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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-08-126165.txt : 20080602
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-08-126165
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080530
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080602

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OPTICAL CABLE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000230
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE [3357]
		IRS NUMBER:				541237042
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27022
		FILM NUMBER:		08872364

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5290 CONCOURSE DR
		CITY:			ROANOKE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5402650690

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5290 CONCOURSE DRIVE
		CITY:			ROANOKE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24019
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STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Current Report </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;30, 2008 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>000-27022</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>54-1237042</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Commission File Number) </B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification Number)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5290 Concourse Drive</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Roanoke, VA</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>24019</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;1.01</FONT></TD>
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<A HREF="#tx51953_1">Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </A> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<A HREF="#tx51953_2">Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets </A> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;9.01</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
<A HREF="#tx51953_3">Financial Statements and Exhibits </A> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
<A HREF="#tx51953_4">Signatures </A> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:9%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
<A HREF="#tx51953_5">Exhibits </A> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>
<A NAME="tx51953_1"></A>Item&nbsp;1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>
<A NAME="tx51953_2"></A>Item&nbsp;2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Optical Cable Corporation Acquires SMP Data
Communications </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On May&nbsp;30, 2008, Optical Cable Corporation acquired Superior Modular Products Incorporated (doing business as SMP Data
Communications) (&#147;SMP&#148;), from Preformed Line Products Company (&#147;PLP&#148;), for a purchase price of $11.5 million, subject to certain minimum working capital requirements and related purchase price adjustments. SMP is located near
Asheville, North Carolina. The transaction was effected by an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May&nbsp;30, 2008 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), entered into among Optical Cable Corporation (as purchaser), Aurora Merger Corporation, a
Delaware corporation and a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of Optical Cable Corporation (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;), PLP (as seller) and SMP, whereby SMP was merged with and into Merger Sub. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, PLP is entitled
to receive $11.5 million subject to certain purchase price adjustments, in exchange for all of the outstanding common shares of SMP. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The transaction was
consummated on May&nbsp;30, 2008 in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Optical Cable Corporation&#146;s press release on June&nbsp;2, 2008, regarding its acquisition of SMP is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>
<A NAME="tx51953_3"></A>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Exhibits. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 30, 2008, by and among Optical Cable Corporation, Aurora Merger Corporation, Performed Line Products Company and Superior Modular Products Incorporated
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release issued by Optical Cable Corporation on June 2, 2008</FONT></TD></TR>
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<A NAME="tx51953_4"></A>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ TRACY G. SMITH</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tracy G. Smith</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: June&nbsp;2, 2008 </FONT></P>

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<A NAME="tx51953_5"></A>EXHIBIT INDEX </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Current report on Form 8-K </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 30, 2008, by and among Optical Cable Corporation, Aurora Merger Corporation, Performed Line Products Company and Superior Modular Products Incorporated
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 2.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>BY AND AMONG </B></FONT></P> <P
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corporation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">as Purchaser </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and
its subsidiary </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AURORA MERGER CORPORATION, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a Delaware corporation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AND </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">an Ohio corporation </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">as Seller </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and its subsidiary </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SUPERIOR MODULAR PRODUCTS INCORPORATED, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">a Delaware corporation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(doing business as SMP Data Communications) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated as of May&nbsp;30, 2008 </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This <B>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER</B> (this &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;) is made and entered into as of May&nbsp;30, 2008 by and among
(i)&nbsp;<B>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION</B>, a Virginia corporation (&#147;<U>Purchaser</U>&#148;), and <B>AURORA MERGER CORPORATION</B>, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (&#147;<U>Merger Sub</U>&#148;), and
(ii)&nbsp;<B>PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY</B>, an Ohio corporation (&#147;<U>Seller</U>&#148;), and <B>SUPERIOR MODULAR PRODUCTS INCORPORATED</B>, a Delaware corporation, doing business as SMP Data Communications and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Seller (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RECITALS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WHEREAS</B>, Seller owns one hundred (100)&nbsp;shares (the &#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;) of common stock, no par value, of the Company, which represents all of the Company&#146;s issued and outstanding Shares;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WHEREAS</B>, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into the
Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation resulting in the Company being a wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (the &#147;<U>Merger</U>&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the boards of directors of the Purchaser, of the Company and of Seller (as sole shareholder of the Company) have each approved this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and have each determined that they are in the best interests of the Company; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NOW, THEREFORE</B>, in consideration of the
mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE I
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>DEFINITIONS AND DEFINED TERMS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.1 <U>Definitions and Defined Terms</U>. Unless the context otherwise requires or as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Affiliate</U>&#148; shall mean with respect to any Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled
by or is under common control with that Person. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Ancillary Agreements</U>&#148; shall mean the Escrow Agreement, the PLP to OCC
Supply Agreement, the SMP to PLP Supply Agreement, the PLP Transition Services Agreement and the Employment Agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Business
Day</U>&#148; shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by Law to close. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Code</U>&#148; shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Company IT Systems</U>&#148; shall mean any and all information technology, telephony systems and computer systems (including, in each case,
software, hardware and other equipment, firmware and embedded software) relating to the transmission, storage, maintenance, organization, presentation, generation, processing or analysis of data and information whether or not in electronic format,
which technology and systems are owned by the Company or are used in or necessary to the conduct of the business of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Consent</U>&#148; shall mean any consent, approval or authorization of, notice to, permit, or designation, registration, declaration or filing with, any Person. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Contract</U>&#148; shall mean, whether written or oral, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, license, lease, purchase
order, sales order, arrangement or other commitment, obligation or understanding to which a Person is a party or by which a Person or its assets or properties are bound. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Escrow Agent</U>&#148; shall mean Branch Banking and Trust Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Excluded
Assets</U>&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;all cash and cash equivalent contained in those accounts identified in <U>Section&nbsp;1.1(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule and (ii)&nbsp;that certain sail boat model currently located in the main conference
room on the second floor of Company&#146;s administrative building in Asheville, North Carolina. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Excluded Liabilities</U>&#148;
shall mean Indebtedness; loans from officers and employees; capital leases; Taxes payable for all periods immediately prior to the Effective Time; any liabilities for warranty claims in connection with sales prior to the Effective Time; any costs
associated with satisfaction of any equity incentives; and any current and non-current liabilities; provided, however, that Excluded Liabilities shall not include any liabilities otherwise included in the computation of Net Working Capital.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>GAAP</U>&#148; shall mean U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Governmental Authority</U>&#148; shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign government or any subdivision, agency, instrumentality,
authority, department, commission, board or bureau thereof or any federal, state, local or foreign court, tribunal or arbitrator. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Indebtedness</U>&#148; shall mean (a)&nbsp;all debt and similar monetary obligations, whether direct or indirect, current or non-current, (b)&nbsp;all liabilities associated with capital leases and all liabilities secured by any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance existing on property owned or acquired subject thereto, whether or not the liability secured thereby shall have been assumed, (c)&nbsp;all guaranties, endorsements and other
contingent financial obligations whether direct or indirect in respect of indebtedness or performance of others, including any obligation to supply funds to or in any manner to invest in, directly or indirectly, a debtor, to purchase indebtedness or
to assure the owner of indebtedness against loss, through an agreement to purchase goods, </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">supplies or services for the purpose of enabling a debtor to make payment of the indebtedness held by such owner or otherwise, (d)&nbsp;obligations to
reimburse issuers of any letters of credit, (e)&nbsp;the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product, (f)&nbsp;any intercompany liabilities of the Company to Seller
or any Affiliate of the Seller; (g)&nbsp;all accrued but unpaid interest (or interest equivalent) to the date of determination, related to any items of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a)&nbsp;through (f)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;all fees, expenses,
prepayment penalties, premiums and other amounts payable in connection with any redemption or prepayment of any of the foregoing; but in all such cases excluding liabilities included in the computation of Net Working Capital. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Indemnified Party</U>&#148; shall mean any Purchaser Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party, as applicable. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Indemnifying Party</U>&#148; shall mean either Purchaser or Seller, as applicable. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>IRS</U>&#148; shall mean the Internal Revenue Service. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Knowledge of the Company</U>&#148; shall mean the actual knowledge of (i)&nbsp;any employee with management responsibility, officer or director of the Company, or (ii)&nbsp;any employee with responsibility
for any Company function or activity, officer or director of the Seller. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Laws</U>&#148; shall mean all federal, state, local or
foreign laws, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, ordinances, awards, stipulations, treaty, statutes, judicial or administrative doctrines, rules or regulations enacted, promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Authority. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Liens</U>&#148; shall mean all title defects or objections, mortgages, liens, claims, charges, pledges or other encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever, including licenses, leases, chattel or other mortgages, collateral security arrangements, title imperfections, defect or objection liens, security interests, conditional and installment sales agreements, easements, encroachments or
restrictions, of any kind and other title or interest retention arrangements, reservations or limitations of any nature, including without limitation any of the foregoing associated with any Indebtedness. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Material Adverse Effect</U>&#148; shall mean a material adverse effect on (a)&nbsp;the Company or the business, operations, assets, liabilities,
condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company, or (b)&nbsp;the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in either case, a Material Adverse Effect shall not be measured against financial
projections or forecasts of the Company provided to the Purchaser by the Seller or the Company before the Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Material
Consents&#148;</U> shall mean those Consents which are listed on <U>Section&nbsp;1.1(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Net Working Capital</U>&#148; shall mean an amount, which may be positive or negative, equal to
(i)&nbsp;the total current assets of the Company, excluding any Excluded Assets, minus (ii)&nbsp;the total current liabilities of the Company, excluding any Excluded Liabilities; calculated in a manner consistent with the description set forth in
<U>Exhibit B</U> attached hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Organizational Documents</U>&#148; shall mean any charter, certificate of incorporation,
articles of association, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement, membership agreement, bylaws, operating agreement, shareholders&#146; agreement, or similar formation or governing documents and instruments. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Permits</U>&#148; shall mean all permits, licenses, approvals, franchises, notices and authorizations issued by any Governmental Authority that
are used or held for use in, necessary for or otherwise relate to the ownership, operation or other use of any of business of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Permitted Liens</U>&#148; shall mean (a)&nbsp;mechanics&#146;, carriers&#146;, workmen&#146;s, repairmen&#146;s or other like Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not material and not
yet due and payable and which secure an obligation of the Company included in the computation of Net Working Capital, (b)&nbsp;Liens arising under Contracts with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business in respect of amounts
still owing, which Liens are set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;1.1(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, and (c)&nbsp;statutory Liens for Taxes and other governmental charges for periods after the Effective Time that are not due and payable; provided,
however, that Permitted Liens shall not include any Liens related to Excluded Liabilities of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Person</U>&#148; shall
mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or other entity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Proceeding</U>&#148; shall mean any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding and any informal proceeding), prosecution, contest,
hearing, inquiry, inquest, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise has involved, any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Subsidiary</U>&#148; and &#147;<U>Subsidiaries</U>&#148; shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture or other entity in which such Person (a)&nbsp;owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;or more of the outstanding voting securities, equity securities, profits interest or capital or equity interest, (b)&nbsp;is
entitled to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body or (c)&nbsp;in the case of a limited partnership or limited liability company, is a general partner or managing member, respectively. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Tax Return</U>&#148; shall mean any report, return, election, notice, estimate, declaration, information statement or other form or document
(including all schedules, exhibits and other attachments thereto) relating to and filed or required to be filed with a Taxing Authority in connection with any Tax. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Taxable Period</U>&#148; shall mean any taxable year or any other period that is treated as a
taxable year, with respect to which any Tax may be imposed under any applicable Law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Taxes</U>&#148; shall mean any and all
federal, national, provincial, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions, levies and liabilities (including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and
occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, gains, franchise, estimated, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise, unemployment, insurance, social security, business license, occupation, business organization, stamp, environmental,
property taxes or other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever), together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts. For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;Taxes&#148; also includes any obligations under any
agreements or arrangements with any Person with respect to the liability for, or sharing of, Taxes, any liability pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section&nbsp;1.1502-6 or comparable provisions of state, local or foreign tax Laws, and any liability
for Taxes as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<U>Taxing Authority</U>&#148; shall mean any Government Authority
exercising tax regulatory, enforcement, collection or other authority. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.2 <U>Rules of Construction</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) All article, section, schedule and exhibit references used in this Agreement are to articles, sections, schedules and exhibits to this Agreement
unless otherwise specified. The schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated herein for all purposes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If a term is defined as one part of speech (such as a noun), it shall have a corresponding meaning when used as another part of speech (such as a verb). Terms defined in the singular have the corresponding
meanings in the plural, and vice versa. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral genders and vice versa. The term &#147;includes&#148; or
&#147;including&#148; shall mean &#147;including without limitation.&#148; The words &#147;hereof,&#148; &#147;hereto,&#148; &#147;hereby,&#148; &#147;herein,&#148; &#147;hereunder&#148; and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement,
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or article in which such words appear. The phrase &#147;the date of this Agreement,&#148; &#147;date hereof&#148; and terms of similar import, unless the context otherwise
requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the preamble of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number
of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. Whenever any action must be taken hereunder on or by a day that is not a Business Day, then such action may be validly taken on or by the next day that is a
Business Day. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The parties hereto acknowledge that each party hereto and its attorney has reviewed this Agreement
and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party, or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement, shall not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of
this Agreement. Any controversy over construction of this Agreement shall be decided without regard to events of authorship or negotiation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(e) Titles and headings to sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) All references to currency herein shall be to, and all payments required hereunder shall be paid in, U.S. dollars. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE II </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE MERGER
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.1 <U>The Merger</U>. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company, the Company shall be the surviving corporation of such Merger, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (&#147;<U>DGCL</U>&#148;). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided herein, all property, rights, powers, privileges and franchises of Merger
Sub shall vest in the Company as the surviving corporation following the Merger and all debts, liabilities and duties of Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of such surviving corporation. Immediately following the Effective
Time, the Company, as the surviving corporation following the Merger (the &#147;<U>Surviving Corporation</U>&#148;), shall be a wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Effective Time</U>. The Merger shall become effective upon the completion of the filing of the properly executed certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State attached hereto as <U>Exhibit A</U>
(the &#147;<U>Certificate of Merger</U>&#148;), which filings shall be made contemporaneously with Closing. When used in this Agreement, the term &#147;<U>Effective Time</U>&#148; with respect to the Merger shall mean 9:00 a.m., New York City time
on May&nbsp;30, 2008, or such later date and time at which the Certificate of Merger has been accepted for filing with the Delaware Secretary of State. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Certificate of Incorporation</U>. At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as the surviving corporation shall be amended and restated in the form to be attached to the Certificate
of Merger. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Bylaws</U>. At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Company as the surviving corporation shall be
the same as the Bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Directors and Officers</U>. The initial
directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified. The officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be
the officers of the Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly appointed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)
<U>Exchange of Shares</U>. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)
Each share of common stock of Merger Sub, no par value per share, outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Company (the
&#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) Any shares of the Company&#146;s common stock held in the treasury of the Company or by any subsidiary
of the Company (collectively, the &#147;<U>Treasury Shares</U>&#148;) shall be canceled and retired and cease to exist, and no consideration shall be given in exchange therefor. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) All of the Shares (other than the Treasury Shares as set forth above) shall be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as
defined below). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <U>Mechanics of Exchange</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) At or prior to Closing, Seller shall surrender a stock certificate representing the Shares for cancellation in exchange for the Merger Consideration. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the Shares. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Purchaser nor any other party hereto shall be liable to a holder of Shares of
the Company&#146;s capital stock for any portion of the Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <U>No Further Rights in Shares</U>. The Merger Consideration received by Seller pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered and
received in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Shares. At the Effective Time of the Merger, any holder of Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect to Shares, and such holder&#146;s sole right shall be to receive their
portion of the Merger Consideration. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) <U>Further Actions</U>. If at any time after the Effective Time, any further assignments or
assurances in law or any other things are necessary or desirable to vest or to perfect or confirm of record in the Company, as the Surviving Corporation, the title to any property or rights or the ongoing objectives of either the Company or Merger
Sub, or otherwise to carry out the provisions of this Agreement, the officers and directors of the Company, as the Surviving Corporation, are hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the Merger Sub and the Company, in the name of and on behalf
of either such entity as appropriate, to execute and deliver any and all things necessary or proper to vest or to perfect or confirm title to such property or rights in the Company, as the surviving corporation following the Merger, and otherwise to
carry out the purposes and provisions of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.2 <U>Merger Consideration</U>. As a result of the Merger and
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Seller shall become entitled to receive the aggregate consideration (the &#147;<U>Merger Consideration</U>&#148; or the &#147;<U>Purchase Price</U>&#148;) of ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($11,500,000), subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of this <U>Article II </U>and <U>Section&nbsp;7.5</U> hereto, payable as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(a) to Seller an aggregate of (i)&nbsp;Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), in immediately available funds, less (ii)&nbsp;the amount of Excluded Liabilities existing as of Closing and not otherwise paid at Closing by the Company, and
(iii)&nbsp;less the Estimated Net Working Capital Deficiency (the &#147;<U>Closing Date Payment</U>&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) to the Escrow Agent on
behalf of Seller, One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) of the Purchase Price in immediately available funds, which shall be held by the Escrow Agent and released to Seller subject to the terms and conditions of the Escrow
Agreement, such terms shall include but not be limited to the satisfaction of all Indebtedness (the &#147;<U>Escrow Amount</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.3 <U>Estimated Net Working Capital Adjustment</U>. The parties hereto agree that, on the Closing Date, the Net Working Capital of the Company should be not less than Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) (the &#147;<U>Target Net
Working Capital Value</U>&#148;). A statement setting forth the accounts constituting Target Net Working Capital Value and a description of the method used to calculate Target Net Working Capital Value is attached hereto as <U>Exhibit B</U>. Prior
to the Closing Date, Seller shall have prepared and delivered to Purchaser a statement setting forth an estimate of the Net Working Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date (the &#147;<U>Estimated Net Working Capital Value</U>&#148;). The
Estimated Net Working Capital Value shall include the same accounts as set forth in <U>Exhibit B</U>, and shall be performed using GAAP and the same principles, practices and procedures used in preparing the calculation of Target Net Working Capital
Value. If the Estimated Net Working Capital Value is less than the Target Net Working Capital Value, then such difference shall be referred to as the &#147;<U>Estimated Net Working Capital Deficiency</U>.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.4 <U>Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Purchaser shall prepare and present to Seller a draft of the balance sheet establishing the actual Net Working Capital (as finally determined pursuant
to the terms of this <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)</U>, the &#147;<U>Closing Date Statement</U>&#148;) promptly, but not more than sixty (60)&nbsp;calendar days after the Closing Date. The Closing Date Statement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP
and the same principles, practices and procedures used in preparing the calculation of Target Net Working Capital Value set forth in <U>Exhibit B</U> attached hereto. The balance for inventory to be set forth on the Closing Date Statement shall be
based on the results of a full physical count of all inventory owned by the Company (the &#147;<U>Physical Inventory</U>&#148;) to be taken on or around the Closing Date, but in no event later than five (5)&nbsp;Business Days subsequent to the
Closing Date. The Physical Inventory shall be taken and documented in reasonable detail by the Company and shall be observed by the Purchaser (or its representatives) and also shall be observed, at the Seller&#146;s option, by the Seller (or its
representatives). For purposes of computing Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date, the Physical Inventory quantities shall be valued at the lower of cost or market (which shall not exceed net realizable value) and net of any applicable
inventory reserves, utilizing costing methods in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Each party shall bear its own expenses with respect to the Physical Inventory. Seller, together with its representatives and accountants, shall have the
right to review the work papers of Purchaser and Purchaser&#146;s accountants utilized in preparing the Closing Date Statement for purposes of verifying the accuracy of the presentation of the Closing Date Statement. If Seller shall not have
notified Purchaser in a reasonably detailed written statement describing any objections to the Closing Date Statement within forty-five (45)&nbsp;calendar days after its receipt by Seller, the Closing Date Statement shall be deemed to be final. If
Purchaser and Seller cannot agree on the Closing Date Statement within forty-five (45)&nbsp;calendar days after the delivery of the Closing Date Statement to Seller by Purchaser, the parties shall submit the dispute to a mutually acceptable
accounting firm (the &#147;<U>Reviewing Accountants</U>&#148;), whose determination shall be binding on the parties. The fees of such Reviewing Accountants shall be split equally between Purchaser and Seller. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) In the event the actual Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date is less than the Estimated Net Working Capital Value, the Purchase Price shall be
adjusted downward, dollar-for-dollar, by the extent to which the Estimated Net Working Capital Value exceeds the actual Net Working Capital Value (the &#147;<U>Downward Purchase Price Adjustment</U>&#148;). In the event the actual Net Working
Capital value is less than the Target Net Working Capital Value and the actual Net Working Capital value is greater than the Estimated Net Working Capital Value, then the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward, dollar-for-dollar, by the extent to
which the <U>lower</U> of (i)&nbsp;the actual Net Working Capital value or (ii)&nbsp;the Target Net Working Capital Value, exceeds the Estimated Net Working Capital Value (the &#147;<U>Upward Purchase Price Adjustment</U>&#148;) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) In satisfaction of the Upward Purchase Price Adjustment, if any, pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(b)</U> hereto, Purchaser shall pay to Seller such
amount in immediately available funds within three (3)&nbsp;Business Days of the date in which the final Closing Date Statement is determined pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)</U> hereto. In satisfaction of the Downward Purchase Price Adjustment,
if any, pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(b)</U> hereto, Purchaser shall be paid such amount from the Escrow Agreement after its notice to the Escrow </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Agent and Seller, and Seller shall pay to Purchaser any remaining balance in immediately available funds within three (3)&nbsp;Business Days of the date in
which the Closing Date Statement is finally determined pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)</U> hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.5 <U>Payment of Legal
Opinion of Seller&#146;s Counsel.</U> Purchaser agrees to pay on the Closing Date the actual cost of Seller&#146;s counsel to issue the Legal Opinion of Seller&#146;s Counsel in an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) (the
&#147;<U>Legal Opinion Payment by Purchaser</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.6 <U>Imputed Interest</U>. The parties hereto shall treat such
portion, if any, of any payment that is treated for federal income tax purposes as being paid to Seller after the Closing Date as imputed interest to the extent required pursuant to Section&nbsp;483 or Section&nbsp;1274 of the Code. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE III </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CLOSING
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.1 <U>The Closing</U>. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the &#147;<U>Closing</U>&#148;) will take place at the offices of Woods Rogers PLC, 10 South Jefferson Street, Suite 1400, Roanoke, Virginia 24011, on May&nbsp;30, 2008, or at such other place as Purchaser and Seller
shall agree in writing (the &#147;<U>Closing Date</U>&#148;); <U>provided</U> that (other than in respect of Taxes) the effective time of the Closing shall be the Effective Time of the Merger. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.2 <U>Deliveries at Closing</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(a) At the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the Certificate of Merger, duly
executed by the Company; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) certificate(s) representing the Shares owned by Seller, free and clear of any Lien; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) evidence, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, that (A)&nbsp;all Indebtedness of the Company has been paid in full and all
Liens except Permitted Liens in connection therewith have been terminated and (B)&nbsp;all Indebtedness of Seller and any officer, director, or Affiliate of Seller or Company for borrowed money owed by the Company has been paid in full; provided the
occurrence of Closing shall constitute a waiver of any evidence not so delivered (but not of any requirement herein that such amounts are to be paid in full); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) a non-foreign person affidavit of Seller as required by Section&nbsp;1445 of the Code, substantially in the forms attached hereto as <U>Exhibit C</U>; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) an escrow agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit D</U> (the
&#147;<U>Escrow Agreement</U>&#148;), duly executed by Seller, which shall be in full force and effect as of the Closing Date; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) an
agreement among Purchaser, Seller and Company which provides for the private label manufacturing of Fiberguard&reg; family of products by Seller for Company and Purchaser, in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit E</U> (the &#147;PLP to OCC Supply
Agreement&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) an agreement among the Company and Seller which provides for the continued purchase from Company by, and sale of
datacom products by, the Seller&#146;s Brazilian subsidiary, in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit F</U> (the &#147;SMP to PLP Supply Agreement&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) an agreement among Purchaser and Seller which provides for Seller to allow the Company to continue operations in the same form and manner as it operated in Seller&#146;s Albemarle, North Carolina, facilities
and for Seller to continue to provide certain Information Technology services to the Company, for a period of six (6)&nbsp;months, with the fee for such services to be One Dollar ($1.00) per month, in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit G</U>
(the &#147;PLP Transition Services Agreement&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix) employment agreements, in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser,
containing, among other things, confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, duly executed by the employees of the Company listed on <U>Exhibit H</U> attached hereto, respectively (the &#147;<U>Employment Agreements</U>&#148;), each
of which shall be in full force and effect as of the Closing Date; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) resignations, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
Purchaser, effective as of the Closing Date, of each officer and director of the Company; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xi) evidence, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Purchaser, that all Material Consents and all necessary Consents of any Governmental Authority have been obtained or made; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(xii) a legal opinion by Seller&#146;s counsel in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit I</U> (&#147;Legal Opinion of Seller&#146;s Counsel&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiii) all other documents and instruments reasonably requested by Purchaser to be delivered by Seller to Purchaser at the Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the Closing Date Payment to Seller by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, to an account or accounts designated by Seller in a written notice delivered to Purchaser no later than three (3)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the Closing Date; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) payment to Seller of the Legal Opinion Payment by Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, to an account or accounts designated by Seller in a written notice delivered to Purchaser no later than three (3)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the Closing Date; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) the Escrow Amount to the Escrow Agent on behalf of Seller; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser, which shall be in full force and effect as of the Closing Date; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) all other documents and instruments reasonably requested by Seller to be delivered by Purchaser to Seller at the Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.3 <U>Excluded Assets; Excluded Liabilities</U>. The Company will (a)&nbsp;distribute the Excluded Assets to Seller prior to Closing, provided that any Excluded Assets thus distributed shall not be
included as current assets for purpose of calculating the Net Working Capital; and (b)&nbsp;repay and discharge any Excluded Liabilities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE IV </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Except as otherwise disclosed to Purchaser in a schedule delivered to Purchaser by Seller in connection with the execution of this Agreement (with
specific reference to the representations and warranties in this <U>Article IV</U> to which the information in such schedule relates) (the &#147;<U>Disclosure Schedule</U>&#148;), Seller makes the following representations and warranties as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.1 <U>Organization and Good Standing</U>. The Company is duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease, operate and otherwise hold its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The
Company has qualified to transact business in every state where it is required to do so, except where to the failure to be so qualified would not be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. <U>Section&nbsp;4.1</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth those states in which the Company is currently qualified to transact business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.2 <U>Real Property</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.2(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a lessee, sub-lessee, tenant, licensee or assignee of
any real property owned by any third Person nor is it party to any leases of real property, occupancy agreements or similar agreements, whether written or oral. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Section&nbsp;4.2(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list and legal description of all the real property that the Company owns (the &#147;<U>Owned Real Property</U>&#148;). With
respect to each such parcel of Owned Real Property except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.2(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the
Company has fee simple title to the parcel of Owned Real Property, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens), easement, covenant or other restriction, except for liens for utilities and current Taxes not yet due and payable,
installments of special assessments and liens incurred in the ordinary course of business not yet delinquent, and recorded easements, covenants and other restrictions which do not materially and adversely affect the current use or occupancy, or the
marketability of title or, to the Knowledge of the Company, value, of the Owned Real Property subject thereto; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened condemnation Proceedings
relating to the Owned Real Property or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other Proceedings affecting adversely the current use, occupancy or value thereof; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, the physical condition of the parcel of Owned Real Property is sufficient to permit the continued conduct of the business consistent with past practices, subject to the provision
of the usual and customary maintenance and repairs performed in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, with respect to similar properties of like age and construction; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) all facilities have received all approvals of Governmental Authorities (including Permits) required in connection with the ownership or operation
thereof and have been operated and maintained in accordance with applicable Laws; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) there are no leases, subleases, licenses,
concessions or other agreements, written or oral, granting to any party or parties the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the parcel of Owned Real Property; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) there are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal to purchase the parcel of Owned Real Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) there is no Person other than the Company in possession of the parcel of Owned Real Property. and </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) all facilities located on the parcel of Owned Real Property, to the Knowledge of the Company, are supplied with utilities and other services
necessary for the operation of such facilities at Closing, including gas, electricity, water, telephone, sanitary sewer and storm sewer, all of which services are in accordance with all applicable Laws and are provided via public roads or via
permanent, irrevocable, appurtenant easements benefiting the parcel of Owned Real Property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.3 <U>Authorization and Effect
of Agreement</U>. Seller and the Company have all requisite right, corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which either is a party and to perform their </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">respective obligations hereunder and under any such Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the
Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which either is or is proposed to be a party by Seller and the Company and the performance by Seller and the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, as
the case may be, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as the case may be, have been duly authorized and no other corporate action on the part of Seller or the Company is necessary to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is or is proposed to be a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger. This Agreement has been
duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors&#146; rights and remedies generally. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.4 <U>Consents and
Approvals; No Violations</U>. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.4 </U>of the Disclosure Schedule, no filing with, and no Permit or Consent of any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary to be obtained, made or given by Seller
or the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller or the Company is a party, the performance by Seller or the Company of its respective obligations hereunder or thereunder and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller or the Company is a party, <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that no representation and warranty is made with respect to authorizations,
approvals, notices or filings with any Governmental Authority that, if not obtained or made, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the Seller&#146;s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.4</U> of the Disclosure Schedule neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller or the Company is a party nor the consummation by Seller
or the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller or the Company is a party nor compliance by Seller or the Company with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will (a)&nbsp;conflict with
or result in any breach of any provision of any Organizational Documents of the Company, (b)&nbsp;result in a material breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of
termination, modification, cancellation, acceleration or loss of material benefits) under or result in the creation of any Lien on the Shares or any of the Company Assets or Owned Real Property, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
Contract to which the Company or Seller is a party or otherwise may be subject or bound, (c)&nbsp;violate any Permit applicable to the Company or Seller or to which the Company or Seller or any of the Company Assets or Owned Real Property may be
subject or bound or (d)&nbsp;violate any Laws applicable to the Company or Seller or the Company Assets. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.5 <U>Permits; Compliance with Law</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Listed in <U>Section&nbsp;4.5(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule are all of the Permits held by the Company. The Company holds all Permits necessary
for the ownership and lease of its properties and Company Assets and the lawful conduct of its business under and pursuant to all applicable Laws. All Permits have been legally obtained and maintained and are valid and in full force and effect. To
the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no material change in the facts or circumstances reported or assumed in the application for or granting of any Permits. No Proceeding is pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to suspend,
revoke, withdraw, modify or limit any Permit, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no fact, error or admission relevant to any Permit that would permit the suspension, revocation, withdrawal, modification or limitation of, or in the loss
of any Permit. Following the Closing, each Permit will continue to be valid and in full force and effect without any Consent or modification required by or from any Governmental Authority for a period of seven (7)&nbsp;days following Closing.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;4.5(b)</U> or <U>4.16(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not in material
violation of, nor has it violated in any material respect, any applicable provisions of any Permits or Laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.6
<U>Capitalization of the Company</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company;
no shares of capital stock of the Company are held in the treasury of the Company and no shares of capital stock of the Company have been reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants or rights or otherwise. The Shares
have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and have not been issued and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or other similar right. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth in the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation or as set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;4.6</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, there
are no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments, preemptive rights or other rights of any kind (absolute, contingent or otherwise) relating to the issuance, purchase or receipt of, nor are there any equity securities or equity interests
or instruments of any kind convertible into or exchangeable for, any capital stock (including outstanding, authorized but unissued, unauthorized, treasury or other shares thereof) or other equity interest or any debt security or instrument of the
Company. Except as set forth in the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation or as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.6</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no restrictions upon, or voting trusts, proxies or other agreements or understandings of
any kind with respect to, the voting, purchase, redemption, acquisition or transfer of, or the declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution on, the equity interests of the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.7 <U>Ownership of the Shares</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Seller has good and valid title to, holds of record and owns beneficially all of the Shares, free and clear of any Liens. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth in the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation or as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.7</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, no
preemptive right, right of first refusal or other right or restriction applies to the Shares. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.8 <U>No Subsidiaries</U>. The
Company has no subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.9 <U>Books and Records</U>. Seller has made available to Purchaser complete and accurate
copies, or the complete original, of the minute books of the Company. The minute books of the Company accurately reflect in all material respects all actions taken at meetings, or by written consent in lieu of meetings, of the stockholders, board of
directors (or other governing body) and all committees of the board of directors (or other governing body) of the Company. All corporate actions and other actions taken by the Company have been duly authorized, and no such actions taken by the
Company have been taken in breach or violation of the Organizational Documents of the Company. The books and records of the Company are substantially accurate and complete. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.10 <U>Litigation</U>. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.10</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, there are no
Proceedings, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or the Seller, that (a)&nbsp;seeks to invalidate this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any action taken or to be taken in connection with this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement or (b)&nbsp;relates to the ownership of the Shares, or (c)&nbsp;relates to the Company or the Company Assets. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding judgments, writs, injunctions, orders, decrees or settlements
against the Company that restrict the operation of the Company or that seek to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.11 <U>Assets Necessary to the Company</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;4.11</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has all of the material, machinery, furniture, equipment, hardware,
software, motor vehicles and other rights, properties and assets currently used or held for use in the conduct or operation of the business of the Company as of the date hereof other than Owned Real Estate (collectively, the &#147;<U>Company
Assets</U>&#148;). Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.11</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, which includes a list of all leased Company Assets, the Company has either (i)&nbsp;good title to all Company Assets or (ii)&nbsp;good title to the lessee
interest in all Company Assets, in each case, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens. The Company Assets, considered as a whole, constitute all rights, properties, interests and assets necessary to permit the Company to conduct the
business of the Company consistent with past practice. All such tangible assets, taken as a whole, are in good operating condition, subject to normal wear and tear, maintenance and repair. Immediately following the Closing, except as set forth in
<U>Section&nbsp;4.11</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller nor any Affiliate of Seller will own, lease or otherwise hold any Company Assets. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.12 <U>Financial Statements</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Seller has delivered to Purchaser complete and accurate copies of the balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the
Company as of and for each of the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2007 and 2006, respectively (collectively, the &#147;<U>Financial Statements</U>&#148;), and the balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows for the Company as of
and for the three (3)&nbsp;months ended March&nbsp;31, 2008 (the &#147;<U>Interim Financial Statements</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Financial
Statements (i)&nbsp;fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations, changes in stockholders&#146; equity, and cash flow of the Company as at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in
the Financial Statements, all in accordance with GAAP except that footnotes are not included, and reflect the consistent application of such accounting principles throughout the periods involved, and (ii)&nbsp;are consistent with the books and
records of the Company. No financial statements of any person or entity other than the Company are required by GAAP to be included in the financial statements of the Company. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.13 <U>Absence of Certain Changes</U>. Since December&nbsp;31, 2007, except as set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;4.13</U> on the Disclosure
Schedule, (a)&nbsp;the Company has been operated in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (b)&nbsp;there has not occurred any event or condition that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect, (c)&nbsp;the Company has not suffered the loss of service of any officers, directors, or employees (collectively, &#147;<U>Personnel</U>&#148;) who are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the operations or
conduct of the Company, (d)&nbsp;there have been no written notices, cancellations or terminations received by the Company, nor any written notification of material price increases, by any material supplier, customer or contractor of the Company,
(e)&nbsp;there has been no material damage to or loss or theft of any of the material Company Assets and (f)&nbsp;the Company has not: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)
proposed or adopted any amendment to the Organizational Documents of the Company; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) failed to comply, in all material respects, with
all applicable Laws and with all orders of any Governmental Authority; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) failed to maintain or renew all Permits necessary for the
operation of the business of the Company; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) forgiven any third party Indebtedness owed to the Company; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) other than in the ordinary course of business, (i)&nbsp;sold, assigned, licensed, mortgaged, pledged, sublicensed, encumbered, impaired, abandoned
or failed to maintain any Intellectual Property, or (ii)&nbsp;granted, extended, amended, waived or modified any rights in or to Intellectual Property; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) made any loans, advances or capital contributions (other than advances for travel and other normal
business expenses to officers and employees); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) failed to maintain Company Assets in good repair and condition, except to the extent
of wear or use in the ordinary course of business; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) made, revoked or changed any Tax election, changed any Tax accounting method,
settled or compromised any Tax liability, or waived or consented to the extension of any statute of limitations for the assessment and collection of any Tax; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix) except as may have been required as a result of a change in applicable Laws or GAAP, changed any accounting methods, policies, principles or practices used by the Company; or </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) changed the amount of any insurance coverage or failed to renew any policy for insurance coverage; or </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xi) prior to May&nbsp;1, 2008, failed to pay the accounts payable or other liabilities of the Company, or failed to collect the accounts receivable or
other Indebtedness owed to the Company, in a manner consistent with the practices of the Company or took any action not consistent with the past practices of the Company that was designed to accelerate or had the effect of accelerating the receipt
by the Company of any amounts of cash earlier than such cash would have been realized consistent with the past practices of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.14 <U>Transactions with Affiliates</U>. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.14</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, no Related Party (as defined below) either currently or at any time since December&nbsp;31, 2006 (a)&nbsp;has
or has had any interest in any property (real or personal, tangible or intangible) that the Company uses or has used in or pertaining to the business of the Company or (b)&nbsp;has or has had any business dealings or a financial interest in any
transaction with the Company or involving any Company Asset. For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#147;<U>Related Party</U>&#148; shall mean as of any time: an executive officer, employee or director, ten percent (10%)&nbsp;stockholder or
equity holder (including any executive officers, employees or directors thereof) or Affiliate of the Company at such time, any present or former spouse or family member of any such executive officer, employee, director or Affiliate of the Company of
any trust or other similar entity for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.15 <U>Contracts</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Section&nbsp;4.15(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of the following material Contracts to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company or the Company Assets is or may be bound (collectively, the &#147;<U>Company Contracts</U>&#148;): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(i) employment, retention, bonus or severance Contracts with any current or, to the extent the Company currently has outstanding obligations, any former officer, director or employee (the name, position or capacity and rate of compensation
of each such person and the expiration date of each such Contract being set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.15(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) Contracts (other than employment contracts) with any current or, to the extent the Company
currently has outstanding obligations, any former officer, director, stockholder, employee, consultant, agent or other representative or relatives thereof or with an entity in which any of the foregoing is a controlling person; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) collective bargaining or other labor or union Contracts, including the Labor Agreements; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) instruments relating to Indebtedness, and any agreement relating to the extension of credit or the granting of a Lien other than Permitted Liens,
or any Contract of guarantee in favor of any Person or entity other than the Company; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) lease, sublease, rental or other Contracts
under which the Company is a lessor or lessee of any real property or the guarantee of any such lease, sublease, rental or other Contracts; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(vi) lease, sublease, rental, licensing use or similar Contracts with respect to equipment, vehicles, fixtures or other personal property, or the guarantee of any such lease, sublease, rental or other Contracts; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) Contracts containing any covenant or provision limiting the freedom or ability of the Company to engage in any line of business, engage in
business in any geographical area or compete with any other Person; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) Contracts for the purchase or sale of materials, products,
supplies or equipment, or the provision of services (including utility services); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix) material partnership or joint venture Contracts;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) Contracts or purchase orders for construction or for the purchase of real estate, improvements, fixtures, equipment, and machinery;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xi) Contracts relating to licenses of trademarks, trade names, service marks or other Intellectual Property; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xii) Contracts relating to the future disposition or acquisition of any business enterprise or any interest in any business enterprise; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiii) Contracts between or among (A)&nbsp;the Company, on the one hand, and (B)&nbsp;Seller or Seller&#146;s Affiliate or any Affiliate of the Company
