Common use of Joinder of the Successor Company Clause in Contracts

Joinder of the Successor Company. Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Kindred”), 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 “Company” therein and as if Kindred executed the Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof.