SESI, L.L.C. THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO $300,000,000 67/8% Senior Notes due 2014 Purchase Agreement May 17, 2006 BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. HOWARD WEIL INCORPORATED JOHNSON RICE & COMPANY L.L.C. PRITCHARD CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC. SIMMONS & COMPANY INTERNATIONAL

          (vv) [Intentionally omitted].

          (ww) [Intentionally omitted].

          (xx) [Intentionally omitted].

          (yy) None of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the application of the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum, will violate Regulations T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in each case as in effect, or as the same may hereafter be in effect, on the Closing Date.

          (zz) Neither the Company nor any Guarantor that qualifies as a “significant subsidiary” under Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act is, nor will any of them be, after giving effect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Offering Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (i) left with unreasonably small capital with which to carry on their respective businesses as proposed to be conducted, (ii) unable to pay their debts (contingent or otherwise) as they mature or (iii) insolvent. The fair value and present fair saleable value of the assets of the Company and each Guarantor that qualifies as a “significant subsidiary” under Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured. The assets of the Company and each Guarantor that qualifies as a “significant subsidiary” under Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Immediately after the consummation of the Offering, (i) the fair value and present fair saleable value of the assets of the Company and each Guarantor that qualifies as a “significant subsidiary” under Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act will exceed the sum of their stated liabilities and identified contingent liabilities as they become absolute and matured and (ii) the assets of the Company and each Guarantor that qualifies as a “significant subsidiary” under Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act will not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as now conducted, including the capital needs of the Company and such Guarantor, taking into account the projected capital requirements and capital availability.

          (aaa) Except pursuant to this Agreement, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between or among Parent and the Subsidiaries, and any other person that would give rise to a valid claim against Parent or any Subsidiary or the Initial Purchasers for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the issuance, purchase and sale of the Notes and the Guarantees.

          (bbb) Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum, none of the Parent or any of the Subsidiaries is in default under any of the Offering Documents or any of the contracts described in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum, has received a notice or claim of any such default or has knowledge of any breach of such contracts by the other party or parties thereto, except such defaults or breaches as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (ccc) Parent is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and files reports with the Commission on the EDGAR System. Parent’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and the outstanding shares of Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and Parent has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the

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Exchange Act or de-listing the Common Stock from the New York Stock Exchange, nor has the Parent received any notification that the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.

          (ddd) [Intentionally omitted].

          (eee) [Intentionally omitted].

          (fff) [Intentionally omitted].

          (ggg) Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum, there are no outstanding guarantees or other contingent obligations of Parent or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (hhh) [Intentionally omitted].

          (iii) Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary has distributed and, prior to the later to occur of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) completion of the distribution of the Securities, will not distribute any material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum or other material, if any, not prohibited by the Securities Act and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom (“FSMA”) (or regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or the FMSA) and approved by the Initial Purchasers, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

          (jjj) The Company, the Guarantors and their respective affiliates and all persons acting on their behalf (other than the Initial Purchaser, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation) have complied with and will comply with the offering restrictions requirements of Regulation S in connection with the offering of the Initial Notes outside the United States and, in connection therewith, the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum will contain the disclosure required by Rule 902(g)(2).

          (kkk) [Intentionally omitted].

          (lll) Since the date of the filing of the Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, Parent’s auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of Parent have not been advised of (i) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data nor any material weaknesses in internal controls or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves senior management or other key employees who have a significant role in Parent’s internal controls.

          Any certificate signed by or on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor and delivered to the Initial Purchasers or to counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, to the Initial Purchasers as to the matters covered thereby.

          Each of the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that the Initial Purchasers and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Section 10 hereof, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and counsel for the Initial Purchasers, will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations and hereby consent to such reliance.

     3. Representations and Warranties of the Initial Purchasers. Each of the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and covenants to the Company and the Guarantors and agrees that:

          (a) Such Initial Purchaser is a QIB, with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as are necessary in order to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Initial Notes.

          (b) Such Initial Purchaser is not acquiring the Initial Notes with a view to any distribution thereof that would violate the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction.

          (c) No form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) has been or will be used by such Initial Purchaser or any of its representatives in connection with the offer and sale of any of the Initial Notes, including, but not limited to, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.