(other than the Company), on the other hand; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiv) Contracts (A)&nbsp;outside the ordinary course of business for the purchase,
acquisition, sale, merger, consolidation or disposition of any Company Assets or any other Person since January&nbsp;1, 2005 or (B)&nbsp;for the grant to any Person (excluding the Company) of any option or preferential rights to purchase any Company
Asset; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xv) Contracts pursuant to which there is either a current or future obligation of the Company to
provide services; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xvi) Contracts under which the Company agrees to indemnify any Person with respect to Taxes or share the Tax liability
of any Person; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xvii) Contracts that require the posting of collateral by the Company in excess of $100,000; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xviii) Contracts regarding the licensing or cross-licensing of any Intellectual Property of the Company or of other Persons that is used by the Company
in its business; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xix) Contracts granting any power of attorney with respect to the affairs of, or to act as agent for, the Company;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xx) Sales representative agreements; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxi) Contracts involving Company IT Systems, including maintenance agreements; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxii) any other
Contract material to the business of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.15(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule,
(i)&nbsp;each Company Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable against the Company, and to the Knowledge of the Company, against each other party thereto and is in full force and effect in accordance with the express terms, and
(ii)&nbsp;neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party is in breach or default, and no event has occurred which would constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a breach or default (or give rise to any
right of termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration) or loss of any benefits under any Company Contract. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has not received any payments pursuant to the Company Contracts which
include royalties or &#147;most favored Licensee&#148; clauses, that have not been validly earned thereunder or in excess of any actual amounts due (&#147;<U>Excess Contract Receipts</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Complete and accurate copies of each Company Contract have been delivered to Purchaser and there has been no material modification, waiver, breach or
termination of any Company Contract or any material provision thereto. Except as disclosed in <U>Section&nbsp;4.15(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, no Company Contract is terminable or cancelable as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.15(d)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
non-competition or non-solicitation agreements or any similar agreements that would restrict the operation or conduct of the business of the Company or the use of its properties or assets or any &#147;earn out&#148; agreements (or any similar
agreements) to which Seller or the Company is a party or may be subject or bound (other than this Agreement or pursuant to this Agreement). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(e) The Company does not have any Contract under which it delivers goods or services to any Government Authority. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.16 <U>Labor Relations</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Section&nbsp;4.16(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
accurate list of all labor agreements, collective bargaining agreements, or any other labor-related agreements, including all amendments thereto, to which the Company is a party to or is subject to, or that pertain to any of the employees of the
Company (the &#147;<U>Labor Agreements</U>&#148;). The Labor Agreements and all amendments thereto are in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and the Company has complied in all material respects with all its obligations under such
Labor Agreements. There are no existing violations of any Labor Agreement and there are no pending grievance Proceedings under any Labor Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(b) There is no labor controversy, Proceeding, strike, slowdown, lockout or work stoppage against the Company pending or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened which may interfere with the business activities of the Company. Except as
set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.16(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, no employees of the Company are represented by any labor organization with respect to their employment with the Company. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.16(b)</U> of the
Disclosure Schedule, no labor union, labor organization, works council or group of employees of the Company has made a pending demand for recognition or certification, and there are no representation or certification Proceedings or petitions seeking
a representation Proceeding presently pending or threatened in writing to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.16(b)</U> of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no organizational efforts presently being made involving any of the presently unorganized employees of the Company. The Company is not a party to, or otherwise bound by, any order relating to employees or employment
practices. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.16(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Laws and orders applicable to the Company or the employees or other persons providing services to or on behalf of the Company relating to the employment of labor, including all such Laws and orders relating to
discrimination, civil rights, immigration, safety and health, workers&#146; compensation, wages, withholding, hours, employment standards and classification, including the WARN Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in
Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Equal Pay Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, ERISA and Family and Medical Leave Act. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.17 <U>Insurance</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company has in place insurance policies in reasonably sufficient amounts and types to insure against all risks usually insured against by Persons
operating similar businesses, and all such policies are valid and in full force and effect (&#147;Insurance Policies&#148;). <U>Section&nbsp;4.17(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list and an accurate summary of any
self-insurance program(s) and all insurance policies currently maintained or maintained during any of the past three (3)&nbsp;years relating to the Company (collectively, the &#147;<U>Insurance Policies</U>&#148;). Seller has delivered to Purchaser
complete and accurate copies of all Insurance Policies together with all riders and amendments thereto. The Insurance Policies are current, are valid and in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereon have been paid. Except as disclosed in
<U>Section&nbsp;4.17(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, no Proceedings are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or during the prior three (3)&nbsp;year-period were instituted or threatened, to revoke, cancel, limit or otherwise
modify the Insurance Policies and no notice of cancellation of any Insurance Policy has been received. No insurer has advised the Company that it intends to reduce coverage, increase premiums or fail to renew any existing Insurance Policy.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Section&nbsp;4.17(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth complete and accurate summaries of all claims reported during the
past three (3)&nbsp;years under any Insurance Policy, including a claims loss history, the amount of any reserve for open claims, the nature of the claim and whether open or closed. To the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth on Schedule
4.17(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there have been no matters threatened in writing that would form the basis for a claim. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.18 <U>Accounts Receivable</U>. All accounts receivable of the Company (the &#147;<U>Accounts Receivable</U>&#148;) represent bona fide sales actually made or services actually delivered. Except to the extent expressly
reserved against or reflected on the Interim Financial Statements, the Accounts Receivable are collectible in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.19 <U>Customers; Suppliers</U>. <U>Section&nbsp;4.19</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of
(a)&nbsp;all customers (persons or entities) representing five percent (5%)&nbsp;or more of the Company&#146;s annual revenues for (i)&nbsp;the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2007 and 2006 and (ii)&nbsp;the three (3)&nbsp;months ended
March&nbsp;31, 2008, and (b)&nbsp;all suppliers (persons or entities) representing five percent (5%)&nbsp;or more of the Company&#146;s consolidated cost of services for the (i)&nbsp;fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2007 and 2006 and
(ii)&nbsp;three (3)&nbsp;months ended March&nbsp;31, 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.20 <U>Absence of Certain Business Practices</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company is not and none of its employees is or has been, in violation of any Laws applicable to its business, properties or operations and
relating to: (1) the use of corporate funds relating to political activity or for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business; (2)&nbsp;payments to government officials or employees from corporate funds; or (3)&nbsp;bribes, rebates, payoffs,
influence payments or kickbacks. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) There are no gifts or benefits given or agreed to be given by (i)&nbsp;the Company or any of its
employees, or (ii)&nbsp;on behalf of the Company, the Seller or any of its employees or any other Person, to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other Person in violation of applicable Laws, the Company&#146;s policies or procedures or
the policies or procedures of the government or such customer, supplier or Person. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.21 <U>Environmental</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except as disclosed in <U>Section&nbsp;4.21(a)(i)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, (i)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any of its predecessors has used,
distributed, stored, serviced, repaired, managed, maintained, disposed or otherwise handled any PCBs or PCB Items (as defined by 40 CFR 761.3), (ii)&nbsp;no Hazardous Substances are present at or have been Released or threatened to be Released from,
onto or under any of the properties currently leased or owned by the Company (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings or other structures), except in material compliance with Environmental Laws, (iii)&nbsp;no Hazardous Substances were
present at or Released or threatened to be Released from, onto or under any of the properties currently owned, formerly owned or leased by the Company or any of its predecessors during the period of such ownership, lease, operation or use, except in
material compliance with Environmental Laws, (iv)&nbsp;no storage tanks (underground, above ground or otherwise) are present at any of the properties currently owned or leased, operated or otherwise used by the Company, (v)&nbsp;neither the Company
nor any of its predecessors is subject to any liability or obligation in connection with Hazardous Substances present at any location owned, leased, operated or otherwise used by any third party, (vi)&nbsp;the Company is not subject to any indemnity
or other agreement with any Person relating to Hazardous Substances, (vii)&nbsp;there are no circumstances or conditions involving the Company or businesses previously owned, leased, operated or otherwise used by the Company, or to the Knowledge of
the Company, any of the Company Assets and the Owned Real Property or businesses of any predecessors of the Company that are likely to result in any Adverse Consequences to the Company arising under or pursuant to Environmental Law or in any
restriction on the ownership, use or transfer of any of the Company Assets arising under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, and (viii)&nbsp;Seller has provided to Purchaser (A)&nbsp;copies of all material reports in the custody or control of the
Company, including &#147;Phase I,&#148; &#147;Phase II,&#148; &#147;environmental assessment&#148; and similar reports, relating to the environmental condition of the Company or the compliance of the Company with Environmental Laws and
(B)&nbsp;documentation, if applicable, showing the compliance of the Company with any financial responsibility requirements of any applicable Environmental Laws. Except as described in <U>Section&nbsp;4.21(a)(ii)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, to
the Knowledge of the Company, the Company&#146;s products and inventory, including purchased components, cables, are fully compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances, European Commission Directive 2002/95/EC, including the effect of the
Deca polybrominated diphenyl ethers prohibition becoming effective June&nbsp;30, 2008, (&#147;<U>RoHS</U>&#148;) where required,&nbsp;and to the extent the Company is not compliant with any of the foregoing, the Company has recorded appropriate
reserves for any inventory impaired as a result of such non-compliance.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) As used herein, the term &#147;<U>Environmental Laws</U>&#148; shall mean all Laws relating to the
environment, natural resources, safety or health of humans or other living organisms, including the manufacture, introduction into commerce, export, import, handling, use, presence, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance or noise,
odor, wetlands, pollution, contamination or any injury or threat of injury to persons or property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) As used herein, the term
&#147;<U>Hazardous Substance</U>&#148; shall mean any pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, medical waste, special waste, toxic substance, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance, waste or additive, asbestos, PCBs,
lead-containing paint or plumbing, radioactive material or other compound, element, material or substance in any form whatsoever (including products) regulated, restricted or addressed by or under any Environmental Laws. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) As used herein, the term &#147;<U>Release</U>&#148; shall mean any release, pumping, pouring, emptying, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating,
dumping, seepage, spill, leak, flow, discharge, disposal or emission. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.22 <U>No Broker</U>. No agent, broker, investment
banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or will be entitled to any broker&#146;s or finder&#146;s fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.23 <U>Employee Benefits</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(a) <U>Section&nbsp;4.23(a)(i)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of: (i)&nbsp;each &#147;employee pension benefit plan&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (&#147;<U>ERISA</U>&#148;), and referred to herein as a &#147;<U>Pension Plan</U>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;each &#147;employee welfare benefit plan&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(1) of ERISA and referred to herein as a
&#147;<U>Welfare Plan</U>&#148;) and (iii)&nbsp;each other &#147;<U>Benefit Plan</U>&#148; (defined herein as any Pension Plan, Welfare Plan and any other plan, fund, program, arrangement or agreement (including any employment or consulting
agreement) to provide medical, health, disability, life, bonus, incentive, stock or stock-based or equity-based right (option, ownership or purchase), retirement, deferred compensation, severance, change in control, salary continuation, vacation,
sick leave, fringe, incentive insurance or other benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company (or any other individual providing non-professional services (directly or through a personal services corporation) as an
independent contractor, consultant or agent to the Company)) that is maintained or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company. With respect to each Benefit Plan, Seller or Company have delivered or made available to Purchaser
complete and accurate copies of: (A)&nbsp;such Benefit Plan (or, in the case of an unwritten Benefit Plan, a written description thereof), (B)&nbsp;the three (3)&nbsp;most recent annual reports on Form 5500 filed with the IRS with respect to such
Benefit Plan (if any such report was required), (C)&nbsp;the most recent summary plan description and all subsequent summaries of material modifications </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">for such Benefit Plan (if a summary plan description was required), (D)&nbsp;each trust agreement and group annuity contract relating to such Benefit Plan,
if any, (E)&nbsp;the most recent determination letter from the IRS with respect to such Benefit Plan, if any and (F)&nbsp;the most recent actuarial valuation with respect to such Benefit Plan. <U>Section&nbsp;4.23(a)(ii)</U> of the Disclosure
Schedule will specify which Benefit Plans will no longer be applicable to the Company after Closing (because maintained or offered by Seller) and those which would continue to be Benefit Plans of the Company immediately after Closing. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Each Benefit Plan has, in all material respects, been established, funded, maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws. There are no amendments to any Benefit Plan that have been adopted or approved by the Company (and are not reflected in such Benefit Plan), and the Company has not undertaken or
committed to make any such amendments or to establish, adopt or approve any new plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Each Pension Plan and any trust established
pursuant thereto intended to be qualified and tax exempt under Sections 401(a) and 501(a) have been the subject of a favorable and up-to-date determination letter from the IRS, or a timely application therefor has been filed, to the effect that such
Pension Plan and trust are qualified and exempt from federal income taxes under Section&nbsp;401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, and no circumstances exist and no events have occurred that could adversely affect the qualification of any
Pension Plan or the related trust. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The Company has never had or participated in any Multiemployer Plan. Neither the Company nor any
ERISA Affiliate has maintained, contributed to or been required to contribute to any benefit plan in the past six (6)&nbsp;years that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA. For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;<U>ERISA
Affiliate</U>&#148; shall mean, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of a group described in Section&nbsp;414(b), (c), (m)&nbsp;or (o)&nbsp;of the Code or
Section&nbsp;4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes or included the first entity, trade or business or that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of the same &#147;controlled group&#148; as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to
Section&nbsp;4001(a)(14) of ERISA. For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;<U>Multiemployer Plan</U>&#148; shall mean any &#147;multiemployer plan&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;4001(a)(3) of ERISA. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability for life, health, medical or other welfare benefits for former employees or
beneficiaries or dependents thereof with coverage or benefits under Benefit Plans other than Pension Plans, other than as required by COBRA or any other applicable Laws. All contributions or premiums owed by the Company with respect to Benefit Plans
under Laws, contract or otherwise have been made in full and on a timely basis. There are no pending or threatened audits or Proceedings asserted or instituted against any Benefit Plan, any fiduciary (as defined by Section&nbsp;3(21) of ERISA) of
any Benefit Plan, the Company or any employee or administrator thereof, in connection with the existence, operation or administration of a Benefit Plan, other than routine claims for benefits. With respect to each Benefit Plan, there has not
occurred, and no Person or entity contractually bound to enter into, any nonexempt &#147;prohibited transaction&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;4975 of the Code or Section&nbsp;406 of ERISA. </FONT></P> <P
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event): (i)&nbsp;cause or result in the accelerated vesting, funding or delivery of, or increase the amount or value of, (ii)&nbsp;cause or result in the funding of any Benefit
Plan or (iii)&nbsp;cause or result in a limitation on the right of the Company to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Benefit Plan or related trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no amount paid or
