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b)&nbsp;at any such beneficial owner&#x2019;s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;14.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;13.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transfer and Exchange of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;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(iii)), 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&#x2019;s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within 10 Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company&#x2019;s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes of the same Series (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;A or </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">44</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Exhibit 1-B, as appropriate.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than </font><font style="display: inline;">$100,000, provided 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 $100,000.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;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&nbsp;6.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;13.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Replacement of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon receipt by the Company of such Notes at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section&nbsp;18(iii)) 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person&#x2019;s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">within 10 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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;14.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ayments on </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;14.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Place of Payment</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;14.2, payments of principal, Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in </font><font style="display: inline;">New York,</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">New York</font><font style="display: inline;"> at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in such jurisdiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;14.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Payment by Wire Transfer</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section&nbsp;14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, but subject to Section&nbsp;14.3, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser&#x2019;s name in the Purchaser Schedule, or by such other method or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">45</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">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 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&nbsp;14.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser 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&nbsp;13.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;14.3, the Company will afford the benefits of this Section&nbsp;14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section&nbsp;14.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;14.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Withholding Tax</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">By acceptance of any Note, the holder of such Note (including any Substitute Purchaser, successor or assignee)</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> agrees that such holder (including any Substitute Purchaser, successor or assignee) is the beneficial owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a nominee of the beneficial owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;(</font><font style="display: inline;">each such beneficial owner, </font><font style="display: inline;">a &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Beneficial Owner&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) of all payments under such Note and will </font><font style="display: inline;">prior to the applicable Closing (or prior to becoming a Substitute Purchaser, successor or assignee) </font><font style="display: inline;">duly complete and deliver</font><font style="display: inline;"> (or, in the case of a nominee, cause the Beneficial Owner to duly complete and deliver)</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the Company, or to such other Person as may be reasonably requested by the Company from time to time, such Beneficial Owner&#x2019;s United States tax identification number on Internal Revenue Service Form</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">W-9 or other Forms reasonably requested by the Company necessary to establish such Beneficial Owner&#x2019;s status as a United States Person under the Code and </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Treasury regulations thereunder and as may otherwise be necessary for the Company to comply with its obligations under the Code and </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Treasury regulation</font><font style="display: inline;">s thereunder.&nbsp;&nbsp;If</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Beneficial Owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> (or its nominee)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is unable or </font><font style="display: inline;">fails to</font><font style="display: inline;"> provide the documents described in the preceding sentence</font><font style="display: inline;">, the Company shall have the right to deduct any withholding tax required by law from any payment made under such Note</font><font style="display: inline;">, provided that, if</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Beneficial Owner</font><font style="display: inline;"> (or its nominee)</font><font style="display: inline;"> provides additional documentation satisfactory to the Company that such payment is entitled to a reduced or zero withholding tax rate</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Company may deduct at such reduced or zero rate</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any withholding tax deducted by the Company pursuant to this Section 14.3 shall be deemed to have been paid to the holder in full satisfaction of the Company&#x2019;s payment obligati</font><font style="display: inline;">ons under such Note and Section&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">14.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;15.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xpenses,</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;15.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transaction Expenses</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#x2019; fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with any amendments, supplements, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including: (a)&nbsp;the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b)&nbsp;the costs and </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">46</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">expenses, including financial advisors&#x2019; fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary or in connection with any work</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Notes and the Subsidiary Guaranty and (c)&nbsp;the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that such costs and expenses under this clause&nbsp;(c) shall not exceed $3,500 per Series of Note.&nbsp;&nbsp;If required by the NAIC, the Company shall obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense a Legal Entity Identifier</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> (LEI).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i)&nbsp;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 the Notes), (ii)&nbsp;any and all wire transfer fees that any bank or other financial institution deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note and (iii)&nbsp;any judgment, liability, claim, order, decree, fine, penalty, cost, fee, expense (including reasonable attorneys&#x2019; fees and expenses) or obligation resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the use of the proceeds of the Notes by the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;15.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Certain Taxes</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The Company agrees to pay all stamp, documentary or similar taxes or fees which may be payable in respect of the execution and delivery or the enforcement of this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty or the execution and delivery (but not the transfer) or the enforcement of any of the Notes in the United States or any other jurisdiction where the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has assets or of any amendment of, or waiver or consent under or with respect to, this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty or of any of the Notes, and to pay any value added tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Company pursuant to this Section&nbsp;15, and will save each holder of a Note to the extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of any such tax or fee required to be paid by the Company hereunder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;15.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Survival</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;The obligations of the Company under this Section&nbsp;15 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, and the termination of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;16.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urvival of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">; E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ntire </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">greement</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note.&nbsp;&nbsp;All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement, the Notes and any Subsidiary Guaranties embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">47</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;17.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mendment and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aiver</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Requirements</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 2 (other than Section 2.1 and 2.2), 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(1) with the written consent of the Company and Prudential (and without the consent of any other holder of Notes), the provisions of Section 1, 2.1 or 2.2 may be amended or waived (except insofar as any such amendment or waiver would affect any rights or obligations with respect to the purchase and sale of Notes which shall have become Accepted Notes prior to such amendment or waiver), and (2) with the written consent of the Company and all of the Purchasers which shall have become obligated to purchase Accepted Notes of any Series (and not without the written consent of all such Purchasers), any of the provisions of Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 4 may be amended or waived insofar as such amendment or waiver would affect only rights or obligations with respect to the purchase and sale of the Accepted Notes of such Series or the terms and provisions of such Accepted Notes; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of each Purchaser and the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (i)&nbsp;subject to Section&nbsp;12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x)&nbsp;interest on the Notes or (y)&nbsp;the Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, (ii)&nbsp;change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver, or (iii)&nbsp;amend any of Sections 8 </font><font style="display: inline;">(except as set forth in the second sentence of Section&nbsp;8.2)</font><font style="display: inline;">, 11(a), 11(b), 12, 17 or 20.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Solicitation of Holders of Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Solicitation. </font><font style="display: inline;"> The Company will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such 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 or of the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section&nbsp;17 or the Subsidiary Guaranty to each holder of a Note 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Payment. </font><font style="display: inline;"> 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 holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of the Subsidiary Guaranty or any Note unless such remuneration is </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">48</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Consent in Contemplation of Transfer</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any consent given pursuant to this Section&nbsp;17 or the Subsidiary Guaranty by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to (i)&nbsp;the Company, (ii)&nbsp;any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary or any other Affiliate </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">or (iii)&nbsp;any other Person in connection with, or in anticipation of, such other Person acquiring, making a tender offer for or merging with the Company and/or any of its Affiliates</font><font style="display: inline;">, in each case in connection with such consent, shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Binding Effect, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section&nbsp;17 or the Subsidiary Guaranty applies equally to all 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;No course of dealing between the Company and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or Subsidiary Guaranty shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;17.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Notes Held by Company, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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, the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in the Subsidiary Guaranty or the Notes 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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;18.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otices</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a)&nbsp;by fax if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b)&nbsp;by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c)&nbsp;by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid).&nbsp;&nbsp;Any such notice must be sent:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if to Prudential, to Prudential at the address specified below, or at such other address as Prudential shall have specified to the Company in writing:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">49</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">PGIM, Inc.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">c/o Prudential Capital Group</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">1114 Avenue of the Americas, 30</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">th</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;Flr.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">New York, NY 10036</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Attention:&nbsp; Managing Director</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Fax:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;color:#000000;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in the Purchaser Schedule, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">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, or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">if to the Company, to the Company at its address set forth at the beginning hereof to the attention of General Counsel, Fax: </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font><font style="display: inline;">, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Notices under this Section&nbsp;18 will be deemed given only when actually received.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;19.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eproduction</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ocuments</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including (a)&nbsp;consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b)&nbsp;documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing applicable to such Purchaser (except the Notes themselves), and (c)&nbsp;financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Section&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;20.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">onfidential</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nformation</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For the purposes of this Section&nbsp;20, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Confidential Information&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means information delivered to Prudential or any 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 as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary when received by Prudential or such Purchaser (or is readily apparent as being confidential information of the Company or such Subsidiary) provided that such term does not include information that (a)&nbsp;was publicly known or </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">50</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">otherwise known to Prudential or such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b)&nbsp;subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by Prudential or such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser&#x2019;s behalf, (c)&nbsp;otherwise becomes known to Prudential or such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or any third party which is bound by a confidentiality agreement in respect of such information and Prudential or such Purchaser knows such disclosure is a breach of such confidentiality agreement of such third party or (d)&nbsp;constitutes financial statements delivered to Prudential or such Purchaser under Section&nbsp;7.1 that are otherwise publicly available.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by Prudential or such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to Prudential or such Purchaser, provided that Prudential or such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i)&nbsp;its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii)&nbsp;its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section&nbsp;20, (iii)&nbsp;any other holder of any Note, (iv)&nbsp;any Institutional Investor to which it 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 this Section&nbsp;20), (v)&nbsp;any Person from which it 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 this Section&nbsp;20), (vi)&nbsp;any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over Prudential or such Purchaser, (vii)&nbsp;the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser&#x2019;s investment portfolio, or (viii)&nbsp;any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w)&nbsp;to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x)&nbsp;in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y)&nbsp;in connection with any litigation to which Prudential or such Purchaser is a party or (z)&nbsp;if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent Prudential or such 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 Prudential or such Purchaser&#x2019;s Notes, this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty.&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;20 as though it were a party to this Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 this Section&nbsp;20.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In the event that 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, Prudential, any 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&nbsp;20, this Section&nbsp;20 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section&nbsp;20 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">51</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;21.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubstitution of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchaser</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Subject to Section 14.3, each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser&#x2019;s Affiliates (a </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Substitute Purchaser&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) 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 and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser&#x2019;s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section&nbsp;21), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a &#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D; in this Agreement (other than in this Section&nbsp;21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;22.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">M</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">iscellaneous</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not, </font><font style="display: inline;">except that, subject to Section&nbsp;10.6, the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under the Notes without the prior written consent of each holder.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Accounting Terms</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i)&nbsp;all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii)&nbsp;all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.&nbsp; </font><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><font style="display: inline;">For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including Section&nbsp;9, Section&nbsp;10 and the definition of &#x201C;Indebtedness&#x201D;), any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board (&#x201C;FASB&#x201D;) Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;10</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;25 &#x2013; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Fair Value Option,</font><font style="display: inline;"> International Accounting Standard 39 &#x2013; </font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">I</font><font style="display: inline;">f the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> notifies the </font><font style="display: inline;">holders of the Notes</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the </font><font style="display: inline;">Required Holders notify</font><font style="display: inline;"> the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the </font><font style="display: inline;">Required Holders</font><font style="display: inline;"> request an amendment to any provision hereof for </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">52</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith; provided, further that for purposes of calculating the ratios, requirements or covenants under this Agreement, any obligations of a Person under a lease (whether existing on the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing or entered into thereafter) that is not (or would not be) required to be classified and accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing shall not be treated as a Capital Lease Obligation or Indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement </font><font style="display: inline;">solely as a result of (x)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the adoption of changes in GAAP after the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing</font><font style="display: inline;"> (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes in GAAP as set forth in the FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;2 Leases (Topic&nbsp;842) issued in February&nbsp;2016), or (y)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">changes in the application of GAAP after the </font><font style="display: inline;">date of </font><font style="display: inline;">Closing</font><font style="display: inline;"> (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any changes in GAAP as set forth in the FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;2 Leases (Topic&nbsp;842) issued in February&nbsp;2016)</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Severability</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.4.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Construction, Etc</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Defined terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.&nbsp;&nbsp;Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.&nbsp;&nbsp;The words &#x201C;include,&#x201D; &#x201C;includes&#x201D; and &#x201C;including&#x201D; shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase &#x201C;without limitation.&#x201D;&nbsp;&nbsp;The word &#x201C;will&#x201D; shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word &#x201C;shall.&#x201D;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the context requires otherwise (a)&nbsp;any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein) and, for purposes of the Notes, shall also include </font><font style="display: inline;">any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section&nbsp;13</font><font style="display: inline;">, (b)&nbsp;subject to Section&nbsp;22.1, any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person&#x2019;s successors and assigns, (c)&nbsp;the words &#x201C;herein,&#x201D; &#x201C;hereof&#x201D; and &#x201C;hereunder,&#x201D; and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d)&nbsp;all references herein to Sections and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement, and (e)&nbsp;any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">53</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.5.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Counterparts</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.6.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Governing Law</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;This Agreement and the Notes shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;of</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section&nbsp;22.7.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">(a)&nbsp;The Company irrevocably submits to the non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;22.7(a)&nbsp;brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;22.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, to it at its address specified in Section&nbsp;18 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees that such service upon receipt (i)&nbsp;shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Nothing in this Section&nbsp;22.7 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">he parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">greement, the </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">54</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Section 22.8.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Transaction References</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company agrees that each of Prudential, the Purchasers and their respective Affiliates may (a) refer to its or their role in purchasing the Notes, as well as the identity of the Company and the aggregate principal amount and the date of the applicable Closing in respect of the Notes on its internet site or in marketing materials, press releases, published &#x201C;tombstone&#x201D; announcements or any other print or electronic medium and (b) display the Company&#x2019;s corporate logo in conjunction with any such reference.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">55</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.30pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.35pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.35pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.35pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.35pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">By</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">/s/ Rustom Jilla</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.35pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Rustom Jilla</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.35pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:174.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Exe</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">cutive Vice President and Chief </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Financial Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">56</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">This Agreement is hereby</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">accepted and agreed to as </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">of the date hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:226.10pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rudential</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">etirement</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nsurance and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nnuity</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">PGIM, Inc.,</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">as investment manager</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">/s/ Eric Seward</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Vice President</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:226.10pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:226.10pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:226.10pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">armers</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ew</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orld </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nsurance</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">/s/ Eric Seward</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:21.80pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:53.30pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:172.80pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Vice President</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">57</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">

						&nbsp;</p>

				</td>

			</tr>

			<tr>

				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>

				</td>

				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:50.00%;padding:0pt;">

					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

						<font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement</font></p>

				</td>

			</tr>

		</table></div>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Agreement is hereby</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">accepted and agreed to as </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">of the date hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 274.5pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:48.34%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">he</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndependent</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Order</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">oresters</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">(as Investment Advisor)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">s/ Eric Seward</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Vice President</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:48.34%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:48.34%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">U</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nited of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">maha</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;L</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ife</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nsurance</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">(as Investment Advisor)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">/s/ Eric Seward</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:47.00%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:04.64%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:11.40%;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.94%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Vice President</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 274.5pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 274.5pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">58</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efined</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">erms</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Acceptance&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Acceptance Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Acceptance Window&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to any Quotation, the time period designated by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> during which the Company may elect to accept such Quotation, which shall be given by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential in connection with their furnishing of a Quotation to the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Accepted Note&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Affiliate&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, 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. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an &#x201C;Affiliate&#x201D; is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Agreement&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means this Note Purchase Agreement, including all Schedules attached to this Agreement,</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and includes any applicable Request for Purchase or Confirmation of Acceptance delivered in connection with this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Corruption Laws</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Anti</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Money Laundering Laws</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&#x201C;Available Facility Amount&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> is defined in Section 2.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Beneficial Owner&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">is defined in Section 14.3.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Blocked Person</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means (a)&nbsp;a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b)&nbsp;a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c)&nbsp;a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause&nbsp;(a) or (b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> &nbsp;A</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Business Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Called Principal&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Cancellation Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(g)(ii).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Cancellation Fee&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(g)(ii).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Capital Lease Obligations&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Capital Stock&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, </font><font style="display: inline;">any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Cash Equivalents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of </font><font style="display: inline;">twelve</font><font style="display: inline;"> months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as defined in the Credit Agreement)</font><font style="display: inline;"> or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard &amp; Poor&#x2019;s Financial Services LLC (&#x201C;S&amp;P&#x201D;) or P-1 by Moody&#x2019;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#x201C;Moody&#x2019;s&#x201D;), or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (d) repur</font><font style="display: inline;">chase obligations of any Lender (as defined in the Credit Agreement) </font><font style="display: inline;">or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&amp;P or A by Moody&#x2019;s; (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as defined in the Credit Agreement)</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) money market mutual or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; or (h) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&amp;P and Aaa by Moody&#x2019;s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Change in</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> Control</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.7(f).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Closing&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 3.1.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Closing Day&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, with respect to the Series&nbsp;A Notes, the date set for closing pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.1 and, with respect to any Accepted Note, the Business Day specified for the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note in the Confirmation of Acceptance for such Accepted Note, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that (i) if the Company and the Purchaser which is obligated to purchase such Accepted Note agree on an earlier Business Day for such closing, the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Closing Day</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; for such Accepted Note shall be such earlier Business Day, and (ii) if the closing of the purchase and sale of such Accepted Note is rescheduled pursuant to Section 3.3, the Closing Day for such Accepted Note, for all purposes of this Agreement except references to &#x201C;original Closing Day&#x201D; in Section&nbsp;2.2(g)(i), shall mean the Rescheduled Closing Day with respect to such Accepted Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Code&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Company&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Confidential Information&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;20.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Confirmation of Acceptance&#x201D;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;2.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated EBITDA&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period: </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(1)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Consolidated Net Income for such period</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">plus, </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(2)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a)&nbsp;income tax expense, (b)&nbsp;interest expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, (c)&nbsp;depreciation and amortization expense, (d)&nbsp;amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e)&nbsp;any non-cash charges or expenses (including for employee stock compensation) (excluding any non-cash charges or expenses representing accruals or reserves in the ordinary course of business for cash charges in a future period) and (f) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">minus, </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(3)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (i)&nbsp;interest income, (ii)&nbsp;any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business), (iii)&nbsp;income tax credits (to the extent not netted from income tax expense) and (iv)&nbsp;any other non-cash income (including the reversal of any reserve in respect of items described in clause (e) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income),</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">minus, </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(4)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (2)(e)&nbsp;above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income (but only to the extent the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were added back to Consolidated Net Income in accordance with clause (2)(e) above). </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Reference Period, (i)&nbsp;if at any time during such Reference Period </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period and (ii)&nbsp;if during such Reference Period </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition (as defined below), Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period and after giving pro forma effect to any adjustments (including, without limitation, operating and expense reductions) as would be permitted to be reflected in pro forma financial information complying with the requirements of Article&nbsp;11 of Regulation S</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (and the interpret</font><font style="display: inline;">ations of the SEC thereunder).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Interest Expense&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period, total cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers&#x2019; acceptance financing and Securitizations and net costs under Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP).&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments received or paid by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries under interest rate protection agreements, the effect of which is required to be reflected in </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s income statement under &#x201C;Interest Expense&#x201D;.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Leverage Ratio&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> as at the last day of any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Net Income&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that </font><font style="display: inline;">(i) </font><font style="display: inline;">there shall be excluded (a) except as provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA, the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or is merged into or consolidated with </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">) in which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than</font><font style="display: inline;"> any restrictions permitted pursuant to clause (vi) of Section 10.11 or arising</font><font style="display: inline;"> under any </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Document</font><font style="display: inline;">) or Requirement of Law applicable to such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) there shall be no exclusion for the consolidated net income attributable to the non-controlling interest (minority interest) in any Joint Venture which is a Restricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Tangible Assets&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> at any date, the total assets of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries at such date, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less </font><font style="display: inline;">the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Intangible Assets</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this definition, &#x201C;Intangible Assets&#x201D; means the amount of (i) all write-ups in the book value of any asset owned by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiary and (ii) all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and other intangible assets</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries</font><font style="display: inline;">, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;For clarity, Consolidated Tangible Assets shall not include assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries except to the extent of the value of the equity investment of the Company therein.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Consolidated Total Debt&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries (excluding any items that appear solely in the footnotes thereto in accordance with GAAP).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Continuing Directors&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> the directors of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> on the </font><font style="display: inline;">date hereof</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each other director, if, in each case, </font><font style="display: inline;">either (x) </font><font style="display: inline;">such other director&#x2019;s nomination for election to the board of directors of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> is recommended by </font><font style="display: inline;">a majority</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;o</font><font style="display: inline;">f the then Continuing Directors or (y)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">such other director&#x2019;s appointment to the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> was approved by at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Contractual Obligation</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means,</font><font style="display: inline;"> as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Control</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; 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 </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Controlled</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; and &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Controlling</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Controlled Entity</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means (a)&nbsp;any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company&#x2019;s respective Controlled Affiliates and (b)&nbsp;if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Credit Agreement&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means t</font><font style="display: inline;">he</font><font style="display: inline;"> Credit Agreement dated as of April&nbsp;14, 2017 among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and, the other Lenders (as defined therein) which are party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Default&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Default Rate,&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> for any Series of Note, means that rate of interest per annum that is the greater of (a)&nbsp;2% above the rate of interest stated in clause&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;of the first paragraph of the Notes of such Series or (b)&nbsp;2% over the rate of interest publicly announced </font><font style="display: inline;">by </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in New York, New York as its &#x201C;base&#x201D; or &#x201C;prime&#x201D; rate.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Delayed Delivery Fee&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(g)(i).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Designated Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 9.7.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disclosure Documents&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;5.3.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Discounted Value&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disposition&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;The terms </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Dispose&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Disposed of&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have correlative meanings.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&#x201C;EDGAR&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> means the SEC&#x2019;s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System or any successor SEC electronic filing system for such purposes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Environmental Laws&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to Hazardous Materials.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;ERISA&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;ERISA Affiliate&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer together with the Company under section&nbsp;414 of the Code.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Event of Default&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;11.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Facility&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;GAAP&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means (a)&nbsp;generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America and (b)&nbsp;for purposes of Section&nbsp;9.6, with respect to any Subsidiary, generally accepted accounting principles (including International Financial Reporting Standards, as applicable) as in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Governmental Authority&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the government of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Governmental Official&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;owned or government</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Group Members&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Guarantee Obligation&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> as to any Person (the &#x201C;guaranteeing Person&#x201D;), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing Person that guarantees or in effect guarantees, or which is given to induce the creation of a separate obligation by another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) that guarantees or in effect guarantees, any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the &#x201C;primary obligations&#x201D;) of any other third Person (the &#x201C;primary obligor&#x201D;) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of any </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">7</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing Person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing Person&#x2019;s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> in good faith.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Guaranty&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any Person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such Person:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to purchase such indebtedness or obligation or any property constituting security therefor;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to advance or supply funds (i)&nbsp;for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation, or (ii)&nbsp;to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of any other Person or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">to lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of any other Person to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation; or</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">otherwise to assure the owner of such indebtedness or obligation against loss in respect thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">In any computation of the indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guaranty, the indebtedness or other obligations that are the subject of such Guaranty shall be assumed to be direct obligations of such obligor.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Hazardous Materials&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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 asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum products, lead based paint, radon gas or similar restricted, prohibited or penalized substances.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;holder&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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&nbsp;13.1, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 12, 17.2 and 18 </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">and any related definitions in this Schedule&nbsp;A, &#x201C;holder&#x201D; shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Immaterial Restricted Subsidiary&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> the revenues (excluding intercompany revenues) of which for the Reference </font><font style="display: inline;">P</font><font style="display: inline;">eriod ended as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;7.1</font><font style="display: inline;"> do not exceed $50,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;INHAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(e).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Indebtedness&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">of any Person at any date, without duplication, </font><font style="display: inline;">means </font><font style="display: inline;">(a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person&#x2019;s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (f), (h) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, (i) all </font><font style="display: inline;">Securitization Attributable </font><font style="display: inline;">Indebtedness incurred in </font><font style="display: inline;">by such Person </font><font style="display: inline;">connection with any Securitization in which such Person participates, and (j) for the purposes of Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;11(f)</font><font style="display: inline;"> only, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Swap Termination Value</font><font style="display: inline;"> (but in no event to be an amount less than zero) in respect of Swap Agreements</font><font style="display: inline;"> to which such Person is a party</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that &#x201C;Indebtedness&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries </font><font style="display: inline;">shall not include any amounts owed or other obligations of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary related to the Taxable Special Obligation Development Lease Revenue Bonds (Sid Tool Co., Inc. Project) dated December 4, 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of up to $35,000,000 pursuant to that certain Bond Advance Agreement and Assignment of Lease and Rental Payments, dated as of December 4, 2012. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person&#x2019;s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Institutional Investor&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means (a)&nbsp;any Purchaser of a Note, (b)&nbsp;any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">9</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Issuance Period&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Investments&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.8</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Joint Venture&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> (a) a Subsidiary a portion of the Capital Stock of which is owned by a Person or Persons other than (x) the Group Members and (y) Persons holding directors&#x2019; qualifying shares or other similar interests and (b) any Person owned directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by any Subsidiary described in the foregoing clause (a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Leverage Ratio Step-Up Notice</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Lien&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing)</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Whole Amount&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties, of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Acquisition&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (a)&nbsp;constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and (b)&nbsp;involves the payment of consideration by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its</font><font style="display: inline;"> Restricted</font><font style="display: inline;"> Subsidiaries in excess of </font><font style="display: inline;">$100,000,000.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Adverse Effect&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means a material adverse effect on (a)&nbsp;the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b)&nbsp;the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, (c)&nbsp;the ability of any Subsidiary Guarantor to perform its obligations under its Subsidiary Guaranty, or (d)&nbsp;the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Credit Facility&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to the Company and its Subsidia</font><font style="display: inline;">ries</font><font style="display: inline;">:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">t</font><font style="display: inline;">he Credit Agreement;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of April&nbsp;14, 2017 among the Company, New York Life Insurance Company and the other institutional investors party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">10</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Facility Agreement dated as of January</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">12, 2018 among the Company, MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC and the other institutional investors party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacement or refinancing; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">any other note purchase agreement, shelf facility or other similar institutional private placement financing providing for the issuance or sale of debt securities, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancings thereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Material Disposition&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiar</font><font style="display: inline;">ies in excess of $100,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Maturity Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of each Note.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means any affiliate of </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any Related Purchaser.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Multiemployer Plan&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Plan that is a &#x201C;multiemployer plan&#x201D; (as such term is defined in section&nbsp;4001(a)(3) of ERISA).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;NAIC&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;NAIC</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> Annual Statement</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Non</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#8209;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Plan</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any plan, fund or other similar program that (a)&nbsp;is established or maintained outside the United States of America by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary primarily for the benefit of employees of the Company or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States of America, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and (b)&nbsp;is not subject to ERISA or the Code.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Documents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Notes and any amendment, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;1.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;OFAC</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">OFAC Sanctions Program</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing.&nbsp;&nbsp;A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at </font><font style="display: inline;">http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">11</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Officer&#x2019;s Certificate&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Original Entities&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means those the Company and the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule&nbsp;10.3 hereto. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Overnight Interest Rate&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means with respect to an Accepted Note, the actual rate of interest, if any, received by the Purchaser which intends to purchase such Accepted Note on the overnight deposit of the funds intended to be used for the purchase of such Accepted Note, it being understood that reasonable efforts will be made by or on behalf of the Purchaser to make any such deposit in an interest bearing account.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;PBGC&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Permitted Investors&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the collective reference to (a) Mitchell Jacobson, (b) Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, (c) Erik Gershwind, (d) Stacey Bennett, (e) the heirs, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of Mitchell Jacobson, Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, Erik Gershwind or Stacey Bennett including, but not limited to, such one or more organizations to which transfers are deductible for Federal, estate, gift or income tax purposes and (f) any trust, business trust, limited liability company or other entity, the beneficiaries, beneficial owners or equity holders of which include only Mitchell Jacobson, Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, Erik Gershwind, Stacey Bennett, their spouses, their lineal descendants and any other members of their families, and such one or more organizations to which transfers are deductible for Federal, estate, gift, or income tax purposes</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Person&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Plan&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means an &#x201C;employee benefit plan&#x201D; (as defined in section&nbsp;3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Priority Debt&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> without duplication,</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> (a) all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries which are not Subsidiary Guarantors, (b) all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries secured by a Lien other than Liens permitted by Section </font><font style="display: inline;">10.5</font><font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">d</font><font style="display: inline;">) through Section </font><font style="display: inline;">10</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">5</font><font style="display: inline;">(o) and (c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">all Indebtedness of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries incurred in connection with any Securitization.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;property&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> or </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;properties&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Prepayment Date</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201D; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.7(b).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">12</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;PTE&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> or </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchasers&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement and also includes such Purchaser&#x2019;s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section&nbsp;13.2), </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided, however,</font><font style="display: inline;"> that any</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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&nbsp;13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of &#x201C;Purchaser&#x201D; of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Purchaser Schedule</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means collectively (a) the Purchaser Schedule to this Agreement in the case of the Series A Notes and (b) each Purchaser Schedule attached to the applicable Confirmation of Acceptance in the case of any Shelf Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Qualified Institutional Buyer&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Person who is a &#x201C;qualified institutional buyer&#x201D; within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;QPAM Exemption&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2(d).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Quotation&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.2(d).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reference Period&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Related Fund&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (a)&nbsp;invests in Securities or bank loans, and (b)&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Related Purchaser&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means any client that is advised or managed by </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential,</font><font style="display: inline;"> any Affiliate of </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential or any client, managed account, investment fund or other vehicle for which Prudential or any Affiliate of Prudential acts as investment advisor or portfolio manager</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reinvestment Yield&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Average Life&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Remaining Scheduled Payments&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Reported&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Request for Purchase&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 2.2(c).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Required Holders&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means at any time on or after the</font><font style="display: inline;"> Series A</font><font style="display: inline;"> Closing, the holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;If, at any time, there are no issued and outstanding Notes under this Agreement, then Required Holders shall mean </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">13</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Requirement of Law&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Rescheduled Closing Day</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 3.3.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Responsible Officer&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Restricted Payment&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any payment of dividends, any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock and any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of any Group Member.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Restricted Subsidiary&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;SEC&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securities&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> or </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Security&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have the meaning specified in section&nbsp;2(1) of the Securities Act. </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securities Act&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any transaction or series of transactions entered into by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary pursuant to which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary, as the case may be, sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to a Securitization Vehicle Securitization Assets of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary (or grants a security interest in such Securitization Assets transferred or purported to be transferred to such Securitization Vehicle), and which Securitization Vehicle finances the acquisition of such Securitization Assets (i) with proceeds from the issuance or sale of Third Party Interests, (ii) with Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests and/or (iii) with proceeds from the sale or collection of Securitization Assets previously purchased by such Securitization Vehicle.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization Assets&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> any accounts receivable owed to or owned by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) arising in the ordinary course of business from the sale of goods or services, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, all proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets (including contract rights) which are of the type customarily transferred in connection with securitizations of accounts receivable and which are sold, transferred or otherwise conveyed by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary to a Securitization Vehicle in connection with a Securitization permitted by </font><font style="display: inline;">Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">10</font><font style="display: inline;">.7</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">14</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization Attributable Indebtedness&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means</font><font style="display: inline;"> the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of any accounts receivable securitization or similar transaction relating to accounts receivable originated by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">on any date of determination that corresponds to the outstanding net investment (including loans) of, or cash purchase price paid by, the unaffiliated third party purchasers or financial institutions participating in such transaction and, as such, would be characterized as principal if such securitization were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase (or, to the extent structured as a secured lending transaction, is principal).&nbsp;&nbsp;For the avoidance of doubt, &#x201C;Securitization Attributable Indebtedness&#x201D; shall not include (a) obligations that correspond to a deferred purchase price or other consideration owing to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Restricted Subsidiary funded on a deferred basis from the proceeds of the collections on such receivables, a subordinated interest held by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any Restricted Subsidiary or the reserve or over-collateralization established or maintained for the benefit of the unaffiliated third party purchasers or financial institutions participating in such transaction, and (b) obligations arising under uncommitted factoring arrangements and similar uncommitted sale transactions.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Securitization Vehicle&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> a Person that is a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or a </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary formed for the purpose of effecting one or more Securitizations to which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries transfer Securitization Assets and which, in connection therewith, issues or sells Third Party Interests or Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests; </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that such Securitization Vehicle shall engage in no business other than the purchase of Securitization Assets pursuant to Securitizations permitted by </font><font style="display: inline;">Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">1</font><font style="display: inline;">0.7</font><font style="display: inline;">, the issuance or sale of Third Party Interests or other funding of such Securitizations and any activities reasonably related thereto, and </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">provided further</font><font style="display: inline;"> that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(x)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Securitization Vehicle (i) is guaranteed by </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of and interest on Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is with recourse to or obligates </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> (other than such Securitization Vehicle)</font><font style="display: inline;"> of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (iii) subjects any property or asset of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> (other than such Securitization Vehicle)</font><font style="display: inline;">of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(y)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">neither </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> nor any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with such Securitization Vehicle other than on terms which </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> reasonably believes to be no less favorable to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and other than Standard Securitization Undertakings; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">15</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(z)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">neither</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> nor any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such Securitization Vehicle&#x2019;s financial condition or cause such Securitization Vehicle to achieve certain levels of operating results.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Sellers&#x2019; Retained Interests&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">means</font><font style="display: inline;"> the debt or equity interests held by or deferred purchase price payable to </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary in a Securitization Vehicle to which Securitization Assets have been transferred in a Securitization permitted by Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.7</font><font style="display: inline;">, including any such debt, equity or deferred purchase price received in consideration for the Securitization Assets transferred.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Senior Financial Officer&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Series&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 1</font><font style="display: inline;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><a name="_DV_C2241"></a>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Series A Closing&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;3.1.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Series A Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section 1.1.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Series A Purchasers&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> are the entities as listed in the Purchaser Schedule hereto.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Settlement Date&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 8.6.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Shelf Closing&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, with respect to any Accepted Note, the closing of the sale and purchase for such Accepted Note on the applicable Closing Day for such Accepted Note as provided for in Section&nbsp;3.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Shelf Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; is defined in Section 1.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Source&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> is defined in Section&nbsp;6.2.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;State Sanctions List&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Step-Up Interest&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is</font><font style="display: inline;"> defined in Section</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;10.3(a).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means, as to any Person, any other Person in which such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such second Person, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venture can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">16</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries).&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a &#x201C;Subsidiary&#x201D; is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guarantor&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means each Restricted Subsidiary that has executed and delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty or joined such Subsidiary Guaranty by executing a joinder thereto.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">means that certain guaranty dated as of the date hereof by the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto for the benefit of the holders of the Notes substantially in the form of </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Exhibit 2.3</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty Supplement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section 9.6(a)(i).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Substitute Purchaser&#x201D; </font><font style="display: inline;">is defined in Section&nbsp;21.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;SVO&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Swap Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means </font><font style="display: inline;">any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt </font><font style="display: inline;">instruments</font><font style="display: inline;"> or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that</font><font style="display: inline;"> no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a &#x201C;Swap Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Swap Termination Value</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means,</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of any Swap Agreement, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreement has been closed out and the termination value has been determined in accordance therewith, such termination value and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount determined as the mark-to-market value for such Swap Agreement, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Third Party Interests&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">means, </font><font style="display: inline;">with respect to any Securitization, notes, bonds or other debt instruments, beneficial interests in a trust, undivided ownership interests in receivables or other securities issued or sold for cash consideration by the relevant Securitization Vehicle to banks, financing conduits, investors or other financing sources (other than </font><font style="display: inline;">the Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and its </font><font style="display: inline;">Restricted </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiaries) the proceeds of which are used to finance, in whole or in part, the purchase by such Securitization Vehicle of Securitization Assets in a Securitization. The amount of any Third Party Interests shall be deemed to equal the aggregate principal, stated or invested amount of such Third Party Interests which are outstanding at such time.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">United States Person</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;7701(a)(30) of the Code.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">17</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Unrestricted Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means </font><font style="display: inline;">any Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> designated by the board of directors of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> as an Unrestricted Sub</font><font style="display: inline;">sidiary pursuant to Section 9.7</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Unrestricted Designation&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the designation in accordance with Section 9.7 of (i) any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (ii) any designation of a newly created or acquired Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">USA PATRIOT Act</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means United States Public Law 107</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; means those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">A-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">18</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">5.3</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">isclosure</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aterials</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;">None.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 5.3</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;5.4</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiaries of the </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany and</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">wnership of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tock</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Subsidiaries</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:30.14%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:15.88%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.84%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:14.70%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:16.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ame of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">urisdiction</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ercentage of each class of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">apital</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">tock</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">owned by the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ompany or</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">any</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">uarantor</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Yes/No)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">estricted</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Yes/No)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp III</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp VI</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Acquisition Corp VII</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Foreign Properties Corporation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Services Corp.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Primeline International, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Mission Real Estate Acquisition Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc. </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Swiss Precision Instruments Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">California</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by the Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">J&amp;L America,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Michigan</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by MSC Acquisition Corp VI</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">American Specialty Grinding Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Massachusetts</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Contract Management,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Industrial Supply ULC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">British Columbia, Canada</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.14%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">MSC Industrial Supply Co.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">UK</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">100% owned by J &amp; L America, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 5.4</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.16%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ame of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">urisdiction</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ercentage of each class of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">apital</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">tock</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">owned by the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ompany or</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">any</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">uarantor</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Yes/No)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">estricted</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">ubsidiary</font></p>
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;line-height:12pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11pt;">(Yes/No)</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.16%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:30.16%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">MSC Acquisition Subsidiary LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:15.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:22.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">100% owned by Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:14.70%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">No</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:16.42%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;">Yes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Affiliates:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Each of Mitchell Jacobson, Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson and the Mitchell L. Jacobson 2005 GRAT No. 2 Trust own more than 10% of voting power of the Company&#x2019;s outstanding equity securities. F</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">or </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">additional detail regarding</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> beneficial ownership</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> of the Company&#x2019;s securities,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">please refer to the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D; section of the Company&#x2019;s most recent proxy statement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The Directors and Senior Officers of the Company.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Company&#x2019;s Directors and Senior Officers:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Directors</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Jonathan Byrnes </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Roger Fradin</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Erik Gershwind</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Louise Goeser</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Mitchell Jacobson</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Michael Kaufmann</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Denis Kelly</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Steven Paladino </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Philip Peller</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5.4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Senior Officers</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Erik Gershwind </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Rustom Jilla </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Douglas Jones </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Steven Baruch </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Steve Armstrong </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Charles Bonomo </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Christopher Davanzo </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Kari Heerdt </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Gregory Polli </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, Product Management</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:121.50pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">David Wright </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:346.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Senior Vice President, Sales</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">5.4</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;5.5</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">inancial</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tatements</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ending August&nbsp;31, 2013, August&nbsp;30, 2014, August&nbsp;29, 2015, September 3, 2016, and September 2, 2017.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the fiscal quarter ending December 2, 2017.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 5.5</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 5.15</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndebtedness</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:500.10pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:112.85pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:130.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:113.85pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:72.85pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:70.15pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:112.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">nstrument</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:130.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligor(s)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:113.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:72.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">rincipal</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">mount</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">utstanding</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">1</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:70.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">ollateral</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:112.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Note Purchase Agreement dated July 28, 2016, for 2.65% Senior Notes, Series A, due July&nbsp;28, 2023 and 2.90% Senior Notes, Series&nbsp;B, due July&nbsp;28, 2026</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:130.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Issuer)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">J&amp;L America, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC (Guarantor)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:113.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">New York Life Insurance Company </font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The other noteholders </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">from time to time party thereto</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Series A: </font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$75</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,000,000</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Series B:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$100</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,000,000</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">None.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:112.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Credit Agreement dated April 14, 2017</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:130.40pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (Borrower)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Sid Tool Co., Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">J&amp;L America, Inc. (Guarantor)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC (Guarantor)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:113.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The several Lenders from time to time party thereto</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:72.85pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$291,000,000</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:70.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">None.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">________________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">1</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">As of December 2, 2017.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 5.1</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">5</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">nstrument</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligor(s)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">bligee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">rincipal</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">mount</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">utstanding</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:8pt;">ollateral</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. has entered into various equipment leases with International Business Machines Corporation &#x2013; Lease agreements dated October 30, 2015, for hardware, software maintenance, and software licenses for the Power Series Hardware located in Atlanta to run the platform for our Legacy Development, Quality Assurance and Disaster Recovery systems.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">IBM Corporation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$689,208</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The respective leased property</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC Contract Management, Inc. has entered </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">into a deferred financing arrangement with International</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Business Machines Corporation where terms provide installment payments under the Sirius Purchase Agreement. </font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">MSC</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Contract Management, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">IBM Credit LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">$721,337</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:20.00%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">The respective leased property</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.3</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">riginal</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ntitie</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">s</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:60.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:39.06%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ame of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ntity</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urisdiction</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Acquisition Corp III</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Acquisition Corp VI</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Acquisition Corp VII</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Foreign Properties Corporation</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Services Corp.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Primeline International, Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Sid Tool Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Mission Real Estate Acquisition Company</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Swiss Precision Instruments Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">California</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">J&amp;L America,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Michigan</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">American Specialty Grinding Co., Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Massachusetts</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Contract Management,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">New York</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Supply ULC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">British Columbia, Canada</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Supply Co.</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">UK</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:60.94%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">MSC Acquisition Subsidiary LLC</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000 ;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;width:39.06%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:3pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Delaware</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:3pt 0pt 0pt -9.35pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.3</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.5</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;L</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">iens</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Those Liens described in UCC financing statements filed against </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Sid Tool Co., Inc. and </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Contract Management, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;"> and in effect as of November 13, 2017</font><font style="display: inline;">, in each case, as debtor, securing leased equipment, hardware and software from various companies including IBM Credit LLC, SG Equipment Finance USA Corp., </font><font style="display: inline;">HYG Financial Services, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;">, and TCF Equipment Finance.&nbsp;&nbsp;The aggregate amount of the obligations secured by such Liens as of the date hereof does not exceed </font><font style="display: inline;">$20</font><font style="display: inline;">,000,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.5</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.8</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nvestments</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Taxable Special Obligation Development Lease Revenue Bonds (Sid Tool Co., Inc. Project) dated December 4, 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of up to $35,000,000 pursuant to that certain Bond Advance Agreement and Assignment of Lease and Rental Payments, dated as of December 4, 2012.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee by Sid Tool Co., Inc., MSC Contract Management, Inc., J &amp; L America, and Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC of the Note Purchase Agreement dated July&nbsp;28, 2016, between MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. and New York Life Insurance Company and the other noteholders, for 2.65% Senior Notes, Series&nbsp;A, due July&nbsp;28, 2023, in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 and 2.90% Senior Notes, Series B, due July&nbsp;28, 2026, in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">3.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Guarantee by Sid Tool Co., Inc., MSC Contract Management, Inc., J &amp; L America, and Deco Tool, an MSC Company, LLC of the Credit Agreement dated April&nbsp;14, 2017, between MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., J.P. Morgan, as Administrative Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, for a five-year unsecured revolving loan facility in the aggregate amount of $600,000,000</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.8</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.9</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xisting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ransactions</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;w</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ith</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ffiliates</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">None.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.9</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eries</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;A N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">3.04</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">% S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">enior</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eries</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;A, </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Due</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">anuary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;12, 2023</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">No. [_____]</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;"></font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PPN</font><font style="display: inline;"> [______________]</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: January 12, 2018</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST RATE: 3.04%</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: January 12</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">th</font><font style="display: inline;"> and July 12</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">th</font><font style="display: inline;"> of each year</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">MATURITY DATE: January 12, 2023</font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For Value Received, the undersigned, </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(her</font><font style="display: inline;">ein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of </font><font style="display: inline;">New York</font><font style="display: inline;">, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or </font><font style="display: inline;">its </font><font style="display: inline;">registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall n</font><font style="display: inline;">ot have been prepaid) on</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Maturity Date specified above (or so much thereof a</font><font style="display: inline;">s shall not have been prepaid),</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">with interest (computed on the basis of a 360</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;day year of twelve 30 day months) (a)&nbsp;on the unpaid balance hereof at the </font><font style="display: inline;">I</font><font style="display: inline;">nterest </font><font style="display: inline;">R</font><font style="display: inline;">ate per annum specified above</font><font style="display: inline;"> (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below)</font><font style="display: inline;">, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date</font><font style="display: inline;"> next succeeding the date hereof, and the Maturity Date 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 (y)&nbsp;during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, at a rate per annum (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Default Rate</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) from time to time equal to the greater of (i) </font><font style="display: inline;">2% over the Interest Rate specified above</font><font style="display: inline;"> (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below)</font><font style="display: inline;"> or (ii)&nbsp;2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York City, New York as its &#x201C;base&#x201D; or &#x201C;prime&#x201D; rate, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date</font><font style="display: inline;"> as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. in New York City, New York 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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as from time to time amended, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Purchase Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">PGIM, Inc. and each Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto and is entitled to the benefits thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;made the representation set forth in Section&nbsp;6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;1-A</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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 a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder&#x2019;s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, </font><font style="display: inline;">the Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on this Note and the performance by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> of all of </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> obligations contained in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;"> Agreement all as more fully set forth in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note is 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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;of</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[Title]</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Courier;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">1-A-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">helf</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">n</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">c.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[___%] S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">enior</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ote</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">, S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eries</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> [___],</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> due</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> _______ __, ____</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">No. [_____]</font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PPN</font><font style="display: inline;"> [______________]</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST RATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">MATURITY DATE:</font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT DATES AND AMOUNTS:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">For Value Received, the undersigned, </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(her</font><font style="display: inline;">ein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of </font><font style="display: inline;">New York</font><font style="display: inline;">, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or </font><font style="display: inline;">its </font><font style="display: inline;">registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on [___________] </font><font style="display: inline;">[on the Maturity Date specified above (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid),][payable on the Principal Prepayment Dates and in the amounts specified above, and on the Maturity Date specified above in an amount equal to the unpaid </font><font style="display: inline;">balance of the principal hereof</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font><font style="display: inline;">, with interest (computed on the basis of a 360</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;day year of twelve 30 day months) (a)&nbsp;on the unpaid balance hereof at the </font><font style="display: inline;">I</font><font style="display: inline;">nterest </font><font style="display: inline;">R</font><font style="display: inline;">ate per annum specified above</font><font style="display: inline;"> (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below)</font><font style="display: inline;">, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date</font><font style="display: inline;"> next succeeding the date hereof, and the Maturity Date 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 (y)&nbsp;during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount, at a rate per annum (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Default Rate</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) from time to time equal to the greater of (i) </font><font style="display: inline;">2% over the Interest Rate specified above</font><font style="display: inline;"> (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.3 of the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below) </font><font style="display: inline;">or (ii)&nbsp;2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York City, New York as its &#x201C;base&#x201D; or &#x201C;prime&#x201D; rate, payable </font><font style="display: inline;">on each Interest Payment Date</font><font style="display: inline;"> as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at </font><font style="display: inline;">JPMorgan </font><font style="display: inline;">Chase Bank, N.A. in New York City, New York 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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as from time to time amended, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Purchase Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">PGIM, Inc. and each Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto and is entitled to the benefits thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i)&nbsp;agreed to </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 1-B</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;made the representation set forth in Section&nbsp;6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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 a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder&#x2019;s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee.&nbsp;&nbsp;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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, </font><font style="display: inline;">the Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on this Note and the performance by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> of all of </font><font style="display: inline;">its</font><font style="display: inline;"> obligations contained in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase</font><font style="display: inline;"> Agreement all as more fully set forth in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[The </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> will make required prepayments of principal on the dates and in the amounts specified above and in the </font><font style="display: inline;">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>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">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</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;Whole Amount and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;of</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[Title]</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">1-B-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">equest</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">for</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchase</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Reference is made to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;">, between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, a </font><font style="display: inline;">New York </font><font style="display: inline;">corporation (herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), </font><font style="display: inline;">PGIM, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party (as defined in the Agreement)</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto.&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement, the Company hereby makes the following Request for Purchase:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Aggregate principal amount of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the Shelf Notes covered hereby</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)&nbsp;&nbsp;...................&nbsp;&nbsp;[$__________]</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">2</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Interest Rate</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Interest Payment Period:&nbsp;&nbsp;[quarterly or semiannually in arrears]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Individual specifications of the Notes:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:30.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.90%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:24.88%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Principal Amount</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:30.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Final Maturity Date</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.90%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Principal Prepayment </font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Dates and Amounts</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:24.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Interest </font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Payment Period</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:19.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:30.00%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.90%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:24.88%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:7pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[quarterly] </font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">[semi</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;annual]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Use of proceeds of the Notes:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Proposed day for the closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes: </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The purchase price of the Notes is to be transferred to:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:45.54%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:45.54%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Name and Address </font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">and ABA Routing </font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Number of Bank</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:27.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Number of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Account</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:27.24%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Name &amp; Telephone</font><br /><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;"> No. of Bank Officer</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:45.54%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.22%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:27.24%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">______________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Minimum principal amount of Notes is $10,000,000 and maximum principal amount shall not to exceed the Available Facility Amount.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 2.2(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">c</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">)</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 10pt"><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The Company certifies that (a) [except as set forth on Exhibit A hereto,] the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Agreement are true on and as of the date of this Request for Purchase and (b) that there exists on the date of this Request for Purchase no Event of Default or Default.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:22.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:175.15pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">[Authorized Officer]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 247.5pt;text-indent: -247.5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">c</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[E</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> A]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[U</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">pdated</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&amp; W</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The Section references hereinafter set forth correspond to the similar sections of the Agreement which are supplemented hereby:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">c</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">onfirmation of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">cceptance</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Reference is made to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018</font><font style="display: inline;">, between </font><font style="display: inline;">MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font><font style="display: inline;">, a </font><font style="display: inline;">New York </font><font style="display: inline;">corporation (herein called the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), </font><font style="display: inline;">PGIM, Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;"> and each </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party as defined in the Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> which becomes a party thereto.&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the Agreement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> or the </font><font style="display: inline;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;"> Party</font><font style="display: inline;"> which is named below as a Purchaser of Shelf Notes hereby confirms the representations as to such Shelf Notes set forth in Section 6 of the Agreement, and agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Agreement applicable to the Purchasers or holders of the Notes.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Pursuant to Section 2.1(e) of the Agreement, an Acceptance with respect to the following Accepted Shelf Notes is hereby confirmed:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">I.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Accepted Shelf Notes:&nbsp;&nbsp;Aggregate principal amount of</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the Shelf Notes covered hereby</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)&nbsp;&nbsp;...................&nbsp;&nbsp;[$__________] </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(A)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Name of Purchaser:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Principal amount:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Final maturity date:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Interest rate:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Notes payment period:&nbsp;&nbsp;[_______] in arrears</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Payment and notice instructions: As set forth on attached Purchaser Schedule</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Name of Purchaser:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Principal amount:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Final maturity date:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Interest rate:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Notes payment period:&nbsp;&nbsp;[_______] in arrears</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 2.2</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">e</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">)</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 108pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Payment and notice instructions: As set forth on attached Purchaser Schedule</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 72pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">[</font><font style="display: inline;">(C), (D)..... same information as above.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;text-indent: -36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Closing Day:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated: ______________</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Dated: ______________</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">PGIM, I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:234.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[P</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchasers</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">helf</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otes</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Name:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:36.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:197.95pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 256.5pt;text-indent: -256.5pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[Attach Purchaser Schedules]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">.2</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">e</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">[F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> 2018</font><font style="display: inline;"> made by each of the </font><font style="display: inline;">companies</font><font style="display: inline;"> that are signatories hereto (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guarantors&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), in favor of </font><font style="display: inline;">the holders (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Noteholders&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) of Notes (as defined below) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated as of January 12</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> 2018</font><font style="display: inline;"> (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Purchase Agreement&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), among MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Company&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;"> PGIM, Inc. (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Prudential</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) and</font><font style="display: inline;"> the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">i t n e s s e t h</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, pursuant to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> have </font><font style="display: inline;">purchased (i)&nbsp;$50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#x2019;s Senior Notes, Series A, due </font><font style="display: inline;">January&nbsp;12, 2023</font><font style="display: inline;"> (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Series&nbsp;A </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and (ii)&nbsp;Prudential along with any other Prudential Party which becomes a party to the Note Purchase Agreement may purchase additional shelf notes pursuant to the terms thereof (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Shelf Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">, and together with the Series&nbsp;A Notes, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">). </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, the proceeds of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Series&nbsp;A Notes</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and possible future proceeds from the Shelf Notes purchased </font><font style="display: inline;">under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement </font><font style="display: inline;">will be used in part to enable the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> to make valuable transfers to each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in connection with the operation of its business;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> are engaged in related businesses, and each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">hereas</font><font style="display: inline;">, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> to </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase the Series&nbsp;A Notes from </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">and their consent to execute and deliver the Note Purchase Agreement&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">that the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have executed and delivered </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ow</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">herefore</font><font style="display: inline;">, in consideration of the premises and to induce the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> to enter into the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> and to induce the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> to </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase the Notes from </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">pursuant to </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby agree with the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, as follows:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">xhibit</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;"> 2.3</font>

		</p>

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">(to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 1.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">efined</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">erms</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Note Documents&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the Note Purchase Agreement, this Subsidiary Guaranty, the Notes and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Obligations&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;"> means the unpaid principal of, interest on&nbsp;&nbsp;(including interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) or any Make-Whole Amount on the Notes and all other obligations and liabilities of the Company to any Noteholder, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Note Purchase Agreement, any Note Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Noteholders that are required to be paid by the Company pursuant hereto) or otherwise.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">c</font><font style="display: inline;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">The words &#x201C;hereof,&#x201D; &#x201C;herein&#x201D; and &#x201C;hereunder&#x201D; and words of similar import when used in </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall refer to </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> as a whole and not to any particular provision of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, and section and paragraph references are to </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> unless otherwise specified.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">d</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 2.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(</font><font style="display: inline;">a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees </font><font style="display: inline;">to the Noteholders </font><font style="display: inline;">for the ratable benefit of </font><font style="display: inline;">such Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of </font><font style="display: inline;">the Note Purchase Agreement and </font><font style="display: inline;">the Obligations.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Anything herein or in any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note </font><font style="display: inline;">Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder and under the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note</font><font style="display: inline;"> Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 3).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder without impairing </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or affecting the rights and remedies of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations and the obligations of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have been satisfied by payment in full.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">No payment made by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or received or collected by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> from the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of the Obligations or any payment received or collected from such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations up to the maximum liability of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder until the Obligations are paid in full.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 3.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ight of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ontribution</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby agrees that to the extent that a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x2019;s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of this Section 3 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor to </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, and each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall remain liable to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the full amount guaranteed by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 4.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubrogation</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Notwithstanding any payment made by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">by </font><font style="display: inline;">any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, no </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> against the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by </font><font style="display: inline;">any Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> in respect of payments made by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder, until all amounts owing to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> on account of the Obligations are paid in full.&nbsp;&nbsp;If any amount shall be paid to any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor in trust for </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, segregated from other funds of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, be turned over to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> in the exact form received by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> (duly indorsed by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in </font><font style="display: inline;">pro rata amounts respective to the aggregate principal</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 5.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mendments</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, E</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. w</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ith </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">espect</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">to the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">bligations</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> and without notice to or further assent by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder may be rescinded by </font><font style="display: inline;">such </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Required </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> or all </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders, as the case may be,</font><font style="display: inline;"> may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">No</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any property subject thereto.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 6.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">bsolute and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;U</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nconditional</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> upon </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or acceptance of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">; and all dealings between the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> and any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the one hand, and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> with respect to the Obligations.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> understands and agrees that </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note</font><font style="display: inline;"> Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">or any other Person against </font><font style="display: inline;">any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;">, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the Obligations, or of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, in bankruptcy or in any other instance.&nbsp;&nbsp;When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">or </font><font style="display: inline;">any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">4</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">or to collect any payments from the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, any other </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> against any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes hereof &#x201C;demand&#x201D; shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 7.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">einstatement</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">. &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 8.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ayments</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders </font><font style="display: inline;">without</font><font style="display: inline;"> set-off or counterclaim in Dollars </font><font style="display: inline;">as directed by the Purchaser Schedule.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 9.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">epresentations and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">arranties</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">hereby</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> represents and warrants that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its </font><font style="display: inline;">organization</font><font style="display: inline;"> and has the power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">it has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, and has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors&#x2019; rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">the execution, delivery and performance of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> will not violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> and will not </font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">5</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or revenues of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> pursuant to any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(e)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no consent or authorization of, filing with, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">notice</font><font style="display: inline;"> to or other act by or in respect</font><font style="display: inline;"> of, any arbitrator or </font><font style="display: inline;">Governmental</font><font style="display: inline;"> Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">) is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(f)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;">, threatened by or against such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> or against any of its properties or revenues (1) with respect to </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (2) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> agrees that the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been made by such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> on the date of each borrowing by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> on and as of such date of borrowing as though made hereunder on and as of such date.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 10.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">otices</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">All notices, </font><font style="display: inline;">requests</font><font style="display: inline;"> and demands to or upon any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> or any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 1</font><font style="display: inline;">8</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display: inline;"> that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be addressed to such </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> at its notice address set forth under its signature below.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 11.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ounterparts</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be executed by one or more of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 12.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">everability</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Any provision of </font><font style="display: inline;">this </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;"> Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">6</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 13.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ntegration.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> represents the agreement of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by any </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> relative to the subject matter hereof not reflected herein.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 14.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">mendments in</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">riting</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">; N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aiver</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">; C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">umulative</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">emedies</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">None of the terms or provisions of </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 1</font><font style="display: inline;">7</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">No</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> shall by any act (except by a written instrument </font><font style="display: inline;">pursuant</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> to </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Section&nbsp;14</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(a) hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions hereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.&nbsp;&nbsp;A waiver by any </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which such </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> would otherwise have on any future occasion.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(c)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 15.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;H</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eadings</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The section headings used in </font><font style="display: inline;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 16.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uccessors and</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ssigns</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> and shall inure to the benefit of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> and their successors and assigns.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 17.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">overning</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;L</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aw</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">This </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uaranty shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">tate of </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">N</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ew </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">Y</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ork, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">7</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 18.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubmission to</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;J</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urisdiction</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">; W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">aivers.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">submits to the non</font><font style="display: inline;">&#8209;exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">out</font><font style="display: inline;"> of or relating to this Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Note Document;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">waives and agrees not to assert, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">action</font><font style="display: inline;"> 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>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">action</font><font style="display: inline;"> or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;18(i) hereof brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section&nbsp;18(i) hereof by mailing a copy thereof by registered, certified, priority or express mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">postage</font><font style="display: inline;"> prepaid, return receipt or delivery confirmation requested, to it at its address specified in Section&nbsp;18 of the Note Purchase Agreement or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(v)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">agrees that such service upon receipt (i)&nbsp;shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">by</font><font style="display: inline;"> a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(vi)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">agrees that nothing in this Section&nbsp;18 shall affect the right of any Noteholder to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes </font><font style="display: inline;">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 </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">jurisdiction</font><font style="display: inline;">; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(vii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">waives trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">8</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 19.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">cknowledgements</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.&nbsp; </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> hereby acknowledges that:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;"> to which it is a party;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(ii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no Noteholder</font><font style="display: inline;"> has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;">, and the relationship between the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the one hand, and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">(iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">no joint venture is created hereby or by the other </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Documents</font><font style="display: inline;"> or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;"> or among the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantors</font><font style="display: inline;"> and the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:16pt 0pt 0pt 84.95pt;text-indent:-84.95pt;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<a name="_Toc492415962"></a><a name="_Toc114038645"></a><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ection</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> 20.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">dditional</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uarantors.</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Each Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> that is required to become a party to thi</font><font style="display: inline;">s Agreement pursuant to Section&nbsp;9.6</font><font style="display: inline;"> of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall become a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> Supplement in the form of Annex A hereto.</font><a name="_Toc114038647"></a>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">9</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;">I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">n</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">itness</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">hereof</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, each of the undersigned has caused </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">this Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:normal;text-transform:uppercase;">[signatures follow]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">10</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">D</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">eco</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ool</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">an</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> MSC C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, LLC</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:9pt;">[Signature Page to Subsidiary Guaranty]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">id</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;T</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ool</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">[S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ignature</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">age to </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">J&amp;L A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">merica</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">[S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ignature</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">age to </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:2pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC C</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ontract</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;M</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">anagement</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">, I</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Name:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:27.05pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:40.55pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:166.15pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Address for Notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">75 Maxess Road</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Melville, New York 11747</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Attention: General Counsel</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="3" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Telecopy: </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-indent:72pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">[S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ignature</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">age to </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:7pt;">uaranty</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9pt;">]</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nnex </font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orm of</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;G</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">uarantor</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">upplement</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 36pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">_____________, 201_</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[Noteholders]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:20pt 36pt 0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Re:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;">, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January 12, 2018 (as amended,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">supplemented or otherw</font><font style="display: inline;">ise modified from time to time,</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Subsidiary Guaranty&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">), made by certain subsidiaries of MSC Industrial </font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Direct Co., Inc. in favor of </font><font style="display: inline;">the hereinafter defined Noteholders</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 63.35pt;line-height:9pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">Reference is made to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarant</font><font style="display: inline;">y</font><font style="display: inline;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Terms defined in the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">Guarant</font><font style="display: inline;">y</font><font style="display: inline;"> shall be used herein as therein defined.</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The undersigned, ___________________________, a ________________ [corporation/limited liability company/partnership] and a Subsidiary of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">, in consideration of the </font><font style="display: inline;">purchase of $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#x2019;s Senior Notes, Series A, due </font><font style="display: inline;">January&nbsp;12, 2023</font><font style="display: inline;"> [and ___________________] (the </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&#x201C;Notes&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">holders of such Notes to be referred to as the</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &#x201C;Noteholders&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;">) &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">by the </font><font style="display: inline;">Noteholders</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">from </font><font style="display: inline;">the </font><font style="display: inline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;"> pursuant to the </font><font style="display: inline;">Note Purchase Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">, which </font><font style="display: inline;">proceeds of such Notes</font><font style="display: inline;"> benefit the undersigned by making funds available to the undersigned and by enhancing the financial strength of the consolidated group of which the undersigned is a member, hereby agrees to become an additional </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> for the purposes of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> and to perform all the obligations of a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under, and to be bound in all respects by the terms of, the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> as if the undersigned were a signatory party thereto, effective from the date hereof.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The undersigned hereby certifies that (a) this </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the undersigned and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors&#x2019; rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and (b) the representations and warranties contained in Section 9 of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> insofar as they relate to the undersigned are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date).</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">The undersigned hereby certifies that attached hereto as Annex I is a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the undersigned, authorizing the undersigned to become a </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> and to perform its obligations thereunder and to execute, deliver and perform this </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guarantor</font><font style="display: inline;"> Supplement.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The undersigned </font><font style="display: inline;">confirms</font><font style="display: inline;"> that it has received a copy of the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> including all amendments thereto, if any.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">The address to which all notices to the </font><font style="display: inline;">undersigned</font><font style="display: inline;"> under the </font><font style="display: inline;">Subsidiary Guaranty</font><font style="display: inline;"> should be directed is:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">[____________________]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:14pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">This Subsidiary Guarantor Supplement shall be effective on and as of the date first written above.&nbsp;&nbsp;This </font><font style="display: inline;">S</font><font style="display: inline;">ubsidiary </font><font style="display: inline;">G</font><font style="display: inline;">uarantor supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the </font><font style="display: inline;">S</font><font style="display: inline;">tate of </font><font style="display: inline;">N</font><font style="display: inline;">ew </font><font style="display: inline;">Y</font><font style="display: inline;">ork.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td colspan="2" valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:233.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">[N</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ame of</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ubsidiary</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:188.70pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">By:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:188.70pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:auto;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;width:45.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">Title:</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:188.70pt;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 248.4pt;text-indent:-14.4pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nnex</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">esolutions</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			&nbsp;
		</p></div><div style="margin-left:72pt;margin-right:72pt;">
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 9pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndustrial</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;D</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:18pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nformation</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">elating</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">to</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchasers</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:509.40pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:279.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Name and Address of Purchaser</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rudential </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">etirement </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nsurance and </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">A</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nnuity </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:279.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Principal Amount</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">of Notes to Be Purchased</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">$25,000,000</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:513.90pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 50.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">(1)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 50.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">All payments on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 50.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"> immediately available funds for credit to: </font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;height:44.55pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;height:44.55pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">3</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">New York, NY</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">ABA No. 021000021</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Account Name:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Account No. </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Each such wire transfer shall set forth the name of the Company, a reference to "3.04% Senior Notes due 2023, PPN </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">553530 A#3</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">" and the due date and application (as among principal, interest and Make-Whole Amount) of the payment being made. </font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">________________________</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:12pt">3</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">If Borrower's account is with JPMorgan Chase, use the following wiring instructions:</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">JPMorgan Chase Bank New York</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">New York, NY</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">ABA No.:&nbsp;&nbsp;021-000-021</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">Account No.:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;font-size:8pt;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">Account Name:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-style:italic;font-size:8pt;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">FFC:&nbsp;&nbsp;["P" Account Number for appropriate account]</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 8pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;">FFC Account Name: [Account Name for appropriate "P" account]</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;">P</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">urchaser</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;S</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">chedule</font><br /><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">(to Note Purchase Agreement)</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;line-height:12pt;text-indent:-36pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 8pt"><font style="display: inline;font-size:8pt;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:513.90pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">(2)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for all communications and notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">c/o Prudential Capital Group</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">1114 Avenue of the Americas, 30</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">th</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"> Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10036</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-decoration:underline;">and for all notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">c/o PGIM, Inc.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Prudential Tower</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">655 Broad Street</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">14th Floor - South Tower</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Newark, NJ 07102</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;PIM Private Accounting Processing Team</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Email: </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">(3)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for Delivery of Notes:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent: -35.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send physical security by nationwide overnight delivery service to:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">PGIM, Inc.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">655 Broad Street</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">14th Floor - South Tower</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Newark, NJ 07102</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]- Trade Management manager</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send copy by email to:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:23.40pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">(4)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:490.50pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Tax Identification No.:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">2</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:500.40pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:270.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Name and Address of Purchaser</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">F</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">armers</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;N</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ew</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;W</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">orld</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;L</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ife </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nsurance </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:270.00pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Principal Amount</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">of Notes to Be Purchased</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">$6,170,000</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:500.40pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(1)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">All payments on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to: </font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JPMorgan Chase Bank</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">New York, NY</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">ABA No.:&nbsp;&nbsp;021000021</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Account No.:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Account Name:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">For further credit to Account </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Each such wire transfer shall set forth the name of the Company, a reference to "3.04% Senior Notes due 2023, PPN </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">553530 A#3</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">" and the due date and application (as among principal, interest and Make-Whole Amount) of the payment being made.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(2)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for all communications and notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">c/o Prudential Capital Group</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">1114 Avenue of the Americas, 30</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">th</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"> Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10036</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-decoration:underline;">and for all notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments and written confirmations of wire transfers to</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">investment.accounting@farmersinsurance.com</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;or</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Farmers Insurance Company</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Accounting Team</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">4680 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Los Angeles, CA 90010</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-decoration:underline;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;or</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:500.40pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Farmers New World Life Insurance Company</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Operations Team</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">3003 77th Avenue Southeast, 5th Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Mercer Island, WA 98040-2837</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(3)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for Delivery of Notes:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send physical security to:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">If sending by overnight delivery:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Brooklyn, NY 11245-0001</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Physical Receive Department</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Telephone:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">If sending by messenger:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">4 Chase Metrotech Center</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">1st Floor, Window 5</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Brooklyn, NY 11245-0001</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Physical Receive Department</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(Use Willoughby Street Entrance)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Please include in the cover letter accompanying the Notes a reference to the Purchaser's account number ("P58834 &#x2013; Farmers New World Life Private Placement") and CUSIP information.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send copy by email:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:29.05pt;height:3.65pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(4)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:471.35pt;height:3.65pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Tax Identification No.:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">4</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:495.90pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:265.50pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Name and Address of Purchaser</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">T</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">he</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ndependent</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">rder of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;F</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">oresters</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:265.50pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Principal Amount</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">of Notes to Be Purchased</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">$3,970,000</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:493.20pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(1)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">All payments on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to: </font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">State Street Bank and Trust Co</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">801 Pennsylvania Ave.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Kansas City, MO 64105</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">ABA No.:&nbsp;&nbsp;011000028</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">DDA Account No.:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Ref:&nbsp;&nbsp;IOF Trust Prvt Placements - DT1Z</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Each such wire transfer shall set forth the name of the Company, a reference to "3.04% Senior Notes due 2023, PPN </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">553530 A#3</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">" and the due date and application (as among principal, interest and Make-Whole Amount) of the payment being made.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(2)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for all communications and notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">c/o Prudential Capital Group</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">1114 Avenue of the Americas, 30</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">th</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"> Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10036</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-decoration:underline;">and for all notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments and written confirmations of wire transfers to</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">The Independent Order of Foresters</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">789 Don Mills Road</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Toronto, Ontario, Canada</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">M3C 1T9</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Services Department</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">5</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:493.20pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(3)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for Delivery of Notes:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send physical security by nationwide overnight delivery</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">service to:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">DTCC</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Newport Office Center</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">570 Washington Blvd</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Jersey City, NJ 07310</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;5th floor/NY Window/Robert Mendez</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">FBO:</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">State Street Bank and Trust Company</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">DTC:</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Agent Bank #:</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 35.1pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:0.9pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">BIC:</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send copy by email:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(4)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Tax Identification No.:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">6</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:486.90pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:256.50pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:230.40pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Name and Address of Purchaser</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">U</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nited of</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;O</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">maha</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;L</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ife</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;I</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">nsurance</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">ompany</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:256.50pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:54.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 5.65pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:14pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Principal Amount</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">of Notes to Be Purchased</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;"></font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-transform:uppercase;">$14,860,000</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:486.90pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(1)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">All principal, interest and Make-Whole Amount payments on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JPMorgan Chase Bank</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">4 Metro Tech - 16th floor - Mail Code NY1-C512</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Brooklyn, NY 11245</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">ABA No. 021-000-021</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Private Income Processing</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">For Credit to account:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">For further credit to Account Name:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">For further credit to Account Number:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Each such wire transfer shall set forth the name of the Company, a reference to "3.04% Senior Notes due 1/12/2023, PPN </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">553530 A#3</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">" and the due date and application (as among principal, interest and Make-Whole Amount) of the payment being made.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(2)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">All payments, other than principal, interest or Make-Whole Amount, on account of Notes held by such purchaser shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JPMorgan Chase Bank</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">4 Metro Tech - 16th floor - Mail Code NY1-C512</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Brooklyn, NY 11245</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">ABA No. 021-000-021</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Account No. </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Account Name:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:448.75pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Each such wire transfer shall set forth the name of the Company, a reference to "3.04% Senior Notes due 1/12/2023, PPN ___" and the due date and application (e.g., type of fee) of the payment being made.</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">7</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			&nbsp;

		</p>

</div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:14pt;font-family:Times New Roman;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"></font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:493.20pt;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size: 1pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(3)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for all communications and notices:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">c/o Prudential Capital Group</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">1114 Avenue of the Americas, 30</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:6pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:14pt">th</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;"> Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">New York, NY&nbsp;&nbsp;10036</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;text-decoration:underline;">and for all notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments and written confirmations of wire transfers to</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JPMorgan Chase Bank</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">14201 Dallas Parkway - 13th Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Dallas, TX 75254-2917</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attn:&nbsp;&nbsp;Income Processing - G. Ruiz</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">a/c:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(4)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Address for Delivery of Notes:</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send physical security by nationwide overnight delivery</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">service to:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">JPMorgan Chase Bank</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Brooklyn, NY 11245-0001</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Attention:&nbsp;&nbsp;Physical Receive Department</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Please include in the cover letter accompanying the</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Notes a reference to the Purchaser's account number</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(United of Omaha Life Insurance Company; Account</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Number:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">).</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(b)</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Send copy by email:</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">and</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;text-indent:36pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">&#xFEFF;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:38.15pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">(5)</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:455.05pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">Tax Identification No.:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">[</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-style:italic;">omitted</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;">]</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">
			<font style="display: inline;">&#xFEFF;</font>
		</p>
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p><div style="width:100%">

		<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 12pt">

			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">8</font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;"></font><font style="font-family:Times;font-size:12pt;display: inline;">-</font>

		</p>

</div><hr size="3" style="color:#999999" width="100%" align="center"></hr>
	</div></body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
