SUPERIOR ESSEX INC
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES
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<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Translation from French-for Information Only</font></u></i></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT
n&#176; 1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">to
the Agreement for Assignment of Receivables N&#176;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 45.0pt;text-indent:-45.0pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Among</font></u>:</b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">ESSEX</font> NEXANS EUROPE, a French simplified stock
company (&#147;<i>soci&#233;t&#233; par action
simplifi&#233;e</i>&#148;), the share capital of which is EUR 40&nbsp;930&nbsp;000,
registered with the Registry of Commerce and Companies (&#147;<i>Registre du
Commerce et des Soci&#233;t&#233;s</i>&#148;- RCS) of Compi&#232;gne B
440&nbsp;088&nbsp;110, the registered office of which is located in Compi&#232;gne
(60&nbsp;200), Rue Jean Monnet &#150; L&#146;Europ&#233;en, Parc tertiaire de la Croix, and
hereinafter called the &#147;Company&#148;</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:45.35pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Together
with</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 45.35pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ESSEX NEXANS, </font>a French simplified stock company (&#147;<i>soci&#233;t&#233; par action simplifi&#233;e</i>&#148;), the share
capital of which is EUR 14,000,000, registered with the Registry of Commerce
and Companies (&#147;<i>Registre du Commerce et des Soci&#233;t&#233;s</i>&#148;-
RCS) of Compi&#232;gne B 444&nbsp;684&nbsp;549, the registered office of which is
located in Compi&#232;gne (60&nbsp;200), Rue Jean Monnet &#150; L&#146;Europ&#233;en, Parc
tertiaire de la Croix,</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 45.35pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">and hereinafter called &#147;Participant A&#148;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 45.35pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ESSEX NEXANS L+K GmbH, a German
company the share capital of which is EUR 25,000, the registered office of
which is located at Engterstrasse 34, 49565 Bramsche &#150; Germany, registered with
Section B of the Commercial Registry of Osnabr&#252;ck under n&#176; 21732,</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 45.35pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">and hereinafter called &#147;Participant B&#148;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 45.35pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ESSEX NEXANS UK, the head office
of which is located at Ellis Ashton Park, Liverpool, L36 6BW - England,
registration n&#176; 03512877,</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 45.35pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">and hereinafter called &#147;Participant C&#148;,</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 45.0pt;text-indent:-45.0pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">And</font></u>:</b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Compagnie
G&#233;n&#233;rale d&#146;Affacturage, a French
corporation (SA &#150; &#147;<i>soci&#233;t&#233; anonyme</i>&#148;),
the share capital of which is EUR 14,400,000, registered with the
Registry of Commerce and Companies (&#147;<i>Registre du Commerce et
des Soci&#233;t&#233;s</i>&#148;- RCS) of
Bobigny B 702 016 312, the registered office of which is located in Saint Denis
(93200), 3 rue Francis de Pressens&#233;, hereinafter called &#147;CGA&#148;,</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS:</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The parties hereby agree to the
inclusion within the scope of the Agreement for Assignment of Receivables of
Participant D, INVEX SpA, the share capital of which is EUR 9 010 000,
Intracommunity VAT n&#176; IT 019 8183 006 8, the registered office of which is
located at Quattordio AL &#150; Via Circonvallazione n&#176; 2</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Company and Participants A,
B, C, and D shall be hereafter together called the Participants, or,
separately, a Participant, as the case may be;</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE
1:&#160; </font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">FINANCING </font>OF THE
RECEIVABLES</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article 7, paragraph 1,
of the Agreement for Assignment of Receivables is hereby amended as follows:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">7.1</font></i>  <i>Maximum
Authorized Amount of Outstanding Loan</i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CGA shall finance the receivables up to a limit of a single aggregate maximum authorized outstanding amount<b>  </b>of:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>EUR
90,000,000 (ninety million Euros).</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Such aggregate maximum outstanding amount shall be
a revolving amount.&#160; It shall be divided
among the Participants as follows:</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft -->- Participant A</p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#128;50 million</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">- Participant B</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#128;5 &nbsp;&nbsp;million</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">- Participant C</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="439" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:328.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#128;5 &nbsp;&nbsp;million</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">- Participant D</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="439" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:328.9pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#128;30 million</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This distribution of the maximum outstanding amount
may be changed at any time by the Company with immediate effect, by written
request, within the aggregate amount of EUR 90,000,000.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 2:&#160; FIRST
DELIVERY BY PARTICIPANTS B, C, and D</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article
9 of the </font>Agreement for Assignment of Receivables is hereby amended as
follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CGA
shall accept, at the request of Participants B, C, and D, the transfer and assignment
by substitution/subrogation of all of the outstanding receivables in respect of
the obligors that fall within the scope of this Agreement.&#160; If the receivables are not free and clear of
rights on the date on which this Agreement is signed, however, such transfer
and assignment shall be made only on the following terms and conditions:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>prior to delivery of such receivables, the Participant shall provide to CGA
a letter agreeing to obtain a full and complete release (&#147;<i>letter d&#146;engagement de mainlev&#233;e</i>&#148;) from
the banks in respect receivables involved,</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>on the date on which the current account is credited with the receivables,
the Participant shall repay the banks the amount of the amount disbursed and
made available, by bank transfer from its CGA current account and shall deliver
to CGA the full and complete release of the assignments from its banks in no
more than 24 hours.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 3:&#160; LOAN
RETENTION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article
10 of the </font>Agreement for Assignment of Receivables is hereby amended as
follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">An
amount equal to 15% of the outstanding receivables financed hereunder shall be
retained.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
retained amount shall correspond to an unavailable portion which shall
constitute a surety to secure performance of all the obligations in respect of
principal, commissions, costs and ancillary expenses (credit notes, disputes,
etc.) of the Participants in respect of CGA under this Agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
percentage amount retained may be reviewed after completion of an audit of
INVEX SpA to be made within three months following actual implementation of
this Amendment.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exercise
of CGA&#146;s rights:&#160; CGA shall have the right to terminate financing of relevant unpaid
receivables 60 days after their maturity
date thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Such
retained amount may be increased by 5 points in case of breach of any of the
following covenants, if not remedied by the Company or relevant Participant
within three business days.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 30.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
respect of Participant A or the Company:</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 30.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Privileges sociaux et
fiscaux</i> (tax and health insurance/social security related benefits)
should be less than 5% of known sales (1)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
retention ratio shall be returned to 15% if the breach is remedied by the
Company or by Participant A within 3 business days.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1 <i>chiffre d&#146;affaires</i>
(sales):&#160; line FL of tax return</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 4:&#160; AUTHORITY
TO MANAGE AND COLLECT RECEIVABLES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article
11, paragraph 5, of the </font>Agreement for Assignment of Receivables is
hereby amended as follows:</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In case
of a material breach by a Participant of its obligations under this Agreement,
and if such Participant fails to remedy such breach within 3 business days
after written notice thereof by CGA to such Participant (with a copy to the
Company), CGA may cancel the agency authority and proceed directly with the
collection and receipt of the assigned receivables covered thereby.&#160; Such Participant, in such case, shall provide
any and all useful assistance to CGA.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CGA
shall attempt to give such Participant a period of ten business days in France,
Germany, United Kingdom, and Italy to allow it to explain such change to the
obligors, or, upon request, take back all of the receivables theretofore
assigned, on the condition that CGA have been paid the amount of such
receivables.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the
agency is terminated in a manner requiring notice to the obligors, CGA shall
invoice the handling expenses as follows:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>EUR 5 (excluding taxes) per obligor and EUR 6
(excluding taxes) per invoice* for transactions in France,</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>EUR 16 (excluding taxes) per obligor<b>  </b>and EUR 8 (excluding taxes) per invoice*
for transactions in Germany,</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>GBP 10 (excluding taxes) per obligor<b>  </b>and GBP 5 (excluding taxes) per invoice*
for transactions in the United Kingdom,</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>EUR 16 (excluding taxes) per obligor and EUR 8
(excluding taxes) per invoice* for transaction in Italy.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
notice shall be made by CGA in accordance with legal rules applicable in the
countries of each obligor.&#160; Such terms
and conditions shall be indicated in a separate letter.&#160; CGA shall recover the postal costs related to
the notice from the Participant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* borne
by CGA as at the date of cancellation of the agency.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 5:&#160;
COMPENSATION OF CGA</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article
12, paragraph 1, of the </font>Agreement for Assignment of Receivables is
hereby amended as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CGA
shall receive, monthly, a service commission (excluding tax) of EUR 12
000.&#160; Such amount shall be due and
payable at the beginning of each month.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 6 - DISCLOSURE</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article 13 of the Agreement for Assignment of Receivables
is hereby amended as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Participants agree to
deliver to CGA, as soon as available and, in any event, no later than 6 months
from the closing date of the applicable fiscal year:&#160; a balance sheet, income statement and the
notes thereto, certified true and correct and certified, as the case may be, by
the Statutory Auditors thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">They shall immediately
inform CGA of any changes in respect of powers and authority under their
Articles of Association, to any delegation of authority granted, or to any
Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale, that have been heretofore delivered to
CGA.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Participants B, C, and D
agree to deliver a certificate relating to their being current in respect of
tax and health insurance/social security payments within 15 business days of
the closing date of their fiscal year.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Participants agree to
inform CGA of any change that occurs in ownership of their share capital,
whether in connection with a change relating to the breakdown of ownership of
the subsidiaries that are Participants between or among companies controlled,
directly or indirectly, by Superior Essex Inc. (the &#147;SUPERIOR ESSEX Group&#148;) or
in connection with a sale or transfer of shares in the share capital of the
Participants to one (or more) companies outside the SUPERIOR ESSEX Group.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE 7 &#150; EFFECTIVE DATE</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
other provisions of the </font>Agreement for Assignment of Receivables shall
remain unchanged and shall apply to Participant D.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
Amendment shall be, and become, effective on</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
effectiveness of this Agreement shall be subject to the following condition
precedent:</font></p>

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indirectly, by ESSEX NEXANS EUROPE</p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ESSEX NEXANS L+K GmbH</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INVEX SpA</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1) &#160;Corporate seal and title or authority of
person signing.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2) &#160;Corporate seal and title or authority of
person signing.</font></p>


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