payable by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of such transactions in conjunction with any other event) will be an &#147;excess parachute payment&#148; within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;280G of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.24 <U>Employees</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Section&nbsp;4.24(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of: (i)&nbsp;the name, title and total compensation
(including bonuses and commissions payable by the Company) of each current officer, employee, sales representative, or consultant and agent (provided, with respect to consultants and independent sales representatives only, their total annual payment
is greater than $30,000), of the Company, (ii)&nbsp;all bonuses and other incentive compensation received by such Persons since January&nbsp;1, 2005 and any accrual for such bonuses and incentive compensation and (iii)&nbsp;all current Contracts or
commitments by the Company to increase the compensation (including bonuses and commissions) or to modify the conditions or terms of employment of any of its officers or directors, or employees, consultants and agents. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;4.24(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, no officer, director or employee of the Company is a party to, or is
otherwise bound by, any agreement, including any confidentiality, non-competition or proprietary rights agreement or provision, between such Person and any other Person that will materially and adversely affect (i)&nbsp;the performance by such
Person of his/her duties or (ii)&nbsp;the ability of the Company to conduct its business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, no
executive, key employee or significant group of employees plans to terminate employment with the Company during the next six (6)&nbsp;months. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.25 <U>Taxes and Tax Returns</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.25</U> of the Disclosure Schedule
(organized by below paragraph lettering): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Company for all Taxable
Periods have been timely filed (including those filed with extensions). All such Tax Returns (i)&nbsp;were prepared in the manner required by applicable Laws, (ii)&nbsp;are complete and accurate in all material respects and (iii)&nbsp;accurately
reflect the liability for Taxes of or with respect to the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Complete and accurate copies of all federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns of the Company and,
in some cases, Seller filed in the previous seven (7)&nbsp;years have been provided to Purchaser prior to the date hereof. <U>Section&nbsp;4.25(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Tax Returns required to
be filed by or with respect to the Company with respect to Taxable Periods ending on or before the Closing Date which have not been filed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(c) All Taxes required to be paid by or with respect to the Company, or required to be shown on a Tax Return, have been timely paid, and the Company has separately accrued and provided a sufficient reserve for the payment in full of all
Taxes not yet due and payable on the balance sheet included in the Interim Financial Statements. <U>Section&nbsp;4.25(c)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of each Tax accrued (and the amount thereof) in the tax
reserve set forth on the Interim Financial Statements. There are no Taxes that would be due if asserted by a Taxing Authority, except with respect to which the Company is maintaining adequate reserves. Since December&nbsp;31, 2003, with respect to
federal Taxes and since December&nbsp;31, 2001, with respect to all other Taxes, no adjustment relating to any Tax Return of or including the Company has been proposed or threatened in writing (or, to the Knowledge of Seller, orally) by any Taxing
Authority. Since December&nbsp;31, 2003, with respect to federal Taxes and since December&nbsp;31, 2001, with respect to all other Taxes, the Company has not incurred any liability for Taxes other than Taxes incurred in the ordinary course of
business. Seller has provided Purchaser with certain separate pro-forma tax returns for the Company, which (i)&nbsp;were prepared in the manner required by applicable Laws, (ii)&nbsp;are complete and accurate in all material respects and
(iii)&nbsp;accurately reflect the liability for Taxes of or with respect to the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The Company has complied in all respects with
the provisions of the Code relating to the withholding and payment of Taxes, including the withholding and reporting requirements under Sections 1441 through 1464, 3401 through 3406, and 6041 through 6049 of the Code and related regulations, as well
as similar provisions under any other Laws, and have, within the time and in the manner prescribed by Law, withheld from amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party and paid over to the
proper Taxing Authority all amounts required. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Since December&nbsp;31, 2004, none of the Tax Returns of or relating to the Company has
been or is currently being examined by the IRS or any state, local or foreign Taxing Authorities to the Knowledge of the Company. There are no examinations or other administrative or court Proceedings relating to Taxes in progress or pending, and
there is no existing, pending or threatened claim, proposal or assessment against or with respect to the Company asserting any deficiency for Taxes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Since December&nbsp;31, 2004, no claim has ever been made by any Taxing Authority with respect to the Company in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is subject to taxation
(or that Seller is subject to taxation </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">with respect to the Company) by that jurisdiction. There are no security interests on any of the Company Assets that arose in connection with any failure (or
alleged failure) to pay any Taxes and, except for statutory Liens for real property taxes that are not yet due and payable, there are no Liens for any Tax upon the Shares or upon any asset of the Company and there is no basis for the imposition of
any such Lien. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) No extension of time with respect to any date by which a Tax Return was or is to be filed by or with respect to the
Company is in force, and no waiver or agreement by the Company is in force for the extension of time for the assessment or payment of any Taxes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(h) Other than with respect to being a part of Seller&#146;s consolidated Tax Returns, the Company has not been a member of an (i)&nbsp;affiliated group (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1504 of the Code) or (ii)&nbsp;affiliated,
combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group for state, local or foreign Tax purposes other than the group of which the Company is the common parent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) The Company is not a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement or contract that could be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. The Company does not own an interest in such a
joint venture, partnership or other arrangement or contract. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) There are no outstanding options, warrants, securities convertible into
stock or other contractual obligations that might be treated for federal income tax purposes as stock or another equity interest in the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(k) The Company is not a party to any oral or written contract, agreement, plan or arrangement relating to allocating or sharing the payment of, indemnity for, or liability for, Taxes with respect to any Taxable Period. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) None of the Company Assets is (i)&nbsp;&#147;tax-exempt use property&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;168(h) of the Code,
(ii)&nbsp;&#147;tax-exempt bond financed property&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;168(g)(5) of the Code or (iii)&nbsp;property that is required to be treated as owned by another person pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;168(f)(8) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and no depreciation or amortization with respect to such assets will be disallowed as a deduction under
Section&nbsp;197(f)(9) of the Code or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(m) The Company has not engaged in any transaction that gives rise to (i)&nbsp;a
registration obligation under Section&nbsp;6111 of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder, (ii)&nbsp;a list maintenance obligation under Section&nbsp;6112 of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder or (iii)&nbsp;a disclosure
obligation as a &#147;reportable transaction&#148; under Section&nbsp;6011 of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) For
federal income Tax purposes, Seller owns one hundred percent (100%)&nbsp;of the equity interests in the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(o) Since December&nbsp;31, 2004, the Company has not agreed nor is it required to include in income any
adjustment under either Section&nbsp;481(a) or Section&nbsp;482 of the Code (or an analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law) by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(p) The Company has no losses, including net operating losses, built-in losses or capital losses, or credits that are or will be subject to any
limitation under any Tax Law, disregarding the acquisition of the Shares by Purchaser. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.26 <U>Intellectual Property</U>.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Section&nbsp;4.26(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule identifies all of the following items that are owned by the Company or used by
the Company in the course of its business or that enable the Company to use the intellectual property of third parties in the course of its business: (i)&nbsp;all trademarks, service marks, certification marks, trade names, corporate names, brand
names, trade dress, logos, internet domain names and all other indicia of origin, including all common law marks, together with all registrations and pending applications in any jurisdiction to register any such rights (collectively,
&#147;<U>Trademarks</U>&#148;); (ii)&nbsp;all patents and patent applications (&#147;Patents&#148;); (iii)&nbsp;all registered copyrights and applications to register copyrights in any jurisdiction (&#147;<U>Copyrights</U>&#148;); and (iv)&nbsp;all
licenses of rights to use any computer software, Trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property, whether to or by the Company, except licenses to use &#147;off-the-shelf&#148; third-party software products acquired in the ordinary
course of business. The term &#147;<U>Intellectual Property</U>,&#148; as used herein, shall mean both (y)&nbsp;all assets described or required to be described in <U>Section&nbsp;4.26(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule and (z)&nbsp;any and all
intellectual property that is owned by the Company or used or held for use to conduct its business in accordance with past practices, as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, including, without limitation, all Trademarks,
the goodwill associated therewith and registrations in any jurisdiction, and applications in any jurisdiction to register, each of the foregoing, including any extension, modification or renewal of any such registration or application; all
inventions, discoveries, ideas, designs, processes and dies whether patentable or not, in any jurisdiction; all patents, applications for patents (including, without limitation, divisions, continuations, continuations in part and renewal
applications), and any renewals, extensions, reexaminations or reissues thereof, in any jurisdiction; nonpublic information, know-how, trade secrets, research and development, formulas, and confidential information and rights in any jurisdiction to
limit the use or disclosure thereof by any person; all proprietary writings, artwork and other works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not, in any jurisdiction; all registrations or applications for registration of copyrights in any
jurisdiction, and any renewals or extensions thereof; and any other intellectual property or proprietary rights. The Company has complied with all formal legal filing requirements, including payment of all fees due prior to the Closing, to maintain
registration for all issued patents and all registered trademarks, service marks and registered copyrights listed in <U>Section&nbsp;4.26(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule. The Company has the exclusive right to file, prosecute and maintain all
applications and registrations with respect to the Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents owned by it and is diligently taking such actions in a timely manner. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Company owns free and clear of any liens all right, title and interest to, or is validly licensed
or otherwise has a valid right to use all Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted. The Company has not received any written notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or violation
of the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any Person and no Person has asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to assert any challenge with respect to any Intellectual Property used by the Company. To the Knowledge
of the Company, no Intellectual Property owned and/or licensed by the Company is being used or enforced in a manner that by itself would result in the abandonment, cancellation or unenforceability of or any other loss, diminishment or impairment of
rights in such Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.26(b)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, no license pursuant to which the Company acquired the right to use any Intellectual Property is subject to termination or
cancellation or change in its terms or provisions, or the Company&#146;s rights thereunder diminished or impaired, or the Company&#146;s obligations thereunder increased, as a result of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. To the Knowledge of the Company, no other person claims the right to use in connection with similar or closely related goods and in the same geographic area any mark which is identical or confusingly similar to any of
the Trademarks. To the Knowledge of the Company, no third party has asserted ownership rights in any of the Intellectual Property (except to the extent that such Intellectual Property is owned by a third party and has been properly licensed to a the
Company). To the Knowledge of the Company, the use of any Intellectual Property by the Company does not infringe on or otherwise violate the rights of any person and is in accordance with any applicable license pursuant to which the Company acquired
the right to use any Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Company, no person has infringed upon or violated or is currently infringing or otherwise violating any right of the Company with respect to any Intellectual Property. The Company
has the legal right to use all copies of all computer software currently used or held for use by the Company in its business. The Intellectual Property constitutes all of the intellectual property used or held for use by the Company to conduct its
business consistent with past practices, as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.27
<U>Information Technology</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.27(a)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company IT Systems
are in reasonable working condition to perform all information technology operations currently being undertaken by the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except
for scheduled or routine maintenance that does not cause any material disruption to, or material interruption in, the conduct of the business of the Company, the Company IT Systems are, taken as a whole, available for use during normal working
hours, in accordance with past practices. No data or information of the Company is stored or maintained, and no computer hardware or equipment included in the Company IT Systems is located, at any facility that is not under the exclusive ownership
or direct control of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.28 <U>Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities</U>. The Company has no material liabilities or
obligations except (a)&nbsp;those liabilities and obligations disclosed in the Financial Statements, (b)&nbsp;those liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since March&nbsp;31, 2008, that are not reasonably expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect and (c)&nbsp;those liabilities or obligations pursuant to the express terms of a Contract to which the Company is a party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.29 <U>Guarantees</U>. The Company is not a guarantor or otherwise responsible for any liability or obligation (including Indebtedness) of any other Person. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.30 <U>Indebtedness</U>. As of the Closing Date, all Indebtedness of the Company, has been paid in full, all Liens in connection therewith
(except Permitted Liens) have been terminated. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.31 <U>Bank Accounts</U>. <U>Section&nbsp;4.31</U> of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a complete and accurate list of (a)&nbsp;the names and locations of all banks, trust companies, securities brokers and other financial institutions at which the Company has an account or safe deposit box or maintains a banking, custodial,
trading or other similar relationship, (b)&nbsp;a complete and accurate list and description of each such account, box and relationship and (c)&nbsp;the name of every Person authorized to draw thereon or having access thereto. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.32 <U>Obligations of the Company to Seller</U>. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.32</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, or as
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (a)&nbsp;Seller is not a party to any contract, agreement or arrangement with the Company and (b)&nbsp;the Company has no obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, owing to Seller
(including pursuant to any Proceeding or order), in each case, other than (i)&nbsp;any obligation of the Company arising under any Ancillary Agreement after the Closing, (ii)&nbsp;any claim arising under this Agreement or (iii)&nbsp;any claim for
indemnification arising under the Organizational Documents of the Company or applicable Laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.33 <U>Surety Bonding
Capacity</U>. <U>Section&nbsp;4.33</U> of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of the Company&#146;s issued surety bonds and letters of credit, including current levels and capacity, as they relate to the business of the
Company as in place on the date hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.34 <U>Investment Company Act</U>. The Company holds no investments that would
require it to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.35 <U>Export
Control and Compliance</U>. Except as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;4.35</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has complied with all Laws regarding the import and export of products, samples and information to and from the United States
including without limitation those relating to ITAR-controlled technology, the State Department ITAR Munitions List, the Department of Commerce Export Classification Control and any AR99 items. </FONT></P> <P
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.36 <U>No Material Omissions</U>. To Seller&#146;s knowledge and to the Knowledge of the
Company, the Company and Seller have advised Purchaser of all matters involving the Company&#146;s financial condition that management of the Company or management of Seller reasonably expect might have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.37 <U>Bonuses to Employees</U>. There are no payments, bonuses, benefits or accelerated compensation that have been paid or that would be
payable to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company or as an incentive to stay with the Company through the sale process, or otherwise by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except as disclosed (along with the amounts thereof) in <U>Section&nbsp;4.37</U> of the Disclosure Schedule or provided as necessary consideration in any Employment Agreements. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.38 <U>Exclusivity of Representations</U>. The representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Agreement are the exclusive
representations and warranties made by the Seller. The Seller hereby disclaims any other express or implied representations or warranties. The Seller is not, directly or indirectly, making any representations or warranties regarding the pro-forma
financial information, financial projections or other forward-looking statements of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE V </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.1 <U>Organization and Good Standing</U>. Purchaser is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Merger Sub is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and each of Purchaser and the Merger
Sub has all requisite power and authority to own, lease, operate and otherwise hold its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.2 <U>Authorization and Effect of Agreement</U>. Each of Purchaser and the Merger Sub has all requisite right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which it is or is proposed to be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and under any such Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party by each of Purchaser and the Merger Sub and the performance by each of Purchaser and the Merger Sub of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, as the case may be, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, as the case may be, have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of each of Purchaser and the Merger Sub and no other action on the part of each of Purchaser and the Merger Sub is necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
each of Purchaser and the Merger Sub and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">of Purchaser and the Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Purchaser and the Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors&#146; rights and remedies generally. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.3 <U>Consents and Approvals; No Violations</U>. Other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger, no filing with, and no Permit or Consent of any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary to be obtained, made
or given by Purchaser or the Merger Sub in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser or the Merger Sub of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, the performance by Purchaser or the Merger Sub of its
obligations hereunder or thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which
it is a party by Purchaser or the Merger Sub nor the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party nor compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or
thereof will conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the Organizational Documents or any contracts of Purchaser or the Merger Sub. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.4 <U>Litigation</U>. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser or the Merger Sub, threatened, or any material portion of their properties or assets before any Governmental
Authority with respect to which there is a substantial possibility of a determination which questions the validity or legality of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or which seeks to prevent
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to materially impair the Purchaser or Merger Sub&#146;s ability to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.5 <U>Purchase for Investment</U>. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment only, and not with a view
toward any resale or distribution thereof except in compliance with all applicable securities laws. The Purchaser shall not offer to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares in violation of any legal requirements applicable to any such offer, sale or
other disposition. The Purchaser acknowledges that: (a)&nbsp;the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws; (b)&nbsp;there is no public market for the Shares and there can be no
assurance that a public market shall develop; and (c)&nbsp;the Purchaser must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The Purchaser is an &#147;accredited investor&#148; within the meaning of Rule 501
under the Securities Act, as presently in effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.6 <U>Acknowledgement</U>. In determining to proceed with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Purchaser acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth herein, the Purchaser is not relying on any covenants, representations or warranties of the Company or the Seller. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>COVENANTS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.1 <U>[Intentionally Deleted]</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.2 <U>Reasonable Best Efforts</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements as promptly as practicable, including the prompt preparation and filing of all forms, registrations and notices required to be
filed to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the taking of such commercially reasonable actions (which shall not require the payment of any money of the providing of any concession) as are
necessary to obtain any requisite approvals, Consents, orders, exemptions or waivers by any Governmental Authority or any other Person. So long as Seller and the Company fulfill their obligations under <U>Sections 6.2 and 6.3</U>, the Purchaser and
Merger Sub agree that neither the Seller nor the Company shall have any liability to the Purchaser or Merger Sub arising out of or relating to the failure to obtain any Consents or waivers that may be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or because of the termination of any contract as a result thereof. Each party shall promptly consult with the other with respect to, provide any necessary information with respect to, and provide the other (or its
counsel) copies of, all filings made by such party with any Governmental Authority or any other Person or any other information supplied by such party to a Governmental Authority or any other Person in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Each party hereto shall promptly inform the other of any communication from any
Governmental Authority regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. If any party or Affiliate thereof receives a request for additional information or documentary material from any such Governmental
Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then such party will endeavor in good faith to make, or cause to be made, as soon as reasonably practicable and after consultation with the other party, an appropriate
response in compliance with such request. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.3 <U>Further Assurances</U>. From time to time after the Closing, without
additional consideration, each party hereto will (or, if appropriate, cause its Affiliates to) execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other action as may be necessary or reasonably requested by the other party to make effective
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to provide the other party with the intended benefits of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Without limiting the foregoing, upon reasonable request of
Purchaser, Seller shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further assurances, deeds, bills of sale, assignments, and other instruments as may be required to sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser all right, title and
interest in, to and under the Shares. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.4 <U>Confidentiality</U>. Except as and to the extent required by Law, Purchaser and
Seller will not disclose or use, and will direct its representatives not to disclose or use, any Confidential Information (as defined below) with respect to the Company, Purchaser, Seller or this Agreement or the transaction contemplated by it, that
has been furnished, or to be furnished, by the other party, or their respective representatives at any time or in any manner other than in connection with its internal evaluation of the transaction proposed in this letter. &#147;<U>Confidential
Information</U>&#148; means any information about the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Purchaser, Seller or this Agreement or the transaction contemplated by it, including but not limited to the fact that the parties are negotiating a proposed
transaction, financial records, data, reports, designs, methods of doing business, samples, data, or other document which would be considered a trade secret, whether the disclosure of such information is in writing or otherwise, unless (a)&nbsp;such
information is already known to the party or its representatives or to others not bound by a duty of confidentiality or such information becomes publicly available through no fault of a party or its representatives, (b)&nbsp;the use of such
information is necessary or appropriate in making any filing or obtaining any consent or approval required for the consummation of the transaction, or (c)&nbsp;the furnishing or use of such information is required by or necessary or appropriate in
connection with a Proceeding. Upon the written request of the other party, a party will promptly return, or certify to the destruction of, any Confidential Information in its possession. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.5 <U>Tax Matters</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)
Seller shall control the preparation and filing of all Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Company for all Taxable Periods ending on or before the Closing Date and with due dates (including by way of a properly filed
extension) after the Closing Date (the &#147;<U>Seller-Controlled Returns</U>&#148;). Purchaser (including, for purpose of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.5</U> only, the Surviving Corporation) shall cooperate with Seller and the Company in the preparation
of Seller-Controlled Returns and shall provide assistance as reasonably requested by Seller Representative. Seller shall deliver any such Seller-Controlled Return to Purchaser in the form proposed for filing at least fifteen (15)&nbsp;Business Days
prior to the due date thereof and shall consider in good faith all reasonable comments provided by Purchaser with respect thereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)
Purchaser shall control the preparation and filing of all Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Surviving Corporation for any Taxable Period that begins on or before, and ends after, the Closing Date (a &#147;<U>Straddle
Period</U>&#148;). Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in the preparation of such returns (&#147;<U>Straddle Period Returns</U>&#148;) and shall provide assistance as reasonably requested by Purchaser. Purchaser shall deliver any such Straddle
Period Return to Seller in the form proposed for filing at least fifteen (15)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the due date thereof and shall consider in good faith all reasonable comments provided by Seller with respect thereto. At least five
(5)&nbsp;Business Days prior to the due date of any payment required to be made with respect to any Straddle Period Return, Seller shall pay to Purchaser the amount of Taxes attributable to any Taxable Period (or portion thereof) </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ending on or before the Closing Date as reasonably determined and demonstrated by adequate documentation accepted by both parties in accordance with
<U>Section&nbsp;6.5(c)</U> hereto in respect of Straddle Periods. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) With respect to any Straddle Period, for the purpose of determining
each party&#146;s liability in respect of Taxes hereunder, (i)&nbsp;any income, franchise, gains, receipts and similar Taxes shall be allocated between the period that ends on the day before the Closing Date and the period that begins on the Closing
Date by treating the day before the Closing Date as the last day of such Taxable Period (<I>i.e.</I>, the parties hereto shall &#147;close the books&#148; on such date, and shall elect to do so if permitted by applicable Laws), and (ii)&nbsp;other
Taxes, imposed on a periodic basis, shall be apportioned between the period that ends on and includes the Closing Date and the period that begins on the following day on a per diem basis. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) All transfer, documentary, sales, use, registration and other such Taxes (including all applicable real estate transfer or gains Taxes and stock
transfer Taxes) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by Purchaser. Each party to this Agreement shall cooperate in the timely making of all filings, returns, reports and forms as may be
required in connection therewith. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) All contracts, agreements or arrangements under which the Company may at any time have an obligation
to indemnify for or share the payment of or liability for any portion of a Tax (or any amount calculated with reference to any portion of a Tax) shall be terminated by Closing. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Purchaser and Seller shall, (i)&nbsp;after the Closing, assist (and cause their respective Affiliates to assist) the other party hereto in preparing
and filing any Tax Returns that such other party hereto is responsible for preparing and filing, (ii)&nbsp;after the Closing, cooperate fully in preparing for any audits of, or disputes or other Proceedings with any Taxing Authority or with respect
to any matters with respect to Taxes of or relating to the Company or the Surviving Corporation and (iii)&nbsp;make available to the other party hereto and to any Taxing Authority as reasonably requested all information, records and documents
relating to Tax matters (including Tax Returns) of or relating to the Company or the Surviving Corporation relating to any Taxable Period that begins on or before the Closing Date. The parties hereto shall keep any information obtained under this
<U>Section&nbsp;6.5</U> confidential except (x)&nbsp;as may be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or claims for refund or the conduct of any audit, litigation or other Proceeding with respect to Taxes or (y)&nbsp;with the written
consent of the other party hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.6 <U>No Solicitation of Employees</U>. For a period of five (5)&nbsp;years after the
Closing Date, Seller shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, directly solicit any employee of the Surviving Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller and its Affiliates shall not be
restricted in any general solicitation for employees (including through the use of employment agencies) not specifically directed at any employee of Surviving Corporation who responds to any </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">such general solicitation, provided that Seller and its Affiliates shall not hire any employee of the Surviving Corporation during the twenty-four
(24)&nbsp;months after the Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.7 <U>Non-Competition; No Solicitation of Customers and Contractors;
Non-Disparagement</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Non-Competition.</U> For a period of seven (7)&nbsp;years after the Closing Date, Seller shall not, directly
or indirectly, (i)&nbsp;permit those representatives of Seller which also represent SMP and/or OCC products except as set forth on <U>Section&nbsp;6.7(a)(i)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule, from promoting or selling Axcess Solutions&#153; products;
and (ii)&nbsp;to the extent that it is commercially feasible to monitor, offer and/or sell products of Seller which compete with SMP&#146;s product offering existing as of the Closing Date (i.e., Axcess Solutions&#153; products) to markets other
than power, telco, CATV and renewable energy markets. The foregoing restriction does not apply to (X)&nbsp;the Seller&#146;s existing customers listed on <U>Section&nbsp;6.7(a)(ii)</U> of the Disclosure Schedules with respect to Axcess
Solutions&#153; products or (Y)&nbsp;Rack Technologies Pty. Ltd. in Sydney, Australia.&nbsp;Except as permitted herein, for a period of seven (7)&nbsp;years after the Closing Date, Seller shall not, directly or indirectly invest in, finance,
control, advise, render services to or guarantee the obligations of any Person engaged in or planning to become engaged in (y)&nbsp;the business of manufacturing, selling, marketing or offering any products and services for the residential
enterprise or premise copper and fiber optic cable and copper and fiber optic connectivity markets, or (z)&nbsp;the business of manufacturing, selling marketing and/or offering any products and services sold, being developed or planned by the
Company during the twelve (12)&nbsp;months prior to the Closing (the products and services described in clauses (y)&nbsp;and (z)&nbsp;above collectively, the &#147;<U>Restricted Products</U>&#148;).&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(A)&nbsp;Seller may purchase or otherwise acquire less than five percent (5%)&nbsp;of any class of the securities of any Person who is in the primary business to sell the Restricted Products and whose securities are listed on any national or
regional securities exchange or have been registered under Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act, and (B)&nbsp;Seller may continue to sell, market and offer Restricted Products in Brazil, but only through its existing Subsidiary located in Brazil.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>No Solicitation of Customers and Contractors</U>. For a period of five (5)&nbsp;years after the Closing Date, Seller shall not,
directly or indirectly: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) intentionally cause, induce or attempt to cause or induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor,
franchisee, consultant or other business relation of the Company to cease doing business with the Company or Purchaser; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) hire,
retain or attempt to hire or retain any independent contractor of the Company that in any way had a material negative impact on the relationship between the Company and any of its independent contractors. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Non-Disparagement</U>. After the Closing Date, a party will not disparage the other party or any of either&#146;s shareholders, directors,
officers, employees or agents. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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determines that any term or provision contained in <U>Sections 6.7(a) through (c)</U>&nbsp;is invalid or unenforceable, then the parties agree that the court or tribunal will have the power to reduce the scope, duration or geographic area of the
term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or
unenforceable term or provision. This <U>Section&nbsp;6.7</U> will be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed. This <U>Section&nbsp;6.7</U> is reasonable and necessary to protect and
preserve Purchaser&#146;s and the Surviving Corporation&#146;s legitimate business interests and the value of the Company and to prevent any unfair advantage conferred on Seller. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Tolling During Violations</U>. The restrictions on Seller and its Affiliates set forth in this Section shall automatically be extended by the
amount of time equal to any period during which Seller or it Affiliates are in violation of the provisions of this Section. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.8 <U>Collection of Accounts Receivable</U>. Seller agrees that, as of the Closing Date, Seller promptly shall forward to the Surviving Corporation any monies, checks or negotiable instruments received by Seller after the
Closing Date relating to the Accounts Receivable and any accounts receivable for the Company&#146;s own account. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.9 <U>Use
of &#147;Rack Technologies</U>&#148;. The Surviving Corporation shall immediately cease use of the trade name &#147;Rack Technologies&#148; world-wide; provided, however it shall have the limited right to use such trademark in the United States for
a period of six (6)&nbsp;months after the Closing Date, on a royalty free basis. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.10 <U>Publicity</U>. Purchaser and Seller
will coordinate (i)&nbsp;with respect to press releases to be distributed following the Effective Time regarding the Merger and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Merger. Each party will
cooperate with any request by the other party to pre-review any such press release or filing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.11 <U>Standstill
Agreement.</U> For a period of two (2)&nbsp;year after the date hereof, neither (i)&nbsp;Seller nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;)) with
respect to Purchaser (referred to as &#147;Other Party&#148; in this section in such respect) nor (ii)&nbsp;Purchaser nor any of its affiliates with respect to Seller (referred to as &#147;Other Party&#148; in this section in such respect) will,
individually or collectively, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, agreeing or advising, assisting or encouraging, or providing information or financing to others to), unless specifically requested in writing in advance by the
Other Party&#146;s Board of Directors: (A)&nbsp;acquire or agree, offer, seek or propose to acquire (or request permission to do so), from any individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, corporation, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization or other entity or government or any department or agency thereof (each, a &#147;<U>Person</U>&#148;), directly or indirectly, by purchase or merger, through the
acquisition of control of another </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Person, by joining a partnership, limited partnership or other &#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) or
otherwise, beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of any equity securities of Other Party, or direct or indirect rights (including convertible securities) or options or warrants to acquire such beneficial ownership
