0001193125-04-110511 Sample Contracts

Underwriting Agreement

Underwriting Agreement • June 29th, 2004 • Compass Minerals International Inc • Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) • New York

• Contract Type
  Underwriting Agreement
• Filed
  June 29th, 2004
• Company
  Compass Minerals International Inc
• Industry
  Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels)
• Jurisdiction
  New York

Certain stockholders named in Schedule II hereto (the “Selling Stockholders”) of Compass Minerals International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), propose, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of 6,241,082 shares (the “Firm Shares”) and, at the election of the Underwriters, up to 936,162 additional shares (the “Optional Shares”) of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (“Stock”), of the Company (the Firm Shares and the Optional Shares which the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuant to Section 2 hereof are herein collectively called the “Shares”).

AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Rights Agreement • June 29th, 2004 • Compass Minerals International Inc • Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) • New York

• Contract Type
  Rights Agreement
• Filed
  June 29th, 2004
• Company
  Compass Minerals International Inc
• Industry
  Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels)
• Jurisdiction
  New York

This Amendment to the Rights Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 15, 2004, is made by and between Compass Minerals International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Compass”) and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, a New York corporation, as rights agent (“AST”). This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof.