Contract

Exhibit 10-www(11)

ITALIAN SUPPLEMENT TO THE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
RELATING TO THE BANK REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

This ITALIAN SUPPLEMENT, dated as of March 3, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Italian Supplement") to the PLEDGE AGREEMENT relating to the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined below) dated as of December 21, 2001 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Pledge Agreement"), is made among MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower" or the "Pledgor"), CITICORP USA, INC., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") and custodian, and CITICORP USA, INC., as attorney-in-fact acting in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement defined below). The Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by this Italian Supplement, shall be referred to herein as this "Agreement". Unless otherwise defined or specified herein or amended hereby, capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Pled ge Agreement or the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Pledgors thereunder agreed to pledge and grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral (as therein defined) for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties under a revolving credit agreement, dated December 21, 2001, among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as collateral agent and administrative agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Bank Revolving Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the lenders party thereto agreed to provide the Borrower with a revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$150,000,000. Contemporaneously therewith, the Fund Guarantors entered into the Guaranty, pursuant to which the Fund Guarantors guaranteed the obligations of the Borrower under the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain amended and restated pledge agreement dated December 21, 2001 (as amended from time to time, the "Reimbursement Pledge Agreement"), the pledgors thereunder agreed to pledge and grant to the Collateral Agent a security interest in the Collateral for the ratable benefit of the secured parties under a reimbursement agreement, dated December 21, 2001, among the Borrower, the Fund Guarantors, and the Collateral Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Reimbursement Agreement"), pursuant to which the Borrower agreed to reimburse the Fund Guarantors for any and all payments made by the Fund Guarantors under the Guaranty;

WHEREAS, contemporaneously herewith, the Borrower and Citicorp USA, Inc., acting both as Collateral Agent and as attorney-in-fact for each of the secured parties under the Reimbursement Pledge Agreement is entering into, by way of exchange of correspondence, that certain Italian supplement to the Reimbursement Pledge Agreement (as amended from time to time, the "Reimbursement Italian Supplement") so as to perfect, including under Italian law, a first degree security interest over 65% of the issued and outstanding voting stock of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. in favor of the secured parties thereunder;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrower pursuant to, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified therein and, in particular, subject to the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Pledge Agreement to secure: (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal and premium, if any, and interest (including

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interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, of insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceedin g, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Loan Parties to the Secured Parties under the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Loan Parties under or pursuant to the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (c) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the applicable Lender party thereto, the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, monetary or otherwise, under each Hedging Agreement entered into with a counterparty that was a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at the time such Hedging Agreement was entered into and (d) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations in respect of overdrafts and related liabilities owed to the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates and arising from treasury, depositary and cash management services in con nection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds (all the monetary and other obligations referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (d) being referred to collectively as the "Bank Revolver Obligations");

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Pledgors, the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent have executed and delivered the Pledge Agreement to grant a security interest for the payment and performance in full of the Bank Revolver Obligations.

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent desire to supplement and integrate the Pledge Agreement so as to perfect, including under Italian law, the security interest created for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties over that portion of the Collateral owned by the Borrower consisting in No. 42,250,000 ordinary shares of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (the "Italian Issuer") equal to 65% of the issued and outstanding voting stock of the Italian Issuer (the "Shares") and represented by certificate No. 64 of the Italian Issuer (the "Certificate"); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto agree that this Agreement will only concern, relate, deal exclusively with the security interest created in accordance with New York law under the Pledge Agreement with respect to that portion of the Collateral consisting in the Shares which are represented by the Certificate.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Pledgor, the Secured Parties and CITICORP USA, Inc., as the Collateral Agent and acting also in the name and on behalf of each of the Secured Parties (and each of their respective successors or assigns), hereby agree to supplement and integrate the Pledge Agreement, which will continue to be in full force and effect among the parties hereto and thereto as follows.

On or after the date on which this Italian Supplement shall become effective, solely for purposes under or relating to this Italian Supplement, each reference in this Italian Supplement or the Pledge Agreement to "this Pledge Agreement", "Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to this Agreement (as defined in the Preamble hereof).

On or after the date on which this Italian Supplement shall become effective, solely for purposes under or relating to this Italian Supplement, each reference in this Agreement to "Pledgors", "such Pledgor", "each Pledgor" or words of like import implying a reference to the presence, under the Pledge Agreement, of Pledgors in addition to the Borrower, shall mean and interpreted to be a reference only to the Borrower as the sole pledgor of the Shares, and references to "Collateral" or words of like import shall mean and interpreted to be a reference only to the Italian Collateral as defined under this Agreement.

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The provisions of this Agreement that the Collateral Agent acts on behalf and/or pursuant to the instructions of the Secured Parties means that the Collateral Agent will act on behalf and /or pursuant to the instructions of the Required Lenders as defined in the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement.

1. Pledge.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 1 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

"SECTION 1. Pledge.

As security for the payment and performance, as the case may be, in full of the Bank Revolver Obligations, the Pledgor has pledged and granted to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, and has granted to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, among other things, a security interest (the "Pledge") in all of the Pledgor's following rights and benefits (the "Pledged Rights"): (a) the Shares, namely No. 42,250,000 ordinary shares of the Italian Issuer equal to 65% of the voting stock of such company (the "Pledged Interest" or, alternatively, the "Pledged Securities"; both expressions are deemed to include the New Shares, as defined in (c) below), par value Euro.48, represented by the Certificate; (b) subject to Section 5 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed, espect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of the Pledged Securities; (c) shares or stock of the Italian Issuer issued, accruing or subscribed to after the date hereof or otherwise acquired by the Borrower, including by means affecting the capital stock of the Italian Issuer, in relation to the Shares ("New Shares"); provided that the percentage of voting share capital represented by the Shares pledged herein (including New Shares and whether referred to as "Pledged Interest", "Pledged Securities" or "Collateral") shall never exceed 65% of the issued and outstanding voting stock of the Italian Issuer; (d) subject to Section 5 hereof, all rights and privileges of the Pledgor with respect to the Shares and New Shares; and (e) all the proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (e) being collectively referred to as the "Italian Collateral").

Without prejudice to the above definition, the Bank Revolver Obligations shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the total maximum amount, as principal, of the Loans, equal to U.S.$ 150,000,000; (ii) all the interest due under the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement; (iii) all the fees, charges and all reasonable expenses (including legal and fiscal expenses) payable under the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement incurred by, and any other sum paid by the Secured Parties or the Collateral Agent in relation to the enforcement of the Pledge or the right arising from this Agreement; (iv) the payment of any and all sums due or to become due by the Pledgor to the Secured Parties on account of the obligation to redeem the amounts received as unjustified enrichment or for similar cause as a consequence of nullity, voidness or invalidity of the Loan Documents; and (v) the payment of any sum due or to become due, at any time and from time to time, by the Pledgor to the Secured Parties and the Collat al Agent under this Agreement.

To the extent that they have not previously been pledged in favor of the Secured Parties according to this Agreement or otherwise (and without exceeding the 65% limitation referred to in the first paragraph of this Section), the Borrower irrevocably agrees and undertakes to pledge in favor of the Secured Parties (including their successors and assignees as well as additional Loan Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents) the New Shares, provided that the foregoing shall not be a novation of this Agreement and/or the Pledge. It is understood that the same Pledged Rights and provisions as set forth in this Agreement shall extend to such New Shares, including the Pledgor's and the Secured Parties' authorization to the Collateral Agent to take any action it deems necessary in good faith in the event it

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encounters a conflict of interest or in a situation described under Article 1395 of the Italian Civil Code ("contratto con se stesso").

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Italian Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth."

SECTION 2. Delivery of the Collateral.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 2 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

"SECTION 2. Registration of the Pledge and Custody of the Italian Collateral. (a) Immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pledgor shall procure that:

(a) the security interest created under this Agreement be annotated on the Certificate by a Director of the Italian Issuer, substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit A hereto. In this regard, the parties hereto acknowledge that the Certificate is presently in the possession and in the custody, or under the sole control, of the Collateral Agent, which will make it available to a Director of the Italian Issuer so as to permit the text of such annotation to be inscribed on the back of the Certificate;

(b) the security interest created under this Agreement be annotated in the shareholders' book of the Italian Issuer (the "Shareholders' Book") substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit B hereto; and

(c) a certified copy of the pages of the Shareholders' Book bearing the annotation referred to in (b) above be delivered to the Collateral Agent.

The Pledgor and the Secured Parties hereby expressly agree to appoint the Collateral Agent, who accepts, as third party custodian in respect of the Certificate and the Italian Collateral in general, in accordance with Article 2786, second paragraph, of the Italian Civil Code. The Pledgor and the Secured Parties expressly authorize the Collateral Agent to take any action it deems necessary in good faith in the event it encounters a conflict of interest, or in a situation described under Article 1395 of the Italian Civil Code ("contratto con se stesso").

The parties hereto expressly acknowledge and agree that (i) the Collateral Agent - also in its capacity as third party custodian under Article 2786, second paragraph, of the Italian Civil Code - has received and holds the Certificate pursuant to the Reimbursement Pledge Agreement and the related Reimbursement Italian Supplement; (ii) during the procurement of the procedure set forth in (a), (b) and (c) above, the Collateral Agent shall maintain exclusive, continuous and uninterrupted possession of the Certificate and the Pledged Rights; (iii) immediately after the completion of the procedure set forth in (a) and (b) above, with the consent of all the parties under the agreement and the supplement indicated in (i) above, the Collateral Agent shall hold the Certificate, and the Pledged Rights, under its custody pursuant to this Agreement also in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties.

The Pledgor and each of the Secured Parties, for the purpose of this Agreement, irrevocably grant the Collateral Agent the power to annotate, endorse, inscript or request the annotation, endorsement or inscription on their behalf of the Certificate and the certificates representing the New Shares, if any.

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In addition to the foregoing, and in accordance with Section 1, paragraph 1, subsection (c) above, the Pledgor shall procure that the following registration requirements are put in place with regard to New Shares:

	a.	the Pledgor, upon issuance of share certificates representing New Shares, shall cause the Italian Issuer to annotate the Pledge on such share certificates with the cooperation of the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form in Exhibit C hereto;

	b.	immediately after the completion of the annotation referred to in paragraph a. above, the Pledgor shall cause the Italian Issuer to return directly to the Collateral Agent the certificates representing New Shares, which will be kept in the custody of the Collateral Agent in accordance with Article 2786, second paragraph of the Italian Civil Code and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, outside of Italy;

	c.	immediately after the completion of the annotation referred to in a. above, the Pledgor shall cause the Italian Issuer to annotate the Pledge in the Shareholders' Book, substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit D hereto; and

	d.	a certified copy of the pages of the Shareholders' Book bearing the annotation referred to in c. above be delivered to the Collateral Agent.

In addition to the above, if so requested by the Collateral Agent by means of a written notice substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit G hereto (the "New Secured Party Notice"), the Pledgor shall procure that the Pledge be extended to the benefit of any new secured party in its capacity as a new party to the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement, the Hedging Agreements or any other Loan Document (the "New Secured Party"). It is understood that the security interest granted in favor of the New Secured Party shall rank pari passu with the existing Pledge granted in favor of the Secured Parties hereunder and will be governed by the provisions of this Agreement.

Immediately after the receipt of the New Secured Party Notice:

a.	the Collateral Agent, in such capacity and in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor and the Secured Parties, shall cause the Italian Issuer to annotate the extension of the Pledge to the benefit of the New Secured Party on the Certificate (and on the certificates representing New Shares, if any) which is held by the Collateral Agent in such capacity and in its capacity as third party custodian under Article 2786, second paragraph, of the Italian Civil Code substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit E hereto;

		b. immediately after the completion of the annotation referred to in paragraph a. above, the Collateral Agent, in such capacity and in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor and the Secured Parties, shall cause the Italian Issuer to annotate the extension of the Pledge to the benefit of the New Secured Party in the Shareholders' Book, substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit F hereto;

		c. immediately after the completion of the annotation referred to in b. above, the Collateral Agent, also on behalf of the Pledgor, shall cause the Italian Issuer to deliver to the Collateral Agent a certified copy of the page(s) of the Shareholders' Book bearing the above mentioned annotation."

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1.	Representations, Warranties and Covenants.

	For any and all purposes under this Italian Supplement, Section 3 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

	"SECTION 3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Pledgor hereby represents, warrants and covenants, as to itself and with respect to the Italian Collateral pledged by it hereunder, to and with the Collateral Agent that:

	(a) the Pledged Interest represents 65% of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Italian Issuer;

	(b) except for the lien and security interest granted under the Reimbursement Documentation as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Reimbursement Obligations (the "Reimbursement Security Interest"), the lien and security interest granted under the Investor Revolving Credit Documentation (as defined in the Security Agreement, as amended) for the payment or performance, as the case may be, of the Investor Revolver Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement, as amended), the lien and security interest granted under the Indenture Documentation as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, of the Indenture Obligations, and the security interest granted hereunder, the Pledgor (i) is and will at all times continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Shares, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist an y security interest in or other Lien on, the Italian Collateral, other than pursuant hereto, and (iv) subject to Section 5, will cause any and all Italian Collateral, whether for value paid by the Pledgor or otherwise, to be forthwith deposited with the Collateral Agent and pledged or assigned hereunder;

	(c) the Pledgor (i) has the power and authority to pledge the Italian Collateral in the manner hereby done or contemplated and (ii) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens created by this Agreement, the Reimbursement Documentation, the Investor Revolving Credit Documentation or the Indenture Documentation), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;

	(d) no consent of any other Person (including stockholders or creditors of the Pledgor) and no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange was or is necessary to the validity of the Pledge effected hereby;

	(e) this Agreement shall, upon the completion of its execution and delivery, the annotation of the Pledge on the Certificate, as well as upon proper annotation of the Pledge in the Shareholders' Book, constitute in favor of the Secured Parties a valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Security as security for the punctual payment or performance of the Bank Revolver Obligations (subject only to the lien and security interest that comprise the Reimbursement Security Interest). The Secured Parties shall accept, acknowledge and permit the creation by the Pledgor of the liens and security interests granted over the Certificate (and other share certificates representing New Shares, if any) under the Investor Revolving Documentation and the Indenture Documentation;

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1.	Representations, Warranties and Covenants.

	(f) the Pledge effected hereby is effective to vest in the Secured Parties the rights of the Collateral Agent in the Italian Collateral as set forth herein;

	(g) the Pledged Interest has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable;

	(h) all information set forth herein relating to the Pledged Interest is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

	(i) the Pledge pursuant to this Agreement does not violate Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board or any successor thereto as of the date hereof."

	Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations.

	For any and all purposes under this Italian Supplement, Section 4 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety.

	Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, etc.

For any and all purposes under this Italian Supplement, Section 5 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

"SECTION 5. Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, etc. (a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

(i) The Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Securities or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that the Pledgor will not be entitled to exercise any such right if the result thereof could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of the Pledged Securities or the rights and remedies of any of the Secured Parties under this Agreement or the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

(ii) The Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to the Pledgor, or cause to be executed and delivered to the Pledgor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as the Pledgor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling it to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above and to receive the cash dividends it is entitled to receive pursuant to subparagraph (iii) below.

(iii) The Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all cash dividends, interest and principal paid on the Pledged Securities to the extent and only to the extent that such cash dividends, interest and principal are permitted by, and otherwise paid in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and applicable law. All noncash dividends, interest and principal, and all dividends, interest and principal paid or payable in cash or otherwise in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution, return of capital, capital surplus or paid-in surplus, and all other distributions (other than distributions referred to in the preceding sentence) made on or in respect of the Pledged Securities, whether paid or payable in cash or otherwise,

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whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding capital stock of the Italian Issuer or received in excha e for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which the Italian Issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Italian Collateral, and, if received by the Pledgor, shall not be commingled by it with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Pledgor to dividends, interest or principal that the Pledgor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) above shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Parties and, on their behalf, to the Collateral Agent acting on behalf of the Secured Parties as "rappresentante comune", pursuant to Article 2347 of the Italian Civil Code, it being understood that the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent, as their "rappresentante comune", will have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest or principal, subject to the liens and security interest that comprise the Reimbursement Security Interest and in accordance with Section 8 below. All dividends, interest or principal received by the Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this Section 5 shall be held in trust for the benefit of t Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of the Pledgor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent, acting on behalf of the Secured Parties, upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 below. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Collateral Agent acting on behalf of the Secured Parties shall promptly repay to each Pledgor all cash dividends, interest or principal (without interest), that such Pledgor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) above and which remain in such account.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all rights of the Pledgor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 5, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 5, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Parties and, on their behalf, to the Collateral Agent acting on behalf of the Secured Parties as "rappresentante comune", pursuant to Article 2347 of the Italian Civil Code; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Pledgor to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Pledgor will have the right to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers that it wo d otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) above."

SECTION 7. Remedies upon Default.

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For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, after the end of Section 7 of the Pledge Agreement the following text shall be inserted:

"SECTION 7. Remedies upon Default.

Without prejudice to the provisions set forth above, should the Collateral Agent - acting on its own behalf and also on behalf of the Secured Parties and pursuant to their instructions - decide to enforce the Pledge in Italy, it shall sell the Pledged Rights and carry out the enforcement procedure pursuant to Articles 2796, 2797 and 2798 of the Italian Civil Code."

SECTION 8. Application of Proceeds of Sale.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 8 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

"SECTION 8. Application of Proceeds of Sale.

Subject to Section 6, the Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of the Italian Collateral, as well as any Italian Collateral consisting of cash, as follows:

FIRST, to the payment of all costs and reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (in its capacity as such hereunder or under any other Loan Document) in connection with such collection or sale or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or any of the Bank Revolver Obligations, including all court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document on behalf of the Pledgor and any other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

SECOND, to the payment in full of the Bank Revolver Obligations under this Agreement and Reimbursement Obligations in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Intercreditor Agreement (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the amounts of the Bank Revolver Obligations and/or Reimbursement Obligations owed to them on the date of such distribution);

THIRD, to the payment in full of the Investor Revolver Obligations outstanding;

FOURTH, to the payment in full of the Indenture Obligations outstanding; and

FIFTH, to the Pledgor, its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

The Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of the Italian Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to any authority to sell granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the purchase money by the Collateral Agent in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the

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purchaser or purchasers of the Italian Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers have no obligation with respect to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be liable in any way for the misapplication thereof."

Reimbursement of Collateral Agent.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 9(a) (ii) and 9 (a) (iii) of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following text:

"(a) ... (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization on behalf of the Secured Parties upon any of the Italian Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement by the Collateral Agent of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent and/or the Secured Parties hereunder (including the Italian registration tax due in order to enforce any Italian Court's or any agency's ruling or decision) or (iv) the ...."

SECTION 10. Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 10 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

"SECTION 10. Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-fact.

The Pledgor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent as its the attorney-in-fact for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent's name or in the name of the Pledgor, to ask for, demand, xxx for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all moneys due or to become due under and by virtue of the Italian Collateral, to endorse checks, drafts, orders and other instruments for the payment of money payable to the Pledgor representing any interest or dividend or other distribution payable in respect of the Italian Collateral or any part thereof or on account thereof and to give full discharge for the same, to settle, compromise, prosecute or defend any action, claim or proceeding with respect thereto, and to sell, assign, endorse, pledge, transfer and to make any agreement respecting, or otherwise deal with, the same; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Italian Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to the Pledgor for any act

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or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have, hold and keep in custody the Italian Collateral exclusively for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties and may not be deemed, under any circumstances, as holding, possessing or keeping in custody the Italian Collateral on behalf of the Pledgor."

Security Interest Absolute.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, at the beginning of the first paragraph of Section 15 of the Pledge Agreement, after the words "All rights of the Collateral Agent", the following words will be added "and of the Secured Parties".

Termination or Release.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 16 (c) of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

"(c) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) or Section 19, the Collateral Agent, acting on behalf of and pursuant to the instructions of the Secured Parties, shall endorse or annotate, execute and deliver to the Pledgor, at the Pledgor's expense, all documents that are necessary under applicable laws in order to effect the termination of the Pledged Rights (including the Certificate and other share certificates representing New Shares, if any) as well as any other document that such Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release, and do all such acts or things as may be necessary or desirable or reasonably requested by the Pledgor to effect, in accordance with applicable laws, the reversion of the Pledged Rights to it. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 16 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent."

Binding Effect; Several Agreement; Assignments.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 19 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text:

"SECTION 19. Binding Effect; Several Agreement; Assignments.

Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Pledgor that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns. This Italian Supplement shall become effective once that the Pledgor shall have received from the Collateral Agent an acceptance (executed cover letter from the Collateral Agent and an initialed copy of this Italian Supplement) executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent and each of the Secured Parties as acceptance of the Pledgor's proposal (executed cover letter from the Pledgor and an initialed copy of this Italian Supplement) to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties to enter into this Italian Supplement. Thereafter, this Italian Supplement shall be binding upon the Pledgor, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective successors and a ssigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Pledgor, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, their respective successors and assigns, except that the Pledgor shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein or in the Italian Collateral (and any such attempted assignment shall be void), except as expressly

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contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The executed proposal or acceptance referred to above received by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed acceptance or proposal.

The Secured Parties shall have the right to transfer or otherwise assign the rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement to the benefit of the assignee, subject to the procedure set forth below and the relevant provisions of the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, it being understood that such rights and obligations shall be transferred or assigned only in conjunction with the transfer or assignment of the rights granted pursuant to, and the obligations arising out from the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents. The Pledgor hereby expressly and irrevocably consents to such transfer or assignment by any of the Secured Parties. It is understood that the extension of the Pledge in favor of the assignee will have the same rank (and shall be subject to the same Liens) as the Pledge in favor of the Secured Party effecting the transfer or assignment. Upon any assignment by a Secured Party of its interest under an Assignment and Acceptance pursua nt to the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent, acting in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall ensure that the subsequent transfer of the Pledge and the annotations referred to below are duly made and that the relevant formalities are complied with in accordance with mandatory requirements of Italian law so as to perfect such transfer in favor of the assignee.

In the event of a transfer or an assignment by any of the Secured Parties of its rights and obligations arising out of this Agreement:

(i) the Collateral Agent, in such capacity and in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor, shall cause the Italian Issuer to annotate on the Certificate (and on the certificates representing New Shares, if any) the transfer of the Pledge, in accordance with Italian law;

(ii) immediately after the completion of the annotation referred to in (i) above, the Collateral Agent, in such capacity and in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor, shall cause the Italian Issuer to annotate the transfer of the Pledge in the Shareholders' Book, in accordance with Italian law;

(iii) immediately after the completion of the annotation referred to in (ii), the Collateral Agent, in such capacity and in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor shall cause the Italian Issuer to deliver to the Collateral Agent a certified copy of the pages of the Shareholders' Book evidencing the above mentioned annotation; and

(iv) the Collateral Agent, after completion of the procedure set forth above, shall continue to act as a third party custodian of the Shares (and of New Shares, if any) also to the benefit of the successors or assigns of such Secured Party."

SECTION 22. Counterparts.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 22 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety.

SECTION 27. Additional Pledgors.

For any and all purposes solely under this Italian Supplement, Section 27 of the Pledge Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Italian Supplement as of the day and year first above written.

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	MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC. By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

	By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: Treasurer

	CITICORP USA, INC., as Collateral Agent and custodian By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Director

	For CITICORP USA, INC. as Secured Party By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, attorney-in-fact Title: Director

	For UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Secured Party By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, attorney-in-fact Title: Director

EXHIBIT A

Testo della annotazione del pegno da apporre sul Certificato rappresentativo delle azioni della MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. da parte di un amministratore

Si prende e si dà atto che, ai sensi del contratto di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx (come modificato in data 3 marzo 2003 dall'accordo denominato Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement concluso negli Stati Uniti d'America attraverso scambio di corrispondenza) del 21 dicembre 2001 (il "Contratto di Pegno") tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, in qualità di costituente il pegno, e CITICORP USA, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., ed agente in qualità di Collateral Agent (come definito xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi (indicati qui di seguito e definiti, xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx, quali Secured Parties), MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. h a costituito in pegno n. 42.250.000 azioni ordinarie della

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MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (la "Società") già costituite in garanzia e attualmente custodite da Citicorp USA, Inc. in base xx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxx di xxxxx xxxxx denominato (ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, concluso tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., in qualità di costituente il pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., in qualità di collateral agent, sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei creditori pignoratizi ivi indicati (i "Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimbursement Agreement") rappresentate dal certificato azionario n. 64 (il "Certificato") e corrispondenti, nel complesso, al 65% del capitale sociale della Società in favore di:

Citicorp USA, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., e UBS AG, Filiale di Stamford, società di diritto svizzero, con sede a 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X. (i "Creditori Pignoratizi")

a garanzia dell'integrale adempimento delle obbligazioni denominate Bank Revolver Obligations (quali definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), ivi incluse quelle derivanti dallo stesso Contratto di Pegno, dal Bank Revolving Credit Agreement e dagli altri Loan Documents (come ivi definiti). Ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, il presente diritto xxxxx di garanzia è di xxxx xxxxx e conferisce gli stessi diritti del diritto di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx creato sul Certificato in pari data ai sensi del Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, sopra indicati.

I diritti di voto, i diritti amministrativi connessi e il diritto a percepire i dividendi inerenti alle azioni costituite in pegno e rappresentate dal Certificato sono regolati dalla Sezione 5 del Contratto di Pegno.

Si dà atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, riceve il pegno di xxx xxxx presente annotazione e pertanto, oltre a continuare a custodire ininterrottamente il Certificato xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimbursement Agreement, viene ora a custodire il medesimo anche xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi, inclusi i loro successori e aventi causa, nonché delle New Secured Parties (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx).

Si dà altresì atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, i Creditori Pignoratizi hanno dato xxxxxxx a Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, a fare quanto necessario affinchè la Società annoti sul Certificato sia il trasferimento del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di ogni successore o avente causa dei Creditori Pignoratizi sia l'estensione del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di nuovi soggetti che risultino creditori di MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in base a quanto previsto xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx (ivi definiti quali New Secured Parties), in entrambi i casi con xxxx xxxxx e diritti rispetto alla garanzia xxxxx costituita a favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi di xxx xxxx presente annotazione.

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Un Amministratore

La costituzione in garanzia di cui sopra è stata annotata sul libro soci in data xxxxxxx xx sensi del R.D. 29.3.1942 n. 239.

[Luogo e Data]

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Un Amministratore

EXHIBIT A

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Text of the annotation of the Pledge to be inscribed by a Director on the Certificate representing shares of MEMC Electronic Materials, S.p.A.

It is hereby acknowledged that, pursuant to the first degree deed of pledge (as supplemented on March 3, 2003, by the Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement executed in the United States of America by way of exchange of correspondence) dated December 21, 2001 (the "Deed of Pledge"), by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, as pledgor, and Citicorp USA, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, U.S.A., acting in its capacity as Collateral Agent (as defined in the Deed of Pledge) in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties (specified below and defined in the Deed of Pledge "Secured Parties"), MEMC Electronic Materials, I nc. hereby pledges No.42,250,000 ordinary shares of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (the "Company") - already pledged and currently held by Citicorp USA, Inc. under the first degree deed of pledge named (pursuant to the Deed of Pledge) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, executed by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., as pledgor, Citicorp USA, Inc., as collateral agent, both in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the secured parties indicated therein (hereinafter referred to as the "Reimbursement Secured Parties") - represented by this share certificate no. 64 (the "Certificate") and corresponding, as a whole, to 65% of the Company's share capital, in favor of:

Citicorp USA, Inc, a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America with registered office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland with registered office at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X. (the "Secured Parties"),

as security for the full payment and performance of the obligations entitled Bank Revolver Obligations (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), including those derived from the Deed of Pledge itself, the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined therein). Pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, the present security interest ranks pari passu with and grants same rights attached to the first degree pledge created on even date on the Certificate pursuant to the Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, referred to hereinabove.

The voting rights, the right to receive dividends and the other administrative rights attached to the pledged Shares and represented by the Certificate are governed by Section 5 of the Deed of Pledge.

It is acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Collateral Agent, hereby receives the pledge referred to in this notation and, thus, in addition to maintaining the uninterrupted custody of the Certificate in the interest and on behalf of the Reimbursement Secured Parties, it receives in custody the Certificate also in the interest and on behalf of the Secured Parties, including their successors or assignees, as well as of any New Secured Party (as defined in the Deed of Pledge).

It is also acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of the Pledge, the Secured Parties instructed Citicorp USA, Inc., as Collateral Agent, to take all necessary steps to have MEMC Electronic Materials, S.p.A. annotate on the Certificate both the transfer of this first degree pledge in favor of each successor or assignee of the Secured Parties and the extension of this first degree pledge for the benefit any new party who may become a creditor of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. pursuant to the Deed of Pledge (defined New Secured Parties in the Deed of Pledge), in either case pari passu with and with the same rights attached to the security interest hereby created in favor of the Secured Parties.