(or otherwise act in concert with respect to any such securities, rights or options with any Person that so acquires, offers to acquire or agrees to acquire); (B)&nbsp;make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any
&#147;solicitation&#148; of &#147;proxies&#148; to vote (as such terms are used in the Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act), become a &#147;participant&#148; in any &#147;election contest&#148; (as such terms are defined in Rule 14a-11
promulgated under the Exchange Act) or initiate, propose or otherwise solicit stockholders of Other Party for the approval of any stockholder proposals (or request permission to do so), in each case with respect to Other Party; provided, however,
that the foregoing shall not apply to any person who is a director of Other Party acting in his capacity as a director of Other Party with respect to matters approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of Other Party; (C)&nbsp;form, join, in
any way participate in, or encourage the formation of, a group (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of Other Party; (D)&nbsp;deposit any securities of Other Party into a voting
trust, or subject any securities of Other Party to any agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such securities, or other agreement or arrangement having similar effect; (E)&nbsp;alone or in concert with others, seek, propose,
encourage or support any effort, to influence or control the management, Board of Directors, business, policies, affairs or actions of Other Party; (F)&nbsp;request Other Party (or any directors, officers, employees or agents of Other Party),
directly or indirectly, to amend, waive or modify any provision of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.11</U>; (G)&nbsp;enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements or understandings with any party other than Other Party or its advisors with respect to
the foregoing; (H)&nbsp;make any public announcement with respect to the foregoing. If, at any time during such two-year period, Seller or Purchaser is approached by any third party concerning its or their participation in a transaction involving
Other Party&#146;s assets or businesses or securities issued by Other Party, Seller or Purchaser as the case may be, will immediately inform Other Party in writing of the nature of such contact and the parties thereto. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.12 <U>[Intentionally Deleted]</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.13 <U>Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Representation</U>. Recognizing that Baker&nbsp;&amp; Hostetler LLP (&#147;<U>Baker&nbsp;&amp; Hostetler</U>&#148;) has acted as legal counsel to the Seller and the Company prior to the
Closing, and that Baker and Hostetler intends to act as counsel to the Seller after the Closing, the Company hereby waives, on its own behalf any conflicts that may arise in connection with Baker&nbsp;&amp; Hostetler representing the Seller after
the Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.14 <U>Injunctive Relief</U>. The parties hereto agree that if any of the provisions of Sections 6.2-6.4,
6.6-6.8 or 6.10 were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, irreparable damage would occur, no adequate remedy at law would exist and damages would be difficult to determine, and that the parties hereto
shall be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity, and the parties hereby waive any requirement of a bond in respect thereto and hereby waive any right to object thereto. </FONT></P>
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rights to, or otherwise uses as of the Closing Date any Company Contracts, Permits, Intellectual Property, Company IT Systems or Company Assets that turn out to be owned by (or which rights reside with) Seller or an Affiliate of Seller, Seller shall
promptly cause same to be transferred and assigned to the Surviving Corporation at Seller&#146;s sole cost and expense. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.16
<U>Capital Expenditures</U>. The Company has made the capital expenditures approved by Seller for the four-month period ending April&nbsp;30, 2008, prior to Closing, in an amount of no less than $97,000. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.17 <U>Reimbursement of Employment Agreement Payments</U>. It is anticipated that in connection with this Agreement and prior to Closing,
the Company will enter into Employment Agreements with certain employees for the benefit of the Purchaser. It is further anticipated that the Employment Agreements may obligate the Company to pay amounts to employees entering into the Employment
Agreements. In order to ensure that Purchaser (rather than Seller) bears the cost of any such payments or obligations made to employees in connection with entering into the Employment Agreements prior to Closing: (i)&nbsp;to the extent that any
payments are made to employees by the Company prior to the Closing solely in connection with entering into the Employment Agreements, Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for any such payments to such employees at Closing; and (ii)&nbsp;to the extent
that the Company becomes obligated and is required to accrue pursuant to GAAP any amounts owed but not yet paid to such employees prior to the Closing solely in connection with entering into the Employment Agreements, such accrued amounts shall be
excluded from any calculations of Net Working Capital pursuant to this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE VII </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.1 <U>Survival of Indemnification Rights</U>. Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, the representations and warranties of Seller contained in <U>Article IV</U> hereto shall survive the Closing and
remain in full force and effect for a period of twenty-one (21)&nbsp;months following the Closing Date and, if a claims notice has been provided by such date, shall remain in full force and effect only with respect to the pending matters identified
in such claims notice until final resolution thereof, <U>except</U> that (a)&nbsp;the following representations and warranties shall survive and remain in full force indefinitely: Section&nbsp;4.1 (Organization and Good Standing), Section&nbsp;4.3
(Authorization and Effect of Agreement), Section&nbsp;4.6 (Capitalization of the Company), Section&nbsp;4.7 (Ownership of the Shares), Section&nbsp;4.8 (No Subsidiaries), and Section&nbsp;4.23 (Environmental); and (b)&nbsp;claims for indemnification
regarding the representations and warranties under Section&nbsp;4.24 (Employee Benefits), and Section&nbsp;4.27 (Taxes and Tax Returns), Section&nbsp;4.30 (Indebtedness) and 4.35 (Export Control and Compliance) must be brought prior to the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, the representations and warranties of
Purchaser contained in <U>Article V</U> hereto shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect indefinitely. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.2 <U>Indemnification Obligations</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, Seller
shall defend and hold harmless Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation and any parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate, director, manager, officer, or stockholder thereof, and their respective representatives, successors and permitted assigns (all of the
foregoing are collectively referred to as the &#147;<U>Purchaser Indemnified Parties</U>&#148;) from and against and pay on behalf of or reimburse such party in respect of, all losses, liabilities, demands, claims, actions or causes of action,
costs, damages, judgments, debts, settlements, assessments, deficiencies, Taxes (including any increase in Tax liability due to a re-determination of Tax amounts or attributes by a Taxing Authority), penalties, fines or expenses, whether or not
arising out of any claims by or on behalf of a third party, including interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys&#146; fees and expenses and all reasonable amounts paid in investigation or defense of any of the foregoing (collectively,
&#147;<U>Adverse Consequences</U>&#148;) that any such party may suffer, sustain or become subject to, as a result of, in connection with, or relating to or by virtue of: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) any breach of, any representation or warranty made by Seller under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement by Seller or by the Company (prior to the Effective Time) under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) any liability for or in respect of Taxes of the Company or for which the Company may be liable for any Taxable Period (or portion thereof) ending
on or before the Closing Date, including any liability for Taxes as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise except to the extent that such Taxes are set forth in any tax reserve accrued on the Interim Financial Statements; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) any fees, expenses or other payments incurred or owed by Seller or the Company to any agent, broker, investment banker or other firm or Person
retained or employed by such Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) the exposure of any
employees, agents, contractors, or invitees, of the Company to lead, mercury or other heavy metals at any facilities owned or leased by the Company, prior to the Closing Date; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) Excess Contract Receipts; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) the EEOC Claims as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;7.2(a)(vii)</U> of the Disclosure Schedule; and
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) the Excluded Liabilities and Liens related thereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, except in the case of actual fraud, the Seller shall have no liability for Adverse Consequences pursuant to clause (i)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;7.2(a) above (1)&nbsp;in excess of Three
Million Dollars ($3,000,000); and (2)&nbsp;until and to the extent such Adverse Consequences exceed $50,000. Claims pursuant to 7.2(a)(vi) and (viii)&nbsp;shall be brought within seven years of Closing. No claim will be valid under 7.2(a)(vi) above
unless (a)&nbsp;such claim was initiated by a third party and not initiated by the Purchaser or the Company; (b)&nbsp;Purchaser will notify Seller of all relevant discussions with the third party to Seller prior to resolution thereof; and
(c)&nbsp;Purchaser will not settle or compromise any action or consent to the entry of any judgment with such third party, absent Seller&#146;s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller or any agent thereof, and their respective representatives, successors and permitted
assigns (all of the foregoing are collectively referred to as the &#147;Seller Indemnified Parties&#148;) from and against and pay on behalf of or reimburse such party in respect of, as and when incurred, all Adverse Consequences that any such party
may suffer, sustain or become subject to, as a result of, in connection with, or relating to or by virtue of; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) any breach of any
representation or warranty made by Purchaser under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (without regard to the materiality qualifiers contained therein); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of Purchaser under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) any liability for or in respect of Taxes of the Surviving Corporation or for which the Surviving Corporation may be liable for any Taxable Period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date; and
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) any fees, expenses or other payment incurred by or owed by Purchaser to any agent, broker, investment banker or other firm or Person
retained or employed by Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.3 <U>Indemnification
Procedure</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) If any Indemnified Party intends to seek indemnification pursuant to this <U>Article VII</U> and there is no relevant
Third Party Claim for such claim, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party by providing written notice of such claim to such Indemnifying Party, along with a reasonable description and documentation, to the extent
available, of the claim, and the amount, of such claim. The Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to payment for indemnification by Seller under </FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.2(a) until either the Seller agrees that it is in fact liable for an indemnity claim or the Purchaser Indemnified Parties have filed a claim
in a court of competent jurisdiction alleging that the Seller is liable for an indemnity claim. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If such claim involves a claim by a
third party against any Indemnified Party (a &#147;<U>Third Party Claim</U>&#148;), the Indemnified Party will provide the Indemnifying Party with notice of any third party claim in respect of which indemnification is sought. The Indemnifying Party
may, within thirty (30)&nbsp;calendar days after receipt of such notice by the Indemnifying Party and upon written notice to the Indemnified Party, assume, through counsel of its own choosing and at its own expense, the settlement or defense
thereof, and the Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in connection therewith, so long as (i)&nbsp;within such thirty (30)&nbsp;calendar day period, the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party in writing
that the Indemnifying Party will indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against any Adverse Consequences the Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party Claim,
(ii)&nbsp;the Third Party Claim involves only money damages and does not seek an injunction or other equitable relief, (iii)&nbsp;settlement of, or an adverse judgment with respect to, the Third Party Claim is not, in the good faith judgment of the
Indemnified Party, likely to establish a precedential custom or practice adverse to the continuing business interests of the Indemnified Party and (iv)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Party conducts the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently
in its reasonable determination; <U>provided</U> that the Indemnified Party may participate in such settlement or defense of the Third Party Claim through counsel chosen by it; <U>provided</U>, <U>further</U>, that if the Indemnified Party
reasonably determines that representation by the Indemnifying Party&#146;s counsel of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party may present such counsel with a conflict of interests, then the Indemnifying Party shall pay the reasonable fees
and expenses of the Indemnified Party&#146;s counsel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.3</U>, the Indemnifying Party may not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise any
action or consent to the entry of any judgment, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld (other than in respect for Taxes). If the Indemnifying Party is not contesting such Third Party Claim in good faith, then the Indemnified Party may conduct
and control, through counsel of its own choosing and at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the settlement or defense thereof, and the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with it in connection therewith. The failure of the Indemnified Party to
participate in, conduct or control such defense shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any obligation it may have hereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.4 <U>Calculation of Indemnity Payments</U>. The amount of any Adverse Consequences for which indemnification is provided under this <U>Article VII</U> shall be net of any Tax savings or insurance proceeds payable to the
Indemnified Party arising from the event giving rise to indemnification. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.5 <U>Tax Treatment of Indemnification</U>. For all
Tax purposes the parties hereto agree to treat (and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to treat) any indemnity payment under this Agreement as an adjustment to the Purchase Price. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.6 <U>Exclusive Remedy</U>. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that, from and
after the Closing, except in the case of fraud and except for injunctive relief under 6.14, the sole and exclusive remedy of the Purchaser against the Seller with respect to any and all claims relating to a breach by Seller of this Agreement shall
be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this <U>Article VII</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE VIII </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>[Intentionally Deleted] </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE IX
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.1 <U>Notices</U>. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder will be in writing and, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, will be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person or
when dispatched by electronic facsimile transfer (confirmed in writing by mail simultaneously dispatched) or one (1)&nbsp;Business Day after having been dispatched by a nationally recognized overnight courier service to the appropriate party at the
address specified below: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to Purchaser, to: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Optical Cable Corporation
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5290 Concourse Drive </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Roanoke, Virginia 24019 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telecopy: 540-265-0724 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Neil D. Wilkin, Jr. (President&nbsp;&amp; CEO) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">with a copy to: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Woods Rogers PLC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10 South Jefferson
Street, Suite 1400 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Roanoke, Virginia 24011 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telecopy: 540-983-7711 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Nicholas C. Conte </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to Seller or the Company (Prior to Closing), to: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Preformed Line Products Company </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">660 Beta Drive </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telecopy: 440-473-9162 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Dennis F. McKenna (Vice President) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">with a copy to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Baker&nbsp;&amp; Hostetler LLP </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3200 National City Center </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3485 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telecopy:
216-696-0740 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:17%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Steve Kestner </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">or to
such other address or addresses as any such party may from time to time designate as to itself by like notice. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.2
<U>Expenses</U>. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each party hereto will pay any expenses incurred by it incident to this Agreement and in preparing to consummate and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
<U>provided</U> that any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with this Agreement up until Closing Date and such transactions shall be borne solely by Seller. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.3 <U>Successors and Assigns</U>. No party to this Agreement may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Nothing expressed or referred to
in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person other than the parties hereto any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions
and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereby
acknowledge and agree that Purchaser Indemnified Parties (other than Purchaser) and Seller Indemnified Parties (other than Seller) are third party beneficiaries of <U>Article VII</U>. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.4 <U>Extension; Waiver</U>. Any party hereto may, by written notice to the other parties hereto (a)&nbsp;extend the time for performance
of any of the obligations of the other party under this Agreement, (b)&nbsp;waive any inaccuracies in the representations or warranties of the other party contained in this Agreement, (c)&nbsp;waive compliance with any of the covenants of the other
party contained in this Agreement or (d)&nbsp;waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the other party under this Agreement; <U>provided</U> that no such party hereto may, without the prior written consent of the other parties
hereto, make or grant such extension of time, waiver of inaccuracies or compliance or waiver or modification of performance with respect to its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder. Except as provided in the immediately preceding
sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement will be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement and will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.5 <U>Entire Agreement; Disclosure Schedule</U>. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
