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• Books, Records and Tax Returns (Check One) ☐ - SINGLE-MEMBER: The Company shall maintain complete and accurate books and records of the Company's business and affairs as required by the Statutes and such books and records shall be kept at the Company's Registered Office and shall in all respects be independent of the books, records and transactions of the Member. The Company's fiscal year shall be the calendar year with an ending month of December. The Member intends that the Company, as a single member LLC, shall be taxed as a sole proprietorship in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Any provisions herein that may cause may cause the Company not to be taxed as a sole proprietorship shall be inoperative.

• Tax Returns and Audits (i) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports ("RETURNS") relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company and each of its subsidiaries with any Tax authority, except such Returns which are not material to the Company. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have paid all Taxes shown to be due on such Returns. (ii) The Company and each of its subsidiaries as of the Effective Time will have withheld with respect to its employees all federal and state income taxes, Taxes pursuant to the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Taxes pursuant to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and other Taxes required to be withheld, except such Taxes which are not material to the Company. (iii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any material Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor has the Company or any of its subsidiaries executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax. (iv) No audit or other examination of any Return of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any Tax authority is presently in progress, nor has the Company or any of its subsidiaries been notified of any request for such an audit or other examination. (v) No material adjustment relating to any Returns filed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries has been proposed in writing formally or informally by any Tax authority to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any representative thereof. (vi) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liability for any material unpaid Taxes which has not been accrued for or reserved on the Company Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise, which is material to the Company, other than any liability for unpaid Taxes that may have accrued since December 31, 1999 in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course. (vii) There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party as of the date of this Agreement, including but not limited to the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 404 or 162(m) of the Code. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound as of the date of this Agreement to compensate any individual for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. (viii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has filed any consent agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. (ix) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is party to or has any obligation under any tax-sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or arrangement. (x) None of the Company's or its subsidiaries' assets are tax exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code. (xi) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has constituted either a "distributing corporation" or a "controlled corporation" in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (x) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (y) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a "plan" or "series or related transactions" (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger.

• Tax Returns (a) Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed when due all Tax Returns required to be filed for taxable periods of each Business Entity other than Aleris Germany ending on or before the Closing Date, and shall pay or cause to be paid any Taxes due in respect of such Tax Returns. To the extent such Taxes (including Taxes treated as Transaction Expenses) are taken into account as liabilities in the calculation of Net Working Capital, Parent shall provide Buyer with written notice of such payment, and within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written notice of payment, Buyer shall reimburse Parent for such Taxes. No later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause each Business Entity to furnish to Parent Tax information relating to such Business Entity, consistent with the past practice and custom of Sellers and such Business Entity. (b) Buyer shall procure that Aleris Germany (i) shall instruct a German tax adviser selected by Parent to prepare (observing comments and instructions of the Parent) all annual Tax Returns required to be filed for taxable periods of Aleris Germany ending on or before the Closing Date, (ii) shall review and sign off on the draft Tax Returns and (iii) instruct the tax adviser to file such Tax Returns when due. Parent shall pay or cause to be paid any Taxes due and payable by Aleris Germany in respect of such Tax Returns (except to the extent such Taxes (including Taxes treated as Transaction Expenses) are taken into account as liabilities in the calculation of Net Working Capital). No later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause Aleris Germany to furnish to Parent and the tax adviser Tax information relating to it, consistent with the past practice and custom of the Sellers and Aleris Germany. (c) Except as provided in Section 6.03(a), Section 6.03(b) and Section 6.03(e), Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed when due all Tax Returns required to be filed by any Business Entity, and shall pay or cause to be paid any Taxes due in respect of such Tax Returns. (d) Any Tax Return required to be filed with respect to a Straddle Period of any Business Entity shall be prepared in accordance with the past practice and custom of Sellers and such Business Entity and shall be submitted (with copies of any relevant schedules, work papers and other documentation then available) to Parent for Parent’s written approval not less than thirty (30) days prior to the due date for the filing of such Tax Return, which written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Parent shall have the option of providing to Buyer, at any time at least fifteen (15) days prior to the due date, written instructions as to the manner in which any, or all, of the items for which it may be liable hereunder shall be reflected on such Tax Return. Buyer shall, in preparing such Tax Return, cause the items for which Parent may be liable hereunder to be reflected in accordance with Parent’s instructions, to the extent permitted by Law. (e) The Person required by applicable Law to file any Tax Returns or other documentation with respect to any Transfer Taxes shall prepare and file such Tax Returns or other documentation and pay the Taxes due with respect thereto. Parent and Buyer shall each, and shall each cause their Affiliates to, cooperate in the timely preparation and filing of, and join in the execution of, any such Tax Returns and other documentation. (f) To the extent a party pays Taxes pursuant to this Section 6.03 for which such party is not responsible under Section 6.01, the paying party shall, in good faith, provide the other party’s representative (Parent or Buyer, as the case may be), with written notice of such payment, and within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written notice of payment, the non-paying party’s representative shall reimburse the paying party for the non-paying party’s share of the paid Taxes.

