10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

or

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the transition period from_______________________ to ______________________________________

Commission file number 001-11549

BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State of Incorporation)	63 0780521 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4909 SE International Way, Portland, Oregon (Address of principal executive offices)	97222-4679 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (503) 653-8881

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Common Stock, $.01 par value Name of each exchange
on which registered
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. [  ] Yes [X] No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.  
[  ] Yes [X] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  [X] Yes  [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months.  [ ] Yes  [ ] No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [X] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  [ ] Yes  [X] No

At June 30, 2009, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates, computed by reference to the last sales price ($8.61) as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, was $229,609,586 (affiliates being, for these purposes only, directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of the registrant's Common Stock).

The number of shares outstanding of $0.01 par value common stock as of March 1, 2010 was 47,766,331 shares.

Documents Incorporated By Reference

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of stockholders to be held on May 27, 2010 are incorporated by reference in Part III.

BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Table of Contents		Page
PART I
Item 1.	Business		3
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		6
Item 2.	Properties		10
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings		10
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		10
PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		11
Item 6.	Selected Consolidated Financial Data		11
Item 7.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		12
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		29
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		30
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure		62
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures		62
Item 9B.	Other Information		62
PART III
Item 10.	Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant		63
Item 11.	Executive Compensation		63
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters		63
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions		63
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services		63
PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules		64
Signatures			67

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Blount International, Inc. ("Blount" or the "Company") is an international industrial company with one business segment, the Outdoor Products segment, which accounted for 97% of our 2009 sales. We also wholly-own and operate a manufacturer of gear-related products. Our products are sold in over 100 countries and approximately 67% of our 2009 sales were outside of the United States of America ("U.S."). Our Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. We have manufacturing operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and the People's Republic of China ("China"). Additionally, we operate marketing, sales and distribution centers in other parts of the world.

Oregon^®, Carlton^®, Windsor^®, Tiger^®, PowerSharp^®, Power-Match^®, INTENZ^®, Jet-Fit^®, Fusion^®, Gator Mulcher^®, Magnum Edger ^(TM), ICS^®, PowerGrit^(TM), RentMAX^(TM), EuroMAX^(TM), FORCE4^(TM), SealPro^® and SpeedHook^® are registered or pending trademarks of Blount and its subsidiaries. Some forms of Windsor^® are used under license from affiliates of Snap-On, Inc.

During 2007, we sold our Forestry Division, which constituted the majority of our other remaining business segment at that time. During 2008, we purchased Carlton Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Carlton"), a manufacturer of cutting chain for chainsaws located near Portland, Oregon.

Outdoor Products Segment

Overview. This segment manufactures and markets cutting chain, guide bars, sprockets and accessories for chainsaw use, concrete-cutting equipment and accessories and lawnmower blades. This segment also markets branded parts and accessories for the lawn and garden equipment market, such as cutting line for line trimmers, lubricants and small engine replacement parts. The segment's products are sold to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") for use on new chainsaws and lawn and garden equipment, and to the retail replacement market through distributors, dealers and mass merchants. Chainsaw cutting chain, guide bars and other items are currently sold under our brand names to most of the chainsaw OEMs in the world and many of these products are also privately branded for our OEM customers. During 2009, approximately 22% of the segment's sales were to O EMs, with the remainder sold into the replacement market. Approximately 69% of the segment's 2009 sales were made outside the U.S.

The segment is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Marketing personnel are located throughout the U.S. and in a number of foreign countries. Segment products are manufactured in Portland, Oregon; Milwaukie, Oregon; Kansas City, Missouri; Guelph, Ontario Canada; Curitiba, Parana, Brazil; and in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. A portion of our accessories and spare parts, as well as our concrete-cutting saws, are sourced from vendors in various locations around the world. In the second quarter of 2009, we closed our manufacturing facility in Milan, Tennessee and the products previously manufactured in that location are now produced in our other facilities.

Chainsaw Cutting Chain, Bars, Sprockets and Accessories. These products are sold under the Oregon, Carlton, Windsor, and Tiger brands, as well as private labels for some of our OEM customers. Product lines include a broad range of cutting chain, chainsaw guide bars, cutting chain drive sprockets and maintenance tools used primarily on portable gasoline and electric chainsaws and mechanical timber harvesting equipment.

Lawn and Garden Products. These products are sold under the Oregon brand name, as well as private labels for some of our OEM customers. The product line includes various cutting attachments, spare parts and accessories to service the lawn and garden industry. We manufacture lawnmower and edger cutting blades. These lawn and garden equipment parts include lawnmower blades to fit a variety of machines and cutting conditions, as well as replacement parts that meet product specifications of OEMs.

Construction Products. The ICS product line includes specialized concrete-cutting equipment for construction markets. The principal product is a proprietary diamond-segmented chain, which is used on gasoline and hydraulic powered saws and equipment. ICS also markets and distributes branded gasoline and hydraulic powered concrete-cutting chainsaws and circular saws to its customers. The power heads for these saws are manufactured by a third party.

Industry Overview. We believe we are the world leader in the production of cutting chain. Oregon, Carlton, Windsor and Tiger branded cutting chain and related products are used by professional loggers, farmers, arborists and homeowners. Additionally, the Oregon line of lawnmower-related parts and accessories are used by commercial landscape companies and homeowners. Our ICS products are used by contractors, concrete-cutting specialists and tool rental companies.

Due to the high level of technical expertise and capital investment required to manufacture cutting chain and guide bars, we believe that we are able to produce durable, high quality cutting chain and guide bars more efficiently than most of our competitors. We also work with our OEM customers to improve the design and specifications of cutting chain and guide bars used as original equipment on their chainsaws.

Weather and natural disasters can influence our sales cycle. For example, severe weather patterns and events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and storms, generally result in greater chainsaw use and, therefore, stronger sales of cutting chain and guide bars. Seasonal rainfall plays a role in demand for our lawnmower blades and other lawn and garden equipment products. Above-average rainfall drives greater demand for products in this category, while drought conditions tend to reduce demand for these products.

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The Outdoor Products segment's principal raw material, cold-rolled strip steel, is purchased from multiple intermediate steel processors and can be obtained from other sources. Changes in the price of steel can have a significant effect on the manufactured cost of our products and on the gross margin we earn from the sale of these products, particularly in the short term.

The segment's profitability is also affected by changes in currency exchange rates, changes in economic and political conditions in the various markets in which we operate and changes in the regulatory environment in various jurisdictions.

The segment's competitors include Stihl, Tri-Link, Rotary, Stens, Husqvarna and most major outdoor power equipment manufacturers, such as Briggs & Stratton, MTD and John Deere. In addition, new and existing competitors are expanding capacity or contracting with suppliers in China and other low-cost manufacturing locations. We also supply products or components to some of our competitors.

Gear Products

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Gear Products, Inc. ("Gear Products"), manufactures rotation bearings, worm gear reducers, hydraulic pump drives, swing drives and winches. These products represented 3% of our consolidated sales in 2009, and are used by heavy equipment OEMs for the construction, utility, environmental and forestry industries. We also sell these products in the replacement parts market in addition to our sales to OEMs. For 2009, approximately 88% of Gear Products' sales were to OEMs and approximately 96% of sales were made to customers within the U.S.

Discontinued Forestry Equipment Division

On November 5, 2007, we sold our Forestry Division, which constituted the majority of our Industrial and Power Equipment segment, to Caterpillar Forest Products Inc., a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. ("Caterpillar"), for gross proceeds of $79.1 million. We recognized a pretax gain of $26.0 million net of related transaction expenses on the sale in 2007. This division accounted for 21% of our sales in the first nine months of 2007. The Forestry Division is reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. This division manufactured and marketed timber harvesting and handling equipment and industrial tractors and loaders. The division was headquartered in North Carolina and had manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Sweden. We retained certain liabilities related to the business, as well as a dormant manufacturing facility located in Michigan. In December 2007, we sold the land and building in Michigan f or net cash proceeds of $0.5 million.

Capacity Utilization

Based on a five-day, three-shift work week, capacity utilization for the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:

	% of Capacity
Outdoor Products segment		68	%
Gear components		40	%

Historically, the Company has operated its Outdoor Products segment facilities at higher capacity utilization levels. During 2009, production volume was significantly reduced due to the decreases in sales volume and capacity utilization dropped by approximately 24 percent. Capacity for the Outdoor Products segment has been expanded in recent years with the purchase of Carlton in 2008 and the establishment of our manufacturing plant in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China in 2005. The Company expects to meet future sales demand by expanding capacity at existing facilities through both productivity enhancements and capital investment. In the second quarter of 2009, we closed our manufacturing plant in Milan, Tennessee and moved the production of products previously manufactured in that facility to our other manufacturing facilities. For 2008, approximately 5% of the production output of our Outdoor Products segment was manufactured in t he Milan, Tennessee plant.

Backlog

Our sales order backlog was as follows:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008		2007
Outdoor Products segment	$	78,069	$	98,882	$	63,289
Gear components		1,614		4,647		6,029
Total backlog	$	79,683	$	103,529	$	69,318

The total backlog as of December 31, 2009 is expected to be completed and shipped within twelve months.

Employees

At December 31, 2009, we employed approximately 3,100 individuals. None of our domestic employees belong to a union. The number of foreign employees who belong to unions is not significant. We believe our relations with our employees are satisfactory, and we have not experienced any significant labor-related work stoppages in the last three years, with the exception of a one week period in June, 2007 at our Curitiba, Parana, Brazil location.

Environmental Matters

The Company's operations are subject to comprehensive U.S. and foreign laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including those governing discharges of pollutants into the air, ground and water, the

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management and disposal of hazardous substances and the cleanup of contaminated sites. Permits and environmental controls are required for certain of those operations, including those required to prevent or reduce air and water pollution, and our permits are subject to modification, renewal and revocation by issuing authorities.

On an ongoing basis, we incur capital and operating costs to comply with environmental laws and regulations. In 2009, we spent approximately $2.2 million for environmental compliance, including approximately $0.5 million in capital expenditures. We expect to spend approximately $2.3 million per year in capital and operating costs in the next three years for environmental compliance and anticipate continued spending at a similar level in subsequent years. The actual cost to comply with environmental laws and regulations may be greater than these estimated amounts.

Some of our current and former manufacturing facilities are located on properties with a long history of industrial use, including the use of hazardous substances. For certain of our former facilities, we retained responsibility for past environmental matters under certain conditions and pursuant to the terms of the agreements by which we sold the properties to third party purchasers. We have identified soil and groundwater contamination from these historical activities at certain of our current and former facilities, which we are currently investigating, monitoring or remediating. We have recognized the estimated costs of remediation in the Consolidated Financial Statements for all known contaminations that require remediation by us. Management believes that costs incurred to investigate, monitor and remediate known contamination at these sites will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, result s of operations or cash flow. We cannot be sure, however, that we have identified all existing contamination on our current and former properties or that our operations will not cause contamination in the future. As a result, we could incur material future costs to clean up contamination.

From time to time we may be identified as a potentially responsible party under the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (commonly known as the Superfund law) or similar state statutes with respect to sites at which we may have disposed of wastes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (or an equivalent state agency) can either (a) allow such parties to conduct and pay for a remedial investigation and feasibility study and remedial action or (b) conduct the remedial investigation and action on its own and then seek reimbursement from the parties. Each party can be held liable for all of the costs, but the parties can then bring contribution actions against each other or potentially responsible third parties. As a result, we may be required to expend amounts on such remedial investigations and actions, which amounts cannot be determined at the present time, but which may ultimately prove to be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In recent years, climate change has been discussed in various political and other forums throughout the world. We do not believe that climate change has had a significant impact on our business operations or results to this point, but we cannot be sure of the potential effects to our business from any future changes in regulations or laws concerning climate change. Any new regulations limiting the amount of timber that could be harvested would most likely have a negative impact on our sales of chainsaw components and accessories.

For additional information regarding certain environmental matters, see Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Information about Industry Segments and Foreign and Domestic Operations

For financial information about industry segments and foreign and domestic operations, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Item 7 and Note 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Seasonality

The Company's operations are somewhat seasonal in nature. Year to year and quarter to quarter operating results are impacted by economic and business trends within the respective industries in which we compete, as well as by seasonal weather patterns and the occurrence of natural disasters and storms. See further discussion within the business descriptions above.

Available Information

Our website address is www.blount.com. You may obtain free electronic copies of our annual reports on Form10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form8-K, all amendments to those reports and other SEC filings by accessing the Investor Relations section of the Company's website under the heading "SEC Filings". These reports are available on our Investor Relations website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file them with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Once filed with the SEC, such documents may be read and/or copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including Blount, who file electronically with the SEC.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Substantial Leverage—Due to our substantial leverage, we may have difficulty operating our business and satisfying our debt obligations.

As of December 31, 2009, we have $490.3 million of total liabilities, $285.9 million of total debt and a stockholders' deficit of $6.7 million. While we have reduced our total debt in recent years, our debt remains significant. This substantial leverage may have important consequences for us, including the following:

<  A significant portion of our cash flow from operations is dedicated to the payment of interest expense, which reduces the funds that would otherwise be available to fund operations and future business opportunities.

<  A substantial decrease in net operating income and cash flows or an increase in expenses may make it difficult for us to meet our debt service requirements or force us to modify our operations.

<  Our substantial leverage may make us more vulnerable to economic downturns and competitive pressures.

<  Our ability to obtain additional or replacement financing for working capital, capital expenditures or other purposes may be impaired, or such financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, particularly in light of the current global market conditions for credit. Our revolving credit facility and the majority of our term loans mature on February 9, 2012, while our 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes are due on August 1, 2012.

We have available borrowing capacity under the revolving portion of our senior credit facilities of $53.3 million as of December 31, 2009. Our term loan facility does not allow the borrowing of additional principal amounts. If we or any of our subsidiaries incur additional indebtedness, the risks outlined above could worsen.

Our ability to make payments on our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures and research and product development efforts will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our ability to generate cash, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

Our historical financial results have been, and we anticipate that our future financial results will be, subject to fluctuations. Our business may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from our operations or future borrowings may not be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. An inability to pay our debts would require us to pursue one or more alternative strategies, such as selling assets, refinancing or restructuring our indebtedness or selling equity capital. However, alternative strategies may not be feasible at the time or may not prove adequate, which could cause us to default on our obligations and would impair our liquidity. Also, some alternative strategies would require the prior consent of our secured lenders, which we may not be able to obtain. See also "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Oper ations."

Restrictive Covenants—The terms of our indebtedness contain a number of restrictive covenants, the breach of any of which could result in acceleration of payment of our senior credit facilities and our 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes.

A breach of any of our restrictive debt covenants could result in acceleration of our obligations to repay our debt. An acceleration of our repayment obligations under our senior credit facilities could result in a payment or distribution of substantially all of our assets to our secured lenders, which would materially impair our ability to operate our business as a going concern. In addition, the indenture on the 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes or our senior credit facility agreements, among other things, restrict and/or limit our and certain of our subsidiaries' ability to:

<  incur debt and issue preferred stock;

<  guarantee indebtedness of others;

<  pay dividends on our stock;

<  purchase our stock or the stock of our "restricted subsidiaries", a defined term;

<  pursue strategic acquisitions;

<  make certain types of investments;

<  use assets as security in other transactions;

<  sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies;

<  enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

<  enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;

<  enter into certain new businesses; and

<  make certain payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness.

The senior credit facilities also restrict our ability to prepay principal on the 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes. In addition, the senior credit facilities require us to maintain certain financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests, which may require that we take actions to reduce debt or to act in a manner contrary to our business objectives. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests could be affected by events beyond our control, and there can be no assurance that we will continue to meet those ratios and tests. A breach of any of these covenants could, if uncured, constitute an event of defau lt or a default under the indenture for the notes or the senior credit facilities. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the senior credit facilities, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the senior credit facilities, together with any accrued interest and commitment fees, to be immediately due and payable. If we and certain of our subsidiaries were unable to repay those amounts, the

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lenders under the senior credit facilities could enforce the guarantees from the guarantors and proceed against the collateral securing the senior credit facilities. The assets of Blount, Inc. and the applicable guarantors could be insufficient to repay in full that indebtedness and our other indebtedness.

Assets Pledged as Security on Credit Facilities—The majority of our assets and the capital stock of our wholly-owned subsidiary Blount, Inc. are pledged to secure obligations under our senior credit facilities.

The Company and all of its domestic subsidiaries other than Blount, Inc. guarantee Blount, Inc.'s obligations under the senior credit facilities. The obligations under the senior credit facilities are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Blount, Inc. and its domestic subsidiaries, as well as a pledge of all of Blount, Inc.'s capital stock held by Blount International, Inc. and all of the stock of domestic subsidiaries held by Blount, Inc. Blount, Inc. has also pledged 65% of the stock of its non-domestic subsidiaries as additional collateral.

Furthermore, our senior credit facilities provide that payments on the 8⁷/₈% notes and the guarantees thereof will be blocked in the event of a default under the senior credit facilities. In addition, upon any distribution to Blount, Inc.'s creditors or the creditors of the guarantors in a bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership, administration for the benefit of creditors or reorganization or similar proceeding relating to the property that constitutes security for the senior credit facilities, the lenders under the senior credit facilities will be entitled to be paid in full in cash before any payment may be made with respec t to such notes or the guarantees related to such notes.

While Blount International, Inc. and all of Blount, Inc.'s existing domestic subsidiaries guarantee the 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes, none of Blount, Inc.'s existing foreign subsidiaries guarantee these notes. We will not permit any of our non-guarantor restricted subsidiaries to guarantee or pledge any assets to secure the payment of our senior credit facilities, unless that subsidiary is a guarantor of those notes or that subsidiary becomes a guarantor. Any existing or future non-guarantor subsidiary of Blount International, Inc. that we properly designate as an unrestricted subsidiary or a receivables subsidiary will n ot guarantee those notes.

Competition—Competition may result in decreased sales, operating income and cash flow.

The markets in which we operate are competitive. We believe that design features, product quality, customer service, delivery lead times and price are the principal factors considered by our customers. Some of our competitors may have greater financial resources, lower costs, superior technology or more favorable operating conditions than we do. For example, our competitors are expanding capacity or contracting with suppliers located in China and other low-cost manufacturing locations as a means to lower costs. Although we have also established a manufacturing facility in China, international competition from emerging economies may nevertheless be formidable and negatively affect our business. We may not be able to compete successfully with our existing or any new competitors, and the competitive pressures we face may result in decreased sales, operating income and cash flows. Competitors could also obtain knowledge of our propr ietary manufacturing techniques and processes and reduce our competitive advantage by copying such techniques and processes.

General Economic Factors—We are subject to general economic factors that are largely out of our control, any of which could, among other things, result in a decrease in sales, net income and cash flows and an increase in our interest or other expenses.

Our business is subject to a number of general economic factors, many of which are largely out of our control, which may, among other effects, result in a decrease in sales, net income and cash flows and an increase in our interest or other expenses. These factors include recessionary economic cycles and downturns in customers' business cycles, as well as downturns in the principal regional economies where our operations are located. Economic conditions may adversely affect our customers' business levels and the amount of products that they need. Furthermore, customers encountering adverse economic conditions may have difficulty in paying for our products and actual bad debts may exceed our allowance for bad debts. Current world-wide economic conditions contributed to a slowdown in orders for our products, particularly in late 2008 and the first half of 2009, and have adversely affected our business results. Current world-wide e conomic conditions may also adversely affect our suppliers and they may not be able to provide us with the goods and services we need on a timely basis, which could adversely affect our ability to manufacture our products. Our senior credit facility borrowings are at variable interest rates. Increases in interest rates could increase our interest expense payable under the senior credit facilities to levels in excess of what we currently expect. We estimate that a one hundred basis point higher average level of interest rates on our variable rate debt would have increased our interest expense in 2009 by $1.2 million. In addition, the global reduction in market values of equity and debt securities has adversely affected the funding status of our defined benefit pension plans, although the resulting decrease in funding status improved during 2009. The expense and future funding requirements for these plans may increase in the near term as a result of the reduced values of the plan assets. Finally, terrorist act ivities, anti-terrorist efforts, war or other armed conflicts involving the U.S. or its interests abroad may result in a downturn in the U.S. and global economies and exacerbate the risks to our business described in this paragraph.

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Key Customers—Loss of one or more key customers would substantially decrease our sales.

In 2009, $62.7 million (12.5%) of our sales were to one customer (Husqvarna AB) and our top five customers accounted for $114.5 million (22.8%) of our total sales. Aside from our top customer, no other customer individually accounted for more than 3.8% of our total sales. While we expect these business relationships to continue, the loss of any of these customers, or a substantial portion of their business, would most likely significantly decrease our sales, operating income and cash flows.

Key Suppliers and Raw Materials Costs—The loss of a few key suppliers or increases in raw materials costs could substantially decrease our sales or increase our costs.

We purchase important materials and parts from a limited number of suppliers that meet our quality criteria. We generally do not operate under long-term written supply contracts with our suppliers. Although alternative sources of supply are available, the sudden elimination of certain suppliers could result in manufacturing delays, an increase in costs, a reduction in product quality and a possible loss of sales in the short-term. In 2009, we purchased approximately $11.4million of raw materials from our largest supplier.

Some of these raw materials, in particular cold-rolled strip steel, are subject to price volatility over periods of time. We have not hedged against the price volatility of any raw materials. It has been our experience that raw material price increases are sometimes difficult to recover from our customers in the short-term through increased pricing. We estimate that a 10% change in the price of steel, without a corresponding increase in selling prices, would have reduced 2009 income from continuing operations before taxes by $5.4 million.

Key Employees—The loss of key employees could adversely affect our manufacturing efficiency.

Many of our manufacturing processes require a high level of expertise. For example, we build our own complex dies for use in cutting and shaping steel into components for our products. The design and manufacture of such dies are highly dependent on the expertise of key employees. We have also developed numerous proprietary manufacturing techniques that rely on the expertise of key employees. Our manufacturing efficiency and cost could be adversely affected if we are unable to retain these key employees or continue to train them or their replacements.

Foreign Sales and Operations—We have substantial foreign sales and operations, which could be adversely affected as a result of changes in local economic or political conditions, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, unexpected changes in regulatory environments or potentially adverse tax consequences.

In 2009, approximately 67% of our sales by country of destination occurred outside of the U.S. International sales are subject to inherent risks, including changes in local economic or political conditions, the imposition of currency exchange restrictions, unexpected changes in regulatory environments and potentially adverse tax consequences. Under some circumstances, these factors could result in significant declines in international sales. Some of our sales and expenses are denominated in local currencies that are affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates in relation to the U.S. Dollar. Historically, our principal local currency exposures have been related to manufacturing costs and expenses in Canada and Brazil, and local currency sales and expenses in Europe. From time to time, we manage some of our exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations through derivative products. However, such derivative products merely reduce the short-term volatility of currency fluctuations, and do not eliminate their effects over the long-term. Any change in the exchange rates of currencies in jurisdictions into which we sell products or incur expenses could result in a significant decrease in reported sales and operating income. For example, we estimate that a 10% stronger Canadian Dollar in relation to the U.S. Dollar would have reduced our operating income by $3.7 million and a 10% stronger Brazilian Real in relation to the U.S. Dollar would have reduced our operating income by $2.1 million in 2009. We estimate that a 10% weaker Euro in relation to the U.S. Dollar would have reduced our sales by $5.3 million and operating income by $1.3 million in 2009. We estimate that the year-over-year movement of foreign exchange rates from 2008 to 2009, whereby the U.S. Dollar strengthened in relation to the Canadian Dollar, Brazilian Real and the Euro, reduced our sales by $7.5 million and increased our operating income by $5.5 million.

Also, approximately 57% of our foreign sales in 2009 were denominated in U.S. Dollars. We may see a decline in sales during periods of a strengthening U.S. Dollar, which can make our prices less competitive in international markets. Furthermore, if the U.S. Dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, as it did for the currencies most significant to our operations in 2009 compared to 2008, it becomes more costly for foreign customers to pay their U.S. Dollar balances owed. They may have difficulty in repaying these amounts, and in turn, our bad debt expense may increase.

In addition, we own substantial manufacturing facilities outside the U.S. As of December 31, 2009, 557,902 square feet, or 42% of the total square feet of our owned facilities, are located outside of the U.S. and 58% of our leased square footage is located outside the U.S. This foreign-based property, plant and equipment is subject to inherent risks for the reasons cited above. Loss of these facilities or restrictions on our ability to use them would have an adverse effect on our manufacturing capabilities and would result in reduced sales, operating income and cash flows.

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Weather—Sales of many of our products are affected by weather patterns and the occurrence of natural disasters.

Sales of many of our products are influenced by weather patterns that are clearly outside our control. For example, drought conditions tend to reduce the demand for yard care products, such as lawnmower blades, and conversely, plentiful rain conditions stimulate demand for these products. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons and ice and wind storms that knock down trees can stimulate demand for our chainsaw-related products. Conversely, a relative lack of severe weather and natural disasters can result in reduced demand for these same products.

Litigation—We may have litigation liabilities that could result in significant costs to us.

Our historical and current business operations have resulted in a number of litigation matters, including litigation involving personal injury or death, as a result of alleged design or manufacturing defects of our products, and litigation involving alleged patent infringement. Certain of these liabilities relating to certain of our discontinued operations were retained by us under terms of the relevant divestiture agreements. Some of these product liability suits seek significant or unspecified damages for serious personal injuries for which there are retentions or deductible amounts under our insurance policies. In the future, we may face additional lawsuits, and it is difficult to predict the amount and type of litigation that we may face. Litigation, insurance and other related costs could result in future liabilities that are significant and that could significantly reduce our operating income, cash flows and cash balances. See "Business—Legal Proceedings."

Environmental Matters—We face potential exposure to environmental liabilities and costs.

We are subject to various U.S. and foreign environmental laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including those governing discharges of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and the cleanup of contaminated sites. Violations of, or liabilities incurred under, these laws and regulations could result in an assessment of significant costs to us, including civil or criminal penalties, claims by third parties for personal injury or property damage, requirements to investigate and remediate contamination and the imposition of natural resource damages. Furthermore, under certain environmental laws, current and former owners and operators of contaminated property or parties who sent waste to a contaminated site can be held liable for cleanup, regardless of fault or the lawfulness of the disposal activity at the time it was performed. This potential exposure to environmental liabilities and costs can apply to both our current and former operating facilities, including those related to our discontinued operations.

Future events, such as the discovery of additional contamination or other information concerning past releases of hazardous substances at ours or other sites affected by our actions, changes in existing environmental laws or their interpretation, including changes related to climate change, and more rigorous enforcement by regulatory authorities may require additional expenditures by us to modify operations, install pollution control equipment, investigate and monitor contamination at sites, clean contaminated sites or curtail our operations. These expenditures could significantly reduce our net income and cash flows. See "Business—Environmental Matters" and "Business—Legal Proceedings."

Common Stock Price—The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, and stockholders could lose all or part of their investment.

Volatility in the market price of our common stock may prevent stockholders from being able to sell their shares at or above the price paid for the shares. The market price of our common stock could fluctuate significantly for various reasons that include:

<  our quarterly or annual earnings or those of other companies in our industries;

<  the public's reaction to events and results contained in our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;

<  changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by research analysts who track our common stock or the stock of other comparable companies;

<  changes in general conditions in the U.S. and global economies, financial markets or forestry industry, including those resulting from war, incidents of terrorism or responses to such events;

<  sales of common stock by our largest stockholders, directors and executive officers; and

<  the other factors described in these "Risk Factors."

In addition, in recent years, the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant impact on the market price of securities issued by many companies, including companies in our industries. The changes in prices frequently appear to occur without regard to the operating performance of these companies. For example, over the two preceding calendar years, our highest closing stock price has exceeded our lowest closing stock price by 188% in 2009 and by 104% in 2008. The price of our common stock could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with our Company, and these fluctuations could materially reduce our stock price.

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Common Stock Sales—Future sales of our common stock in the public market could lower our stock price.

Ownership and control of our common stock is concentrated in a relatively small number of institutional investors. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 67% of our outstanding common stock was owned or controlled by our five largest stockholders. Furthermore, the ultimate controlling entity, Lehman Brothers Inc., of our former majority owner, Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. and its affiliates ("Lehman Brothers"), which controls or manages equity investment funds that currently own 8.9 million shares of our common stock, is currently operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Lehman Brothers may sell or lose control of the funds that hold these shares, which may result in the sale of a substantial number of the shares those funds own or control, in a secondary stock offering or distribution of some or all of the shares to investors in one or more of the investment funds they manage. We may sell addition al shares of common stock in subsequent public offerings, or other stockholders with significant holdings of our common stock may also sell large amounts of shares they own in a secondary or open market stock offering. We may also issue additional shares of common stock to finance future transactions. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our common stock or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of shares of our common stock will have on the market price of our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock (including shares issued in connection with an acquisition or shares sold by existing stockholders), or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our corporate headquarters occupy executive offices at 4909 SE International Way, Portland, Oregon 97222-4679. Cutting chain, guide bar and accessories manufacturing plants are located in Portland, Oregon; Milwaukie, Oregon; Curitiba, Parana, Brazil; Guelph, Ontario Canada and Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. Lawnmower blade manufacturing facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri. Sales offices and distribution centers are located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil; Europe; Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China; Guelph, Ontario Canada; Japan; Kansas City, Missouri; Moscow, Russia and Portland, Oregon. Rotational bearings, worm gear reducers, hydraulic pump drives, swing drives and winches are manufactured in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

All of these facilities are in relatively good condition, are currently in normal operation and are generally suitable and adequate for the business activity conducted therein. The approximate square footage of facilities located at our principal properties as of December 31, 2009 is as follows:

	Area in Square Feet
	Owned		Leased
Outdoor Products segment		1,213,435		392,837
Corporate and other		103,500		–
Total		1,316,935		392,837

In the second quarter of 2009 we closed our manufacturing facility in Milan, Tennessee. This facility, which consists of land and 68,000 square feet of manufacturing, warehouse and office space, is not included in the above table and is currently being marketed for sale. The property in Milan, Tennessee is included in assets held for sale as of December 31, 2009 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For information regarding legal proceedings see Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of our stockholders during the quarter ended December 31, 2009.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker "BLT"). The following table presents the quarterly high and low closing prices for the Company's common stock for the last two years. Cash dividends have not been declared for the Company's common stock since 1999. The Company's senior credit facility and 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated note agreements limit our ability to pay dividends. See Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," for further discussion. The Company had approximately 7,300 stockholders of record as of December 31, 2009.

	Common Stock
	High		Low
Year Ended December 31, 2009:
First quarter	$	9.90	$	3.83
Second quarter		8.93		4.73
Third quarter		9.90		8.18
Fourth quarter		11.03		8.66
Year Ended December 31, 2008:
First quarter	$	13.04	$	10.83
Second quarter		14.13		11.61
Third quarter		13.05		10.18
Fourth quarter		10.65		6.93

ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Statement of Income Data:	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2009		2008			2007		2006		2005
	(1)		(2)							(3)
Sales	$	502,426	$	597,035		$	515,535	$	487,494	$	478,829
Operating income		56,193		87,480			80,700		80,460		91,628
Interest expense, net of interest income		24,501		25,705			31,706		35,404		36,707
Income from continuing operations before taxes		31,933		63,588			48,173		46,391		53,958
Income from continuing operations		22,993		38,843			32,143		32,645		88,214
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		–		(244	)		10,714		9,901		18,401
Net income		22,993		38,599			42,857		42,546		106,615
Earnings per share:
Basic income (loss) per share:
Continuing operations		0.48		0.82			0.68		0.69		1.91
Discontinued operations		–		(0.01	)		0.23		0.21		0.40
Net income		0.48		0.81			0.91		0.90		2.31
Diluted income (loss) per share:
Continuing operations		0.48		0.81			0.67		0.68		1.86
Discontinued operations		–		(0.01	)		0.22		0.21		0.38
Net income		0.48		0.80			0.89		0.89		2.24
Shares used in earnings per share computations:
Basic		47,758		47,510			47,280		47,145		46,094
Diluted		48,274		48,130			48,078		47,868		47,535

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Balance Sheet Data:	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2009			2008			2007			2006			2005
Cash and cash equivalents	$	55,070		$	58,275		$	57,589		$	27,636		$	12,937
Working capital		149,547			127,986			128,588			117,862			112,214
Property, plant and equipment, net		114,470			119,749			89,729			99,665			101,538
Total assets		483,566			499,684			411,949			430,466			455,192
Long-term debt		280,852			293,539			295,758			349,375			405,363
Total debt		285,865			325,520			297,000			350,875			407,723
Stockholders' deficit		(6,740	)		(43,520	)		(54,146	)		(105,291	)		(145,187	)

The table above gives effect to the sale of the Company's Forestry Division on November 5, 2007 and the sale of the Company's Lawnmower segment on July 27, 2006 and their treatment as discontinued operations for all periods presented, as well as the acquisition of Carlton on May 2, 2008 and inclusion of its operations beginning May 2, 2008 and thereafter.

(1)  Operating income and income from continuing operations in 2009 includes pre-tax charges of $8.6 million for settlement of a litigation matter, fees associated with refinancing activities and costs associated with the transition of the Company's CEO; pre-tax charges of $7.2 million for plant closure and severance costs; and a pre-tax gain of $2.7 million on the sale of land and building in Europe.

(2)  Operating income and income from continuing operations in 2008 includes non-recurring pre-tax charges of $2.9 million related to purchase accounting from the acquisition of Carlton.

(3)  Income from continuing operations in 2005 includes a $55.5 million tax benefit from the reversal of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets related to U.S. federal NOL carryforwards.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report, as well as the information in Item 6, "Selected Consolidated Financial Data".

Overview

We are an international industrial company that manufactures and markets branded products to OEMs, professionals and consumers. Our products are sold in over 100countries. We believe we are a global leader in the sale of cutting chain, guide bars and accessories for chainsaws. Approximately 67% of our sales were outside of the U.S. in 2009, compared to 66% in 2008 and 64% in 2007.

We have one operating and reporting segment, Outdoor Products, which accounted for 97% of our revenue in 2009. This segment manufactures and markets forestry-related cutting chain, guide bars, sprockets and accessories for chainsaw use, concrete-cutting equipment and accessories, and outdoor equipment parts that include lawnmower blades and other replacement parts and accessories. The segment's products are sold to OEMs for use on new chainsaws and landscaping equipment and to the retail replacement market through distributors, dealers and mass merchants. During 2009, approximately 22% of the segment's sales were to OEMs, with the remainder sold into the replacement market.

The Outdoor Products segment performance can be impacted by trends in the forestry industry, weather patterns and natural disasters, including wind and ice storms, foreign currency fluctuations and general economic conditions. The segment faces price pressure from competitors on a world-wide basis. The maintenance of competitive selling prices is dependent on the segment's ability to manufacture its products efficiently and to market newly developed products successfully, such as our replacement chain and bars and concrete-cutting saws. This segment operates four manufacturing plants in the U.S.,one in Canada, one in Brazil and one in China, all of which pursue continuous cost improvement. The Chinese facility was constructed in 2004, and manufacturing at this facility commenced in 2005. Production capacity in the Chinese facility was increased since its construction, with further expansion expected in 2010. Timely capital investment into this segment's manufacturing plants for added capacity and cost reductions, as well as effectively sourcing critical raw materials at favorable prices, is required for us to remain competitive.

We also own and operate a gear components business specializing in the manufacture of rotational bearings, worm gear reducers, hydraulic pump drives, swing drives and winches. Sales in this business accounted for about 3% of our total sales in 2009. In 2009, 88% of these sales were made to OEMs, and 96% were to customers in the U.S. Customers of this business supply equipment

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primarily to the utility, construction, environmental and forestry equipment markets. The performance of this unit is closely aligned with general economic trends and more specifically with business conditions for these industries in North America.

We maintain a centralized administrative staff at our headquarters in Portland, Oregon. This centralized administrative staff provides the accounting, finance and information technology functions, administers various health and welfare plans, supervises the Company's capital structure, and oversees the regulatory, compliance and legal functions.

During the second quarter of 2009, we closed our manufacturing facility in Milan, Tennessee. Products previously manufactured in that facility are now produced in our other manufacturing facilities. We also took actions in early 2009 to reduce the number of employees we have in certain of our other locations. We recorded charges of $6.9million during 2009 for the costs of the Milan closure and move, including asset disposal and impairment charges, as well as employee severance benefits related to Milan and other locations.

On May 2, 2008, we acquired Carlton, a manufacturer of cutting chain for chainsaws located near Portland, Oregon. We paid a total of $66.2 million in cash for Carlton, including related acquisition costs of $1.5 million, and we also assumed liabilities totaling $21.3 million. Carlton had $1.8 million in cash on the date of acquisition, resulting in a net cash outflow of $64.4 million for the acquisition. The acquisition was financed with a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. The operating results of Carlton are included in our Consolidated Financial Statements from May 2, 2008 forward. Included in our operating results are non-cash charges totaling $1.7 million in 2009 and $3.5 million in 2008 for amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of the step-up to fair value for property, plant and equipment and expensing of the step-up to fair value for inventories. The acquisition of C arlton is consistent with our intention to invest in and grow our core business, the Outdoor Products segment. We expect to benefit from the added capacity and potential operating synergies as a result of the acquisition of Carlton.

Carlton's assets and liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition. We estimated the fair value of assets using various methods and considering, among other factors, projected discounted cash flows, replacement cost less an allowance for depreciation, recent comparable transactions and historical book values. We estimated the fair value of inventory by considering the stage of completion of the inventory, estimated costs to complete the manufacturing process and the normal gross profit margin typically associated with its sale. We estimated the fair value of liabilities assumed considering the historical book values and projected future cash flows. A summary of the purchase price allocation for the fair value of the assets acquired and the obligations assumed at the date of acquisition is presented below.

(Amounts in thousands)	May 2, 2008
Cash	$	1,801
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,590		14,808
Inventories		9,958
Current intangible assets subject to amortization		1,240
Other current assets		348
Property, plant and equipment, net		26,703
Non-current intangible assets subject to amortization		8,790
Goodwill and other intangible assets not subject to amortization		22,587
Non-current deferred tax asset		1,267
Total assets		87,502
Current liabilities		7,645
Non-current liabilities		3,430
Deferred income tax liability		10,227
Total liabilities assumed		21,302
Cash paid for acquisition, before consideration of cash acquired	$	66,200

In November 2007, we sold our Forestry Division to Caterpillar. The Forestry Division constituted the majority of the operations comprising our former Industrial and Power Equipment segment. The Forestry Division manufactured timber harvesting equipment and industrial tractors and loaders and is reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Our capital structure has experienced significant changes over the past three years. We began 2007 with $350.9 million in total debt. In 2007, we made significant reductions in outstanding debt by utilizing cash generated from operations and the proceeds from the sale of our discontinued Forestry Division. We borrowed an additional $58.5 million under our revolving credit facility in May 2008 to fund the acquisition of Carlton, and repaid a portion of that borrowing with cash generated from operations during 2008. In 2009 we have continued to reduce our outstanding debt utilizing cash generated from operations, including reductions in working capital components. We have executed several amendments of our senior credit facilities, and in December 2009 we amended these facilities and extended the maturity date until February 2012. At the end of 2009, our total debt was $285.9 million, representing a net reduction of $65.0 million over the preceding three-year period.

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Operating Results

Year ended December 31, 2009 compared to year ended December 31, 2008

The table below provides a summary of results and the primary contributing factors to the year-over-year change.

(Amounts in millions)	2009			2008			Change			Contributing Factor
(Amounts may not foot due to rounding)
Sales	$	502.4		$	597.0		$	(94.6	)
										$ (110.8)	Sales volume
										23.7	Selling price and mix
										(7.5)	Foreign currency translation
Gross profit		169.5			192.8			(23.3	)
Gross margin		33.7	%		32.3	%				(43.8)	Sales volume
										23.7	Selling price and mix
										(6.1)	Product cost and mix
										2.9	Foreign currency translation
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A")		109.1			103.6			5.5
As a percent of sales		21.7	%		17.4	%				8.6	Litigation settlement, refinancing and CEO transition costs
										(4.6)	Compensation
										4.7	Employee benefits
										2.7	Professional services
										(1.9)	Depreciation
										(1.8)	Advertising
										(2.6)	Foreign currency translation
										0.4	Other, net
Other operating items		4.2			1.7			2.5
										5.2	Plant closure and severance costs
										(2.7)	Gain on sale of property
Operating income		56.2			87.5			(31.3	)
Operating margin		11.2	%		14.7	%				(23.3)	Decrease in gross profit
										(5.5)	Increase in SG&A expenses
										(2.5)	Change in other operating items
Income from continuing operations		23.0			38.8			(15.8	)
										(31.3)	Decrease in operating income
										1.2	Decrease in net interest expense
										(1.6)	Change in other income (expense)
										15.8	Decrease in income tax provision
Loss from discontinued operations		–			(0.2	)		0.2
										0.6	Increase in operating results
										(0.3)	Decrease in income tax benefit
Net income	$	23.0		$	38.6		$	(15.6	)

Sales in 2009 decreased $94.6 million (15.8%) from 2008, due to lower sales volume and, to a lesser degree, unfavorable foreign currency effects, partially offset by price and mix improvements. The Outdoor Products segment experienced a $78.2 million (13.8%) decrease in sales during 2009 compared to 2008, and sales of our gear-related products decreased by $16.4 million (52.2%) from 2008 to 2009. Both of these decreases can be attributed to the world-wide economic downturn that was prevalent for the majority of 2009. International sales decreased $56.6 million (14.4%), while domestic sales decreased $38.0 million (18.7%). Included in the international decrease is the $7.5 million unfavorable impact from movement in foreign currency exchange rates compared to 2008. By product line, sales of cutting chain, guide bars, sprockets and accessories decreased 15.3%, driven by decreased demand for our products, partially offset by sellin g price increases. Sales of lawn and garden equipment parts were down only 0.3% as favorable weather patterns in the U.S. contributed to relatively stable year-over-year sales unit volumes. Sales of concrete-cutting construction products decreased 29.9% from 2008 to 2009, due to weakness in the construction equipment markets in both Europe and North America.

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Consolidated order backlog at December 31, 2009 was $79.7 million compared to $103.5 million at December 31, 2008, reflecting reduced order levels attributable to the world-wide economic downturn.

Gross profit decreased $23.3 million (12.1%) from 2008 to 2009. Gross margin in 2009 was 33.7% of sales compared to 32.3% in 2008. Lower sales unit volume reduced gross profit by $43.8 million on a year-over-year basis. Improved average selling prices and product mix increased gross profit by $23.7 million and the net favorable effect of movement in foreign currency exchange rates added $2.9 million to gross profit. Higher product cost and mix, excluding the foreign currency exchange effect from translating foreign operating costs into weaker U.S. Dollars, reduced gross profit by $6.1 million year-over-year. The higher cost included higher year-over-year steel costs of $1.0 million, as well as inflationary pressures from higher wages and other conversion costs, along with reduced efficiencies and cost absorption resulting from sharply lower production volumes compared to the prior year. Cost of goods sold included purchase accou nting charges related to Carlton of $1.7 million in 2009 and $3.5 million in 2008. We expect to recognize gradually decreasing amortization of purchase accounting adjustments related to Carlton of $1.7 million in 2010, $1.5 million in 2011 and $1.3 million in 2012.

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates increased our gross profit in 2009 compared to 2008 by $2.9 million on a consolidated basis. The translation of weaker foreign currencies in Brazil and Canada into a stronger U.S. Dollar resulted in lower reported manufacturing costs. These cost decreases were partially offset by the negative effect of translating sales in Europe to U.S. Dollars with a weaker year-over-year Euro.

SG&A was $109.1 million in 2009 compared to $103.6 million in 2008, representing a year-over-year increase of $5.5 million (5.3%). As a percent of sales, SG&A increased to 21.7% in 2009, compared to 17.4% in 2008, reflecting the effect of lower sales revenue on the semi-fixed nature of certain SG&A expenses. In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2009 we recorded incremental charges of $8.6 million for settlement of a litigation matter, fees associated with the Company's December refinancing activities and costs associated with the transition of the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Compensation expense decreased by $4.6 million, year-over-year, reflecting reductions in headcount, reduced variable compensation due to the downturn in our operating results and lower stock-based compensation expense as stock award grants were limited to new employees. Future levels of stock-based compensation expense will depend on many factors, including the quantity, type, vesting schedule and timing of future grants, the price of our stock, the volatility of our stock and risk-free interest rates. Employee benefits expense increased due to higher pension costs related to the decrease in fair value of pension assets experienced in 2008. Professional services increased $2.7 million, primarily due to higher legal and transaction costs, partially offset by reduced costs for audit and tax services. Depreciation expense reported in SG&A decreased by $1.9 million, primarily because our company-wide enterprise resource planning software became fully depreciated in 2008 and we transitioned from owned facilities to leased facilities at our European headquarters and distribution center. We reduced advertising expenses by $1.8 million year-over-year as part of our cost reduction actions for 2009. The translation of generally weaker foreign currencies into a stronger U.S. Dollar resulted in a decrease in international SG&A expenses of $2.6 m illion from the prior year.

We maintain defined benefit pension plans for substantially all employees and retirees in the U.S., Canada and Belgium. In addition, we maintain postretirement medical and other defined benefit plans covering the majority of our employees and retirees in the U.S. The costs of these benefit plans are included in cost of goods sold and SG&A. The accounting effects and funding requirements for these plans are subject to actuarial estimates, actual plan experience and the assumptions we make regarding future trends and expectations. See further discussion below of these key assumptions and estimates under "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates". Total expense recognized for these pension plans and other defined benefit postretirement plans was $10.9 million in 2009 and $5.4 million in 2008. At December 31, 2009, we had $72.0 million of accumulated other comprehensive losses, related to our pension and other post-employment benefit plans, that will be amortized to expense over future years, including $3.8 million to be expensed in 2010. The asset values in these funded plans declined sharply in late 2008, then partially recovered during 2009. We also made a voluntary contribution to the U.S. defined benefit pension plan assets of $10.0 million in 2009.

During the second quarter of 2009, we closed our saw chain manufacturing plant in Milan, Tennessee. Products previously manufactured in that facility are now produced in our other manufacturing facilities. During 2009, we recognized a total of $3.8 million in charges related to the closure of this manufacturing plant, consisting of $2.0 million in asset impairment charges, $1.0 million in employee severance and benefit costs and $0.8 million in other expenses. Of these charges, $0.3 million is included in cost of goods sold within the Outdoor Products segment and $3.5 million is included in plant closure and severance costs on the 2009 Consolidated Statements of Income. The land and building are currently being marketed for sale and are included in assets held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009.

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We have taken actions during 2008 and 2009 to reduce the number of employees at certain of our other locations. During 2009, we recognized a total of $3.4 million in severance charges related to this reduction in force. During the first nine months of 2009, we eliminated over 600 positions, or 17% of our total workforce. We recognized severance charges of $1.7 million during 2008 for similar actions.

On June 25, 2009, we sold the land and building formerly occupied by our European headquarters and distribution center. These operations have moved to new, nearby leased facilities. We recognized a pre-tax gain of $2.7 million on the sale.

Operating income decreased by $31.3 million (35.8%) from 2008 to 2009, resulting in an operating margin for 2009 of 11.2% of sales compared to 14.7% for 2008. The decrease in operating income was due to lower gross profit, increased SG&A expenses and increased plant closure and severance charges in 2009. Partially offsetting these decreases was the gain recognized on the sale of property in Europe.

Interest expense was $24.7 million in 2009 compared to $27.1 million in 2008. The decrease was primarily due to lower average debt balances in 2009 compared to 2008. Our variable interest rates increased during 2009 after the amendment of our revolving credit facility in April, and the amendment and restatement of our senior credit facilities in December. Interest income was $0.2 million in 2009 and $1.4 million in 2008. Interest income in 2009 reflects lower average balances of cash and cash equivalents and lower average interest rates compared to 2008.

Other income was $0.2 million in 2009 compared to $1.8 million in 2008. The net other income in 2008 is largely attributable to gains on the sale of marketable securities.

The following table summarizes our income tax provision for continuing operations in 2009 and 2008:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	31,933		$	63,588
Provision for income taxes		8,940			24,745
Income from continuing operations	$	22,993		$	38,843
Effective tax rate		28.0	%		38.9	%

The effective income tax rate decreased from 38.9% in 2008 to 28.0% in 2009 primarily due to differences in foreign versus domestic tax rates and shifts in pre-tax income among jurisdictions. The tax rates that apply to our foreign locations can differ significantly from our domestic income tax rate. The taxable income earned by our subsidiary in China increased significantly from 2008 to 2009, and we are currently operating at a reduced tax rate in China during the phase-out period of our previous tax holiday. During 2009, the stronger U.S. Dollar contributed to generation of tax deductible foreign currency losses at foreign subsidiaries that are not recognized for book purposes, thus lowering the effective tax rate reported on our book income. During 2008, the U.S. Dollar was generally weaker than these same foreign currencies which produced taxable foreign currency gains at foreign subsidiaries that were not recognized for bo ok purposes, thereby increasing the effective tax rate reported on book income.

Income from continuing operations in 2009 was $23.0 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to $38.8 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, in 2008.

Loss from discontinued operations in 2008 was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, representing the wrap-up activities related primarily to our discontinued Forestry Division.

Discontinued operations are summarized as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008
Operating loss	$	–	$	(589	)
Income tax benefit		–		(345	)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	–	$	(244	)

Segment Results. The following table reflects segment sales and operating income for 2009 and 2008:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			Change
Sales:
Outdoor Products	$	487,366		$	565,557		$	(78,191	)
Corporate and other		15,060			31,478			(16,418	)
Total sales	$	502,426		$	597,035		$	(94,609	)
Operating income (loss)
Outdoor Products	$	79,925		$	103,446		$	(23,521	)
Corporate and other		(23,732	)		(15,966	)		(7,766	)
Operating income	$	56,193		$	87,480		$	(31,287	)

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Outdoor Products Segment. Sales for the Outdoor Products segment decreased $78.2 million (13.8%) in 2009 compared to 2008. Of this decrease, $93.9 million was attributable to reduced sales unit volume, primarily from a reduction in demand for our products attributable to the world-wide economic downturn. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates further reduced segment sales by $7.5 million in 2009 compared to 2008. Improved average selling prices and product mix increased sales by $23.2 million on a year-over-year basis. International sales decreased by 14.2% year-over-year, including the unfavorable effects of movements in foreign currency exchange rates, while domestic sales decreased 12.9%. Replacement market sales decreased by 11.9%, while sales to OEMs were down 19.9%. We believe that in 2009 our OEM customers reduced their inventory level s, and also experienced reduced sales of their products, to a greater degree than did our replacement channel customers. Segment sales order backlog decreased by $20.8 million to $78.1 million at December 31, 2009.

Segment contribution to operating income decreased $23.5 million (22.7%) in 2009 compared to 2008. Lower sales unit volume reduced operating income by $37.5 million. Average selling price increases and improved product mix added $23.2 million to segment operating income, while increased product cost and mix lowered segment operating income by $9.7 million. Higher SG&A expenses of $5.1 million further reduced segment operating income. The net favorable effect of fluctuations in foreign currency translation rates increased segment operating income by $5.5 million. In addition, we recognized purchase accounting charges totaling $1.7 million in 2009 and $3.5 million in 2008 related to the acquisition of Carlton. The higher product cost and mix, excluding the foreign currency exchange effects, is driven by higher year-over-year steel costs of $1.8 million, as well as inflationary pressures from higher wages and other conversion c osts, including reduced manufacturing efficiencies and cost absorption resulting from significantly lower production volumes compared to the prior year. The increase in SG&A expenses includes charges to settle a litigation matter, partially offset by reduced compensation, depreciation and advertising costs. The operating margin of 16.4% in 2009 compares to 18.3% in 2008.

Corporate and Other. The corporate and other category includes the activity of our gear components business, costs of certain centralized management and administrative functions, charges associated with restructuring activities and a gain on sale of land and building in Europe. Sales of gear-related products decreased 52.2% from 2008 to 2009, reflecting very weak market conditions for heavy equipment in the utility, construction, environmental and forestry industries. These weak market conditions resulted in $17.0 million in lower sales volume, which was partially offset by increased average selling prices and improved product mix of $0.6 million. The contribution to operating income from our gear components business decreased $1.5 million (47.6%) year-over-year to $1.7 million due to lower sales revenue driven by reduced unit volume, partially offset by increased average selling prices and decreased SG&A expenses. Central administrative expenses increased $6.2 million year-over-year including the following effects:

<  Increased costs of $3.6 million for employee benefits, primarily postretirement benefits.

<  Increased legal fees, partially offset by reduced audit and tax fees, for a net increase of $1.4 million.

<  Reduced stock compensation expense of $1.7 million.

<  Costs of $3.5 million to close the manufacturing plant in Milan, Tennessee.

<  Increased severance cost of $1.7 million reflecting a significant reduction in force implemented in 2009.

<  Gain on sale of building of $2.7 million in 2009 with no comparable amount in 2008.

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Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007

The table below provides a summary of results and the primary contributing factors to the year-over-year change.

(Amounts in millions)	2008			2007			Change			Contributing Factor
(Amounts may not foot due to rounding)
Sales	$	597.0		$	515.5		$	81.5
										$ 18.9	Sales volume
										15.0	Selling price and mix
										6.7	Foreign currency translation
										40.9	Carlton operations
Gross profit		192.8			175.0			17.8
Gross margin		32.3	%		33.9	%				7.6	Sales volume
										15.0	Selling price and mix
										(7.8)	Product cost and mix
										(2.7)	Foreign currency translation
										5.7	Carlton operations
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A")		103.6			94.3			9.3
As a percent of sales		17.4	%		18.3	%				3.1	Compensation and other benefits
										(1.3)	Professional services
										2.4	Foreign currency translation
										4.4	Carlton operations
										0.7	Other, net
Severance costs		1.7			–			1.7			Reduction in force
Operating income		87.5			80.7			6.8
Operating margin		14.7	%		15.7	%				17.8	Increase in gross profit
										(11.0)	Increase in SG&A
Income from continuing operations		38.8			32.1			6.7
										6.8	Increase in operating income
										6.0	Decrease in net interest expense
										2.6	Change in other income (expense)
										(8.7)	Increase in income tax provision
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.2	)		10.7			(11.0	)
										(26.0)	2007 gain on sale of net assets
										(0.4)	Decrease in operating results
										15.4	Decrease in income tax provision
Net income	$	38.6		$	42.9		$	(4.3	)

Sales in 2008 increased $81.5 million (15.8%) from 2007, due to higher sales volume, average selling price and mix improvements, favorable effects of translation of foreign currency denominated sales transactions into U.S. Dollars and the acquisition of Carlton in May of 2008. The Outdoor Products segment experienced a $78.8 million (16.2%) increase in sales during 2008 compared to 2007, and sales of our gear-related products increased by $2.7 million (9.3%) from 2007 to 2008. International sales increased $63.6 million (19.3%), while domestic sales increased $17.9 million (9.6%). Included in the international increase is the $6.7 million favorable impact from movement in foreign currency exchange rates compared to 2007. The growth in both international and domestic sales includes sales of Carlton products for the last eight months of 2008. By product line, sales of cutting chain, guide bars, sprockets and accessories increased 19.5%, driven by increased demand for our products and selling price increases, as well as the addition of the Carlton business during 2008. Year-over-year growth in revenues from these products was 8.8%, excluding the effects of Carlton. Sales of outdoor equipment parts were up 10.8%. Sales of concrete-cutting products decreased 9.1% from 2007 to 2008, due to weakness in the construction equipment markets in both Europe and North America.

Consolidated order backlog at December 31, 2008 was $103.5 million compared to $69.3 million at December 31, 2007. The year-over-year increase primarily occurred in the Outdoor Products segment, including the addition of $31.2 million in backlog related to Carlton.

Gross profit increased $17.8 million (10.2%) from 2007 to 2008. Gross margin in 2008 was 32.3% of sales compared to 33.9% in 2007. Higher sales volume, improved average selling prices and product mix and the addition of Carlton's operations added to our gross profit in 2008. Increases in product costs, as well as the net unfavorable

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effect of movement in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset these increases. Purchase accounting charges of $3.5 million related to the Carlton acquisition reduced the gross margin by 0.6 percentage points. These first year purchase accounting charges include non-recurring expenses of $1.7 million for the adjustment of inventory to fair value at the acquisition date. The higher product cost and mix, excluding the foreign currency exchange effect from translating foreign operating costs into weaker U.S. Dollars, is primarily driven by higher year-over-year steel costs of $7.9 million, as well as inflationary pressures from higher wages and other conversion costs, partially offset by improved efficiencies and cost absorption resulting from higher production volumes compared to the prior year. Our steel costs rose sharply during the first nine months of 2008, before stabilizing in the fourth quarter. The impact of these steel price increases affected our results primarily in the second half of 2008, because we had purchased additional steel ahead of the price increases and because of the inherent delay for raw material to be manufactured into products and then sold and recognized as cost of sales.

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates decreased our gross profit in 2008 compared to 2007 by $2.7 million on a consolidated basis. The translation of stronger foreign currencies into a weaker U.S. Dollar resulted in higher reported manufacturing costs in Brazil and Canada, where local currencies strengthened compared to the U.S. Dollar. These cost increases were only partially offset by the positive effect of translating sales in Europe to U.S. Dollars with a stronger Euro.

SG&A was $103.6 million in 2008 compared to $94.3 million in 2007, representing a year-over-year increase of $9.3 million (9.9%). As a percent of sales, SG&A declined to 17.4% in 2008, compared to 18.3% in 2007, reflecting the benefit of leveraging higher sales revenue on the semi-fixed nature of certain SG&A expenses. Carlton operations added $4.4 million to SG&A expenses in 2008. Compensation and other benefits expense increased by $3.1 million, year-over-year, reflecting annual merit increases for our employees, higher variable compensation expenses based on improved operating performance and increased post-employment benefit expenses. Stock-based compensation expense was flat year-over-year. Professional services decreased $1.3 million, primarily due to lower fees for legal and audit services. International SG&A increased $2.4 million from the prior year due to the translation effect of converting foreign expenses into weaker U.S. Dollars.

Severance costs and benefits related to a reorganization action at our Portland headquarters, as well as similar actions taken in Europe, were $1.7 million in 2008.

We maintain defined benefit pension plans for substantially all employees and retirees in the U.S., Canada and Belgium. In addition, we maintain postretirement medical and other defined benefit plans covering the majority of our employees and retirees in the U.S. The costs of these benefit plans are included in cost of goods sold and SG&A. The accounting effects and funding requirements for these plans are subject to actuarial estimates, actual plan experience and the assumptions we make regarding future trends and expectations. See further discussion below of these key assumptions and estimates under "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates". Total expense recognized for these pension plans and other defined benefit postretirement plans was $5.4 million and $5.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These amounts, which include amounts charged to both continuing and discontinued operations , also include pension curtailment charges of $0.2 million in 2007 related to our discontinued Forestry Division. At December 31, 2008, we had $52.9 million of accumulated other comprehensive losses, related to our pension and other post-employment benefit plans, that will be amortized to expense over future years, including $4.9 million expensed in 2009.

Operating income increased by $6.8 million (8.4%) from 2007 to 2008, resulting in an operating margin for 2008 of 14.7% of sales compared to 15.7% for 2007. The increase in operating income was due to higher gross profit, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses in 2008.

Interest expense was $27.1 million in 2008 compared to $33.1 million in 2007. The decrease was due to lower variable interest rates and lower average debt balances, despite an increase in borrowing following the acquisition of Carlton in May 2008. Interest income was $1.4 million in both 2008 and 2007. Interest income in 2008 reflects higher average balances of cash and cash equivalents but lower average interest rates, compared to 2007.

Other income was $1.8 million in 2008 compared to other expense of $0.8 million in 2007. The income in 2008 is largely attributable to gains on the sale of marketable securities, while the net expense in 2007 reflects losses on the sale of idle real estate, as well as the write-off of deferred financing costs from the prepayment of principal on our term loans.

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The following table summarizes our income tax provision for continuing operations in 2008 and 2007:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2008			2007
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	63,588		$	48,173
Provision for income taxes		24,745			16,030
Income from continuing operations	$	38,843		$	32,143
Effective tax rate		38.9	%		33.3	%

The effective income tax rate increased from 33.3% in 2007 to 38.9% in 2008 primarily due to taxable foreign currency gains at foreign subsidiaries driven by the stronger U.S. Dollar. We also experienced a significant shift in the relative proportion of pre-tax income earned in foreign locations compared to domestic locations. The tax rates that apply to our foreign locations can differ significantly from our domestic income tax rate. These increases were partially offset by tax benefits received by our subsidiary in China, which is currently operating under a tax holiday.

Income from continuing operations in 2008 was $38.8 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, compared to $32.1 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, in 2007.

Loss from discontinued operations in 2008 was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to income of $10.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share in 2007. The 2008 results consist of wrap-up activities related primarily to our discontinued Forestry Division. The 2007 results consisted of our discontinued Forestry Division operations through the disposition date of November 5, 2007, and the related gain on disposition net of taxes.

Discontinued operations are summarized as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2008			2007
Sales	$	–		$	111,934
Operating loss		(589	)		(195	)
Gain on disposition of net assets		–			25,989
Income (loss) before taxes from discontinued operations		(589	)		25,794
Income tax provision (benefit)		(345	)		15,080
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(244	)	$	10,714

Sales by the Forestry Division were $111.9 million in 2007 and the net operating loss was $0.2 million. The poor operating results were primarily due to a deepening of the cyclical downturn in the North American forest products equipment market in 2007, as well as charges of $4.5 million incurred in 2007 for employee severance, employee benefits and transition and closure costs related to the disposition of this business. The 2007 results reflect the $26.0 million pretax gain on the disposal of the Forestry Division's net assets. The net cash proceeds received in 2007 from the sale of the Forestry Division were approximately $68.3 million and were used to reduce outstanding debt.

Segment Results. The following table reflects segment sales and operating income for 2008 and 2007:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2008			2007			Increase
Sales:
Outdoor Products	$	565,557		$	486,739		$	78,818
Corporate and other		31,478			28,796			2,682
Total sales	$	597,035		$	515,535		$	81,500
Operating income (loss):
Outdoor Products	$	103,446		$	95,932		$	7,514
Corporate and other		(15,966	)		(15,232	)		(734	)
Operating income	$	87,480		$	80,700		$	6,780

Outdoor Products Segment. Sales for the Outdoor Products segment increased $78.8 million (16.2%) in 2008 compared to 2007. Of this increase, $40.9 million was attributable to the operations of Carlton, acquired in May 2008, and $19.6 million was due to additional sales volume, primarily from an increase in sales of wood-cutting saw chain and lawn and garden equipment parts, driven by strong global demand for these products. Domestic sales were stimulated, in part, by hurricane activity along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Improved average selling prices and product mix also contributed $11.5 million to the year-over-year sales increase. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates added another $6.7 million to segment sales in 2008 compared to 2007. International sales grew 19.2% year-over-year, including the favorable effects of movements in foreign currenc y exchange rates, while domestic sales increased 9.9%. Replacement market sales increased by 10.6%, while sales to OEMs were flat, excluding the effects of Carlton. Sales of concrete-cutting products decreased by $2.8 million (9.1%), primarily driven by

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lower volume due to weakness in the domestic and European construction equipment markets. Segment sales order backlog increased by $35.6 million, to $98.9 million at December 31, 2008, of which $31.2 million was attributable to Carlton-related backlog.

Segment contribution to operating income increased $7.5 million (7.8%) in 2008 compared to 2007. The favorable effects of increased sales volume ($7.6 million), improved average selling prices and mix ($11.5 million) and the addition of Carlton's operating results were partially offset by higher product cost and mix ($5.5 million), higher SG&A expenses ($2.2 million) and the net unfavorable effect of fluctuations in foreign currency translation rates ($5.2 million). In addition, we recognized purchase accounting charges totaling $3.5 million in 2008 related to the acquisition of Carlton. The higher product cost and mix, excluding the foreign currency exchange effect from translating foreign operating costs into weaker U.S. Dollars, is primarily driven by higher year-over-year steel costs of $6.4 million, as well as inflationary pressures from higher wages and other conversion costs. These higher costs were partially offset b y improved efficiencies and cost absorption resulting from higher production volumes compared to the prior year. The increase in SG&A expenses includes higher compensation and benefit expenses partially offset by reduced legal fees. The operating margin of 18.3% in 2008 compares to 19.7% in 2007.

Corporate and Other. The corporate and other category includes the activity of our gear components business, costs of certain centralized management and administrative functions and charges associated with restructuring activities. Sales of gear-related products increased 9.3% from 2007 to 2008, with improved average selling prices and mix of $3.4 million partially offset by lower volume of $0.7 million. Weak market conditions in the construction and forestry equipment markets in the U.S. were partially offset by increased business in the utility and environmental equipment markets. The contribution to operating income from our gear components business increased $1.2 million (60%) year-over-year to $3.2 million due to higher sales revenue driven by increased pricing. Central administrative expenses were up $1.9 million year-over-year, with an increase in variable compensation costs of $0.5 million and severance costs of $1.7 million, partially offset by reduced professional fees.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

During 2007, we significantly reduced our debt, using cash flow from operations and the net proceeds from the sale of our Forestry Division. During 2008, our debt increased primarily due to additional borrowing of $58.5 million to fund the acquisition of Carlton in May of 2008, partially offset by debt repayments from operating cash flows. During 2009, we again reduced our debt using cash flow generated from operations. Total debt was $285.9 million at December 31, 2009 and $325.5 million at December 31, 2008, representing a net decrease of $39.7 million during 2009. Outstanding debt as of December 31, 2009 consisted of term loans of $107.5 million, a revolving credit facility balance of $3.4 million and 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes of $175.0 million.

8⁷/₈% Senior Subordinated Notes. We have one registered debt security, the 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes. The interest rate on these notes is fixed until their maturity on August 1, 2012 and is payable semi-annual ly in arrears. These notes are subject to redemption at any time at our option, in whole or in part, at redemption prices of 102.219% through July 31, 2010; and at 100% on August 1, 2010 through the maturity date. These notes are issued by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Blount, Inc., and are fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guaranteed by the Company and all of its domestic subsidiaries ("guarantor subsidiaries") other than Blount, Inc. All guarantor subsidiaries of these 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes are 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. While the Company and all of its domestic subsidiaries guarantee these 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes, none of our existing foreign subsidiaries ("non-guarantor subsidiaries") guarantee these notes.

Senior Credit Facilities. We first entered into a credit agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation as Agent on May 15, 2003. The agreement was amended and restated on August 9, 2004, underwent several subsequent amendments, and was amended and restated again on December 4, 2009. The senior credit facilities consist of a term loan facility and a revolving credit facility.

2007 Amendment to Credit Facilities. On November 5, 2007, we amended certain terms of the senior credit facilities. No changes were made to the interest rates, principal amounts, maturity dates or payment schedules of the debt or to the availability of credit under the agreement. This amendment included the following changes:

<  The agreement was modified to allow the Company to sell the Forestry Division on the same day as the effective date of the amendment.

<  Certain covenants, terms and conditions were modified in the credit agreement, including an increased allowance for acquisitions, reduced reporting requirements and a reduction in the required senior leverage ratio.

<  The Company incurred fees and third party costs of $0.7 million related to the amendment.

April 2009 Amendment to Revolving Credit Facility. On April 30, 2009, we entered into an amendment to the revolving credit facility as follows:

<   The maturity date was extended to August 9, 2010.

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<  We reduced total availability under the revolver from $150.0 million to $90.0 million.

<  The interest rate was increased from the LIBOR rate plus 1.75% or the U.S. prime interest rate, with no minimum, to the LIBOR rate as defined in the credit agreement (the "LIBOR Rate") plus 5.00% or the U.S. index rate as defined in the credit agreement (the "U.S. Index Rate") plus 3.25%, with a minimum rate of 7.50%, on all outstanding principal.

<  The commitment fee on unused borrowing capacity was increased from 0.375% to 1.0%.

<  The Company incurred fees and third party costs of $2.0 million related to the amendment.

The revolving credit facility principal balance outstanding was classified as current on the December 31, 2008 Consolidated Balance Sheet because, before the maturity date was extended by the amendment, the maturity date was less than 12 months from the balance sheet date at the time. There were no changes to financial covenants nor did this amendment affect the term loan facility.

December 2009 Amendment and Restatement of Credit Facilities. On December 4, 2009, the senior credit facility was amended and restated as follows:

<  The maturity date for both the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility was extended to February 9, 2012.

<  The total available borrowings under the revolving credit facility were reduced from $90.0 million to $60.0 million to better align with our credit needs.

<  The interest rate on the term loan facility was increased from LIBOR plus 1.75% or the U.S. prime interest rate to the LIBOR Rate plus 3.50%, or the index rate, as defined in the credit agreement (the "Index Rate") plus 2.50%, with a minimum rate of 5.50%.

<  The maximum allowed leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, was increased from 4.25 to 4.50.

<  Existing term loans representing $3.9 million of the total of $107.5 million term loan principal outstanding were not affected by this amendment and restatement, and the terms for this portion of the term loans remain unchanged, including interest at the prime rate and a maturity date of August 9, 2010.

<  The Company incurred fees and third party costs of $3.3 million related to the amendment and restatement.

The revolving credit facility provides for total available borrowings up to $60.0 million, reduced by outstanding letters of credit and further restricted by a specific leverage ratio and credit facility leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had the ability to borrow an additional $53.3 million under the terms of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit facility bears interest at the LIBOR Rate plus 5.00%, or the Index Rate plus 3.25%, with a minimum interest rate of 7.50%, and matures on February 9, 2012. Interest is payable on the individual maturity dates for each LIBOR-based borrowing. Any outstanding principal is due in its entirety on the maturity date.

The term loan facility bears interest at the LIBOR Rate plus 3.50%, or the Index Rate plus 2.50%, with a minimum interest rate of 5.50%, and matures on February 9, 2012. The term loan facility requires quarterly payments of $0.3 million, with a final payment of $101.1 million due on the maturity date. Once repaid, principal under the term loan facility may not be re-borrowed by the Company.

The amended and restated senior credit facilities contain financial covenants relating to:

<  Maximum capital expenditures.

<  Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain other items ("EBITDA") divided by cash payments for interest, taxes, capital expenditures, scheduled debt principal payments and certain other items.

<  Maximum leverage ratio, defined as total debt divided by EBITDA.

<  Maximum credit facility leverage ratio, defined as principal outstanding under the senior credit facilities divided by EBITDA.

Financial Covenants	Requirement		As of December 31, 2009
Maximum capital expenditures	$	32,500	$	17,293
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio		1.15		1.73
Maximum leverage ratio		4.50		3.31
Maximum credit facility leverage ratio		2.50		1.31

In addition, there are covenants or restrictions relating to, among other categories, investments, loans and advances, indebtedness, dividends on our stock and the sale of stock or assets. We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2009. Non-compliance with these covenants, if it were to become an event of default under the terms of the credit agreement, could result in severe limitations to our overall liquidity, and the term loan lenders could require actions for immediate repayment of outstanding amounts, potentially requiring sale of our assets. Such non-compliance, if any, could also result in an event of default under the indenture agreement related to the 8⁷/₈ % senior subordinated notes. Our debt is not subject to any triggers that would require early payment of debt due to any adverse change in our credit rating.

The amended and restated senior credit facilities may be prepaid at any time. There can also be additional mandatory repayment requirements related to the sale of

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Company assets, the issuance of stock under certain circumstances or upon the Company's annual generation of excess cash flow, as determined under the credit agreement.

Blount International, Inc. and all of its domestic subsidiaries other than Blount, Inc. guarantee Blount, Inc.'s obligations under the senior credit facilities. The obligations under the senior credit facilities are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Blount, Inc. and its domestic subsidiaries, as well as a pledge of all of Blount, Inc.'s capital stock held by Blount International, Inc. and all of the stock of domestic subsidiaries held by Blount, Inc. Blount, Inc. has also pledged 65% of the stock of its non-domestic subsidiaries as additional collateral.

Interest expense was $24.7 million in 2009, $27.1 million in 2008 and $33.1 million in 2007. The reduction in interest expense from 2008 to 2009 is primarily the result of a reduction in average principal outstanding. The reduction in interest expense from 2007 to 2008 is due to lower variable interest rates and a reduction in average principal outstanding. The weighted average of our variable interest rates decreased by 343 basis points during 2008. Our annual interest expense may continue to vary in the future because the senior credit facility interest rates are not fixed. The weighted average interest rate on all our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2009 was 7.54%, compared with 6.42% as of December 31, 2008.

We intend to fund working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements and obligations under our postretirement benefit plans for the next twelve months through expected cash flows generated from operations and the amounts available under our revolving credit agreement. Interest on our debt is payable in arrears according to varying interest rates and periods. We expect our financial resources will be sufficient to cover any additional increases in working capital and capital expenditures. There can be no assurance, however, that these resources will be sufficient to meet our needs. We may also consider other options available to us in connection with future liquidity needs, including, but not limited to, the postponement of discretionary contributions to postretirement benefit plans, the postponement of capital expenditures, restructuring of our credit facilities and issuance of new debt or equity securities.

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2009 were $55.1 million compared to $58.3 million at December 31, 2008.

Cash provided by operating activities is summarized as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008			2007
Income from continuing operations	$	22,993	$	38,843		$	32,143
Non-cash items included in net income		31,413		33,880			35,082
Subtotal		54,406		72,723			67,225
Changes in assets and liabilities, net		2,321		(7,201	)		(32,838	)
Discontinued operations		454		(4,318	)		(5,209	)
Cash provided by operating activities	$	57,181	$	61,204		$	29,178

Non-cash items consist of depreciation of property, plant and equipment; amortization; stock compensation; asset impairment charges; deferred income taxes; (gain) loss on disposal of assets and other non-cash items. Changes in assets and liabilities, net, consists of those changes in assets and liabilities included in the cash flows from operating activities section of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

2009 cash provided by operating activities of $57.2 million reflected the following significant items:

<  Income from continuing operations of $23.0 million, a $15.9 million decrease from 2008.

<  Non-cash items of $31.4 million which consisted of the following:

0  Depreciation of $20.4 million, a reduction of $0.8 million from 2008 as certain older assets became fully depreciated and our rate of new capital expenditures decreased.

0  Amortization of $5.5 million, a reduction of $1.8 million from 2008, as amortization expense for purchase accounting adjustments related to Carlton was lower.

0  Stock compensation and other non-cash charges of $3.8 million, a decrease of $0.3 million from 2008 reflecting lower stock compensation expense, partially offset by costs incurred in 2009 for refinancing transactions.

0  An asset impairment charge of $2.0 million recognized when we closed our manufacturing plant in Milan, Tennessee.

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0  Deferred income taxes of $2.1 million compared to $3.2 million recognized in 2008.

0  A gain on sale of property of $2.5 million compared with $1.5 million in 2008. The 2009 gain includes a $2.7 million gain on sale of land and building in Europe. The 2008 gain relates to sales of marketable securities.

<  The net change in assets and liabilities increased cash flows from operating activities by $2.3 million, including the following items:

0  A decrease in accounts receivable of $2.3 million, resulting from lower sales revenue.

0  A decrease in inventories of $12.8 million, resulting from reduced levels of production.

0  An increase in other assets of $1.8 million primarily due to higher income taxes receivable.

0  A decrease of $7.8 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses due to timing of payments.

0  A decrease of $3.2 million in other liabilities, primarily related to changes in our post-employment benefit plan obligations.

2008 cash provided by operating activities of $61.2 million reflected the following significant items:

<  Income from continuing operations of $38.8 million, an increase of $6.7 million over 2007.

<  Non-cash items of $33.9 million, which included the following:

0  Depreciation expense of $21.2 million, increased over the prior year due to capital expenditure levels in excess of depreciation over the last several years, as well as the addition of assets acquired with the acquisition of Carlton.

0  Amortization of $7.4 million, increased over the prior year due to the amortization of purchase accounting intangibles from the acquisition of Carlton.

0  Stock compensation costs of $3.3 million, comparable to 2007 levels.

0  A deferred income tax provision of $3.2 million.

0  Gain on disposal of assets of $1.5 million from the sale of marketable securities.

<  The net change in assets and liabilities reduced cash flow from operations by $7.2 million, including the following items:

0  A decrease in accounts receivable of $5.9 million, reflecting a lower level of sales in the last two months of 2008 compared to the last two months of 2007.

0  An increase in inventory of $11.0 million, as production volumes exceeded shipments during the last few months of 2008, and higher steel costs increased year-end inventory values by approximately $4.1 million.

0  A decrease in other assets of $4.5 million, primarily due to the collection of a portion of the sales price for our 2007 sale of the Forestry Division, which was held in escrow.

0  A decrease in accounts payable of $7.3 million, resulting from the timing of payments to vendors.

0  An increase in accrued expenses of $2.0 million, primarily resulting from an increase in the accruals for various customer rebate and cooperative advertising programs, which were higher due to the higher level of sales in 2008 compared to 2007.

<  Discontinued operations used $4.3 million in 2008 as we paid accrued liabilities for employee severance, advisor fees and other liabilities in connection with our sale of the Forestry Division in November 2007.

2007 cash provided by operating activities of $29.2 million reflected the following significant items:

<  Income from continuing operations of $32.1 million, a decrease of $0.5 million from 2006.

<  Non-cash items of $35.1 million, which included the following:

0  Depreciation expense of $17.6 million, up from the prior year due to capital expenditure levels in excess of deprecation over the last several years.

0  Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs of $4.6 million.

0  Stock compensation costs of $3.2 million, an increase of $0.7 million from 2006.

0  A deferred income tax provision of $11.1 million.

0  A net loss of $0.7 million related to the disposal of assets.

<  Changes in assets and liabilities reduced cash flow from operations by $32.8 million, including the following items:

0  A decrease in accounts receivable of $3.6 million.

0  An increase in inventories of $13.4 million as we ramped up production and inventory on hand in response to increasing orders.

0  An increase in other assets of $3.6 million, primarily related to income tax refunds receivable.

0  An increase in accounts payable of $4.7 million.

0  A reduction in accrued expenses of $7.5 million primarily related to payment of accrued income taxes.

0  A reduction in other liabilities of $16.6 million, primarily related to pension funding in excess of the amount charged to expense.

<  Discontinued operations used $5.2 million, primarily for transition costs incurred in selling the Forestry Division.

Cash contributions for pension and postretirement benefit plans were $18.5 million in 2009, $7.1 million in 2008

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and $23.4 million in 2007. Funding requirements for postretirement benefit plans fluctuate significantly from year to year. See further discussion following under "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates." The Company intends to make contributions to our pension plans in 2010 of approximately $14 million to $16 million. The amount of contributions required in subsequent years will depend, in part, on future investment returns on plan assets. The obligations under our other postretirement benefit plans are made on a pay-as-you-go basis and we expect to pay between $2.7 million and $3.5 million in 2010 for these plans. We also make cash contributions to our U.S. 401(k)plan. We contributed $4.7 million in 2009, $5.0 million in 2008 and $2.6 million in 2007 to this plan. We expect to contribute between $4.2 million and $5. 0 million to the 401(k) plan in 2010. The higher level of contributions beginning in 2008 reflects the additional contribution implemented as part of our U.S. retirement plan restructuring and the freeze of our U.S. defined benefit pension plan undertaken in 2006.

Cash flows from investing activities are summarized as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Proceeds from sale of assets	$	3,290		$	1,632		$	2,309
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(17,293	)		(26,058	)		(18,517	)
Acquisition of Carlton, net of cash acquired		–			(64,399	)		–
Discontinued operations		–			1,725			69,071
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$	(14,003	)	$	(87,100	)	$	52,863

In 2009 we used $14.0 million of cash in investing activities. Sale of assets, primarily land and building in Europe, yielded $3.2 million in proceeds during the year.

In 2008 we used $87.1 million of cash in investing activities. Sale of marketable securities yielded $1.6 million in proceeds during the year. We paid $66.2 million in cash for Carlton, but the purchase included Carlton's $1.8 million of cash at the acquisition date, leaving a net cash outflow of $64.4 million for the acquisition. Discontinued operations provided $1.7 million of cash during 2008 as we collected the final payment related to the November 2007 sale of our Forestry Division.

In 2007 we generated $52.9 million of cash from investing activities, inclusive of $69.1 million of net activity from discontinued operations. Discontinued operations in 2007 included net proceeds from the sale of our Forestry Division, reduced by amounts held in escrow and capital expenditures made by the Forestry Division prior to the sale on November 5, 2007. Proceeds from the sale of assets of $2.3 million reflect the sale of idle land and buildings retained following the disposition of our Lawnmower segment in 2006 and our Forestry Division in 2007.

Purchases of property, plant and equipment for all three years presented are primarily for productivity improvements, expanded manufacturing capacity and replacement of consumable tooling and equipment. Generally, about one-third of our capital spending represents replacement of consumable tooling and existing equipment with the rest devoted to capacity and productivity improvements, although in 2009 a greater proportion of the expenditures related to replacement activity. The decrease in 2009 expenditures compared to 2008 reflects an effort to conserve cash during the economic downturn and the reduction in operating cash flows we experienced. The increase in 2008 expenditures compared to 2007 reflects an effort to accelerate the replacement of older equipment, as well as the incremental effect from adding Carlton's capital expenditures from May to the end of the year. In 2010, we expect to invest between $23 million and $27 mil lion for property plant and equipment, primarily for ongoing productivity and cost improvements in our manufacturing processes and routine replacement of machinery and equipment, including tooling that is consumed in the production process, as well as incremental capacity expansion.

Cash flows from financing activities are summarized as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008		2007
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt principal	$	(39,655	)	$	28,520	$	(53,875	)
Issuance, modification and redemption costs		(5,311	)		–		(700	)
Proceeds and taxes from stock-based compensation		(298	)		1,069		324
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(45,264	)	$	29,589	$	(54,251	)

2009 activity included the following:

<  Repayment of $27.4 million of revolver principal and $12.3 million of term loan principal, utilizing cash generated from operations.

<  $5.3 million spent on 2009 refinancing activities to amend and extend our senior credit facilities.

<  $0.3 million of net cash outflow for taxes on stock-based compensation, net of the related proceeds from exercises by employees.

2008 activity included the following:

<  Net borrowings during the year of $28.5 million, consisting of:

0  Borrowing of $58.5 million under our revolving credit facility for the purchase of Carlton.

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0  Repayment of $30.0 million of principal on the revolving credit facility and term loans from available cash flows.

<  $0.6 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options and a $0.5 million related tax benefit.

2007 activity included the following:

<  Net debt reduction of $53.9 million, primarily funded with proceeds from the sale of our Forestry Division.

<  Expenditures of $0.7 million incurred with the November 2007 amendment to our senior credit facilities.

<  $0.2 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options and a $0.1 million related tax benefit.

As of December 31, 2009, our contractual and estimated obligations are as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	Total		2010		2011-2012		2013-2014		Thereafter
Debt obligations (1)	$	285,865	$	5,013	$	280,852	$	–	$	–
Estimated interest payments (2)		61,513		22,154		39,359		–		–
Purchase commitments (3)		75		75		–		–		–
Operating lease obligations (4)		21,524		3,006		5,046		2,753		10,719
Defined benefit pension obligations (5)		4,848		4,848		–		–		–
Other postretirement obligations (6)		15,618		2,797		2,839		2,237		7,745
Other long-term liabilities (7)		508		239		256		13		–
Total contractual obligations	$	389,951	$	38,132	$	328,352	$	5,003	$	18,464

(1) Scheduled minimum principal payments on debt. Additional voluntary prepayments may also be made from time to time. Additional mandatory principal payments are required under certain circumstances.

(2) Estimated future interest payments based on existing debt balances, timing of scheduled minimum principal payments and estimated variable interest rates.

(3) Does not include amounts recorded as current liabilities on the balance sheet.

(4) See also Note 13 to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(5) Current minimum funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans. These amounts do not include estimated future funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans of approximately $9.8 million in 2011 and each year thereafter. Actual funding requirements may vary significantly from these estimates based on actual return on assets, changes in assumptions, plan modifications and actuarial gains and losses. See additional discussion of these key assumptions and estimates under "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates." Additional voluntary funding payments may also be made, and the Company intends to contribute between $14 and $16 million to these plans in 2010.

(6) Estimated payments for various non-qualified retirement benefits. The Company also has benefit payment obligations due under its postretirement medical plan that are not required to be funded in advance, but are pay-as-you-go, and are not included herein. See also Note 12 to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(7) Advisory and consulting fees for certain former officers and directors of the Company.

As of December 31, 2009, our recorded liability for uncertain tax positions was $33.8 million. Due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of potential future cash flows associated with uncertain tax positions, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate of the amounts and periods in which these remaining liabilities might be paid. It is reasonably possible that the estimate of uncertain tax positions could change materially in the near term.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or for other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise had we engaged in such relationships.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U. S.

The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity components, revenues and expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable and consistent with industry practice. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements.

We record reductions to selling prices as products are shipped. These reductions are based on competitive and market conditions, in addition to specific customer contracts in some instances. Some reductions are determined based on sales volumes or other measurements not yet finalized at the time of shipment. These reductions are estimated and recorded at the time of shipment either through a reduction to the invoice total or the establishment of a reserve or an accrual for settlement at a later date. The amount reserved or accrued may increase or

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decrease prior to payment due to customer performance and market conditions.

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses against our recorded accounts receivable. Such allowance is based on an ongoing review of customer payments against terms and a review of customers' financial statements and conditions through monitoring services. Based on these reviews, the allowance is adjusted in the appropriate period. Additional allowances may be required based on future events or as we obtain new information about our customers' credit and financial situations.

Specific industry market conditions can significantly increase or decrease the level of inventory on hand in any of our business units. We adjust for changes in demand by reducing or increasing production levels. We estimate the required inventory reserves for excess or obsolete inventory by assessing inventory turns and market selling prices on a product by product basis. We maintain such reserves until a product is sold or market conditions require a change in the reserves.

We perform an annual analysis for impairment of goodwill at the reporting unit level. We also perform an impairment analysis of goodwill whenever circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. The impairment tests are performed by estimating the fair values of the reporting units using a discounted projected cash flow model. We believe the discounted projected cash flow model is an appropriate valuation technique because these are established businesses with reasonably predictable future cash flows and because it has been our experience that this technique is generally used when valuing businesses in our industry. However, the projected future cash flows are subject to uncertainty and estimation and actual future cash flows may differ significantly from these projections. For example, many of the factors described in "Risk Factors" could have a material adverse affect on these businesses and their future cash flows. W e compare the estimated fair values based on discounted projected cash flows to the carrying values of the reporting units, including goodwill. For the analysis performed in the year ended December 31, 2009, we used a discount rate of 11.5% based on our actual weighted average interest rate for debt financing and an assumed 15% return on equity, and we projected future cash flows for twelve years forward. The sum of the fair values of the reporting units is reconciled to our current market capitalization plus an estimated control premium. If the carrying amount of any reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. Events or changes in circumstances may occur that could create underperformance relative to projected future cash flows, which could result in the recognition of future impairments.

We incur expenses in connection with product liability claims as a result of alleged product malfunctions or defects. Under terms of the related divestiture agreements, we remain contractually obligated, as between the buyer and us, to defend or settle product liability claims for products manufactured during our ownership period for certain discontinued operations. We maintain insurance for a portion of this exposure and record a liability for our estimated non-insured obligations. We estimate our product liability obligations on a case by case basis, in addition to a review of product performance trends and consideration of the potential liability for claims incurred but not yet reported or future claims on products we have previously manufactured. These estimated obligations are frequently increased or decreased as more information on specific cases becomes available or performance trends change.

We incur expenses in connection with compliance with environmental laws and regulations for investigation, monitoring and, in certain circumstances, remediation of environmental contamination at our current and certain of our former operating locations. Under terms of the related divestiture agreements, we remain contractually obligated, as between the buyer and us, for certain environmental claims for any contamination determined to have occurred during our ownership period for certain discontinued operations. In certain limited circumstances, we maintain insurance coverage for a portion of this exposure. We record a liability for our estimated non-insured obligations. We estimate our environmental remediation obligations on a situation by situation basis. These estimated obligations may be increased or decreased as more information on specific situations becomes available.

We incur expenses in connection with our self-insured program for workers' compensation costs. Under terms of the related divestiture agreements, we remain contractually obligated, as between the buyer and us, for workers' compensation claims for injuries that occurred during our ownership period for certain discontinued operations. We maintain insurance for a portion of this exposure and record a liability for our estimated non-insured obligations. We estimate our workers' compensation obligations on a case by case basis, in addition to consideration of the potential liability for claims incurred but not yet reported. These estimated obligations are frequently increased or decreased as more information on specific cases becomes available or performance trends change.

We determine the fair value of stock-based awards using the Black-Scholes model. We use the simplified method described in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 for estimated lives of stock options and SARs. Assumptions for the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility and dividend yield are based on historical information and management estimates.

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We determine our postretirement obligations on an actuarial basis that requires management to make certain assumptions. These assumptions include the long-term rate of return on plan assets, the discount rate to be used in calculating the applicable benefit obligation and the anticipated inflation trend in future health care costs. These assumptions are reviewed on an annual basis and consideration is given to market conditions, applicable indices, historical results, changes in regulations, as well as to the requirements of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 715.

The net postretirement obligation is included in employee benefit obligations on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The total postretirement obligations are reduced by the fair value of investment assets held in the related pension plan trusts. These pension assets consist of ownership interests in various mutual and commingled investment funds, which in turn hold investments in marketable debt and equity instruments and other investment assets. The fair value of these pension assets is determined in accordance with ASC 820. We determine the fair value of these assets by reference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, where available (level 1). Where level 1 market prices are not available, we utilize significant observable inputs based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valu ations for which all significant assumptions are observable (level 2). Finally, if level 2 measurements are not available, we utilize significant unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities (level 3) to determine the fair values of such pension assets.

The weighted average assumed rate of return on pension plan assets was 8.2% for 2009. This assumed rate of return on plan assets is based on long-term historical rates of return achieved on similar investments, weighted in the same proportion as our current weighting, which is 50% equity securities, 48% debt securities and 2% other for the U.S. plan, and 63% equities and 37% debt securities for the Canadian plan. To validate this assumption, we obtained a study of historical rates of return for similar investment categories that calculated actual returns for randomly selected 20-year periods of time over a much longer historical period. From this study, we determined the range of most likely results. We believe this assumed rate of return is reasonable given the asset composition, long-term historic trends and current economic and financial market conditions. We expect to use a slightly lower assumed rate of return for 2010 and beyond, reflecting management's intent to implement a slightly more conservative investment mix in the pension plan assets.

A weighted average discount rate assumption of 6.0% was used to determine our plan liabilities at December 31, 2009, consisting of 5.75% for the U.S. plan and 7.00% for the Canadian plan. The difference in discount rates between the two plans is attributable to differences in the relevant bond indices and market conditions between the U.S. and Canada as of December 31, 2009. We believe these discount rates are reasonable given comparable rates for high quality corporate bonds with terms comparable to the projected cash flows for our respective plans. To validate this assumption, we obtained published indices for such bonds and our assumed discount rate is consistent with these indices. To further help establish an appropriate discount rate, we obtained the weighted average rate of return on a hypothetical customized bond portfolio that more closely matches the expected cash outflows of our benefit obligation. Our assumed discoun t rate is consistent with this customized bond portfolio rate of return and with the relevant indices for similar debt securities.

We have assumed that health care costs will increase by 10% in 2010, 9% in 2011, 8% in 2012, 7% in 2013, 6% in 2014 and 5% in 2015 and beyond. This assumption is based on historical rates of inflation for health care costs and expectations for future increases in health care costs.

Our annual postretirement expenses can be significantly impacted by changes in these assumptions. A 1% change in the return on assets assumption would change annual pension expense by $1.6 million in 2010. A 1% decrease in the discount rate would increase pension expense by $2.4 million in 2010, and a 1% increase in the discount rate would decrease pension expense by $2.0 million in 2010. A 1% increase in the health care cost trend assumption for 2010 and beyond would increase annual postretirement medical costs by approximately $0.3 million per year and a 1% decrease in the health care cost trend assumption for 2010 and beyond would decrease annual postretirement medical costs by approximately $0.2 million a year.

We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740-10, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. The application of income tax law is inherently complex. Laws and regulations in this area are voluminous and are often ambiguous. As such, we are required to make many assumptions and judgments regarding our income tax exposures. Interpretations of income tax laws and regulations and guidance surrounding them change over time. Changes in our assumptions and judgments can materially affect amounts recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets

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and liabilities are measured using enacted tax laws and rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Included in recorded tax liabilities are estimated amounts related to uncertain tax positions. Actual tax liabilities may differ materially from these estimates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. As of December 31, 2009, we have a deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $2.4 million, primarily related to foreign tax credit carryforwards and state tax net operating loss carryforwards.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In the opinion of management, there are currently no recent accounting pronouncements to be adopted that are expected to have a significant effect on our financial reporting.

Forward Looking Statements

"Forward looking statements," as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, used in this report, including without limitation our "outlook," "guidance," "expectations," "beliefs," "plans," "indications," "estimates," "anticipations," and their variants, are based upon available information and upon assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable; however, these forward looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," and should not be considered indicative of actual results that the Company may achieve in the future. Specifically, issues concerning foreign currency exchange rates, the cost to the Company of commodities in general, and of steel in particular, the anticipated level of applicable interest rates, tax rates, discount rates, rates of return and the anticipated effects of discontinued operations involve estimates and assumptions . To the extent that these, or any other such assumptions, are not realized going forward, or other unforeseen factors arise, actual results for the periods subsequent to the date of this report may differ materially.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. We manage our exposure to these market risks through our regular operating and financing activities, and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivatives. When utilized, derivatives are used as risk management tools and not for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest Rate Risk. We manage our ratio of fixed to variable rate debt with the objective of achieving a mix that management believes is appropriate. We have, on occasion, entered into interest rate swap agreements to exchange fixed and variable interest rates based on agreed upon notional amounts and we have entered into interest rate lock contracts to hedge the interest rate of an anticipated debt issue. A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of our fixed rate long-term debt outstanding by $3.2 million. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in the interest rates on our variable rate debt for the duration of one year would have increased interest expense by approximately $1.2 million in 2009. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, no derivative financial instruments were outstanding to hedge interest rate risk on debt. Additionally, the interest rates available in certain jurisdictions in which we hold excess cash may vary, thereby affecting the return we earn on cash equivalent short-term investments. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had derivative financial instruments outstanding representing variable-to-fixed interest rate swaps on cash equivalents in Brazil to protect the return on those investments. These contracts were not designated as hedging instruments. The total notional amount of such instruments was $13.0 million at December 31, 2009 and $10.3 million at December 31, 2008.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk. Approximately 19% of our sales and 25% of our operating costs and expenses were transacted in foreign currencies in 2009. As a result, fluctuations in exchange rates impact the amount of our reported sales and operating income. Historically, our principal exposures have been related to local currency operating costs and expenses in Canada, Brazil and China, and local currency sales and expenses in Europe and Japan. During 2009, 2008 and 2007, we used derivative instruments to protect the U.S. Dollar value of cash equivalents held in Brazil. At December 31, 2009, we had contracts outstanding to protect those investments from fluctuations in foreign currency. We may also, in the future, decide to manage some of our other exposures to currency exchange rate fluctuations through derivative products.

We make regular payments to our wholly-owned subsidiary in Canada, Blount Canada Ltd. ("Blount Canada") for contract manufacturing services performed on our behalf. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008, we selectively hedged a portion of the anticipated payment transactions with Blount Canada that were subject to foreign exchange exposure, using zero cost collar option contracts to manage our exposure to Canadian Dollar exchange rates. These zero cost collar instruments are designated as cash flow hedges and are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The effective portion of the contracts' gains or losses due to changes in fair value is initially recorded as a component of accumulated other

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comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings when we settle the hedged payment to Blount Canada. We use the hypothetical derivative method under ASC 815 to determine the hedge effectiveness of our zero cost collar option contracts. These contracts are highly effective in hedging the variability in future cash flows attributable to changes in Canadian Dollar exchange rates. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the total notional amount of such contracts outstanding was $30.3 million and $51.4 million, respectively. During 2009, we recognized a gain of $0.9 million in earnings from these contacts as they matured. During 2008, none of these contracts had matured and therefore we did not recognize any amount in earnings. We have not recognized any amount in earnings in the years ended December 31, 2009 or 2008 due to ineffectiveness of these hedging instruments.

The table below illustrates the estimated effect on our 2009 operating results of a hypothetical 10% change in major currencies (defined for us as the Euro, Canadian Dollar, Brazilian Real, Chinese RMB, Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen and Swedish Krona):

	Effect of 10% Weaker U.S. Dollar
(Amounts in thousands)	Sales		Cost of Sales			Operating Income
Euro	$	5,333	$	(2,467	)	$	1,282
Canadian Dollar		1,091		(4,442	)		(3,741	)
Brazilian Real		–		(1,747	)		(2,121	)
Chinese RMB		98		(706	)		(732	)
Swiss Franc		–		(1,026	)		(1,026	)
Japanese Yen		1,007		(89	)		769
Swedish Krona		607		(118	)		320

Commodity Price Risk. We secure raw materials through purchasing functions at each of our manufacturing locations. These functions are staffed by professionals who determine the sourcing of materials by assessing quality, availability, price and service of potential vendors. When possible, multiple vendors are utilized to ensure competitive prices and to minimize risk of lack of availability of materials. Some of these raw materials are subject to price volatility over time. We have not hedged against the price volatility of any raw materials by using any derivative instruments during 2009, 2008 or 2007.

Raw material price volatility has not had a significant impact on our results in recent years, with the exception of steel pricing, where our costs rose in 2007 and then rose sharply again in 2008 and then rose slightly further in 2009. We purchased approximately $53.7 million of steel in 2009, which was our largest sourced commodity. A hypothetical 10% change in the price of steel would have had an estimated $5.4 million effect on pre-tax income in 2009. We utilize multiple suppliers to purchase steel. We estimate the impact of changes on our cost of purchased steel was an increase of $1.0 million from 2006 to 2007, an increase of $7.9 million from 2007 to 2008, and an increase of $1.0 million from 2008 to 2009. Some selling prices to our customers have been increased, in part to offset the increase in steel commodity costs. We source many of our outdoor care products from Asia, in certain cases through brokers, and we anticipa te expanding this practice in the future. Historically, we have not incurred any significant issues in sourcing internationally, in part due to the fact that there are multiple suppliers for each of the products we purchase.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Management of Blount International, Inc. is responsible for the information and representations contained in this report. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Reasonable judgments and estimates have been made where necessary. Other financial information in this report is consistent with these financial statements.

Our accounting systems include controls designed to reasonably assure that assets are safeguarded from unauthorized use or disposition and that provide for the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These systems are supplemented by the selection and training of qualified financial personnel and an organizational structure providing for appropriate segregation of duties.

Four directors of the Company, who are not members of management, serve as the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and are the principal means through which the Board discharges its financial reporting responsibility. The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm and reviews with the independent registered public accounting firm, management and the internal auditors, the scope and the results of the annual audit, the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and other matters relating to financial reporting and the financial affairs of Blount International, Inc. as they deem appropriate. The independent registered public accounting firm and the internal auditors have full access to the Committee, with and without the presence of management, to discuss any appropriate matters.

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Management's Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a -15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based upon the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.

Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of their inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm that has audited the Consolidated Financial Statements, has also audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 as stated in their report which appears herein.

/s/ Joshua L. Collins	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
President and Chief Executive Officer	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Blount International, Inc.:

In our opinion, the Consolidated Financial Statements listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a) (1) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Blount International Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related Consolidated Financial Statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain r easonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Portland, Oregon
March 9, 2010

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Blount International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	2009			2008			2007
Sales	$	502,426		$	597,035		$	515,535
Cost of sales		332,931			404,263			340,578
Gross profit		169,495			192,772			174,957
Selling, general and administrative expenses		109,116			103,632			94,257
Gain on sale of land and building		(2,701	)		–			–
Plant closure and severance costs		6,887			1,660			–
Operating income		56,193			87,480			80,700
Interest income		206			1,389			1,360
Interest expense		(24,707	)		(27,094	)		(33,066	)
Other income (expense), net		241			1,813			(821	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		31,933			63,588			48,173
Provision for income taxes		8,940			24,745			16,030
Income from continuing operations		22,993			38,843			32,143
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before taxes		–			(589	)		25,794
Income tax provision (benefit)		–			(345	)		15,080
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		–			(244	)		10,714
Net income	$	22,993		$	38,599		$	42,857
Basic income (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.48		$	0.82		$	0.68
Discontinued operations		–			(0.01	)		0.23
Net income	$	0.48		$	0.81		$	0.91
Diluted income (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.48		$	0.81		$	0.67
Discontinued operations		–			(0.01	)		0.22
Net income	$	0.48		$	0.80		$	0.89
Weighted average shares used in per share calculation:
Basic		47,758			47,510			47,280
Diluted		48,274			48,130			48,078

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Blount International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)	2009			2008
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	55,070		$	58,275
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,339 and $3,800 respectively		74,475			75,555
Inventories, net		78,179			90,302
Deferred income taxes		5,528			5,492
Other current assets		23,962			14,940
Total current assets		237,214			244,564
Property, plant and equipment, net		114,470			119,749
Deferred income taxes		16,006			21,679
Intangible assets		12,371			13,864
Assets held for sale		900			1,429
Goodwill		66,071			66,071
Other assets		36,534			32,328
Total Assets	$	483,566		$	499,684
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	5,013		$	31,981
Accounts payable		31,539			28,864
Accrued expenses		50,614			55,235
Deferred income taxes		501			498
Total current liabilities		87,667			116,578
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		280,852			293,539
Deferred income taxes		4,695			2,223
Employee benefit obligations		75,780			93,898
Other liabilities		41,312			36,966
Total liabilities		490,306			543,204
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 47,759,331 and 47,614,236 outstanding, respectively		478			476
Capital in excess of par value of stock		581,211			579,930
Accumulated deficit		(556,555	)		(579,548	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(31,874	)		(44,378	)
Total stockholders' deficit		(6,740	)		(43,520	)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit	$	483,566		$	499,684

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Blount International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Income from continuing operations	$	22,993		$	38,843		$	32,143
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		20,395			21,212			17,641
Amortization		5,548			7,351			3,951
Stock compensation and other non-cash charges		3,815			4,157			1,870
Asset impairment charges		1,960			–			–
Excess tax expense (benefit) from share-based compensation		73			(463	)		(114	)
Deferred income taxes		2,145			3,166			11,059
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets		(2,523	)		(1,543	)		675
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable		2,317			5,945			3,585
(Increase) decrease in inventories		12,775			(10,986	)		(13,409	)
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(1,825	)		4,461			(3,672	)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable		2,061			(7,286	)		4,680
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses		(9,833	)		1,995			(7,451	)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities		(3,174	)		(1,330	)		(16,571	)
Discontinued operations		454			(4,318	)		(5,209	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		57,181			61,204			29,178
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of assets		3,290			1,632			2,309
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(17,293	)		(26,058	)		(18,517	)
Acquisition of Carlton, net of cash acquired		–			(64,399	)		–
Discontinued operations		–			1,725			69,071
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(14,003	)		(87,100	)		52,863
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit facility		(27,350	)		30,750			(27,000	)
Repayment of term debt principal		(12,305	)		(2,230	)		(26,875	)
Issuance costs related to debt		(5,311	)		–			(700	)
Excess tax (expense) benefit from share-based compensation		(73	)		463			114
Proceeds from share-based compensation activity		283			606			210
Taxes paid on restricted stock units		(508	)		–			–
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(45,264	)		29,589			(54,251	)
Effect of exchange rate changes		(1,119	)		(3,007	)		2,163
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(3,205	)		686			29,953
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		58,275			57,589			27,636
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	55,070		$	58,275		$	57,589

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Blount International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Amounts in thousands)	Shares (in 000's)		Common Stock		Capital in Excess of Par			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total
Balance December 31, 2006		47,243	$	472	$	571,683		$	(661,004	)	$	(16,442	)	$	(105,291	)
Net income		–		–		–			42,857			–			42,857
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment		–		–		–			–			1,718			1,718
Unrealized gains		–		–		–			–			1,315			1,315
Pension liability adjustment		–		–		–			–			1,342			1,342
Comprehensive income, net		–		–		–			–			–			47,232
Exercise of stock options		49		1		323			–			–			324
Stock compensation expense		–		–		3,589			–			–			3,589
Balance December 31, 2007		47,292		473		575,595			(618,147	)		(12,067	)		(54,146	)
Net income		–		–		–			38,599			–			38,599
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustment		–		–		–			–			(1,574	)		(1,574	)
Unrealized losses		–		–		–			–			(2,524	)		(2,524	)
Pension liability adjustment		–		–		–			–			(28,213	)		(28,213	)
Comprehensive income, net		–		–		–			–			–			6,288
Exercise of stock options		322		3		1,066			–			–			1,069
Stock compensation expense		–		–		3,269			–			–			3,269
Balance December 31, 2008		47,614		476		579,930			(579,548	)		(44,378	)		(43,520	)
Net income		–		–		–			22,993			–			22,993
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment		–		–		–			–			646			646
Unrealized gains		–		–		–			–			2,519			2,519
Pension liability adjustment		–		–		–			–			9,339			9,339
Comprehensive income, net		–		–		–			–			–			35,497
Stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock		145		2		(301	)		–			–			(299	)
Stock compensation expense		–		–		1,582			–			–			1,582
Balance December 31, 2009		47,759	$	478	$	581,211		$	(556,555	)	$	(31,874	)	$	(6,740	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Blount International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTE 1: BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Blount International, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") is a manufacturer of equipment, accessories and replacement parts to the global forestry, yard care and general contractor industries. The Company manufactures and markets branded products in focused end-markets, serving professional loggers, construction workers, homeowners, equipment dealers and distributors, and OEMs. The Company's products include cutting chain, guide bars, sprockets and accessories for chainsaws, lawnmower blades and other accessories for lawn and garden equipment, concrete-cutting equipment and accessories, mobile equipment rotational bearings, worm gear reducers, swing drives and winches. The Company maintains manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and China.

Basis of Presentation. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U. S. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Foreign Currency. For foreign subsidiaries whose operations are principally conducted in U.S. Dollars, monetary assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at the current exchange rate, while other assets (principally property, plant and equipment and inventories) and related costs and expenses are generally translated at historic exchange rates. Sales and other costs and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the period and the resulting foreign exchange adjustments are recognized in income. Assets and liabilities of the remaining foreign operations are translated to U.S. Dollars at the current exchange rate and their statements of income are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. Gains and losses resulting from translation of the financial statements of these operations are reflected as "other comprehen sive income" in stockholders' equity (deficit). Foreign currency transaction gains and losses from settling transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income when realized.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and the components of equity and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates are used when accounting for the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory obsolescence, goodwill and other long-lived assets, product warranties, casualty insurance costs, product liability reserves and related expenses, other legal proceedings, employee benefit plans, income taxes and deferred tax assets and liabilities, discontinued operations and contingencies. It is reasonably possible that actual resu lts could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions and significant changes to estimates could occur in the near term.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers cash equivalents to be all highly liquid temporary cash investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of investment that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

Inventories. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The Company determines the cost of most raw materials, work in process and finished goods inventories by the first in, first out ("FIFO") or average cost methods. The Company writes down its inventories for estimated obsolete or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions.

Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets. The principal ranges of estimated useful lives for depreciation purposes are as follows: buildings and improvements: 10 to 45 years; machinery and equipment: 3 to 10 years; furniture, fixtures and office equipment: 3 to 10 years; and transportation equipment: 3 to 15 years. Gains or losses on disposal are reflected in income. Property, plant and equipment under capital lease is capitalized with the related obligations stated at the principal portion of future lease payments.

Interest cost incurred during the period of construction of plant and equipment is capitalized. Capitalized interest was $0.3 million in 2009, $0.2 million in 2008 and $0.4 million in 2007.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets with Indefinite Useful Lives. The Company accounts for goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives under ASC350. Under the provisions of ASC 350, the Company performs an annual review for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Company also performs an impairment analysis whenever circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. The impairment tests are performed by estimating the fair values of the reporting units using a discounted cash flow model and comparing those fair values to the

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carrying values of the reporting units, including goodwill. The sum of the fair values of the reporting units is reconciled to the Company's current market capitalization, plus an estimated control premium. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company then allocates the fair value of the unit to all the assets and liabilities of that unit, including any unrecognized intangible assets, as if the reporting unit's fair value were the price to acquire the reporting unit. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of the goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. Events or changes in circumstances may occur that could create underperformance relative to projected future cash flows that would create future impairments. No impairments have been recognized in 2009, 2008 or 2007 for goodwill or other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.

Deferred Financing Costs. The Company capitalizes costs incurred in connection with borrowings or establishment of credit facilities. These costs are amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the life of the borrowing or life of the credit facility using the straight line method. In the case of early debt principal repayments, the Company adjusts the value of the corresponding deferred financing costs with a charge to other expense, and similarly adjusts the future amortization expense.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. The Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used, including finite-lived intangible assets, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from such asset are separately identifiable and are less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the projected cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced for disposal costs. During 2009, th e Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.0 million for the closure of our manufacturing facility in Milan, Tennessee. No impairment charges were recognized in 2008 or 2007.

Income Taxes. In accordance with ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Included in recorded tax liabilities are estimated amounts related to uncertain tax positions. Actual tax liabilities may differ materially from these estimates. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax laws and rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax laws or rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax as sets to the amounts expected to be realized. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 includes a deduction of up to 9 percent (when fully phased-in) of "qualified production activities income," as defined in the law and subject to certain limitations. The benefit of this deduction is accounted for as a special deduction when realized in accordance with ASC 740-10, Section 55. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense.

Product Liability. The Company monitors claims that relate to the alleged malfunction or defects of its products that may result in an injury to the equipment operator or others. The Company records an accrued liability and charge to cost of sales for its estimated obligation as claims are incurred and evaluated. The accrual may increase or decrease as additional information regarding claims is developed.

Insurance Accruals. It is the Company's policy to retain a portion of expected losses related to general and product liability, workers' compensation and vehicle liability losses through retentions or deductibles under its risk management and insurance programs. Provisions for losses expected under these programs are recorded based on estimates of the ultimate undiscounted aggregate liabilities for claims incurred.

Warranty. The Company offers certain warranties with the sale of its products. An estimate of warranty costs is recognized at the time the related revenue is recognized and the warranty obligation is recorded as a charge to cost of sales and as a liability on the balance sheet. Warranty cost is estimated using historical customer claims, supplier performance and new product performance.

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments in accordance with ASC 815. The Company's earnings and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. The Company's risk management policy allows for the use of derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price exposures. The policy specifies that derivatives are not to be used for speculative or trading purposes. All derivatives are recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, derivatives

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consisted of foreign currency hedge instruments and interest rate swaps. Changes in the fair value of non-hedging derivative instruments are reported in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of hedging derivative instruments are recognized in other comprehensive income, until the instrument is settled, at which time the gain or loss is recognized in current earnings. See further information in Note 19.

Revenue Recognition. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence that a sales arrangement exists, title and risk of loss have passed, the price to the customer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured, which has historically been upon the date of shipment of product for the majority of the Company's sales transactions. There are an insignificant amount of shipments with FOB destination or similar shipping terms, for which revenue is not recognized until delivery has occurred.

Shipping and Handling Costs. The Company incurs expenses for the shipment of goods to customers. These expenses are recognized in the period in which they occur and are classified as gross revenues if billed to the customer and cost of goods sold if incurred by the Company in accordance with ASC 605-45.

Sales Incentives. The Company provides various sales incentives to customers in the form of coupons, rebates, discounts, free product and advertising allowances. The estimated cost of such expenses is recorded at the time of revenue recognition and recorded as a reduction to revenue, except that free product is recorded as cost of sales, in accordance with ASC 605-50.

Advertising. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, except for cooperative advertising allowances, which are accrued over the period the revenues are recognized. Advertising costs were $3.4 million, $5.4 million and $5.0 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Research and Development. Expenditures for research and development are expensed as incurred and include costs of direct labor, indirect labor, materials and outside services. These costs were $8.5 million, $8.4 million and $6.5 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Reclassifications. Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net income or net stockholders' deficit.

NOTE 2: ACQUISITION OF CARLTON

On May 2, 2008, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Carlton, a manufacturer of cutting chain for chainsaws located near Portland, Oregon. The Company paid a total of $66.2 million in cash for Carlton, including related acquisition costs of $1.5 million, and also assumed liabilities totaling $21.3 million. Carlton had $1.8million in cash on the date of acquisition, resulting in a net cash outflow of $64.4 million for the acquisition. The acquisition was financed with a combination of cash on hand and $58.5 million borrowed under the Company's revolving credit facility. The operating results of Carlton are included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements from May 2, 2008 forward.

The Company accounted for the acquisition in accordance with ASC 805. Accordingly, Carlton's assets and liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition. The Company estimated the fair value of assets using various methods and considering, among other factors, projected discounted cash flows, replacement cost less an allowance for depreciation, recent comparable transactions, and historical book values. The Company estimated the fair value of inventory by considering the stage of completion of the inventory, estimated costs to complete the manufacturing process and the normal gross profit margin typically associated with its sale. The Company estimated the fair value of liabilities assumed considering the historical book values and projected future cash flows. A summary of the purchase price allocation for the fair value of the assets acquired and the obligations assumed at the date of the acqu isition is presented below.

Summary of Carlton Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

(Amounts in thousands)	May 2, 2008
Cash	$	1,801
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,590		14,808
Inventories		9,958
Current intangible assets subject to amortization		1,240
Other current assets		348
Property, plant and equipment, net		26,703
Non-current intangible assets subject to amortization		8,790
Goodwill and other intangible assets not subject to amortization		22,587
Non-current deferred tax asset		1,267
Total assets		87,502
Current liabilities		7,645
Non-current liabilities		3,430
Deferred income tax liability		10,227
Total liabilities assumed		21,302
Cash paid for acquisition, before consideration of cash acquired	$	66,200

Included in operating results for 2009 are non-cash charges totaling $1.7 million for amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of step-up to fair value for property, plant and equipment related to Carlton. Included in operating results for 2008 are non-cash charges totaling $3.5 million for amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of the step-up to fair value for property, plant and equipment and expensing of the step-up to fair value for inventories related to Carlton.

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The following table summarizes the Company's intangible assets:

			December 31, 2009				December 31, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)	Life In Years		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Goodwill, Carlton acquisition		Indefinite	$	17,087	$	–	$	17,087	$	–
Goodwill, previous acquisitions		Indefinite		48,984		–		48,984		–
Total goodwill				66,071		–		66,071		–
Trademarks and trade names		Indefinite		5,500		–		5,500		–
Backlog		0.7		1,240		1,240		1,240		1,240
Covenant not to compete		3		590		328		590		131
Customer relationships		10		8,200		1,591		8,200		295
Total intangible assets			$	81,601	$	3,159	$	81,601	$	1,666

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $1.5 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. No amortization expense was incurred in 2007. Amortization expense for these intangible assets is expected to total $1.5 million in 2010; $1.3 million in 2011, $1.1 million in 2012, $1.0 million in 2013 and $0.8 million in 2014.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are evaluated for impairment a minimum of once per year. Through December 31, 2009, no impairment of these assets has been recognized. Of the total recorded goodwill, $22.4 million is deductible for tax purposes, and is being amortized on the U.S. tax return. The accumulated tax amortization on this deductible goodwill was $17.3 million and $15.9 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The following unaudited pro forma results present the estimated effect as if the acquisition had occurred on the first day of each period presented. The unaudited pro forma results include the historical results of Carlton, pro forma purchase accounting effects, pro forma interest expense effects of additional borrowings to fund the transaction and the related pro forma income tax effects. In addition to the pro forma amortization of tangible and intangible asset adjustments to fair value, the unaudited pro forma results for both periods presented include a charge of $1.7 million to expense the adjustment of inventory to estimated fair value.

	2008				2007
(Amounts in thousands)	As Reported		Pro Forma (Unaudited)		As Reported		Pro Forma (Unaudited)
Sales	$	597,035	$	617,178	$	515,535	$	571,302
Net income		38,599		38,830		42,857		40,594
Basic income per share	$	0.81	$	0.82	$	0.91	$	0.86
Diluted income per share		0.80		0.81		0.89		0.84

NOTE 3: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Discontinued Forestry Division. On November 5, 2007, the Company sold its Forestry Division, which constituted the majority of the Industrial and Power Equipment segment, to Caterpillar Forest Products Inc., a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., for gross proceeds of $79.1 million. Under the terms of the related purchase agreement, $8.8 million of the gross proceeds are initially held in escrow for up to three years from the transaction date. The Company recognized a pretax gain of $26.0 million net of related transaction expenses on the sale in 2007. This division accounted for 21% of consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2007. The Forestry Division is reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. This division manufactured and marketed timber harvesting and handling equipment and industrial tractors and loaders. The division h ad manufacturing facilities in Owatonna, Minnesota; Prentice, Wisconsin; and Söderhamn, Sweden. The sale included the disposition of the Forestry Division's recorded goodwill in the amount of $22.9 million. The Company retained certain liabilities related to the business, as well as an idle manufacturing facility located in Menominee, Michigan. In December 2007, the land and building in Menominee, Michigan were sold for net cash proceeds of $0.5 million.

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Discontinued operations are summarized as follows:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008			2007
Sales	$	–	$	–		$	111,934
Operating loss				(589	)		(195	)
Gain on disposition of net assets		–		–			25,989
Income (loss) before taxes from discontinued operations		–		(589	)		25,794
Income tax provision (benefit)		–		(345	)		15,080
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	–	$	(244	)	$	10,714

The 2008 results consist of wrap-up activities related to the discontinued Forestry Division. Included in the operating loss for 2007 are charges totaling $4.5 million for employee severance, employee benefits, transition costs and closure costs.

NOTE 4: RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES

Gain on Sale of Land and Building. On June 25, 2009, we sold the land and building formerly occupied by our European headquarters and distribution center. These operations have been moved to new, nearby leased facilities. We recognized a pre-tax gain of $2.7 million on the sale.

Plant Closure Costs. During the second quarter of 2009 we closed our manufacturing plant in Milan, Tennessee. Products previously manufactured in that facility are now produced in our other manufacturing facilities. During 2009, we recognized a total of $3.8 million in charges related to the closure of this manufacturing plant, consisting of $2.0 million in asset impairment charges, $1.0 million in employee severance and benefit costs and $0.8 million in other expenses. Of these charges, $0.3 million is included in cost of goods sold within the Outdoor Products segment and $3.5 million is included in plant closure and severance costs on the 2009 Consolidated Statements of Income. The land and building are currently being marketed for sale and are included in assets held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009.

Severance Costs. We have taken actions during 2008 and 2009 to reduce the number of employees at certain of our other locations. During 2009, we recognized and paid a total of $3.4 million in severance charges related to this reduction in force. During the first nine months of 2009, we reduced our number of employees by over 600 positions, or 17% of our total workforce. We recognized and paid severance charges of $1.7 million during 2008 for similar actions.

NOTE 5: INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008
Raw materials and supplies	$	11,510	$	14,260
Work in progress		13,095		14,169
Finished goods		53,574		61,873
Total inventories	$	78,179	$	90,302

NOTE 6: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008
Land	$	7,392		$	7,469
Buildings and improvements		58,335			57,782
Machinery and equipment		222,545			210,683
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		28,783			29,537
Transportation equipment		1,116			865
Construction in progress		6,345			14,267
Accumulated depreciation		(210,046	)		(200,854	)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	114,470		$	119,749

NOTE 7: DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS

Deferred financing costs represent costs incurred in conjunction with the Company's debt financing activities and are amortized over the term of the related debt instruments. Deferred financing costs and the related amortization expense are adjusted when any pre-payments of principal are made to the related outstanding loan. See also Note 9. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the following activity occurred:

(Amounts in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2008	$	6,679
Financing costs deferred		4,453
Write off due to prepayments of principal		(141	)
Amortization		(3,914	)
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	7,077

Scheduled amortization, assuming no further cost deferrals or prepayments of principal, is as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	Estimated Annual Amortization
2010	$	3,141
2011		3,141
2012		795
Total amortization	$	7,077

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NOTE 8: ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008
Salaries, wages and related withholdings	$	19,070	$	22,923
Accrued interest		6,983		6,908
Employee benefits		6,591		5,526
Product liability		3,841		2,820
Accrued customer incentive programs		3,635		4,684
Advertising		3,229		4,530
Accrued taxes		1,303		785
Accrued professional services fees		1,282		1,795
Unrealized loss on foreign currency hedges		–		1,837
Other		4,680		3,427
Total accrued expenses	$	50,614	$	55,235

NOTE 9: DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008
Revolving credit facility borrowings	$	3,400		$	30,750
Term loans		107,465			119,770
87/8% Senior subordinated notes		175,000			175,000
Total debt		285,865			325,520
Less current maturities		(5,013	)		(31,981	)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	280,852		$	293,539

Minimum principal payments required are as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	Payments
2010	$	5,013
2011		1,076
2012		279,776
Total debt	$	285,865

The weighted average interest rate on outstanding debt was 7.54% as of December 31, 2009 and was 6.42% as of December 31, 2008.

8⁷/₈% Senior Subordinated Notes. We have one registered debt security, the 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes. The interest rate on these notes is fixed until their maturity on August 1, 2012 and payable semi-annually in arrears. These notes are subject to redemption at any time at our option, in whole or in part, at redemption prices of 102.219% through July 31, 2010; and at 100% on August 1, 2010 through the maturity date. These notes are issued by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Blount, Inc., and are fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guaranteed by the Company and all of its domestic subsidiaries ("guarantor subsidiaries") other than Blount, Inc. All guarantor subsidiaries of these 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes are 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. While the Company and all of its domestic subsidiaries guarantee these 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes, none of our existing foreign subsidiaries ("non-guarantor subsidiaries") guarantee these notes.

Senior Credit Facilities. We first entered into a credit agreement with General Electric Capital Corporation as Agent on May 15, 2003. The agreement was amended and restated on August 9, 2004, underwent several subsequent amendments, and was amended and restated again on December 4, 2009. The senior credit facilities consist of a term loan facility and a revolving credit facility.

2007 Amendment to Credit Facilities. On November 5, 2007, we amended certain terms of the senior credit facilities. No changes were made to the interest rates, principal amounts, maturity dates or payment schedules of the debt or to the availability of credit under the agreement. This amendment included the following changes:

<  The agreement was modified to allow the Company to sell the Forestry Division on the same day as the effective date of the amendment.

<  Certain covenants, terms and conditions were modified in the credit agreement, including an increased allowance for acquisitions, reduced reporting requirements and a reduction in the required senior leverage ratio.

<  The Company incurred fees and third party costs of $0.7 million related to the amendment.

April 2009 Amendment to Revolving Credit Facility. On April 30, 2009, we entered into an amendment to the revolving credit facility as follows:

<  The maturity date was extended to August 9, 2010.

<  We reduced total availability under the revolver from $150.0 million to $90.0 million.

<  The interest rate was increased from the LIBOR rate plus 1.75% or the U.S. prime interest rate, with no minimum, to the LIBOR Rate plus 5.00% or the U.S. Index Rate plus 3.25%, with a minimum rate of 7.50%, on all outstanding principal.

<  The commitment fee on unused borrowing capacity was increased from 0.375% to 1.0%.

<  The Company incurred fees and third party costs of $2.0 million related to the amendment.

The revolving credit facility principal balance outstanding was classified as current on the December 31, 2008 Consolidated Balance Sheet because, before the maturity date was extended by the amendment, the maturity date was less than 12 months from the balance sheet date at the time. There were no changes to financial covenants, nor did this amendment affect the term loan facility.

December 2009 Amendment and Restatement of Credit Facilities. On December 4, 2009, the senior credit facility was amended and restated as follows:

<  The maturity date for both the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility was extended to February 9, 2012.

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<  The total available borrowings under the revolving credit facility were reduced from $90.0 million to $60.0 million to better align with our credit needs.

<  The interest rate on the term loan facility was increased from LIBOR plus 1.75% or the U.S. prime rate to the LIBOR Rate plus 3.50%, or the Index Rate plus 2.50%, with a minimum rate of 5.50%.

<  The maximum allowed leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, was increased from 4.25 to 4.50.

<  Existing term loans representing $3.9 million of the total of $107.5 million term loan principal outstanding were not affected by this amendment and restatement, and the terms for this portion of the term loans remain unchanged including interest at the prime rate and a maturity date of August 9, 2010.

<  The Company incurred fees and third party costs of $3.3 million related to the amendment and restatement.

The revolving credit facility provides for total available borrowings up to $60.0 million, reduced by outstanding letters of credit and further restricted by a specific leverage ratio and credit facility leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had the ability to borrow an additional $53.3 million under the terms of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit facility bears interest at the LIBOR Rate plus 5.00%, or the Index Rate plus 3.25%, with a minimum interest rate of 7.50%, and matures on February 9, 2012. Interest is payable on the individual maturity dates for each LIBOR-based borrowing. Any outstanding principal is due in its entirety on the maturity date.

The term loan facility bears interest at the LIBOR Rate plus 3.50%, or the Index Rate plus 2.50%, with a minimum interest rate of 5.50%, and matures on February 9, 2012. The term loan facility requires quarterly payments of $0.3 million, with a final payment of $101.1 million due on the maturity date. Once repaid, principal under the term loan facility may not be re-borrowed by the Company.

The amended and restated senior credit facilities contain financial covenants relating to maximum capital expenditures, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, maximum leverage ratio and maximum credit facility leverage ratio. In addition, there are covenants or restrictions relating to, among other categories, investments, loans and advances, indebtedness, dividends on our stock and the sale of stock or assets. In the opinion of management, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2009. Non-compliance with these covenants, if it were to become an event of default under the terms of the credit agreement, could result in severe limitations to our overall liquidity, and the term loan lenders could require actions for immediate repayment of outstanding amounts, potentially requiring sale of our assets. Such non-compliance, if any, could also result in an event of default under the indenture agreement re lated to the 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes. Our debt is not subject to any triggers that would require early payment of debt due to any adverse change in our credit rating.

The amended and restated senior credit facilities may be prepaid at any time. There can also be additional mandatory repayment requirements related to the sale of Company assets, the issuance of stock under certain circumstances or upon the Company's annual generation of excess cash flow, as determined under the credit agreement.

Blount International, Inc. and all of its domestic subsidiaries other than Blount, Inc. guarantee Blount, Inc.'s obligations under the senior credit facilities. The obligations under the senior credit facilities are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Blount, Inc. and its domestic subsidiaries, as well as a pledge of all of Blount, Inc.'s capital stock held by Blount International, Inc. and all of the stock of domestic subsidiaries held by Blount, Inc. Blount, Inc. has also pledged 65% of the stock of its non-domestic subsidiaries as additional collateral.

NOTE 10: INCOME TAXES

The provision (benefit) for income taxes was as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Current
Federal	$	2,343		$	10,717		$	15,155
State		186			(6	)		1,436
Foreign		4,266			9,797			1,511
Deferred
Federal		2,257			3,081			11,711
State		89			794			1,891
Foreign		(201	)		17			(594	)
Provision for income taxes		8,940			24,400			31,110
The provision (benefit) is reported as follows:
Continuing operations		8,940			24,745			16,030
Discontinued operations		–			(345	)		15,080
Provision for income taxes	$	8,940		$	24,400		$	31,110

The Company also recorded the following deferred tax amounts directly to the components of stockholders' equity (deficit):

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008		2007
Pension liability adjustment	$	(5,680	)	$	17,286	$	(2,896	)
Change in unrealized losses (gains)		(1,000	)		246		785
Stock options exercised		(73	)		463		114

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Income from continuing operations before income taxes was as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008		2007
Income before income taxes:
Domestic	$	4,050	$	34,506	$	33,943
Foreign		27,883		29,082		14,230
Total	$	31,933	$	63,588	$	48,173

A reconciliation of the provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations to the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income from continuing operations before income taxes was as follows:

	% of income (loss) before tax
	2009			2008			2007
Statutory tax rate		34.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Impact of earnings of foreign operations		(17.0	)		(0.6	)		(8.4	)
Repatriation of foreign earnings		2.5			2.3			1.3
Federal and state research tax credits		(1.1	)		(0.7	)		(0.2	)
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		0.3			1.0			3.8
Permanent differences		2.2			1.3			(0.9	)
Change in estimated contingencies		5.2			2.0			2.3
Other		1.8			(1.4	)		1.1
Effective income tax rate before valuation allowance		27.9			38.9			34.0
Valuation allowance		0.1			–			(0.7	)
Effective income tax rate after valuation allowance		28.0	%		38.9	%		33.3	%

The tax rates that apply to our foreign locations can differ significantly from our domestic income tax rate. For example, our subsidiary in China is currently taxed at a reduced tax rate during the phase-out period of our previous tax holiday. Under this tax holiday program, our tax rate was zero through 2008, is 12.5% for 2009, 2010 and 2011, and will revert to the full statutory rate of 25% beginning in 2012. Compared to the statutory tax rate in China, we estimate that our tax expense was reduced by $0.7 million or $0.01 per diluted share in 2009, $1.6 million or $0.03 per diluted share in 2008 and $0.5 million or $0.01 per diluted share in 2007. Also, the relative proportion of taxable income earned domestically versus internationally can fluctuate significantly from year to year. Movements in currency exchange rates can generate tax deductible foreign currency losses and taxable foreign currency gains at our foreign subsid iaries that are not recognized for book purposes, thus impacting the effective tax rate reported on our book income. Different allocations in the proportional taxable income among jurisdictions from year to year can also affect the impact of state income taxes. Changes in estimated tax contingencies can also significantly impact our effective tax rate from year to year.

The components of deferred income tax assets (liabilities) applicable to temporary differences at December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008
Deferred tax assets:
Employee benefits and compensation	$	30,602		$	38,358
Other accrued expenses		8,106			6,077
Net operating loss, capital loss and credit carryforwards		3,007			2,854
Other		–			437
Foreign		3,510			1,374
Gross deferred tax assets		45,225			49,100
Less valuation allowance		(2,366	)		(2,348	)
Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance		42,859			46,752
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment and intangible asset basis differences		(21,325	)		(19,580	)
Foreign		(5,196	)		(2,720	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(26,521	)		(22,300	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	16,338		$	24,450

We currently have no federal Net Operating Loss ("NOL") carryforward. We estimate our state NOL carryforwards are $24.7 million as of December 31, 2009. These carryforwards expire at various dates from 2013 through 2024. Additionally, we have a foreign tax credit carryforward of approximately $1.7 million that expires in 2010. The state NOL and other carryforwards are available to reduce cash taxes on future domestic taxable income, although a portion of these tax credit and state NOL carryforwards are reduced by a valuation allowance reflecting the expectation that the carryforward period will expire before they can all be fully utilized.

The periods from 2002 through 2009 remain open for review by the U. S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). The IRS is currently examining our U.S. income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2005. In 2009, the Company entered into a Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement ("BAPA") with the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") and the IRS. This BAPA brings certainty with respect to transfer pricing between the U.S. and Canada for the years 2002 through 2011.

U.S. income taxes have not been provided on undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries. Management's intention is to reinvest these earnings indefinitely. As of December 31, 2009, undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries were approximately $158.1 million. Repatriation of foreign earnings in 2009, 2008 and 2007 pertained to current earnings of one foreign subsidiary.

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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008		2007
Balance at beginning of period	$	28,590	$	28,024	$	27,264
Increases (decrease) for tax positions taken during   a prior period		91		566		(1,890	)
Increases for tax positions taken during the current   period		1,073		–		2,650
Settlements		–		–		–
Statute of limitations expirations		–		–		–
Balance at end of period	$	29,754	$	28,590	$	28,024

These unrecognized tax benefits are included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had recorded $4.1 million and $3.2 million of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized $0.9 million, $0.7 million and $0.2 million of income tax expense for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, respectively.

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the Company's effective tax rate if recognized is $29.8 million as of December 31, 2009 and $28.6 million as of December 31, 2008. Based on current information, in the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations. However, an unfavorable resolution of the Company's global tax uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations in the periods in which the matters are ultimately resolved.

Based on the potential outcome of these uncertainties or the expiration of the statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits could decrease within the next 12 months. The associated net tax benefits, which would favorably impact the effective tax rate, excluding changes to valuation allowances, are estimated to range between zero and $17 million.

NOTE 11: RETIREMENT PLANS

Funded Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plans covering most of its employees in the U.S., Canada and Belgium. The changes in benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of these plans for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

	Pension Benefits
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008
Change in benefit obligations:
Projected benefit obligations at beginning of year	$	(171,563	)	$	(184,024	)
Service cost		(2,268	)		(3,767	)
Interest cost		(10,400	)		(10,618	)
Actuarial gains (losses)		(8,224	)		17,517
Benefits and plan expenses paid		10,415			9,329
Projected benefit obligations at end of year		(182,040	)		(171,563	)
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		123,106			176,849
Actual return on plan assets		28,144			(47,529	)
Company contributions		14,876			3,115
Benefits and plan expenses paid		(10,415	)		(9,329	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		155,711			123,106
Net funded status at end of year	$	(26,329	)	$	(48,457	)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Non-current liabilities	$	(26,329	)	$	(48,457	)

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The accumulated benefit obligations for the above defined benefit pension plans at December 31, 2009 and 2008 totaled $171.6 million and $160.2 million, respectively.

The fair value of plan assets was as follows:

	December 31, 2009
(Amounts in thousands)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Category:
Money market mutual funds	$	217	$	217	$	–	$	–
Guaranteed insurance contracts		2,681		–		2,681		–
U.S. large cap equity securities		36,895		–		36,895		–
U.S. small/mid cap equity securities		4,445		–		4,445		–
International equity securities		34,105		–		34,105		–
Emerging markets equity securities		3,114		–		3,114		–
U.S. debt securities		47,948		–		47,948		–
International debt securities		21,082		–		21,082		–
Hedge funds		5,224		–				5,224
Total fair value of plan assets	$	155,711	$	217	$	150,270	$	5,224

	December 31, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Category:
Money market mutual funds	$	1,109	$	1,109	$	–	$	–
Guaranteed insurance contracts		2,288		–		2,288		–
U.S. large cap equity securities		32,966		–		32,966		–
U.S. small/mid cap equity securities		3,991		–		3,991		–
International equity securities		28,417		–		28,417		–
Emerging markets equity securities		4,470		–		4,470		–
U.S. debt securities		35,748		–		35,748		–
International debt securities		14,117		–		14,117		–
Total fair value of plan assets	$	123,106	$	1,109	$	121,997	$	–

As specified in ASC 820, the framework for measuring fair value is based on independent observable inputs of market data and follows the following hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 – Significant observable inputs based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuations for which all significant assumptions are observable.

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

When developing fair value measurements, it is the Company's policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The money market mutual funds are valued by reference to quoted market prices.

The guaranteed insurance contracts are valued based on information provided by the investment custodians.

The U.S. large cap equity securities consist of mutual funds and commingled pooled funds that invest in equity securities of U.S. companies with large market capitalizations. These funds seek long-term growth and invest in diversified portfolios across multiple industries. These funds are valued based on information provided by the plan's investment custodians.

The U.S. small/mid cap equity securities consist of mutual funds and commingled pooled funds that invest in equity securities of U.S. companies with small to medium market capitalizations. These funds seek higher rates of long-term growth and invest in diversified portfolios across multiple industries. These funds are valued based on information provided by the plan's investment custodians.

The international equity securities consist of mutual funds and commingled pooled funds that invest in equity securities of international companies in developed countries. These funds seek long-term growth and invest in diversified portfolios across multiple industries and geographic regions. These funds are valued based on information provided by the plan's investment custodians.

The emerging markets equity securities consist of mutual funds and commingled pooled funds that invest in equity securities of international companies in developing countries with emerging economies. These funds seek higher rates of long-term growth and invest in diversified portfolios across multiple industries and geographic

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regions. These funds are valued based on information provided by the plan's investment custodians.

The U.S. debt securities consist of mutual funds and commingled pooled funds that invest in debt securities of U.S. companies. These funds seek lower volatility than equity investments and invest in diversified portfolios across multiple industries and with varying maturity periods. These funds are valued based on information provided by the plan's investment custodians.

The international debt securities consist of mutual funds and commingled pooled funds that invest in debt securities of companies outside the U.S. These funds seek lower volatility than international equity investments and invest in diversified portfolios across multiple industries and geographies, as well as with varying maturity periods. These funds are valued based on information provided by the plan's investment custodians.

The hedge funds consist of investments in partnerships and other entities that in turn invest in portfolios of underlying securities. The fund manager seeks returns that move in the opposite direction of the securities to which they are hedged. These funds are valued based on information provided by the plan's investment custodians. The financial statements of the partnerships are audited annually by independent accountants. The value of the underlying investments is determined by the investment manager based on the estimated fair value of the various holdings of the portfolio as reported in the financial statements at net asset value. The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of the net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of d ifferent methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The assets of these plans are invested in various investment securities. There were no significant concentrations of investment risk in plan assets. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amount of the plan assets.

There were no significant transfers between assets in Level 1 and Level 2, except for amounts moved from Level 2 to money market mutual funds for the purpose of making cash disbursements for plan expenses and benefit payments. All Level 1 and Level 2 plan assets above may be redeemed with less than 30 days notice. The Level 3 plan assets above may not be redeemed until after the expiration of an initial restricted period ending in November 2010, and thereafter may be redeemed only with a minimum of 30 days notice and after certain other conditions are met.

The change in fair value of Level 3 plan assets for the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	2009
Fair value at beginning of year	$	–
Actual return on assets:
Relating to assets still held at end of year		(25	)
Relating to assets sold during the year		–
Purchases, sales and settlements		5,249
Transfers in/out of Level 3		–
Fair value at end of year	$	5,224

The projected benefit payments for these plans over the next ten years are estimated as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	Estimated Benefit Payments
2010	$	7,950
2011		8,273
2012		8,797
2013		9,205
2014		10,026
2015 – 2019		60,030
Total estimated benefit payments over next ten years	$	104,281

The Company expects to contribute approximately $14 million to $16 million to its funded pension plans in 2010, including $10 million of voluntary contribution to the U.S. defined benefit pension plan. The Company annually contributes the required minimum amounts required by pension funding regulations. From time to time, the Company also makes additional voluntary contributions to these plans in order to increase the funding levels and reduce the amount of required future contributions, as well as to reduce the amount of expense recognized for these plans.

Domestic Benefit Plans

As of January 1, 2007, employees who were participants in the U.S. defined benefit pension plan and the associated nonqualified plan on that date ceased accruing benefits and new employees are not eligible to participate. All retirement benefits accrued up to the time of the freeze were preserved. Accordingly, the Company recorded a pension curtailment charge of $3.2 million in 2006 that represented the immediate recognition of the unamortized prior service cost for U.S. employees.

The Company recorded a pension curtailment charge of $0.2 million in discontinued operations in 2007, representing the portion of unamortized prior service cost related to the former employees of the discontinued operations.

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Unfunded Supplemental Non-Qualified Retirement Plans

The Company sponsors various supplemental non-qualified retirement plans covering certain employees and former employees in the U.S. The changes in benefit obligations and funded status of these plans for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

	Unfunded Retirement Plans
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008
Change in Benefit Obligations:
Projected benefit obligations at beginning of year	$	(5,840	)	$	(5,314	)
Service cost		–			–
Interest cost		(325	)		(327	)
Actuarial losses		(91	)		(290	)
Benefits and plan expenses paid		523			483
Recognized loss due to special termination benefits		–			(392	)
Projected benefit obligations at end of year		(5,733	)		(5,840	)
Net funded status at end of year	$	(5,733	)	$	(5,840	)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Current liabilities	$	(539	)	$	(526	)
Non-current liabilities		(5,194	)		(5,314	)
Net liability recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets	$	(5,733	)	$	(5,840	)

The Company accounts for its defined benefit pension plans in accordance with ASC 715. The net obligation for the Company's pension plans is included in employee benefit obligations on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss and the weighted average assumptions used in accounting for funded and unfunded pension benefits follow:

	Pension Benefits Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	2,268		$	3,767		$	3,761
Interest cost		10,725			10,945			10,395
Expected return on plan assets		(10,178	)		(14,074	)		(13,297	)
Amortization of actuarial losses		5,055			1,103			1,411
Amortization of prior service cost		(6	)		(6	)		(10	)
Recognized loss due to special termination benefits		–			392			–
Net curtailment loss included in discontinued operations		–			–			206
Total net periodic benefit cost recognized in income statement	$	7,864		$	2,127		$	2,466

	Pension Benefits Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Actuarial (gains) losses	$	(14,305	)	$	45,158		$	(5,909	)
Prior service cost		6			6			10
Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(14,299	)	$	45,164		$	(5,899	)
Weighted average assumptions:
Discount rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost		6.2	%		6.1	%		5.7	%
Discount rate used to determine year end benefit obligations		6.0	%		6.1	%		6.0	%
Expected return on assets used to determine net periodic benefit cost		8.2	%		8.3	%		8.5	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.5	%		3.5	%		3.5	%

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost in 2010 are actuarial losses of $3.8 million and prior service costs of $6 thousand.

The Company annually evaluates and selects the discount rates to be used for its pension plans. Consideration is given to relevant indices for high quality fixed rate debt securities, as well as comparable rates for high quality corporate bonds with terms comparable to the projected cash flows for the respective plans, as of the measurement date. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was chosen from the range of likely results of compound average annual returns based on the current investment policies. The expected return and volatility for each asset class was based on historical equity, bond and cash returns over a twenty year time horizon, based on repetitive modeling of outcomes using an extended period of historical actual results. While this approach gives appropriate consideration to recent fund performance and historical returns, the assumption is primarily a long-term, prospective rate.

The Company maintains target allocation percentages among various asset classes based on investment policies established for these plans. The target allocation is designed to achieve long-term objectives of return, while mitigating downside risk and considering expected cash flows. For the U.S. retirement plan the allocation of pension plan assets

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as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and target allocation as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	Percentage of Plan Assets December 31,						Target
	2009			2008			Allocation
Money market mutual fund		0.2	%		1.3	%		2.00	%
U.S. large cap equity securities		28.1			32.2			26.25
U.S. small/mid cap equity securities		3.3			3.8			3.00
International equity securities		14.7			17.8			14.25
Emerging markets equity securities		1.6			3.9			1.50
U.S. debt securities		45.1			40.9			46.00
International debt securities		2.0			–			2.00
Hedge funds		4.9			–			5.00

For the Canadian retirement plan the allocation of pension plan assets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and target allocation as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

	Percentage of Plan Assets December 31,						Target
	2009			2008			Allocation
U.S. large cap equity securities		15.0	%		14.5	%		15.00	%
U.S. small/mid cap equity securities		2.0			1.9			2.00
International equity securities		39.5			38.4			39.00
Emerging markets equity securities		2.9			3.1			3.00
International debt securities		40.6			42.1			41.00

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company also sponsors a defined contribution 401(k) plan (the "401(k) Plan") covering substantially all U.S. employees and matches a portion of employee contributions. The 401(k) Plan was amended in August, 2006 to provide an additional annual Company contribution, effective January 1, 2007, of 3%, 4% or 5% of base compensation, depending upon the participant's years of service. The new contributions are made whether or not the employee contributes to the plan. Total expense recognized for the 401(k) Plan was $4.7 million in 2009, $5.2 million in 2008 and $4.9 million in 2007.

NOTE 12: OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors two unfunded postretirement medical programs covering many of its current and former employees in the U.S. and one postretirement death benefit plan covering a limited number of former employees. The changes in benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of these plans for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, were as follows:

	Other Postretirement Benefits
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008
Change in benefit obligations:
Projected benefit obligations at beginning of year	$	(38,071	)	$	(35,976	)
Service cost		(266	)		(253	)
Interest cost		(2,021	)		(2,155	)
Participant contributions		(1,604	)		(1,992	)
Actuarial losses, net		(103	)		(1,463	)
Benefits and plan expenses paid		4,211			3,768
Projected benefit obligations at end of year	$	(37,854	)	$	(38,071	)
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		–			–
Company contributions	$	2,607		$	1,776
Participant contributions		1,604			1,992
Benefits and plan expenses paid		(4,211	)		(3,768	)
Fair value of plans assets at end of year		–			–
Net funded status at end of year	$	(37,854	)	$	(38,071	)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Current liabilities	$	(2,912	)	$	(2,801	)
Non-current liabilities		(34,942	)		(35,270	)
Net liability recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets	$	(37,854	)	$	(38,071	)

The projected benefit payments for these plans, net of the estimated Medicare Part D subsidy expected to be received by the Company over the next ten years, are estimated as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	Estimated Gross Benefit Payments		Estimated Medicare Part D Subsidy		Estimated Net Benefit Payments
2010	$	3,267	$	273	$	2,994
2011		3,085		297		2,788
2012		3,110		319		2,791
2013		3,132		336		2,796
2014		3,140		353		2,787
2015 – 2019		15,292		1,872		13,420
Total estimated benefit payments over next ten years	$	31,026	$	3,450	$	27,576

The Company expects to meet funding requirements for its unfunded postretirement medical and other benefit plans on a pay-as-you-go basis during 2010.

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The Company accounts for postretirement medical plans in accordance with ASC 712. The obligation for the other postretirement benefit plans is reported in employee benefit obligations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss and the weighted average assumptions used in accounting for other postretirement benefits follow:

	Other Postretirement Benefits Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	266		$	253		$	358
Interest cost		2,021			2,155			2,082
Amortization of actuarial losses		765			830			932
Amortization of prior service cost		–			7			11
Total net periodic benefit cost recognized in income statement	$	3,052		$	3,245		$	3,383
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Actuarial losses (gains)	$	(663	)	$	627		$	1,675
Weighted average assumptions:
Discount rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost		5.8	%		6.3	%		5.8	%
Discount rate used to determine year end benefit obligations		5.8	%		5.8	%		6.3	%

The amount in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost in 2010 is $0.9 million in actuarial losses.

The Company annually evaluates and selects the discount rates to be used in accounting for these plans. Consideration is given to relevant indices for high quality fixed rate debt securities and to specific debt securities with maturity dates similar to the expected timing of cash outflows for the plans as of the measurement date. The annual rate of increase in the cost of health care benefits was assumed to be 8% in 2007, 10% in 2008 and 9% in 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the annual rate of increase in cost of health care benefits is assumed to be 10% in 2010, declining by 1% per year until 5% is reached. A 1% change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have had the following effects for 2009:

(Amounts in thousands)	1% Increase		1% Decrease
Effect on service and interest cost components	$	256	$	(211	)
Effect on other postretirement benefit obligations		3,433		(2,880	)

NOTE 13: COMMITMENTS

The Company leases office space and equipment under operating leases expiring in one to 15 years. Most leases include renewal options and some contain purchase options and escalation clauses. Future minimum rental commitments required under operating leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2009, are as follows: 2010: $3.0 million; 2011: $2.6 million; 2012: $2.5 million; 2013: $1.4 million; 2014: $1.4 million; 2015 and beyond: $10.7 million. Rentals charged to costs and expenses for continuing operations under cancelable and non-cancelable lease arrangements were $2.2 million, $2.2 million and $2.0 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of December 31, 2009 the Company did not have any material capital leases.

Guarantees and other commercial commitments include the following:

(Amounts in thousands)	December 31, 2009
Product warranty	$	125
Letters of credit outstanding		3,334
Other financial guarantees		872
Total	$	4,331

In addition to these amounts, the Company also guarantees certain debt of its subsidiaries. See also Notes 9 and 21.

Changes in the warranty reserve were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Balance at beginning of period	$	136		$	160		$	3,269
Warranty reserve related to discontinued operations		–			–			(2,496	)
Accrued warranty expense		735			317			1,536
Payments made (in cash or in-kind)		(746	)		(341	)		(2,149	)
Balance at end of period	$	125		$	136		$	160

The warranty reserve is included in accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The warranty reserve related to the discontinued Forestry Division was assumed by Caterpillar in 2007 as part of the sale of the Forestry Division. See also Note 3.

Other guarantees and claims arise during the ordinary course of business from relationships with suppliers and customers when we undertake an obligation to guarantee the performance of others if specified triggering events occur. Nonperformance of a contract could trigger an obligation of the Company. In addition, certain guarantees relate to contractual indemnification provisions in connection with transactions involving the purchase or sale of stock or assets. These claims include actions based upon intellectual property, environmental, product liability and other indemnification matters. The ultimate effect on future

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financial results is not subject to reasonable estimation because considerable uncertainty exists as to the occurrence or, if triggered, final outcome of these claims. However, while the ultimate liabilities resulting from such claims may be potentially significant to results of operations in the period recognized, management does not anticipate they will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or liquidity. See also Note 14.

NOTE 14: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The Company reserves for product liability, environmental remediation and other legal matters as management becomes aware of such matters. A portion of these claims or lawsuits may be covered by insurance policies that generally contain both deductible and coverage limits. Management monitors the progress of each legal matter to ensure that the appropriate reserve for its obligation has been recognized and disclosed in the financial statements. Management also monitors trends in case types to determine if there are any specific issues that relate to the Company that may result in additional future exposure on an aggregate basis. As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, management believes the Company has appropriately recorded and disclosed all material costs for its obligations in regard to known matters. Management believes that the recoverability of the costs of claims from insurance companies will continue in the futur e. Management periodically assesses these insurance companies to monitor their ability to pay such claims.

The Company was named a potentially liable person ("PLP") by the Washington State Department of Ecology ("WDOE") in connection with the Pasco Sanitary Landfill Site ("Site"). This Site has been monitored by WDOE since 1988. From available records, the Company believes that it sent 26 drums of chromic hydroxide sludge in a non-toxic, trivalent state to the Site. The Company further believes that the Site contains more than 50,000 drums in total and millions of gallons of additional wastes, some potentially highly toxic in nature. Accordingly, based both on volume and on the nature of the waste, the Company believes that it is a de minimis contributor.

The current on-site monitoring program is being conducted and funded by certain PLPs, excluding the Company and several other PLPs, under the supervision of WDOE. During 2007 and 2008, WDOE requested that the participating PLPs conduct further study and prepare a new "scope of work." It is likely that such new scope of work, once proposed by the participating PLPs and approved by WDOE, will result in additional work and costs in the future. The Company may or may not be required to contribute to the cost of this new or any subsequent studies or remediation, if any. The Company is unable to estimate such costs, or the likelihood of being assessed any portion thereof. The Company incurred no costs during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 in connection with the remediation efforts at the Site.

On September 12, 2003, the Company received a General Notice Letter as a Potentially Responsible De Minimis Party from Region IX of the EPA regarding the Operating Industries, Inc. Superfund Site in Monterey Park, California. The notice stated that the EPA would submit an offer to settle and an explanation as to why it believes the Company or a predecessor unit is a de minimis participant at the site. The Company was subsequently informed by the EPA that its report would be delayed, and on September 17, 2004, was notified of further delay in the process. The EPA has indicated that its de minimis settlement offer will be based on volume of waste at a uniform per gallon price among all de minimis parties. The site was operated as a landfill from 1948 to 1984, and received wastes from over 4,000 generators. At the present time, the Company has no knowledge as to which of its units, if any, was involved at the site, or the amounts, if any, that were sent there. However, based upon its current knowledge of the site, and its alleged status as a Potentially Responsible De Minimis Party, the Company does not believe that any settlement or participation in any remediation will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows. The Company has received no further notice or explanation from Region IX of the EPA as of December 31, 2009, nor has it incurred any costs during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 or 2007 in connection with this matter.

With respect to certain proceedings involving Carlton, which the Company acquired on May 2, 2008, the Company has determined that, in 1989, contamination of soil and groundwater by trichloroethylene ("TCE") and other volatile organic compounds ("VOCs") was discovered at Carlton's facility located in Milwaukie, Oregon (the "Carlton Site") in connection with the removal of two underground storage tanks. On November 19, 1990, Carlton entered into a Consent Order with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ("DEQ"), which was amended in 1996, 1997 and 2000, pursuant to which the Company continues to investigate, remediate and monitor the contamination under the supervision of the DEQ. The Company has accrued an amount based upon the current estimated potential remediation costs of the clean-up at the Carlton Site through the year 2028. Although there can be no assurance that the currently estimated cost and scope of remediati on will not change in the future due to the imposition of additional remediation obligations by the DEQ, the detection of additional contamination in the future or other later discovered facts, the Company does not believe that any remediation will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows.

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The Company is a defendant in a number of product liability lawsuits, some of which seek significant or unspecified damages, involving serious personal injuries for which there are retentions or deductible amounts under the Company's insurance policies. Some of these lawsuits arise out of the Company's duty to indemnify certain purchasers of the Company's discontinued operations for lawsuits involving products manufactured prior to the sale of certain of these businesses. In addition, the Company is a party to a number of other suits arising out of the normal course of its business, including suits concerning commercial contracts, employee matters and intellectual property rights. In some instances the Company is the plaintiff, and is seeking recovery of damages. In others, the Company is a defendant against whom damages are being sought. While there can be no assurance as to their ultimate outcome, management does not believe t hese lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows in the future. However, during the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized a total of $8.7 million in expense related to legal settlements, the majority of which pertained to a single case in which the Company was a defendant on a patent infringement claim.

The Company accrues, by a charge to income, an amount representing management's best estimate of the undiscounted probable loss related to any matter deemed by management and its counsel as a reasonably probable loss contingency in light of all of the then known circumstances.

NOTE 15: EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA

The number of shares used in the denominators of the income per share computations was as follows:

Weighted Average Common Shares	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2009		2008		2007
Shares for basic income per share computation – weighted average common shares outstanding		47,758		47,510		47,280
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents		516		620		798
Shares for diluted income per share computation		48,274		48,130		48,078
Common stock equivalents excluded from computation as anti-dilutive		1,696		2,113		1,676

No adjustment was required to reported amounts for inclusion in the numerators of the per share computations.

NOTE 16: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718. All share-based compensation to employees, directors and others who perform services for the Company is valued at fair value on the date of grant and expensed over the applicable service period.

On April 25, 2006, the Company's stockholders approved the Blount International, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan") and the 1999 and 2000 stock incentive plans were replaced at that time. The 2006 Plan provides for substantially similar terms and conditions of stock-based awards to the predecessor plans, but also provides for the use of restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit grants and other forms of equity instruments. Stock awards generally vest over a three year period and carry a ten year expiration term. The maximum number of shares that may be awarded under the 2006 Plan was initially set at 4,236,919, of which 736,919 represented shares that remained unused under the 1999 and 2000 plans that were transferred to the 2006 Plan. The maximum number of incentive stock options that may be issued under the 2006 Plan is 1,750,000. Outstanding stock-based awards issued under the 1999 and 2000 plans remain un affected by the adoption of the 2006 Plan. Outstanding stock-based awards issued under the 1999 and 2000 plans are transferred to the 2006 Plan upon expiration or forfeiture for use in future grants.

The fair values of options and stock-settled stock appreciation rights ("SARs") were estimated on their respective grant dates using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The estimated average life of SARs granted in 2007, 2008 and 2009 was derived from the "simplified" method. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with the remaining term equal to the average life. The expected volatility factors used are based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock. The expected dividend yield is based on historical information and management estimate. The Company generally applies an estimated average forfeiture rate on its broad-based stock awards granted to a diverse population of employees, which reduces the expense recognized. A zero percent forfeiture rate assumption was applied on the two stock grants made in 2009 to two new executive officers, as the Comp any estimates that such grants will not result in any forfeitures. The estimated forfeiture rate is based on the historical forfeiture rate, and is adjusted to the actual forfeiture rate over the life of the stock awards.

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The following assumptions were used to estimate fair value of stock options and SARs:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2009	2008	2007
Estimated average lives	6 years	6 years	6 years
Risk-free interest rate	2.7%	2.7%	4.5%
Expected volatility	44.5%-44.9%	32.4%	29.1%-29.5%
Weighted average volatility	44.9%	32.4%	29.3%
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Weighted average grant date fair value	$  4.26	$  4.37	$  4.50
Estimated forfeiture rate	0.0%	5.5%	5.6%

A summary of stock option and stock-settled SARs activity is presented in the following tables:

	Year Ended December 31, 2009
	Shares (in 000's)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000's)
Outstanding options and SARs at beginning of period		3,344	$	11.19
Options granted		850		9.18
Options exercised		72		3.90
Options forfeited		10		11.99
SARs forfeited		28		14.13
Options expired		600		15.00
Outstanding options and SARs at end of period		3,484		10.17		6.0	$	6,998
Outstanding options at end of period		2,392		8.37		5.6		6,998
Outstanding SARs at end of period		1,092		14.13		7.0		–
Options exercisable at end of period		1,542		7.91		3.2		6,220
SARs exercisable at end of period		796		14.96		6.6		–

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008		2007
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	418		$	1,181	$	436
Estimated fair value of options and SARs that vested		1,815			1,515		2,310
Share-based compensation cost recognized in income		1,582			3,269		3,589
Total tax benefit related to share-based compensation recognized		441			1,031		1,168
Total amount of cash received from options exercised		283			606		210
Tax (expense) benefit realized from options exercised		(73	)		463		114
Cash used to settle equity instruments		–			–		–

As of December 31, 2009, the total compensation cost related to awards not yet recognized was $4.1 million. The weighted average period over which this expense is expected to be recognized is 15 months. The Company's policy upon the exercise of options or SARs has been to issue new shares into the market place.

Under certain conditions, stock options, SARs, restricted stock and restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted by the Company are eligible for continued vesting upon a qualified retirement of the employee. ASC Section 718 requires that the fair value of such stock-based compensation should be expensed based on an accelerated service period, or immediately, rather than ratably over the vesting period stated in the grant, for employees who are eligible for a qualified retirement prior to the completion of the vesting period. The net effect of applying accelerated amortization of expense recognized for those employees who were eligible or became eligible for a qualified retirement within the vesting period was a decrease of $1.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2009, an increase of $0.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2008 and an increase of $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2007.

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Restricted Stock Awards. The following activity occurred in the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008		2007
Restricted stock shares awarded		–		54		45
RSUs awarded		–		125		136
Total fair value of restricted stock and RSUs awarded	$	–	$	2,148	$	2,138
Total expense recognized for restricted stock and RSUs	$	465	$	1,789	$	1,715

Tax Benefits. The Company has elected to use the transition short-cut method to determine its pool of windfall tax benefits in accordance with ASC 718. Tax attributes are determined under the tax law ordering method.

NOTE 17: SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company identifies operating segments primarily based on organizational structure and the evaluation of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (Chief Executive Officer). The Company has one operating and reportable segment: Outdoor Products. The corporate and other category includes centralized administrative functions and a gear components manufacturing business. See also Note 3 regarding the disposition of the primary operating unit making up the Company's former Industrial and Power Equipment segment. Outdoor Products manufactures and markets cutting chain, bars, sprockets and accessories for chainsaw use, concrete-cutting equipment, lawnmower blades and accessories for yard care equipment.

The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009			2008			2007
Sales:
Outdoor Products	$	487,366		$	565,557		$	486,739
Corporate and other		15,060			31,478			28,796
Total sales	$	502,426		$	597,035		$	515,535
Operating income (expense):
Outdoor Products	$	79,925		$	103,446		$	95,932
Corporate and other		(23,732	)		(15,966	)		(15,232	)
Total operating income	$	56,193		$	87,480		$	80,700
Depreciation and amortization:
Outdoor Products	$	20,942		$	23,617		$	16,796
Corporate and other		5,000			4,946			4,796
Total depreciation and amortization	$	25,942		$	28,563		$	21,592
Capital expenditures:
Outdoor Products	$	16,718		$	24,091		$	17,155
Corporate and other		575			1,967			1,362
Total capital expenditures	$	17,293		$	26,058		$	18,517
Sales by major product line:
Chainsaw components and accessories	$	385,888		$	455,485		$	381,839
Outdoor equipment parts and accessories		81,957			82,242			74,276
All others, less than 10% each		34,581			59,308			59,420
Total sales	$	502,426		$	597,035		$	515,535
Sales by geographic region:
United States	$	165,698		$	203,714		$	185,793
European Union		147,947			163,601			160,375
Brazil		22,372			29,792			24,735
Russian Federation		14,352			30,417			18,426
Canada		15,982			16,746			17,526
All others, less than 5% each		136,075			152,765			108,680
Total sales	$	502,426		$	597,035		$	515,535

The geographic sales information is by country of destination. One customer, Husqvarna AB, accounted for approximately 12.5% of sales in 2009 and approximately 14% of sales in 2008 and 2007. While we expect this business relationship to continue, the loss of this customer could significantly affect our operations. No other single customer represented more than 4% of sales in any of the preceding three years.

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	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008
Identifiable assets:
Outdoor Products	$	405,957	$	420,505
Corporate and other		77,588		79,080
Total assets from continuing operations		483,545		499,585
Discontinued operations		21		99
Total assets	$	483,566	$	499,684
Goodwill:
Outdoor Products	$	60,906	$	60,906
Corporate and other		5,165		5,165
Total goodwill	$	66,071	$	66,071
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	63,440	$	69,739
Canada		20,020		19,384
China		16,482		17,351
Brazil		11,045		12,091
European Union		3,005		654
All others, less than 1% each		478		530
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	114,470	$	119,749

Property, plant and equipment is shown net of accumulated depreciation. Each of our business units purchases certain important materials from a limited number of suppliers that meet quality criteria. Although alternative sources of supply are available, the sudden elimination of certain suppliers could result in manufacturing delays, a reduction in product quality and a possible loss of sales in the near term.

NOTE 18: SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

	Year Ended December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2009		2008		2007
Interest paid	$	20,800	$	23,638	$	31,264
Income taxes paid, net		11,114		13,189		20,753

NOTE 19: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND CREDIT RISK CONCENTRATION

The Company has manufacturing or distribution operations in Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Japan, Russia and the U.S. The Company sells to customers in these locations and other countries throughout the world. At December 31, 2009, approximately 62% of accounts receivable were from customers outside the U.S. One customer accounted for 15.3% and 13.2% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, of the total accounts receivable balance. No other customer accounted for more than 6% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2009 or 2008. Accounts receivable are principally from dealers, distributors, mass merchants, chainsaw manufacturers and other OEMs, and are normally not collateralized.

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short term maturity of those instruments. The carrying amount of accounts receivable approximates fair value because the maturity period is short and the Company has reduced the carrying amount to the estimated net realizable value with an allowance for doubtful accounts. Derivative financial instruments are marked to market and carried at fair value at each balance sheet date. The carrying amount of the revolving credit facility approximates fair value because the interest rate is variable and the maturity period is relatively short. The fair value of the term loans is determined by reference to prices of recent transactions whereby portions of the term loans are bought and sold among financial institutions. The fair value of the fixed rate 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes is determined by reference to quoted market prices. The carrying amount of other financial instruments approximates fair value because of the short term maturity periods and variable interest rates associated with the instruments.

The estimated fair values of the term loans and 8⁷/₈% senior subordinated notes at December 31, 2009 and 2008 are presented below. See also Note 9.

	2009				2008
(Amounts in thousands)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Term loans	$	107,465	$	107,734	$	119,770	$	107,194
87/8% senior subordinated notes		175,000		178,500		175,000		159,478

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Foreign currency exchange rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. Dollar value of certain balance sheet positions denominated in foreign currencies. Additionally, the interest rates available in certain jurisdictions in which the Company holds cash may vary, thereby affecting the return on cash equivalent investments. The Company's practice is to use foreign currency and interest rate swap agreements to manage exposure to foreign currency and interest rate changes on cash held in foreign locations. The objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from conversion and the re-measurement of foreign currency cash balances to U.S. Dollars. Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are reported in current earnings as a component of interest income and were a loss of $0.1 million in 2009, a gain of $0.4 million in 2008 and a loss of $0.1 million in 2007.

Derivative Financial Instruments and Foreign Currency Hedging. The Company makes regular payments to its wholly-owned subsidiary in Canada, Blount Canada Ltd. ("Blount Canada"), for contract manufacturing services performed by Blount Canada on behalf of the Company. The Company is exposed to changes in Canadian Dollar to U.S. Dollar exchange rates from these transactions, which may adversely affect its results of operations and financial position.

Beginning in October, 2008, the Company began managing a portion of Canadian Dollar exchange rate exposures with derivative financial instruments. These derivatives are zero cost collar option combinations consisting of a purchased call option to buy Canadian Dollars and a written put option to sell Canadian Dollars. Each pair of contracts constituting a collar has the same maturity date in a monthly ladder extending out 12 months. Each month, the Company intends to extend the ladder one more month, on a rolling basis, so that a 12 month rolling hedge is maintained. These instruments are designated as cash flow hedges and are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The effective portion of the gains or losses on these contracts due to changes in fair value is initially recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and is subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold when the contracts mat ure and the Company settles the hedged payment to Blount Canada. These contracts are highly effective in hedging the variability in future cash flows attributable to changes in currency exchange rates.

As of December 31, 2009, the fair value of these open Canadian Dollar contracts was an unrealized pre-tax gain of $2.2 million which was included in other comprehensive loss and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2008, the fair value of these open Canadian Dollar contracts was an unrealized pre-tax loss of $1.8 million which was included in other comprehensive loss and accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During 2009, a gain of $0.9 million was recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income from the maturity of these contracts. During 2008, none of these contracts matured and no amounts were recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company also did not recognize any amount from these contracts in earnings due to ineffectiveness during either year ended December 31, 2009 or 2008. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the aggregate notional amount of these C anadian Dollar contracts outstanding was $30.3 million and $51.4 million, respectively.

The fair values of derivatives held by the Company were:

(Amounts in thousands)	Carrying Value of Assets (Liabilities) on Balance Sheet			Assets (Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value			Quoted Prices in Active Markets Inputs Level 1		Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2			Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3
December 31, 2009:
Derivative financial assets	$	2,052		$	2,052		$	–	$	2,052		$	–
December 31, 2008:
Derivative financial assets		446			446			–		446			–
Derivative financial liabilities		(1,837	)		(1,837	)		–		(1,837	)		–

See Note 11 for a description of the framework for measuring fair value and Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Derivative contracts outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were measured at fair value using models or other market-accepted valuation methodologies derived from observable market data. These quoted prices are primarily industry-standard models that consider various inputs including currency rates, market interest rates, time value and volatility factors, as well as other relevant economic measures.

In accordance with ASC 820, the Company includes nonperformance risk in calculating fair value adjustments. The impact of the credit risk adjustments for all outstanding derivatives was immaterial to the fair value calculation at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

NOTE 20: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In March 2008, the FASB issued new guidance requiring enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities effective for the Company on January 1, 2009. This new guidance has resulted in expanded footnote

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disclosures about the Company's derivative instruments and hedging activities.

In December 2008, the FASB issued new guidance on an employer's disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. This new guidance was effective for the Company in our 2009 Form 10-K and has resulted in expanded footnote disclosures about the assets held in our defined benefit pension plans.

NOTE 21: CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

See Note 9 for a discussion of the Company's guarantor subsidiaries. The following consolidating financial information sets forth condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets and of Cash Flows of Blount International, Inc., Blount, Inc., the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations Information

(Amounts in thousands)	Blount International, Inc.			Blount, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Sales	$	–		$	373,403		$	19,955		$	287,700	$	(178,632	)	$	502,426
Cost of sales		–			261,663			16,892			232,843		(178,467	)		332,931
Gross profit		–			111,740			3,063			54,857		(165	)		169,495
Operating expenses		–			78,793			6,323			28,186		–			113,302
Operating income		–			32,947			(3,260	)		26,671		(165	)		56,193
Other, net		(11,627	)		(12,825	)		(1,316	)		1,508		–			(24,260	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(11,627	)		20,122			(4,576	)		28,179		(165	)		31,933
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(14,371	)		24,846			(5,656	)		4,153		(32	)		8,940
Income (loss) from continuing operations		2,744			(4,724	)		1,080			24,026		(133	)		22,993
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies		20,249			24,973			–			–		(45,222	)		–
Net income	$	22,993		$	20,249		$	1,080		$	24,026	$	(45,355	)	$	22,993

Year Ended December 31, 2008

Sales	$	–		$	436,351		$	47,470		$	342,865	$	(229,651	)	$	597,035
Cost of sales		–			312,961			39,068			282,088		(229,854	)		404,263
Gross profit		–			123,390			8,402			60,777		203			192,772
Operating expenses		–			65,387			4,214			35,691		–			105,292
Operating income		–			58,003			4,188			25,086		203			87,480
Other, net		(16,131	)		(9,399	)		(1,446	)		3,084		–			(23,892	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(16,131	)		48,604			2,742			28,170		203			63,588
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(6,980	)		20,725			1,186			9,814		–			24,745
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(9,151	)		27,879			1,556			18,356		203			38,843
Loss from discontinued operations		–			(100	)		(144	)		–		–			(244	)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies		47,750			19,971			–			–		(67,721	)		–
Net income	$	38,599		$	47,750		$	1,412		$	18,356	$	(67,518	)	$	38,599

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Sales	$	–		$	375,561		$	45,258		$	327,975		$	(233,259	)	$	515,535
Cost of sales		–			252,626			37,745			282,272			(232,065	)		340,578
Gross profit		–			122,935			7,513			45,703			(1,194	)		174,957
Operating expenses		–			57,912			3,947			32,398			–			94,257
Operating income		–			65,023			3,566			13,305			(1,194	)		80,700
Other, net		(23,015	)		(10,202	)		(729	)		1,419			–			(32,527	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(23,015	)		54,821			2,837			14,724			(1,194	)		48,173
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(7,634	)		21,478			1,267			919			–			16,030
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(15,381	)		33,343			1,570			13,805			(1,194	)		32,143
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		–			11,477			(70	)		(693	)		–			10,714
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies		58,238			13,418			–			–			(71,656	)		–
Net income	$	42,857		$	58,238		$	1,500		$	13,112		$	(72,850	)	$	42,857

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Information

(Amounts in thousands)	Blount International, Inc.			Blount, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
December 31, 2009
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	–		$	–	$	–		$	55,314	$	(244	)	$	55,070
Accounts receivable, net		–			46,172		1,212			27,091		–			74,475
Intercompany receivables		–			203,935		87,710			45,712		(337,357	)		–
Inventories		–			53,475		2,539			22,409		(244	)		78,179
Deferred income taxes		–			4,274		–			1,254		–			5,528
Other current assets		–			15,787		5,754			8,077		(5,656	)		23,962
Total current assets		–			323,643		97,215			159,857		(343,501	)		237,214
Investments in affiliated companies		262,141			291,517		–			–		(553,658	)		–
Property, plant and equipment, net		–			56,807		6,633			51,030		–			114,470
Goodwill and other assets		–			103,501		12,784			15,597		–			131,882
Total Assets	$	262,141		$	775,468	$	116,632		$	226,484	$	(897,159	)	$	483,566
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	–		$	5,013	$	–		$	–	$	–		$	5,013
Accounts payable		–			28,797		629			8,013		(5,900	)		31,539
Intercompany payables		267,989			49,940		(544	)		19,972		(337,357	)		–
Other current liabilities		–			35,129		2,001			13,985		–			51,115
Total current liabilities		267,989			118,879		2,086			41,970		(343,257	)		87,667
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		–			280,852		–			–		–			280,852
Other liabilities		892			113,596		324			6,975		–			121,787
Total liabilities		268,881			513,327		2,410			48,945		(343,257	)		490,306
Stockholders' equity (deficit)		(6,740	)		262,141		114,222			177,539		(553,902	)		(6,740	)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit	$	262,141		$	775,468	$	116,632		$	226,484	$	(897,159	)	$	483,566

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Information — Continued

(Amounts in thousands)	Blount International, Inc.			Blount, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
December 31, 2008
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	–		$	185	$	–	$	59,158	$	(1,068	)	$	58,275
Accounts receivable, net		–			47,155		4,367		24,033		–			75,555
Intercompany receivables		–			189,459		77,478		5,022		(271,959	)		–
Inventories		–			58,143		5,568		26,736		(145	)		90,302
Deferred income taxes		–			4,729		–		763		–			5,492
Other current assets		–			9,461		162		5,317		–			14,940
Total current assets		–			309,132		87,575		121,029		(273,172	)		244,564
Investments in affiliated companies		229,389			256,374		–		–		(485,763	)		–
Property, plant and equipment, net		–			58,093		11,646		50,010		–			119,749
Goodwill and other assets		–			111,983		11,883		13,509		(2,004	)		135,371
Total Assets	$	229,389		$	735,582	$	111,104	$	184,548	$	(760,939	)	$	499,684
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	–		$	31,981	$	–	$	–	$	–		$	31,981
Accounts payable		–			16,358		3,656		9,918		(1,068	)		28,864
Intercompany payables		271,959			–		–		–		(271,959	)		–
Other current liabilities		–			35,714		3,052		16,967		–			55,733
Total current liabilities		271,959			84,053		6,708		26,885		(273,027	)		116,578
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities		–			293,539		–		–		–			293,539
Other liabilities		950			128,601		–		5,540		(2,004	)		133,087
Total liabilities		272,909			506,193		6,708		32,425		(275,031	)		543,204
Stockholders' equity (deficit)		(43,520	)		229,389		104,396		152,123		(485,908	)		(43,520	)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit	$	229,389		$	735,582	$	111,104	$	184,548	$	(760,939	)	$	499,684

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Condensed Consolidating Cash Flows Information

(Amounts in thousands)	Blount International, Inc.			Blount, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	14,314		$	13,506		$	12,913		$	15,624		$	824		$	57,181
Proceeds from sale of assets		–			–			42			3,248			–			3,290
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		–			(7,837	)		(654	)		(8,802	)		–			(17,293	)
Net cash used in investing activities		–			(7,837	)		(612	)		(5,554	)		–			(14,003	)
Net borrowings under revolving credit facility		–			(27,350	)		–			–			–			(27,350	)
Repayment of long-term debt		–			(12,305	)		–			–			–			(12,305	)
Issuance costs related to debt		–			(5,311	)		–			–			–			(5,311	)
Advances from (to) affiliates		(14,016	)		39,112			(12,301	)		(12,795	)		–			–
Other		(298	)		–			–			–			–			(298	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(14,314	)		(5,854	)		(12,301	)		(12,795	)		–			(45,264	)
Effect of exchange rate changes		–			–			–			(1,119	)		–			(1,119	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		–			(185	)		–			(3,844	)		824			(3,205	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		–			185			–			59,158			(1,068	)		58,275
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	–		$	–		$	–		$	55,314		$	(244	)	$	55,070

Year Ended December 31, 2008

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	6,741		$	25,243		$	(2,373	)	$	32,661		$	(1,068	)	$	61,204
Proceeds from sale of assets		–			1,605			16			11			–			1,632
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		–			(13,081	)		(2,227	)		(10,750	)		–			(26,058	)
Acquisition of Carlton, net of cash acquired		–			(64,399	)		–			–			–			(64,399	)
Discontinued operations		–			1,725			–			–			–			1,725
Net cash used in investing activities		–			(74,150	)		(2,211	)		(10,739	)		–			(87,100	)
Net borrowings under revolving credit facility		–			30,750			–			–			–			30,750
Repayment of long-term debt		–			(2,230	)		–			–			–			(2,230	)
Advances from (to) affiliates		(7,810	)		10,060			4,463			(6,713	)		–			–
Other		1,069			–			–			–			–			1,069
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(6,741	)		38,580			4,463			(6,713	)		–			29,589
Effect of exchange rate changes		–			–			–			(3,007	)		–			(3,007	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		–			(10,327	)		(121	)		12,202			(1,068	)		686
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		–			10,512			121			46,956			–			57,589
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	–		$	185		$	–		$	59,158		$	(1,068	)	$	58,275

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	6,875		$	(3,145	)	$	(1,765	)	$	25,361		$	1,852		$	29,178
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment		–			411			1,623			275			–			2,309
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		–			(10,717	)		(1,496	)		(6,304	)		–			(18,517	)
Discontinued operations		–			69,071			–			–			–			69,071
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		–			58,765			127			(6,029	)		–			52,863
Net borrowings under revolving credit facility		–			(27,000	)		–			–			–			(27,000	)
Repayment of long-term debt		–			(26,875	)		–			–			–			(26,875	)
Advances from (to) affiliates		(7,199	)		9,467			1,669			(3,937	)		–			–
Other		324			(700	)		–			–			–			(376	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(6,875	)		(45,108	)		1,669			(3,937	)		–			(54,251	)
Effect of exchange rate changes		–			–			–			2,163			–			2,163
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		–			10,512			31			17,558			1,852			29,953
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		–			–			90			29,398			(1,852	)		27,636
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	–		$	10,512		$	121		$	46,956		$	–		$	57,589

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SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

The following tables set forth a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of operations for 2009 and 2008.

2009 results were as follows:

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter		Total 2009
(Amounts may not foot due to rounding)
Sales	$	116,524	$	114,001	$	130,361	$	141,540	$	502,426
Gross profit		37,790		34,639		44,848		52,218		169,495
Net income		957		4,232		11,342		6,462		22,993
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.02	$	0.09	$	0.24	$	0.14	$	0.48
Diluted		0.02		0.09		0.23		0.13		0.48

Net income in the first quarter of 2009 includes charges of $5.0 million for plant closure and severance costs related to the closure of our manufacturing facility in Milan, Tennessee and reductions in force at other locations. Net income in the second quarter of 2009 reflects charges of $1.4 million for plant closure and severance costs, and a gain of $2.7 million on the sale of land and building in Europe. Net income in the fourth quarter of 2009 reflects charges of $8.6 million related to settlement of a certain litigation matter, costs of refinancing the Company's senior credit facilities and costs associated with transition to a new Chief Executive Officer.

2008 results were as follows:

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter		Total 2008
(Amounts may not foot due to rounding)
Sales	$	133,207	$	155,052	$	175,006	$	133,770	$	597,035
Gross profit		42,478		49,322		56,536		44,436		192,772
Net income		6,836		10,096		14,750		6,917		38,599
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.14	$	0.21	$	0.31	$	0.15	$	0.81
Diluted		0.14		0.21		0.31		0.14		0.80

Net income in the fourth quarter of 2008 reflects the year-to-date impact of $1.1 million, after tax, from a change in the effective tax rate compared to the effective tax rate recognized through the third quarter of 2008. In addition, the Company acquired Carlton on May 2, 2008. Accordingly, Carlton's operating results are included in the above results for the second, third and fourth quarters. Pretax purchase accounting effects from the acquisition of Carlton were $1.9 million in the second quarter, $0.9 million in the third quarter and $0.7 million in the fourth quarter.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Company management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined under the Exchange Act rules. The Company maintains financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations ("COSO") framework was applied in performing this assessment. Based on this assessment, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Management's report on internal control over financial reporting and the audit report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are included in Item 8 of this Report.

There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

See the "Election of Directors", "Executive Officers", "Audit Committee Disclosure" and "Filing Disclosure" sections of our Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

See the "Executive Compensation", "Compensation of Directors", "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" and "Employment Contracts" sections of our Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

See the "Principal Stockholders" and "Equity Compensation Plan Information" sections of our Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

See the "Certain Transactions and Other Matters" section of our Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

See the "Ratify the Appointment of Independent Auditors" section of our Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Page
Reference

(A)  Certain documents filed as part of Form 10-K

(1)  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	32
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007	33
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008	34
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007	35
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007	36
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	37
Supplementary Data	61

(2)  Financial Statement Schedules

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended
December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 68

All other schedules have been omitted because they are not required or because the information is presented in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(B)  Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

  *2(a)  Agreement and Plan of Merger and Recapitalization, dated as of April 18, 1999, between Blount International, Inc., and Red Dog Acquisition, Corp. (included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement-Prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement) previously filed on July 15, 1999, by Blount International, Inc. (Reg. No. 333-82973).

  *3(a)  Post-Merger Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Blount International, Inc. (included as Exhibit A to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Recapitalization which is Exhibit 2.1) filed as part of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-82973) previously filed on July 15, 1999, by Blount International, Inc.

  *3(b)  Post-Merger Bylaws of Blount International, Inc. (included as Exhibit B to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Recapitalization which is Exhibit 2.1) filed as part of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-82973).

  *4(a)  Registration Rights and Stock Transfer Restriction agreement filed as part of Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 33-63141) of Blount International, Inc., including amendments and exhibits, which became effective on October 4, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-63141).

  *4(b)  Form of Stock Certificate of New Blount Common Stock filed as part of the Proxy Statement-Prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-82973) filed by Blount International, Inc. on July 15, 1999.

  *4(c)  Registration Right Agreement by and among Blount, Inc., Blount International, Inc., BI Holdings Corp., Benjamin F. Shaw Company, BI. L.L.C., Blount Development Corp., Omark Properties, Inc., Gear Products, Inc., Dixon Industries, Inc., Frederick Manufacturing Corporation, Federal Cartridge Company, Simmons Outdoor Corporation, Mocenplaza Development Corp., CTR Manufacturing, Inc., and Lehman Brothers, Inc. dated as of August 19, 1999, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter ended September 30, 1999.

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  **4(d)  Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 4, 2009 among Blount Inc., Gear Products, Inc., Omark Properties, Inc., Windsor Forestry Tools LLC, the other credit parties signatory thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, and the other Lenders party thereto.

  *4(e)  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-114840) with respect to the 8⁷/₈% Senior Subordinated Notes of Blount, Inc. which are guaranteed by BI, LLC, Omark Properties, Inc., 4520 Corp., Inc., Gear Products, Inc., Dixon Industries, Inc., Frederick Manufacturing Corporation, Fabtek Corporation and Windsor Forestry Tools LLC and 10,000,000 shares of common stock of Blount International, Inc. including amendments and exhibits, which became effective on August 3, 2004.

  *9(a)  Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 18, 1999, between Red Dog Acquisition, corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and The Blount Holding Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership which was filed as Exhibit 9 to the Form 8-K/A filed April 20, 1999.

  *10(a)  Supplemental Retirement and Disability Plan of Blount, Inc. which was filed as Exhibit 10(e) to the Annual Report of Blount, Inc., on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 1992 (Commission File No. 1-7002).

  *10(b)  Written description of the Blount International, Inc. 2006 Executive Management Annual Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 2006, filed as Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement of Blount, International, Inc. for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held April 25, 2006 (Commission File No. 001-11549).

  *10(c)  Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan of Blount, Inc. which was filed as Exhibit 10(i) to the Annual Report of Blount, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 1992 (Commission File No. 1-7002).

  *10(d)  Blount, Inc. Executive Benefit Plans Trust Agreement and Amendment to and Assumption of Blount, Inc. Executive Benefit Plans Trust which were filed as Exhibits 10(x)(i) and 10(x)(ii) to the Annual Report of Blount International, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 1996 (Commission File No. 001-11549).

  *10(e)  Blount, Inc. Benefits Protection Trust Agreement and Amendment To Add Assumption of Blount, Inc. Benefits Protection Trust which were filed as Exhibits 10(y)(i) and 10(y)(ii) to the Annual Report of Blount International, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 1996 (Commission File No. 001-11549).

  *10(f)  Blount International, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan filed as Exhibit B to the Proxy Statement of Blount, International, Inc. for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held April 25, 2006 (Commission File No. 001-11549), and the Amendment to the Blount International, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan dated as of February 23, 2007, as part of exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-149584), which became effective on March 6, 2008.

  *10(g)  1999 Stock Incentive Plan and 2000 Stock Incentive Plan of Blount International, Inc. filed as part of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-913-90) exhibits, which became effective June 27, 2002.

  *10(h)  The Blount Deferred Compensation Plan which was filed as Exhibit 10(cc) to the Annual Report of Blount International, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (Commission File No. 001-11549).

  *10(i)  Employee Stockholder Agreement dated as of August 19, 1999, among Blount International, Inc., Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II L.P. and Certain Employee Stockholders.

  *10(j)  Employment Agreement of Joshua L. Collins dated September 28, 2009, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated September 28, 2009.

  *10(k)  Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Richard H. Irving, III, as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Blount dated July 14, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q dated August 8, 2008.

  *10(l)  Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Blount International, Inc. and Calvin E. Jenness dated March 1, 2004 filed as Exhibit 10(u) to Form 10-K dated March 7, 2005.

  *10(m)  Employment Agreement between Blount, Inc. and Kenneth O. Saito dated June 1, 1999.

  *10(n)  Amendment to Employment Agreement between Blount Inc. and Kenneth O. Saito dated August 16, 2002.

  *10(o)  Employment Agreement between Blount, Inc. and Russell L. German dated April 30, 2008.

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  *10(p)  Employment Agreement between Blount, Inc. and James Lee VanderZanden dated October 1, 2002.

  *10(q)  Employment Agreement between Blount, Inc. and Cyrille Benoit Michel dated June 1, 1999.

  *10(r)  Consulting Agreement of James S. Osterman dated September 28, 2009, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated September 28, 2009.

  *10(s)  Stock Purchase Agreement among Blount International, Inc., Blount, Inc., Carlton Holdings, Inc., The Shareholders of Carlton Holdings, Inc. and Jerry A. Parsons and Richard L. Hawkins, as the Shareholders' Representative dated as of May 2, 2008, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008.

  *10(t)  Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Caterpillar Forest Products Inc., Caterpillar Inc. and the Caterpillar Subsidiaries set forth therein and Blount, Inc., Blount International, Inc. and the Blount Subsidiaries set forth therein dated November 5, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10(q) to Form 10-K dated March 13, 2008.

  *14  Code of Ethics for Covered Officers as approved by Audit Committee on February 2, 2004.

  21  A list of the significant subsidiaries of Blount International, Inc. included herein on page 69.

  23  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm included herein on page 69.

  31.1  Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Joshua L. Collins, President and Chief Executive Officer included herein on page 70.

  31.2  Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Calvin E. Jenness, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer included herein on page 71.

  **32.1  Certification pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Joshua L. Collins, President and Chief Executive Officer.

  **32.2  Certification pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Calvin E. Jenness, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

   * Incorporated by reference

** Filed electronically herewith. Copies of such exhibits may be obtained upon written request from:

Blount International, Inc.
P.O. Box 22127
Portland, Oregon 97269-2127

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Dated: March 9, 2010

/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Calvin E. Jenness
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer /s/ Mark V. Allred
Mark V. Allred
Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report is signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Dated: March 9, 2010

/s/	Robert E. Beasley, Jr.	Director
	Robert E. Beasley, Jr.
/s/	Joshua L. Collins	President and Chief Executive Officer
	Joshua L. Collins	Director
/s/	E. Daniel James	Director
	E. Daniel James
/s/	Harold E. Layman	Director
	Harold E. Layman
/s/	R. Eugene Cartledge	Director
	R. Eugene Cartledge
/s/	Thomas J. Fruechtel	Director
	Thomas J. Fruechtel
/s/	Robert D. Kennedy	Director
	Robert D. Kennedy
/s/	James S. Osterman	Chairman
	James S. Osterman	Director

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SCHEDULE II

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Blount International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Amounts in thousands)
Column A	Column B		Column C		Column D	Column E
			Additions
Description	Balance at Beginning of Period		Charged (Credited) to Cost and Expenses	Business Acquisitions (Dispositions)	(Deductions) Recoveries	Balance at End of Period
Year Ended December 31, 2009:
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$	3,800	$1,052	$–	$(1,513)	$	3,339
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		2,348	18	–	–		2,366
Year Ended December 31, 2008:
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable		2,181	685	1,590	(656)		3,800
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		2,318	30	–	–		2,348
Year Ended December 31, 2007:
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable		2,545	(428)	(163)	227		2,181
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		2,667	(349)	–	–		2,318

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EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

At December 31, 2009, consolidated, directly or indirectly, wholly-owned Significant Subsidiaries of Blount International, Inc. were deemed as follows:

NAME OF SUBSIDIARY	PLACE OF INCORPORATION
Blount, Inc.	Delaware
Blount Canada Ltd.	Canada
Blount Europe, S.A.	Belgium
Blount Holdings Ltd.	Canada
Blount Industrial Ltda	Brazil
Blount Industries Company Ltd.	China

The names of certain subsidiaries have been omitted because when considered in the aggregate or as a single subsidiary they would not constitute a "Significant Subsidiary" as of December 31, 2009.

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-149584) of Blount International, Inc. of our report dated March 9, 2010 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Portland, Oregon
March 9, 2010

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joshua L. Collins, certify that:

  1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 of Blount International, Inc.;

  2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

  3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

  4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    (b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

  5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors:

    (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 9, 2010

/s/ Joshua L. Collins

Joshua L. Collins
President and
Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Calvin E. Jenness, certify that:

  1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 of Blount International, Inc.;

  2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

  3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

  4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    (b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

  5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors:

    (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 9, 2010

/s/ Calvin E. Jenness

Calvin E. Jenness
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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The graph below matches the cumulative 5-year total return of holders of Blount International, Inc.'s common stock with the cumulative total returns of the NYSE Composite index, and a customized peer group of eight companies that includes: Briggs & Stratton Corp., Husqvarna AB, Illinois Tool Works Inc, Kennametal Inc, Snap-On Inc, Stanley Works, The Black & Decker Corp. and The Toro Company. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the Company's common stock, in the peer group, and the index (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 on 12/31/2004 and tracks it through 12/31/2009.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*

Among Blount International, Inc., The NYSE Composite Index
And A Peer Group

* $100 invested on 12/31/04 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.

Fiscal year ending December 31.

	12/04		12/05		12/06		12/07		12/08		12/09
Blount International, Inc.		100.00		91.45		77.27		70.67		54.42		57.98
NYSE Composite		100.00		109.36		131.74		143.42		87.12		111.76
Peer Group		100.00		98.66		103.33		114.14		75.77		106.64

The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

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EX-4.(D)

Exhibit 4.(d)

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 4, 2009

among

BLOUNT, INC.,

GEAR PRODUCTS, INC, OMARK PROPERTIES, INC. and

WINDSOR FORESTRY TOOLS LLC,

as Borrowers,

THE OTHER CREDIT PARTIES SIGNATORY HERETO,

as Credit Parties,

THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO

FROM TIME TO TIME,

as Lenders,

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,

as Administrative Agent and Lender,

and

GE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,

as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page
1.	AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT		2
	1.1	Credit Facilities	2
	1.2	Letters of Credit	7
	1.3	Prepayments	9
	1.4	Use of Proceeds	11
	1.5	Interest and Applicable Margins	11
	1.6	Intentionally Omitted	14
	1.7	Intentionally Omitted	14
	1.8	Cash Management Systems	14
	1.9	Fees	14
	1.10	Receipt of Payments	14
	1.11	Application and Allocation of Payments	15
	1.12	Loan Account and Accounting	16
	1.13	Indemnity	17
	1.14	Access	18
	1.15	Taxes	19
	1.16	Capital Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality	20
	1.17	Single Loan	21
2.	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT		21
	2.1	Conditions to the Initial Loans	21
	2.2	Further Conditions to Each Loan	22
3.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		23
	3.1	Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law	23
	3.2	Executive Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN	23
	3.3	Corporate Power, Authorization, Enforceable Obligations	24
	3.4	Financial Statements and Projections	24
	3.5	Material Adverse Effect	25
	3.6	Ownership of Property; Liens	25
	3.7	Labor Matters	26
	3.8	Ventures, Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and Indebtedness	26

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			Page
	3.9	Government Regulation	26
	3.10	Margin Regulations	27
	3.11	Taxes	27
	3.12	ERISA and Benefit Plans	28
	3.13	No Litigation	28
	3.14	Brokers	29
	3.15	Intellectual Property	29
	3.16	Full Disclosure	29
	3.17	Environmental Matters	29
	3.18	Insurance	30
	3.19	Deposit and Disbursement Accounts	30
	3.20	Government Contracts	30
	3.21	Customer and Trade Relations	30
	3.22	Agreements and Other Documents	31
	3.23	Solvency	31
	3.24	Status of Holdings	31
	3.25	Subordinated Debt	31
	3.26	Senior Debt	31
4.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION		32
	4.1	Reports and Notices	32
	4.2	Communication with Accountants	32
5.	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS		32
	5.1	Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business	32
	5.2	Payment of Charges	33
	5.3	Books and Records	33
	5.4	Insurance; Damage to or Destruction of Collateral	33
	5.5	Compliance with Laws	35
	5.6	Supplemental Disclosure	35
	5.7	Intellectual Property	35
	5.8	Environmental Matters	35

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			Page
	5.9	Landlords’ Agreements, Mortgagee Agreements, Bailee Letters and Real Estate Purchases	36
	5.10	Further Assurances	37
	5.11	Credit Rating	37
	5.12	Intentionally Omitted	37
	5.13	New Subsidiaries	37
6.	NEGATIVE COVENANTS		38
	6.1	Mergers, Subsidiaries, Etc.	38
	6.2	Investments; Loans and Advances	41
	6.3	Indebtedness	43
	6.4	Employee Loans and Affiliate Transactions	45
	6.5	Capital Structure and Business	45
	6.6	Guaranteed Indebtedness	46
	6.7	Liens	46
	6.8	Sale of Stock and Assets	47
	6.9	ERISA and Benefit Plans	47
	6.10	Financial Covenants	47
	6.11	Hazardous Materials	47
	6.12	Sale-Leasebacks	48
	6.13	Cancellation of Indebtedness	48
	6.14	Restricted Payments	48
	6.15	Change of Corporate Name or Location; Change of Fiscal Year	48
	6.16	No Impairment of Intercompany Transfers	49
	6.17	No Speculative Transactions	49
	6.18	Changes Relating to Subordinated Debt; Material Contracts	49
7.	TERM		49
	7.1	Termination	49
	7.2	Survival of Obligations Upon Termination of Financing Arrangements	49
8.	EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES		50
	8.1	Events of Default	50

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	8.2	Remedies	52
	8.3	Waivers by Credit Parties	52
9.	ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT		53
	9.1	Assignments and Participations	53
	9.2	Appointment of Agent	56
	9.3	Agent’s Reliance, Etc.	56
	9.4	GE Capital and Affiliates	57
	9.5	Lender Credit Decision	57
	9.6	Indemnification	58
	9.7	Successor Agent	58
	9.8	Setoff and Sharing of Payments	59
	9.9	Advances; Payments; Non-Funding Lenders; Information; Actions in Concert	59
	9.10	Collateral Matters	62
	9.11	Additional Agents	63
	9.12	Distribution of Materials to Lenders and L/C Issuers	63
10.	SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS		65
	10.1	Successors and Assigns	65
11.	MISCELLANEOUS		65
	11.1	Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement	65
	11.2	Amendments and Waivers	65
	11.3	Fees and Expenses	67
	11.4	No Waiver	68
	11.5	Remedies	68
	11.6	Severability	68
	11.7	Conflict of Terms	69
	11.8	Confidentiality	69
	11.9	GOVERNING LAW	69
	11.10	Notices	70
	11.11	Section Titles	71

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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	11.12	Counterparts	71
	11.13	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	71
	11.14	Press Releases and Related Matters	71
	11.15	Reinstatement	71
	11.16	Advice of Counsel	72
	11.17	No Strict Construction	72
	11.18	Currency Equivalent Generally	72
	11.19	Judgment Currency	72
	11.20	Intentionally Omitted	73
	11.21	Amendment and Restatement	73
12.	CROSS-GUARANTY		73
	12.1	Cross-Guaranty	73
	12.2	Waivers by Borrowers	74
	12.3	Benefit of Guaranty	74
	12.4	Subordination of Subrogation, Etc.	74
	12.5	Election of Remedies	75
	12.6	Limitation	75
	12.7	Contribution with Respect to Guaranty Obligations	76
	12.8	Liability Cumulative	76
	12.9	USA Patriot Act Notice	76

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INDEX OF APPENDICES

Annex A (Recitals)	-	Definitions
Annex B (Section 1.2)	-	Letters of Credit
Annex C (Section 1.8)	-	Cash Management System
Annex D (Section 2.1(a))	-	Closing Checklist
Annex E (Section 4.1(a))	-	Financial Statements and Projections — Reporting
Annex F (Section 4.1(b))	-	Collateral Reports
Annex G (Section 6.10)	-	Financial Covenants
Annex H (Section 9.9(a))	-	Lenders’ Wire Transfer Information
Annex I (Section 11.10)	-	Notice Addresses
Annex J (from Annex A - Commitments definition)		Commitments as of Closing Date
Exhibit 1.1(a)(i)	-	Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Advance
Exhibit 1.1(a)(ii)	-	Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit 1.1(b)(i)	-	Form of Existing Term Loan Note
Exhibit 1.1(b)(ii)	-	Form of Extending Term Loan Note
Exhibit 1.1(c)(ii)	-	Form of Swing Line Note
Exhibit 1.5(f)(i)	-	Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation-LIBOR
Exhibit 5.13	-	Form of Credit Agreement Joinder Agreement
Exhibit 9.1(c)	-	Form of Assignment Agreement
Exhibit B-1	-	Application for Standby Letter of Credit
Exhibit B-2	-	Application for Documentary Letter of Credit
Schedule 1.1	-	Agent’s Representatives
Disclosure Schedule 1.4	-	Sources and Uses; Funds Flow Memorandum
Disclosure Schedule 3.1	-	Type of Entity; State of Organization
Disclosure Schedule 3.2	-	Executive Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN, Organizational Identification Number
Disclosure Schedule 3.3(e)	-	Conflicts
Disclosure Schedule 3.4(A)	-	Financial Statements
Disclosure Schedule 3.4(B)	-	Pro Forma
Disclosure Schedule 3.4(C)	-	Projections
Disclosure Schedule 3.6	-	Real Estate and Leases
Disclosure Schedule 3.7	-	Labor Matters
Disclosure Schedule 3.8	-	Ventures, Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock
Disclosure Schedule 3.11	-	Tax Matters
Disclosure Schedule 3.12	-	ERISA Plans
Disclosure Schedule 3.13	-	Litigation
Disclosure Schedule 3.15	-	Intellectual Property
Disclosure Schedule 3.17	-	Hazardous Materials
Disclosure Schedule 3.18	-	Insurance
Disclosure Schedule 3.19	-	Deposit and Disbursement Accounts
Disclosure Schedule 3.20	-	Government Contracts
Disclosure Schedule 3.21	-	Customer and Trade Relations
Disclosure Schedule 3.22	-	Material Agreements
Disclosure Schedule 5.1	-	Trade Names
Disclosure Schedule 6.3	-	Indebtedness

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Disclosure Schedule 6.4(a)	-	Transactions with Affiliates
Disclosure Schedule 6.7	-	Existing Liens

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Execution Copy

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 4, 2009, by and among BLOUNT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Blount, Inc.”), GEAR PRODUCTS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“Gear”), OMARK PROPERTIES, INC., an Oregon corporation (“Omark”), WINDSOR FORESTRY TOOLS LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (“Windsor”) (Gear, Omark, Windsor and Blount, Inc. are sometimes collectively referred to herein as “Borrowers” and individually as “Borrower”); the other Credit Parties signatory hereto; GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (in its individual capacity, “GE Capital”), in its capacity as Agent for the Lenders (as defined below) (“Agent”); and the other Lenders party hereto.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Borrowers, Lenders (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement), and Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 9, 2004 (the “Prior Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Lenders (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) and Agent are hereinafter referred to as the “Prior Lender Group”; and

WHEREAS, Borrowers desire that the Prior Lender Group amend and restate the Prior Credit Agreement to, among other things, modify the credit facilities to provide for a Revolving Loan Commitment of $60,000,000 and a Term Loan B of $107,465,301.84 consisting of an Existing Term Loan in a principal amount equal to $3,937,893.06 and an Extending Term Loan in a principal amount equal to $103,527,408.78, and the Prior Lender Group and the other Lenders party hereto are willing to do so in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the security interest granted to Agent for the benefit of Prior Lender Group, or any of them, pursuant to the Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement), shall remain outstanding and in full force and effect in accordance with the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement), as modified herein and in the other Loan Documents, and shall continue to secure the Obligations; and

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Lenders acknowledge and confirm that: (i) the Obligations represent, among other things, the amendment, restatement, renewal, extension, consolidation and modification of the Obligations (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) arising in connection with the Prior Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement); (ii) the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) and the collateral pledged thereunder shall secure, without interruption or impairment of any kind, all existing Obligations (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) under the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) as amended, restated, renewed, extended, consolidated or modified hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, together with all other Obligations

hereunder; (iii) all Liens evidenced by the Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) are hereby ratified, confirmed and continued as modified, amended or restated under the Loan Documents; and (iv) this Agreement is intended to restate, renew, extend, consolidate, amend and modify the Prior Credit Agreement in its entirety; and

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Lenders intend that: (i) the provisions of the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement), to the extent restated, renewed, extended, consolidated, amended or modified hereby and by the other Loan Documents, be hereby superseded and replaced by the provisions hereof and of the other Loan Documents; and (ii) by entering into and performing their respective obligations hereunder, this transaction shall not constitute a novation and shall in no way adversely affect or impair the priority of Liens granted by the Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Annex A and, for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rules of construction set forth in Annex A shall govern.  All Annexes, Disclosure Schedules, Exhibits and other attachments (collectively, “Appendices”) hereto, or expressly identified in this Agreement, are incorporated herein by reference, and taken together with this Agreement, shall constitute a single agreement.  These Recitals shall be construed as part of the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby amend and restate the Prior Loan Agreement in its entirety and further agree as follows:

1.AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT

1.1Credit Facilities.

(a)Revolving Credit Facility.

(i)Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender agrees to make available to Borrowers from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date its Pro Rata Share of advances under the Revolving Loan Commitment (each, a “Revolving Credit Advance”).  All “Revolving Credit Advances” under, and as defined in, the Prior Credit Agreement that are outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be Revolving Credit Advances hereunder.  The Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loan of any Lender shall not at any time exceed its separate Revolving Loan Commitment.  The obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint.  Until the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow under this Section 1.1(a)(i); provided that the amount of any Revolving Credit Advance to be made at any time shall not exceed Borrowing Availability at such time.  Each Revolving Credit Advance shall be made on notice by Borrower Representative on behalf of the applicable Borrower to one of the representatives of Agent identified in Schedule 1.1 at the address specified therein.  Any such notice must be given no later than (1) 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day of the proposed Revolving Credit Advance, in the case of an Index Rate Loan, or (2) 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date which is 3 Business Days prior to the proposed Revolving Credit Advance, in the case of a LIBOR Loan. 

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Each such notice (a “Notice of Revolving Credit Advance”) must be given in writing (by telecopy or overnight courier) substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(a)(i), and shall include the information required in such Exhibit and such other information as may be reasonably required by Agent.  If any Borrower desires to have the Revolving Credit Advances bear interest by reference to a LIBOR Rate, Borrower Representative must comply with Section 1.5(f).

(ii)Upon request by any Revolving Lender, each Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a note to evidence the Revolving Loan Commitment of that Lender.  Each note shall be in the principal amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment of the applicable Lender, dated the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(a)(ii)  (each a “Revolving Note” and, collectively, the “Revolving Notes”). Each Revolving Note (or, if a Revolving Note is not requested, this Agreement) shall represent the joint and several obligation of Borrowers to pay the amount of the applicable Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment or, if less, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Advances to Borrowers, together with interest thereon as prescribed in Section 1.5.  The entire unpaid balance of the aggregate Revolving Loan and all other non-contingent Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date.

(b)Term Loans.

(i)Existing Term Loan.

(1)Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender with an Existing Term Loan Commitment agrees that the loans comprising the “Term Loan B” under, and as defined in, the Prior Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding on and after the Closing Date as term loans (collectively, the “Existing Term Loan”) made pursuant to this Agreement, and such loans shall be deemed to be made in satisfaction of its obligation to make its Pro Rata Share of the Existing Term Loan on the Closing Date.  Upon request by any Lender with a Existing Term Loan Commitment, each Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(b)(i) (each an “Existing Term Loan Note” and collectively the “Existing Term Loan Notes”).  Each Existing Term Loan Note (or, if an Existing Term Loan Note is not requested, this Agreement) shall represent the joint and several obligation of Borrowers to pay the applicable Existing Term Loan Commitment, together with interest hereon as prescribed in Section 1.5.

(2)Borrowers shall repay the principal balance of the Existing Term Loan in consecutive quarterly installments on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year, commencing January 1, 2010, as follows:

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Payment Dates	Installment Amounts
January 1, 2010	$	10,228.29
April 1, 2010	$	10,228.29
July 1, 2010	$	10,228.29
August 9, 2010	$	3,907,208.19

The final installment due August 9, 2010 shall be in the amount of $3,907,208.19 or, if different, the remaining principal balance of the Existing Term Loan, together with accrued interest and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges due by Borrowers with respect to the Existing Term Loan.

(3)Notwithstanding Section 1.1(b)(i)(2), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Existing Term Loan shall be due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date applicable to the Existing Term Loan, if not sooner paid in full.  No payment with respect to the Existing Term Loan may be reborrowed.

(ii)Extending Term Loan.

(1)Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender with an Extending Term Loan Commitment agrees that the loans comprising the “Term Loan B” under, and as defined in, the Prior Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding on and after the Closing Date as term loans (collectively, the “Extending Term Loan”) made pursuant to this Agreement, and such loans shall be deemed to be made in satisfaction of its obligation to make its Pro Rata Share of the Extending Term Loan on the Closing Date.  Upon request by any Lender with a Extending Term Loan Commitment, each Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(b)(ii) (each an “Extending Term Loan Note” and collectively the “Extending Term Loan Notes”).  Each Extending Term Loan Note (or, if an Extending Term Loan Note is not requested, this Agreement) shall represent the joint and several obligation of Borrowers to pay the applicable Extending Term Loan Commitment, together with interest hereon as prescribed in Section 1.5.

(2)Borrowers shall repay the Extending Term Loan in quarterly installments on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year, commencing January 1, 2010, as follows:

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Payment Dates	Installment Amounts
January 1, 2010	$	268,902.36
April 1, 2010	$	268,902.36
July 1, 2010	$	268,902.36
October 1, 2010	$	268,902.36
January 1, 2011	$	268,902.36
April 1, 2011	$	268,902.36
July 1, 2011	$	268,902.36
October 1, 2011	$	268,902.36
January 1, 2012,	$	268,902.36
February 9, 2012	$	101,107,287.54

The final installment due February 9, 2012 shall be in the amount of $101,107,287.54 or, if different, the remaining principal balance of the Extending Term Loan, together with accrued interest and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges due by Borrowers with respect to the Extending Term Loan.

(3)Notwithstanding Section 1.1(b)(ii)(2), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Extending Term Loan shall be due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date applicable to the Extending Term Loan, if not sooner paid in full.  No payment with respect to the Extending Term Loan may be reborrowed.

(c)Swing Line Facility.

(i)Agent shall notify the Swing Line Lender upon Agent’s receipt of any Notice of Revolving Credit Advance.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender may, in its discretion, make available from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date advances (each, a “Swing Line Advance”) in accordance with any such notice. The provisions of this Section 1.1(c) shall not relieve the Revolving Lenders of their obligations to make Revolving Credit Advances under Section 1.1(a); provided that if the Swing Line Lender makes a Swing Line Advance pursuant to any such notice, such Swing Line Advance shall be in lieu of any Revolving Credit Advance that otherwise may be made by the Revolving Lenders pursuant to such notice.  The aggregate amount of Swing Line Advances outstanding shall not exceed at any time the lesser of (A) the Swing Line Commitment and (B) the Maximum Amount, in each case under clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence, less the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loan at such time (“Swing Line Availability”).  Until the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers may from time to time borrow, repay and reborrow under this Section 1.1(c).  Each Swing Line Advance shall be made pursuant to a Notice of Revolving Credit Advance delivered to Agent by Borrower Representative on behalf of the applicable Borrower in accordance with Section 1.1(a).  Any such notice must be given no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day of the proposed Swing Line Advance.  Unless the Swing Line Lender has received at least one Business Day’s prior written notice from Requisite Revolving Lenders instructing it not to make a Swing Line Advance, the Swing Line Lender shall, notwithstanding the failure of any condition precedent set forth in Sections 2.2, be entitled to fund that Swing Line Advance, and to have each Revolving Lender make Revolving Credit

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Advances in accordance with Section 1.1(c)(iii) or purchase participating interests in accordance with Section 1.1(c)(iv).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Swing Line Loan shall constitute an Index Rate Loan.  Borrowers shall repay the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loan upon demand therefor by Agent.

(ii)Upon request by the Swing Line Lender, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to the Swing Line Lender a promissory note to evidence the Swing Line Commitment.  Such note shall be in the principal amount of the Swing Line Commitment of the Swing Line Lender, dated the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(c)(ii)  (the “Swing Line Note”).  The Swing Line Note (or, if the Swing Line Note is not requested, this Agreement) shall represent the joint and several obligation of Borrowers to pay the amount of the Swing Line Commitment or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swing Line Advances made to Borrowers, together with interest thereon as prescribed in Section 1.5.  The entire unpaid balance of the Swing Line Loan and all other noncontingent Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Commitment Termination Date if not sooner paid in full.

(iii)If no Revolving Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, then the Swing Line Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion, but not less frequently than weekly, shall on behalf of Borrowers (and each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so act on its behalf) request each Revolving Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) to make a Revolving Credit Advance to Borrowers (which shall be an Index Rate Loan) in an amount equal to that Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of Borrowers’ Swing Line Loan (the “Refunded Swing Line Loan”) outstanding on the date such notice is given.  If any Revolving Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, that Non-Funding Lender’s reimbursement obligations with respect to the Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated to and assumed by the other Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans (calculated as if the Non-Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share was reduced to zero and each other Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share had been increased proportionately).  If any Revolving Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, upon receipt of the demand described above, each Revolving Lender that is not a Non-Funding Lender will be obligated to pay to Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Swing Line Loans (increased as described above); provided that no Revolving Lender shall be required to fund any amount in excess of its Revolving Loan Commitment. Unless any of the events described in Sections 8.1(h) or 8.1(i) has occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 1.1(c)(iv) shall apply) and regardless of whether the conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement to the making of a Revolving Credit Advance are then satisfied, each Revolving Lender shall disburse directly to Agent, its Pro Rata Share of a Revolving Credit Advance on behalf of the Swing Line Lender prior to 3:00 p.m. (New York time) in immediately available funds on the Business Day next succeeding the date that notice is given.  The proceeds of those Revolving Credit Advances shall be immediately paid to the Swing Line Lender and applied to repay the Refunded Swing Line Loan of Borrowers.

(iv)If, prior to refunding a Swing Line Loan with a Revolving Credit Advance pursuant to Section 1.1(c)(iii), one of the events described in Sections 8.1(h) or 8.1(i) has occurred, then, subject to the provisions of Section 1.1(c)(v) below, each Revolving Lender

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shall, on the date such Revolving Credit Advance was to have been made for the benefit of the Borrowers, purchase from the Swing Line Lender an undivided participation interest in the Swing Line Loan to Borrowers in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Loan.  Upon request, each Revolving Lender shall promptly transfer to the Swing Line Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation interest.

(v)Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Advances in accordance with Section 1.1(c)(iii) and to purchase participation interests in accordance with Section 1.1(c)(iv) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Revolving Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default; (C) any inability of any Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement at any time or (D) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.  If any Revolving Lender does not make available to Agent or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount required pursuant to Sections 1.1(c)(iii) or 1.1(c)(iv), as the case may be, the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date of non-payment until such amount is paid in full at the Federal Funds Rate for the first two (2) Business Days and at the Index Rate thereafter.

(d)Reliance on Notices; Appointment of Borrower Representative.  Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any Notice of Revolving Credit Advance, Notice of Conversion/Continuation-LIBOR Rate or similar notice believed by Agent to be genuine.  Agent may assume that each Person executing and delivering any notice in accordance herewith was duly authorized, unless the responsible individual acting thereon for Agent has actual knowledge to the contrary.  Each Borrower hereby designates Blount, Inc. as its representative and agent on its behalf for the purposes of issuing Notices of Revolving Credit Advances and Notices of Conversion/Continuation-LIBOR Rate, giving instructions with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans, selecting interest rate options, requesting Letters of Credit, giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents and taking all other actions (including in respect of compliance with covenants) on behalf of any Borrower or Borrowers under the Loan Documents.  Borrower Representative hereby accepts such appointment.  Agent and each Lender may regard any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document from Borrower Representative as a notice or communication from all Borrowers, and may give any notice or communication required or permitted to be given to any Borrower or Borrowers hereunder to Borrower Representative on behalf of such Borrower or Borrowers.  Each Borrower agrees that each notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on its behalf by Borrower Representative shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall be binding upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been made directly by such Borrower.

1.2Letters of Credit.  Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein and in Annex B, Borrower Representative, on behalf of the applicable Borrower, shall have the right to request, and the Revolving Lenders agree to incur, or purchase participations in, Letter of Credit Obligations in respect of each Borrower.

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1.2A.Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations.

(a)Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to reimburse GE Capital in immediately available funds in the amount of any payment made by GE Capital under a Swap Related L/C (such reimbursement obligation, whether contingent upon payment by GE Capital under the Swap Related L/C or otherwise, being herein called a “Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation”).  No Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation for any Swap Related L/C may exceed the amount of the payment obligations owed by any Borrower under the interest rate protection or hedging agreement or transaction supported by the Swap Related L/C.

(b)A Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation shall be due and payable by Borrowers within one (1) Business Day after the date on which the related payment is made by GE Capital under the Swap Related L/C.

(c)Any Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation shall, during the period in which it is unpaid, bear interest at the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate applicable to Revolving Loans plus one percent (1%), as if the unpaid amount of the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation were a LIBOR Loan, and not at any otherwise applicable Default Rate.  Such interest shall be payable upon demand.  The following additional provisions apply to the calculation and charging of interest by reference to the LIBOR Rate applicable to Revolving Loans:

(i)The LIBOR Rate applicable to Revolving Loans shall be determined for each successive one-month LIBOR Period during which the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation is unpaid, notwithstanding the occurrence of any Event of Default and even if the LIBOR Period were to extend beyond the Commitment Termination Date.

(ii)If a Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation is paid during a monthly period for which the LIBOR Rate applicable to Revolving Loans is determined, interest shall be pro-rated and charged for the portion of the monthly period during which the Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation was unpaid.  Section 1.13(b) shall not apply to any payment of a Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation during the monthly period.

(iii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of “LIBOR Rate”, if the LIBOR Rate applicable to Revolving Loans is no longer available from Reuters, the LIBOR Rate with respect to Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations shall be determined by GE Capital from such financial reporting service or other information available to GE Capital as in GE Capital’s reasonable discretion indicates GE Capital’s cost of funds.

(d)Except as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.2A and in Section 11.3, Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay to GE Capital or any of its Affiliates any Letter of Credit Fee, or any other fees, charges or expenses, in respect of a Swap Related L/C or arranging for any interest rate protection or hedging agreement or transaction supported by the Swap Related L/C.  GE Capital and its Affiliates shall look to the beneficiary of a Swap Related L/C for payment of any such letter of credit fees or other fees, charges or expenses and such beneficiary may factor such fees, charges, or expenses into the pricing of any interest rate protection or hedging arrangement or transaction supported by the Swap Related L/C.

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(e)If any Swap Related L/C is revocable prior to its scheduled expiry date, GE Capital agrees not to revoke the Swap Related L/C unless the earliest of the Commitment Termination Date or an Event of Default has occurred.

(f)GE Capital or any of its Affiliates shall be permitted to (i) provide confidential or other information furnished to it by any of the Credit Parties (including, without limitation, copies of any documents and information in or referred to in the Closing Checklist, Financial Statements and Compliance Certificates) to a beneficiary or potential beneficiary of a Swap Related L/C and (ii) receive confidential or other information from the beneficiary or potential beneficiary relating to any agreement or transaction supported or to be supported by the Swap Related L/C.  However, no confidential information shall be provided to any Person under this paragraph unless the Person has agreed to comply with the covenant substantially as contained in Section 11.8 of this Agreement.

1.3Prepayments.

(a)Voluntary Prepayments; Reductions in Revolving Loan Commitment.  Borrowers may at any time on at least five (5) days’ prior written notice by Borrower Representative to Agent (i) voluntarily prepay all or part of the Term Loan B and/or (ii) permanently reduce (but not terminate) the Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that (A) any such prepayments or reductions shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of such amount, (B) the Revolving Loan Commitment shall not be reduced to an amount less than the amount of the Revolving Loan then outstanding and (C) after giving effect to such reductions in the Revolving Loan Commitment, Borrowers shall comply with Section 1.3(b)(i).  In addition, Borrowers may at any time on at least five (5) days’ prior written notice by Borrower Representative to Agent terminate the Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that upon such termination, all Loans and other Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full and all Letter of Credit Obligations shall be cash collateralized or otherwise satisfied in accordance with Annex B hereto.  Any voluntary prepayment of Loans and any reduction or termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment must be accompanied by payment of any LIBOR Rate breakage costs in accordance with Section 1.13(b).  Upon any such reduction or termination of the Revolving Loan Commitment, each applicable Borrower’s right to request (I) Revolving Credit Advances, (II) that Letter of Credit Obligations be incurred on its behalf, or (III) Swing Line Advances, shall simultaneously be permanently reduced or terminated, as the case may be; provided that a permanent reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment shall not require a reduction in the L/C Sublimit unless the Revolving Loan Commitment is reduced to an amount below the L/C Sublimit.  Each notice of partial prepayment shall designate the Loans or other Obligations to which such prepayment is to be applied; provided that any partial prepayments of any Term Loan made by or on behalf of any Borrower shall be applied to prepay the scheduled installments of the applicable Borrowers’ Term Loan on a pro rata basis.

(b)Mandatory Prepayments.

(i)If at any time the aggregate outstanding balances of the Revolving Loan and the Swing Line Loan exceed the Maximum Amount, Borrowers shall immediately repay the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Advances to the extent required to eliminate

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such excess.  If any such excess remains after repayment in full of the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Advances, Borrowers shall provide cash collateral for the Letter of Credit Obligations in the manner set forth in Annex B to the extent required to eliminate such excess.

(ii)Immediately upon receipt by any Credit Party of proceeds of any asset disposition or any sale of Stock of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party (excluding Excluded Proceeds), it shall forward such proceeds to the Borrowers and Borrowers shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to all such proceeds, net of (A) commissions and other reasonable and customary transaction costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and investment banking fees) properly attributable to such transaction and payable by Credit Parties in connection therewith (in each case, paid to non-Affiliates), (B) transfer taxes, goods and services taxes and sales taxes, as applicable, (C) amounts payable to holders of senior Liens (to the extent such Liens constitute Permitted Encumbrances hereunder), if any, (D) an appropriate reserve for income taxes in accordance with GAAP in connection therewith and (E) cash amounts required to be maintained as a reserve or in escrow against any such asset sale or sale of Stock in an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the purchase price of such assets or Stock, until such amounts are received by such Credit Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, Credit Parties may elect to reinvest such net proceeds from any asset disposition by delivering a certificate of the Borrower Representative to Agent that (1) states that the Credit Parties intend to reinvest such net proceeds in the business of a Credit Party within 365 days of the date of such sale and (2) confirms that such net proceeds have been (x) deposited into an account that is subject to a Control Letter or a control agreement meeting the requirements of Annex C, which net proceeds when so deposited (i) shall constitute Collateral, securing the payment of the Obligations then outstanding, (ii) may be withdrawn by the applicable Credit Party solely to reinvest in other assets of such Credit Party that are useful in the business of such Credit Party and (iii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, an amount equal to such net proceeds shall be applied to the repayment of the Obligations as set forth above or (y) used to repay the Revolving Loan (in whole or in part) on a temporary basis and if so used to repay the Revolving Loan and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary such amount may be reborrowed only for the purpose of funding such reinvestment or if the Reinvestment Period (as defined below) has expired and such amount has not been reinvested pursuant to this Section to make the mandatory prepayment required by this Section; provided, that (a) such reinvestment must be made within 365 days (the “Reinvestment Period”) after the date of such sale, and (b) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such reinvestment or after giving effect thereto.  If and to the extent such net proceeds are not fully reinvested during the Reinvestment Period, an amount equal to such net proceeds is required to be applied to repay the Obligations as set forth above.

(iii)If Holdings issues Stock (other than Excluded Stock Issuances), no later than the Business Day following the date of receipt of the proceeds thereof, Holdings shall contribute such proceeds to Blount, Inc. and Blount, Inc. shall prepay the Loans in an amount equal to all such proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees and investment banking fees) paid to non-Affiliates in connection therewith.

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(iv)Until the Termination Date, Blount, Inc. shall prepay the Obligations on the date that is ten (10) days after the earlier of (A) the date on which Holdings’ and its Subsidiaries’ annual audited Financial Statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year are delivered pursuant to Annex E or (B) the date on which such annual audited Financial Statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Annex E, in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year.  Each such prepayment shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by Borrower Representative’s chief financial officer certifying the manner in which Excess Cash Flow and the resulting prepayment were calculated, which certificate shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

(c)Status of Commitments after Mandatory Prepayments.  Neither the Revolving Loan Commitment nor the Swing Line Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the amount of any prepayments under Section 1.3(b).

(d)Status of Commitments after Prepayments from Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds.  Neither the Revolving Loan Commitment nor the Swing Line Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the amount of any prepayments made from insurance or condemnation proceeds.

(e)No Implied Consent.  Nothing in this Section 1.3 shall be construed to constitute Agent’s or any Lender’s consent to any transaction that is not permitted by other provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

1.4Use of Proceeds.  Borrowers shall utilize the proceeds of the Loans solely for the Refinancing (and to pay any related transaction expenses), to fund Fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Loans and for the financing of Borrowers’ ordinary working capital and general corporate needs, including, without limitation, capital expenditures permitted hereunder.  Disclosure Schedule (1.4) contains a description of Borrowers’ sources and uses of funds as of the Closing Date, including Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations to be made or incurred on that date, and a funds flow memorandum detailing how funds from each source are to be transferred to particular uses.

1.5Interest and Applicable Margins.

(a)Borrowers shall pay interest to Agent, for the ratable benefit of Lenders, in accordance with the various Loans being made by each Lender, in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date, at the following rates: (i) with respect to the Revolving Credit Advances, the Index Rate plus the Applicable Revolver Index Margin per annum or, at the election of Borrower Representative, the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin per annum, based on the aggregate Revolving Credit Advances outstanding from time to time; (ii) with respect to the Swing Line Loan, the Index Rate plus the Applicable Revolver Index Margin per annum, based on the aggregate Swing Line Loans outstanding from time to time; (iii) with respect to the Existing Term Loan, the Index Rate plus the Applicable Existing Term Loan Index Margin per annum or, at the election of Borrower Representative, the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Existing Term Loan LIBOR Margin per annum, based on the aggregate Existing Term Loan outstanding from time to time; and (iv) with respect

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to the Extending Term Loan, the Index Rate plus the Applicable Extending Term Loan Index Margin per annum or, at the election of Borrower Representative, the applicable LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Extending Term Loan LIBOR Margin per annum, based on the aggregate Extending Term Loan outstanding from time to time.

The Applicable Margins are as follows:

Applicable Revolver Index Margin	3.25	%
Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin	5.00	%
Applicable Existing Term Loan Index Margin	0.00	%
Applicable Existing Term Loan LIBOR Margin	1.75	%
Applicable Extending Term Loan Index Margin	2.50	%
Applicable Extending Term Loan LIBOR Margin	3.50	%
Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin	1.00	%

(b)Intentionally Omitted.

(c)If any payment on any Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (except as set forth in the definition of LIBOR Period) and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

(d)All computations of Fees calculated on a per annum basis and interest shall be made by Agent on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest and Fees are payable.  The Index Rate is a floating rate determined for each day.  Each determination by Agent of an interest rate and Fees hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive on Borrowers, absent manifest error.

(e)So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Section 8.1(a), (h) or (i) or so long as any other Event of Default with respect to Annex C, E, F or G has occurred and is continuing and at the election of Agent (or upon the written request of Requisite Lenders) confirmed by written notice from Agent to Borrower Representative, subject to applicable law, the interest rates applicable to the Loans and the Letter of Credit Fees shall be increased by two percentage points (2.00%) per annum above the rates of interest or the rate of such Fees otherwise applicable hereunder (the “Default Rate”), and all outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations. Interest and Letter of Credit

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Fees at the Default Rate shall accrue from the initial date of such Event of Default until that Event of Default is waived and shall be payable upon demand.

(f)Borrower Representative shall have the option to (A) request that any Revolving Credit Advance be made as a LIBOR Loan, (B) convert at any time all or any part of outstanding Loans (other than the Swing Line Loan) from Index Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans, (C) convert any LIBOR Loan to an Index Rate Loan, subject to payment of LIBOR breakage costs in accordance with Section 1.13(b) if such conversion is made prior to the expiration of the LIBOR Period applicable thereto, or (D) continue all or any portion of any Loan (other than the Swing Line Loan) as a LIBOR Loan upon the expiration of the applicable LIBOR Period and the succeeding LIBOR Period of that continued Loan shall commence on the first day after the last day of the LIBOR Period of the Loan to be continued; provided, however, that no Loan or group of Loans shall be made as, converted to, or continued at the end of the LIBOR Period therefor as a LIBOR Loan if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Loan may be made as a LIBOR Loan until the earlier of 60 days following the Closing Date or the date the Administrative Agent has determined that the syndication of the Commitments has been completed.  Any Loan or group of Loans having the same proposed LIBOR Period to be made or continued as, or converted into, a LIBOR Loan must be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of such amount.  Any such election must be made by 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the 3rd Business Day prior to (1) the date of any proposed Advance which is to bear interest at the LIBOR Rate, (2) the end of each LIBOR Period with respect to any LIBOR Loans to be continued as such, or (3) the date on which Borrower Representative wishes to convert any Index Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan for a LIBOR Period designated by Borrower Representative in such election.  If no election is received with respect to a LIBOR Loan by 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the 3rd Business Day prior to the end of the LIBOR Period with respect thereto (or if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), that LIBOR Loan shall be converted to an Index Rate Loan at the end of its LIBOR Period.  Borrower Representative must make such election by notice to Agent in writing by telecopy or overnight courier.  In the case of any conversion or continuation, such election must be made pursuant to a written notice (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation-LIBOR Rate”) in the form of Exhibit 1.5(f)(i).

(g)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 1.5, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final order that the rate of interest payable with respect to the Obligations exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under law (the “Maximum Lawful Rate”), then so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided, however, that if at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrowers shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by Agent, on behalf of Lenders, is equal to the total interest that would have been received had the interest rate payable with respect to the Obligations been (but for the operation of this paragraph) the interest rate payable since the Closing Date as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Thereafter, interest hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the manner provided in Sections 1.5(a) through (f), unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Lawful Rate, and at that time this paragraph shall again apply.  In no event shall the total interest received by any Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that such Lender could lawfully have received had the

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interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate.  If the Maximum Lawful Rate is calculated pursuant to this paragraph, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made.  If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.5(g), a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that a Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, promptly apply such excess in the order specified in Section 1.11 and thereafter shall refund any excess to Borrowers or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order.

(h)Intentionally Omitted.

(i)Intentionally Omitted.

1.6Intentionally Omitted.

1.7Intentionally Omitted.

1.8Cash Management Systems.  On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrowers will establish and will maintain until the Termination Date, the cash management systems described in Annex C (the “Cash Management Systems”).

1.9Fees.

(a)Fee Letter Fees.  Blount, Inc. shall pay to GE Capital, individually, the Fees specified in that certain fee letter dated as of October 30, 2009 among Blount, Inc. and GE Capital (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “GE Capital Fee Letter”), at the times specified for payment therein.

(b)Unused Line Fees.  As additional compensation for the Revolving Lenders, Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of such Lenders, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month prior to the Commitment Termination Date and on the Commitment Termination Date, a Fee for Borrowers’ non-use of available funds in an amount equal to the Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360 day year for actual days elapsed) multiplied by the difference between (x) the Maximum Amount (as it may be reduced from time to time) and (y) the average for the period of the daily closing balances of the aggregate Revolving Loan and the Swing Line Loan outstanding during the period for which such Fee is due.

(c)Intentionally Omitted.

(d)Intentionally Omitted.

(e)Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders, the Letter of Credit Fee as provided in Annex B.

1.10Receipt of Payments.  Borrowers shall make each payment under this Agreement not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the day when due in immediately available funds in

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Dollars to the Collection Account.  For purposes of computing interest and Fees and determining Borrowing Availability as of any date, all payments shall be deemed received on the Business Day on which immediately available funds therefor are received in the applicable Collection Account prior to 2:00 p.m. New York time.  Payments received after 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on any Business Day or on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day.  Unless stated otherwise, all calculations, comparisons, measurements or determinations under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.  For purposes of such calculations, comparisons, measurements or determinations, amounts denominated in other currencies shall be converted in the Equivalent Amount of Dollars on the date of calculation, comparison, measurement or determination.  If Agent receives any payment from or on behalf of any Credit Party in a currency other than the currency in which such Obligation is denominated, Agent may convert the payment (including the monetary proceeds of realization upon any Collateral and any funds then held in a cash collateral account) into the currency of the relevant Obligation at the exchange rate that Agent would be prepared to sell the currency in which the relevant Obligation is denominated against the currency received on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of actual payment.  The Obligations shall be satisfied only to the extent of the amount actually received by Agent upon such conversion.

1.11Application and Allocation of Payments.

(a)So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) payments consisting of proceeds of Accounts received in the ordinary course of business shall be applied, in the case of receipt by or on behalf of any Borrower, first, to the Swing Line Loan and, second, the Revolving Loan; (ii) payments (other than mandatory prepayments) matching specific scheduled payments then due shall be applied to those scheduled payments; (iii) voluntary prepayments shall be applied as set forth in Section 1.3(a) hereof; and (iv) mandatory prepayments shall be applied as set forth in Sections 1.11(b) and 1.11(c) hereof.  All payments and prepayments applied to a particular Loan shall be applied ratably to the portion thereof held by each Lender as determined by its Pro Rata Share.  As to any other payment, and as to all payments made when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or following the Commitment Termination Date, Borrowers hereby irrevocably waive the right to direct the application of any and all payments received from or on behalf of Borrowers, and Borrowers hereby irrevocably agree that Agent shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply any and all such payments against the Obligations as Agent may deem advisable notwithstanding any previous entry by Agent in the Loan Account or any other books and records.  In the absence of a specific determination by Agent with respect thereto, payments shall be applied to amounts then due and payable in the following order: (1) to Fees and Agent’s expenses reimbursable hereunder and to all obligations owing to Agent, the Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender by any Non-Funding Lender under the Loan Documents; (2) to interest on the Swing Line Loan; (3) to principal payments on the Swing Line Loan; (4) to interest on the other Loans and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations, ratably in proportion to the interest accrued as to each Loan and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation, as applicable; (5) to principal payments on the other Loans and unpaid Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations and other unpaid Obligations under Hedge Agreements permitted under Section 6.3(a)(viii) and to provide cash collateral for Letter of Credit Obligations in the manner described in Annex B, ratably to the aggregate, combined principal balance of the other Loans, unpaid Swap Related

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Reimbursement Obligations and outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations; and (6) to all other Obligations including expenses of Lenders to the extent reimbursable under Section 11.3.

(b)Any prepayments made by any Borrower pursuant to Section 1.3(b)(ii) and any prepayments made by any Borrower from insurance or condemnation proceeds in accordance with Section 5.4(c) and the Mortgage(s) shall be applied as follows: (i) proceeds from the sale of Inventory and Accounts and insurance proceeds from casualties or losses to cash or Inventory shall be applied, first, to the Swing Line Loans; and second, to the Revolving Credit Advances, and (ii) all other proceeds and any proceeds from the sale of Inventory and Accounts or from casualties or losses to cash or Inventory remaining after application to the Swing Line Loans and the Revolving Credit Advances shall be applied, first, to Fees and reimbursable expenses of Agent then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents and to all obligations owing to Agent, the Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender by any Non-Funding Lender under the Loan Documents; second, to interest then due and payable on the Term Loan B; third, to prepay the principal installments of the Term Loan B on a pro rata basis; fourth, to interest then due and payable on Borrowers’ Swing Line Loan; fifth, to the principal balance of the Swing Line Loan outstanding until the same has been repaid in full; sixth, to interest then due and payable on Revolving Credit Advances; seventh, to the principal balance of Revolving Credit Advances outstanding until the same have been paid in full; eighth, to any Letter of Credit Obligations of Borrower to provide cash collateral therefor in the manner set forth in Annex B; ninth, to all other Obligations then due and payable.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any such prepayments shall be applied as set forth in Section 1.11(a).

(c)Any prepayments made by Blount, Inc. pursuant to Sections 1.3(b)(iii) or (b)(iv) shall be applied as follows: first, to Fees and reimbursable expenses of Agent then due and payable pursuant to any of the Loan Documents and to all obligations owing to Agent, the Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender by any Non-Funding Lender under the Loan Documents; second, pro rata to interest then due and payable on the Term Loan B; third, to prepay the principal installments of the Term Loan B on a pro rata basis; fourth, to interest then due and payable on Borrowers’ Swing Line Loan; fifth, to the principal balance of the Swing Line Loan outstanding until the same has been repaid in full; sixth, to interest then due and payable on Revolving Credit Advances; seventh, to the principal balance of Revolving Credit Advances outstanding until the same have been paid in full; eighth, to any Letter of Credit Obligations of Borrower to provide cash collateral therefor in the manner set forth in Annex B; ninth, to all other Obligations then due and payable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any such prepayments shall be applied as set forth in Section 1.11(a).

1.12Loan Account and Accounting.  Agent shall maintain a loan account (the “Loan Account”) on its books to record:  all Revolving Credit Advances, Swing Line Advances, Letters of Credit and the Term Loan B, all payments made by Borrowers, and all other debits and credits as provided in this Agreement with respect to the Loans or any other Obligations.  All entries in the Loan Account shall be made in accordance with Agent’s customary accounting practices as in effect from time to time. The balance in the Loan Account, as recorded on Agent’s most recent printout or other written statement, shall, absent manifest error, be presumptive evidence of the amounts due and owing to Agent and Lenders by each Borrower; provided that any failure

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to so record or any error in so recording shall not limit or otherwise affect any Borrower’s duty to pay the Obligations.  Agent shall render to Borrower Representative a monthly accounting of transactions with respect to the Loans setting forth the balance of the Loan Account and for the immediately preceding month.  Unless Borrower Representative notifies Agent in writing of any objection to any such accounting (specifically describing the basis for such objection), within thirty (30) days after the date thereof, each and every such accounting shall (absent manifest error) be deemed final, binding and conclusive on the applicable Borrowers in all respects as to all matters reflected therein.  Only those items expressly objected to in such notice shall be deemed to be disputed by the applicable Borrowers.  Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, any Lender may elect (which election may be revoked) to dispense with the issuance of Notes to that Lender and may rely on the applicable Loan Account as evidence of the amount of the applicable Obligations from time to time owing to it.  Regardless of whether any Note or Notes are issued, each Borrower promises to pay the Obligations as and when due.

1.13Indemnity.

(a)Each Credit Party that is a signatory hereto shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each of Agent, Lenders and their respective Affiliates, and each such Person’s respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, (each, an “Indemnified Person”), from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the administration of such credit, and in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder and any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, including any and all Environmental Liabilities and legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided, that no such Credit Party shall be liable for any indemnification to an Indemnified Person to the extent that any such suit, action, proceeding, claim, damage, loss, liability or expense results from that  Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

(b)To induce Lenders to provide the LIBOR Rate option on the terms provided herein, if (i) any LIBOR Loans are repaid in whole or in part prior to the last day of any applicable LIBOR Period (whether that repayment is made pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or occurs as a result of acceleration, by operation of law or otherwise); (ii) any Borrower shall default in payment when due of the principal amount of or

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interest on any LIBOR Loan; (iii) any Borrower shall refuse to accept any borrowing of, or shall request a termination of, any borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of, LIBOR Loans after Borrower Representative has given notice requesting the same in accordance herewith; or (iv) any Borrower shall fail to make any prepayment of a LIBOR Loan after Borrower Representative has given a notice thereof in accordance herewith, then Borrowers shall indemnify and hold harmless each affected Lender from and against all losses, costs and expenses resulting from or arising from any of the foregoing.  Such indemnification shall include any loss (including loss of margin) or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate deposits from which such funds were obtained.  For the purpose of calculating amounts payable to a Lender under this subsection, each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of a deposit bearing interest at the applicable LIBOR Rate in an amount equal to the amount of that LIBOR Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant LIBOR Period; provided, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this subsection.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder.  As promptly as practicable under the circumstances, each Lender shall provide Borrower Representative with its written calculation of all amounts payable pursuant to this Section 1.13(b), and such calculation shall be binding on the parties hereto unless Borrower Representative shall object in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receipt thereof, specifying the basis for such objection in detail.

1.14Access.  Each Credit Party that is a party hereto shall, during normal business hours, from time to time upon one Business Day’s prior notice as frequently as Agent reasonably determines to be appropriate: (a) provide Agent and any of its respective officers, employees and agents access to its properties, facilities, advisors and employees (including officers) of each Credit Party and to the Collateral, (b) permit Agent and any of its officers, employees and agents, to inspect, audit and make extracts from any Credit Party’s books and records, and (c) permit Agent and its officers, employees and agents, to inspect, review, evaluate and make test verifications and counts of the Accounts, Inventory and other Collateral of any Credit Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein or any other Loan Document to the contrary, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if access is necessary to preserve or protect the Collateral as determined by Agent, each such Credit Party shall provide such access to Agent and to each Lender at all times and without advance notice.  Furthermore, so long as any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers shall use reasonable efforts to provide Agent and each Lender with access to their suppliers and customers.  Each Credit Party shall make available to Agent and their counsel, as quickly as is possible under the circumstances, originals or copies of all books and records that Agent may reasonably request.  Each Credit Party shall deliver any document or instrument necessary for Agent, as may be reasonably requested from time to time, to obtain records from any service bureau or other Person that maintains records for such Credit Party, and shall maintain duplicate records or supporting documentation on media, including computer tapes and discs owned by such Credit Party.  Agent will give Lenders at least five (5) days’ prior written notice of regularly scheduled audits.  Representatives of other Lenders may accompany Agent’s representatives on regularly scheduled audits at no charge to Borrowers.

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1.15Taxes.

(a)All payments by each Credit Party hereunder or under the Notes or under any other Loan Document will be made without setoff, counterclaim or defense.  In addition, any and all payments by each Credit Party hereunder (including any payments made pursuant to Section 12) or under the Notes or under any other Loan Document shall be made, in accordance with this Section 1.15, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Taxes.  If any Credit Party shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder (including any sum payable pursuant to Section 12) or under the Notes, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as much as shall be necessary so that after making all required withholdings and deductions (including withholdings and deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 1.15) Agent or Lenders, as applicable, receive an amount equal to the sum they would have received had no such withholdings and deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such withholdings and deductions, and (iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.  Within 30 days after the date of any such payment of Taxes, Borrower Representative shall furnish to Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.

(b)In addition, each Credit Party agrees to pay any present or future stamp, recording or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other agreements and instruments contemplated hereby or thereby (“Other Taxes”).  Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as reasonably practicable after it becomes aware of any circumstances referred to above which would result in additional payments under this Section 1.15, it shall notify Borrowers thereof.

(c)Each Credit Party that is a signatory hereto shall jointly and severally indemnify and, within ten (10) days of demand therefor, pay Agent and each Lender for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 1.15) paid by Agent or such Lender on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Credit Parties hereunder, as appropriate, and any penalties, interest and expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.

(d)Each Lender, and the successors and assignees of such Lender, organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States (“Foreign Lender”) to whom payments to be made under this Agreement or under the Notes may be exempt from, or eligible for a reduced rate of, United States withholding tax (as applicable) under the law of the jurisdiction in which the relevant Borrower is located or under any tax treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party shall, at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, provide to Borrower Representative (with a copy to Agent) a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8ECI or Form W-8BEN or other applicable form, certificate or document prescribed by the IRS or the United States.

(e)If any of Agent or any Lender, as applicable, determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this

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Section 1.15, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 1.15 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).

1.16Capital Adequacy; Increased Costs; Illegality.

(a)If any Lender shall have determined that any law, treaty, governmental (or quasi-governmental) rule, regulation, guideline or order regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy, reserve requirements or similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law), in each case, adopted after the Closing Date, from any central bank or other Governmental Authority increases or would have the effect of increasing the amount of capital, reserves or other funds required to be maintained by such Lender and thereby reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, then Borrowers, shall from time to time upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to Agent) pay to Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such rate of return reduction.  A certificate as to the amount of that reduction and showing the basis of the computation thereof submitted by such Lender to Borrower Representative and to Agent shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

(b)If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation thereof) or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), in each case adopted after the Closing Date, there shall be any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Loan, then Borrowers shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to Agent), pay to Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost.  A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost, submitted to Borrower Representative and to Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding on Borrowers for all purposes, absent manifest error.  Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after it becomes aware of any circumstances referred to above which would result in any such increased cost, the affected Lender shall, to the extent not inconsistent with such Lender’s internal policies of general application, use reasonable commercial efforts to minimize costs and expenses incurred by it and payable to it by Borrowers pursuant to this Section 1.16(b).

(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation thereof) shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender to agree to make or to make or to continue to fund or maintain any LIBOR Loan, then, unless that Lender is able to make or to continue to fund or to maintain such LIBOR Loan at another branch or office of that Lender without, in that Lender’s opinion, adversely affecting it or its Loans or the income obtained therefrom, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to Borrower Representative through Agent (i) the obligation of such Lender to agree to make or to make or to continue to fund or maintain LIBOR Loans shall

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terminate and (ii) each Borrower, in the case of LIBOR Loans that are Loans shall forthwith prepay in full all outstanding LIBOR Loans owing by such Borrowers to such Lender, together with interest accrued thereon, unless Borrower Representative on behalf of such Borrowers, within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of such notice and demand, converts all LIBOR Loans into Index Rate Loans.

(d)Within 15 days after receipt by Borrower Representative of written notice and demand from any Lender (an “Affected Lender”) for payment of additional amounts or increased costs as provided in Sections 1.15(a), 1.15(c), 1.16(a) or 1.16(b), Borrower Representative may, at its option, notify Agent and such Affected Lender of its intention to replace the Affected Lender.  So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower Representative, with the consent of Agent, may obtain, at Borrowers’ expense, a replacement Lender (“Replacement Lender”) for the Affected Lender, which Replacement Lender must be reasonably satisfactory to Agent.  If Borrowers obtain a Replacement Lender within 90 days following notice of their intention to do so, the Affected Lender must sell and assign its Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by the Affected Lender and all accrued interest and Fees with respect thereto through the date of such sale; provided, that Borrowers shall have reimbursed such Affected Lender for the additional amounts or increased costs that it is entitled to receive under this Agreement through the date of such sale and assignment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrowers shall not have the right to obtain a Replacement Lender if the Affected Lender rescinds its demand for increased costs or additional amounts within 15 days following its receipt of Borrowers’ notice of intention to replace such Affected Lender.  Furthermore, if Borrowers give a notice of intention to replace and do not so replace such Affected Lender within 90 days thereafter, Borrowers’ rights under this Section 1.16(d) shall terminate and Borrowers shall promptly pay all increased costs or additional amounts demanded by such Affected Lender pursuant to Sections 1.15(a), 1.16(a) and 1.16(b).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Lender that is an Impacted Lender, Borrowers or Agent (in consultation with Borrowers) may (but shall have no obligation to) obtain a Replacement Lender and execute an Assignment Agreement on behalf of such Impacted Lender at any time and without prior notice to such Impacted Lender.

1.17Single Loan.  All Loans to Borrowers and all of the other Obligations of Borrowers arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall constitute one general obligation of Borrowers secured, until the Termination Date, by all of the Collateral.

2.CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

2.1Conditions to the Initial Loans.  No Lender shall be obligated to make any Loan or incur any Letter of Credit Obligations on the Closing Date, or to take, fulfill, or perform any other action hereunder, until the following conditions have been satisfied or provided for in a manner satisfactory to Agent, or waived in writing by Agent and Lenders:

(a)Credit Agreement; Loan Documents.  This Agreement or counterparts hereof shall have been duly executed by, and delivered to, Borrowers, each other Credit Party, Agent and Lenders; and Agent shall have received such documents, instruments, agreements and legal opinions as Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions

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contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including all those listed in the Closing Checklist attached hereto as Annex D, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

(b)Intentionally Omitted.

(c)Approvals.  Agent shall have received (i) satisfactory evidence that the Credit Parties have obtained all required consents and approvals of all Persons including all requisite Governmental Authorities, to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the Related Transactions or (ii) an officer’s certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent affirming that no such consents or approvals are required.

(d)Minimum Credit Rating.  Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Revolving Loans and Term Loan B are rated BA1/BB or better by Moody’s and S&P, respectively.

(e)Payment of Fees. Borrowers shall have paid the Fees required to be paid on the Closing Date in the respective amounts specified in Section 1.9 (including the Fees specified in the GE Capital Fee Letter), and shall have reimbursed Agent for all fees, costs and expenses of closing presented as of the Closing Date in accordance with the GE Capital Fee Letter and this Agreement.

(f)Intentionally Omitted.

(g)Intentionally Omitted.

(h)Maximum Leverage Ratio.  Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Leverage Ratio as of September 30, 2009, after giving pro forma effect to the Related Transactions, is not greater than 4.00 to 1.00.

(i)Maximum Credit Facility Leverage Ratio.  Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Credit Facility Leverage Ratio as of September 30, 2009, after giving pro forma effect to the Related Transactions, is not greater than 1.85 to 1.00.

2.2Further Conditions to Each Loan.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Lender shall be obligated to fund any Advance or incur any Letter of Credit Obligation, if, as of the date thereof:

(a)any representation or warranty by any Credit Party contained herein or in any other Loan Document is untrue or incorrect (with respect to any representation or warranty that is not otherwise qualified as to materiality, in any material respect) as of such date, except to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date and except for changes therein expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by this Agreement;

(b)any event or circumstance having a Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the date hereof;

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(c)any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to any Advance (or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligation); or

(d)after giving effect to any Advance (or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligation), the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loan would exceed the Maximum Amount less the then outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loan.

The request and acceptance by any Borrower of the proceeds of any Advance or the incurrence of any Letter of Credit Obligation shall be deemed to constitute, as of the date thereof, (i) a representation and warranty by Borrowers that the conditions in this Section 2.2  have been satisfied and (ii) a reaffirmation by Borrowers of the provisions set forth in Section 12 and of the granting and continuance of Agent’s Liens pursuant to the Collateral Documents.  The extension of credit by any Lender after the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default shall not result in a waiver of such Default or Event of Default.

3.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce Lenders to make the Loans and to incur Letter of Credit Obligations, the Credit Parties executing this Agreement, jointly and severally, make the following representations and warranties to Agent and each Lender with respect to all Credit Parties, each and all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

3.1Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law.  Each Credit Party (a) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.1); (b) is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not result in exposure to losses, damages or liabilities which could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (c) has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to own and operate in all material respects its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease and to conduct its business in all material respects as now, heretofore and proposed to be conducted and has the requisite power and authority and the legal right to pledge, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise encumber the Collateral; (d) subject to specific representations regarding Environmental Laws, has all material licenses, permits, consents or approvals from or by, and has made all material filings with, and has given all material notices to, all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction, to the extent required for such ownership, operation and conduct; (e) is in compliance with its charter and bylaws or partnership or operating agreement, as applicable; and (f) subject to specific representations set forth herein regarding ERISA, Environmental Laws, tax and other laws, is in compliance with all applicable provisions of law, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.2Executive Offices, Collateral Locations, FEIN.  As of the Closing Date, the current location of each Credit Party’s chief executive office, principal place of business and the warehouses and premises at which any Collateral is located are set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.2), and, except as set forth on such schedule, none of such locations has changed within the 12

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months preceding the Closing Date.  In addition, Disclosure Schedule (3.2) lists the federal employer identification number and organizational identification number, if any, of each Credit Party.

3.3Corporate Power, Authorization, Enforceable Obligations.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the creation of all Liens provided for therein: (a) are within such Person’s power; (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action; (c) do not contravene any provision of such Person’s charter, bylaws or partnership or operating agreement as applicable; (d) do not violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority; (e) except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.3(e)), do not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any performance required by, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of its property is bound; (f) do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of such Person other than those in favor of Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents; and (g) do not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person, except those which will have been duly obtained, made or complied with prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.1(c).  Each of the Loan Documents shall be duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party that is a party thereto and each such Loan Document shall constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

3.4Financial Statements and Projections.  Except for the Projections, all Financial Statements concerning Holdings and its Subsidiaries that are referred to below have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered (except as disclosed therein and except, with respect to unaudited Financial Statements, for the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments) and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Persons covered thereby as at the dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.

(a)Financial Statements.  The following Financial Statements attached hereto as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(a)) have been delivered on the date hereof:

(i)The audited consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2007 and 2008 and the related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Years then ended, certified by Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP.

(ii)The unaudited balance sheet(s) at September 30, 2009 and the related statement(s) of income and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Month then ended.

(b)Pro Forma.  The Pro Forma delivered on the date hereof and attached hereto as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(b)) was prepared by Holdings giving pro forma effect to the Related Transactions, was based on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries dated September 30, 2009, and was prepared in accordance with GAAP, with only such adjustments thereto as would be required in accordance with GAAP.

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(c)Projections.  The Projections delivered on the date hereof and attached hereto as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(c)) have been prepared by Holdings in light of the past operations of their businesses and reflect projections for the period beginning on October 1, 2009 and continuing through December 31, 2012 on a quarter-by-quarter basis for periods in calendar years 2009 and 2010 and on a year-by-year basis thereafter.  The Projections are based upon estimates and assumptions stated therein, all of which Borrowers believe to be reasonable and fair in light of current conditions and current facts known to Borrowers and, as of the Closing Date, reflect Borrowers’ good faith and reasonable estimates of the future financial performance of Borrowers and of the other information projected therein for the period set forth therein.

3.5Material Adverse Effect.  Between December 31, 2008 and the Closing Date: (a) no Credit Party has incurred any obligations, contingent or noncontingent liabilities, liabilities for Charges, long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments that are not reflected in the Pro Forma and that, alone or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) no contract, lease or other agreement or instrument has been entered into by any Credit Party or has become binding upon any Credit Party’s assets and no law or regulation applicable to any Credit Party has been adopted that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) no Credit Party is in default and to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge no third party is in default under any material contract, lease or other agreement or instrument, that alone or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Between December 31, 2008 and the Closing Date no event has occurred, that alone or together with other events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.6Ownership of Property; Liens.  As of the Closing Date, the real estate (“Real Estate”) listed in Disclosure Schedule (3.6) constitutes all of the real property owned, leased, subleased, or used by any Credit Party.  Except as set forth in the title insurance policies accepted by Agent, each Credit Party owns good and marketable fee simple title to all of its material owned Real Estate (including, without limitation, the Mortgaged Properties), and valid and marketable leasehold interests in all of its material leased Real Estate, all as described on Disclosure Schedule (3.6), and copies of all such leases or a summary of terms thereof reasonably satisfactory to Agent have been delivered to Agent.  Disclosure Schedule (3.6) further describes any Real Estate with respect to which any Credit Party is a lessor, sublessor or assignor as of the Closing Date.  Except as set forth in the title insurance policies accepted by Agent with respect to each of the Mortgages and immaterial defects in title, each Credit Party also has good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its material personal property and assets.  As of the Closing Date, none of the properties and assets of any Credit Party are subject to any Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances, and there are no facts, circumstances or conditions known to any Credit Party that may result in any Liens (including Liens arising under Environmental Laws) other than Permitted Encumbrances.  Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.6) or in the title insurance policies accepted by Agent with respect to each of the Mortgages, each Credit Party has received all deeds, assignments, waivers, consents, nondisturbance and attornment or similar agreements, bills of sale and other documents, and has duly effected all recordings, filings and other actions necessary to establish, protect and perfect such Credit Party’s right, title and interest in and to all such Real Estate and other properties and assets.  Disclosure Schedule (3.6) also describes any purchase options, rights of first refusal or other similar contractual rights pertaining to any Real Estate.  As of the Closing Date, no portion

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of any Credit Party’s Real Estate has suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty loss that has not heretofore been repaired and restored in all material respects to its original condition or otherwise remedied.  As of the Closing Date, all material permits required to have been issued or appropriate to enable the Real Estate to be lawfully occupied and used for all of the purposes for which it is currently occupied and used have been lawfully issued and are in full force and effect.

3.7Labor Matters.  As of the Closing Date (a) no strikes or other material labor disputes against any Credit Party are pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of each Credit Party comply in all material respects with the Fair Labor Standards Act and each other federal, state, provincial, local or foreign law applicable to such matters; (c) all payments due from any Credit Party for employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Credit Party; (d) except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.7), no Credit Party is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, management agreement, consulting agreement, employment agreement, bonus, restricted stock, stock option, or stock appreciation plan or agreement or any similar plan, agreement or arrangement (and true and complete copies of any agreements (or, with respect to employment agreements for employees who are not executive officers, copies of the templates for such employment agreements) described on Disclosure Schedule (3.7) have been delivered to Agent); (e) there is no organizing activity involving any Credit Party pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened by any labor union or group of employees; (f) there are no representation proceedings pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board or any other applicable labor relations board, and no labor organization or group of employees of any Credit Party has made a pending demand for recognition; and (g) except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.7), there are no material complaints or charges against any Credit Party pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened to be filed with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment by any Credit Party of any individual.

3.8Ventures, Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Outstanding Stock and Indebtedness.  Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.8), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party has any Subsidiaries, is engaged in any joint venture or partnership with any other Person, or is an Affiliate of any other Person.  All of the issued and outstanding Stock of each Credit Party is owned by each of the Stockholders and in the amounts set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.8).  Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.8), there are no outstanding rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights or agreements pursuant to which any Credit Party may be required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock or other equity securities or any Stock or other equity securities of its Subsidiaries.  All outstanding Indebtedness and Guaranteed Indebtedness of each Credit Party as of the Closing Date is permitted by Section 6.3.  None of the Credit Parties other than Borrowers has any assets (except Stock of their Subsidiaries) or, except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (6.3), any Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness (except the Obligations).

3.9Government Regulation.  No Credit Party is an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.  No Credit Party is subject to

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regulation under the Federal Power Act, or any other United States or state statute or law that restricts or limits its ability to incur Indebtedness or to perform its obligations hereunder. The making of the Loans by Lenders to Borrowers, the incurrence of the Letter of Credit Obligations on behalf of Borrowers, the application of the proceeds thereof and repayment thereof and the consummation of the Related Transactions will not violate any provision of any such statute or any rule, regulation or order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other securities regulation authority or securities exchange.

3.10Margin Regulations.  No Credit Party is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and from time to time hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as “Margin Stock”).  No Credit Party owns any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose that might cause any of the Loans or other extensions of credit under this Agreement to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.  No Credit Party will take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.

3.11Taxes.  All tax returns, reports and statements, including information returns, required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by any Credit Party have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority and all Taxes have been paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest or late charge may be added thereto for nonpayment thereof (or any such fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss has been paid), excluding Taxes or other amounts being contested in accordance with Section 5.2(b).  Proper and accurate amounts have been withheld by each Credit Party from its respective employees for all periods in full and complete compliance with all applicable United States federal, state, local laws and all applicable foreign laws and such withholdings have been timely paid to the respective Governmental Authorities.  Disclosure Schedule (3.11) sets forth as of the Closing Date (i) those taxable years (A) for which any Credit Party has received notice, in writing, that such Credit Party’s tax returns were to be audited, and (B) for which tax returns are, as of the Closing Date, being audited by the IRS  or any other applicable Governmental Authority, (ii) any assessments or threatened assessments in connection with such audit, and (iii) those taxable years the tax returns for which are otherwise currently outstanding.  Except as described in Disclosure Schedule (3.11), no Credit Party has executed or filed with the IRS or any other domestic or foreign Governmental Authority any agreement or other document extending, or having the effect of extending, the period for assessment or collection of any Taxes.  Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.11), none of the Credit Parties or any of their respective predecessors are liable for any Taxes: (a) under any agreement (including any tax sharing agreements) or (b) to each Credit Party’s knowledge, as a transferee.  As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party has agreed or been requested to make any adjustment under IRC Section 481(a), by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

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3.12ERISA and Benefit Plans.

(a)Except with respect to Multiemployer Plans, each Qualified Plan has been determined by the IRS to qualify under Section 401 of the IRC, the trusts created thereunder have been determined to be exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 501 of the IRC, and nothing has occurred that would cause the loss of such qualification or tax-exempt status, except for qualification failures which, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the IRC, including the timely filing of all reports required under the IRC or ERISA, including the statement required by 29 CFR Section 2520.104-23, except for such failures which, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither any Credit Party nor ERISA Affiliate has failed to make any contribution or pay any amount due as required by either Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of any such Plan, except for contributions and amounts due which, in the aggregate, do not exceed $500,000.  As of the Closing Date, no Lien has been imposed against any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate under Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 or 4068 of ERISA.  Neither any Credit Party nor ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the IRC, in connection with any Plan, that would subject any Credit Party to a material tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC, except for prohibited transactions or excise taxes which, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.12) or as could not reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no Title IV Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (ii) no ERISA Event or event described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA with respect to any Title IV Plan has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (iii) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions or lawsuits, asserted or instituted against any Plan or any Person as fiduciary or sponsor of any Plan; (iv) no Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan; (v) within the last five years no Title IV Plan of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has been terminated, whether or not in a “standard termination” as that term is used in Section 4041(b)(1) of ERISA, nor has any Title IV Plan of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate (determined at any time within the last five years) with Unfunded Pension Liabilities been transferred outside of the “controlled group” (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA) of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate (determined at such time); (vi) except in the case of any ESOP, Stock of all Credit Parties and their ERISA Affiliates makes up, in the aggregate, no more than 10% of fair market value of the assets of any Plan measured on the basis of fair market value as of the latest valuation date of any Plan; and (vii) no liability under any Title IV Plan has been satisfied with the purchase of a contract from an insurance company that is not rated AAA by the Standard & Poor’s Corporation or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized rating agency.

(c)Intentionally Omitted.

3.13No Litigation.  No action, claim, lawsuit, demand, investigation or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened against any Credit Party, before any Governmental Authority or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators (collectively, “Litigation”), (a) that challenges any Credit Party’s right or power to enter into or perform any of

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its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any action taken thereunder, or (b) that has a reasonable risk of being determined adversely to any Credit Party and that, if so determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule (3.13), as of the Closing Date there is no Litigation pending or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened, that could reasonably be likely to result in damages in excess of $2,000,000 (net of insurance coverages for such damages) or injunctive relief against, or alleges criminal misconduct of, any Credit Party.

3.14Brokers.  No broker or finder brought about the obtaining, making or closing of the Loans or the Related Transactions, and no Credit Party or Affiliate thereof has any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or brokerage fees in connection therewith.

3.15Intellectual Property.  As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party owns or has rights to use all Intellectual Property necessary to continue to conduct its business as now or heretofore conducted by it or proposed to be conducted by it, and each Patent, Trademark, Design, Copyright and License is listed, together with application or registration numbers, as applicable, in Disclosure Schedule (3.15).  Each Credit Party conducts its business and affairs without infringement of or interference with any Intellectual Property of any other Person in any material respect.  Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.15), no Credit Party is aware of any material infringement claim by any other Person with respect to any Intellectual Property.

3.16Full Disclosure.  No information contained in this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, any Projections, Financial Statements or Collateral Reports or other written reports from time to time delivered hereunder or any written statement furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to Agent or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made.  The Liens granted to Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents will at all times be fully perfected first priority Liens in and to the Collateral described therein, subject, as to priority, only to Permitted Encumbrances.

3.17Environmental Matters.

(a)Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.17), as of the Closing Date: (i) the Real Estate is free of contamination from any Hazardous Material except for such contamination that would not adversely impact the value or marketability of such Real Estate and except for such contamination that would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to exceed $2,500,000; (ii) no Credit Party has caused to occur any Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate, except for such Release that would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to exceed $2,500,000; (iii) the Credit Parties are and have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such noncompliance that would not result in Environmental Liabilities which could reasonably be expected to exceed $2,500,000; (iv) the Credit Parties (A) have obtained, (B) possess as valid, uncontested and in good standing, and (C) are in compliance with all Environmental Permits required by Environmental Laws for the operations of their respective businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted, except where the

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failure to so obtain, possess or comply with such Environmental Permits would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to exceed $2,500,000; (v) to the knowledge of any Credit Party, no Credit Party is involved in operations nor are there any facts, circumstances or conditions, including any Releases of Hazardous Materials, and no Credit Party has permitted any current or former tenant or occupant of the Real Estate to engage in any such operations, any of which are likely to result in any Environmental Liabilities of such Credit Party which could reasonably be expected to exceed $2,500,000; (vi) there is no Litigation arising under or related to any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits or otherwise relating to the release of or exposure to Hazardous Material that seeks damages, penalties, fines, costs or expenses in excess of $2,500,000 or injunctive relief against, or that alleges criminal misconduct by, any Credit Party; (vii) no written notice has been received by any Credit Party identifying it as a “potentially responsible party” or requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes or Canadian federal or provincial statues; and (viii) to the Credit Parties’ knowledge, the Credit Parties have provided to Agent copies of all existing Phase I or Phase II environmental reports or their equivalent, corrective action work plans or reports, on the most recent environmental compliance audits, in each case relating to and in the possession of any Credit Party.

(b)Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that none of Agent, any other secured party under the Loan Documents or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives (i) is now, or has ever been, in control of any of the Real Estate or any Credit Party’s affairs, and (ii) has the capacity or the authority through the provisions of the Loan Documents or otherwise to direct or influence any (A) Credit Party’s conduct with respect to the ownership, operation or management of any of its Real Estate, (B) undertaking, work or task performed by any employee, agent or contractor of any Credit Party or the manner in which such undertaking, work or task may be carried out or performed, or (C) compliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.

3.18Insurance.  Disclosure Schedule (3.18) lists all insurance policies of any nature maintained, as of the Closing Date, for current occurrences by each Credit Party, as well as a summary of the terms of each such policy.

3.19Deposit and Disbursement Accounts.  Disclosure Schedule (3.19) lists all banks and other financial institutions at which any Credit Party maintains deposit or other accounts as of the Closing Date, including any Disbursement Accounts, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each depository, the name in which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account number therefor.

3.20Government Contracts.  Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule (3.20), as of the Closing Date, no Credit Party is a party to any contract or agreement in excess of $250,000 with any Governmental Authority and no Credit Party’s Accounts are subject to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3727) or any similar United States state  or local law.

3.21Customer and Trade Relations.  As of the Closing Date, except as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule (3.21), there exists no actual or, to the actual knowledge of any Credit

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Party, threatened termination or cancellation of, or any material adverse modification or change in the business relationship of any Credit Party with any customer or group of customers whose purchases during the preceding 12 months caused them to be ranked among the ten largest customers of such Credit Party or the business relationship of any Credit Party with any supplier material to its operations.

3.22Agreements and Other Documents.  As of the Closing Date, each Credit Party has provided to Agent or its counsel accurate and complete copies (or summaries) of all of the following agreements or documents to which it is subject and each of which is listed in Disclosure Schedule (3.22):  (a) supply agreements and purchase agreements not terminable by such Credit Party within 60 days following written notice issued by such Credit Party and involving transactions in excess of $5,000,000 per annum; (b) leases of Equipment having a remaining term of one year or longer and requiring aggregate rental and other payments in excess of $1,000,000 per annum; (c) licenses and permits held by the Credit Parties, the absence of which could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (d) instruments and documents evidencing any Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness of such Credit Party and any Lien granted by such Credit Party with respect thereto; and (e) instruments and agreements evidencing the issuance of any equity securities, warrants, rights or options to purchase equity securities of such Credit Party.

3.23Solvency.  Both before and after giving effect to (a) the Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations to be made or incurred on the Closing Date or such other date as Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations requested hereunder are made or incurred; (b) the disbursement of the proceeds of such Loans pursuant to the instructions of Borrower Representative; (c) the Refinancing and the consummation of the other Related Transactions; and (d) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, Holdings and its Subsidiaries are and will be Solvent.

3.24Status of Holdings.  Prior to the Closing Date, Holdings will not have engaged in any business other than holding the Stock of Blount, Inc. and the issuance of securities to its shareholders or, except as disclosed on Disclosure Schedule (6.3) incurred any Indebtedness or any other liabilities (except in connection with its corporate formation, the Related Transactions Documents and this Agreement).

3.25Subordinated Debt.  Prior to the Closing Date, Borrowers have delivered to Agent a complete and correct copy of the New Subordinated Debt Documents (including all schedules, exhibits, amendments, supplements, modifications, assignments and all other documents delivered pursuant thereto or in connection therewith).  The subordination provisions of the New Subordinated Debt Documents are enforceable against the holders of the New Subordinated Notes by Agent and Lenders.  All Obligations, including the Letter of Credit Obligations, constitute senior Indebtedness entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions contained in the New Subordinated Debt Documents.  Borrowers acknowledge that Agent and each Lender are entering into this Agreement and are extending the Commitments in reliance upon the subordination provisions of the New Subordinated Debt Documents and this Section 3.25.

3.26Senior Debt.  Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant to Agent and Lenders, and hereby declare that, the Obligations constitute “Senior Debt” and “Designated Senior Debt”

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under the New Subordinated Debt Documents and that this Agreement constitutes the “Credit Agreement” and a “Credit Facility” under the New Subordinated Debt Documents.

4.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION

4.1Reports and Notices.

(a)Each Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby agrees that from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date, it shall deliver to Agent or to Agent and Lenders, as required, the Financial Statements, notices, Projections and other information at the times, to the Persons and in the manner set forth in Annex E.

(b)Each Credit Party executing this Agreement hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date and until the Termination Date, it shall deliver to Agent or to Agent and Lenders, as required, the various Collateral Reports at the times, to the Persons and in the manner set forth in Annex F.

4.2Communication with Accountants.  Each Credit Party executing this Agreement authorizes (a) Agent and, together with Agent, any Lender and (b) so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Lender, to communicate directly with such Credit Party’s independent certified or chartered public accountants, including Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, and authorizes and, at Agent’s request, such Credit Party shall instruct those accountants and advisors to disclose and make available to Agent and each Lender any and all Financial Statements and other supporting financial documents, schedules and information relating to any Credit Party (including copies of any issued management letters) with respect to the business, financial condition and other affairs of any Credit Party; provided, however, that Agent will endeavor to notify Borrowers of any communication with such accountants at any time that no Default or Event of Default exists.

5.AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to all Credit Parties that from and after the date hereof and until the Termination Date:

5.1Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business.  Each Credit Party shall:  do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights and franchises; continue to conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder; at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of its assets and properties used or useful in the conduct of its business, and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition in all material respects (taking into consideration ordinary wear and tear) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto consistent with industry practices; and transact business only in such corporate and trade names as are set forth in Disclosure Schedule (5.1) or in such other trade names as shall be disclosed to Agent in writing from time to time.

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5.2Payment of Charges.

(a)Subject to Section 5.2(b), each Credit Party shall pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all Charges (other than charges in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 the non-payment of which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect) payable by it, including (i) Charges imposed upon it, its income and profits, or any of its property (real, personal or mixed) and all Charges with respect to tax, social security, employer contributions and unemployment withholding with respect to its employees, (ii) lawful claims for labor, materials, supplies and services or otherwise, and (iii) all storage or rental charges payable to warehousemen or bailees, in each case, before any thereof shall become past due.

(b)Each Credit Party may in good faith contest, by appropriate proceedings, the validity or amount of any Charges, Taxes or claims described in Section 5.2(a); provided, that (i) adequate reserves with respect to such contest are maintained on the books of such Credit Party, in accordance with GAAP; (ii) no Lien shall be imposed to secure payment of such Charges (other than payments to warehousemen and/or bailees) that is superior to any of the Liens securing the Obligations and such contest is maintained and prosecuted continuously and with diligence and operates to suspend collection or enforcement of such Charges; (iii) none of the Collateral becomes subject to forfeiture or loss as a result of such contest; (iv) such Credit Party shall promptly pay or discharge such contested Charges, Taxes or claims and all additional charges, interest, penalties and expenses, if any, and shall deliver to Agent evidence reasonably acceptable to Agent of such compliance, payment or discharge, if such contest is terminated or discontinued adversely to such Credit Party or the conditions set forth in this Section 5.2(b) are no longer met; and (v) Agent have not advised Borrowers in writing that Agent reasonably believe that nonpayment or nondischarge thereof could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

5.3Books and Records.  Each Credit Party shall keep adequate books and records with respect to its business activities in which proper entries, reflecting all financial transactions, are made in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements attached as Disclosure Schedule (3.4(a)).

5.4Insurance; Damage to or Destruction of Collateral.

(a)The Credit Parties shall, at their sole cost and expense, maintain the policies of insurance described on Disclosure Schedule (3.18) as in effect on the date hereof or otherwise in form and amounts and with insurers reasonably acceptable to Agent.  Such policies of insurance (or the loss payable and additional insured endorsements delivered to Agent) shall contain provisions pursuant to which the insurer agrees to provide 30 days prior written notice to Agent in the event of any non-renewal, cancellation or amendment of any such insurance policy.  If any Credit Party at any time or times hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required above, or to pay all premiums relating thereto, Agent may at any time or times thereafter obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premiums and take any other action with respect thereto that Agent deems advisable.  Agent shall not have any obligation to obtain insurance for any Credit Party or pay any premiums therefor.  By doing so, Agent shall not be deemed to have waived any Default or Event of Default arising from any Credit Party’s failure to maintain such insurance or pay any premiums therefor.  All sums so disbursed, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and other charges related thereto,

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shall be payable on demand by Borrowers to Agent and shall be additional Obligations hereunder secured by the Collateral.

(b)Agent reserves the right at any time upon any change in any Credit Party’s risk profile (including any change in the product mix maintained by any Credit Party or any laws affecting the potential liability of such Credit Party) to require additional forms and limits of insurance to, in Agent’s opinion, adequately protect Agent’s and Lenders’ interests in all or any portion of the Collateral and to ensure that each Credit Party is protected by insurance in amounts and with coverage customary for its industry.  If reasonably requested by Agent, each Credit Party shall deliver to Agent from time to time a report of a reputable insurance broker, reasonably satisfactory to Agent with respect to its insurance policies.

(c)Each Credit Party shall deliver to Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, endorsements to (i) all “All Risk” and business interruption insurance naming Agent as loss payee, and (ii) all general liability and other liability policies naming Agent as additional insured.  Each Credit Party irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by Agent), so long as any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or the anticipated insurance proceeds exceed $5,000,000, as such Credit Party’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of making, settling and adjusting claims under such “All Risk” policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Credit Party on any check or other item of payment for the proceeds of such “All Risk” policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect to such “All Risk” policies of insurance.  Agent shall not have any duty to exercise any rights or powers granted to it pursuant to the foregoing power-of-attorney.  Borrower Representative shall promptly notify Agent of any loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral in the amount of $2,000,000 or more, whether or not covered by insurance.  After deducting from such proceeds the expenses, if any, incurred by Agent in the collection or handling thereof, Agent may, at its option, apply such proceeds to the reduction of the Obligations in accordance with Section 1.3(d) and Section 1.11(b) or permit or require the applicable Credit Party to use such money, or any part thereof, to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral in a diligent and expeditious manner with materials and workmanship of substantially the same quality as existed before the loss, damage or destruction.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if the casualty giving rise to such insurance proceeds could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and such insurance proceeds do not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate or, to the extent that the proceeds from a sale of such assets would have been deemed Excluded Proceeds had such assets been disposed of prior to the loss, Agent shall permit the applicable Credit Party to replace, restore, repair or rebuild the property; provided that if such Credit Party shall not have completed or entered into binding agreements to complete such replacement, restoration, repair or rebuilding within 365 days of such casualty, Agent may apply such insurance proceeds to the Obligations in accordance with Section 1.3(d) and Section 1.11(b).  All insurance proceeds that are to be made available to Borrowers to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral shall be applied by Agent to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan (which application shall not result in a permanent reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment).  All insurance proceeds made available to any Credit Party that is not a Borrower to replace, repair, restore or rebuild Collateral shall be deposited in a cash collateral account.  Thereafter, such funds shall be made available to Borrowers or other Credit Parties, as applicable, to provide funds to replace, repair, restore or

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rebuild the Collateral as follows: (i) Borrower Representative shall request a Revolving Credit Advance to be made to Borrowers or a release from the cash collateral account to be made to Credit Parties in the amount requested to be released; and (ii) so long as the conditions set forth in Section 2.2 have been met, Revolving Lenders shall make such Revolving Credit Advance or, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall release funds from the cash collateral account.  To the extent not used to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the Collateral, such insurance proceeds shall be applied as agreed among the Lenders.

5.5Compliance with Laws.  Each Credit Party shall comply with all United States federal, state and local laws, regulations and decrees and all foreign laws, regulations and decrees, in each case, applicable to it, including those relating to ERISA, employment and labor matters and Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, except to the extent that the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.6Supplemental Disclosure.  From time to time as may be reasonably requested by Agent (which request will not be made prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date or more than once during the term of this Agreement, in each case, absent the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default), the Credit Parties shall supplement each Disclosure Schedule hereto, or any representation herein or in any other Loan Document, with respect to any matter hereafter arising that, if existing or occurring at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in such Disclosure Schedule or as an exception to such representation or that is necessary to correct any information in such Disclosure Schedule or representation which has been rendered inaccurate thereby (and, in the case of any supplements to any Disclosure Schedule, such Disclosure Schedule shall be appropriately marked to show the changes made therein); provided that (a) no such supplement to any such Disclosure Schedule or representation shall amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Disclosure Schedule or representation, or be or be deemed a waiver of any Default or Event of Default resulting from the matters disclosed therein, except as consented to by Agent and Requisite Lenders in writing, and (b) no supplement shall be required or permitted as to representations and warranties that relate solely to the Closing Date.

5.7Intellectual Property.  Each Credit Party will conduct its business and affairs without infringement of or interference with any Intellectual Property of any other Person in any material respect.

5.8Environmental Matters.  Each Credit Party shall and shall cause each Person within its control to: (a) conduct its operations and keep and maintain its Real Estate in compliance with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits other than noncompliance that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) implement any and all investigation, remediation, removal and response actions that are appropriate or necessary to comply with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits pertaining to the presence, generation, treatment, storage, use, disposal, transportation or Release of any Hazardous Material on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate; provided, that no Credit Party shall be required to undertake such actions to the extent that its obligations to do so are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and adequate reserves therefor have been

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established in accordance with GAAP; (c) notify Agent promptly after such Credit Party becomes aware of any violation of Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits, or any Release on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any Real Estate, that is reasonably likely to result in Environmental Liabilities in excess of $250,000; and (d) promptly forward to Agent a copy of any written order, notice, request for information or any other written communication or report received by such Credit Party in connection with any violation or Release which is the subject of subpart 5.8(c) above, in each case whether or not the Environmental Protection Agency or any Governmental Authority has taken or threatened any action in connection with any such violation or Release.  If Agent at any time has a reasonable basis to believe that there may be a violation of any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits by any Credit Party or any Environmental Liability arising thereunder, or a Release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its Real Estate, that, in each case, is in breach of Section 3.17 or this Section 5.8 and could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then (i) the relevant Credit Party shall, upon Agent’s written request, cause the performance of such environmental audits including reasonable subsurface sampling of soil and groundwater, and preparation of such environmental reports, at Borrowers’ expense, as Agent may from time to time reasonably request, which shall be conducted by reputable environmental consulting firms reasonably acceptable to Agent and shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent and (ii) if, upon Agent’s reasonable request, the relevant Credit Party shall fail to take reasonable steps to commence such audits within 30 days of such request the relevant Credit Party shall permit Agent or its representatives to have access to all Real Estate for the purpose of conducting such environmental audits and testing reasonably appropriate, including subsurface sampling of soil and groundwater; provided, that (x) Agent use a reputable environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Credit Party, (y) such firm carry appropriate levels of insurance and (z) such audit not unreasonably interfere with the Credit Party’s operations.  Borrowers shall reimburse Agent for the reasonable costs of such audits and tests and the same will constitute a part of the Obligations secured hereunder.

5.9Landlords’ Agreements, Mortgagee Agreements, Bailee Letters and Real Estate Purchases.  Each Credit Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a landlord’s agreement, mortgagee agreement or bailee letter, as applicable, from the lessor of each leased property, mortgagee of owned property or bailee with respect to any warehouse, processor or converter facility or other location where Collateral is stored or located, which agreement or letter shall contain a waiver or subordination of all Liens or claims that the landlord, mortgagee or bailee may assert against the Collateral at that location, and shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Agent.  After the Closing Date, no real property or warehouse space shall be leased by any Credit Party and no Inventory shall be shipped to a processor or converter under arrangements established after the Closing Date without the prior written consent of Agent or, unless and until a reasonably satisfactory landlord agreement or bailee letter, as appropriate, shall first have been obtained with respect to such location.  Each Credit Party shall timely and fully pay and perform its material obligations under all leases and other agreements with respect to each leased location or public warehouse where any Collateral is or may be located.  To the extent otherwise permitted hereunder, if any Credit Party proposes to acquire a fee ownership interest in Real Estate after the Closing Date, it shall first provide to Agent a mortgage, debenture or deed of trust granting Agent a first priority Lien on such Real Estate, together with environmental audits, mortgage title insurance commitment, real property survey, local counsel opinion(s), and, if required by Agent supplemental casualty insurance and

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flood insurance, and such other documents, instruments or agreements reasonably requested by Agent, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

5.10Further Assurances.  Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that it shall and shall cause each other Credit Party to, at such Credit Party’s expense and upon request of Agent, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to Agent such further instruments and do and cause to be done such further acts as may be necessary or proper in the reasonable opinion of Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

5.11Credit Rating.  The Credit Parties shall maintain a public corporate rating and ratings with respect to the credit facilities under this Agreement from both Moody’s and S&P.

5.12Intentionally Omitted.

5.13New Subsidiaries.  At the time of the formation of any Subsidiary of any Credit Party or acquisition of a Subsidiary of any Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.1(a), Credit Parties, or any of them, as appropriate, shall (a) cause each such new United States domestic Subsidiary to join this Agreement by providing to Agent a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit 5.13 hereto (a “Credit Agreement Joinder Agreement”), (b) cause each such new United States domestic Subsidiary to deliver to Agent a supplement to the Guaranty, a supplement to the Security Agreement, a supplement to the Pledge Agreement, and such other security documents (including, without limitation, any mortgage, deed to secure debt or deed of trust where such Subsidiary owns real property) requested by Agent in its discretion, together with appropriate UCC-1 financing statements, all in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and subject to Permitted Encumbrances, (c) with respect to all new Subsidiaries that are owned in whole or in part by a Credit Party, provide to Agent a supplement to the Pledge Agreement or such other Pledge Agreements, in each case, providing for the pledge (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) of the direct and beneficial interests in such new Subsidiary (or, in the case of the pledge of a direct Foreign Subsidiary, 65% of all of the Stock of such Subsidiary) as shall be requested by Agent, together with appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable personal property or movable property registries or other documents necessary to perfect such pledge, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent; provided, that no such pledge shall be required with respect to the Stock of a new Foreign Subsidiary of a Credit Party unless and until such Subsidiary has assets with a value of $1,000,000 or more, and (d) provide to Agent all other documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel satisfactory to Agent, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to such formation and the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above.  Upon execution and delivery of a Credit Agreement Joinder Agreement by each new United States domestic Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall become a Credit Party hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Credit Party herein.  The execution and delivery of any Credit Agreement Joinder Agreement shall not require the consent of any Credit Party or Lender hereunder.  The rights and obligations of each Credit Party hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Credit Party hereunder.  Any document, agreement or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.13 shall be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Agreement.

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6.NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party executing this Agreement jointly and severally agrees as to all Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries that from and after the date hereof until the Termination Date:

6.1Mergers, Subsidiaries, Etc.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise,

(a)form any Subsidiary after the Closing Date; provided, however, that Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries may form new Subsidiaries after the Closing Date so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) each Foreign Subsidiary is at least 80% owned by a Credit Party, (iii) each United States domestic Subsidiary is wholly owned by a Credit Party, (iv) contemporaneously with the formation of any such new Subsidiary, Credit Parties and each new Subsidiary, as applicable, comply with the provisions of Section 5.13; or

(b)merge with, consolidate with, amalgamate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of, or otherwise combine with or acquire, any Person, except that (i) any Credit Party (other than Holdings) may merge into a Borrower and any Credit Party that is not a Borrower or Holdings may merge into another Credit Party that is not a Borrower or Holdings, provided that Borrower Representative shall be the survivor of any such merger to which it is a party and, in the event of a merger between a Credit Party that is not a Borrower and a Borrower, such Borrower shall be the survivor of any such merger and (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary may merge into another Foreign Subsidiary; provided, however, that Borrower Representative shall provide Agent with 30 days prior written notice of such merger under this clause (iii) and Credit Parties shall deliver to Agent on the date of consummation of any such merger any additional pledge agreements or amendments to the Pledge Agreements as shall be reasonably requested by Agent in connection with such merger.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Credit Party or direct Foreign Subsidiary (so long as, with respect to any acquisition by (A) Holdings, contemporaneously therewith, all assets so acquired are transferred to one or more Credit Parties, and (B) a direct Foreign Subsidiary, such acquisition complies with the limits on acquisitions that involve assets located in a jurisdiction outside of the United States set forth in clause (v) of this Section 6.1(b) and is in the form of an asset acquisition unless the Subsidiary so acquired is contemporaneously therewith merged into a direct Foreign Subsidiary of a Credit Party), may acquire all or substantially all of the assets or Stock of any Person (the “Target”) (in each case, a “Permitted Acquisition”) subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions (provided, that condition (vi) may be waived by Agent):

(i)Agent shall receive at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of such proposed Permitted Acquisition, which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of such proposed Permitted Acquisition;

(ii)such Permitted Acquisition by a Credit Party or a direct Foreign Subsidiary shall comprise a business, or those assets of a business, of a type reasonably related to the type engaged in by Borrowers as of the Closing Date, and which business would not subject Agent or any Lender to regulatory or third party approvals in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents other than approvals

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applicable to the exercise of such rights and remedies with respect to Borrowers prior to such Permitted Acquisition;

(iii)such Permitted Acquisition shall be consensual and shall have been approved by the Target’s board of directors;

(iv)no additional Indebtedness, Guaranteed Indebtedness, contingent obligations or other liabilities shall be incurred, assumed or otherwise be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Credit Parties and Target after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, except, without duplication, (A) Loans made hereunder, (B) ordinary course trade payables, accrued expenses and unsecured or secured Indebtedness of the Target to the extent no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition and (C) Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.3(a)(xii) and Section 6.3(a)(xiii);

(v)the sum of all amounts payable in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions (including all transaction costs and all Indebtedness, liabilities and contingent obligations incurred or assumed in connection therewith or otherwise reflected in a consolidated balance sheet of Borrowers and Target) shall not exceed $125,000,000 per acquisition and $250,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, of which $20,000,000 may be used for acquisitions that involve assets located in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, plus the amount of Stock issued by Holdings to any seller in connection with, and as the purchase price or portion of the purchase price for, any Permitted Acquisition;

(vi)the Target shall not have incurred an operating loss for the trailing twelve-month period preceding the date of the Permitted Acquisition, as determined based upon the Target’s financial statements for its most recently completed fiscal year and its most recent interim financial period completed within sixty (60) days prior to the date of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition;

(vii)the business and assets acquired in such Permitted Acquisition shall be free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances);

(viii)to the extent the assets being acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition are located in the United States, at or prior to the closing of such Permitted Acquisition, Agent will be granted a first priority perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in all assets acquired pursuant thereto, and Credit Parties shall have executed such documents and taken such actions as may be required by Agent in connection therewith;

(ix)Concurrently with delivery of the notice referred to in clause (i) above, Borrowers shall have delivered to Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent:

(1)a pro forma consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (the “Acquisition Pro Forma”), based on recent financial statements, which shall be complete and shall fairly present in all material respects the assets, liabilities, financial condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, but taking into account such

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Permitted Acquisition and the funding of all Loans in connection therewith, and such Acquisition Pro Forma shall reflect that, on a pro forma basis, (A) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition and (B) Borrowers would have been in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Annex G for the four quarter period reflected in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered to Agent pursuant to Annex E prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition and all Loans funded in connection therewith as if made on the first day of such period);

(2)updated versions of the most recently delivered Projections covering the 1-year period commencing on the date of such Permitted Acquisition and otherwise prepared in accordance with the Projections (the “Acquisition Projections”) and based upon historical financial data of a recent date reasonably satisfactory to Agent, taking into account such Permitted Acquisition; and

(3)a certificate of the chief financial officer of Holdings and each Borrower to the effect that: (w) each Borrower (after taking into consideration all rights of contribution and indemnity such Borrower has against Holdings and each other Subsidiary of Holdings) will be Solvent upon the consummation of the Permitted Acquisition; (x) the Acquisition Pro Forma fairly presents the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) as of the date thereof after giving effect to the Permitted Acquisition; (y) the Acquisition Projections are reasonable estimates of the future financial performance of Holdings and its Subsidiaries subsequent to the date thereof based upon the historical performance of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and the Target and show that Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall continue to be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Annex G for the 3-year period thereafter; and (z) Holdings and Borrowers have completed their due diligence investigation with respect to the Target and such Permitted Acquisition, which investigation was conducted in a manner similar to that which would have been conducted by a prudent purchaser of a comparable business and the results of which investigation were delivered to Agent and Lenders;

(x)on or prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, copies of the acquisition agreement and related agreements and instruments, and all opinions, certificates, lien search results and other documents reasonably requested by Agent including those specified in the last sentence of Section 5.9;

(xi)at the time of such Permitted Acquisition and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(xii)after giving effect to any Permitted Acquisition, the aggregate amount of investments in Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties shall not exceed the amount set forth in Section 6.2(g) (after giving effect to all other investments made under such Section 6.2(g)).

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purchase price of the Permitted Acquisition, including, without limitation, any assumed Indebtedness, is less than or equal to $20,000,000, Borrowers shall not be required to deliver the items required in Section 6.1(b)(ix); provided that Borrowers shall be required to deliver (a) a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement of the Target for the Fiscal Year most recently ended and interim financial statements, to the extent available, for the period from the most recently ended Fiscal Year to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, (b) projections of the Target covering the 1 year period commencing on the date of such Permitted Acquisition and (c) a certificate of the chief financial officer of Holdings and each Borrower to the effect that (i) each Borrower (after taking into consideration all rights of contribution and indemnity such Borrower has against Holdings and each other Subsidiary of Holdings) will be Solvent upon the consummation of the Permitted Acquisition, (ii) Holdings and Borrowers have completed their due diligence investigation with respect to the Target and such Permitted Acquisition, which investigation was conducted in a manner similar to that which would have been conducted by a prudent purchaser of a comparable business and the results of which investigation were delivered to Agent and Lenders and (iii) after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

6.2Investments; Loans and Advances.  Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Section 6, no Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of a Credit Party to, make or permit to exist any investment in, or make, accrue or permit to exist loans or advances of money to, any Person, through the direct or indirect lending of money, holding of securities or otherwise (collectively, “investments”), except that:

(a)Borrowers and Foreign Subsidiaries may hold investments comprised of notes payable, or stock or other securities issued by Account Debtors to any Borrower or Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable, pursuant to negotiated agreements with respect to settlement of such Account Debtor’s Accounts in the ordinary course of business, so long as the aggregate amount of such Accounts so settled by Borrowers and Foreign Subsidiaries does not exceed $1,000,000;

(b)each Credit Party may maintain its existing investments in its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date;

(c)each Credit Party and any direct Foreign Subsidiary may make any investment that constitutes or is otherwise permitted in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;

(d)Borrowers may make minority investments in an aggregate amount with respect to all such investments not to exceed $1,000,000 in a Person that is a corporation or limited liability company, subject to the following conditions (in each case, as may be waived by Agent):

(i)Intentionally Omitted;

(ii)such corporation or limited liability company shall be formed under the laws of the United States or Canada or any state or province thereof and its assets shall be located in the United States or Canada and comprise a business, or those assets of a business, of the type engaged in by Borrowers as of the Closing Date;

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(iii)no additional Indebtedness, Guaranteed Indebtedness, contingent obligations or other liabilities shall be incurred, assumed or otherwise be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Credit Parties after giving effect to such investment, except (1) Loans made hereunder and (2) Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.3(a)(xiii), and no Credit Party shall have any obligation to make additional investments in such corporation or limited liability company after its initial investment therein;

(iv)the corporation or limited liability company shall not have incurred an operating loss for the trailing twelve-month period preceding the date of the investment, as determined based upon the corporation or limited liability company’s financial statements for its most recently completed fiscal year and its most recent interim financial period completed within 60 days prior to the date of consummation of such investment;

(v)at or prior to the closing of any such investment, to the extent not prohibited by the corporate or limited liability company documents, Agent will be granted a first priority perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in Credit Parties’ interest in such corporation or limited liability company and Credit Parties shall have executed such documents and taken such actions as may be required by Agent in connection therewith;

(vi)on or prior to the date of such investment, Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, copies of the articles of incorporation or formation, by-laws or operating agreement and related agreements and instruments, and all opinions, certificates and other documents reasonably requested by Agent; and

(vii)at the time of such investment and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(e)Foreign Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Subsidiaries operating in Brazil) and, so long as Agent has not delivered an Activation Notice, Borrowers may make investments, subject to Control Letters, with respect to investments of any Credit Party, in favor of Agent or otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of Agent in (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or Canada or any agency thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, (ii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and currently having the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s, (iii) certificates of deposit maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof issued by commercial banks incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or Canada, each having combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $300,000,000 and having a senior unsecured rating of “A” or better by a nationally recognized rating agency (an “A Rated Bank”), (iv) time deposits maturing no more than thirty (30) days from the date of creation thereof with A Rated Banks, (v) mutual funds that invest solely in one or more of the investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above, (vi) money market funds that invest substantially in one or more of the investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above and (vii) substantially similar investments to those set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) above denominated in (A) Euro or Sterling, or (B) other foreign currencies in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 (or the applicable Dollar equivalent); provided that references to the

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United States shall be deemed to mean foreign countries having a sovereign rating of “A” or better from either S&P or Moody’s;

(f)in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries operating in Brazil, Investments made in the ordinary course of business in export notes in Dollars issued by a Brazilian commercial bank with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition thereof (or, if export notes are not available, certificates of deposit issued by a Brazilian commercial bank with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition thereof and denominated in Brazilian reals swapped for Dollars pursuant to a hedge agreement permitted hereunder) and overnight Investments in short term Brazilian government securities made in the ordinary course of business;

(g)(i) investments by any Credit Party in another Credit Party, and by any Foreign Subsidiary in another Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) investments by Credit Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties so long as the aggregate amount of such investments (excluding any such investments that are assumed and exist on the date any Permitted Acquisition is consummated and that are not made, incurred or created in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition) made shall not at any time exceed, in the aggregate, $20,000,000;

(h)investments in an aggregate amount of up to $15,000,000 in Blount China, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of such investment or would be caused thereby;

(i)Intentionally Omitted; and

(j)other investments not exceeding $7,500,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

6.3Indebtedness.

(a)No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except (without duplication):

(i)Indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests and Capital Leases permitted in Section 6.7(c),

(ii)the Loans and the other Obligations,

(iii)unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law,

(iv)the New Subordinated Debt,

(v)other existing Indebtedness described in Disclosure Schedule (6.3) and refinancings thereof or amendments or modifications thereto that do not have the effect of increasing the principal amount thereof or changing the amortization thereof (other than to extend the same) and that are otherwise on terms and conditions no less favorable to any Credit

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Party, Agent or any Lender, as determined by Agent than the terms of the Indebtedness being refinanced, amended or modified,

(vi)Indebtedness specifically permitted under Section 6.1,

(vii)Indebtedness specifically permitted under Section 6.6,

(viii)Indebtedness specifically permitted under Section 6.17,

(ix)Indebtedness consisting of intercompany loans and advances made by any Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party to any other Credit Party; provided, that: (A) each Credit Party shall have executed and delivered to each other Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party, on the Closing Date, a demand note (collectively, the “Intercompany Notes”) to evidence any such intercompany Indebtedness owing at any time by such Credit Party to such other Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party which Intercompany Notes shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and shall be pledged and delivered to Agent pursuant to the applicable Collateral Documents as additional collateral security (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) for the Obligations; (B) each Credit Party shall record all intercompany transactions on its books and records in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (C) the obligations of each Credit Party under any such Intercompany Notes shall be subordinated to the Obligations of such Credit Party hereunder in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (D) at the time any such intercompany loan or advance is made by any Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party to any other Credit Party and after giving effect thereto, each such Credit Party shall be Solvent; and (E) no Default or Event of Default would occur and be continuing after giving effect to any such proposed intercompany loan,

(x)Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries owed to Credit Parties in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding,

(xi)Other Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding,

(xii)Other unsecured Indebtedness (including, without limitation, repurchase obligations arising in connection with financing provided by certain financial institutions to certain dealers with respect to Inventory purchased by such dealers from Credit Parties) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided, however, that any such other unsecured Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, and

(xiii)Indebtedness (A) incurred to finance or otherwise in contemplation of any Permitted Acquisition or investment that is unsecured Indebtedness, or (B) assumed as a result of or in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, in an aggregate amount under clauses (A) and (B) of this clause not to exceed $50,000,000, of which up to $20,000,000 of the Indebtedness permitted under clause (B) may be secured Indebtedness; provided, that all assumed Indebtedness by Foreign Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to this clause (xiii), together with the Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.3(a)(xi) and Section 6.3(a)(xii), shall not exceed $20,000,000; provided, further, that at the time of such incurrence or assumption of

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Indebtedness and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b)No Credit Party shall, directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease or prepay any principal of, premium, if any, interest or other amount payable in respect of, or permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, voluntarily purchase, redeem, defease or prepay any principal of, premium, if any, interest or other amount payable in respect of, any Indebtedness, other than:

(i)the Obligations;

(ii)Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Encumbrance if the asset securing such Indebtedness has been sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Sections 6.8(b) or (c);

(iii)Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.3(a)(v) upon any refinancing thereof in accordance with Section 6.3(a)(v);

(iv)other Indebtedness (excluding Subordinated Debt) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000; and

(v)as otherwise permitted in Section 6.14.

6.4Employee Loans and Affiliate Transactions.

(a)No Credit Party shall enter into or be a party to any transaction with any other Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of such Credit Party’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to such Credit Party than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of such Credit Party.  In addition, if any Credit Party enters into a new type of material transaction with an Affiliate after the Closing Date, it shall disclose such transaction in advance to Agent and Lenders.  All such material transactions (other than Inventory sales in the ordinary course of business) existing as of the date hereof are described in Disclosure Schedule (6.4(a)).

(b)No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of a Credit Party to, enter into any lending or borrowing transaction with any employees of any Credit Party or any such Subsidiaries, except loans to its respective employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices for travel and entertainment expenses, relocation costs and similar purposes up to a maximum of $500,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

6.5Capital Structure and Business.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, (a) make any changes in any of its business objectives, purposes or operations that could in any way adversely affect the repayment of the Loans or any of the other Obligations or could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) except for mergers or amalgamations among Credit Parties or such Subsidiaries, as applicable, specifically permitted under Section 6.1, make any change in its capital structure as described in Disclosure Schedule (3.8), including the issuance or sale of any shares of Stock

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(except Excluded Stock Issuances), warrants or other securities convertible into Stock or any revision of the terms of its outstanding Stock; provided that Holdings may issue or sell shares of its Stock for cash so long as (i) the proceeds thereof are applied in prepayment of the Obligations as required by Section 1.3(b)(iii), and (ii) no Change of Control occurs after giving effect thereto, or (c) amend its charter or bylaws in a manner that would adversely affect Agent or Lenders or such Credit Party’s duty or ability to repay the Obligations.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by it or businesses reasonably related thereto.

6.6Guaranteed Indebtedness.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Guaranteed Indebtedness except (a) by endorsement of instruments or items of payment for deposit to the general account of any Credit Party or such Subsidiary, (b) for Guaranteed Indebtedness incurred for the benefit of any other Credit Party if the primary obligation is expressly permitted by this Agreement and (c) for Guaranteed Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.3(a)(v) or Section 6.3(a)(xii) with respect to repurchase obligations arising in connection with financing provided by certain financial institutions to certain dealers with respect to Inventory purchased by such dealers from Credit Parties.

6.7Liens.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to its Accounts or any of its other properties or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) except for, without duplication:

(a)Permitted Encumbrances;

(b)Liens in existence on the date hereof and summarized on Disclosure Schedule (6.7) securing the Indebtedness described on Disclosure Schedule (6.3) and permitted refinancings, extensions and renewals thereof, including extensions or renewals of any such Liens; provided that the principal amount of the Indebtedness so secured is not increased and the Lien does not attach to any other property;

(c)Liens created after the date hereof by conditional sale or other title retention agreements (including Capital Leases) or in connection with purchase money Indebtedness with respect to Equipment and Fixtures acquired by any Credit Party in the ordinary course of business, involving the incurrence of an aggregate amount of purchase money Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations of not more than $5,000,000 outstanding at any one time for all such Liens (provided that such Liens attach only to the assets subject to such purchase money debt and such Indebtedness is incurred within 30 days following such purchase and does not exceed 100% of the purchase price of the subject assets); and

(d)Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under (A) Section 6.3(a)(xi) to the extent such Liens are solely on property of the issuer of such Indebtedness or (B) Section 6.3(a)(xiii)(B) to the extent such Liens are solely on the assets or Stock of the Target or its Subsidiaries.

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In addition, no Credit Party shall become a party to any agreement, note, indenture or instrument, or take any other action, after the date hereof that would prohibit the creation of a Lien on any of its properties or other assets in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, as additional Collateral for the Obligations, except operating leases, Capital Leases or Licenses, or in connection with a Permitted Acquisition with respect to properties or other assets secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.7(d)(B), which prohibit Liens upon the assets that are subject thereto.

6.8Sale of Stock and Assets.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, sell, transfer, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or other assets, including the Stock of any of its Subsidiaries (whether in a public or a private offering or otherwise) or any of its Accounts, other than (a) the sale of Inventory, license of Intellectual Property or the use of cash or cash equivalents, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; (b) the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition by a Credit Party or any Foreign Subsidiary of Equipment or Fixtures that are obsolete or no longer used or useful in such Credit Party’s or such Foreign Subsidiary’s business; (c) the sale of all of the Stock or substantially all of the assets of Gear so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or would be caused thereby or (ii) Requisite Lenders otherwise consent to such sale; (d) other assets having a value not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; and (e) leases and subleases of Real Estate not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of the applicable Credit Parties and otherwise consented to by Agent which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. With respect to any disposition of assets or other properties permitted pursuant to clauses (b), (c), or (d) above, subject to Section 1.3(b), Agent agrees on reasonable prior written notice to release its Lien on such assets or other properties in order to permit the applicable Credit Party to effect such disposition and shall execute and deliver to Borrowers, at Borrowers’ expense, appropriate UCC-3 termination statements and other releases as are reasonably requested by Borrowers.

6.9ERISA and Benefit Plans.  No Credit Party shall, or shall cause or permit any ERISA Affiliate to, cause or permit to occur an event that could result in the imposition of a Lien under Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 or 4068 of ERISA other than a Lien under Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA that is permitted under clause (q) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances or cause or permit to occur an ERISA Event to the extent such ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.10Financial Covenants.  Borrowers shall not breach or fail to comply with any of the Financial Covenants.

6.11Hazardous Materials.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, cause or permit a Release of any Hazardous Material on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of the Real Estate where such Release would violate in any respect, or form the basis for any Environmental Liabilities under, any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits, other than such violations or Environmental Liabilities that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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6.12Sale-Leasebacks.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, engage in any sale-leaseback, synthetic lease or similar transaction involving any of its assets.

6.13Cancellation of Indebtedness.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, cancel any claim or debt owing to it, except for reasonable consideration negotiated on an arm’s length basis and in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practices.

6.14Restricted Payments.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of a Credit Party to, make any Restricted Payment, except (a) intercompany loans and advances between Credit Parties to the extent permitted by Section 6.3, (b) dividends and distributions by Subsidiaries of any Credit Party paid to a Credit Party or a Subsidiary of a Credit Party, (c) employee loans permitted under Section 6.4(b), (d) payments of principal and interest of Intercompany Notes issued in accordance with Section 6.3; (e) scheduled cash payments of interest with respect to other Subordinated Debt, provided, that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (e) above, and (ii) with respect to any Subordinated Debt created after the Closing Date, the timing of the Restricted Payments referred to in clause (e) above shall be set at dates that permit the delivery of Financial Statements necessary to determine current compliance with the Financial Covenants prior to each such payment and (f) redemptions of Stock of Holdings and/or dividends and distributions to the holders of the Stock of Holdings in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 per year and $100,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, provided, that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result after giving effect to any Restricted Payment under clause (f) above and (ii) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment under clause (f) above, the Credit Facility Leverage Ratio as reflected in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered to Agent pursuant to Annex E prior to the consummation of such Restricted Payment (after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and all Loans funded in connection therewith as if made on the first date of such period) was not greater than 2.25 to 1.00.

6.15Change of Corporate Name or Location; Change of Fiscal Year.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, (a) change its name, corporate name or trade name as it appears in official filings in the state, province, county or other jurisdiction of its existence, incorporation or other organization (b) change its chief executive office, registered office pursuant to its constituent documents, principal place of business, corporate offices or warehouses or locations at which Collateral is held or stored, or the location of its records concerning the Collateral, (c) change the type of entity that it is, (d) change its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or other organization, or (e) change its state, province, county or other jurisdiction of existence, incorporation or organization, in each case without at least 30 days prior written notice to Agent and after Agent’s written acknowledgment that any reasonable action requested by Agent in connection therewith, including to continue the perfection of any Liens in favor of Agent in any Collateral, has been completed or taken, and provided that any such new location shall be in the continental United States, except that any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party may transfer Collateral having value not exceeding $500,000 in the aggregate from any warehouse or location at which such Collateral is held or stored to any warehouse or location in Mexico.  Without limiting the

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foregoing, no Credit Party shall change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that might make any financing, financing change or continuation statement or other applicable perfection filing made in connection herewith or with any other Loan Document seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-402(7) of the Code or materially misleading within the meaning of any other applicable law except upon prior written notice to Agent and Lenders and after Agent’s written acknowledgment that any reasonable action requested by Agent in connection therewith, including to continue the perfection of any Liens in favor of Agent in any Collateral, has been completed or taken.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, change its Fiscal Year.

6.16No Impairment of Intercompany Transfers.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, directly or indirectly enter into or become bound by any agreement, instrument, indenture or other obligation (other than this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) that could directly or indirectly restrict, prohibit or require the consent of any Person with respect to the payment of dividends or distributions or the making or repayment of intercompany loans by a Subsidiary of any Borrower to any Borrower or between Borrowers.

6.17No Speculative Transactions.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, engage in any transaction involving commodity options, futures contracts or similar transactions, except solely to hedge against fluctuations in the prices of commodities owned or purchased by it and the values of foreign currencies receivable or payable by it and interest swaps, caps or collars.

6.18Changes Relating to Subordinated Debt; Material Contracts.  No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any Subsidiary of any Credit Party to, change or amend the terms of any Subordinated Debt (or any indenture or agreement in connection therewith) if the effect of such amendment is to: (i) increase the interest rate on such Subordinated Debt; (ii) change the dates upon which payments of principal or interest are due on such Subordinated Debt other than to extend such dates; (iii) change any default or event of default other than to delete or make less restrictive any default provision therein, or add any covenant with respect to such Subordinated Debt; (iv) change the redemption or prepayment provisions of such Subordinated Debt other than to extend the dates therefor or to reduce the premiums payable in connection therewith; (v) grant any security or collateral to secure payment of such Subordinated Debt; (vi) change or amend any subordination terms with respect thereto, including, without limitation, with respect to the New Subordinated Debt Indenture, Article 10 and Section 11.02 thereof; or (vii) change or amend any other term if such change or amendment would materially increase the obligations of the Credit Party or any such Subsidiary thereunder or confer additional material rights on the holder of such Subordinated Debt in a manner adverse to any Credit Party, Agent or any Lender.

7.TERM

7.1Termination.  The financing arrangements contemplated hereby shall be in effect until the Commitment Termination Date, and the Loans and all other Obligations shall be automatically due and payable in full on such date.

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(regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement under this Agreement shall in any way affect or impair the obligations, duties and liabilities of the Credit Parties or the rights of Agent and Lenders relating to any unpaid portion of the Loans or any other Obligations, due or not due, liquidated, contingent or unliquidated, or any transaction or event occurring prior to such termination, or any transaction or event, the performance of which is required after the Commitment Termination Date.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other Loan Document, all undertakings, agreements, covenants, warranties and representations of or binding upon the Credit Parties, and all rights of Agent and each Lender, all as contained in the Loan Documents, shall not terminate or expire, but rather shall survive any such termination or cancellation and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date; provided, that the provisions of Section 11, the payment obligations under Sections 1.15 and 1.16, and the indemnities contained in the Loan Documents shall survive the Termination Date.

8.EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

8.1Events of Default.  The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason therefor) shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:

(a)Any Borrower (i) fails to make any payment of principal of, or interest on, or Fees owing in respect of, the Loans or any of the other Obligations when due and payable, or (ii) fails to pay or reimburse Agent or Lenders for any expense reimbursable hereunder or under any other Loan Document within 10 days following Agent’s demand for such reimbursement or payment of expenses.

(b)Any Credit Party fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any of the provisions of Sections 1.4, 1.8, 5.4(a) or 6, or any of the provisions set forth in Annexes C or G,  respectively.

(c)Any Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any of the provisions of Section 4 or any provisions set forth in Annexes E or F, respectively, and the same shall remain unremedied for 5 Business Days or more.

(d)Any Credit Party fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any other provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents (other than any provision embodied in or covered by any other clause of this Section 8.1) and the same shall remain unremedied for 30 days or more from the date any Credit Party knew or should have known of such failure or neglect.

(e)A default or breach occurs under any other agreement, document or instrument (including, without limitation, the New Subordinated Debt Documents) to which any Credit Party is a party that is not cured within any applicable grace period therefor, and such default or breach (A) involves the failure to make any payment when due in respect of any Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of any Credit Party in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate (including (x) undrawn committed or available amounts and (y) amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangements), or (B) causes, or permits any holder of such Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness or a trustee to cause, Indebtedness or Guaranteed Indebtedness or a portion thereof in excess of

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$5,000,000 in the aggregate to become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded, in each case, regardless of whether such default is waived, or such right is exercised, by such holder or trustee.

(f)Any representation or warranty herein or in any Loan Document or in any written statement, report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to Agent or any Lender by any Credit Party is untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made.

(g)Assets of any Credit Party or any Foreign Subsidiary with a fair market value of $5,000,000 or more are attached, seized, levied upon or subjected to a writ or distress warrant, or come within the possession of any receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, trustee, custodian, liquidator, administrator, sheriff, bailiff or assignee for the benefit of creditors of any Credit Party or any such Foreign Subsidiary and such condition continues for 30 days or more.

(h)An involuntary case or proceeding (including the filing of any notice of intention thereof) is commenced against any Credit Party or any Foreign Subsidiary that is an operating company seeking a decree or order in respect of such Credit Party or such Foreign Subsidiary (i) under any Insolvency Law, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law or any incorporation law, (ii) appointing a custodian, receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Credit Party or such Foreign Subsidiary or for any substantial part of any such Credit Party’s or such Foreign Subsidiary’s assets, or (iii) ordering the winding-up, dissolution, suspension of general operations or liquidation of the affairs of such Credit Party or such Foreign Subsidiary, and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for 60 days or more or a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding shall be entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(i)Any Credit Party or Foreign Subsidiary that is an operating company (i) files a petition seeking relief under any Insolvency Law, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, (ii) consents to or fails to contest in a timely and appropriate manner the institution of proceedings referred to in Section 8.1(h) thereunder or the filing of any such petition or the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Credit Party or such Foreign Subsidiary or for any substantial part of any such Credit Party’s or such Foreign Subsidiary’s assets, (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) takes any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing or described under Section 8.1(h); or (v) admits in writing its inability to, or is generally unable to, pay its debts as such debts become due.

(j)A final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time are outstanding against one or more of the Credit Parties and the same are not, within 30 days after the entry thereof, discharged or execution thereof stayed or bonded pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay.

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(k)Any material provision of any Loan Document for any reason ceases to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or any Credit Party or other Person party to a Loan Document shall challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction based on any such assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms), or any Lien created under any Loan Document ceases to be a valid and perfected first priority Lien (except as otherwise permitted herein or therein) in any of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby.

(l)Any Change of Control occurs.

(m)Any Material Adverse Effect occurs.

8.2Remedies.

(a)To the extent permitted under Section 1.5(e), if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent may (and at the written request of Requisite Lenders shall), without notice except as otherwise expressly provided herein, increase the rates of interest applicable to the Loans and the Letter of Credit Fees to the Default Rate.

(b)If any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent may (and at the written request of the Requisite Lenders shall) without notice: (i) terminate the Commitments to make additional Advances or incur additional Letter of Credit Obligations (but Lenders may cease funding advances under the Revolving Loan Commitment on any date that any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.2 are not satisfied, whether or not Agent terminates any of the Commitments); (ii) declare all or any portion of the Obligations, including all or any portion of any Loan to be forthwith due and payable, and require that the Letter of Credit Obligations be cash collateralized as provided in Annex B, all without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrowers and each other Credit Party; or (iii) exercise all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, applicable laws of the United States or any state thereof, including, without limitation, all remedies provided under the Code and any other applicable law of any jurisdiction; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 8.1(h) or (i), the Commitments to make additional Advances or incur additional Letter of Credit Obligations shall be immediately terminated and all of the Obligations, including the Loans, shall become immediately due and payable without declaration, notice or demand by any Person.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and if the Requisite Lenders shall not have otherwise instructed Agent to deliver Activation Notices under Annex C and to enforce Credit Parties’ covenants under Annex C, at the request of Requisite Revolving Lenders, Agent shall, without notice, deliver Activation Notices under Annex C and enforce Credit Parties’ covenants under Annex C.

(c)Intentionally Omitted.

8.3Waivers by Credit Parties.  Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, each Credit Party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (including for purposes of Section 12): (a) presentment, demand and protest and notice of presentment, dishonor, notice of

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intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all commercial paper, accounts, contract rights, documents, instruments, chattel paper and guaranties at any time held by Agent on which any Credit Party may in any way be liable, and hereby ratifies and confirms whatever Agent may do in this regard, (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Agent’s taking possession or control of, or to Agent’s replevy, attachment or levy upon, the Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by any court prior to allowing Agent to exercise any of its remedies, and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal, marshaling and exemption laws.  Each Credit Party acknowledges that in the event such Credit Party fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to Agent and the Lenders; therefore, such Credit Party agrees, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by applicable law, that Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

9.ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT

9.1Assignments and Participations.

(a)Intentionally Omitted.

(b)Right to Assign.  Each Lender may sell, transfer, negotiate or assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations hereunder (including all or a portion of its Commitments and its rights and obligations with respect to Loans and Letters of Credit) to (i) any existing Lender, (ii) any Affiliate or Approved Fund of any existing Lender or (iii) any other Person acceptable (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to Agent, and with respect to any assignment of the Revolving Loan or Revolving Loan Commitment, each L/C Issuer, and, as long as no Event of Default is continuing, Borrowers; provided, however, that (x) such sales do not have to be ratable between the Revolving Loan, the Existing Term Loan and the Extending Term Loan but must be ratable among the obligations owing to and owed by such Lender with respect to either the Revolving Loan, the Existing Term Loan or the Extending Term Loan and (y) for both the Revolving Loan, the Existing Term Loan and the Extending Term Loan, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (determined as of the effective date of the applicable Assignment Agreement) of the Loans, Commitments and Letter of Credit Obligations subject to any such sale shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000, unless such sale is made to an existing Lender or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of any existing Lender, is of the assignor’s (together with its Affiliates and Approved Funds) entire interest in the Revolving Loan facility or the Term Loan B facility or is made with the prior consent of Borrowers and Agent; provided, further, that such sales or assignments by Non-Funding Lenders shall be subject to Agent’s prior written consent.

(c)Procedure.  The parties to each sale made in reliance on clause (b) above (other than those described in clause (e) or (f) below) shall execute and deliver to Agent an assignment agreement (an “Assignment Agreement”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.1(c) and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, and acknowledged by, Agent, via an electronic settlement system designated by Agent (or if previously agreed with Agent, via a manual execution and delivery of the assignment) evidencing such sale, together

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with any existing Note subject to such sale (or any affidavit of loss therefor acceptable to Agent), any tax forms required to be delivered pursuant to Section 1.15 and payment of an assignment fee in the amount of $3,500, provided that (1) if a sale by a Lender is made to an Affiliate or an Approved Fund of such assigning Lender, then no assignment fee shall be due in connection with such sale, and (2) if a sale by a Lender is made to an assignee that is not an Affiliate or Approved Fund of such assignor Lender, and concurrently to one or more Affiliates or Approved Funds of such assignee, then only one assignment fee of $3,500 shall be due in connection with such sale.  Upon receipt of all the foregoing, and conditioned upon such receipt and, if such assignment is made in accordance with Section 9.1(b)(iii), upon Agent (and Borrowers, if applicable) consenting to such Assignment Agreement, such assignment will be effective from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment Agreement.

(d)Effectiveness.  (i) The assignee under the Assignment Agreement shall become a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations under the Loan Documents have been assigned to such assignee pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender, (ii) any applicable Note shall be transferred to such assignee through such entry and (iii) the assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations under this Agreement have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights (except for those surviving the termination of the Commitments and the payment in full of the Obligations) and be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, other than those relating to events or circumstances occurring prior to such assignment (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto except that each Lender agrees to remain bound by Article 9).

(e)Grant of Security Interests.  In addition to the other rights provided in this Section 9.1, each Lender may grant a security interest in, or otherwise assign as collateral, any of its rights under this Agreement, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (including rights to payments of principal or interest on the Loans), to (A) any federal reserve bank (pursuant to Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board), without notice to Agent or (B) any holder of, or trustee for the benefit of the holders of, such Lender’s Securities by notice to Agent; provided, however, that no such holder or trustee, whether because of such grant or assignment or any foreclosure thereon (unless such foreclosure is made through an assignment in accordance with clause (b) above), shall be entitled to any rights of such Lender hereunder and no such Lender shall be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder.

(f)Participants and SPVs.  In addition to the other rights provided in this Section 9.1, each Lender may, (x) with notice to Agent, grant to an SPV the option to make all or any part of any Loan that such Lender would otherwise be required to make hereunder (and the exercise of such option by such SPV and the making of Loans pursuant thereto shall satisfy the obligation of such Lender to make such Loans hereunder) and such SPV may assign to such Lender the right to receive payment with respect to any Obligation and (y) without notice to or consent from Agent or Borrowers, sell participations to one or more Persons in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents (including all its rights and obligations with respect to the Existing Term Loan, the Extending Term Loan, the Revolving Loans and the Letters of Credit); provided, however, that, whether as a result of any term of any Loan Document or of such grant or participation, (i) no such SPV or participant shall have a

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commitment, or be deemed to have made an offer to commit, to make Loans hereunder, and, except as provided in the applicable option agreement, none shall be liable for any obligation of such Lender hereunder, (ii) such Lender’s rights and obligations, and the rights and obligations of the Credit Parties and the other Lenders towards such Lender, under any Loan Document shall remain unchanged and each other party hereto shall continue to deal solely with such Lender, which shall remain the holder of the Obligations, except that (A) each such participant and SPV shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 1.15 and 1.16, but only to the extent such participant or SPV delivers the tax forms such Lender is required to collect pursuant to Section 1.15 and then only to the extent of any amount to which such Lender would be entitled in the absence of any such grant or participation and (B) each such SPV may receive other payments that would otherwise be made to such Lender with respect to Loans funded by such SPV to the extent provided in the applicable option agreement and set forth in a notice provided to Agent by such SPV and such Lender, provided, however, that in no case (including pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above) shall an SPV or participant have the right to enforce any of the terms of any Loan Document, and (iii) the consent of such SPV or participant shall not be required (either directly, as a restraint on such Lender’s ability to consent hereunder or otherwise) for any amendments, waivers or consents with respect to any Loan Document or to exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights such Lender may have under or in respect of the Loan Documents (including the right to enforce or direct enforcement of the Obligations), except for those described in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 11.2 with respect to amounts, or dates fixed for payment of amounts, to which such participant or SPV would otherwise be entitled and, in the case of participants, except for those described in Section 11.2(c)(viii) (or amendments, consents and waivers with respect to Section 11.2(c)(v) to release all or substantially all of the Collateral).  No party hereto shall institute (and each Borrower shall cause each other Credit Party not to institute) against any SPV grantee of an option pursuant to this clause (f) any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper of such SPV; provided, however, that each Lender having designated an SPV as such agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee against any Liability that may be incurred by, or asserted against, such Indemnitee as a result of failing to institute such proceeding (including a failure to get reimbursed by such SPV for any such Liability).  The agreement in the preceding sentence shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the payment in full of the Obligations.

(g)Agent shall maintain, acting solely in its capacity as agent for Borrowers, a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to them and a register for the recordation of the name and address and the Commitments of each Lender from time to time party hereto (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Borrowers, Agent and Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  Upon acceptance by Agent of a properly completed and executed Assignment Agreement in respect of any interest under this Agreement which has at any time been recorded in the Register, Agent shall record the name, address and percentage share of the assignee in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective unless and until it has been recorded in the Register.

(h)Nothing contained in this Section 9.1 shall require the consent of any party for GE Capital to assign any of its rights in respect of any Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation.

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9.2Appointment of Agent.  GE Capital is hereby appointed to act on behalf of all Lenders with respect to the administration of Loans made to Borrowers and to act as agent on behalf of all Lenders with respect to Collateral of Credit Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The provisions of this Section 9.2 are solely for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and no Credit Party nor any other Person shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof.  In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and Agent does not assume or shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust with or for any Credit Party or any other Person.  Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except for those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The duties of Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature and Agent shall not have, or be deemed to have, by reason of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, nor shall it be liable for failure to disclose, any information relating to any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Account Debtor that is communicated to or obtained by GE Capital or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.  None of Agent or any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives shall be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for damages caused by its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

If Agent shall request instructions from Requisite Lenders, Requisite Revolving Lenders or all affected Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until Agent shall have received instructions from Requisite Lenders, Requisite Revolving Lenders or all affected Lenders, as the case may be, and Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.  Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (a) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent be contrary to law or the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent expose Agent to Environmental Liabilities or (c) if Agent shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent as a result of Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders, Requisite Revolving Lenders or all affected Lenders, as applicable.

9.3Agent’s Reliance, Etc.  None of Agent or any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for damages caused by its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent:  (a) may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (b) may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the

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advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on the part of any Credit Party or to inspect the Collateral (including the books and records) of any Credit Party; (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopy, telegram, cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties; and (g) shall be entitled to delegate any of its duties hereunder to one or more sub-agents.

Except for action requiring the approval of Requisite Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, Agent shall each be entitled to use its discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any rights which may be vested in it by, and with respect to taking or refraining from taking any action or actions which it may be able to take under or in respect of, this Agreement, unless Agent shall have been instructed by Requisite Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, to exercise or refrain from exercising such rights or to take or refrain from taking such action.  Agent shall not incur any liability to the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement with respect to anything which it may do or refrain from doing in the reasonable exercise of its judgment or which may seem to it to be necessary or desirable in the circumstances, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Agent shall not be liable to any Lender in acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, and any action taken or failure to act pursuant to such instructions shall be binding on all Lenders.

9.4GE Capital and Affiliates.  With respect to its Commitments hereunder, GE Capital shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include GE Capital in its individual capacity.  GE Capital and its Affiliates may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party, any of their Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of any Credit Party or any such Affiliate, all as if GE Capital were not Agent and without any duty to account therefor to Lenders.  GE Capital and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from any Credit Party for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.  Each Lender acknowledges the potential conflict of interest between GE Capital, as a Lender, holding disproportionate interests in the Loans and GE Capital as Agent.

9.5Lender Credit Decision.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender and based on the Financial Statements referred to in Section 3.4(a) and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit and financial analysis of the Credit Parties and its own decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information

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as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.  Each Lender acknowledges the potential conflict of interest of each other Lender as a result of Lenders holding disproportionate interests in the Loans, and expressly consents to, and waives any claim based upon, such conflict of interest.

9.6Indemnification.  Lenders agree to indemnify Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Credit Parties and without limiting the obligations of Borrowers hereunder), ratably according to their respective commitments, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent in connection therewith; provided, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement and each other Loan Document, to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by Credit Parties.

9.7Successor Agent.  Agent may resign at any time by giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower Representative and, at any time that GE Capital is no longer a holder of any Loans or Commitments, Requisite Lenders may remove Agent at any time by giving not less than 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to Agent, Lenders and Borrower Representative.  Upon any such resignation or removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent.  If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the resigning Agent’s giving notice of resignation or Requisite Lenders’ giving notice of removal, then the resigning or removed Agent may, on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a Lender, if a Lender is willing to accept such appointment, or otherwise shall be a commercial bank or financial institution or a subsidiary of a commercial bank or financial institution if such commercial bank or financial institution is organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $300,000,000.  If no successor Agent has been appointed pursuant to the foregoing, within thirty (30) days after the date such notice of resignation was given by the resigning Agent or Requisite Lenders’ giving notice of removal, such resignation shall become effective and the Requisite Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Requisite Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above.  Any successor Agent appointed by Requisite Lenders hereunder shall be subject to the approval of Borrower Representative, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that such approval shall not be required if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning or removed Agent.  Upon the earlier of the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent or the effective date of the resigning Agent’s resignation or the removed Agent’s removal, the resigning or removed Agent shall be discharged

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from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, except that any indemnity rights or other rights in favor of such Agent shall continue.  After any Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

9.8Setoff and Sharing of Payments.  In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and subject to Section 9.9(f), each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Credit Party or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to offset and to appropriate and to apply any and all balances held by it at any of its offices for the account of Borrowers or Guarantors (regardless of whether such balances are then due to Borrowers or Guarantors) and any other properties or assets at any time held or owing by that Lender or that holder to or for the credit or for the account of Borrowers or Guarantors against and on account of any of the Obligations that are not paid when due.  Any Lender exercising a right of setoff or otherwise receiving any payment on account of the Obligations shall purchase for cash (and the other Lenders or holders shall sell) such participations in each such other Lender’s or holder’s Obligations as would be necessary to cause such Lender to share the amount so offset or otherwise received with each other Lender or holder in accordance with any agreement among the Lenders (other than offset rights exercised by any Lender with respect to Sections 1.13, 1.15 or 1.16).  Each Lender’s obligation under this Section 9.8 shall be in addition to and not in limitation of its obligations to purchase a participation in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the Swing Line Loans under Section 1.1.  Each Credit Party that is a Borrower or Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (a) any Lender may exercise its right to offset with respect to amounts in excess of the Obligations owed to it and may sell participations in such amounts so offset to other Lenders and holders and (b) any Lender so purchasing a participation in the Loans made or other Obligations held by other Lenders or holders may exercise all rights of offset, bankers’ lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender or holder were a direct holder of the Loans and the other Obligations in the amount of such participation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all or any portion of the offset amount or payment otherwise received is thereafter recovered from the Lender that has exercised the right of offset, the purchase of participations by that Lender shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored without interest.  If a Non-Funding Lender or Impacted Lender receives any such payment as described in this Section 9.8, such Lender shall turn over such payments to Agent in an amount that would satisfy the cash collateral requirements set forth in Section 9.9(a).

9.9Advances; Payments; Non-Funding Lenders; Information; Actions in Concert.

(a)Advances; Payments.

(i)Lenders with Revolving Loan Commitments shall refund or participate in the Swing Line Loan in accordance with clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 1.1(c).  If the Swing Line Lender declines to make a Swing Line Loan or if Swing Line Availability is zero, Agent shall notify Lenders with Revolving Loan Commitments, promptly after receipt of a Notice of Revolving Credit Advance and in any event prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the

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date such Notice of Revolving Advance is received, by telecopy, telephone or other similar form of transmission.  Each Lender with Revolving Loan Commitments shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Credit Advance available to Agent in same day funds by wire transfer to Agent’s account as set forth in Annex H not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the requested funding date, in the case of an Index Rate Loan, and not later than 12:00 noon (New York time) on the requested funding date, in the case of a LIBOR Loan.  After receipt of such wire transfers (or, in Agent’s sole discretion, before receipt of such wire transfers), subject to the terms hereof, Agent shall make the requested Revolving Credit Advance to the Borrower designated by Borrower Representative in the Notice of Revolving Credit Advance.  All payments by each Lender shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

(ii)On the 2nd Business Day of each calendar week or more frequently at Agent’s election (each, a “Settlement Date”), Agent shall advise each Lender by telephone, or telecopy of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees paid for the benefit of Lenders.  Provided that each Lender has funded all payments or Advances required to be made by it and has purchased all participations required to be purchased by it under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of such Settlement Date, Agent shall pay to each Lender such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees paid by Borrowers since the previous Settlement Date for the benefit of such Lender on the Loans held by it.  Agent shall be entitled to set off the funding short-fall against any Non-Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments received from Borrowers and hold, in a non-interest bearing account, all payments received by Agent for the benefit of any Non-Funding Lender pursuant to this Agreement as cash collateral for any unfunded reimbursement obligations of such Non-Funding Lender until the Obligations are paid in full in cash, all Letter of Credit Obligations have been discharged or cash collateralized and all Commitments have been terminated, and upon such unfunded obligations owing by a Non-Funding Lender becoming due and payable, Agent shall be authorized to use such cash collateral to make such payment on behalf of such Non-Funding Lender.  Any amounts owing by a Non-Funding Lender to Agent which are not paid when due shall accrue interest at the interest rate applicable during such period to Revolving Loans that are Index Rate Loans.  Such payments shall be made by wire transfer to such Lender’s account (as specified by such Lender in Annex H or the applicable Assignment Agreement) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the next Business Day following each Settlement Date.

(b)Availability of Lender’s Pro Rata Share.  Agent may assume that each Lender will make its Pro Rata Share of each Loan available to Agent on each funding date unless Agent has received prior written notice from such Lender that it does not intend to make its Pro Rata Share of a Loan because all or any of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2 have not been satisfied.  If such Pro Rata Share is not, in fact, paid to Agent by such Lender when due, Agent will be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.  If any Lender fails to pay the amount of its Pro Rata Share forthwith upon Agent’s demand, Agent shall promptly notify Borrower Representative and Borrowers shall immediately repay such amount to Agent.  Nothing in this Section 9.9(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to require Agent to advance funds on behalf of any Lender or to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrowers may have against any Lender

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as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.  Unless Agent has received prior written notice from a Lender that it does not intend to make its Pro Rata Share of each Loan available to Agent because all or any of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2 have not been satisfied to the extent that Agent advances funds to any Borrower on behalf of such Lender and is not reimbursed therefor on the same Business Day as such Advance is made, Agent shall, without limiting the provisions of Section 9.9(a)(ii), be entitled to retain for its account all interest accrued on such Advance until reimbursed by such Lender.

(c)Return of Payments.

(i)If Agent pays an amount to a Lender under this Agreement in the belief or expectation that a related payment has been or will be received by Agent from Borrowers and such related payment is not received by Agent then Agent will be entitled to recover such amount from such Lender on demand without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

(ii)If Agent determines at any time that any amount received by Agent under this Agreement must be returned to any Borrower or paid to any other Person pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Agent will not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Lender.  In addition, each Lender will repay to Agent on demand any portion of such amount that Agent has distributed to such Lender, together with interest at such rate, if any, as Agent is required to pay to any Borrower or such other Person, without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

(d)Non-Funding Lenders.  The failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make any Advance, reimbursement of any Letter of Credit Obligation or any payment required by it hereunder or to purchase any participation in any Swing Line Loan to be made or purchased by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender (each such other Lender, an “Other Lender”) of its obligations to make such Advance or purchase such participation on such date, but none of Agent or any Other Lender, other than as expressly set forth herein shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make an Advance, purchase a participation or make any other payment required hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Non-Funding Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document or constitute a “Lender” or “Lender” (or be, or have its Loans and Commitments, included in the determination of “Requisite Lenders”, “Requisite Revolving Lenders” or “Lenders directly affected” in Section 11.2) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document.  Moreover, for the purposes of determining Requisite Lenders and Requisite Revolving Lenders, the Loans and the Commitments held by any Non-Funding Lender shall be excluded from the total Loans and Commitments outstanding. At Borrower Representative’s request, Agent or a Person reasonably acceptable to Agent shall have the right with Agent’s consent and in Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have no obligation) to purchase from any Non-Funding Lender that is a Lender, and each such Non-Funding Lender agrees that it shall, at Agent’s request, sell and assign to Agent or such Person, all of the Commitments of that Non-Funding Lender for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by such Non-Funding Lender and all accrued interest and fees with respect thereto

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through the date of sale, such purchase and sale to be consummated pursuant to an executed Assignment Agreement.

(e)Dissemination of Information.  Agent shall use reasonable efforts to provide the Lenders with any notice of Default or Event of Default received by it from, or delivered by it to, any Credit Party, with notice of any Event of Default of which it has actually become aware and with notice of any action taken by it following any Event of Default; provided, that Agent shall not be liable to any Lender for any failure to do so, except to the extent that such failure is attributable to Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Lenders acknowledge that Borrowers are required to provide Financial Statements and Collateral Reports to Lenders in accordance with Annexes E and F hereto and agree that Agent shall not have any duty to provide the same to Lenders.

(f)Actions in Concert.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each Lender hereby agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or the Notes (including exercising any rights of setoff) without first obtaining the prior written consent of Agent and Requisite Lenders, it being the intent of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement and the Notes shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent or Requisite Lenders; provided, however, that (i) each Lender shall be entitled to file a proof of claim in any proceeding under any Insolvency Law to the extent such Lender disagrees with Agent’s composite proof of claim filed on behalf of all Lenders, (ii) each Lender shall be entitled to vote its claim with respect to any plan of reorganization in any proceeding under any Insolvency Law and (iii) each Lender shall be entitled to pursue its deficiency claim after liquidation of all or substantially all of the Collateral and application of the proceeds therefrom.

9.10Collateral Matters.

(a)Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to release any Liens upon any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full by Borrowers of all Loans and reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit, and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit (whether or not any of such obligations are due) and all other Obligations; (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if Borrowers certify to Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with Section 6.8 (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry); (iii) constituting property in which Credit Parties owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or (iv) constituting property leased to Credit Parties under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement.  Except as provided above, Agent will not release any of its Liens without the prior written authorization of the Lenders; provided that Agent may (so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result therefrom and (y) Credit Parties have provided evidence to Agent (in form and substance satisfactory to Agent) that EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters, exclusive of the amount of such EBITDA which is attributable to the assets of Credit Parties so released from the Collateral, would not be less than $85,000,000), in its discretion, release its Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate for all such releases from and after the

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Closing Date not in excess of $2,500,000 during each Fiscal Year without the prior written authorization of any Lenders and Agent may (so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result therefrom and (y) Credit Parties have provided evidence to Agent (in form and substance satisfactory to Agent) that EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters, exclusive of the amount of such EBITDA which is attributable to the assets of Credit Parties so released from the Collateral, would not be less than $85,000,000) release to release, its Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate for all such releases from and after the Closing Date greater than $2,500,000 but not in excess of 10% of the aggregate Commitments as of the Closing Date with the prior written authorization of Requisite Lenders.  Upon request by Agent or Borrowers at any time, Lenders will confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release any Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.10.

(b)Upon receipt by Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section 9.10 from Lenders of Agent’s authority to release any Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, and upon at least five Business Days’ prior written request by Borrowers, Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of its Liens upon such Collateral; provided, however, that (i) Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in Agent’s opinion, would expose Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of Credit Parties in respect of) all interests retained by Credit Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.

9.11Additional Agents.  None of the Lenders or other entities identified on the facing page of this Agreement as an “arranger” or “syndication agent” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than those applicable to all Lenders as such.  Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any other Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other entities so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in taking or not taking action hereunder or thereunder.

9.12Distribution of Materials to Lenders and L/C Issuers.

(a)Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Loan Documents and all reports, notices, communications and other information or materials provided or delivered by, or on behalf of, the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, the “Borrower Materials”) may be disseminated by, or on behalf of, Agent, and made available, to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers by posting such Borrower Materials on Intralinks® or a similar E-System (the “Borrower Workspace”).  Each Borrower authorizes Agent to download copies of its logos from its website and post copies thereof on the Borrower Workspace.

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America (U.S.), it shall (and shall cause any such Person, as the case may be, to) (i) identify in writing, and (ii) to the extent reasonably practicable, clearly and conspicuously mark such Borrower Materials that do not contain any information that is (x) not publicly available with respect to the Borrowers (or Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings, as the case may be) and (y) is material with respect to the Borrowers (or Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings, as the case may be) or their securities for purposes of U.S. federal and state securities laws as “PUBLIC”.  Each Borrower agrees that by identifying such Borrower Materials pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence and/or marking the Borrower Materials as “PUBLIC” pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence and/or publicly filing such Borrower Materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission, then Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers shall be entitled to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (“MNPI”) with respect to the Borrowers (or Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings, as the case may be) for purposes of U.S. federal and state securities laws.  Each Borrower further represent, warrant, acknowledges and agrees that the following documents and materials shall be deemed to be PUBLIC, whether or not so marked, and do not contain any MNPI: (A) the Loan Documents, including the schedules and exhibits attached thereto, and (B) administrative materials of a customary nature prepared by the Borrowers or Agent (including, notice of borrowings or conversions, L/C and swingline requests).  Before distribution of any Borrower Materials to prospective Lenders and at the request of Agent, each Borrower agrees (and agrees to cause Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings, as the case may be) to execute and deliver to Agent a letter in which you authorize distribution of the evaluation materials to prospective Lenders and their employees willing to receive material non-public information, and a separate letter in which you authorize distribution of evaluation material that does not contain material non-public information and represent that no material non-public information is contained therein.

(c)Each Lender and L/C Issuer represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Borrower Materials may contain MNPI concerning the Borrowers, their Affiliates or their securities, (ii) it has developed compliance policies and procedures regarding the handling and use of MNPI, and (iii) it shall use any such Borrower Materials in accordance with Section 11.8 and any applicable laws and regulations, including federal and state securities laws and regulations.

(d)If any Lender or L/C Issuer has elected to abstain from receiving MNPI concerning the Borrowers, their Affiliates or their securities, such Lender or L/C Issuer acknowledges that, notwithstanding such election, Agent and/or the Borrowers will, from time to time, make available syndicate-information (which may contain MNPI) as required by the terms of, or in the course of administering, the credit facilities, including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to the credit contact(s) identified for receipt of such information on the Lender’s administrative questionnaire who are able to receive and use all syndicate-level information (which may contain MNPI) in accordance with such Lender’s compliance policies and contractual obligations and applicable law, including federal and state securities laws; provided that if such contact is not so identified in such questionnaire, the relevant Lender or L/C Issuer hereby agrees to promptly (and in any even within one Business Day) provide such a contact to Agent and the Borrowers upon oral or written request therefor by Agent or Borrowers.  Notwithstanding such Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s election to abstain from receiving MNPI, such Lender or L/C Issuer acknowledges that if such Lender or L/C Issuer chooses to communicate

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with Agent, it assumes the risk of receiving MNPI concerning the Borrowers, their Affiliates or their securities.

10.SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

10.1Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of each Credit Party, Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns (including, in the case of any Credit Party, a debtor-in-possession on behalf of such Credit Party), except as otherwise provided herein or therein.  No Credit Party may assign, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise convey its rights, benefits, obligations or duties hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents without the prior express written consent of Agent and Lenders.  Any such purported assignment, transfer, hypothecation or other conveyance by any Credit Party without the prior express written consent of Agent and Lenders shall be void.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement are for the purpose of defining the relative rights and obligations of each Credit Party, Agent and Lenders with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no Person shall be a third party beneficiary of any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

11.MISCELLANEOUS

11.1Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement.  The Loan Documents constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and may not be modified, altered or amended except as set forth in Section 11.2.  Any letter of interest, commitment letter or fee letter (other than the GE Capital Fee Letter) or confidentiality agreement, if any, between any Credit Party and Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, predating this Agreement and relating to a financing of substantially similar form, purpose or effect shall be superseded by this Agreement.

11.2Amendments and Waivers.

(a)Except for actions expressly permitted to be taken by Agent, no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Borrowers and by Requisite Lenders, Requisite Revolving Lenders or all affected Lenders, as applicable, and delivered to Agent.  Except as set forth in clause (c) below, all such amendments, modifications, terminations or waivers requiring the consent of any Lenders shall require the written consent of Requisite Lenders.

(b)Intentionally Omitted.

(c)No amendment, modification, termination or waiver shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender and Borrowers affected thereby and delivered to Agent: (i) increase the principal amount of any Lender’s Commitment; (ii) reduce the principal of, rate of interest on, composition of interest on (i.e. cash pay or payment-in-kind) or Fees payable with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit Obligations of any affected Lender; (iii) extend any scheduled payment date (other than payment dates of mandatory prepayments under Section 1.3(b)(ii)-(iv)) or final maturity date of the principal amount of any Loan of any Lender; (iv) 

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waive, forgive, defer, extend or postpone any payment of interest or Fees as to any Lender; (v) release any Credit Party or Guaranty or, except as otherwise permitted herein or in the other Loan Documents, release or subordinate the Lien of Agent in, any Collateral with an aggregate value for all such releases and subordinations from and after the Closing Date exceeding 10% of the aggregate Commitments as of the Closing Date; (vi) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans that shall be required for Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; (vii) amend or waive Section 9.10; or (viii) amend or waive this Section 11.2 or the definitions of the terms “Commitment Termination Date”, “Obligations”, “Requisite Lenders” or “Requisite Revolving Lenders” insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Section 11.2.  Furthermore, no amendment, modification, termination or waiver affecting the rights or duties of Agent or L/C Issuer, or of GE Capital in respect of any Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including any release of any Guaranty or Collateral requiring a writing signed by all Lenders, shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Agent or L/C Issuer or GE Capital, as the case may be, in addition to Lenders required hereinabove to take such action.  No amendment, modification, termination or waiver shall be required for Agent to take additional Collateral pursuant to any Loan Document.  No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of any Note shall be effective without the written concurrence of the holder of that Note.  No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle such Credit Party or any other Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.  Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 11.2 shall be binding upon each holder of the Obligations at the time outstanding and each future holder of the Obligations.

(d)If, in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination requiring the consent of all affected Lenders, the consent of any Lender or Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”) then, so long as Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender, at Borrower Representative’s request, Agent or another Person reasonably acceptable to Agent and Borrower Representative (and, with respect to any Person replacing a Revolving Lender, reasonably acceptable to each L/C Issuer) shall have the right with Agent’s consent and in Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have no obligation) to purchase from such Non-Consenting Lenders, and such Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall, upon Agent’s request, sell and assign to Agent or another Person reasonably acceptable to Agent and Borrower Representative (and, with respect to any Person replacing a Revolving Lender, reasonably acceptable to each L/C Issuer), all of the Commitments of such Non-Consenting Lenders for an amount equal to the principal balance of all Loans held by the Non-Consenting Lenders and all accrued interest and Fees with respect thereto through the date of sale, such purchase and sale to be consummated pursuant to an executed Assignment Agreement.

(e)Upon all Letter of Credit Obligations being cash collateralized, canceled or backed by standby letters of credit in accordance with Annex B, the payment in full in cash and performance of all of the other Obligations (other than indemnification Obligations), termination of the Commitments and a release of all claims against Agent and Lenders, and so long as no suits, actions, proceedings or claims are pending or threatened against any Indemnified Person asserting any damages, losses or liabilities that are Indemnified Liabilities, Agent shall deliver to Borrowers termination statements, mortgage releases and other documents

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necessary or appropriate to evidence the termination of the Liens securing payment of the Obligations.

11.3Fees and Expenses.  Borrowers shall reimburse (i) Agent for all fees, costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of all of its counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors) and (ii) Agent (and, with respect to clauses (c), (d) and (e) below, all Lenders) for all fees, costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of counsel or other advisors (including environmental and management consultants and appraisers), incurred in connection with the negotiation and preparation of the Loan Documents and incurred in connection with:

(a)the forwarding to Borrowers or any other Person on behalf of Borrowers by Agent of the proceeds of any Loan (including a wire transfer fee of $25 per wire transfer);

(b)any amendment, modification or waiver of, consent with respect to, or termination of, any of the Loan Documents or Related Transactions Documents or advice in connection with the syndication and administration of the Loans made pursuant hereto or its rights hereunder or thereunder;

(c)any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action (whether instituted by Agent, any Lender, any Borrower or any other Person and whether as a party, witness or otherwise) in any way relating to the Collateral, any of the Loan Documents or any other agreement to be executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, including any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, case, proceeding or action, and any appeal or review thereof, in connection with a case commenced by or against any or all of the Borrowers or any other Person that may be obligated to Agent by virtue of the Loan Documents; including any such litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action arising in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the Loans during the pendency of one or more Events of Default; provided that in the case of reimbursement of counsel for Lenders other than Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for Lenders; provided, further, that no Person shall be entitled to reimbursement under clauses (c), (d) and (e) in respect of any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action to the extent any of the foregoing results from such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct;

(d)any attempt to enforce any remedies of Agent against any or all of the Credit Parties or any other Person that may be obligated to Agent or any Lender by virtue of any of the Loan Documents, including any such attempt to enforce any such remedies in the course of any work-out or restructuring of the Loans during the pendency of one or more Events of Default; provided, that in the case of reimbursement of counsel for Lenders other than Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for Lenders;

(e)any waiver, amendment, forbearance, workout or restructuring of the Loans during the pendency of one or more Defaults or Events of Default; provided, that in the case of reimbursement of counsel for Lenders other than Agent, such reimbursement shall be limited to one counsel for Lenders; and

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(f)efforts to (i) monitor the Loans or any of the other Obligations, (ii) evaluate, observe or assess any of the Credit Parties or their respective affairs, and (iii) verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral;

including, as to each of clauses (a) through (f) above, all reasonable attorneys’ and other professional and service providers’ fees arising from such services and other advice, assistance or other representation, including those in connection with any appellate proceedings, and all expenses, costs, charges and other fees incurred by such counsel and others in connection with or relating to any of the events or actions described in this Section 11.3, all of which shall be payable, on demand, by Borrowers to Agent.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such expenses, costs, charges and fees may include: fees, costs and expenses of accountants, environmental advisors, appraisers, investment bankers, management, financial, turnaround and other consultants and paralegals; court costs and expenses; photocopying and duplication expenses; court reporter fees, costs and expenses; long distance telephone charges; air express charges; telegram or telecopy charges; secretarial overtime charges; and expenses for travel, lodging and food paid or incurred in connection with the performance of such legal or other advisory services.

If at any time Lenders are entitled to receive reimbursement from Borrowers of fees and expenses of counsel for Lenders and Lenders are not able to mutually agree on what counsel to engage to represent Lenders, Requisite Lenders shall be entitled to select counsel to represent Lenders.

11.4No Waiver.  Agent’s or any Lender’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by the Credit Parties of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Agent or such Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance herewith or therewith.  Any suspension or waiver of an Event of Default shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Event of Default whether the same is prior or subsequent thereto and whether the same or of a different type.  Subject to the provisions of Section 11.2, none of the undertakings, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of any Credit Party contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and no Default or Event of Default by any Credit Party shall be deemed to have been suspended or waived by Agent or any Lender, unless such waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer of or other authorized employee of Agent and the applicable required Lenders, and directed to Borrowers specifying such suspension or waiver.

11.5Remedies.  Agent’s and Lenders’ rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any other rights and remedies that Agent or any Lender may have under any other agreement, including the other Loan Documents, by operation of law or otherwise.  Recourse to the Collateral shall not be required.

11.6Severability.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the

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extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement or such other Loan Document.

11.7Conflict of Terms.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by specific reference to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, if any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision in any of the other Loan Documents, the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.

11.8Confidentiality.  Agent and each Lender agree to maintain as confidential (using the same degree of care used in maintaining the confidentiality of its own confidential information) all confidential information provided to them by the Credit Parties and designated as confidential for a period of 2 years following the termination of this Agreement, except that Agent and any Lender may disclose such information (a) to Persons employed or engaged by Agent or such Lender; (b) to any bona fide assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant that has agreed to comply with the covenant contained in this Section 11.8 (and any such bona fide assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant may disclose such information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause (a) above); (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or reasonably believed by Agent or such Lender to be compelled by any court decree, subpoena or legal or administrative order or process; (d) as, on the advice of Agent’s or such Lender’s counsel, is required by law; (e) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under the Loan Documents or in connection with any Litigation to which Agent or such Lender is a party; or (f) that ceases to be confidential through no fault of Agent or such Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other written or oral understanding or agreement to which the parties hereto are parties or by which they are bound, the parties acknowledge and agree that (i) any obligations of confidentiality contained herein and therein do not apply and have not applied to the federal tax treatment and federal tax structure of the Loans (the “Transactions”) (and any related transactions or arrangements) from the commencement of discussions between the parties, and (ii) each party (and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the federal tax treatment and federal tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.  The preceding sentence is intended to cause the Transaction to be treated as not having been offered under conditions of confidentiality for purposes of Section 1.6011-4(b)(3) (or any successor provision) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 6011 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be construed in a manner consistent with such purpose.  Subject to the proviso with respect to disclosure in the first sentence of this paragraph, each party hereto acknowledges that it has no proprietary or exclusive rights to the federal tax structure of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any federal tax matter or federal tax idea related to the Transaction.

11.9GOVERNING LAW.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

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APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN THAT STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, CITY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN THE CREDIT PARTIES, AGENT AND LENDERS PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, THAT AGENT, LENDERS AND THE CREDIT PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK COUNTY; PROVIDED FURTHER,  THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE AGENT FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF AGENT, AND CREDIT PARTIES MAY MAKE ANY COUNTERCLAIMS RELATING TO THE SAME MATTER, REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE RELIEF RELATING TO THE SAME MATTER OR AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.  EACH CREDIT PARTY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT SUCH CREDIT PARTY MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT.  EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO SUCH CREDIT PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN ANNEX I OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF SUCH CREDIT PARTY’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR 3 DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.

11.10Notices.  Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any of the parties by any other parties, or whenever any of the parties desires to give or serve upon any other parties any communication with respect to this Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and 3 Business Days after deposit in the United States Mail (if such communication is initiated in the United States) registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by telecopy or other similar facsimile transmission (with such telecopy or facsimile promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by personal delivery or United States Mail or as otherwise provided in this Section 11.10); (c) 1 Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of

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which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated in Annex I or to such other address (or facsimile number) as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided.  The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing by the party entitled to receive such notice.  Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to any Person (other than Borrower Representative or Agent) designated in Annex I to receive copies shall in no way adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication.

11.11Section Titles.  The Section titles and Table of Contents contained in this Agreement are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.

11.12Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall collectively and separately constitute one agreement.

11.13WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  THE PARTIES HERETO KNOWINGLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AMONG AGENT, LENDERS AND ANY CREDIT PARTY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.

11.14Press Releases and Related Matters.  Each Credit Party executing this Agreement agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates will in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of GE Capital or its affiliates or referring to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Related Transactions Documents without at least 2 Business Days’ prior notice to GE Capital and without the prior written consent of GE Capital unless (and only to the extent that) such Credit Party or Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event, such Credit Party or Affiliate will consult with GE Capital before issuing such press release or other public disclosure.  Each Credit Party consents to the publication by Agent or any Lender of a tombstone or similar advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Agent reserves the right to provide to industry trade organizations information necessary and customary for inclusion in league table measurements.

11.15Reinstatement.  This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Borrower for liquidation or reorganization, should any Borrower become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Borrower’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or to be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made.  In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded,

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reduced, restored or returned, the Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

11.16Advice of Counsel.  Each of the parties represents to each other party hereto that it has discussed this Agreement and, specifically, the provisions of Sections 11.9 and 11.13, with its counsel.

11.17No Strict Construction.  The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

11.18Currency Equivalent Generally.  For the purposes of making valuations or computations under this Agreement (but not for the purposes of the preparation of any financial statements delivered pursuant hereto), and in particular, without limitation, for purposes of valuations or computations under Sections 1.3(b), 3, 5, 6 and 8, unless expressly provided otherwise, where a reference is made to a dollar amount the amount is to be considered as the amount in Dollars and, therefor, each other currency shall be converted into the Equivalent Amount thereof in Dollars.

11.19Judgment Currency.

(a)If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Credit Party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 11.19 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due under any Loan Document in any currency (the “Obligation Currency”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding (i) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or (ii) the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 11.19 being hereinafter in this Section 11.19 referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).

(b)If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 11.19(a), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt for value of the amount due, the applicable Credit Party shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.  Any amount due from a Credit Party under Section 11.19(b) shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of any of the Loan Documents.

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(c)The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 11.19 means the rate of exchange at which Agent would, on the relevant date at or about 1:00 p.m.(New York time), be prepared to sell the Obligation Currency against the Judgment Currency.

11.20Intentionally Omitted.

11.21Amendment and Restatement.  Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that the security interest granted to Agent, for the benefit of Prior Lender Group, or any of them, pursuant to the Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement), shall remain outstanding and in full force and effect in accordance with the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement), as modified herein and in the other Loan Documents, and shall continue to secure the Obligations.  Credit Parties and Lenders acknowledge and confirm that (i) the Obligations represent, among other things, the amendment, restatement, renewal, extension, consolidation and modification of the Obligations (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) arising in connection with the Prior Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement); (ii) the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) and the collateral pledged thereunder shall secure, without interruption or impairment of any kind, all existing Obligations (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) under the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) as amended, restated, renewed, extended, consolidated or modified hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, together with all other Obligations hereunder; (iii) all Liens evidenced by the Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) are hereby ratified, confirmed and continued as modified, amended or restated under the Loan Documents; and (iv) this Agreement is intended to restate, renew, extend, consolidate, amend and modify the Prior Credit Agreement in its entirety.  Borrowers and Lenders intend that (i) the provisions of the Prior Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement), to the extent restated, renewed, extended, consolidated, amended or modified hereby and by the other Loan Documents, be hereby superseded and replaced by the provisions hereof and of the other Loan Documents; and (ii) by entering into and performing their respective obligations hereunder, this transaction shall not constitute a novation and shall in no way adversely affect or impair the priority of Liens granted by the Loan Documents (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement).

12.CROSS-GUARANTY

12.1Cross-Guaranty.

(a)Each Borrower hereby agrees that such Borrower is jointly and severally liable for, and hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Agent and Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, the full and prompt payment (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and performance of, all Obligations owed or hereafter owing to Agent and Lenders by each other Borrower.  Each Borrower agrees that its guaranty obligation hereunder is a continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection, that its obligations under this Section 12 shall not be discharged until payment and performance, in full, of the Obligations has occurred, and that its obligations under this Section 12 shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and unaffected by,

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(i)the genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability or any future amendment of, or change in, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, document or instrument to which any Borrower is or may become a party;

(ii)the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Section 12) or any other Loan Document or the waiver or consent by Agent and Lenders with respect to any of the provisions thereof;

(iii)the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect its Lien against, any security for the Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by Agent and Lenders in respect thereof (including the release of any such security);

(iv)the insolvency of any Credit Party; or

(v)any other action or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor.

Each Borrower shall be regarded, and shall be in the same position, as principal debtor with respect to the Obligations guaranteed hereunder.

(b)Each Borrower expressly represents and acknowledges that it is part of a common enterprise with the other Borrowers and that any financial accommodations by Lenders, or any of them, to any other Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are and will be of direct and indirect interest, benefit and advantage to all Borrowers.

12.2Waivers by Borrowers.  Each Borrower expressly waives all rights it may have now or in the future under any statute, or at common law, or at law or in equity, or otherwise, to compel Agent or Lenders to marshal assets or to proceed in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder against any other Credit Party, any other party or against any security for the payment and performance of the Obligations before proceeding against, or as a condition to proceeding against, such Borrower.  It is agreed among each Borrower, Agent and Lenders that the foregoing waivers are of the essence of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and that, but for the provisions of this Section 12 and such waivers, Agent and Lenders would decline to enter into this Agreement.

12.3Benefit of Guaranty.  Each Borrower agrees that the provisions of this Section 12 are for the benefit of Agent and Lenders and their respective successors, transferees, endorsees and assigns, and nothing herein contained shall impair, as between any other Borrower and Agent or Lenders, the obligations of such other Borrower under the Loan Documents.

12.4Subordination of Subrogation, Etc.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, and except as set forth in Section 12.7, each Borrower hereby expressly and irrevocably subordinates to payment of the Obligations any and all rights at law or in equity to subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off and any and all defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full in cash.  Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this subordination is intended to benefit Agent and Lenders and shall not limit or otherwise affect such Borrower’s liability hereunder or the

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enforceability of this Section 12, and that Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns are intended third party beneficiaries of the waivers and agreements set forth in this Section 12.4.

12.5Election of Remedies.  If Agent or any Lender may, under applicable law, proceed to realize its benefits under any of the Loan Documents giving Agent or such Lender a Lien upon any Collateral, whether owned by any Borrower or by any other Person, either by judicial foreclosure or by non-judicial sale or enforcement, Agent or any Lender may, at its sole option, determine which of its remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting any of its rights and remedies under this Section 12.  If, in the exercise of any of its rights and remedies, Agent or any Lender shall forfeit any of its rights or remedies, including its right to enter a deficiency judgment against any Borrower or any other Person, whether because of any applicable laws pertaining to “election of remedies” or the like, each Borrower hereby consents to such action by Agent or such Lender and waives any claim based upon such action, even if such action by Agent or such Lender shall result in a full or partial loss of any rights of subrogation that each Borrower might otherwise have had but for such action by Agent or such Lender.  Any election of remedies that results in the denial or impairment of the right of Agent or any Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against any Borrower shall not impair any other Borrower’s obligation to pay the full amount of the Obligations.  In the event Agent or any Lender shall bid at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale or at any private sale permitted by law or the Loan Documents, Agent or such Lender may bid all or less than the amount of the Obligations and the amount of such bid need not be paid by Agent or such Lender but shall be credited against the Obligations.  The amount of the successful bid at any such sale, whether Agent, Lender or any other party is the successful bidder, shall be conclusively deemed to be the fair market value of the Collateral and the difference between such bid amount and the remaining balance of the Obligations shall be conclusively deemed to be the amount of the Obligations guaranteed under this Section 12, notwithstanding that any present or future law or court decision or ruling may have the effect of reducing the amount of any deficiency claim to which Agent or any Lender might otherwise be entitled but for such bidding at any such sale.

12.6Limitation.  Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, each Borrower’s liability under this Section 12 shall be limited to an amount not to exceed as of any date of determination the greater of:

(a)the amount of all Loans advanced to such Borrower

(b)the net amount of all Loans advanced to another Borrower under this Agreement and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to, or for the benefit of, such Borrower; and

(c)the amount that could be claimed by Agent and Lenders from such Borrower under this Section 12 without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar foreign or domestic statute or common law after taking into account, among other things, such Borrower’s right of contribution and indemnification from each other Borrower under Section 12.7.

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12.7Contribution with Respect to Guaranty Obligations.

(a)To the extent that any Borrower shall make a payment under this Section 12 of all or any of the Obligations (other than Loans made to that Borrower for which it is primarily liable) (a “Guarantor Payment”) that, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments then previously or concurrently made by any other Borrower, exceeds the amount that such Borrower would otherwise have paid if each Borrower had paid the aggregate Obligations satisfied by such Guarantor Payment in the same proportion that such Borrower’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (as determined immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each of the Borrowers as determined immediately prior to the making of such Guarantor Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments, such Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, each other Borrower for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment.

(b)As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of any Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim that could then be recovered from such Borrower under this Section 12 without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law.

(c)This Section 12.7 is intended only to define the relative rights of Borrowers and nothing set forth in this Section 12.7 is intended to or shall impair the obligations of Borrowers, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 12.1.  Nothing contained in this Section 12.7 shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay the Loans made directly or indirectly to that Borrower and accrued interest, Fees and expenses with respect thereto for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable.

(d)The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of the Borrower to which such contribution and indemnification is owing.

(e)The rights of the indemnifying Borrowers against other Credit Parties under this Section 12.7 shall be exercisable upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments.

12.8Liability Cumulative.  The liability of Borrowers under this Section 12 is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Borrower to Agent and Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party or in respect of any Obligations or obligation of the other Borrower, without any limitation as to amount, unless the instrument or agreement evidencing or creating such other liability specifically provides to the contrary.

12.9USA Patriot Act Notice.  Each of Lenders and Agent hereby notifies Borrowers that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into

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law October 26, 2001)), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

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Execution Copy

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above.

BORROWERS
BLOUNT, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Name: Calvin E. Jenness
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
GEAR PRODUCTS, INC., an Oklahoma corporation
By:	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Name: Calvin E. Jenness
Title: Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
OMARK PROPERTIES, INC., an Oregon corporation
By:	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Name: Calvin E. Jenness
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
WINDSOR FORESTRY TOOLS LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company
By: Blount, Inc., its sole member
By:	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Name: Calvin E. Jenness
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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AGENT AND LENDERS:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent and Lender
By:	/s/ Judith A. Langan
Name: Judith A. Langan
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

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The following Persons are signatories to this Agreement in their capacity as Credit Parties and not as Borrowers.

CREDIT PARTIES:
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Name: Calvin E. Jenness
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
BI, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
By: Blount, Inc., its managing member
By:	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Name: Calvin E. Jenness
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
4520 CORP., INC., a Delaware corporation
By:	/s/ Calvin E. Jenness
Name: Calvin E. Jenness
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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ANNEX A (RECITALS)

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used in the Loan Documents shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in the Loan Documents) the following respective meanings, and all references to Sections, Exhibits, Schedules or Annexes in the following definitions shall refer to Sections, Exhibits, Schedules or Annexes of or to the Agreement:

“Account Debtor” means any Person who may become obligated to any Credit Party under, with respect to, or on account of, an Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangibles (including a payment intangible).

“Accounting Changes” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Annex G.

“Accounts” means all “accounts,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, including (a) all accounts receivable, other receivables, book debts and other forms of obligations (other than forms of obligations evidenced by Chattel Paper, or Instruments), (including any such obligations that may be characterized as an account or contract right under the Code), (b) all of each Credit Party’s rights in, to and under all purchase orders or receipts for goods or services, (c) all of each Credit Party’s rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing (including unpaid sellers’ rights of rescission, replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit and rights to returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods), (d) all rights to payment due to any Credit Party for property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, for energy provided or to be provided, for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, arising out of the use of a credit card or charge card, or for services rendered or to be rendered by such Credit Party or in connection with any other transaction (whether or not yet earned by performance on the part of such Credit Party), (e) all health care insurance receivables and (f) all collateral security of any kind, now or hereafter in existence, given by any Account Debtor or any other Person with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Acquisition Pro Forma” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.

“Activation Event” and “Activation Notice” have the meanings ascribed thereto in Annex C.

“Advance” means the amount of the Loans advanced under Section 1.1 of the Agreement on the occasion of any borrowing thereunder.

“Affected Lender” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.16(d).

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, 10% or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power in the election of directors of such

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Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (c) each of such Person’s officers, directors, joint venturers and partners and (d) in the case of Borrowers, the immediate family members, spouses and lineal descendants of individuals who are Affiliates of any Borrower.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that the term “Affiliate” shall specifically exclude Agent and each Lender.

“Agent” means GE Capital, as agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successor appointed pursuant to Section 9.7.

“Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party thereto, GE Capital, as Agent and Lender, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Appendices” has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to the Agreement.

“Applicable Existing Term Loan Index Margin” means the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the Index Rate applicable to the Existing Term Loan, as determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).

“Applicable Existing Term Loan LIBOR Margin” means the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Existing Term Loan, as determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).

“Applicable Extending Term Loan Index Margin” means the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the Index Rate applicable to the Extending Term Loan, as determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).

“Applicable Extending Term Loan LIBOR Margin” means the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Extending Term Loan, as determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).

“Applicable Margins” means collectively the Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin, the Applicable Revolver Index Margin, the Applicable Existing Term Loan Index Margin, the Applicable Extending Term Loan Index Margin, the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin, the Applicable Existing Term Loan LIBOR Margin and the Applicable Extending Term Loan LIBOR Margin.

“Applicable Revolver Index Margin” means the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the Index Rate applicable to the Revolving Loan, as determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).

“Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin” means the per annum interest rate from time to time in effect and payable in addition to the LIBOR Rate applicable to the Revolving Loan, as determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).

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“Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin” means the per annum fee, from time to time in effect, payable in respect of Borrowers’ non-use of committed funds pursuant to Section 1.9(b), which fee is determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).

“Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural Person) that (a) is or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and (b) is advised or managed by (i) such Lender, (ii) any Affiliate of such Lender or (iii) any Person (other than an individual) or any Affiliate of any Person (other than an individual) that administers or manages such Lender.

“Assignment Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.1.

“Bankruptcy Code” means the provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§101 et seq., as now and hereafter in effect, any successors to such statutes and any other applicable insolvency or other similar law of any jurisdiction including, without limitation, any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.

“Blocked Accounts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex C.

“Blount China” means Blount (Fuzhou) Industries Co. Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blount, Inc. organized under the laws of The People’s Republic of China.

“Blount, Inc.” has the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of the Agreement.

“Borrower” and “Borrowers” have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the preamble of this Agreement.

“Borrower Representative” means Blount, Inc. in its capacity as Borrower Representative pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.1(d).

“Borrowing Availability” means as of any date of determination, the Maximum Amount, less the sum of the aggregate Revolving Loan and Swing Line Loan then outstanding.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in New York and in reference to LIBOR Loans shall mean any such day that is also a LIBOR Business Day.

“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person, all expenditures (by the expenditure of cash or the incurrence of Indebtedness) by such Person during any measuring period for any fixed assets or improvements or for replacements, substitutions or additions thereto that have a useful life of more than one year and that are required to be capitalized under GAAP.

“Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that, in accordance with GAAP,

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would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person.

“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.

“Cash Collateral Account” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex B.

“Cash Equivalents” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex B.

“Cash Management Systems” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.8.

“CERCLA” has the meaning ascribed to it in this Annex under the definition of “Environmental Laws”.

“Change of Control” means any of the following:  (a) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,) of 20% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of capital Stock of Holdings having the right to vote for the election of directors of Holdings under ordinary circumstances; (b) during any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of Holdings (together with any new directors whose election by the board of directors of Holdings or whose nomination for election by the Stockholders of Holdings was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other than death or disability to constitute a majority of the directors then in office; (c) Holdings ceases to own and control all of the economic and voting rights associated with all of the outstanding capital Stock of Blount, Inc., (d) except for minority interests in certain Foreign Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and except as specifically permitted under Section 6.8(c), Blount, Inc. ceases to own and control all of the economic and voting rights associated with all of the outstanding capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries, or (e) any “change of control” as defined in the New Subordinated Debt Documents.

“Charges” means all federal, state, provincial, county, city, municipal, local, foreign or other governmental taxes (including taxes owed to the PBGC at the time due and payable), levies, assessments, charges, liens, claims or encumbrances owed by any Credit Party and upon or relating to (a) the Collateral, (b) the Obligations, (c) the employees, payroll, income, capital or gross receipts of any Credit Party, (d) any Credit Party’s ownership or use of any properties or other assets, or (e) any other aspect of any Credit Party’s business.

“Chattel Paper” means any “chattel paper,” as such term is defined in the Code, including electronic chattel paper, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.

“Closing Checklist” means the schedule, including all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, listing certain documents and information to be delivered in connection with

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the Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereunder, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex D.

“Closing Date” means December 4, 2009.

“Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of New York; provided, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, publication or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Agent’s or any Lender’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code or such foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that if such foreign personal property security laws do not contain a definition that is used in another Loan Document, the definition that is used in such other Loan Document shall have the meaning given to it in the Code as though the references to the words “ or such foreign personal property security laws” in the second proviso of this definition do not exist.

“Collateral” means the property covered by the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreements, the Mortgages and the other Collateral Documents and any other property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be or become subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, to secure the Obligations, or any portion thereof as specified therein.

“Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreements, the Guaranties, the Mortgages, the Patent Security Agreements, the Trademark Security Agreements, the Copyright Security Agreements and all similar agreements entered into guaranteeing payment of, or granting a Lien upon property as security for payment of, the Obligations.

“Collateral Reports” means the reports with respect to the Collateral referred to in Annex F.

“Collection Account” means that certain account of Agent, account number 502-328-54 in the name of Agent at Bankers Trust Company in New York, New York ABA No. 021 001 033, or such other account as may be specified in writing by Agent as the “Collection Account.”

“Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest of (a)(i) with respect to the Existing Term Loan Commitment and the term loans comprising the Existing Term Loan, August 9, 2010, and (ii) with respect to the Revolving Loan Commitment, the Revolving Loans, the Extending Term Loan Commitment and the term loans comprising the Extending Term Loan, February 9, 2012, (b) the date of termination of Lenders’ obligations to make Advances and to

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incur Letter of Credit Obligations or permit existing Loans to remain outstanding pursuant to Section 8.2(b), and (c) the date of indefeasible prepayment in full by Borrowers of the Loans and the cancellation and return (or stand-by guarantee) of all Letters of Credit or the cash collateralization of all Letter of Credit Obligations pursuant to Annex B, and the permanent reduction of all Commitments to zero dollars ($0).

“Commitments” means, as to any Lender, the aggregate of such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment (including without duplication, the Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment as a subset of its Revolving Loan Commitment) and Term Loan B Commitment as set forth on Annex J to the Agreement or in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Lender and (b) as to all Lenders, the aggregate of all Lenders’ Revolving Loan Commitments (including, without duplication, the Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment as a subset of its Revolving Loan Commitment) and Term Loan B Commitment which aggregate commitment shall be One Hundred Seven Million Four Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Three Hundred One Dollars and 84/100 ($107,465,301.84) on the Closing Date, as to each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), as such Commitments may be reduced, amortized or adjusted from time to time in accordance with the Agreement.

“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex E.

“Concentration Accounts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex C.

“Contracts” means all “contracts,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, in any event, including all contracts, undertakings, or agreements in or under which any Credit Party may now or hereafter have any right, title or interest, including any agreement relating to the terms of payment or the terms of performance of any Account.

“Control Letter” means a letter agreement between Agent and (i) the issuer of uncertificated securities with respect to uncertificated securities in the name of any Credit Party, (ii) a securities intermediary with respect to securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, securities entitlements and other financial assets held in a securities account in the name of any Credit Party, (iii) a futures commission merchant or clearing house, as applicable, with respect to commodity accounts and commodity contracts held by any Credit Party, whereby, among other things, the issuer, securities intermediary or futures commission merchant disclaims any security interest in the applicable financial assets, acknowledges the Lien of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, on such financial assets, and agrees to follow the instructions or entitlement orders of Agent without further consent by the affected Credit Party.

“Copyright License” means any and all rights now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party under any written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright registration.

“Copyright Security Agreements” means the Copyright Security Agreements made in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, by each applicable Credit Party.

“Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter adopted or acquired by any Credit Party: (a) all copyrights and General Intangibles of like nature (whether

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registered or unregistered), all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof.

“Credit Agreement Joinder Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.13 of the Agreement.

“Credit Facility Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to Holdings, on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) the amount of the Loans outstanding (including Letter of Credit Obligations) as of any date of determination to (b) the sum of EBITDA for the twelve months ending on that date of determination.

“Credit Parties” means, collectively, Holdings, each Borrower and each domestic Subsidiary of a Borrower that executes and delivers a Guaranty; and “Credit Party” means any one of the foregoing Credit Parties.

“Default” means any event that, with the passage of time or notice or both, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.5(e).

“Deposit Accounts” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the Code, now or hereafter held in the name of any Credit Party.

“Design” means the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party:  (a) all industrial designs, design patents, other designs and intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered) now owned or existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the Canadian Industrial Designs Office or any similar office in any country and all records thereof and (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof.

“Design License” means rights under any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party granting any right to use any Design.

“Disbursement Accounts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex C.

“Disclosure Schedules” means the Schedules prepared by Borrowers and denominated as Disclosure Schedules (1.4) through (6.7) in the Index to the Agreement.

“Documents” means all “documents,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located.

“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States.

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“EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, without duplication, an amount equal to (a) consolidated net income of such Person for such period determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (b) the sum of (i) income tax credits, (ii) interest income, (iii) gain from extraordinary items for such period, (iv) any aggregate net gain (but not any aggregate net loss) during any four quarter period exceeding $1,000,000 (and only to the extent that such net gain exceeds $1,000,000, so that the first $1,000,000 of such net gain is not deducted pursuant to this clause (iv)) in the aggregate arising from the sale, exchange or other disposition of capital assets by such Person (including any fixed assets, whether tangible or intangible, all Inventory sold in conjunction with the disposition of fixed assets and all securities), and (v) any other non-cash gains that have been added in determining consolidated net income, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of consolidated net income of such Person for such period in accordance with GAAP, but without duplication, plus (c) the sum of (i) any provision for income taxes, (ii) Interest Expense plus fees associated with this transaction that are not capitalized, (iii) loss from extraordinary items for such period, (iv) the amount of non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets) for such period, (v) amortized debt discount for such period, (vi) the amount of any deduction to consolidated net income as the result of any grant to, or exercise by, any members of the management of such Person of any Stock, (vii) cash expenses incurred during any four quarter period in connection with discontinued operations up to $3,000,000 in the aggregate, (viii) any aggregate net loss (but not any aggregate net gain) during any four quarter period not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate arising from the sale, exchange or other disposition of capital assets by such Person (including any fixed assets, whether tangible or intangible, all Inventory sold in conjunction with the disposition of fixed assets and all securities), (ix) expenses incurred in connection with the consolidation of the Credit Parties’ and their Subsidiaries’ warehouses and the curtailment of Credit Parties’ logistics arrangements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,000,000 during the term of this Agreement,  (x) any non-cash charges not to exceed $12,500,000 in the aggregate accrued in connection with the acceleration of scheduled amortization with respect to the liabilities of one or more of Borrowers’ benefit plans due to the alteration of any such benefit plan, and any cash charges associated with the communication of such alteration or the transition of any defined benefit plan in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate incurred in connection therewith, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of consolidated net income of such Person for such period in accordance with GAAP, but without duplication, (xi) restructuring expenses and related charges incurred during the Fiscal Quarters ended on or prior to December 31, 2008 in connection with the Forestry Division sale and related consolidation of corporate and divisional infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, (xii) cash restructuring charges paid during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,500,000 and (xiii) cash expenses incurred in connection with the transition of such Person’s chief executive officer or chief executive officer designate incurred between January 1, 2009 throughout the term of this Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000.  For purposes of this definition, the following items shall be excluded in determining consolidated net income of a Person: (1) the income (or deficit) of any other Person accrued prior to the date it became a Subsidiary of, or was merged or consolidated into or amalgamated with, such Person or any of such Person’s Subsidiaries; (2) the income (or deficit) of any other Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which such Person has an ownership interest, except to the extent any such income has actually been received by such Person in the form of cash dividends or distributions; (3) the undistributed

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earnings of any Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation or requirement of law applicable to such Subsidiary; (4) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of income accrued during such period; (5) any write-up of any asset; (6) any net gain from the collection of the proceeds of life insurance policies; (7) any net gain arising from the acquisition of any securities, or the extinguishment, under GAAP, of any Indebtedness, of such Person, (8) in the case of a successor to such Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of its assets, any earnings of such successor prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets, and (9) any deferred credit representing the excess of equity in any Subsidiary of such Person at the date of acquisition of such Subsidiary over the cost to such Person of the investment in such Subsidiary.