          (d) Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, in connection with the Exempt Resales, it will solicit offers to buy the Initial Notes only from, and will offer to sell the Initial Notes only to, Eligible Purchasers. Such Initial Purchaser further (i) agrees that it will offer to sell the Initial Notes only to, and will solicit offers to buy the Initial Notes only from (A) persons that the Initial Purchaser reasonably believes are QIBs, and (B) Reg S Investors, (ii) acknowledges and agrees that, in the case of such QIBs and such Reg S Investors, that such Initial Notes will not have been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (A)(1) to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a QIB purchasing for its own account or for the account of a QIB for which such person is acting as a fiduciary or agent, in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (2) in an offshore transaction (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) meeting the requirements of Rule 904 under the Securities Act, (3) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144, (4) to an “accredited investor” (as referred to in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements relating to the registration of transfer of such Initial Notes (the form of which can be obtained from the Trustee) and, if such transfer is in respect of an aggregate principal amount of Initial Notes of less than $250,000, an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company and the Guarantors that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act or (5) in accordance with another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based upon an opinion of counsel, if the Company and the Guarantors so request), (B) to Parent or any Subsidiary or (C) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and, in each case, in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction and (iii) acknowledges that it will, and each subsequent holder will be required to, notify any purchaser of the security evidenced thereby of the resale restrictions set forth in (ii) above.

          (e) Such Initial Purchaser and its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf has not engaged or will not engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S with respect to the Initial Notes or the Guarantees thereof.

          (f) The Initial Notes offered and sold by such Initial Purchaser pursuant hereto in reliance on Regulation S have been and will be offered and sold only in offshore transactions.

          (g) The sale of Initial Notes offered and sold by such Initial Purchaser pursuant hereto in reliance on Regulation S is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Securities Act.

          (h) Such Initial Purchaser has not distributed nor, prior to the later to occur of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) completion of the distribution of the Initial Notes, will distribute any material in connection with the offering and sale of the Initial Notes other than the Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum or other material, if any, not prohibited by the Securities Act and the FSMA (or regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or the FMSA) and approved by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being understood that the Company hereby approves of the distribution by the Initial Purchasers of one or more Bloomberg screens containing pricing and other customary information with respect to the Notes; provided, that such information is consistent with the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum.

          (i) Such Initial Purchaser agrees that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Initial Notes in the United States or to, or for the benefit or account of, a U.S. Person (other than a distributor), in each case, as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act (i) as part of its distribution at any time and (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Initial Notes pursuant hereto and the Closing Date, other than in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, during such 40-day distribution compliance period, it will not cause any advertisement with respect to the Initial Notes (including any “tombstone” advertisement) to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and will not issue any circular relating to the Initial Notes, except such advertisements as are permitted by and include the statements required by Regulation S.

          (j) Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of a sale of Initial Notes by it to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration during the 40-day distribution compliance period referred to in Rule 903(c)(2) under the Securities Act, it will send to such distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:

          “The Initial Notes covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered and sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of your distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the Offering and the Closing Date, except in either case in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (or Rule 144A or to Accredited Institutions in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act), and in connection with any subsequent sale by you of the Initial Notes covered hereby in reliance on Regulation S during the period referred to above to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration, you must deliver a notice to substantially the foregoing effect. Terms used above have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation S.”

          The Initial Purchasers acknowledge that the Company and the Guarantors and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Section 10 hereof, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and counsel for the Initial Purchasers will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.

     4. Purchase, Sale and Delivery.

          (a) On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to issue and sell

to the Initial Purchasers, and each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, the principal amount of Initial Notes set forth opposite the name of such Initial Purchaser on Exhibit C attached hereto. The purchase price for the Initial Notes will be $964.89 per $1,000 principal amount of Initial Notes.

          (b) On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Initial Purchasers, in such denomination or denominations and registered in such name or names as the Initial Purchasers requests upon notice to the Company at least 48 hours prior to the Closing Date, one or more Initial Notes in definitive global form, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), having an aggregate amount corresponding to the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes sold pursuant to Exempt Resales to QIBs (the “Global Note”). Such delivery of and payment for the Initial Notes shall be made at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000, New York, NY 10022 or such other location as may be mutually acceptable. Such delivery and payment shall be made at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 22, 2006 or at such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Initial Purchasers and the Company. The time and date of such delivery and payment are herein called the “Closing Date.” The Global Note shall be made available to the Initial Purchasers for inspection not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

     5. Offering by Initial Purchasers. The Initial Purchasers propose to make an offering of the Securities at the price and upon the terms set forth in the Offering Memorandum as soon as practicable after this Agreement is entered into and as, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers, is advisable.

     6. Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors. Each of the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees with the Initial Purchasers that:

          (a) The Company and the Guarantors shall advise the Initial Purchasers promptly and, if requested by the Initial Purchasers, confirm such advice in writing, (i) of the issuance by any state securities commission or other regulatory authority of any stop order or order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Notes or the related Guarantees for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose by any state securities commission or other regulatory authority and (ii) of the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum untrue or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum in order to make the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to an Eligible Purchaser. The Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Notes or the related Guarantees under any state securities or blue sky laws and, if at any time any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Notes or the related Guarantees under any state securities or blue sky laws, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.

          (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall, without charge, provide to the Initial Purchasers and to counsel to the Initial Purchasers, and to those persons identified by the Initial Purchasers to the Company as many copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, and any amendments or supplements thereto, as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request. The Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, and any

amendments and supplements thereto required pursuant hereto, by the Initial Purchasers in connection with Exempt Resales.

          (c) Neither the Company nor any Guarantor will amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto during such period as, in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers, the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum is required by law to be delivered in connection with Exempt Resales and in connection with market-making activities of the Initial Purchasers for so long as any Initial Notes are outstanding unless the Initial Purchasers shall previously have been advised thereof and furnished a copy for a reasonable period of time prior to the proposed amendment or supplement and as to which the Initial Purchasers shall not have given its consent. The Company and the Guarantors shall promptly, upon the request of the Initial Purchasers or counsel to the Initial Purchasers, make any amendment or supplement to the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum that may be necessary or advisable in connection with such Exempt Resales or such market making activities.

          (d) If, during the period referred to in Section 6(c) above, any event shall occur as a result of which, it is necessary or advisable, in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum in order to make such Disclosure Package or Offering Memorandum not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to an Eligible Purchaser, or if for any other reason it shall be necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations, the Company and the Guarantors shall (subject to Section 6(c) hereof) forthwith amend or supplement such Disclosure Package or Offering Memorandum at its own expense so that, as so amended or supplemented, such Disclosure Package or Offering Memorandum will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or so that such Disclosure Package or Offering Memorandum will comply with all applicable laws, rules or regulations.

          (e) The Company and the Guarantors shall cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers in connection with the qualification or registration of the Initial Notes and the Guarantees thereof for offering and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may designate and shall continue such qualifications in effect for as long as may be necessary to complete the Exempt Resales; provided, however, that in connection therewith neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to qualify as a foreign entity where it is not now so qualified or to execute a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or to take any other action that would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise subject.

          (f) If this Agreement shall terminate or shall be terminated after execution because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company or any Guarantor to comply with the terms or fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel for the Initial Purchasers) incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection herewith.

          (g) The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Initial Notes in the manner set forth under “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum.

          (h) The Company and the Guarantors shall not voluntarily claim, and shall actively resist any attempts to claim, the benefit of any usury laws against the holders of any Notes.

          (i) The Company and the Guarantors shall do and perform all things required or necessary to be done and performed under this Agreement prior to or after the Closing Date and to satisfy all conditions precedent to the delivery of the Initial Notes and the Guarantees thereof.

          (j) None of the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) will sell, offer for sale, solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that could be integrated with the sale of the Initial Notes in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale to the Initial Purchasers or the Eligible Purchasers of the Initial Notes or to take any other action that would result in the Exempt Resales not being exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

          (k) [Intentionally omitted].

          (l) [Intentionally omitted].

          (m) The Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all of the agreements set forth in the representation letters to DTC relating to the approval of the Notes by DTC for “book-entry” transfer.

          (n) The Company and the Guarantors shall (i) permit the Notes to be included for quotation on The PORTAL^SM Market and (ii) permit the Notes to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

          (o) [Intentionally omitted].

          (p) [Intentionally omitted].

          (q) The Company and the Guarantors shall not take, directly or indirectly, any action which constitutes or is designed to cause or result in, or which could reasonably be expected to constitute, cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any Guarantor to facilitate the sale or resale of the Notes, or take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act, in connection with the distribution of the Securities and the Exchange Securities contemplated hereby. Except as permitted by the Securities Act, neither the Company nor any Guarantor will distribute any (i) preliminary offering memorandum, including, without limitation, the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, (ii) offering memorandum, including, without limitation, the Offering Memorandum or (iii) other offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.

          (r) For so long as the Notes constitute “restricted” securities within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company and the Guarantors shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, (i) solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell the Notes by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S with respect to the Initial Notes or the Guarantees thereof.

          (s) During the period from the Closing Date until two years after the Closing Date, without the prior written consent of the Initial Purchasers, the Company and the Guarantors shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to, resell any of the Securities or the Exchange Securities that constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 that have been reacquired by any of them.

          (t) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to issue any press release or other communications, directly or indirectly, or hold any press conference with respect to the issuance of the Initial Notes, Parent or any Subsidiary, the properties, business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), affairs or prospects of Parent or any Subsidiary, without the prior consent of the Initial Purchasers, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

          (u) Without the prior consent of the Initial Purchasers, the Company and the Guarantors shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to make any offer relating to the Initial Notes that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” (if the offering of the Notes was made pursuant to a registered offering under the Securities Act) as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (a “Free Writing Offering Document”); any such Free Writing Offering Document the use of which has been consented to by the Initial Purchasers is listed on Schedule III hereto; if at any time following issuance of a Free Writing Offering Document any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Free Writing Offering Document would conflict with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Company will give prompt notice thereof to the Initial Purchasers and, if requested by the Initial Purchasers, will prepare and furnish without charge to the Initial Purchasers a Free Writing Offering Document or other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission.

     7. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement becomes effective or is terminated (pursuant to Section 13 hereof or otherwise), the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their obligations hereunder, including the following: (i) the negotiation, preparation, printing, typing, filing, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Agreement and of the other Offering Documents, any amendment or supplement to or modification of any of the foregoing and any and all other documents furnished pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith and with the Exempt Resales; (ii) the preparation, printing or reproduction of each Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum (including, without limitation, financial statements) and all amendments and supplements to any of them; (iii) the issuance, transfer and delivery of the Initial Notes and the Guarantees endorsed thereon to the Initial Purchasers; (iv) the registration or qualification of the Notes and the related Guarantees for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including, without limitation, filing fees, the cost of printing and mailing a preliminary and final blue sky memorandum, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Initial Purchasers relating to such registration or qualification); (v) the delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of each Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum and all amendments or supplements to any of them as may be requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes and the Exempt Resales; (vi) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Notes, including any stamp taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Notes and Trustee’s fees; (vii) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ counsel (including local and special counsel, if any) and accountants; (viii) the reproduction and delivery of this Agreement and the other Offering Documents, the preliminary and supplemental blue sky memoranda and all other agreements of documents reproduced and delivered in connection with the offering of the Notes; (ix) all fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company and the Guarantors in connection with the approval of the Notes by DTC for “book-entry” transfer; (x) any fees charged by investment rating agencies for the rating of the Notes; (xi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel; (xii) all expenses incurred in connection with the performance by the Company and the Guarantors of their other obligations under this Agreement and the other Offering Documents; (xiii) the transportation and other “roadshow” expenses incurred by or

on behalf of the Company representatives in connection with presentations to and related communications with prospective purchasers of the Notes; and (xiv) all expenses and listing fees incurred in connection with the application for quotation of the Notes on The PORTAL^SM Market.

     8. Indemnification.

          (a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless (i) the Initial Purchasers, (ii) each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchasers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (iii) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of the Initial Purchasers or any controlling person, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any investigation or litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (A) the Disclosure Package, any Free Writing Offering Document or the Offering Memorandum (in each case, including the documents incorporated by reference therein), or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof or (B) in any other materials or information provided to investors by, or with the written approval of, the Company in connection with the Offering, including any road show or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically) (“Marketing Materials”) or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Disclosure Package, any Free Writing Offering Document or the Offering Memorandum (in each case, including the documents incorporated by reference therein), or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, or in any Marketing Materials, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor will be liable in any such case to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Initial Purchasers furnished to the Company and the Guarantors by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers expressly for use therein. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers consists solely of the material identified in Section 11 hereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company and the Guarantors may otherwise have, including, but not limited to, under this Agreement.

          (b) Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless (i) the Company and the Guarantors, (ii) each person, if any, who controls the Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (iii) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of the Company, the Guarantors and any controlling person, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses whatsoever as incurred (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any investigation or litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Disclosure Package, any Free Writing Offering Document or the Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent,

but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to such Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company and the Guarantors by or on behalf of such Initial Purchaser expressly for use therein. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of such Initial Purchaser consists solely of the material identified in Section 11 hereof. This indemnity will be in addition to any liability that such Initial Purchaser may otherwise have, including under this Agreement.