• Books and Records Reports (a) The Trustees shall keep a certified copy or duplicate original of this Trust Agreement on file at the office of the Trust and the office of the Administrator available for inspection at all reasonable times during its usual business hours by any Holder. The Trustees shall keep proper books of record and account for all the transactions under this Trust Agreement at the office of the Trust and the office of the Administrator, and such books and records shall be open to inspection by any Holder at all reasonable times during usual business hours. The Trustees shall retain all books and records in compliance with Section 31 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. (b) With each payment to Holders the Paying Agent shall set forth, either in the instruments by means of which payment is made or in a separate statement, the amount being paid from the Trust Account expressed as a dollar amount per STRYPES and the other information required under Section 19 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Trustees shall prepare and file or distribute reports as required by Section 30 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Trustees shall prepare and file such reports as may from time to time be required to be filed or distributed to Holders under any applicable state or Federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder, and shall file such tax returns as may from time to time be required under any applicable state or Federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder. One of the Trustees shall be designated by resolution of the Trustees to make the filings and give the notices required by Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act. (c) In calculating the net asset value of the Trust as required by the Investment Company Act, (i) the U.S. Treasury Securities will be valued at the mean between the last current bid and asked prices or, if quotations are not available, as determined in good faith by the Trustees, (ii) short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less will be valued at cost with accrued interest or discount earned included in interest receivable and (iii) the Contract will be valued at the mean of the bid prices received by the Administrator from at least three independent broker-dealer firms unaffiliated with the Trust to be named by the Trustees who are in the business of making bids on financial instruments similar to the Contract and with terms comparable thereto.

• Books and Records Accounting Tax Matters Describes general and administrative items and procedural aspects of handling certain of those items.

• Accounting, Books and Records The books and records of the Company shall be kept, and the financial position and the results of its operations recorded, in accordance with GAAP. The books and records shall reflect all Company transactions and shall be appropriate and adequate for the Company’s business. The Company shall maintain at its principal place of business: (i) a current list of the full name and last known address of each Member and Assignee set forth in alphabetical order, together with the Capital Contributions, Capital Account and Units of each Member and Assignee; (ii) the full name and address of each Director; (iii) a copy of the Articles and any and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which the Articles or any amendments thereto have been executed; (iv) copies of the Company’s federal, state and local income tax and information returns and reports, if any, for the six (6) most recent taxable years; (v) a copy of this Agreement and any and all amendments hereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement or any amendments hereto have been executed; and (vi) copies of the financial statements of the Company, if any, for the six (6) most recent Fiscal Years. The Company shall use the accrual method of accounting in the preparation of its financial reports and for tax purposes and shall keep its books and records accordingly.

• Tax Returns and Elections The Company shall cause to be prepared and timely filed all federal, state and local income tax returns or other returns or statements required by applicable law. As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the Company shall cause to be prepared and delivered to the Member all information with respect to the Company necessary for the Member’s federal and state income tax returns.

• Books, Financial Statements and Reports Each Credit Party will at all times maintain full and accurate books of account and records. Borrower will maintain and will cause its Subsidiaries to maintain a standard system of accounting, will maintain its Fiscal Year, and will furnish the following statements and reports to Administrative Agent at Borrower’s expense: (a) As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Parent together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Parent and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the corresponding audited Consolidated statements of Parent for the Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, the unqualified opinion set forth above shall also cover the consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Borrower and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year. (b) As soon as available, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, Parent’s unaudited Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and unaudited Consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for each such Fiscal Quarter and for the period beginning on the first day of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with IFRS, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the unaudited Consolidated balance sheet and statement of earnings of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, Borrower shall also furnish consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, complete unaudited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Quarter, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Quarter. (c) Borrower will, together with each set of financial statements furnished under Section 6.2(a) or (b), as applicable, furnish a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and, as applicable, Parent stating that such financial statements are accurate and complete (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes), stating that he/she has reviewed the Loan Documents, containing calculations showing compliance (or non- compliance) at the end of such Fiscal Quarter with the requirements of Section 7.14 and stating that no Default exists at the end of such Fiscal Quarter or at the time of such certificate or specifying the nature and period of existence of any such Default.

• Preparation of Tax Returns and Other Reports (a) The Securities Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared on behalf of the Issuing Entity, based upon information calculated in accordance with this Agreement pursuant to instructions given by the Depositor, and the Securities Administrator shall file federal tax returns, all in accordance with Article X hereof. The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file such state income tax returns and such other returns as may be required by applicable law relating to the Issuing Entity, and, if required by state law, and shall file any other documents to the extent required by applicable state tax law (to the extent such documents are in the Securities Administrator's possession). The Securities Administrator shall forward copies to the Depositor of all such returns and Form 1099 supplemental tax information and such other information within the control of the Securities Administrator as the Depositor may reasonably request in writing, and shall distribute to each Certificateholder such forms and furnish such information within the control of the Securities Administrator as are required by the Code and the REMIC Provisions to be furnished to them, and will prepare and distribute to Certificateholders Form 1099 (supplemental tax information) (or otherwise furnish information within the control of the Securities Administrator) to the extent required by applicable law. (b) The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), on behalf of each REMIC, an application on IRS Form SS-4 or shall obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number for each REMIC using another reasonable method. If the application is filed on Form SS-4, the Securities Administrator, upon receipt from the IRS of the Notice of Taxpayer Identification Number Assigned for each REMIC, shall promptly forward copies of such notices to the Depositor, upon request. The Securities Administrator will file an IRS Form 8811.

• Tax Returns and Other Reports The Administrative Trustees shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) at the principal office of the Trust in the United States, as defined for purposes of Treasury regulations section 301.7701-7, at the Depositor’s expense, and file, all United States federal, state and local tax and information returns and reports required to be filed by or in respect of the Trust. The Administrative Trustees shall prepare at the principal office of the Trust in the United States, as defined for purposes of Treasury regulations section 301.7701-7, and furnish (or cause to be prepared and furnished), by January 31 in each taxable year of the Trust to each Holder all Internal Revenue Service forms and returns required to be provided by the Trust. The Administrative Trustees shall provide the Depositor, Taberna Capital Management, LLC and the Property Trustee with a copy of all such returns and reports promptly after such filing or furnishing.