“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, provincial, local and foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards, orders-in-council, regulations and any applicable judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any applicable judicial or administrative order, consent decree, order or judgment, imposing liability or standards of conduct for or relating to the regulation and protection of human health, safety, the environment and natural resources (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, wetlands, land surface or subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic species and vegetation).  Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.) (“CERCLA”); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994 (49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq.); the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.); the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.); the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.); the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.); the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.); and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300(f) et seq.), and any and all regulations promulgated thereunder, and all analogous state, local, provincial and foreign counterparts or equivalents and any transfer of ownership notification or approval statutes relating to the protection of human health, safety, or the environment.

“Environmental Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, response, remedial and removal costs, investigation and feasibility study costs, capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, losses, damages, punitive damages, property damages, natural resource damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of or related to any claim, suit, action, investigation, proceeding or demand by any Person, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law, arising under or related to any Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits, or as a result of any Release or threatened Release or presence of a Hazardous Material whether on, at, in, under, from or about or in the vicinity of any real or personal property.

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“Environmental Permits” means all permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates, approvals or registrations required by any Governmental Authority under any Environmental Laws.

“Equipment” means all “equipment,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located and, in any event, including all such Credit Party’s machinery and equipment, including processing equipment, conveyors, machine tools, data processing and computer equipment, including embedded Software and peripheral equipment and all engineering, processing and manufacturing equipment, office machinery, furniture, materials handling equipment, tools, attachments, accessories, automotive equipment, trailers, trucks, forklifts, molds, dies, stamps, motor vehicles, rolling stock and other equipment of every kind and nature, trade fixtures and fixtures not forming a part of real property, together with all additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts therefor, all substitutes for any of the foregoing, fuel therefor, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto, and all products and proceeds thereof and condemnation awards and insurance proceeds with respect thereto.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Credit Party, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with such Credit Party, are treated as a single employer within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the IRC.

“ERISA Event” means, with respect to any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (a) any event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Title IV Plan (other than an event for which the thirty (30) day notice period is waived); (b) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate from a Title IV Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (c) the complete or partial withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Title IV Plan or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA; (e) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan by the PBGC; (f) the failure by any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate to make when due required contributions to a Multiemployer Plan or Title IV Plan unless such failure is cured within thirty (30) days; (g) the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the reorganization or insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA; or (h) the loss of a Qualified Plan’s qualification or tax exempt status; or (i) the termination of a Plan described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

“ESOP” means a Plan that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 4975(e)(7) of the IRC.

“Euro” means the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.

“Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.1.

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“Excess Cash Flow” means, without duplication, with respect to any Fiscal Year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, consolidated net income plus (a) depreciation, amortization and Interest Expense to the extent deducted in determining consolidated net income, minus (b) Capital Expenditures during such Fiscal Year (excluding the financed portion thereof and excluding any Capital Expenditures in such Fiscal Year to the extent in excess of the amount permitted to be made in such Fiscal Year pursuant to clause (a) of Annex G), minus (c) Interest Expense paid or accrued (excluding any original issue discount, interest paid in kind or amortized debt discount, to the extent included in determining Interest Expense) and scheduled  and voluntary principal payments paid or payable in respect of Funded Debt, plus or minus (as the case may be), (d) extraordinary gains or losses which are cash items not included in the calculation of net income, minus (e) mandatory prepayments paid in cash pursuant to Section 1.3 other than mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Sections 1.3(b)(i), 1.3(b)(ii), 1.3(b)(iv) or 1.3(d), plus (f) taxes deducted in determining consolidated net income to the extent not paid for in cash.

“Excluded Proceeds” means:

(a)           the proceeds of asset dispositions under Section 6.8(a),

(b)           the proceeds of asset dispositions under Sections 6.8(b) and (d) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 per year so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and

(c)           to the extent the aggregate amount of proceeds of asset dispositions under Sections 6.8(b) and (d) exceed $1,000,000 in any year, the proceeds of each asset disposition, or series of related asset dispositions, under Section 6.8(b) or (d) after meeting such threshold if the gross proceeds with respect thereto are less than $100,000 per asset disposition, or series of related asset dispositions, in each case, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists.

“Excluded Stock Issuances” means (a) issuances of Stock by Holdings in connection with the exercise of options by any current or former employee or director, (b) issuances of Stock by Holdings to current or former employees in the form of restricted stock awards in the ordinary course of business, (c) issuances of Stock by Holdings to sellers in connection with, and as the purchase price for, Permitted Acquisitions and (d) issuances of Stock, the net proceeds of which are used within 180 days of the issuance thereof in connection with, and as the purchase price for, Permitted Acquisitions or other permitted investments, so long as no later than the Business Day following receipt of the proceeds thereof Borrower Representative delivers to Agent a certificate (a “Notice of Stock Issuance for Permitted Acquisition”) confirming that (A) the Credit Parties intend to invest such net proceeds in a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted investment within 180 days (the “Investment Period”) of the issuance of such Stock and (B) such net proceeds have been (x) deposited into an account that is subject to a Control Letter or a control agreement meeting the requirements of Annex C, which net proceeds when so deposited (1) shall constitute Collateral, securing the payment of the Obligations then outstanding, (2) may be withdrawn by the applicable Credit Party solely to make a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted investment within 180 days of the date of the issuance of such Stock or (y) used to repay the Revolving Loan (in whole or in part) on a temporary basis and if so used to repay the Revolving Loan and notwithstanding anything herein

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to the contrary such amount may be reborrowed only for the purpose of funding such Permitted Acquisition or if the Investment Period has expired and such amount has not been used to make a Permitted Acquisition to make the mandatory prepayment required by Section 1.3(b)(iii); provided, that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or upon the expiration of such 180 day Investment Period without such net proceeds being used to fund a Permitted Acquisition, an amount equal to such net proceeds shall be applied to the repayment of the Obligations as set forth in Section 1.3(b)(iii) and such net proceeds shall not be deemed to be “Excluded Stock Proceeds.

“Existing Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1(b)(i).

“Existing Term Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Lender with a Existing Term Loan Commitment, the commitment of such Lender to make its Pro Rata Share of the Existing Term Loan as set forth on Annex J to the Agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date, and (b) as to all Lenders with a Existing Term Loan Commitment, the aggregate commitment of all Lenders to make the Existing Term Loan, which aggregate commitment shall be Three Million Nine Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Three and  06/100 Dollars ($3,937,893.06) on the Closing Date.

“Existing Term Loan Note” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1(b)(i).

“Extending Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1(b)(ii).

“Extending Term Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Lender with a Extending Term Loan Commitment, the commitment of such Lender to make its Pro Rata Share of the Extending Term Loan as set forth on Annex J to the Agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date, and (b) as to all Lenders with a Extending Term Loan Commitment, the aggregate commitment of all Lenders to make the Extending Term Loan, which aggregate commitment shall be One Hundred Three Million Five Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Eight and 78/100 Dollars ($103,527,408.78) on the Closing Date.

“Extending Term Loan Note” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1(b)(ii).

“Fair Labor Standards Act” means the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §201 et seq.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, a floating rate equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions among members of the Federal Reserve System, as determined by Agent in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive (absent manifest error).

“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

“Fees” means any and all fees payable to Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

“Financial Covenants” means the financial covenants set forth in Annex G.

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“Financial Statements” means the consolidated and, as applicable, separate income statements, statements of cash flows and balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries delivered in accordance with Section 3.4 and Annex E.

“Fiscal Month” means any of the monthly accounting periods of Credit Parties.

“Fiscal Quarter” means any of the quarterly accounting periods of Credit Parties, ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.

“Fiscal Year” means any of the annual accounting periods of Credit Parties ending on December 31 of each year.

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, the ratio of EBITDA to Fixed Charges.

“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, (a) the aggregate of all Interest Expense paid during such period (excluding all non-cash Interest Expense), plus (b) scheduled payments of principal with respect to Indebtedness during such period, plus (c) Capital Expenditures during such period, plus (d) the greater of (i) cash payments of income taxes and capital taxes (net of tax refunds received during such period), and (ii) zero, plus (e) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.14(f).

“Fixtures” means all “fixtures” as such term is defined in the Code and all fixtures, facilities and equipment howsoever affixed or attached to real property, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.

“Foreign Lender” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.15 of the Agreement.

“Foreign Pledge Agreements” means, collectively, (i) that certain Commercial Pledge Agreement over Shares executed by Blount, Inc. in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pledging 65% of all of the Stock of Blount Europe, S.A., a company formed under the laws of Belgium, (ii) that certain Quota Pledge Agreement executed by Blount, Inc. in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pledging 65% of all of the Stock of Blount Industrial, Ltda., a company formed under the laws of Brazil, (iii) that certain Share Pledge Agreement executed by Blount, Inc. in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pledging 65% of all of the Stock of Svenska Blount Aktiebolag, a company formed under the laws of Sweden, (iv) that certain Agreement on the Pledge of Shares executed by Blount, Inc. in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pledging 65% of all of the Stock of Blount GmbH, a company formed under the laws of Germany, and (v) that certain Pledge Over Interests executed by Blount, Inc. in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pledging 65% of all of the Stock of Blount China.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Credit Party that is not formed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof.

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“Forestry Division” means the Borrowers’ Industrial and Power Equipment Group, Forestry Division, other than the Borrowers’ real and personal property and facilities previously located in Menominee, Michigan.

“Funded Debt” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, all Indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or similar evidences of Indebtedness that by its terms matures more than one year from, or is directly or indirectly renewable or extendible at such Person’s option under a revolving credit or similar agreement obligating the lender or lenders to extend credit over a period of more than one year from the date of creation thereof (but only to the extent borrowed thereunder), and specifically including Capital Lease Obligations, current maturities of long-term debt, revolving credit and short-term debt extendible beyond one year at the option of the debtor, and also including, in the case of Credit Parties, the Obligations (other than Obligations under Hedge Agreements that are not yet due and payable) and, without duplication, Guaranteed Indebtedness consisting of guaranties of Funded Debt of other Persons.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistently applied, as such term is further defined in Annex G to the Agreement.

“Gear” has the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of the Agreement.

“GE Capital” means General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

“GE Capital Fee Letter” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.9(a) of the Agreement.

“General Intangibles” means all “general intangibles,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, including all right, title and interest that such Credit Party may now or hereafter have in or under any Contract, all payment intangibles, customer lists, Licenses, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and all applications therefor and reissues, extensions or renewals thereof, rights in Intellectual Property, interests in partnerships, joint ventures and other business associations, licenses, permits, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, inventions (whether or not patented or patentable), technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge, know-how, Software, data bases, data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models, drawings, materials and records, goodwill (including the goodwill associated with any Trademark or Trademark License), all rights and claims in or under insurance policies (including insurance for fire, damage, loss and casualty, whether covering personal property, real property, tangible rights or intangible rights, all liability, life, key man and business interruption insurance, and all unearned premiums), uncertificated securities, choses in action, deposit, checking and other bank accounts, rights to receive tax refunds and other payments, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock and Investment Property, rights of indemnification, all books and records, correspondence, credit files, invoices and other papers, including without limitation all tapes, cards, computer runs and other papers and documents in the possession or under the control of such Credit Party or any computer bureau or service company from time to time acting for such Credit Party.

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“Goods” means all “goods” as defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, including embedded Software to the extent included in “goods” as defined in the Code, manufactured homes, standing timber that is cut and removed for sale and unborn young of animals.

“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

“Guaranteed Indebtedness” means as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing, providing comfort or otherwise supporting any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, or other obligation (“primary obligation”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, including any obligation or arrangement of such Person to (a) purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation, (b) advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet condition of the primary obligor, (c) purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, (d) protect the beneficiary of such arrangement from loss (other than product warranties given in the ordinary course of business) or (e) indemnify the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof except for such indemnifications created in the ordinary course of business pursuant to transactions that are not otherwise prohibited hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.  The amount of any Guaranteed Indebtedness at any time shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser at such time of (x) the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranteed Indebtedness is incurred and (y) the maximum amount for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guaranteed Indebtedness, or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability (assuming full performance) in respect thereof.

“Guaranties” means, collectively, the Guaranty and any other guaranty executed by any Guarantor in favor of Agent in respect of the Obligations.

“Guarantors” means Holdings and each domestic Subsidiary of any Credit Party and each other Person, if any, that executes a guaranty or other similar agreement in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of Lenders, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

“Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty dated as of May 15, 2003 from each Credit Party signatory thereto in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Hazardous Material” means any substance, material or waste regulated by, or forming the basis of liability under, any Environmental Laws, including any material or substance that is (a) defined as a “solid waste,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous substance,” “dangerous goods,” “extremely hazardous waste,”  “restricted hazardous waste,” “pollutant,” “contaminant,” “hazardous constituent,” “special waste,” “toxic substance”

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or other similar term or phrase under any Environmental Laws, or (b) petroleum or any fraction or by-product thereof, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s), or any radioactive substance.

“Hedge Agreement” shall mean any and all transactions, agreements or documents now existing or hereafter entered into between or among any Credit Party, on the one hand, and a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender), on the other hand, which provides for an interest rate, credit or equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency option, or any combination of, or option with respect to, these or similar transactions, for the purpose of hedging such Credit Party’s exposure to fluctuations in interest or exchange rates, loan, credit exchange, security or currency valuations.

“Holdings” means Blount International, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Impacted Lender” means any Lender that fails to promptly provide any Borrower or Agent, upon such Person’s request, reasonably satisfactory assurance that such Lender will not become a Non-Funding Lender.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property payment for which is deferred 6 months or more, but excluding obligations to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business, (b) all reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and surety bonds, whether or not matured, (c) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations and the present value (discounted at the Index Rate as in effect on the Closing Date) of future rental payments under all synthetic leases, (f) all obligations of such Person under commodity purchase or option agreements or other commodity price hedging arrangements, in each case whether contingent or matured, (g) all obligations of such Person under any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to alter the risks of that Person arising from fluctuations in currency values or interest rates, in each case whether contingent or matured, (h) all Indebtedness referred to above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in property or other assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness, and (i) the Obligations.

“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.13.

“Indemnified Person” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.13.

“Index Rate” means:

(a) with respect to any Revolving Loan bearing interest at the Index Rate, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as

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the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate, or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by Agent), (ii) the sum of (A) the Federal Funds Rate, plus (B) 3.00% per annum and (iii) the sum of (A) the LIBOR Rate with respect to Revolving Loans, plus (B) the excess of the Applicable Revolver LIBOR Margin over the Applicable Revolver Index Margin, in each instance, as of such day;

(b) with respect to any Extending Term Loan bearing interest at the Index Rate, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate, or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by Agent), (ii) the sum of (A) the Federal Funds Rate, plus (B) 3.00% per annum and (iii) the sum of (A) the LIBOR Rate with respect to the Extending Term Loan calculated for each day based on a LIBOR Period of one (1) month determined two (2) Business Days prior to such day, plus (B) the excess of the Applicable Extending Term Loan LIBOR Margin over the Applicable Extending Term Loan Index Margin, in each instance, as of such day; and

(c) with respect to any Existing Term Loan bearing interest at the Index Rate, for any day, a floating rate equal to the higher of (i) the rate publicly quoted from time to time by The Wall Street Journal as the “base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75.00% of the nation’s 30 largest banks” (or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases quoting a base rate of the type described, the highest per annum rate of interest published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve statistical release H.15 (519) entitled “Selected Interest Rates” as the Bank prime loan rate or its equivalent), and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points per annum.

Each change in any interest rate provided for in the Agreement based upon the Index Rate shall take effect at the time of such change in the Index Rate.

“Index Rate Loan” means a Loan denominated in Dollars or portion thereof bearing interest by reference to the Index Rate.

“Insolvency Laws” means any of the Bankruptcy Code, as now and hereafter in effect, any successors to such statutes and any other applicable insolvency or other similar law of any jurisdiction including, without limitation, any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.

“Instruments” means all “instruments,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, and, in any event, including all certificated securities, all certificates of deposit, and all promissory notes and other evidences of indebtedness, other than instruments that constitute, or are a part of a group of writings that constitute, Chattel Paper.

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“Intellectual Property” means any and all Licenses, Patents, Designs, Copyrights, Trademarks, the goodwill associated with such Trademarks, trade secrets and customer lists.

“Intercompany Notes” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.3.

“Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ended on such date, including, interest expense with respect to any Funded Debt of such Person and interest expense for the relevant period that has been capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Index Rate Loan, the first Business Day of each month to occur while such Loan is outstanding, and (b) as to any LIBOR Loan, the last day of the applicable LIBOR Period; provided that, in addition to the foregoing, each of (x) the date upon which all of the Commitments have been terminated and the Loans have been paid in full and (y) the Commitment Termination Date shall be deemed to be an “Interest Payment Date” with respect to any interest that has then accrued under the Agreement.

“Inventory” means all “inventory,” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, and in any event including inventory, merchandise, goods and other personal property that are held by or on behalf of any Credit Party for sale or lease or are furnished or are to be furnished under a contract of service, or that constitute raw materials, work in process, finished goods, returned goods, or materials or supplies of any kind, nature or description used or consumed or to be used or consumed in such Credit Party’s business or in the processing, production, packaging, promotion, delivery or shipping of the same, including all supplies and embedded Software.

“Investment Property” means all “investment property” as such term is defined in the Code now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, wherever located, including (i) all securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, including stocks, bonds, interests in limited liability companies, partnership interests, treasuries, certificates of deposit, and mutual fund shares; (ii) all securities entitlements of any Credit Party, including the rights of any Credit Party to any securities account and the financial assets held by a securities intermediary in such securities account and any free credit balance or other money owing by any securities intermediary with respect to that account; (iii) all securities accounts of any Credit Party; (iv) all commodity contracts of any Credit Party; and (v) all commodity accounts held by any Credit Party.

“IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations promulgated thereunder.

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

“L/C Issuer” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex B.

“L/C Sublimit” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex B.

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“Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each a “Distressed Person”), a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar bankruptcy laws of its jurisdiction of formation, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, merger, sale or other change of majority control supported in whole or in part by guaranties or other support (including, without limitation, the nationalization or assumption of majority ownership or operating control by) the U.S. government or other Governmental Authority, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent, bankrupt, or deficient in meeting any capital adequacy or liquidity standard of any such Governmental Authority.  For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall have the same meaning as in the second sentence of the definition of “Affiliate”.

“Lenders” means GE Capital and the other Lenders named on the signature pages of the Agreement, and, if any such Lender shall decide to assign all or any portion of the Obligations, such term shall include any assignee of such Lender.

“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex B.

“Letter of Credit Obligations” means all outstanding obligations incurred by Agent and Revolving Lenders at the request of Borrower Representative, whether direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, due or not due, in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit by Agent or another L/C Issuer or the purchase of a participation as set forth in Annex B with respect to any Letter of Credit.  The amount of such Letter of Credit Obligations shall equal the maximum amount that may be payable at such time or at any time thereafter by Agent or Revolving Lenders thereupon or pursuant thereto.

“Letter-of-Credit Rights” means “letter-of-credit rights” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, including rights to payment or performance under a letter of credit, whether or not such Credit Party, as beneficiary, has demanded or is entitled to demand payment or performance.

“Letters of Credit” means documentary or standby letters of credit issued for the account of any Borrower by any L/C Issuer, and bankers’ acceptances issued by any Borrower, for which Agent and Lenders have incurred Letter of Credit Obligations.  The term does not include a Swap Related L/C.

 “Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to Holdings, on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt as of any date of determination to (b) the sum of EBITDA for the twelve months ending on that date of determination.

 “LIBOR Business Day” means a Business Day on which banks in the City of London are generally open for interbank or foreign exchange transactions.

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“LIBOR Loan” means a Loan or any portion thereof bearing interest by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

“LIBOR Period” means, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on a LIBOR Business Day selected by Borrower Representative pursuant to the Agreement and ending one, two or three months thereafter, as selected by Borrower Representative’s irrevocable notice to Agent as set forth in Section 1.5(e); provided, that the foregoing provision relating to LIBOR Periods is subject to the following:

(a)           if any LIBOR Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business Day, such LIBOR Period shall be extended to the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such LIBOR Period into another calendar month in which event such LIBOR Period shall end on the immediately preceding LIBOR Business Day;

(b)           any LIBOR Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Commitment Termination Date shall end 2 LIBOR Business Days prior to such date;

(c)           any LIBOR Period that begins on the last LIBOR Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such LIBOR Period) shall end on the last LIBOR Business Day of a calendar month;

(d)           Borrower Representative shall select LIBOR Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any LIBOR Loan during a LIBOR Period for such Loan; and

(e)           Borrower Representative shall select LIBOR Periods so that there shall be no more than 5 separate LIBOR Loans in existence at any one time.

“LIBOR Rate” means for each LIBOR Period, a rate of interest determined by Agent equal to:

(a) with respect to each Revolving Loan bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate, for each LIBOR Period, a rate of interest determined by Agent equal to the greater of (i)(A) the offered rate for deposits of Dollars for a three-month LIBOR Period that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 A.M. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day in each LIBOR Period; divided by (B) a number equal to 1.0 minus the aggregate (but without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on the day that is 2 LIBOR Business Days prior to the beginning of such LIBOR Period (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, as now and from time to time in effect) for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board that are required to be maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System; and (ii) 2.50%.  If no such offered rate exists with respect to any Revolving Loan, such rate shall be the rate of interest per annum, as determined by Agent and Borrower Representative (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1.00%) at which deposits of Dollars in immediately available funds are offered at 11:00 A.M. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day in the

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applicable LIBOR Period by major financial institutions reasonably satisfactory to Agent in the London interbank market for the applicable LIBOR Period and for an amount equal or comparable to the principal amount of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued as a LIBOR Loan on such date of determination;

(b)  with respect to each term loan comprising the Extending Term Loan bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate, for each LIBOR Period, a rate of interest determined by Agent equal to the greater of (i)(A) the offered rate for deposits of Dollars for the applicable LIBOR Period that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 A.M. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day in each LIBOR Period; divided by (B) a number equal to 1.0 minus the aggregate (but without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on the day that is 2 LIBOR Business Days prior to the beginning of such LIBOR Period (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, as now and from time to time in effect) for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board that are required to be maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System; and (ii) 2.00%.  If no such offered rate exists with respect to any loans comprising the Extending Term Loan, such rate shall be the rate of interest per annum, as determined by Agent and Borrower Representative (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1.00%) at which deposits of Dollars in immediately available funds are offered at 11:00 A.M. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day in the applicable LIBOR Period by major financial institutions reasonably satisfactory to Agent in the London interbank market for the applicable LIBOR Period and for an amount equal or comparable to the principal amount of the Extending Term Loan to be borrowed, converted or continued as a LIBOR Loan on such date of determination; or

(c)  with respect to each term loan comprising the Existing Term Loan bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate, for each LIBOR Period, a rate of interest determined by Agent equal to: (i) the offered rate for deposits in US Dollars for the applicable LIBOR Period that appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time), on the second full LIBOR Business Day next preceding the first day of such LIBOR Period (unless such date is not a Business Day, in which event the next succeeding Business Day will be used); divided by (ii) a number equal to 1.0 minus the aggregate (but without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on the day that is 2 LIBOR Business Days prior to the beginning of such LIBOR Period (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto, as now and from time to time in effect) for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board that are required to be maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System.  With respect to the loans comprising the Existing Term Loan, if such interest rates shall cease to be available from Reuters, the LIBOR Rate shall be determined from such financial reporting service or other information as shall be mutually acceptable to Agent and Borrower Representative.

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“License” means any Copyright License, Patent License, Design License, Trademark License or other license of rights or interests now held or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.

“Lien” means any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction).

“Litigation” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.13.

“Loan Account” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.12.

“Loan Documents” means the Agreement, any Notes, the Collateral Documents, the Master Standby Agreement, the Master Documentary Agreement, and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in the Closing Checklist executed and delivered to, or in favor of, Agent or any Lenders and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Credit Party, or any employee of any Credit Party, and delivered to Agent or any Lender in connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby.  Any reference in the Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to the Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Hedge Agreements shall constitute Loan Documents.

“Loans” means the Revolving Loan, the Swing Line Loan, the Existing Term Loan and the Extending Term Loan; and “Loan” means any one of the foregoing Loans.

“Lock Boxes” has the meaning ascribed to it in Annex C.

“Margin Stock” has the meaning ascribed to in Section 3.10.

“Master Documentary Agreement” means the Master Agreement for Documentary Letters of Credit dated as of May 15, 2003 among Borrowers, as Applicant(s), and GE Capital, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Master Standby Agreement” means the Master Agreement for Standby Letters of Credit dated as of May 15, 2003 among Borrowers, as Applicant(s), and GE Capital, as issuer, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, prospects or financial or other condition of the Credit Parties considered as a whole, (b) any Borrower’s ability to pay any of the Loans or any of the other Obligations in

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accordance with the terms of the Agreement, (c) the Collateral or Agent’s Liens, on behalf of itself and Lenders on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens, or (d) Agent’s or any Lender’s rights and remedies under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 “Maximum Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment of all Lenders as of that date.

“Maximum Lawful Rate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.5(f).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.

“Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning assigned to it in Annex D.

“Mortgages” means each of the mortgages, debentures, deeds of trust, leasehold mortgages, leasehold deeds of trust, collateral assignments of leases or other real estate security documents delivered by any Credit Party to Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and to which any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate is making, is obligated to make or has made or been obligated to make, contributions on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any of them.

“New Subordinated Debt” means the Indebtedness evidenced by the New Subordinated Debt Documents.

“New Subordinated Debt Documents” means the New Subordinated Notes, the New Subordinated Debt Indenture, and all other documents executed in connection therewith.

“New Subordinated Debt Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of August 9, 2004 among Blount, Inc., as issuer, the “Guarantors” (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York as trustee.

“New Subordinated Notes” means those certain 8.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 issued by Blount, Inc. in an aggregate original principal amount of $175,000,000.

“Non-Funding Lender” means any Lender (a) that has failed to fund any payments required to be made by it within three (3) Business Days after any such payment is due, (b) that has given verbal or written notice to a Borrower, Agent or any Lender or has otherwise publicly announced that such Lender believes it will fail to fund all payments required to be made by it or fund all purchases of participations required to be funded by it under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of any Settlement Date, (c) as to which Agent or any L/C Issuer has a good faith belief that such Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations (as a lender, agent or letter of credit issuer) under one or more other syndicated credit facilities or (d) with respect to which one or more Lender-Related Distress Events has occurred with respect to such Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender and Agent has

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determined that such Lender may become a Non-Funding Lender.  For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall have the same meaning as in the second sentence of the definition of Affiliate.

“Notes” means, collectively, the Revolving Notes, the Swing Line Notes and the Existing Term Loan Notes and the Extending Term Loan Notes; and “Note” means any one of the foregoing Notes.

“Notice of Conversion/Continuation-LIBOR Rate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.5(f).

“Notice of Revolving Credit Advance” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(a)(i).

“Obligations” means all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations for the performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or such amounts are liquidated or determinable) owing by any Credit Party to Agent or any Lender, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement, letter of credit agreement or other instrument, arising under the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.  This term includes all principal, interest, Fees, expenses, attorneys’ fees and any other sum chargeable to any Credit Party under the Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including all interest, fees and expenses that accrue after the commencement of any case or proceeding by or against any Credit Party in bankruptcy or any similar proceeding, whether or not allowed in such case or proceeding) and all Swap Related Reimbursement Obligations and all debts, liabilities and obligations of any kind or nature, present or future, of any Credit Party to any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender) arising in connection with any Hedge Agreement and if any Person ceases to be a Lender hereunder, any debts, liabilities and obligations of any kind or nature, present or future, of any Credit Party to such Person (or an Affiliate of such Person) arising in connection with any Hedge Agreement entered into at a time when such Person was a Lender hereunder.

“Omark” has the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of the Agreement.

“Other Taxes” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.15(b).

 “Patent License” means rights under any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party granting any right with respect to any invention on which a Patent is in existence.

“Patent Security Agreements” means the Patent Security Agreements made in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, by each applicable Credit Party.

“Patents” means all of the following in which any Credit Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (a) all letters patent of the United States or of any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or of any other country, including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States

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Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States or any State, and (b) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“Pension Plan” means a Plan described in Section 3(2) of ERISA.

“Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.1(b).

“Permitted Encumbrances” means the following encumbrances: (a) Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental Charges not yet due and payable or which are being contested in accordance with Section 5.2(b); (b) pledges or deposits of money securing statutory obligations under workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security or public liability laws or similar legislation (excluding Liens under ERISA); (c) pledges or deposits of money securing bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money) or leases to which any Credit Party is a party as lessee made in the ordinary course of business; (d) inchoate and unperfected workers’, mechanics’ or similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Liens attach only to Equipment, Fixtures and/or Real Estate; (e) carriers’, warehousemen’s, suppliers’ or other similar possessory liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing liabilities in an outstanding aggregate amount not in excess of $100,000 at any time; (f) deposits securing, or in lieu of, surety, appeal or customs bonds in proceedings to which any Credit Party is a party; (g) any attachment or judgment lien not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.1(j); (h) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, or other restrictions on the use of any Real Estate or other minor irregularities in title (including leasehold title) thereto, so long as the same do not materially impair the use, value, or marketability of such Real Estate; (i) presently existing or hereafter created Liens in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders; (j) Liens expressly permitted under clauses (b), (c) and (d) of Section 6.7 of the Agreement; (k) [Reserved]; (l) Liens or other encumbrances for which exceptions are included in the title insurance policies accepted by Agent involving the Mortgages; (m) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by any Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased; (n) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings with respect to operating leases or consignment arrangements entered into by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of any Credit Party in the ordinary course of business and only covering the assets so leased or consigned; (o) subject to the requirements of Annex C, Liens in favor of any banking institution arising by operation of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) held by such banking institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry; (p) leases and subleases of Real Estate not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of the applicable Credit Parties and otherwise consented to by Agent which consent will not be unreasonably withheld; and (q) Liens under Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of ERISA so long as such Liens secure liabilities not in excess of $250,000 and so long as the PBGC has not taken any affirmative action to perfect such Liens.

“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, other entity or government (whether federal, state, county,

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city, municipal, local, foreign, or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).

“Plan” means, at any time, an “employee benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to or has maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to at any time within the past seven (7) years on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate.

“Pledge Agreement” means, collectively, the US Pledge Agreement, the Foreign Pledge Agreements and any other pledge agreements entered into after the Closing Date by any Credit Party (as required by the Agreement or any other Loan Document).

 “Prior Credit Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals hereof.

“Prior Lender Group” has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals hereof.

“Pro Forma” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2009 after giving pro forma effect to the Related Transactions.

“Pro Rata Share” means with respect to all matters relating to any Lender, (a) with respect to the Revolving Loan, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Commitment of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments of all Lenders, as any such percentages may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 9.1, (b) with respect to the Term Loan B, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Term Loan B Commitment of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term Loan B Commitments of all Lenders, as any such percentages may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section 9.1, (c) with respect to all Loans prior to the Commitment Termination Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Commitments of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders, and (d) with respect to all Loans on and after the Commitment Termination Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans held by that Lender, by (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Loans held by all Lenders.

“Proceeds” means “proceeds,” as such term is defined in the Code, including (a) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to any Credit Party from time to time with respect to any of the Collateral, (b) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Credit Party from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any Governmental Authority (or any Person acting under color of governmental authority), (c) any claim of any Credit Party against third parties (i) for past, present or future infringement of any Patent or Patent License, or  (ii) for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any Copyright, Copyright License, Designs, Design Licenses, Trademark or Trademark License, or for injury to the goodwill associated with any Trademark or Trademark License, (d) any recoveries by any Credit Party against third parties with respect to any litigation or dispute concerning any of the Collateral including claims arising out of the loss or nonconformity of, interference with the use of, defects in, or infringement of rights in, or damage to, Collateral, (e) all amounts collected on, or distributed on account of, other Collateral,

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including dividends, interest, distributions and Instruments with respect to Investment Property and pledged Stock, and (f) any and all other amounts, rights to payment or other property acquired upon the sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition of Collateral and all rights arising out of Collateral.

“Projections” means Holdings’ forecasted consolidated:  (a) balance sheets; (b) profit and loss statements; (c) cash flow statements; and (d) capitalization statements, all prepared on a Subsidiary by Subsidiary or division-by-division basis, if applicable, and otherwise consistent with the historical Financial Statements of Holdings, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions.

 “Qualified Plan” means a Pension Plan that is intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC.

“Reaffirmation Agreement” means that certain Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into by and among Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, and each Credit Party.

“Real Estate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.6.

“Refinancing” means the amendment and restatement of the Prior Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions herein.

“Refunded Swing Line Loan” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(c)(iii).

 “Related Transactions” means the borrowing of Revolving Credit Advances and the Term Loan B on the Closing Date, the Refinancing, the payment of all fees, costs and expenses associated with all of the foregoing and the execution and delivery of all of the Related Transactions Documents.

“Related Transactions Documents” means the Loan Documents and all other agreements or instruments executed in connection with the Related Transactions.

“Release” means any release, threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Material in the indoor or outdoor environment, including the movement of Hazardous Material through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water or property.

“Replacement Lender” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.16(d).

“Requisite Lenders” means Lenders holding 50.1% or more of the unutilized Commitments (unless such Commitments have been terminated), participations in Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit, the Revolving Loans and the Term Loan B.

“Requisite Revolving Lenders” means Lenders having (a) 50.1% or more of the Revolving Loan Commitments, or (b) if the Revolving Loan Commitments have been

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terminated, 50.1% or more of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loan, participation interests in Swing Line Loans.

“Restricted Payment” means, with respect to any Credit Party (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property or assets in respect of Stock; (b) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund or other retirement of such Credit Party’s Stock or any other payment or distribution made in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly; (c) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, fees or other charges on or with respect to, and any redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment and any claim for rescission with respect to, any Subordinated Debt; (d) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire Stock of such Credit Party now or hereafter outstanding; (e) any payment of a claim for the rescission of the purchase or sale of, or for material damages arising from the purchase or sale of, any shares of such Credit Party’s Stock or of a claim for reimbursement, indemnification or contribution arising out of or related to any such claim for damages or rescission; (f) any payment, loan, contribution, or other transfer of funds or other property to any Stockholder of such Credit Party other than payment of compensation in the ordinary course of business to Stockholders who are employees of such Person; and (g) any payment of management fees (or other fees of a similar nature) by such Credit Party to any Stockholder of such Credit Party or its Affiliates.

 “Revolving Credit Advance” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(a)(i).

“Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, a Lender having a Revolving Loan Commitment.

“Revolving Loan” and “Revolving Loans” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Advances outstanding to Borrowers plus (ii) the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations incurred on behalf of Borrowers.  Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan shall include the outstanding balance of Letter of Credit Obligations.

“Revolving Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Credit Advances or incur Letter of Credit Obligations as set forth on Annex J to this Agreement or, if such Lender enters into an Assignment Agreement after the Closing Date, in the most recent Assignment Agreement executed by such Lender and (b) as to all Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Lenders to make Revolving Credit Advances or incur Letter of Credit Obligations, which aggregate commitment shall be Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000), as such amount may be adjusted, if at all, from time to time in accordance with the Agreement.

“Revolving Note” and “Revolving Notes” have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Section 1.1(a)(ii).

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc.

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“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement dated as of May 15, 2003 entered into by and among Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, and each Credit Party that is a signatory thereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Software” means all “software” as such term is defined in the Code, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, other than software embedded in any category of Goods, including all computer programs and all supporting information provided in connection with a transaction related to any program.

“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person; (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that can be reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

“SPV” means any special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in a writing by any Lender to Agent.

“Sterling” means the lawful money of the United Kingdom.

“Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

“Stockholder” means, with respect to any Person, each holder of Stock of such Person.

“Subordinated Debt” means the Indebtedness evidenced by the New Subordinated Debt Documents and any other Indebtedness of any Credit Party subordinated to the Obligations in a manner and form satisfactory to Agent and Lenders in their sole discretion, as to right and time of payment and as to any other rights and remedies thereunder.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or

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beneficially by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of 50% or more of such Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise, and (b) any partnership or limited liability company in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person shall have an interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50% or of which any such Person is a general partner or may exercise the powers of a general partner.  Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of a Borrower.

“Supporting Obligations” means all “supporting obligations” as such term is defined in the Code, including letters of credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, or Investment Property.

“Swap Related L/C” means a letter of credit or other credit enhancement provided by GE Capital to the extent supporting the payment obligations by any Borrower under an interest rate protection or hedging agreement or transaction (including, but not limited to, interest rate swaps, caps, collars, floors and similar transactions) designed to protect or manage exposure to the fluctuations in the interest rates applicable to any of the Loans, and which agreement or transaction Borrower entered into as the result of a specific referral pursuant to which GE Capital, GE Corporate Financial Services, Inc. or any other Affiliate of GE Capital had arranged for any Borrower to enter into such agreement or transaction.  The term includes a Swap Related L/C as it may be increased from time to time fully to support any Borrower’s payment obligations under any and all such interest rate protection or hedging agreements or transactions.”

“Swap Related Reimbursement Obligation” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.2A.

“Swing Line Advance” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(c)(i).

“Swing Line Availability” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(c)(i).

“Swing Line Commitment” means, as to the Swing Line Lender, the commitment of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Advances as set forth on Annex J to the Agreement, which commitment constitutes a subfacility of the Revolving Loan Commitment of the Swing Line Lender.

“Swing Line Lender” means GE Capital.

“Swing Line Loan” means, as the context may require, at any time, the aggregate amount of Swing Line Advances outstanding to Borrowers.

“Swing Line Note” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(c)(ii).

“Target” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.1(b).

“Taxes” means present and future taxes (including, but not limited to, income, corporate, capital, excise, property, ad valorem, sales, use, payroll, value added and franchise

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taxes, deductions, withholdings and custom duties), charges, fees, imposts, levies, deductions or withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto, imposed by any Governmental Authority excluding, in the case of Section 1.15 only, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by the net income or capital of Agent or a Lender by the jurisdictions under the laws of which Agent and Lenders are organized or conduct business or any political subdivision thereof, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which a Lender is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrowers under Section 1.16(d)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office, unless such designation is at the request of Borrowers) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 1.15(d), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Borrowers with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 1.15(a).

“Term Loan B” means, collectively, the Existing Term Loan and the Extending Term Loan.

“Term Loan B Commitment” means, collectively, the Existing Term Loan Commitment and the Extending Term Loan Commitment.

“Termination Date” means the date on which (a) the Loans have been indefeasibly repaid in full, (b) except as set forth in clause (c) below, all other Obligations under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been completely discharged (other than contingent indemnification obligations so long as no suits, actions, proceedings or claims are pending or threatened against any Indemnified Person asserting any damages, losses and liabilities that are Indemnified Liabilities), (c) all Letter of Credit Obligations have been cash collateralized, cancelled or backed by standby letters of credit in accordance with Annex B, and (d) none of Borrowers shall have any further right to borrow any monies under the Agreement.

“Title IV Plan” means a Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, and that any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any of them.

“Trademark License” means rights under any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party granting any right to use any Trademark.

“Trademark Security Agreements” means the Trademark Security Agreements made in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself, by each applicable Credit Party.

“Trademarks” means all of the following now owned or hereafter existing or adopted or acquired by any Credit Party: (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered), all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications in the

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United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country or any political subdivision thereof; (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof; and (c) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.

“Unfunded Pension Liability” means, at any time, the aggregate amount, if any, of the sum of (a) the amount by which the present value of all accrued benefits under each Title IV Plan exceeds the fair market value of all assets of such Title IV Plan allocable to such benefits in accordance with Title IV of ERISA, all determined as of the most recent valuation date for each such Title IV Plan using the actuarial assumptions for funding purposes in effect under such Title IV Plan, and (b) for a period of 5 years following a transaction which might reasonably be expected to be covered by Section 4069 of ERISA, the liabilities (whether or not accrued) that could be avoided by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate as a result of such transaction.

“US Pledge Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated as of August 9, 2004 executed by the Credit Parties in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders pledging all Stock of their domestic Subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of their direct Foreign Subsidiaries, if any, and all indebtedness for money borrowed of a Subsidiary of Holdings, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Rules of construction with respect to accounting terms used in the Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be as set forth in Annex G.  All other undefined terms contained in any of the Loan Documents shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code to the extent the same are used or defined therein; in the event that any term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition contained in Article or Division 9 shall control.  Unless otherwise specified, references in the Agreement or any of the Appendices to a Section, subsection or clause refer to such Section, subsection or clause as contained in the Agreement.  The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to the Agreement as a whole, including all Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in the Agreement or any such Annex, Exhibit or Schedule.  An Event of Default shall “exist”, “continue” or be “continuing” until such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Agreement.

Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.  The words “including”, “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; the word “or” is not exclusive; references to Persons include their respective successors and assigns (to the extent and only to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents) or, in the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Persons; and all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of the same and any successor statutes and regulations.  Whenever any provision in any Loan Document refers to the knowledge (or an analogous phrase) of any Credit Party, such words are intended to signify that such Credit Party has actual knowledge or awareness of a particular fact

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ANNEX E (SECTION 4.1(A))
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PROJECTIONS — REPORTING

Borrowers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent or to Agent and Lenders, as indicated, the following:

(a)           Monthly Financials.  To Agent and Lenders, within 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Month, financial information regarding Holdings and its Subsidiaries, certified by the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings, consisting of consolidated (i) unaudited balance sheets as of the close of such Fiscal Month and the related statements of income and cash flows for that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such Fiscal Month; (ii) unaudited statements of income and cash flows for such Fiscal Month, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the prior year and the figures contained in the Projections for such Fiscal Year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments); and (iii) a summary of the outstanding balance of all Intercompany Notes as of the last day of that Fiscal Month; provided, however, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to deliver such monthly financial reports unless EBITDA for the 4 Fiscal Quarter period ended as of the last Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to clause (b) of this Annex E is less than $75,000,000.  If required, such financial information shall be accompanied by the certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings that (i) such financial information presents fairly in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments) the financial position and results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis as at the end of such Fiscal Month and for that portion of the Fiscal Year then ended and (ii) any other information presented is true, correct and complete in all material respects and that there was no Default or Event of Default in existence as of such time or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and all efforts undertaken to cure such Default or Event of Default.  In addition, such financial information shall be accompanied by the information and reports required by clause (a) of Annex F.

(b)           Quarterly Financials.  To Agent and Lenders, within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, consolidated financial information regarding Holdings and its Subsidiaries, certified by the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings, including (i) unaudited balance sheets as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and the related statements of income and cash flow for that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) unaudited statements of income and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the prior year and the figures contained in the Projections for such Fiscal Year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments).  Such financial information shall be accompanied by (A) a statement in reasonable detail (each, a “Compliance Certificate”) showing the calculations used in determining compliance with each of the Financial Covenants that is tested on a quarterly basis and (B) the certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings that (i) such financial information presents fairly in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments) the financial position, results of operations and statements of cash flows of Holdings and its

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Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and for that portion of the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) any other information presented is true, correct and complete in all material respects and that there was no Default or Event of Default in existence as of such time or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and all efforts undertaken to cure such Default or Event of Default.  In addition, such financial information shall be accompanied by the information and reports required by clause (a) of Annex F.

(c)           Operating Plan. To Agent and Lenders, as soon as available, but not later than 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an annual operating plan for Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, approved by the Board of Directors of Holdings, for the following Fiscal Year, which (i) includes a statement of all of the material assumptions on which such plan is based, (ii) includes monthly balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows for the following year and (iii) integrates sales, gross profits, operating expenses, operating profit, cash flow projections and Borrowing Availability projections, all prepared on the same basis and in similar detail as that on which operating results are reported (and in the case of cash flow projections, representing management’s good faith estimates of future financial performance based on historical performance), and including plans for personnel, Capital Expenditures and facilities.

(d)           Annual Audited Financials. To Agent and Lenders, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, audited Financial Statements for Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, consisting of balance sheets and statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows, setting forth in comparative form in each case the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, which Financial Statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and certified without qualification, by an independent certified public accounting firm of national standing or otherwise acceptable to Agent.  Such Financial Statements shall be accompanied by (i) a statement prepared in reasonable detail showing the calculations used in determining compliance with each of the Financial Covenants, (ii) a report from such accounting firm to the effect that, in connection with their audit examination, nothing has come to their attention to cause them to believe that a Default or Event of Default has occurred (or specifying those Defaults and Events of Default that they became aware of), it being understood that such audit examination extended only to accounting matters and that no special investigation was made with respect to the existence of Defaults or Events of Default, (iii) if available, a letter addressed to Agent, on behalf of itself, and Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and subject to standard qualifications required by nationally recognized accounting firms, signed by such accounting firm acknowledging that Agent and Lenders are entitled to rely upon such accounting firm’s certification of such audited Financial Statements, (iv) the annual letters to such accountants in connection with their audit examination detailing contingent liabilities and material litigation matters, and (v) the certification of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of Holdings and its Subsidiaries that all such Financial Statements present fairly in accordance with GAAP the financial position, results of operations and statements of cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as at the end of such Fiscal Year and for the period then ended, and that there was no Default or Event of Default in existence as of such time or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and all efforts undertaken to cure such Default or Event of Default.

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(e)           Management Letters.  To Agent and Lenders, within a reasonable period of time (in no event in excess of 30 days) after delivery thereof to any Credit Party or the audit committee of Holdings for review, copies of all management letters, exception reports or similar letters or reports received by such audit committee or Credit Party from its independent certified public accountants.

(f)            Default Notices.  To Agent and Lenders, as soon as practicable, and in any event within 5 Business Days after an executive officer of any Borrower has actual knowledge of the existence of any Default or Event of Default, telephonic or telecopied notice specifying the nature of such Default or Event of Default or other event, including the anticipated effect thereof, which notice, if given telephonically, shall be promptly confirmed in writing on the next Business Day.

(g)           SEC Filings and Press Releases.  To Agent and Lenders, promptly upon their becoming available, copies of:  (i) all Financial Statements, reports, notices and proxy statements made publicly available by any Credit Party to its security holders; (ii) all regular and periodic reports and all registration statements and prospectuses, if any, filed by any Credit Party with any securities exchange or with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental or private regulatory authority; and (iii) all press releases and other statements made available by any Credit Party to the public concerning material changes or developments in the business of any such Person.

(h)           Subordinated Debt and Equity Notices.  To Agent, as soon as practicable, copies of all material written notices given or received by any Credit Party with respect to any Subordinated Debt or Stock of such Person, and, within 2 Business Days after any Credit Party obtains knowledge of any matured or unmatured event of default with respect to any Subordinated Debt, notice of such event of default.

(i)            Supplemental Schedules.  To Agent, supplemental disclosures, if any, required by Section 5.6.

(j)            Litigation.  To Agent in writing, promptly upon learning thereof, notice of any Litigation commenced or threatened against any Credit Party that (i) could reasonably be likely to result in damages in excess of $1,000,000 (net of insurance coverages for such damages), (ii) seeks injunctive relief, (iii) is asserted or instituted against any Plan, its fiduciaries or its assets or against any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate in connection with any Plan, (iv) alleges criminal misconduct by any Credit Party, (v) alleges the violation of any law regarding, or seeks remedies in connection with, any Environmental Liabilities to the extent such Litigation is commenced by a Governmental Authority or otherwise to the extent such Litigation seeks damages in excess of $1,000,000, or (vi) involves any product recall.

(k)           Insurance Notices.  To Agent, disclosure of losses or casualties required by Section 5.4.

(l)            Lease Default Notices.  To Agent, within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof, copies of (i) any and all default notices received under or with respect to any

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leased location or public warehouse where Collateral is located, and (ii) such other notices or documents as Agent may reasonably request.

(m)          Lease Amendments.  To Agent, within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof, copies of all material amendments to real estate leases with respect to real property located in Clackamas, Oregon and Kansas City, Missouri.

(n)           Indemnification Agreements.  To Agent, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of any claim, Blount, Inc. shall provide to Agent a report of any claims, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $1,000,000 (and any payments made by any Credit Party in connection therewith) pursuant to any indemnification obligations with respect to any sale or purchase documents executed by any Credit Party.

(o)           Other Documents.  To Agent and Lenders, such other financial and other information respecting any Credit Party’s business or financial condition as Agent or any Lender shall from time to time reasonably request.

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ANNEX G (SECTION 6.10)
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

Borrowers shall not breach or fail to comply with any of the following financial covenants, each of which shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP consistently applied:

(a)           Maximum Capital Expenditures.  Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall not make Capital Expenditures during any Fiscal Year that exceed in the aggregate amount set forth in the table below for such Fiscal Year:

Fiscal Year Ending:	Maximum Capital Expenditures:
December 31, 2009 and each Fiscal Year thereafter	$	32,500,000

(b)           Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall have on a consolidated basis at the end of each Fiscal Quarter a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the 4 Fiscal Quarter period then ended of not less than the following:

Fiscal Quarters Ending:	Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
September 30, 2009 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter	1.15 to 1.00

(c)           Intentionally Omitted.

(d)           Maximum Leverage.  Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall not permit, at any time, the Leverage Ratio to exceed the applicable amount set forth below:

Period:	Maximum Leverage Ratio:
September 30, 2009 and thereafter	4.50 to 1.00

(e)           Maximum Credit Facility Leverage.  Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall not permit, at any time, the Credit Facility Leverage Ratio to exceed the applicable amount set forth below:

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Period:	Maximum Leverage Ratio:
September 30, 2009 and thereafter	2.50 to 1.00

Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in the Agreement shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.  That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase “in accordance with GAAP” shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing.  If any “Accounting Changes” (as defined below) occur and such changes result in a change in the calculation of the financial covenants, standards or terms used in the Agreement or any other Loan Document, then Borrowers, Agent and Lenders agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of the Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating Holdings’ and its Subsidiaries’ financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Changes as if such Accounting Changes had not been made; provided, however, that the agreement of Requisite Lenders to any required amendments of such provisions shall be sufficient to bind all Lenders.  Any amendments to the Financial Covenants or the definitions used therein pursuant to the foregoing (including the proviso) or otherwise shall not be deemed to result in a reduction in the rate of interest for purposes of Section 11.2(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement.  “Accounting Changes” means (i) changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or successor thereto or any agency with similar functions), (ii) changes in accounting principles concurred in by any Credit Party’s certified public accountants; (iii) purchase accounting adjustments under A.P.B. 16 or 17 and EITF 88-16, and the application of the accounting principles set forth in FASB 109, including the establishment of reserves pursuant thereto and any subsequent reversal (in whole or in part) of such reserves; and (iv) the reversal of any reserves established as a result of purchase accounting adjustments.  If Agent, Borrowers and Requisite Lenders agree upon the required amendments, then after appropriate amendments have been executed and the underlying Accounting Change with respect thereto has been implemented, any reference to GAAP contained in the Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall, only to the extent of such Accounting Change, refer to GAAP, consistently applied after giving effect to the implementation of such Accounting Change.  If Agent, Borrowers and Requisite Lenders cannot agree upon the required amendments within 30 days following the date of implementation of any Accounting Change, then all Financial Statements delivered and all calculations of financial covenants and other standards and terms in accordance with the Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be prepared, delivered and made without regard to the underlying Accounting Change.  For purposes of Section 8.1, a breach of a Financial Covenant contained in this Annex G (other than clause (a) of this Annex G) shall be deemed to have occurred as of any date of reasonable determination by Agent or as of the last day of any specified measurement period, regardless of when the Financial Statements reflecting such breach are delivered to Agent.

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EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Blount International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joshua L. Collins, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(i)            The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the report.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Blount International, Inc. and will be retained by Blount International, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date: March 9, 2010

/s/ Joshua L. Collins

Joshua L. Collins

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Blount International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Calvin E. Jenness, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(i)            The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the report.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Blount International, Inc. and will be retained by Blount International, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Date: March 9, 2010

/s/ Calvin E. Jenness

Calvin E. Jenness

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer