Common Contracts

300,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT APOGENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. Floating Rate Senior Convertible Contingent Debt Securities (CODES) due 2033 PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Purchase Agreement • February 4th, 2004 • Apogent Technologies Inc • Laboratory apparatus & furniture • New York

• Contract Type
  Purchase Agreement
• Filed
  February 4th, 2004
• Company
  Apogent Technologies Inc
• Industry
  Laboratory apparatus & furniture
• Jurisdiction
  New York

The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”) to be dated as of the First Delivery Date (as defined in Section 2(a)), among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the “Trustee”). The CODES will be convertible into duly and validly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (such shares, the “Conversion Shares”) on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Indenture.

250,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount Apogent Technologies Inc. 6½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Purchase Agreement • July 16th, 2003 • Neomarkers Inc • Laboratory apparatus & furniture • New York

• Contract Type
  Purchase Agreement
• Filed
  July 16th, 2003
• Company
  Neomarkers Inc
• Industry
  Laboratory apparatus & furniture
• Jurisdiction
  New York

The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”) to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3(a)), among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).