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[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

The above security has been annotated in the shareholders' ledger under today's date pursuant to Royal Decree No. 239/42, dated March 29, 1942.

[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

EXHIBIT B

Testo dell'annotazione del pegno da apporre sul libro soci della MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

Si prende e si da atto che, ai sensi del contratto di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx (come modificato in data 3 marzo 2003 dall'accordo denominato Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement concluso negli Stati Uniti d'America attraverso scambio di corrispondenza) del 21 dicembre 2001 (il "Contratto di Pegno") tra il socio unico MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, in qualità di costituente il pegno, e CITICORP USA, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., ed agente in qualità di Collateral Agent (come definito xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi (indicati qui di seguito e definiti xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx quali Secured Parties), MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. ha costituito in pegno n. 42.250.000 azioni ordinarie della MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (la "Società") - già costituite in garanzia e attualmente custodite da Citicorp USA, Inc. in base xx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxx di xxxxx xxxxx denominato (ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003 concluso tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., in qualità di costituente il pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., in qualità di collateral agent, sia in nome proprio sia in nome per conto dei creditori pignoratizi ivi indicati (i "Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimbursement Agreement") rappresentate dal certificato azionario n. 64 (il "Certificato") e corrispondenti, nel complesso, al 65% del capitale sociale della Società in favore di:

a garanzia dell'integrale adempimento delle obbligazioni denominate Bank Revolver Obligations (quali definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), ivi incluse quelle derivanti dallo stesso Contratto di Pegno, dal Bank Revolving Credit Agreement e dagli altri Loan Documents (come ivi definiti). Ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, il presente diritto xxxxx di garanzia è di xxxx xxxxx e conferisce gli stessi diritti del diritto di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx creato sul Certificato in pari data ai sensi del Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, sopra indicati.

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Si dà atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, riceve il pegno di xxx xxxx presente annotazione e pertanto, oltre a continuare a custodire ininterrottamente il Certificato xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimbursement Agreement, viene ora a custodire il medesimo anche xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi inclusi i loro successori e aventi causa, nonché delle New Secured Parties (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx).

Si dà altresì atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, i Creditori Pignoratizi hanno dato xxxxxxx a Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, a fare quanto necessario affinché la Società annoti sul Certificato sia il trasferimento del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di ogni successore o avente causa dei Creditori Pignoratizi sia l'estensione del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di nuovi soggetti che risultino creditori del socio MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in base a quanto previsto xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx (ivi definiti quali New Secured Parties), in entrambi i casi con xxxx xxxxx e diritti rispetto alla garanzia xxxxx costituita a favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi di xxx xxxx presente a

[Luogo e Data]

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Un Amministratore

EXHIBIT B

Text of the notation of the pledge in the shareholders' book of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

It is hereby acknowledged that, pursuant to the first degree deed of pledge (as amended on March 3, 2003, by the Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement executed in the United States of America by way of exchange of correspondence) dated December 21, 2001 (the "Deed of Pledge") between the sole shareholder MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, as pledgor, and Citicorp USA, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X. and acting in its capacity as Collateral Agent (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), both in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties (specified hereinafter and defined in the Deed of Pledge, "Secured Parties"), MEM C Electronic Materials, Inc. hereby pledges No. 42,250,000 ordinary shares of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (the "Company") already pledged and currently held by Citicorp USA, Inc. under the first degree deed of pledge named (pursuant to the Deed of Pledge) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, executed by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. as pledgor, Citicorp USA, Inc., as collateral agent, both in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the secured parties indicated therein (hereinafter referred to as the "Reimbursement Secured Parties") - represented by this share certificate no. 64 (the "Certificate") and corresponding, as a whole, to 65% of the Company's share capital, in favor of:

as security for the full payment and performance of the obligations entitled Bank Revolver Obligations (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), including those deriving from the Deed of Pledge itself, the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined therein). Pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, the present security interest ranks pari passu with and grants the same rights attached to the first degree pledge created the same date on the Certificate pursuant to the Reimbursement Pledge

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Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, referred to hereinabove.

The voting rights, the right to receive dividends and the other administrative rights attached to the pledged shares represented by the Certificate are governed by Section 5 of the Deed of Pledge.

It is acknowledged that according to the first degree Deed of Pledge, Citicorp USA, Inc, as Collateral Agent, hereby receives the pledge referred to in this annotation, and thus, in addition to maintaining the uninterrupted custody of the Certificate on behalf of and in the interest of the Reimbursement Secured Parties, it now starts to hold the Certificate in custody also in the interest and in the interest and on behalf of the Secured Parties, including their successors and assignees, as well as for the New Secured Parties (as defined in the Deed of Pledge).

It is also acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of the Pledge, the Secured Parties instructed Citicorp USA, Inc., as Collateral Agent, to take all necessary steps to have the Company annotate on the Certificate both the transfer of this first degree pledge in favor of each successor or assignee of the Secured Parties and the extension of this first degree pledge for the benefit any new party who may become a creditor of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. pursuant to the Deed of Pledge (defined New Secured Parties in the Deed of Pledge), in either case pari passu with and with the same rights attached to the security interest hereby created in favor of the Secured Parties.

[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

EXHIBIT C

Testo dell'annotazione del pegno da apporre, al momento xxxxx xxxx emissione, sui certificati rappresentativi delle Nuove Azioni della MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

Ai sensi delle Sezioni 1 e 2 del contratto di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx (come modificato in data 3 marzo 2003 dall'accordo denominato Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement concluso negli Stati Uniti d'America attraverso scambio di corrispondenza) del 21 dicembre 2001 (il "Contratto di Pegno"), tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, in qualità di costituente il pegno, e CITICORP USA, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., ed agente in qualità di Collateral Agent (come definito xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi, (indicati qui di seguito e definiti, xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx, quali Secured Parties), le azioni di nuova emissione della MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (la "Società") rappresentate dal presente certificato azionario n. [ ] (rispettivamente, le "Nuove Azioni", ovvero le New Shares, come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx, xx il "Nuovo Certificato") - già costituite in garanzia e attualmente custodite da Citicorp USA, Inc. in base xx xxxxxxxxx di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx denominato (ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, concluso tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., in qualità di costituente il pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., in qualità di collateral agent, sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei creditori pignoratizi ivi indicati (i "Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimbursement Agreement") - sono costituite in pegno da MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., in favore di:

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Citicorp USA, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., e UBS AG, Filiale di Stamford, società di diritto svizzero con sede a 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X. (i "Creditori Pignoratizi")

a garanzia dell'integrale adempimento delle obbligazioni denominate Bank Revolver Obligations (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx) ivi incluse quelle derivanti dallo stesso Contratto di Pegno, dal Bank Revolving Credit Agreement e dagli altri Loan Documents (come ivi definiti). Ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, il presente diritto xxxxx di garanzia è di xxxx xxxxx e conferisce gli stessi diritti del diritto di pegno creato sul Nuovo Certificato in pari data ai sensi del Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, sopra indicati.

I diritti di voto, i diritti amministrativi connessi e il diritto a percepire i dividendi inerenti alle Nuove Azioni costituite in pegno e rappresentate dal Nuovo Certificato sono regolati dalla Sezione 5 del Contratto di Pegno.

Si prende e si dà atto che, secondo quanto previsto nella Sezione 1 del Contratto di Pegno, le azioni della Società complessivamente date in pegno (ivi incluse le Nuove Azioni costituite in pegno) a favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi non eccedono il 65 % del capitale sociale della Società.

Si dà atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, riceve il pegno di xxx xxxx presente annotazione e pertanto, oltre a continuare a custodire ininterrottamente il Nuovo Certificato xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimbursement Agreement viene ora a custodire il medesimo anche xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi, inclusi i loro successori e aventi causa, nonché delle New Secured Parties (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx).

Si dà altresì atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, i Creditori Pignoratizi hanno dato xxxxxxx a CITICORP USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, a fare quanto necessario affinchè la Società annoti sul Nuovo Certificato sia il trasferimento del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di ogni successore o avente causa dei Creditori Pignoratizi sia l'estensione del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di nuovi soggetti che risultino creditori di MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in base a quanto previsto xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx (ivi definiti quali New Secured Parties), in entrambi i casi con xxxx xxxxx e diritti rispetto alla garanzia xxxxx costituita a favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi di xxx xxxx presente annotazione.

[Luogo e Data]

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Un Amministratore

La costituzione in garanzia di cui sopra è stata annotata sul libro soci in data xxxxxxx xx sensi del R.D. 29.3.1942 n. 239.

[Luogo e Data]

______________________________
Un Amministratore

EXHIBIT C

Text of the annotation of the pledge to be annotated on the share certificates representing the New Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials, S.p.A. , upon their issuance

Pursuant to Section 1 and 2 of the first degree deed of pledge (as amended on March 3, 2003 by the Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement executed in the United States of America by way of exchange of correspondence) dated December 21, 2001 (the "Deed of Pledge") by and

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between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., as pledgor, CITICORP USA, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, U.S.A., acting in its capacity as Collateral Agent (as defined therein), in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as specified hereinafter and defined, in the Deed of Pledge, as Secured Parties), the newly issued shares of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (the "Company") represented by this share certificate no.[ ] (respectively, the "New Shares", as defined in the Deed of Pledge and the "New Certificate") - already pledged and currently held by Citicorp USA, Inc. under the first degree deed of pledge named (pursuant to the Deed of Pledge) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, executed by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. as pledgor, Citicorp USA, Inc., as collateral agent, both in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the secured parties indicated therein (hereinafter referred to as the "Reimbursement Secured Parties") - are pledged by MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., in favor of:

Citicorp USA, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X. and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, with registered office at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X. (the "Secured Parties"),

as security for the full payment and performance of the Bank Revolver Obligations (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), including those obligations arising from the Deed of Pledge itself, the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, this security interest ranks pari passu with and grants the same rights of the security interest of even date created on the New Certificate pursuant to the Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, referred to above.

The voting rights, the relating administrative rights and the right to receive dividends in connection with the pledged New Shares and represented by the New Certificate are governed by Section 5 of the Deed of Pledge.

It is acknowledged that, in accordance with Section 1 of the Deed of Pledge, the shares of the Company pledged as a whole (including the pledged New Shares) in favor of the Secured Parties do not exceed 65 % of the share capital of the Company.

It is acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Collateral Agent, hereby receives the pledge referred to in this annotation and thus, in addition to maintaining the uninterrupted custody of the Certificate on behalf of and in the interest of the Reimbursement Agreement Secured Parties, it now starts to hold the Certificate in custody also in the interest and on behalf of the Secured Parties, including their successors or assignees, as well as of any New Secured Party (as defined in the Deed of Pledge).

It is also acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, the Secured Parties instructed Citicorp USA, Inc., as Collateral Agent, to take all necessary steps to have the Company annotating on the New Certificate the transfer of this first degree security interest in favor of any successor or transferee of the Secured Parties and the extension of this first degree security interest in favor of any new party who may become a creditor of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. pursuant to the Deed of Pledge (such new creditors are defined New Secured Parties in the Deed of Pledge), in both cases pari passu with and with the same rights attached to the security interest created in favor of the Secured Parties referred to in this annotation.

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[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

The above security has been annotated in the shareholders' ledger of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. pursuant to Royal Decree No. 239/42

[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

EXHIBIT D

Testo dell'annotazione del pegno sulle Nuove Azioni da apporre sul libro soci della MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

Si prende e si dà atto che il socio unico MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, Stati Uniti d'America, xx xxxxx in data [ ] ha sottoscritto n. [ ] azioni ordinarie di MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (la "Società") del valore nominale di Euro 0,48 ciascuna, rappresentate dal certificato azionario n. [] (il "Nuovo Certificato") e corrispondenti, nel complesso, al [ ] del capitale sociale della Società (le "Nuove Azioni"), ai sensi della Sezione 1 e 2 del contratto di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx (come modificato in data 3 marzo 2003 dall'accordo denominato Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement concluso negli Stati Uniti d'America attraverso scambio di corrispondenza) del 21 dicembre 2001 (il "Contratto di Pegno") tra MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., in qualità di costituente il pegno, e Cit icorp USA, Inc. società di diritto statunitense con sede legale a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., ed agente in qualità di Collateral Agent (come definito xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi (come di seguito indicati e definiti xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx quali Secured Parties), ha costituito in pegno le Nuove Azioni rappresentate dal Certificato - già costituite in garanzia e attualmente custodite da Citicorp USA, Inc. in base xx xxxxxxxxx di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx denominato (ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, concluso tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., in qualità di costituente il pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., in qualità di collateral agent, sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei creditori pignoratizi ivi indicati (i "Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimb ursement Agreement") a favore di:

Citicorp USA, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., e UBS AG, Stamford Branch, società di diritto svizzero, con sede 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X. (i "Creditori Pignoratizi")

a garanzia dell'integrale adempimento delle obbligazioni denominate Bank Revolver Obligations (quali definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), ivi incluse quelle derivanti xxx Xxxxxxxxx di Pegno, dal Bank Revolving Credit Agreement e dagli altri Loan Documents (come ivi definiti). Ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, il presente diritto xxxxx di garanzia è di xxxx xxxxx e conferisce gli stessi diritti del diritto di pegno creato sul Nuovo Certificato in pari data ai sensi del Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, sopra indicati.

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Si prende e si dà atto che, secondo quanto previsto nella Sezione 1 del Contratto di Pegno, le azioni della Società complessivamente date in pegno (ivi incluse le Nuove Azioni costituite in pegno) non eccedono il 65 % del capitale sociale della Società.

Si dà atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, riceve il pegno di xxx xxxx presente annotazione e pertanto, oltre a continuare a custodire ininterrottamente il Nuovo Certificato xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi di cui al Reimbursement Agreement, viene ora a custodire il medesimo anche xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi, inclusi i loro successori e aventi causa, nonché delle New Secured Parties (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx).

Si dà altresì atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, i Creditori Pignoratizi hanno dato xxxxxxx a Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, a far quanto necessario affinchè la Società annoti sul Nuovo Certificato sia il trasferimento del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di ogni successore o avente causa dei Creditori Pignoratizi sia l'estensione del presente pegno di xxxxx xxxxx a favore di nuovi soggetti che risultino creditori di MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in base a quanto previsto xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx (ivi definiti quali New Secured Parties), in entrambi i casi con xxxx xxxxx e diritti rispetto alla garanzia xxxxx costituita a favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi di xxx xxxx presente annotazione.

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Un Amministratore

EXHIBIT D

Text of the annotation of the Pledge of the New Shares to be included on the shareholders' book of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

It is acknowledged that the sole shareholder MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X. which on [ ] subscribed to [ ] ordinary shares of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. (the "Company"), with a par value of Euro 0,48 each, represented by share certificate No. [ ] (the "New Certificate") and representing, as a whole, [ ]% of the share capital of the Company (the "New Shares"), pursuant to Section 1 and 2 of the first degree deed of pledge (as amended on March 3, 2003 by the Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement executed in the United States of America by way of exchange of correspondence) dated December 21, 2001 (the "Deed of Pledge") by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., as pledgor, and CITICORP USA, Inc. a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, U.S.A and acting in its capacity as Collateral Agent (as defined therein), in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined herinafter), has pledged the New Shares, represented by the New Certificate, - already pledged and currently held by Citicorp USA, Inc. under the first degree deed of pledge named (pursuant to the Deed of Pledge) Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, executed by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. as pledgor, Citicorp USA, Inc., as collateral agent, both in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties indicated therein (hereinafter referred to as the "Reimbursement Secured Parties") - in favor of:

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Citicorp USA, Inc, a company incorporated under the laws of the United States od America, with registered office at 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.X., and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, with registered office at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X. (the "Secured Parties"),

as security for the full payment and performance of the Bank Revolver Obligations (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), including those obligations arising from the Deed of Pledge itself, the Bank Revolver Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement). Pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, this security interest ranks pari passu with and grants the same rights of the security interest created on the same date hereof on the New Certificate pursuant to the pledge agreement denominated Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, referred to hereinabove.

It is acknowledged that, in accordance with Section 1 of the Deed of Pledge, the shares of the Company pledged as a whole (including the pledged New Shares) do not exceed 65 % of the share capital of the Company.

It is acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Collateral Agent, hereby receives the pledge referred to in this annotation and thus, in addition to maintaining the uninterrupted custody of the Certificate on behalf of and in the interest of the Reimbursement Secured Parties, it now starts to hold the Certificate in custody also in the interest and on behalf of the Secured Parties, including their successors or assignees, as well as of any New Secured Party (as defined in the Deed of Pledge).

It is also acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, the Secured Parties instructed Citicorp USA, Inc., as Collateral Agent, to take all steps necessry to have the Company annotating on the New Certificate the transfer of this first degree security interest in favor of any successor or assignee of the Secured Parties and the extension of this first degree security interest in favor of any new party who may become a creditor of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. pursuant to the Deed of Pledge (such new creditors are defined New Secured Parties in the Deed of Pledge), in both cases pari passu with and with the same rights attached to the security interest created in favor of the Secured Parties referred to in this annotation.

[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

EXHIBIT E

Testo dell'annotazione del pegno a favore di Nuovi Creditori Pignoratizi da apporre sui certificati azionari di MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

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Agreement concluso negli Stati Uniti d'America, attraverso scambio di corrispondenza) del 21 dicembre 2001 (il "Contratto di Pegno") tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, Stati Uniti d'America, in qualità di costituente il pegno, e Citicorp USA, Inc., agente in qualità di Col lateral Agent (come definito xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi (come definiti xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), il pegno di xxxxx xxxxx, già costituito sul presente certificato azionario n. [ ] (il "Certificato" attualmente custodito da Citicorp USA, Inc.), da MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi, si intende esteso, con xxxx xxxxx e diritti, anche a favore di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio], a garanzia dell'integrale adempimento delle obbligazioni nei confronti di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio] denominate Bank Revolver Obligations (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx di Pegno), ivi incluse quelle derivanti dallo stesso Contratto di Pegno, dal Bank Revolving Credit Agreement e dai Loan Documents, tra cui il contratto denominato [ ] del [ ], concluso in [ ], tra [inserire la denominazione sociale delle parti, inclu so il Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio].

Si dà atto che il pegno di xxxxx xxxxx costituito sul Certificato è regolato xxx Xxxxxxxxx di Pegno, in quanto applicabile e, pertanto, i diritti di voto, i diritti amministrativi connessi e il diritto a percepire i dividendi inerenti alle Azioni rappresentate dal Certificato sono regolati dalla sezione 5 del Contratto di Pegno.

Si dà altresì atto che, ai sensi del Contratto di Pegno, Citicorp USA, Inc., xxxxx Collateral Agent, riceve il pegno di xxx xxxx presente annotazione e pertanto, oltre a continuare a custodire ininterrottamente il Certificato xxxx'interesse e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi, ivi inclusi i loro successori, aventi causa e le New Secured Parties (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), viene ora a custodire il medesimo anche xxxx'interesse e per conto di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio], ivi inclusi i suoi successori e aventi causa.

Si dà infine atto che il pegno di xxxxx xxxxx esteso a favore di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio] per effetto della presente annotazione ha lo stesso grado e conferisce gli stessi diritti della garanzia xxxxx costituita sul Certificato a favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi in base xx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx, xxxxx restando l'esistenza sul Certificato del concorrente pegno di xxxx xxxxx costituito a seguito del Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, concluso tra MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., in qualità di costituente il pegno e Citicorp X.XX., Inc. in qualità di collateral agent, sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei creditori pignoratizi ivi indicati.

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Un Amministratore

La costituzione in garanzia di cui sopra è stata annotata sul libro soci in data xxxxxxx xx sensi del R.D. 29.3.1942 n. 239.

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Un Amministratore

EXHIBIT E

Text of the annotation of the Pledge in favor of the New Secured Parties to be inscribed on the share certificates of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

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It is acknowledged that, upon request of CITICORP USA, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America with registered office at 0, Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, acting also in the name and on behalf of [name of the New Secured Party], a company incorporated under the laws of with registered office at [ ], pursuant to Section 2 of the first degree deed of pledge (as supplemented, on March 3, 2003, by the Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement executed in the United States of America by way of exchange of correspondence) dated December 21, 2001, (the "Deed of Pledge") between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, as pledgor, and Citicorp USA, Inc., acting in its capacity as Collate ral Agent (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), the first degree pledge already created on this share certificate No. [ ] (the "Certificate", currently held in custody by Citicorp USA, Inc.), by MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in favor of the Secured Parties is hereby extended, pari passu with and with equal rights, also in favor of [name of the New Secured Party], as security for the full payment and performance of the Bank Revolver Obligations (as defined in the Deed of Pledge) with respect to [name of the New Secured Party], including those obligations arising from the Deed of Pledge itself, from the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and from the Loan Documents, including the agreement denominated [ ] and executed in [ ], on [ ], by and between [name of the parties thereof, including the New Secured Party].

It is acknowledged that the first degree pledge created on the Certificate is governed by the Deed of Pledge, as applicable and, therefore, the voting rights, the right to receive dividends and the relating administrative rights attached to the Shares represented by the Certificate are governed by Section 5 of the Deed of Pledge.

It is also acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, Citicorp USA, Inc., in its capacity as Collateral Agent, hereby receives the pledge to which this notation pertains and, thus, in addition to maintaining the uninterrupted custody of the Certificate in the interest and on behalf of the Secured Parties, including their successors or assignees, and the New Secured Parties (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), it now starts to hold the Certificate in custody also on behalf of [name of New Secured Party], including its successors or assignees.

Lastly, it is acknowledged that the first degree pledge extended in favor of the [name of New Secured Party] pursuant to this annotation grants the same rights of, and is pari passu with, the security interest created on the Certificate in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, it being understood that on the Certificate is already existing a pari passu security interests created pursuant to the Reimbursement Pledge Agreement as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, executed by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., as pledgor, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as collateral agent, acting in its own name and in the name and behalf of the secured parties thereunder.

[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

A notation regarding the above security interest has been made in the shareholders' book of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. pursuant to Royal Decree No. 239/42.

[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

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EXHIBIT F

Testo dell'annotazione del pegno a favore di Nuovi Creditori Pignoratizi da apporre sul libro soci di MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A.

Si prende e si dà atto che, su richiesta di CITICORP USA, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale a 0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000 New Castle, Delaware, Stati Uniti d'America, ed agente anche in nome e per conto di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio], società di diritto [ ], con sede legale in [ ], ai sensi della Sezione 2 del contratto di pegno di xxxxx xxxxx (come modificato, in data 3 Marzo 2003, dall'accordo denominato Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement concluso negli Stati Uniti d'America, attraverso scambio di corrispondenza) del 21 dicembre 2001 (il "Contratto di Pegno") tra il socio unico MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., società di diritto statunitense, con sede legale c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, Stati Uniti d'America, in qualità di costituente il pegno, e Citicorp USA, Inc., agente in qualit&ag rave; di Collateral Agent (come definito xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei Creditori Pignoratizi (come definiti xxx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx), il pegno di xxxxx xxxxx già costituito sul presente certificato azionario n. [ ] della Società (il "Certificato"), da parte di MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi, si intende esteso, con xxxx xxxxx e diritti, anche a favore di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio], a garanzia dell'integrale adempimento delle obbligazioni nei confronti di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio] denominate Bank Revolver Obligations (come definite xxx Xxxxxxxxx di Pegno), ivi incluse quelle derivanti dallo stesso Contratto di Pegno, dal Bank Revolving Credit Agreement e dai Loan Documents, tra cui il contratto denominato [ ] del [ ], concluso in [ ], tra [inserire la denominazione sociale delle parti, inclu so il Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio].

Si dà infine atto che il pegno di xxxxx xxxxx esteso a favore di [inserire la denominazione sociale del Nuovo Creditore Pignoratizio] per effetto della presente annotazione ha lo stesso grado e conferisce gli stessi diritti della garanzia xxxxx costituita sul Certificato a favore dei Creditori Pignoratizi in base xx Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx, xxxxx restando l'esistenza sul Certificato del concorrente pegno di xxxx xxxxx costituito a seguito del Reimbursement Pledge Agreement, come modificato dal Reimbursement Italian Supplement del 3 marzo 2003, concluso tra MEMC Electronic Material, Inc., in qualità di costituente il pegno e Citicorp U.S.A., Inc. in qualità di collateral agent, sia in nome proprio sia in nome e per conto dei creditori pignoratizi ivi indicati.

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[Luogo e Data]

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Un Amministratore

EXHIBIT F

Text of the annotation in the shareholders' book of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. of the pledge in favour of New Secured Parties

It is hereby acknowledged that, upon request of CITICORP USA, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office at 0, Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, acting also in the name and on behalf of [name of the New Secured Party], a company incorpored under the laws of [ ], with registered office at [ ], pursuant to Section 2 of the first degree deed of pledge (as supplemented, on March 3, 2003, by the Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement executed in the United States of America by way of exchange of correspondence) dated December 21, 2001 (the "Deed of Pledge") between the sole shareholder MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, with registered office c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, as pledgor, and Citicorp USA, Inc., ac ting in its capacity as Collateral Agent (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), the first degree pledge already created in favor of the Secured Parties on this Company's share certificate No. [ ] (the "Certificate"), by MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. in favor of the Secured Parties is hereby extended, pari passu with and with equal rights, also in favor of [name of the New Secured Party], as security for the full payment and performance of the Bank Revolver Obligations (as defined in the Deed of Pledge) with respect to [name of the New Secured Party], including those obligations arising from the Deed of Pledge, from the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement and from the Loan Documents, including the agreement named [ ] and executed in [ ], on [ ], by and between [name of the parties thereof, including the New Secured Party].

It is acknowledged that the first degree pledge created on the Certificate is governed by the Deed of Pledge, as applicable and, therefore, the voting rights, the right to receive dividends and the relating administrative rights attached to the Share represented by the Certificate, are governed by Section 5 of the Deed of Pledge.

It is also acknowledged that, pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, Citicorp USA, Inc., in its capacity as Collateral Agent, hereby receives the pledge to which this notation pertains and, thus, in addition to maintaining the uninterrupted custody of the Certificate in the interest and on behalf of the Secured Parties, including their successors or assignees, and the New Secured Parties (as defined in the Deed of Pledge), shall now start to hold the Certificate in custody also on behalf of [name of New Secured Party], including its successors or assignees.

Lastly, it is acknowledged that the first degree pledge extended in favor of the [name of New Secured Party] pursuant to this annotation grants the same rights of, and is pari passu with, the security interest created on the Certificate in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Deed of Pledge, it being understood that on the Certificate is already existing a pari passu security interests created pursuant to the Reimbursement Pledge Agreement as supplemented by the Reimbursement Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003, executed by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., as pledgor, and CITICORP U.S.A., Inc. as collateral agent, acting in its own name and in the name and behalf of the secured parties thereunder.

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[Place and Date]

______________________________
A Director

EXHIBIT G

[Letterhead of CiticorpUSA, INC.]

New Secured Party Notice

To: Chairman of the Board of Directors

	MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. Xxxxx Xxxxxx x. 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx

c.c.: MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc

	c/o The Corporation Trust Company Corporation Trust Center 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx

To the attention of [ ]

From: Citicorp USA, Inc.

Dated: [ ]

Re: Italian Supplement to the Bank Revolver Pledge Agreement dated March 3, 2003

Dear Sirs,

We refer to the deed of pledge (Contratto di pegno) executed and delivered in United States of America on December 21, 2001 by and between MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Pledgor, and Citicorp USA, Inc., Collateral Agent, also in the name and on behalf of the Secured Parties, as supplemented by an Italian Supplement dated March 3, 2003 (the "Bank Revolver Italian Supplement"). This is a New Secured Party Notice. The terms in capital letters shall bear the meanings indicated beside each one of them or, absent any indication, shall have the same meaning assigned to them under the Bank Revolver Italian Supplement.
We confirm that, pursuant to [insert details of the Loan Document pursuant to which the New Secured Party has become a Secured Party], [insert corporate name of the New

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Secured Party], a company incorporated under the laws of [ ], with registered office in [], has become a [Lender] under the Bank Revolving Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2 of the Bank Revolver Italian Supplement, we request to annotate the extension of the Pledge in favor of [insert corporate name of the New Secured Party] on the Certificate [add, if applicable: and on the certificates representing the New Shares], substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit E to the Bank Revolver Italian Supplement. We also request to annotate such extension of the Pledge in the shareholders' book of MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. substantially in the form indicated in Exhibit F to the Bank Revolver Italian Supplement.

[Date]

Signed:

Citicorp USA, Inc.

[Name]
[Title]

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