JOINDER AGREEMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT November 30, 2012

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Exhibit 4.5

JOINDER AGREEMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

November 30, 2012

Reference is hereby made to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2012 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), by and among Turlock Corporation (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors party thereto and the Initial Purchasers named therein concerning the sale by the Issuer to the Initial Purchasers of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.950% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “2015 Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.500% Senior Notes Due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), $1,600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.750% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”), $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.150% Senior Notes due 2042 (the “2042 Notes” and, together with the 2015 Notes, the 2017 Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2032 Notes, the “Notes”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Registration Rights Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

1. Joinder of the Successor Company. Eaton Corporation, an Ohio corporation (“Eaton”), hereby agrees to become bound by the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as the “Issuer” therein and as if such party executed the Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof.

2. Joinder of the Guarantors. Eaton Aeroquip LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, Eaton Aerospace LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Eaton Hydraulics LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Eaton Leasing Corporation, an Ohio corporation, Wright Line Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Wright Line LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Eaton Technologies (Luxembourg) S. à r.l., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Eaton Controls (Luxembourg) S. à r.l., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (together, the “Guarantors”) hereby agree to become bound by the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as “Guarantor” therein and as if such party executed the Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof.

3. Governing Law. This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

4. Counterparts. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

5. Amendments. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Joinder Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

6. Headings. The headings in this Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

EATON CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Mark M. McGuire

  Name: Mark M. McGuire
  Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Moran

  Name: Thomas E. Moran
  Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary


GUARANTORS:
EATON AEROQUIP LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark M. McGuire

  Name: Mark M. McGuire
  Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Moran

  Name: Thomas E. Moran
  Title: Vice President and Secretary
EATON AEROSPACE LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark M. McGuire

  Name: Mark M. McGuire
  Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Moran

  Name: Thomas E. Moran
  Title: Vice President and Secretary
EATON HYDRAULICS LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark M. McGuire

  Name: Mark M. McGuire
  Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Moran

  Name: Thomas E. Moran
  Title: Vice President and Secretary


EATON LEASING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Mark M. McGuire

  Name: Mark M. McGuire
  Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Moran

  Name: Thomas E. Moran
  Title: Vice President and Secretary
WRIGHT LINE HOLDING, INC.
By:  

/s/ Trent M. Meyerhoefer

  Name: Trent M. Meyerhoefer
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Moran

  Name: Thomas E. Moran
  Title: Vice President and Secretary
WRIGHT LINE LLC
By:  

/s/ Trent M. Meyerhoefer

  Name: Trent M. Meyerhoefer
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Moran

  Name: Thomas E. Moran
  Title: Vice President and Secretary


EATON CONTROLS (LUXEMBOURG) S. À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 12, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B-9.145 and having a corporate capital of EUR 12,500
By:  

/s/ Sabine Knobloch

  Name: Sabine Knobloch
  Title: Manager
By:  

/s/ Grégory Dujardin

  Name: Grégory Dujardin
  Title: Manager
EATON TECHNOLOGIES (LUXEMBOURG) S. À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 12, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B-172818 and having a corporate capital of EUR 12,500
By:  

/s/ Sabine Knobloch

  Name: Sabine Knobloch
  Title: Manager
By:  

/s/ Grégory Dujardin

  Name: Grégory Dujardin
  Title: Manager