          (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of any claims or the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify each party against whom indemnification is to be sought in writing of the claim or the commencement thereof (but the failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that the indemnifying party may have under this Section 8 to the extent that it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof or otherwise has notice of any such action and its obligation to indemnify hereunder). In case any such claim or action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate, at its own expense in the defense of such action, and to the extent it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the written consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by one of the indemnifying parties in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the indemnifying parties shall not have employed counsel to take charge of the defense of such action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, (iii) the indemnifying party does not diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense or (iv) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them that are different from or additional to those available to one or all of the indemnifying parties (in which case the indemnifying party or parties shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events such fees and expenses of counsel shall be borne by the indemnifying parties. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, effect any settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened claim, investigation, action or proceeding in respect of which indemnity or contribution may be or could have been sought by an indemnified party under this Section 8 or Section 9 hereof (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, investigation, action or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or any failure to act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

     9. Contribution. In order to provide for contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable from any indemnifying party or is insufficient to hold harmless a party indemnified thereunder, the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses of the nature contemplated by such indemnification provision (including any investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claims asserted, but after deducting in the case of losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses suffered by the Company or any Guarantor, any contribution received by the Company and the Guarantors from persons, other than the

Initial Purchasers, who may also be liable for contribution, including persons who control the Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) as incurred to which the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers may be subject, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, from the Offering or, if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (x) the total proceeds from the Offering (net of discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Guarantors bear to (y) the discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, any Guarantor or the Initial Purchasers and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 9. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 9 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any judicial, regulatory or other legal or governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, (i) in no case shall the Initial Purchasers be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the discounts and commissions applicable to the Initial Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement exceeds the amount of damages that the Initial Purchasers has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission and (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 9, (A)(1) each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchasers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (2) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of the Initial Purchasers or any controlling person shall have the same rights to contribution as the Initial Purchasers and (B)(1) each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and (2) the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of the Company and the Guarantors shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company and the Guarantors, subject in each case to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 9. Any party entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may be made against another party or parties under this Section 9, notify such party or parties from whom contribution may be sought, but the failure to so notify such party or parties shall not relieve the party or parties from whom contribution may be sought from any obligation it or they may have under this Section 9 or otherwise. No party shall be liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its prior written consent, provided that such written consent was not unreasonably withheld. The obligations of the Initial Purchasers to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Initial Notes to be purchased by each of the Initial Purchasers hereunder and not joint.

     10. Conditions of Initial Purchasers’ Obligations. The obligations of the Initial Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Initial Notes, as provided herein, are subject to the absence from any certificates, opinions, written statements or letters furnished to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to this Section 10 of any material misstatement or omissions and to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions unless waived in writing by the Initial Purchasers:

          (a) All of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, respectively. The Company and each Guarantor shall have performed or complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all conditions on their respective parts to be performed, complied with or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date.

          (b) The Offering Memorandum shall have been printed and copies distributed to the Initial Purchasers not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day following the date of this Agreement or at such later date and time as to which the Initial Purchasers may agree.

          (c) No stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Initial Notes or the Guarantees thereof in any jurisdiction referred to in Section 6(e) hereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been commenced or shall be pending or threatened.

          (d) None of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by any of the other Offering Documents shall be enjoined (temporarily or permanently) and no restraining order or other injunctive order shall have been issued; and there shall not have been any legal action, statute, order, rule, regulation, decree or other administrative proceeding enacted, instituted, adopted, issued or threatened against the Company, the Guarantors, or against the Initial Purchasers relating to the issuance of the Securities or the Initial Purchasers’ activities in connection therewith or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Offering Memorandum, or the other Offering Documents. No action, suit or proceeding shall have been commenced and be pending against or affecting or, to the best of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ knowledge, threatened against, Parent or any Subsidiary before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and no stop order shall have been issued preventing the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any Free Writing Document, the Offering Memorandum, or any amendment or supplement thereto.

          (e) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Offering Memorandum, (i) there shall not have occurred any change in or affecting the general affairs, management, business, financial condition, properties, prospects, results of operations, capital stock, or long-term debt, or a material increase in the short-term debt, of Parent or any of the Subsidiaries, not contemplated by the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum that is, in the good faith judgment of the Initial Purchasers, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale and delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Offering Documents, (ii) no dividend or distribution of any kind shall have been declared, paid or made by Parent or any of the Subsidiaries on any class of its capital stock, other than as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum, (iii) none of Parent nor any of the Subsidiaries shall have incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material, individually or in the aggregate, to Parent or the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that is required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or notes thereto in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is not disclosed on the latest balance sheet or notes thereto included in

the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum and (iv) there shall not have occurred any event or development relating to or involving Parent or any of the Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers or directors that makes any statement made in the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum untrue or that, in the opinion of the Company, the Guarantors and their counsel or the Initial Purchasers and its counsel, require the making of any addition to or change in the Disclosure Package or the Offering Memorandum in order to state a material fact required by any applicable law, rule or regulation to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading.

          (f) At the Closing Date and after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Documents, there exists no Default or Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture).

          (g) The Initial Purchasers shall have received certificates, dated the Closing Date, signed by the person signing this Agreement on behalf of the Company and each Guarantor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, confirming, as of the Closing Date, the matters set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 10 and that, as of the Closing Date, the obligations of the Company and the Guarantor to be performed hereunder on or prior thereto have been duly performed.

          (h) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date:

     (i) an opinion, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, LLP, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, to the effect set forth in Exhibit D hereto.

     (ii) an opinion, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, relating to this Agreement and such other related matters as the Initial Purchasers may require.

          (i) KPMG LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company and the Guarantors, shall deliver to the Initial Purchasers three customary “comfort” letters addressed to the Initial Purchasers and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information of Parent and the Subsidiaries contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum and/or incorporated therein by reference as follows: (i) with respect to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum on the date of the Offering Memorandum, (ii) with respect to the Offering Memorandum on the date of the Offering Memorandum and (iii) with respect to the Offering Memorandum on the Closing Date.

          (j) D&M shall deliver to the Initial Purchasers and Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Initial Purchasers, a letter addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Initial Purchasers, certifying the accuracy of the Estimates contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and Offering Memorandum and/or incorporated therein by reference as follows: (i) with respect to the Disclosure Package on the date of this Agreement and (iii) with respect to the Offering Memorandum on the Closing Date.

          (k) The Initial Purchasers and Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Initial Purchasers, shall have been furnished with such information, certificates and documents, in addition to

those set forth above, as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to review or pass upon the matters referred to in this Section 10 and in order to evidence the accuracy, completeness or satisfaction in all material respects of any of the representations, warranties or conditions herein contained.

          (l) The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee shall have entered into the Indenture and the Initial Purchasers shall have received counterparts, conformed as executed, thereof and the Initial Notes and the Guarantees thereof shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors, and the Initial Notes shall have been duly authenticated by the Trustee.

          (m) The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement and the Initial Purchasers shall have received counterparts, conformed as executed, thereof, and such agreement shall be in full force and effect.

          (n) On or after the date hereof (i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, nor shall there have been any public announcement of any potential or intended downgrading, suspension or withdrawal of, or of any review (or of any potential or intended review) for a possible downgrading, or with negative implications, or direction not determined of, any rating of the Company or any Guarantor or any securities of the Company or any Guarantor (including, without limitation, the placing of any of the foregoing ratings on credit watch with negative or developing implications or under review with an uncertain direction) by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (ii) there shall not have occurred any change, nor shall any notice have been given of any potential or intended change, in the outlook for any rating of the Company or any Guarantor or any securities of the Company or any Guarantor by any such rating organization and (iii) no such rating organization shall have given notice that it has assigned (or is considering assigning) a lower rating to the Notes than that on which the Notes were marketed.

          (o) The Notes shall have been approved for trading on The PORTAL^SM Market.

          (p) Each of the Offering Documents and each other agreement or instrument executed in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Initial Purchasers and shall have been executed and delivered by all the respective parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect, and there shall have been no material amendments, alterations, modifications or waivers of any provision thereof since the date of this Agreement.

          (q) All proceedings taken in connection with the issuance of the Initial Notes and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Offering Documents and all documents and papers relating thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and counsel to the Initial Purchasers. The Initial Purchasers and counsel to the Initial Purchasers shall have received copies of such papers and documents as they may reasonably request in connection therewith, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to them.

          (r) All opinions, certificates, letters, schedules, documents or instruments required by this Section 10 to be delivered by the Company and the Guarantors will be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Initial Purchasers and counsel to the Initial Purchasers. The Company and the Guarantors shall furnish the Initial Purchasers such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters, schedules, documents and instruments in such quantities as the Initial Purchasers shall reasonably request.

     11. Initial Purchasers’s Information. The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that the statements with respect to the offering of the Initial Notes set forth in the fourth and eighth paragraphs and the fifth sentence of the seventh paragraph under the heading “Plan of Distribution” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum constitute the only written information relating to the Initial Purchasers furnished to the Company and the Guarantors by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum, for purposes of Sections 2(a), 8(a) and 8(b) hereof.

     12. Survival of Representations and Agreements. The respective representations, warranties, covenants, agreements, indemnities and other statements of the Company and the Guarantors, their respective officers and the Initial Purchasers set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors, any of their respective officers of directors, the Initial Purchasers or any controlling person referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Initial Notes to and by the Initial Purchasers, and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of, any successors, assigns, heirs, personal representatives of the Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the indemnified parties referred to in Section 8 hereof. The respective representations, agreements, covenants, indemnities and other statements set forth in Sections 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

     13. Effective Date of Agreement; Termination.

          (a) This Agreement shall become effective upon execution and delivery of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto.

          (b) This Agreement may be terminated in the sole discretion of the Initial Purchasers by notice to the Company from the Initial Purchasers, without liability (other than with respect to Sections 8 and 9 hereof) on the Initial Purchasers’ part to the Company or any Guarantor in the event that the Company or any Guarantors have failed, refused or been unable to perform or satisfy all conditions on their respective parts to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date, any other condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers hereunder as provided in Section 10 hereof is not fulfilled when and as required, or if:

     (i) in the reasonable judgment of the Initial Purchasers, any material adverse change shall have occurred since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package in the financial condition, business, properties, assets, liabilities, net worth, results of operations or cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum;

     (ii) any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in the good faith judgment of the Initial Purchasers will in the immediate future materially disrupt, the market for the Company’s or any Guarantor’s securities or for securities in general;

     (iii) trading in the common stock of Parent on the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market shall have been suspended or made subject to material limitations, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required, on the New York Stock Exchange or the

Nasdaq National Market, or by order of the Commission or other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction;

     (iv) a banking moratorium has been declared by any state or federal authority or any material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services shall have occurred;

     (v) (A) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States or there is a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States, or (B) there shall have been any other calamity or crisis or any change in political, financial or economic conditions if the effect of any such event in (A) or (B), in the Initial Purchasers’ good faith judgment, makes it inadvisable or impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and delivery of the Securities, on the terms and in the manner contemplated hereby and in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum; or

     (vi) any debt securities of the Company or any Guarantor shall have been downgraded or placed on any “watch list” for possible downgrading by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Securities Act.

          (c) Any notice of termination pursuant to this Section 13 shall be by telephone or facsimile and, in either case, confirmed in writing by letter.

          (d) If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 13(b)(ii)-(v), neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall have any liability to any Initial Purchaser except as provided in Section 8; but if this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to any of the other provisions of this Agreement or the sale of the Initial Notes provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth herein is not satisfied or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or any Guarantor to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof, the Company and the Guarantors will, subject to demand by the Initial Purchasers, reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Initial Purchasers’ counsel), incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection herewith.

          (e) If on the Closing Date any one or more of the Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase the Initial Notes that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date and the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes that such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes to be purchased on such date by all Initial Purchasers, each non defaulting Initial Purchaser shall be obligated severally, in the proportion that the principal amount of the Initial Notes set forth opposite its name in Exhibit C bears to the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes that all the non defaulting Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, have agreed to purchase, or in such other proportion as Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. may specify, to purchase the Initial Notes which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes that any Initial Purchaser has agreed to purchase pursuant to Section 4 hereof be increased pursuant to this Section 13 by an amount in excess of one ninth of such principal amount of the Initial Notes without the written consent of such Initial Purchaser. If on the Closing Date any Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase the Initial Notes and the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes with respect to which such default occurs is more than one tenth of the aggregate principal

amount of the Initial Notes to be purchased by all Initial Purchasers and arrangements satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and the Company for purchase of such Initial Notes are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non defaulting Initial Purchaser and the Company, except that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In any such case that does not result in termination of this Agreement, either Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Offering Memorandum or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of any default of any such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.

     14. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and, if sent to the Initial Purchasers, shall be hand-delivered, mailed by first-class mail, couriered by next-day air courier or faxed and confirmed in writing to the Initial Purchasers c/o Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: High Yield Capital Markets, and with a copy to Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Marc D. Jaffe, Esq. If sent to the Company and the Guarantors, all communications hereunder shall be mailed, delivered, couriered or faxed and confirmed in writing to SESI, L.L.C., c/o Superior Energy Services, Inc., 1105 Peters Road, Harvey, LA 70058, Attention: Robert S. Taylor, and with a copy to Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, LLP, 201 St. Charles Avenue, 51^st Floor, New Orleans, LA 70170, Attention: William B. Masters, Esq.

     15. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the Initial Purchasers, the Company, the Guarantors and their respective successors, legal representatives and assigns, and nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of, or by virtue of, this Agreement or any provision herein contained; this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other person except that (i) the indemnities of the Company and the Guarantors contained in Section 8 hereof shall also be for the benefit of the controlling persons and agents referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof and (ii) the indemnities of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 8 hereof shall also be for the benefit of the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, and their respective officers, employees and agents and any controlling person or persons referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof. No purchaser of Initial Notes from the Initial Purchasers will be deemed a successor, legal representative or assign because of such purchase.

     16. No Waiver; Modifications in Writing. No failure or delay on the part of the Company, any Guarantor or the Initial Purchasers in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to the Company, any Guarantor or the Initial Purchasers at law or in equity or otherwise. No waiver of or consent to any departure by the Company, any Guarantor or the Initial Purchasers from any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed in writing by the party entitled to the benefit thereof; provided that notice of any such waiver shall be given to each party hereto as set forth above. Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, modification or termination of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed in writing by or on behalf of the Company, each Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers. Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Company, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers from the terms of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given.

Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Company or any Guarantor in any case shall entitle the Company or any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

     17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

     18. Applicable Law. THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE IN THIS AGREEMENT.

     19. Contractual Relationship. The Company and the Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that (a) the purchase and sale of the Initial Notes pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other, (b) each Initial Purchaser is acting solely as a principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of the Company or the Guarantors with respect to the sale of the Initial Notes contemplated hereby, (c) each Initial Purchaser has not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Guarantors with respect to the sale of the Initial Notes contemplated hereby (irrespective of whether the Initial Purchasers have advised or are currently advising the Company or the Guarantors on other matters) and (d) the Company and the Guarantors have consulted their own legal and financial advisors to the extent they deem appropriate. The Company and the Guarantors agree that they will not claim that the Initial Purchasers have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty, to the Company or the Guarantors in connection with the sale of the Initial Notes contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto. The Company and the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that they are each responsible for making their own independent judgments with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and that any opinions or views expressed by the Initial Purchasers to the Company or the Guarantors regarding such transactions, including but not limited to any opinions or views with respect to the price or market for the Company’s securities, do not constitute advice or recommendations to the Company or the Guarantors.

     20. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof.

     21. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

     22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

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     If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding among the Initial Purchasers, the Company and the Guarantors please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement among us.

		Very truly yours,
		SESI, L.L.C.
		By:		Superior Energy Services, Inc.,
				its sole member
		By:		/s/ Robert S. Taylor
		Name:		Robert S. Taylor
		Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
		By:		/s/ Robert S. Taylor
		Name:		Robert S. Taylor
		Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

		1105 PETERS ROAD, L.L.C.
		BLOWOUT TOOLS, INC.
		CONCENTRIC PIPE AND TOOL RENTALS, L.L.C.
		CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.
		CSI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
		DRILLING LOGISTICS, L.L.C.
		F. & F. WIRELINE SERVICE, L.L.C.
		FASTORQ, L.L.C.
		H.B. RENTALS, L.C.
		INTERNATIONAL SNUBBING SERVICES, L.L.C.
		J.R.B. CONSULTANTS, INC.
		NON-MAGNETIC RENTAL TOOLS, L.L.C.
		PROACTIVE COMPLIANCE, L.L.C.
		PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
		SEGEN LLC
		SELIM LLC
		SEMO, L.L.C.
		SEMSE, L.L.C.
		SPN RESOURCES, LLC
		STABIL DRILL SPECIALTIES, L.L.C.
		SUB-SURFACE TOOLS, L.L.C.
		SUPERIOR CANADA HOLDING, INC.
		SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
		SUPERIOR INSPECTION SERVICES, INC.
		UNIVERSAL FISHING AND RENTAL TOOLS, INC.
		WILD WELL CONTROL, INC.
		WORKSTRINGS, LLC
		By:		/s/ Robert S. Taylor
		Name:		Robert S. Taylor
		Title:		Authorized Representative
		SE FINANCE LP
		By: SEGEN, LLC as general partner
		By:		/s/ Robert S. Taylor
		Name:		Robert S. Taylor
		Title:		Authorized Representative

Accepted and agreed to as of
the date first above written:
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
By:		/s/ Dominick Petrosino
Name:		Dominick Petrosino
Title:		Senior Managing Director
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
By:		/s/ Adam Bernard
Name:		Adam Bernard
Title:		Vice President
HOWARD WEIL INCORPORATED
By:		/s/ Blake G. Scanlon, Jr.
Name:		Blake G. Scanlon, Jr.
Title:		Syndicate Manager
JOHNSON RICE & COMPANY L.L.C.
By:		/s/ Gregory L. Miner
Name:		Gregory L. Miner
Title:		Partner
PRITCHARD CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
By:		/s/ Thomas W. Pritchard
Name:		Thomas W. Pritchard
Title:		Managing Director
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:		/s/ Mark Huhndorff
Name:		Mark Huhndorff
Title:		Senior Vice President
SIMMONS & COMPANY INTERNATIONAL
By:		/s/ Fred W. Charlton
Name:		Fred W. Charlton
Title:		Managing Director