and any schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto supersede any other agreement, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by any party relating to the matters contemplated by this Agreement and constitute the entire agreement
by and among the parties hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.6 <U>Amendments, Supplements, Etc</U>. This Agreement may be amended or supplemented at
any time by additional written agreements as may mutually be determined by Purchaser and Seller to be necessary, desirable or expedient to further the purposes of this Agreement or to clarify the intention of the parties hereto. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.7 <U>Applicable Law; Waiver of Jury Trial</U>. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia (without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof). Each of the parties hereto hereby waives trial by jury in any action to which they are parties involving, directly or indirectly, any matter in any way arising out of, related to
or connected with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.8 <U>Execution</U>. This Agreement
may be executed by facsimile or other electronic transmission and in two (2)&nbsp;or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one (1)&nbsp;and the same agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.9 <U>Invalid Provisions</U>. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or
future Laws, and if the rights or obligations under this Agreement of Seller on the one hand and Purchaser on the other hand will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a)&nbsp;such provision will be fully severable, (b)&nbsp;this
Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c)&nbsp;the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by
the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Agreement and (d)&nbsp;in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and
enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[REMAINDER OF PAGE
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION</B>,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a
Virginia corporation</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President &amp; CEO</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AURORA MERGER CORPORATION</B>,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a Delaware
corporation</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>COMPANY</B>, an Ohio corporation</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Robert G. Ruhlman</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert G. Ruhlman</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and CEO</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SUPERIOR MODULAR PRODUCTS</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>INCORPORATED</B>, a Delaware</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">corporation and doing business as SMP Data</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Communications</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Robert G. Ruhlman</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert G. Ruhlman</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President</FONT></TD></TR>
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXHIBITS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit A &#150; </B>Certificate of Merger </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit B</B> &#150; Description of Calculation of Net Working Capital of the Company </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit C</B> &#150; Non-foreign Person Affidavit of Seller </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit D</B> &#150; Escrow Agreement </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit E</B> &#150; PLP to OCC Supply Agreement </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit F</B>
&#150; SMP to PLP Supply Agreement </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit G </B>&#150; PLP Transition Services Agreement </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit H</B> &#150; Employees Required to Execute Employment Agreements with the Company </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit I</B> &#150; Legal Opinion of Seller&#146;s Counsel </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;1.1(a)</B> &#150; Excluded Assets </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;1.1(b)</B> &#150; Material Consents </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;1.1(c)</B> &#150; Permitted Liens </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.1</B> &#150; Organization and Good Standing </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.2(a)</B> &#150; Interests in Real Property </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.2(b)</B> &#150; Owned Real Property </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.4</B> &#150; Consents and Approvals; No Violations </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.5(a)</B> &#150; Permits </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.5(b)</B> &#150; Compliance with Law </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.6</B> &#150; Capitalization of the Company </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.10</B> &#150; Litigation </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.11</B> &#150; Assets Necessary to the Company </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.13</B> &#150; Absence of Certain Changes </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.14</B> &#150; Transactions with Affiliates </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections 4.15(a) &#150; (d)</B>&nbsp;&#150; Contracts </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.16(a)</B> &#150; Labor Agreements </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.16(b)</B> &#150; Labor Controversy </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.16(c)</B> &#150; Compliance with Law relating to employees </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections 4.17(a) and (b)</B>&nbsp;&#150; Insurance </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.19</B> &#150; Customers; Suppliers </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections 4.21(a)(i) and (ii)</B>&nbsp;&#150; Environmental </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections 4.23(a)(i) and (a)(ii)</B> - Employee Benefits </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections
4.24(a) and (b)</B>&nbsp;&#150; Employees </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections 4.25(a), (b)&nbsp;and (c)</B>&nbsp;&#150; Taxes and Tax Returns </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections 4.26(a) and (b)</B>&nbsp;&#150; Intellectual Property </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.27(a)</B> &#150; Information Technology </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.31</B> &#150; Bank Accounts </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.32</B> &#150; Obligations of the Company to Seller </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.33</B> &#150; Surety Bonding Capacity </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.35</B> &#150; Export Control and Compliance </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;4.37</B> &#150; Bonuses to Employees </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sections 6.7(a)(i)
and (a)(ii)</B> &#150; Non-Competition; No Solicitation of Customers and Contractors; Non Disparagement </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section&nbsp;7.2(a)(vii)</B> &#150;
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tracy G. Smith</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5290 Concourse Drive
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Roanoke, VA 24019</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Nasdaq GM: OCCF)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U><I>www.occfiber.com</I></U></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Neil Wilkin</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tracy Smith</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President&nbsp;&amp; CEO</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President &amp; CFO</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(540) 265-0690</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(540) 265-0690</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>investorrelations@occfiber.com</U></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>investorrelations@occfiber.com</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bill Reynolds</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael Newman</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President of Sales</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President of Sales</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(828) 298-2260</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(540) 265-0690</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>sales@occfiber.com</U></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>sales@occfiber.com</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>AT JOELE FRANK, WILKINSON BRIMMER KATCHER:</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Andrew Siegel</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jaime Wert</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(212) 355-4449 ext. 127</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(212) 355-4449 ext. 173</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>asiegel@joelefrank.com</U></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>jwert@joelefrank.com</U></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ACQUIRES SMP DATA COMMUNICATIONS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Transaction Broadens Optical Cable&#146;s Product Line and Builds on its Position </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>as a Leading Provider of Fiber Optic Cables in the Enterprise Market </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ROANOKE, VA,
June&nbsp;2, 2008</B>&#151;Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM:OCCF) announced today that it has acquired Superior Modular Products Incorporated (doing business as SMP Data Communications), a leading supplier of fiber optic and copper connectivity
products for the data communications industry. The transaction was consummated on May&nbsp;30, 2008, and now SMP Data Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Optical Cable Corporation. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Optical Cable Corporation acquired SMP Data Communications from Preformed Line Products Company (Nasdaq GM: PLPC) for a purchase price of $11.5 million, subject to
certain minimum working capital requirements and related purchase price adjustments. The transaction was effected by an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May&nbsp;30, 2008, whereby SMP Data Communications merged with a newly formed wholly owned
subsidiary of Optical Cable Corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Optical Cable Corp. &#150; Acquisition of SMP Data Communications </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Page 2 of 5 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Our long-term strategy for Optical Cable includes
expanding our product offerings to provide our customers with more complete cabling and connectivity solutions. This acquisition builds on Optical Cable&#146;s strong presence in the enterprise market and is a major step toward fulfilling our
long-term vision for Optical Cable,&#148; stated Neil Wilkin, President and CEO of Optical Cable Corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SMP Data Communications will broaden Optical
Cable&#146;s product offering to include a fiber optic and copper connectivity. SMP Data Communications manufactures more than 2,000 products including high performing enhanced Category 5e systems, high-density fiber optic enclosures, and cutting
edge Category 6a connectivity solutions offering 10 Gig throughput. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;SMP Data Communications is an internationally respected and industry-leading
innovator in copper and fiber optic connectivity products. Optical Cable now has the fiber optic and copper connectivity products necessary for us to offer an integrated suite of high quality cabling and connectivity solutions,&#148; stated
Mr.&nbsp;Wilkin. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Founded in 1990, SMP Data Communications is located near Asheville, North Carolina, and employs a total of approximately 120 persons,
including manufacturing and office personnel. SMP Data Communications net sales (unaudited) were approximately $21.0 million for calendar year 2007. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><I>Financing </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On May&nbsp;30, 2008, Optical Cable Corporation established $17.0 million in credit facilities with Valley Bank of Roanoke,
Virginia, in connection with the acquisition of SMP Data Communications. Approximately, $8.7 million in bank debt financing was used in connection with the transaction, with the remaining purchase price and expenses funded with available cash. After
the acquisition, Optical Cable has additional unused and available bank financing of approximately $8.3 million. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Our new bank credit facilities
increased our borrowing capacity to $17.0 million, up from our previous $13.5 million in credit from Valley Bank,&#148; stated Tracy Smith, Chief Financial Officer of Optical Cable Corporation. &#147;Our strong, debt-free balance sheet has enabled
us to fund prior capital expenditures and investments from operating cash flow. This made it possible to finance the acquisition of SMP Data Communications with bank financing, while maintaining appropriate financial flexibility for Optical
Cable,&#148; Ms.&nbsp;Smith added. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Leadership </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bill
Reynolds, previously the general manager of SMP Data Communications, will continue in his leadership role, serving as President of SMP Data Communications. Mr.&nbsp;Reynolds will also serve as a Senior Vice President of Optical Cable Corporation
with responsibilities for sales in the U.S. for both Optical Cable Corporation and SMP Data Communications products. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Page 3 of 5 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Wilkin will serve as Chairman and CEO of SMP Data
Communications, in addition to his existing position as Chairman, President and CEO of Optical Cable Corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ms.&nbsp;Smith will serve as Chief
Financial Officer of SMP Data Communications, in addition to her existing position as Chief Financial Officer of Optical Cable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael Newman, Vice
President of International Sales for Optical Cable Corporation, will now have responsibilities for sales outside of the U.S. for both Optical Cable Corporation and SMP Data Communications products. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Reynolds&#146; and Mr.&nbsp;Newman&#146;s teams, which will include both SMP Data Communications and Optical Cable Corporation sales and marketing
professionals, will also share certain other marketing and sales operations responsibilities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We look forward to welcoming the talented men and
women of SMP Data Communications, including its experienced management team, to the Optical Cable team,&#148; stated Mr.&nbsp;Wilkin. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>About Optical
Cable Corporation </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Optical Cable Corporation is a leading manufacturer of fiber optic cables primarily sold into the enterprise market, and the premier
manufacturer of military ground tactical fiber optic cables for the U.S. military. Founded in 1983, Optical Cable Corporation pioneered the design and production of fiber optic cables for the most demanding military field applications, as well as
fiber optic cables suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. The Company&#146;s current broad product offering is built on the evolution of these fundamental technologies, and is designed to provide end-users with fiber optic cables that are easy
and economical to install, provide a high degree of reliability and offer outstanding performance characteristics. Optical Cable Corporation sells its products worldwide for uses ranging from commercial and campus installations to customized
products for specialty applications and harsh environments, including military applications. The Company manufactures its high quality fiber optic cables at its ISO 9001:2000 registered and MIL-STD-790F certified facility located in Roanoke,
Virginia. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I></I>Further information about Optical Cable Corporation is available on the World Wide Web at <I><U>www.occfiber.com</U>. </I></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>About SMP Data Communications </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SMP Data Communications, headquartered
near Asheville, North Carolina, is internationally recognized for its role in establishing the world&#146;s data communications standards, through its innovative and patented technologies. SMP, founded in 1990, manufactures and develops copper and
fiber passive connectivity hardware components for use in commercial and residential applications. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM: OCCF). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Page 4 of 5 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I></I>Further information about SMP Data Communications is
available on the World Wide Web at <I><U>www.smpdata.com</U>. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This news release by Optical Cable Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) may contain certain forward-looking information within the meaning of the federal securities
laws. The forward-looking information may include, among other information, (i)&nbsp;statements concerning the Company&#146;s outlook for the future, (ii)&nbsp;statements of belief, anticipation or expectation, (iii)&nbsp;future plans, strategies or
anticipated events, and (iv)&nbsp;similar information and statements concerning matters that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking information is subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events to differ materially from the
Company&#146;s expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the level of sales to key customers, including distributors; timing of certain projects and purchases by key customers; the
economic conditions affecting network service providers; corporate and/or government spending on information technology; actions by competitors; fluctuations in the price of raw materials (including optical fiber); the Company&#146;s dependence on a
single manufacturing facility; the Company&#146;s ability to protect its proprietary manufacturing technology; market conditions influencing prices or pricing; the Company&#146;s dependence on a limited number of suppliers; the loss of or conflict
with one or more key suppliers or customers; an adverse outcome in litigation, claims and other actions, and potential litigation, claims and other actions against the Company; an adverse outcome in regulatory reviews and audits and potential
regulatory reviews and audits; adverse changes in state tax laws and/or positions taken by state taxing authorities affecting the Company; technological changes and introductions of new competing products; changes in end-user preferences for
competing technologies, including copper cable and wireless, relative to fiber optic cable; economic conditions that affect the telecommunications sector, certain technology sectors or the economy as a whole; terrorist attacks or acts of war, and
any current or potential future military conflicts; changes in the level of military spending by the United States government; ability to retain key personnel; inability to recruit needed personnel; poor labor relations; the impact of changes in
accounting policies, including those by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; the Company&#146;s ability to successfully comply with, and the cost of compliance with, the provisions of
Section&nbsp;404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or any revisions to that act which apply to the Company; impact of future consolidation among competitors and/or among customers adversely affecting the Company&#146;s position with its customers
and/or its market position; actions by customers adversely affecting the Company in reaction to the expansion of its product offering in any manner, including, but not limited to, by offering products that compete with its customers, and/or by
entering into alliances with, and/or making investments in or with, parties that compete with and/or have conflicts with customers of the Company; adverse reactions by customers, vendors or other service providers to unsolicited proposals regarding
the acquisition of the Company by another company; the additional costs of considering and possibly defending the Company&#146;s position on such unsolicited proposals regarding the acquisition of the Company by another company; impact of weather or
natural disasters in the areas of the world in which the Company operates and markets its products; economic downturns and/or changes in market demand, exchange rates, productivity, or market and economic conditions in the areas of the </FONT></P>
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and its success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing. The Company cautions readers that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive and the Company incorporates by reference those factors included in current reports on Form
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