Colfax CORP (Form: 8-K, Received: 01/30/2012 16:51:45)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2012

Colfax Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34045	54-1887631
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

8170 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 180

Fulton, MD 20759

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 323-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 24, 2012, Colfax Corporation ("Colfax") entered into registration rights agreements (the “Registration Rights Agreements”) with each of BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle LLC (the "BDT Investor"), Mitchell P. Rales, Steven M. Rales and Markel Corporation (collectively, the "Investors") in connection with completion of the issuance and sale of (i) 14,756,945 shares of Colfax common stock and 13,877,552 shares of newly created Series A preferred stock to the BDT Investor, (ii) 2,170,139 shares of Colfax common stock to Mitchell P. Rales, (iii) 2,170,139 shares of Colfax common stock to Steven M. Rales and (iv) 1,085,070 shares of Colfax common stock to Markel Corporation, for aggregate consideration of $805 million on that date (the "Investments"). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements, Colfax has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the Colfax common stock issued to the Investors, and the Colfax common stock to be issued upon conversion of the Series A preferred stock issued to the BDT Investor, and the Investors will have demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights under certain circumstances.

The foregoing description of the Registration Right Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

See Items 1.01 and 3.03, which are incorporated by reference in response to this Item 3.02.

The issuance and sale of the securities to the Investors was in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for the private placement of securities pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Investments do not involve a public offering, each of the Investors is an “accredited investor” and/or qualified institutional buyer and the Investors had access to information about Colfax and its investment.

On January 24, 2012, Colfax also completed the issuance of 20,735,493 shares of common stock as part consideration to the former shareholders of Charter International plc ("Charter") for the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Charter by Colfax's wholly-owned subsidiary, Colfax UK Holdings Ltd. The acquisition was completed on January 13, 2012 by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement (the "Scheme") under Article 125 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991. Under the terms of the Scheme, Charter shareholders received 730 pence in cash and 0.1241 newly-issued shares of Colfax common stock in exchange for each share of Charter's ordinary stock. The shares of common stock issued as part consideration for the Scheme were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act. Section 3(a)(10) exempts securities issued in exchange for property interests from the general requirement of registration where the terms and conditions of the issuance and exchange of such securities have been approved by any court of competent jurisdiction, after a hearing upon the fairness of the terms and conditions of the issuance at which all persons to whom the securities will be issued have the right to appear.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

On January 24, 2012, in connection with the completion of the Investments, Colfax filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Designations of Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of the State of Delaware.

Colfax's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation grants certain rights to the BDT Investor, including consent rights over certain corporate actions (including the election of anyone other than Mitchell P. Rales as Chairman of Colfax's board) for so long as the BDT Investor beneficially owns at least 50% of the Series A preferred stock and the right to appoint up to two members of Colfax's Board of Directors depending on its beneficial ownership of Colfax securities from time to time. The BDT Investor will have the right to exclusively nominate for election to Colfax's Board of Directors and certain of its committees (i) 2 of 11 directors for so long as the BDT Investor and certain permitted transferees beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 20% of Colfax's outstanding common stock and (ii) 1 of 10 directors for so long as the BDT Investor and certain permitted transferees beneficially own, in the aggregate, equal to or less than 20% but more than 10% of Colfax's outstanding common stock; in each case calculated in accordance with the Amended and

Restated Certificate of Incorporation and subject to applicable law and New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual rules.

The Certificate of Designations sets forth the terms of a newly created class of preferred stock, designated as the Series A Perpetual Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001, consisting of 13,877,552 shares. All 13,877,552 shares of the Series A preferred stock were issued to the BDT Investor on January 24, 2012. The Series A preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock and carries certain preferred voting, dividend, liquidation, pre-emptive and other rights. The Certificate of Designations provides that holders of the Series A preferred stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash preferred dividends, payable quarterly, at a per annum rate of 6% of the liquidation preference (defined as $24.50, the “Liquidation Preference”), provided that the dividend rate shall be increased to a per annum rate of 8% if Colfax fails to pay the full amount of any dividend required to be paid on such shares until the date that full payment is made. The initial conversion price of the Series A preferred stock is $27.93, which is subject to adjustment in customary circumstances. At the initial conversion price, the 13,877,552 shares of Series A preferred stock issued to the BDT Investor are convertible into 12,173,291 shares of common stock. The Series A preferred stock entitles it holder to vote on an as-converted basis on all matters submitted to the holders of the common stock, voting together as a single class.

The Series A preferred stock is convertible, in whole or in part, at the option of the holders thereof at any time into shares of Colfax common stock at a conversion rate determined by dividing the Liquidation Preference by a number equal to 114% of the Liquidation Preference, subject to adjustment as set forth in the form of Certificate of Designations. The Series A preferred stock is also convertible, in whole or in part, at the option of Colfax on or after the third anniversary of January 24, 2012 into shares of common stock at a conversion rate determined as set forth above if, among other things:

·	for the preceding thirty trading days, the closing price of Colfax's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds 133% of the applicable conversion price, calculated by dividing the liquidation preference by the then-applicable conversion rate; and

·	the corporation has declared and paid or set apart for payment all accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A preferred stock.

In the event of conversion of only part of the outstanding shares of the Series A preferred stock, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata .

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Designations does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Designations, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.01 and 3.02 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

3.01		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on January 24, 2012.
3.02		Certificate of Designations of Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock filed on January 24, 2012.
10.1		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC and Colfax Corporation.
10.2		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between Mitchell P. Rales and Colfax Corporation.
10.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between Steven M. Rales and Colfax Corporation.
10.4		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between Markel Corporation and Colfax Corporation.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Colfax Corporation



Date: January 30, 2012	By:	/s/ C. Scott Brannan
	Name:	C. Scott Brannan
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

3.01		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on January 24, 2012.
3.02		Certificate of Designations of Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock filed on January 24, 2012.
10.1		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC and Colfax Corporation.
10.2		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between Mitchell P. Rales and Colfax Corporation.
10.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between Steven M. Rales and Colfax Corporation.
10.4		Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 24, 2012, between Markel Corporation and Colfax Corporation.

Exhibit 3.01

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

COLFAX CORPORATION

Colfax Corporation (the “Corporation” ), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware General Corporation Law” ), does hereby certify as follows:

1. The present name of the Corporation is Colfax Corporation. The Corporation was incorporated under the name Constellation Pumps Corporation by filing its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 25, 1998. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 22, 2003 and amended by Certificates of Amendment on May 30, 2003, May 3, 2004, and April 21, 2008. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 13, 2008.

2. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) and by the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 228, 242, and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

3. Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and also further amends the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as heretofore amended or supplemented. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as heretofore amended or supplemented, is superseded by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

4. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective upon the time of filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

5. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as heretofore amended or supplemented is hereby restated and further amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Article 1. NAME

The name of this corporation is Colfax Corporation.

Article 2. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

The address of this Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, Delaware 19808, in the County of New Castle. The name of this Corporation’s registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

Article 3. PURPOSE AND POWERS

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Corporation shall have all power necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of such acts and activities.

Article 4. CAPITAL STOCK AND ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES

4.1. Authorized Shares

The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 420,000,000 of which 400,000,000 of such shares shall be Common Stock having a par value of $.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and 20,000,000 of such shares shall be Preferred Stock, having a par value of $.001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”).

4.2. Common Stock

4.2.1. Relative Rights

The Common Stock shall be subject to all of the rights, privileges, preferences, priorities, and restrictions set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of the Preferred Stock). Each share of the Common Stock shall have the same relative rights as, and be identical in all respects to, all the other shares of the Common Stock.

4.2.2. Dividends

Whenever there shall have been paid, or declared and set aside for payment, to the holders of shares of any class of stock having preference over the Common Stock as to the payment of dividends, the full amount of dividends and of sinking fund or retirement payments, if any, to which such holders are respectively entitled in preference to the Common Stock, then dividends may be paid on the Common Stock and on any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith as to dividends, out of any assets legally available for the payment of dividends thereon, but only when and as declared by the Board and subject to the restrictions set forth in any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock. Any dividends on the Common Stock will not be cumulative.

4.2.3. Dissolution, Liquidation, Winding Up

In the event of any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Common Stock, and holders of any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith, in whole or in part, as to the distribution of assets in such event, shall be entitled to participate in the distribution of any assets of the Corporation remaining after the Corporation shall have paid, or provided for payment of, all debts and liabilities of the Corporation

and after the Corporation shall have paid, or set aside for payment, to the holders of any class of stock having preference over the Common Stock in the event of dissolution, liquidation or winding up the full preferential amounts (if any) to which they are entitled.

4.2.4. Voting Rights

Each holder of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to attend all special and annual meetings of the stockholders of the Company at which any action is to be taken as to which holders of Common Stock are entitled to vote pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law. Except as may otherwise be required by law, and subject to the provisions of such resolution or resolutions as may be adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 4.3 of this Article 4 granting the holders of one or more series of the Preferred Stock exclusive or special voting powers with respect to any matter, each holder of the Common Stock shall have one vote with respect to each share of the Common Stock held on all matters voted upon by the stockholders, provided, however, that except as otherwise required by law, holders of the Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including a certificate of designations relating to any series of the Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of the Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either voting separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of the Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law. Each holder of shares of the Common Stock may exercise its vote either in person or by proxy.

4.2.5 Stockholder Action

Subject to the rights of any holders of the Preferred Stock, (i) only the chairman of the Board or a majority of the Board shall be permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders; (ii) the business permitted to be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board; and (iii) stockholder action may be taken only at a duly called and convened annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken by written consent.

4.3. Preferred Stock

The Board is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by the Delaware General Corporation Law and the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to provide, by resolution or resolutions from time to time and by filing certificates of designations pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, for the issuance of shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each such series of the Preferred Stock and to fix the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

The authority of the Board with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following: (1) the number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series; (2) the dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of

payment of dividends on shares of that series; (3) whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights; (4) whether that series shall have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board shall determine; (5) whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates; (6) whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund; (7) the rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series; and (8) any other relative powers, preferences, and rights of that series, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions on that series as the Board shall determine.

4.4 Rights of Certain Holders

So long as the Investor and its Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Purchased Preferred Shares, the written consent of the Investor will be required in order for the Corporation to take any of the following actions:

1. The incurrence of Senior Net Indebtedness, excluding

(i) Permitted Indebtedness, and

(ii) the issuance of Preferred Stock,

if, after giving effect to such incurrence, the ratio of Senior Net Indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA would exceed 3.75 : 1 measured by reference to the last twelve-month period for which financial information of the Corporation is reported by the Corporation (the “ LTM Period ”), pro forma for any acquisition in the LTM Period; provided, however, that the consent of the Investor will not be required pursuant to this Section 4.4(1) as to the incurrence of Indebtedness, the net proceeds of which are used for Refinancing of Indebtedness that existed on the Closing Date (including any Indebtedness incurred on the Closing Date);

2. The incurrence of Total Net Indebtedness, excluding:

(i) Permitted Indebtedness,

(ii) the issuance of Preferred Stock,

if, after giving effect to such incurrence, the ratio of Total Net Indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA would exceed 4.25 : 1 measured by reference to the LTM Period, pro forma for any acquisition in the LTM Period; provided, however, that the consent of the Investor will not be required pursuant to this Section 4.4(2) as to the incurrence of Indebtedness, the net proceeds of which are used for the Refinancing of Indebtedness that existed on the Closing Date (including any Indebtedness incurred on the Closing Date);

3.	The issuance by the Corporation of any shares of Preferred Stock;

Any change to the Corporation’s dividend policy, or the declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution on any Junior Stock, unless the ratio of the Corporation’s Total Net Indebtedness, excluding Permitted Indebtedness and any Preferred Stock, to Adjusted EBITDA is less than 2:1 measured by reference to the LTM Period, pro forma for any acquisition in the LTM period;

5.	Any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation;

6.	Any change in the Corporation’s independent auditor;

7.	The election of anyone other than Mr. Mitchell P. Rales as the Corporation’s Chairman of the Board;

Any acquisition by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, in any transaction or series of related transactions, of another entity or assets for a purchase price exceeding thirty percent (30%) of the Corporation’s equity market capitalization at the time the applicable acquisition agreement is signed;

Any merger, consolidation, reclassification, joint venture or strategic partnership, or any similar transaction, any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any assets of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation (excluding sale/leaseback transactions and other financing transactions, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of the Corporation’s or such subsidiary’s business or any sales among the Company and its subsidiaries), or any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any subsidiary of the Corporation if (i) the value of the entity resulting from any such merger, consolidation, reclassification or similar transaction, (ii) the level of investment in any such joint venture, strategic partnership or similar transaction by the Corporation or such subsidiary, (iii) the value of the assets being sold, leased, transferred or disposed of, or (iv) the value of the subsidiary being liquidated, dissolved, or wound up (including the value of any subsidiary or subsidiaries thereof), as applicable, exceeds thirty percent (30%) of the Corporation’s equity market capitalization at the time the applicable transaction agreement or other transaction documentation is signed;

10.	Any amendments to the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws or other organizational or governing documents, as applicable; or

11.	Any change to the size of the Board.

Article 5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

5.1. Number; Election; Nomination Right of Certain Holders

(1)

So long as the Investor and its Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own, in

the aggregate, more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding Common Stock, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, assuming conversion of all outstanding convertible securities (including the Series A Preferred Stock) and exercise of all existing warrants at the then-existing conversion or exercise price, but excluding any Unexercised Options and RSUs: (A) the authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be eleven (11); (B) the Investor shall be entitled to exclusively nominate two (2) members of the Board; and (C) the Investor shall be entitled to select one of its nominees, once elected to the Board, to serve on the audit committee of the Board, and one of its nominees, once elected to the Board, to serve on the compensation committee of the Board, subject to applicable law and New York Stock Exchange listing requirements.

(2)

So long as the Investor and its Permitted Transferees collectively Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, equal to or less than twenty percent (20%) but more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Common Stock, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, assuming conversion of all outstanding convertible securities (including the Series A Preferred Stock) and exercise of all existing warrants at the then-existing conversion or exercise price, but excluding any Unexercised Options and RSUs: (A) the authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be ten (10); (B) the Investor shall be entitled to exclusively nominate one (1) member of the Board; and (C) the Investor shall be entitled to select its nominee, once elected to the Board, to serve on the audit committee and compensation committee of the Board, subject to applicable law and New York Stock Exchange listing requirements.

(3)

From the time the Investor and its Permitted Transferees collectively cease to Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Common Stock, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, assuming conversion of all outstanding convertible securities (including the Series A Preferred Stock) and exercise of all existing warrants at the then-existing conversion or exercise price, but excluding any Unexercised Options and RSUs, the Investor shall have no right under this Section 5.1 to nominate any members of the Board, and the authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be such number as from time to time shall be fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the bylaws of the Corporation.

(4)

Unless and except to the extent that the bylaws of the Corporation shall otherwise require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot. Each director of the Corporation shall be entitled to one vote per director on all matters voted or acted upon by the Board.

(5)

For purposes of calculating Beneficial Ownership percentages in this Section 5.1, the Investor and any Permitted Transferees shall not be deemed to Beneficially Own any shares of preferred stock other than the Purchased Preferred Shares and any shares of Common Stock other than shares of Common Stock acquired (i) on the Closing Date, (ii) upon conversion of Preferred Stock or (iii) pursuant to anti-dilution provisions or pre-emption rights set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

5.2. Management of Business and Affairs of the Corporation

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board.

5.3. Limitation of Liability

No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (c) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article 5.3 shall be prospective only and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of, or any limitation of the liability of, a director of the Corporation existing at, or arising out of facts or incidents occurring prior to, the effective date of such repeal or modification.

Article 6. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Board is expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation.

Article 7. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change, or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences, and privileges of any nature conferred upon stockholders, directors, or any other persons by and pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this Article 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of stock required by law or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, until such time as the Investor and its Permitted Transferees collectively cease to Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Common Stock, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, assuming conversion of all outstanding convertible securities (including the Series A Preferred Stock) and exercise of all existing warrants at the then-existing conversion or exercise price, but excluding any Unexercised Options and RSUs, the written consent of the Investor shall be required to alter, amend or repeal any provision of Section 5.1 of Article 5, this Article 7 or Article 8, including by merger, consolidation or otherwise.

Article 8. DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall have the following meanings:

“ Adjusted EBITDA ” means EBITDA, as such term is defined in that certain credit agreement, dated as of September 12, 2011, between and among the Company, Deutsche Bank A.G. New York Branch, a syndicate of other financial institutions as lenders and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as in effect as of September 12, 2011.

“ Beneficial Ownership ” and “ Beneficially Own ” and similar terms have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. For the avoidance of doubt, the Investor and its Permitted Transferees will be deemed to Beneficially Own all of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the Investor and its Permitted Transferees at the time of determination.

“ Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

“ Indebtedness ” means the principal of, accrued but unpaid interest on, and premium (if any, to the extent such premium is determinable) in respect of, indebtedness of such person for borrowed money, but excluding any indebtedness among the Corporation and its subsidiaries.

“ Investor ” means BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC.

“ Junior Stock ” means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Corporation, other than Parity Stock and Senior Stock, not expressly ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions.

“ Parity Stock ” means any class or series of stock of the Corporation that may be authorized that expressly ranks equal to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions.

“Permitted Transferee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

“ Permitted Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness under the Corporation’s revolving line of credit as in existence on the Closing Date, leases and letters of credit, performance guarantees, bid bonds, surety bonds and similar instruments.

“Purchased Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

“ Refinance ” or “ Refinancing ” means to refund, refinance, replace, renew, repay, or extend (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism).

“Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2011, by and between the Corporation and the Investor.

“ Senior Net Indebtedness ” means, as of any date, all Senior Indebtedness of the Corporation outstanding on such date minus all cash and cash equivalents of the Corporation as of such date.

“ Senior Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that is not Subordinated Indebtedness.

“ Senior Stock ” means any class or series of stock of the Corporation that may be authorized

that expressly ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions.

“ Subordinated Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness pursuant to a written agreement.

“ Total Net Indebtedness ” means, as of any date, all Indebtedness of the Corporation and its subsidiaries minus all cash and cash equivalents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as of such date.

“ Unexercised Options and RSUs ” means (i) any convertible securities outstanding as of the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), or (ii) any options, restricted stock units or similar awards issued to officers, employees, consultants or directors of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, in each case, in the form of Common Stock or entitling the holder thereof to receive shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation on this 24 th day of January, 2012.

	COLFAX CORPORATION

	By:		/s/ Clay H. Kiefaber
	Name:		Clay H. Kiefaber
	Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.02

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF

SERIES A PERPETUAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

(PAR VALUE $0.001)

COLFAX CORPORATION

Pursuant to Section 151 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

Colfax Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 thereof, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

That pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) in accordance with the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (the “ Bylaws ”), the Board on September 10, 2011 adopted the following resolution, creating a series of 13,877,552 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation designated as Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, which is subject to shareholder approval of certain amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation including amendments that will increase the authorized number of shares of preferred stock:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board by Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation and out of the Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized therein, the Board hereby authorizes, designates and creates a series of Preferred Stock, and states that the designation and amount thereof and the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof be, and hereby are, as follows:

Section 1. Number of Shares and Designation.

The designation of the series of Preferred Stock created by this resolution shall be “Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “ Series ”), and the number of shares constituting the Series shall be Thirteen Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two (13,877,552) (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a liquidation preference of $24.50 (the “ Liquidation Preference ”).

Section 2. Dividends.

(1) Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on each share of Series A Preferred Stock, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends under Delaware law, cumulative cash dividends with respect to each Dividend Period (as defined below) at a per annum rate of 6% (as such may be adjusted pursuant to this Section 2(1), the “ Dividend Rate ”) on (i) the Liquidation Preference per share and (ii) to the extent unpaid on the Dividend Payment Date (as defined below), the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, on such share of Series A Preferred Stock; provided that if, on any Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation shall not have paid in cash the full amount of any dividend required to be paid on such share (such amount being “ Unpaid Dividends ”) on such Dividend Payment Date pursuant to this Section 2(1), then from such Dividend Payment Date, the Dividend Rate shall automatically be at a per annum rate of 8% for such share until the date on which all Unpaid Dividends have been declared and paid in full in cash. Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the Issue Date (whether or not declared), shall compound on each Dividend Payment Date, and shall be payable in arrears (as provided below in this Section 2(1)), but only when, as and if declared by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) on each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, and each Mandatory Conversion Date, Redemption Date and Liquidation Date (each, a “ Dividend Payment Date ”); provided that if any such Dividend Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Dividend Payment Date shall instead be (and any dividend payable on Series A Preferred Stock on such Dividend Payment Date shall instead be payable on) the immediately succeeding Business Day with no additional dividends payable as a result of such payment being made on such succeeding Business Day. Dividends that are payable on Series A Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date will be payable to holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock register of the Corporation on the applicable record date, which shall be the fifteenth (15 th ) calendar day before such Dividend Payment Date (as originally scheduled) or such other record date fixed by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a “ Dividend Record Date ”). Any such day that is a Dividend Record Date shall be a Dividend Record Date whether or not such day is a Business Day. Each dividend period (a “ Dividend Period ”) shall commence on and include the calendar day immediately following a Dividend Payment Date (other than the initial Dividend Period, which shall commence on and include the Issue Date) and shall end on and include the next Dividend Payment Date. Dividends payable in respect of a Dividend Period shall be payable in arrears on the first Dividend Payment Date after such Dividend Period.

(2) The Corporation (including its subsidiaries) shall not declare, pay or set apart funds for any dividends or other distributions with respect to any Junior Stock of the Corporation or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or set apart funds for repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of, any Junior Stock, or make any guarantee payment with respect thereto, unless all accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for all Dividend Periods through and including the date of such declaration, payment, repurchase, redemption or acquisition (including, if applicable as provided in Section 2(1) above, dividends on such amount) have been declared and paid in full in cash (or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment). Without limitation of the foregoing, any such dividend or other distributions on the Junior Stock shall be subject to Section 2(3).

(3) In the event that any dividend is declared and paid on, or any distribution is made with respect to, any Junior Stock (including, without limitation, in connection with a recapitalization of the Corporation), the Series A Preferred Stock shall share proportionately with such Junior Stock in any such dividend or distribution, (a) if such Junior Stock is Common Stock or is convertible into Common Stock, in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock calculated as of the record date for such dividend or

distribution, or (b) if such Junior Stock is not Common Stock or convertible into Common Stock, in such manner and at such time as the Board may determine in good faith to be equitable in the circumstances.

(4) Any reference to “dividends” or “distributions” in this Section 2 shall not be deemed to include any distribution made in connection with any voluntary of involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation.

Section 3. Mandatory Conversion; Optional Conversion; Redemption.

(1) Mandatory Conversion at the Option of the Corporation .

(a) Mandatory Conversion . On or after the third anniversary of the Issue Date, the Corporation shall have the right, at its option, at any time or from time to time, to cause some or all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be mandatorily converted (a “ Mandatory Conversion ”) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate in effect as of the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date (as defined below) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(1), subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (or, if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading) shall exceed one-hundred and thirty-three percent (133%) of the Conversion Price for a period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date that the Corporation delivers a Mandatory Conversion Notice (as defined below); and

(ii) the Corporation shall have declared and paid in full in cash, or shall have declared and set apart for payment in cash, all accrued but unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 2(1) above, dividends on such amount) on the Series A Preferred Stock for all Dividend Periods through and including the effective date of such Mandatory Conversion (the “ Mandatory Conversion Date ”).

(b) Mechanics of Mandatory Conversion . In order to effect a Mandatory Conversion, the Corporation shall provide written notice (a “ Mandatory Conversion Notice ”) to each holder of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock by first class mail, postage prepaid, to such holder at such holder’s address as it shall appear in the records of the Corporation or such other address as such holder shall specify to the Corporation in writing from time to time. The Mandatory Conversion Notice shall specify (i) the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that each holder shall be entitled to receive in connection with such Mandatory Conversion. Upon receipt of the Mandatory Conversion Notice, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall surrender his, her, or its certificate of certificates for all such shares (or, if applicable, a pro rata portion thereof determined in accordance with the penultimate sentence of this Section

3(1)(b)) (or, if such certificate or certificates have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and indemnity in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Corporation) to the Corporation at its principal office or at the office of the agency which may be maintained for the purpose of administering conversions and redemptions of the shares of Common Stock (the “ Conversion Agent ”), in each case, as specified in the applicable Mandatory Conversion Notice. All rights with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are converted pursuant to a Mandatory Conversion shall terminate on the Mandatory Conversion Date, subject to the rights of the holders thereof to receive the items provided for in the following sentence. As soon as practicable after the Mandatory Conversion Date, but in no event later than ten (10) days after the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to each holder that has surrendered shares of Series A Preferred Stock in connection therewith, (i) a certificate or certificates (or if the holder shall so elect, and if permitted by applicable law, including without limitation the Securities Act of 1933, uncertificated book-entry shares) representing the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, free of all taxes with respect to the issuance thereof, liens, charges and security interests and not subject to any preemptive rights, into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been converted in connection with such Mandatory Conversion, and (ii) any cash payable in respect of fractional shares as provided in Section 3(4). The converted shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued. In the case of Mandatory Conversion of fewer than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected, and allocated among the holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by each such holder. In the event that fewer than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by a certificate are converted in connection with a Mandatory Conversion, then a new certificate representing the unconverted shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be issued to the holder of such certificate.

(2) Redemption at the Option of the Corporation .

(a) Redemption. On or after the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date, the Corporation shall have the right, at its option, at any time to redeem (a “ Redemption ”) all (but not less than all) of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock in return for a payment in cash (the “ Call Payment ”) equal, on a per share basis, to the greater of (i) the Conversion Price, and (ii) the Liquidation Preference, in each case, as of the applicable Redemption Date (as defined below) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(2), subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

(i) on the trading date preceding the date of the Redemption Notice (as defined below) the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (or, if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading) shall be less than the Conversion Price; and

Dividend Periods through and including the Redemption Date (as defined below).

(b) Mechanics of Redemption . In order to effect a Redemption, the Corporation shall provide written notice (a “ Redemption Notice ”) of such Redemption to each holder of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock by first class mail, postage prepaid, to such holder at such holder’s address as it shall appear in the records of the Corporation or such other address as such holder shall specify to the Corporation in writing from time to time. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3(2)(a)(i) and Section 3(2)(a)(ii), the Redemption shall become effective on the ninetieth (90 th ) day after delivery of the Redemption Notice, or if such date is not a Business Day, then on the next Business Day (such date, the “ Redemption Date ”). The Redemption Notice shall specify (i) the applicable Redemption Date (determined in accordance with the preceding sentence), and (ii) the Call Payment to which each holder of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled in connection with such Redemption. On or before the applicable Redemption Date, each holder of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such shares (or, if such certificate or certificates have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and indemnity in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Corporation) to the Corporation at its principal office or to the Conversion Agent, in each case, as may be specified in the Redemption Notice, and upon receipt thereof by the Corporation or the Conversion Agent, as the case may be, the Call Payment for such redeemed shares shall be immediately due and payable in cash to the order of the record holder of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed. From and after the Redemption Date, all dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are redeemed on such Redemption Date shall cease to accumulate and all rights of the holders thereof as holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, so long as the Call Payment is received on the Redemption Date and the conditions to the effectiveness of such redemption set forth in Section 3(2)(a) are satisfied.

(3) Right of Holders to Optionally Convert .

(a) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof (an “ Optional Conversion ”), at any time after the Issue Date, and from time to time, and without payment of any additional consideration by the holder of such share, into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate in effect as of the applicable Optional Conversion Date (as defined below) in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3(3).

(b) In order to effect an Optional Conversion, the holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted shall (i) deliver a properly completed and duly executed written notice of election to convert (an “ Optional Conversion Notice ”) to the Corporation at its principal office or to the Conversion Agent, and (ii) surrender the certificate or certificates for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are to be converted, accompanied, if so required by the Corporation or the Conversion Agent, by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation or the Conversion Agent, duly executed by the holder or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The Optional Conversion Notice shall specify: (i) the number (in whole shares) of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and (ii) the name or names in which the converting holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock in connection with such conversion to be issued.

(c) The Optional Conversion shall become effective at the close of business on the date (such date, the “ Optional Conversion Date ”) of receipt by the Corporation or the Conversion Agent of the Optional Conversion Notice and the other items referred to in Section 3(3)(b). Promptly following the Optional Conversion Date (and in no event more than ten (10) days after the Optional Conversion Date), the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be delivered at the office or agency of the Conversion Agent, to or upon the written order of the holders of the surrendered shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (i) a certificate or certificates (or if the converting holder shall so elect, and if permitted by applicable law, including without limitation the Securities Act of 1933, uncertificated book-entry shares) representing the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, free of all taxes with respect to the issuance thereof, liens, charges and security interests and not subject to any preemptive rights, into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been converted in connection with such Optional Conversion, (ii) a cash payment equal to the amount of all accrued but unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 2(1) above, dividends on such amount) for all Dividend Periods through and including the most recent Dividend Payment Date (the “ Cash Payment ”), provided, that , if on such Optional Conversion Date, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of the accrued but unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 2(1) above, dividends on such amount) for all Dividend Periods through and including the most recent Dividend Payment Date, the converting holder shall receive (instead of and in full satisfaction of the Corporation’s obligation to make the Cash Payment) such number of shares of Common Stock equal to the amount of accrued but unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 2(1) above, dividends on such amount), divided by the ”current market price” per share of Common Stock, and (iii) any cash payable in respect of fractional shares as provided in Section 3(4). Except as described above, upon any Optional Conversion, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are converted in connection with such Optional Conversion. In the case of an Optional Conversion Date that occurs after a Dividend Record Date and before a Dividend Payment Date, the Cash Payment shall be reduced in an amount equal to any dividends declared with respect to such Dividend Record Date on any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are converted on such Optional Conversion Date, provided that such dividends are actually received by the record holder of such shares on such Dividend Payment Date; or, to the extent that such reduction in the Cash Payment is less than the amount of such dividends to be received with respect to such Dividend Record Date, the excess amount thereof will be repaid to the Corporation.

(d) Upon the surrender of a certificate representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock that is converted in part, the Corporation shall issue or cause to be issued to the surrendering holder a new certificate representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal in number to the unconverted portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by the certificate so surrendered.

(e) On the Optional Conversion Date, upon the delivery to the converting holder of the shares Common Stock issuable in connection with such conversion and the payments referred to in Section 3(3)(c)(ii) and (iii), the rights of the holders of the shares of converted Series A Preferred Stock and the person entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as having become the Beneficial Owner of such shares of Common Stock.

(4) Fractional Shares.

(a) No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock in connection with a Mandatory Conversion or Optional Conversion. Instead of any fractional interest in a share of Common Stock which would otherwise be deliverable upon the conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock in connection with a Mandatory Conversion or Optional Conversion, the Corporation shall pay to the holder of such share of Series A Preferred Stock an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (A) such fraction and (B) the current market price (as defined below) of a share of Common Stock on the Business Day next preceding the day of conversion. If more than one share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Liquidation Preference of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so surrendered.

(b) For the purposes of this Section 3, the “current market price” per share of Common Stock at any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange (or if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date in question or in the event that no trading price is available for the shares of Common Stock, the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board.

(5) Reservation of Shares . The Corporation shall at all times when the Series A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3(1) and Section 3(3), such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock.

(6) Certain Events . If the Corporation shall be a party to any transaction, including without limitation a merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets, reorganization, liquidation or recapitalization of the Common Stock (each of the foregoing being referred to as a “ Transaction ”), in each case as a result of which shares of Common Stock shall be converted into the right to receive stock, securities or other property (including cash or any combination thereof), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall, upon consummation of the Transaction, be convertible into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable (including cash) upon the consummation of such Transaction by a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock into which one share of Series A Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to such Transaction.

Section 4. Voting Rights.

(1) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to vote on all matters voted on by holders of the Common Stock, voting together as a single class with the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, at all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation and in connection with any actions of the stockholders of the Corporation taken by written consent. With

respect to any such vote, the holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of votes which could be cast in such vote by a holder of the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation into which such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible as of the record date for such vote.

(2) The affirmative vote or consent of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be necessary for authorizing, approving, effecting or validating:

(a) the amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or any document amendatory or supplemental thereto (including this Certificate of Designations), whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, that would adversely affect or cause to be terminated the powers, designations, preferences and other rights of the Series; or

(b) any other action for which a vote of the Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, is required by law.

Other than as specifically set forth in this Section 4 or to the extent of applicable law, the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to a separate vote on any matter.

Section 5. Liquidation Rights.

(1) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, each holder of shares of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to payment out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution of an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Liquidation Amount ”) held by such holder equal to the greater of (i) the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends (including, if applicable as provided in Section 2(1) above, dividends on such amount) in respect of such shares, whether or not declared paid in cash, calculated to the date fixed for liquidation, dissolution or winding-up (the “ Liquidation Date ”), and (ii) the amount that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock would have received in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or winding up had each share of Series A Preferred Stock been converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3(3) immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, before any distribution is made on any Junior Stock of the Corporation. After payment in full of the Liquidation Amount to which holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled, such holders shall not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets of the Corporation in respect of their shares of Series A Preferred Stock. If, upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, the amounts payable with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will share in any distribution of assets of the Corporation on a pro rata basis in proportion to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each such holder.

(2) Neither the voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Corporation nor the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into one or more Persons will be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 5.

Section 6. Pre-emptive Rights

(1) Except for (i) (A) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan, program or practice of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or (B) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the Issue Date, (ii) a subdivision (including by way of a stock dividend) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, and (iii) the issuance of capital stock as full or partial consideration for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, or other similar non-financing transaction, if, from the Issue Date until the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Issue Date, the Corporation wishes to issue any shares of capital stock or any other securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Corporation (collectively, “ New Securities ”) at a price per share less than the Liquidation Preference (a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) to any person (the “ Proposed Purchaser ”), then the Corporation shall send written notice (the “ New Issuance Notice ”) to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, which New Issuance Notice shall state (x) the number of New Securities proposed to be issued and (y) the proposed purchase price per share of the New Securities (the “ Proposed Price ”).

(2) For a period of fifteen (15) Business Days after the giving of the New Issuance Notice, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to purchase (a) if the Dilutive Issuance occurs during the period from the Issue Date until the date that is two hundred seventy (270) days after the Issue Date, up to its Proportionate Share (as defined below) of the New Securities, or (b) if the Dilutive Issuance occurs after such two-hundred-seventy-(270)-day period, up to its Double Proportionate Share (as defined below) of the New Securities, in each case at a purchase price per share equal to the Proposed Price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the New Issuance Notice. As used herein, the term “ Proportionate Share ” means, as to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock as of a given date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, determined by dividing (i) a number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by such holder and (without duplication) its Permitted Transferees (other than any other holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock) plus the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then Beneficially Owned by such holder are convertible as of such date, by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding as of such date, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, assuming conversion of all outstanding convertible securities (including the Series A Preferred Stock) and the exercise in full of all existing warrants at the then-existing conversion or exercise price, but excluding any Unexercised Options and RSUs. As used herein, the term “ Double Proportionate Share ” means, as to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock as of a given date, such holder’s Proportionate Share as of such date multiplied by two (2).

(3) The right of each holder of Series A Preferred Stock to purchase the New Securities shall be exercisable by delivering written notice of its exercise, prior to the expiration of the fifteen (15) Business Day period referred to in Section 6(2) above, to the Corporation, which notice shall state the amount of New Securities that the holder elects to purchase. The failure of such holder to respond within the fifteen (15) Business Day period or to pay for such New Securities when such payment is due shall be deemed to be a waiver of such holder’s rights under this Section 6 only with respect to the Dilutive Issuance described in the applicable New Issuance Notice.

(4) Except for the foregoing and to the extent arising under applicable law, there are no pre-emptive rights associated with the Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 7. Ranking and Issuance of Parity Stock or Senior Stock Prior to Conversion

The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank senior to any series of Junior Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. Prior to the conversion or redemption or retirement and cancellation of all shares of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with this Certificate of Designations, the Corporation shall not issue an Parity Stock or Senior Stock, or authorize any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 8. Retirement.

If any share of the Series A Preferred Stock is purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever, then such share shall be retired and promptly cancelled. Upon the retirement or cancellation of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, such share shall not for any reason be reissued as shares of the Series.

Section 9. Definitions.

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Certificate of Designations shall have the following meanings:

“ Beneficial Ownership ” and “ Beneficially Own ” and similar terms shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“ Board ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“ Business Day ” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in any of London, UK, St. Helier, Jersey and New York, New York, USA are authorized or obligated to close.

“ Bylaws ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“ Call Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(2).

“ Call Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(2).

“ Certificate of Incorporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“ Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

“ Conversion Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(1)(b).

“ Conversion Price ” means, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, the U.S. dollar amount equal to the Liquidation Preference divided by the then-applicable Conversion Rate.

“ Conversion Rate ” means the Liquidation Preference divided by 114% of the Liquidation Preference, subject to the following adjustments:

If the Corporation shall (1) declare or pay a dividend on its outstanding Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or make a distribution to holders of its Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (2) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, (3) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (4) issue by reclassification of its shares of Common Stock other securities of the Corporation, then the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that a holder of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock thereafter converted shall be entitled to receive the number and kind of shares of Common Stock or other securities that such holder of Series A Preferred Stock would have owned or been entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described above had such shares of Series A Preferred Stock been converted immediately prior to the happening of such event or any record date with respect thereto. An adjustment so made shall become effective on the date of the dividend payment, subdivision, combination or issuance retroactive to the record date with respect thereto, if any, for such event. Such adjustments shall be made successively.

“ Corporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“ Dilutive Issuance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

“ Dividend Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(1).

“ Dividend Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(1).

“ Dividend Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(1).

“ Dividend Records Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(1).

“ Double Proportionate Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

“ Issue Date ” means the date on which any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are first issued by the Corporation.

“ Junior Stock ” means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Corporation, other than Series A Preferred Stock and Senior Stock not expressly ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions.

“ Liquidation Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.

“ Liquidation Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.

“ Liquidation Preference ” shall have the meaning set forth Section 1.

“ Mandatory Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(1).

“ Mandatory Conversion Date ” means the effective date of a mandatory conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3(1).

“ Mandatory Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(1).

“ New Issuance Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

“ New Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

“ Optional Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(3).

“ Optional Conversion Date ” means the effective date of an optional conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3(3).

“ Optional Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(3).

“ Parity Stock ” means any class or series of stock of the Corporation that would expressly rank equal to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions.

“ Permitted Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

“ Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

“ Preferred Stock ” means the Corporation’s preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

“ Proportionate Percentage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

“ Proposed Purchase ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

“ Redemption ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(2).

“ Redemption Date ” means the effective date of a redemption of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3(2).

“ Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(2).

“ Senior Stock ” means any class or series of stock of the Corporation that would expressly rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions and/or rights upon liquidation or winding up of the Corporation.

“ Series ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.

“ Series A Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.

“ Unexercised Options and RSUs ” means (i) any convertible securities outstanding as of the Issue Date, or (ii) any options, restricted stock units or similar awards issued to officers, employees, consultants or directors of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, in each case, in the form of Common Stock or entitling the holder thereof to receive shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion thereof.

“ Unpaid Dividends ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(1).

Section 10. Descriptive Headings and Governing Law.

The descriptive headings of the several Sections and paragraphs of this Certificate of Designations are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designations. The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning this Certificate of Designations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Colfax Corporation has caused this Certificate to be duly executed in its corporate name this 24th day of January, 2012.

	COLFAX CORPORATION

	By:		/s/C.S.Brannan
	Name:		C. Scott Brannan
	Title:		SVP, CFO and Treasurer

E xhibit 10.01

EXECUTION VERSION

DATED JANUARY 24, 2012

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

COLFAX CORPORATION

AND

BDT CF ACQUISITION VEHICLE, LLC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS			1
	Section 1.1	Certain Defined Terms.	1
	Section 1.2	Terms Generally.	4

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS			5
	Section 2.1	Shelf Registration.	5
	Section 2.2	Demand Registrations.	6
	Section 2.3	Piggyback Registrations	8
	Section 2.4	Shelf Take-Downs.	9
	Section 2.5	Lock-Up Agreements.	9
	Section 2.6	Registration Procedures.	10
	Section 2.7	Indemnification.	14
	Section 2.8	Rule 144; Rule 144A.	17
	Section 2.9	Underwritten Registrations.	17
	Section 2.10	Registration Expenses.	17

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS			18
	Section 3.1	Termination	18
	Section 3.2	Amendment and Waiver.	18
	Section 3.3	Severability.	18
	Section 3.4	Entire Agreement.	18
	Section 3.5	Successors and Assigns.	18
	Section 3.6	Counterparts;	19
	Section 3.7	Remedies.	19
	Section 3.8	Notices.	19
	Section 3.9	Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.	20

ANNEX A: JOINDER AGREEMENT

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of January 24, 2012, by and between BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Purchaser ”) and Colfax Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

WHEREAS , the Company and Purchaser have entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which, among other things, the Company has agreed to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and certain shares of the Company’s Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Preferred Securities ”); and

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to Purchaser certain rights as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Action”		means any legal, administrative, regulatory or other suit, action, claim, audit, assessment, arbitration or other proceeding, investigation or inquiry.

“Agreement”		means this Registration Rights Agreement as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or modified from time to time

“Beneficial Ownership”		by a Person of any securities includes ownership by any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial ownership” as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act; provided , that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, in no event will any Person be deemed to Beneficially Own any securities which it has the right to acquire (pursuant to options, warrants, the conversion provisions of other securities or otherwise) unless, and then only to the extent that, such Person shall have actually exercised, or committed to exercise, such right. The term “ Beneficially Own ” shall have a correlative meaning.

“Business Day”		means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to close.

“Capital Stock”		means, with respect to any Person at any time, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or equivalent ownership interests in or issued by such Person.

“Certificate of Designations”		shall mean the Certificate of Designations relating to the Preferred Securities.

“Closing Date”		has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Conversion Shares”		means the shares of Common Stock that are issuable from time to time upon conversion of the Preferred Securities in accordance with the Certificate of Designations.

“Covered Securities”		means any shares of Common Stock, and any Conversion Shares.

“Exchange Act”		means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Governmental Entity”		shall mean any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether federal, state, local or foreign and any applicable industry self-regulatory organization.

“Holders”		means Purchaser and any Transferee of Registrable Securities.

“Holders’ Representative”		means Purchaser or any or any other Holder designated by Purchaser as a Holders’ Representative.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”		means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.

“Law”		means any statute, law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

“Other Securities”		means Covered Securities or shares of other Capital Stock which are contractually entitled to registration rights or which the Company is registering pursuant to a registration statement covered by this Agreement.

“Person”		means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) comprised of two or more of the foregoing.

“Prospectus”		means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the

		terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto, and all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

“Registrable Securities”		means the Covered Securities, provided , however , that the Covered Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale by the Holder thereof shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) they shall have been distributed to the public in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) without volume, manner of sale or notice limitations or requirements or (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding.

“Registration Statement”		means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

“Rule 144”		means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

“SEC”		means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act”		means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Selling Holder”		means each Holder of Registrable Securities included in a registration pursuant to Article II.

“Shelf Registration Statement”		means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either (a) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (b) if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, an evergreen Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities. To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), a “Shelf Registration Statement” shall be deemed to refer to an automatic shelf

		registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (an “automatic shelf registration statement”) on Form S-3.

“Stockholders”		means Mr. Steven M. Rales, Mr. Mitchell P. Rales and Markel Corporation and any transferee of Other Securities entitled to benefits as a transferee under the registration rights agreements entered into by Mr. Steven M. Rales, Mr. Mitchell P. Rales or Markel Corporation, respectively, and the Company on January 24, 2012.

“Subsidiary”		shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which 50% or more of the shares of the voting securities or other voting interests are owned or controlled, or the ability to select or elect 50% or more of the directors or similar managers is held, directly or indirectly, by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

“Transfer”		means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition.

“Transferee”		means any of (i) the transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by Purchaser or (ii) the subsequent transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by any Transferee; provided , that no Transferee shall be entitled to any benefits of a Transferee hereunder unless such Transferee executes and delivers to the Company an instrument substantially in the form provided as Exhibit A attached hereto.

Section 1.2 Terms Generally . The definitions in Section 1.1 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, unless the context expressly provides otherwise. All references herein to Sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, Exhibits or Schedules shall be deemed references to Sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or clauses of, or Exhibits or Schedules to this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise expressly defined, terms defined in this Agreement have the same meanings when used in any Exhibit or Schedule hereto. Unless otherwise specified, the words “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereof”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the Schedules and Exhibits) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term “or” is not exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any Law defined or referred to herein means such Law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor Laws and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are

for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Shelf Registration .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees that no later than the date that is three months after the Closing Date, it shall file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of all of the Registrable Securities by the Holders from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such holders and set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act no later than the date that is six months after the Closing Date.

(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Holders until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another registration statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder) and (ii) the date as of which each of the Holders is permitted to sell its Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without volume limitation (or a Holder can sell all of its Registrable Securities in a three-month period) or other restrictions on transfer thereunder (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf Period ”).

(c) The Company shall be entitled to postpone (but not more than twice in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days, the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, a Shelf Registration Statement if the Company notifies the Holders’ Representative that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, such registration, offering or use would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require the disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company.

without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(i) first, the Registrable Securities for which inclusion in such underwritten offering was requested by the Holders and any Other Securities proposed to be included by the Stockholders, pro rata (if applicable), based on the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Holder and any Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Stockholder until all such securities have been allocated for inclusion; and

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

(e) The Holders’ Representative shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that the Shelf Registration Statement be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw such Shelf Registration Statement.

Section 2.2 Demand Registrations .

(a) If, following the date hereof, the Company is unable to file, cause to be effective or maintain the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement as required under Section 2.1, the Holders’ Representative shall have the right by delivering a written notice to the Company (a “ Demand Notice ”) to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by any Holders and requested by such Demand Notice to be so registered (a “ Demand Registration ”); provided, however, that a Demand Notice may only be made if the sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Holders’ Representative is reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross cash proceeds in excess of $70,000,000 (without regard to any underwriting discount or commission). A Demand Notice shall also specify the expected method or methods of disposition of the applicable Registrable Securities. Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but not later than 45 days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Notice (subject to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.2), a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Holders thereof in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders (a “ Demand Registration Statement ”) and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof.

(b) If any of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in a firm commitment underwritten offering, and the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten offering advise the Holders in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with any Other Securities proposed to be included by holders thereof which are entitled to include securities in such Registration Statement, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

(c) In the event of a Demand Registration, the Company shall be required to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement for a period of at least 180 days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold.

(d) The Company shall be entitled to postpone (but not more than twice in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days, the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, a Demand Registration Statement if the Company delivers to the Holders’ Representative a certificate signed by both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, such registration, offering or use would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require the disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement or suspension and an approximation of the anticipated delay.

(e) The Holders’ Representative shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that the Registration Statement relating to a Demand

Registration be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement

Section 2.3 Piggyback Registrations

(a) If, other than pursuant to Section 2.1 and 2.2, the Company proposes or is required to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Stock or any other of the Company’s equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any of the Company’s equity securities, whether for sale for its own account or for the account of another Person (other than a registration statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed solely in connection with any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such proposed filing at least 30 days before the anticipated filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) to the Holders. The Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to include in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities (for purposes of this Section 2.3, “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to mean solely securities of the same type and class as those proposed to be offered by the Company for its own account) as they may request (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 2.3(b) hereof, the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 10 days after notice has been given to the Holders. The Holders shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of the Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time at least 5 Business Days prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such Piggyback Registration.

(b) If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the registration giving rise to the Holders’ rights under this Section 2.3 are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Holders shall be permitted to include all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration in such offering on the same terms and conditions as any other shares of Capital Stock, if any, of the Company included therein; provided , however , that if such offering involves a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten offering advise the Company in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total amount of Registrable Securities requested to be so included, together with all Other Securities that the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such registration intend to include in such offering, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(i) first, all Other Securities being sold by the Stockholders or by any Person (other than a Holder) exercising a contractual right to demand registration until all such Other Securities have been allocated for inclusion;

(ii) second, all Registrable Securities requested to be included by the Holders and any Other Securities proposed to be included by the Stockholders (other than a Stockholder selling Other Securities under (i)Section 2.3(b)(i)), pro rata (if applicable), based on the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Holder and any Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Stockholder until all such Registrable Securities have been allocated for inclusion; and

(iii) third, among any other holders of Other Securities requesting such registration, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

Section 2.4 Shelf Take-Downs . At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement covering Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.2 2.3 is effective, if the Holders’ Representative delivers a notice to the Company (a “ Shelf Take-Down Notice ”) stating that one or more of the Holders intends to effect an underwritten offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included by the Holders on the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Underwritten Offering ”) or any other offering of such securities and stating the number of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering or other offering, then the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities and Other Securities, as the case may be, to be distributed pursuant to the Shelf Underwritten Offering (taking into account the inclusion of Other Securities by any other holders pursuant to this Section 2.4) or other offering. In connection with any Shelf Underwritten Offering, the Company shall also deliver the Shelf Take-Down Notice to all other holders whose securities are included on such Shelf Registration Statement and permit each holder to include its Other Securities included on the shelf registration statement in the Shelf Underwritten Offering if such other holder notifies the Proposing Holder and the Company within 5 Business Days after delivery of the Shelf Take-Down Notice to such other holder; and in the event that the managing underwriter(s) have informed the Company in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total amount of Registrable Securities requested to be so included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering, together with all Other Securities that the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such Shelf Underwritten Offering exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities proposed to be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering, then there shall be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering the number or dollar amount of such securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated (A) if the applicable Registration Statement was filed pursuant to Section 2.1, then in accordance with Section 2.1(d); and (B) if the applicable Shelf Registration Statement was filed pursuant to Section 2.3, then in accordance with Section 2.3(b).

Section 2.5 Lock-Up Agreements .

(a) Each Holder agrees, in connection with any underwritten offering made pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Article II in which

such Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities, or, solely as to the Stockholders, which underwritten offering is being effected by the Stockholders for their own account, if requested (pursuant to a written notice) by the managing underwriter(s) not to effect any public sale or distribution of any common equity securities of the Company (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such common equity securities) (except as part of such underwritten offering) during such period as the managing underwriter(s) shall advise is customary in underwritten offerings (not to exceed 180 days); provided, that the Holders shall only be so bound so long as and to the extent that any other stockholder having registration rights with respect to the securities of the Company is similarly bound.

Section 2.6 Registration Procedures . If and whenever the Company is required to use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in Article II, the Company shall effect such registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall cooperate in the sale of the securities and shall, as expeditiously as possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements on such form which shall be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders or the Company in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain effective as provided (and subject to the exceptions set forth) herein; provided , however , that before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus (including any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto) or any amendments or supplements thereto (including documents that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall furnish or otherwise make available to the Selling Holders, their counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed and shall reasonably consider any comments thereto from the Selling Holders and their counsel.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the period provided herein and comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement, and cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and (v) of the happening of any event, or the existence of any facts or circumstance, in each case that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, documents or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that in the case of any Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(d) Use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction at the reasonably earliest practical date.

(e) If requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any, or the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement, post-effective amendment or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus such information as the managing underwriter(s), if any, or such Holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement, such post-effective amendment or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as soon as practicable after the Company has received such request.

(f) Furnish or make available to each Selling Holder, and each managing underwriter, if any, without charge, such number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements (but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits, unless requested in writing by such Holder, counsel or managing underwriter(s)), and such other documents, as such Holders or such managing underwriter(s) may reasonably request, and upon request a copy of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence to or received from, the SEC or any other Governmental Entity relating to such offering.

amendment or supplement thereto by each of the Selling Holders and the managing underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto.

(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Selling Holders, the managing underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any seller or managing underwriter(s) reasonably requests in writing and to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and to take any other action that may be necessary or advisable to enable such Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdiction; provided , however , that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

(i) Cooperate with the Selling Holders and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any legends) representing Registrable Securities to be sold after receiving written representations from each Selling Holder that the Registrable Securities represented by the certificates so delivered by such Selling Holder will be transferred in accordance with the Registration Statement, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter(s), if any, or the Selling Holders may request at least 2 Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities.

(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 2.6(c)(ii), (c)(iii), (c)(iv) or (c)(v) above, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference or an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Selling Holders, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(k) Use its reasonable best efforts to cause all shares of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to be authorized to be listed on each national securities exchange, if any, on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.

expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in connection therewith, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten registration, (i) make such representations and warranties to the Selling Holders and the managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the Selling Holders of such Registrable Securities customary opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof, addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such counsel and managing underwriter(s), (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any Subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) who have certified the financial statements included in such Registration Statement, addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures substantially to the effect set forth in Section 2.7 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section except as otherwise agreed by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith and the managing underwriter(s) and (v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith, their counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.

(m) Upon execution of a customary confidentiality agreement, make available for inspection by a representative of the Selling Holders, the managing underwriter(s), if any, and any attorneys or accountants retained by such Selling Holders or managing underwriter(s), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, managing underwriter(s), attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement.

(n) Otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and any applicable national securities exchange, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable (but not more than 18 months) after the effective date of the registration statement, an earnings statement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

The Company may require each Selling Holder to furnish to the Company in writing such information required in connection with such registration regarding such Selling Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any Selling Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.

Each Selling Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of (x) the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.6(c)(ii), (c)(iii), (c)(iv) or (c)(v) hereof, or (y) that the Company is suspending use of a Registration Statement as permitted by Section 2 hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.6(j) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus; provided , however , in the case of (y) above that the Company shall extend the time periods under Section 2.2 and 2.3 with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of a Registration Statement must be maintained by the amount of time the Holder is required to discontinue disposition of such securities.

Section 2.7 Indemnification .

(a) Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, each Selling Holder whose Registrable Securities are covered by a Registration Statement or Prospectus, the officers, directors and employees of each of them, each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) each such Selling Holder and the officers, directors and employees of each such controlling person, each underwriter (including any Holder that is deemed to be an underwriter pursuant to any SEC comments or policies), if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, “ Holder Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses (including, without limitation, costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and any other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or Action), judgments, fines, penalties, charges and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any applicable Registration Statement (or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, any document incorporated by reference therein or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto) or any amendment of or supplement to any of the foregoing or other document incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein (in the case of a final or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided , that the Company will not be liable to a Selling Holder or underwriter in any such case to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission by such Selling Holder or underwriter, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in

such Registration Statement (or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, any document incorporated by reference therein or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto), offering circular, amendment of or supplement to any of the foregoing or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Holder or underwriter specifically for inclusion in such document. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder Indemnitee or any other Holder and shall survive the transfer of such securities. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have to each Holder Indemnitee.

(b) Indemnification by Selling Holders . In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Selling Holder is participating by registering Registrable Securities, such Selling Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests specifically for use in connection with any Registration Statement or Prospectus and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, severally and not jointly, the Company, the officers, directors and employees of the Company, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, and each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, “ Company Indemnitees ”), from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement (or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, any document incorporated by reference therein or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto) or any other offering circular or any amendment of or supplement to any of the foregoing or any other document incident to such registration, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a final or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case solely to the extent that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such Registration Statement (or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, any document incorporated by reference therein or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto), offering circular, or any amendment of or supplement to any of the foregoing or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in such document; and provided , however , that the liability of each Selling Holder hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement.

written notice from such indemnified party of such claim or Action, to assume, at the indemnifying party’s expense, the defense of any such Action, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided , however , that an indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless: (i) the indemnifying party agrees to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party fails promptly to assume, or in the event of a conflict of interest cannot assume, the defense of such Action or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, in which case the indemnified party shall also have the right to employ counsel and to assume the defense of such Action; or (iii) in the indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such Action; provided , further , however , that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such Action or separate but substantially similar or related Actions in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the indemnified parties, or for fees and expenses that are not reasonable. Whether or not such defense is assumed by the indemnifying party, such indemnified party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent. The indemnifying party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by all claimants or plaintiffs to such indemnified party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

(d) Contribution .

(i) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.7 is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any Losses (other than in accordance with its terms), then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and indemnified party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been taken by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or omission.

account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.7(d), an indemnifying party that is a Selling Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds from the sale of the Registrable Securities sold by such indemnifying party exceeds the amount of any damages that such indemnifying party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

Section 2.8 Rule 144; Rule 144A .

The Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 or 144A under the Securities Act), and at any time it is not registered under the Exchange Act, it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 or 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

Section 2.9 Underwritten Registrations .

(a) No Person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell the Registrable Securities or Other Securities it desires to have covered by the registration on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements in customary form and (ii) completes and executes all reasonable and customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

which the Selling Holders participate. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not pay any other expenses of Selling Holders or underwriting commissions attributable to securities sold by any Selling Holder in an underwritten offering. In addition, the Company shall bear all of its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and rating agency fees and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company.

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.1 Termination . This Agreement shall terminate upon the later of the expiration of the Shelf Period and such time as there are no Registrable Securities, except for the provisions of Section 2.7, 2.8, 2.10 and this Article III, which shall survive such termination.

Section 3.2 Amendment and Waiver . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Company and Purchaser (or, in the case of an amendment at any time when Purchaser is not the sole Holder, signed on behalf of each of (i) the Company and (ii) the Holders of a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities then held by all Holders). Any party hereto may waive any right of such party hereunder only by an instrument in writing signed by such party and delivered to the other parties (or, in the case of a waiver of any rights of the Holders at any time when Purchaser is not the sole Holder, by an instrument in writing signed by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities then held by all Holders and delivered to the Company and the Holders’ Representative). The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Section 3.3 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 3.4 Entire Agreement . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, together with the several agreements and other documents and instruments referred to herein or therein or annexed hereto or thereto, embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

Company of (x) written notice from the transferring Holder stating the name and address of any Transferee and identifying the number of shares of Registrable Securities with respect to which the rights under this Agreement are being transferred and the nature of the rights so transferred and (y) a written agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto from such Transferee to be bound by the applicable terms of this Agreement.

Section 3.6 Counterparts; Execution by Facsimile Signature . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature(s).

Section 3.7 Remedies .

(a) Each party hereto acknowledges that monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the covenants or agreements in this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its terms, and it is therefore agreed that, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, the non-breaching party will have the right to an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such breach or threatened breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof. Each party hereto agrees not to oppose the granting of such relief in the event a court determines that such a breach has occurred, and to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

(b) All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such party.

Section 3.8 Notices .

All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next Business Day or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the addresses set forth below or such other address or facsimile number as a party may from time to time specify by notice to the other parties hereto:

If to the Company:

Colfax Corporation

8170 Maple Lawn Blvd., Suite 180

Fulton, Maryland 20759

Attention: Lynne Puckett

Fax: (301) 323-9001

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

40 Bank Street

London E14 5DS

United Kingdom

Attention:

Scott V. Simpson

James A. McDonald

Fax: +44 20 7072 7183

If to Purchaser:

401 North Michigan, Suite 3100

Chicago, Illinois 60611

Attention: William Bush

Fax: (312) 832-1700

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

355 South Grand Avenue, 35 th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Attention: Mary Ann Todd & Brett Rodda

Fax: (213) 687-3702

Section 3.9 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction .

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

(b) Each of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any Federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, New York in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than a Federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, New York.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding in relation to this Agreement and for any counterclaim therein.

[Signature page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

COLFAX CORPORATION


By: /s/ C.S. Brannan Name: C. Scott Brannan Title: SVP, CFO and Treasurer



BDT CF ACQUISITION VEHICLE, LLC


By: /s/William R. Bush
Name: Williams R. Busch
Title: VP & Secretary

EXHIBIT A

JOINDER

By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned agrees to become a party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2012 (the “Agreement”), between Colfax Corporation and BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC. By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned shall have all the rights and shall observe all the obligations of a Holder (as defined in the Agreement) contained in the Agreement.

Name: _______________________ ___


Address for Notices: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________		With Copies to: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

Signature: _____________________________ _
Date: __________________________________

Exhibit 10.02

EXECUTION VERSION

DATED JANUARY 24, 2012

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

COLFAX CORPORATION

AND

MITCHELL P. RALES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS			1
	Section 1.1	Certain Defined Terms.	1
	Section 1.2	Terms Generally.	4

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS			4
	Section 2.1	Shelf Registration.	4
	Section 2.2	Demand Registrations.	6
	Section 2.3	Piggyback Registrations	8
	Section 2.4	Shelf Take-Downs.	9
	Section 2.5	Lock-Up Agreements.	9
	Section 2.6	Registration Procedures.	10
	Section 2.7	Indemnification.	14
	Section 2.8	Rule 144; Rule 144A.	17
	Section 2.9	Underwritten Registrations.	17
	Section 2.10	Registration Expenses.	17

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS			18
	Section 3.1	Termination.	18
	Section 3.2	Amendment and Waiver.	18
	Section 3.3	Severability.	18
	Section 3.4	Entire Agreement.	18
	Section 3.5	Successors and Assigns.	18
	Section 3.6	Counterparts;	19
	Section 3.7	Remedies.	19
	Section 3.8	Notices.	19
	Section 3.9	Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.	20

ANNEX A: JOINDER AGREEMENT

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of January 24, 2012, by and between Mr. Mitchell P. Rales (“ Purchaser ”) and Colfax Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

WHEREAS , the Company and Purchaser have entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which, among other things, the Company has agreed to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares (the “ Common Stock ”) of the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share; and

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to Purchaser certain rights as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Action”	means any legal, administrative, regulatory or other suit, action, claim, audit, assessment, arbitration or other proceeding, investigation or inquiry.

“Agreement”	means this Registration Rights Agreement as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or modified from time to time

“Beneficial Ownership”	by a Person of any securities includes ownership by any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial ownership” as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act; provided , that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, in no event will any Person be deemed to Beneficially Own any securities which it has the right to acquire (pursuant to options, warrants, the conversion provisions of other securities or otherwise) unless, and then only to the extent that, such Person shall have actually exercised, or committed to exercise, such right. The term “ Beneficially Own ” shall have a correlative meaning.

“Business Day”	means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to close.

“Capital Stock”	means, with respect to any Person at any time, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however

	designated, whether voting or non-voting) of capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or equivalent ownership interests in or issued by such Person.

“Closing Date”	has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Covered Securities”	means any shares of Common Stock,.

“Exchange Act”	means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Governmental Entity”	shall mean any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether federal, state, local or foreign and any applicable industry self-regulatory organization.

“Holders”	means Purchaser and any Transferee of Registrable Securities.

“Holders’ Representative”	means Purchaser or any or any other Holder designated by Purchaser as a Holders’ Representative.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”	means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.

“Law”	means any statute, law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

“Other Securities”	means Covered Securities or shares of other Capital Stock which are contractually entitled to registration rights or which the Company is registering pursuant to a registration statement covered by this Agreement.

“Person”	means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) comprised of two or more of the foregoing.

“Prospectus”	means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto, and all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

“Registrable Securities”	means the Covered Securities, provided , however , that the

	Covered Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale by the Holder thereof shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) they shall have been distributed to the public in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) without volume, manner of sale or notice limitations or requirements or (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding.

“Registration Statement”	means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

“Rule 144”	means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

“SEC”	means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act”	means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Selling Holder”	means each Holder of Registrable Securities included in a registration pursuant to Article II.

“Shelf Registration Statement”	means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either (a) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (b) if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, an evergreen Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities. To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), a “Shelf Registration Statement” shall be deemed to refer to an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (an “automatic shelf registration statement”) on Form S-3.

“Stockholders”	means Mr. Steven M. Rales, Markel Corporation and BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC and any transferee of Other Securities entitled to benefits as a transferee under the registration rights agreements entered into by Mr. Steven M. Rales, Markel Corporation or BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle,

	LLC, respectively, and the Company on January 24, 2012.

“Subsidiary”	shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which 50% or more of the shares of the voting securities or other voting interests are owned or controlled, or the ability to select or elect 50% or more of the directors or similar managers is held, directly or indirectly, by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

“Transfer”	means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition.

“Transferee”	means any of (i) the transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by Purchaser or (ii) the subsequent transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by any Transferee; provided , that no Transferee shall be entitled to any benefits of a Transferee hereunder unless such Transferee executes and delivers to the Company an instrument substantially in the form provided as Exhibit A attached hereto.

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Shelf Registration .

(d) If any of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in a firm commitment underwritten offering, and the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten offering advise the Holders in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering, together with any Other Securities proposed to be included by holders thereof which are entitled to include securities in such Registration Statement, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

Section 2.2 Demand Registrations .

(a) If, following the date hereof, the Company is unable to file, cause to be effective or maintain the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement as required under Section 2.1, the Holders' Representative shall have the right by delivering a written notice to the Company (a " Demand Notice ") to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by any Holders and requested by such Demand Notice to be so registered (a " Demand Registration "); provided, however, that if a Demand Notice is made in respect of a number of Registrable Securities that is less than all of the Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by any Holders, then the sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Holders' Representative must be reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross cash proceeds in excess of $50,000,000 (without regard to any underwriting discount or commission). A Demand Notice shall also specify the expected method or methods of disposition of the applicable Registrable Securities. Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but not later than 45 days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Notice (subject to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.2), a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Holders thereof in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders (a " Demand Registration Statement ") and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof.

Statement, exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be so included together with all such Other Securities, then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

(d) The Company shall be entitled to postpone (but not more than twice in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days, the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, a Demand Registration Statement if the Company delivers to the Holders' Representative a certificate signed by both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, such registration, offering or use would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require the disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement or suspension and an approximation of the anticipated delay.

(e) The Holders' Representative shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that the Registration Statement relating to a Demand Registration be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement

Section 2.3 Piggyback Registrations

(a) If, other than pursuant to Section 2.1 and Section 2.2, the Company proposes or is required to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Stock or any other of the Company’s equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any of the Company’s equity securities, whether for sale for its own account or for the account of another Person (other than a registration statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed solely in connection with any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such proposed filing at least 30 days before the anticipated filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) to the Holders. The Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holder the opportunity to include in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities (for purposes of this Section 2.3, “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to mean solely securities of the same type and class as those proposed to be offered by the Company for its own account) as they may request (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 2.3(b) hereof, the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 10 days after notice has been given to the Holders. The Holders shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of the Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time at least 5 Business Days prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such Piggyback Registration.

(ii) second, all Registrable Securities requested to be included by the Holders and any Other Securities proposed to be included by

the Stockholders (other than a Stockholder selling Other Securities under (i)Section 2.3(b)(i)), pro rata (if applicable), based on the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Holder and any Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Stockholder until all such Registrable Securities have been allocated for inclusion; and

(iii) third, among any other holders of Other Securities requesting such registration, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

Section 2.4 Shelf Take-Downs . At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement covering Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 is effective, if the Holders’ Representative delivers a notice to the Company (a “ Shelf Take-Down Notice ”) stating that one or more of the Holders intends to effect an underwritten offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included by the Holders on the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Underwritten Offering ”) or any other offering of such securities and stating the number of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering or other offering, then the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities and Other Securities, as the case may be, to be distributed pursuant to the Shelf Underwritten Offering (taking into account the inclusion of Other Securities by any other holders pursuant to this Section 2.4) or other offering. In connection with any Shelf Underwritten Offering, the Company shall also deliver the Shelf Take-Down Notice to all other holders whose securities are included on such Shelf Registration Statement and permit each holder to include its Other Securities included on the shelf registration statement in the Shelf Underwritten Offering if such other holder notifies the Proposing Holder and the Company within 5 Business Days after delivery of the Shelf Take-Down Notice to such other holder; and in the event that the managing underwriter(s) have informed the Company in writing that it is their good faith opinion that the total amount of Registrable Securities requested to be so included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering, together with all Other Securities that the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such Shelf Underwritten Offering exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities proposed to be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering, then there shall be included in such Shelf Underwritten Offering the number or dollar amount of such securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated (A) if the applicable Registration Statement was filed pursuant to Section 2.1, then in accordance with Section 2.1(d); and (B) if the applicable Shelf Registration Statement was filed pursuant to Section 2.3, then in accordance with Section 2.3(b).

Section 2.5 Lock-Up Agreements .

requested (pursuant to a written notice) by the managing underwriter(s) not to effect any public sale or distribution of any common equity securities of the Company (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such common equity securities) (except as part of such underwritten offering) during such period as the managing underwriter(s) shall advise is customary in underwritten offerings (not to exceed 180 days); provided, that the Holders shall only be so bound so long as and to the extent that any other stockholder having registration rights with respect to the securities of the Company is similarly bound.

Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and (v) of the happening of any event, or the existence of any facts or circumstance, in each case that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, documents or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that in the case of any Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(g) Deliver to each Selling Holder, and the managing underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related to any such Prospectuses) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with the distribution of the Registrable Securities; and the Company, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 2.6, hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the Selling Holders and the managing

underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto.

therewith, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten registration, (i) make such representations and warranties to the Selling Holders and the managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the Selling Holders of such Registrable Securities customary opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof, addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such counsel and managing underwriter(s), (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any Subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) who have certified the financial statements included in such Registration Statement, addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures substantially to the effect set forth in Section 2.7 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section except as otherwise agreed by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith and the managing underwriter(s) and (v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith, their counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.

The Company may require each Selling Holder to furnish to the Company in writing such information required in connection with such registration regarding such Selling Holder and

the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any Selling Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.

Section 2.7 Indemnification .

offering circular, amendment of or supplement to any of the foregoing or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Holder or underwriter specifically for inclusion in such document. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder Indemnitee or any other Holder and shall survive the transfer of such securities. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have to each Holder Indemnitee.

satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided , however , that an indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless: (i) the indemnifying party agrees to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party fails promptly to assume, or in the event of a conflict of interest cannot assume, the defense of such Action or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, in which case the indemnified party shall also have the right to employ counsel and to assume the defense of such Action; or (iii) in the indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such Action; provided , further , however , that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such Action or separate but substantially similar or related Actions in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the indemnified parties, or for fees and expenses that are not reasonable. Whether or not such defense is assumed by the indemnifying party, such indemnified party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent. The indemnifying party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by all claimants or plaintiffs to such indemnified party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

(d) Contribution .

Registrable Securities sold by such indemnifying party exceeds the amount of any damages that such indemnifying party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

Section 2.8 Rule 144; Rule 144A . The Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 or 144A under the Securities Act), and at any time it is not registered under the Exchange Act, it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 or 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

Section 2.9 Underwritten Registrations .

Section 2.10 Registration Expenses .

The Company shall pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Article II, including (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with all applicable securities exchanges and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and (B) of compliance with securities or Blue Sky laws including any fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriter(s) in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.6(h)), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses if the printing of Prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses of the Company, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) expenses of the Company incurred in connection with any road show, (vi) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants (including, without limitation, the expenses of any “cold comfort” letters required by this Agreement) and any other persons, including special experts retained by the Company, and (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Selling Holders as a group (such counsel to be selected by the Company) in connection with transactions covered by this Agreement in which the Selling Holders participate. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not pay any other expenses of Selling Holders or underwriting commissions attributable to securities sold by any Selling Holder in an underwritten offering. In addition, the Company shall bear all of its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and

expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and rating agency fees and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company.

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.5 Successors and Assigns . Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder is assignable in whole or in part by any party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, provided that Purchaser may transfer its rights and obligations hereunder (in whole or in part) to any Transferee (and any Transferee may transfer such rights and obligations to any subsequent Transferee) without the prior written consent of the Company. Any such assignment shall be effective upon receipt by the Company of (x) written notice from the transferring Holder stating the name and address of any Transferee and identifying the number of shares of Registrable Securities with respect to which the rights under this Agreement are being transferred and the nature of the rights so transferred and (y) a written agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto from such Transferee to be bound by the applicable terms of this Agreement.

Section 3.7 Remedies .

Section 3.8 Notices . All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next Business Day or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the addresses set forth below or such other address or facsimile number as a party may from time to time specify by notice to the other parties hereto:

If to the Company:

Colfax Corporation

8170 Maple Lawn Blvd, Suite 180

Fulton, MD 20759

Attention: A. Lynne Puckett

Fax: (818) 225-4055

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

40 Bank Street

London E14 5DS

United Kingdom

Attention:

Scott V. Simpson

James A. McDonald

Fax: +44 20 7072 7183

If to Purchaser:

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Suite 800W

Washington DC 20037

Attention: Michael G. Ryan

With a copy to:

DLA Piper LLP (US)

6225 Smith Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21209

Attention: Jason C. Harmon, Esq.

Section 3.9 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction .

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding in relation to this Agreement and for any counterclaim therein.

[Signature page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

COLFAX CORPORATION


By: /s/ C.S. Brannan ____________________ Name: C. Scott Brannan Title: SVP, CFO and Treasurer


MITCHELL P. RALES


_ /s/Mitchell P. Rales ____________________

EXHIBIT A

JOINDER

By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned agrees to become a party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2012 (the “Agreement”), between Colfax Corporation and Mitchell P. Rales. By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned shall have all the rights and shall observe all the obligations of a Holder (as defined in the Agreement) contained in the Agreement.

Name: _______________________ ___


Address for Notices: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________		With Copies to: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

Signature: _____________________________ _
Date: __________________________________

E xhibit 10.03

EXECUTION VERSION

DATED JANUARY 24, 2012

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

COLFAX CORPORATION

AND

STEVEN M. RALES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS			1
	Section 1.1	Certain Defined Terms.	1
	Section 1.2	Terms Generally.	4

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS			4
	Section 2.1	Shelf Registration.	4
	Section 2.2	Demand Registrations.	6
	Section 2.3	Piggyback Registrations	7
	Section 2.4	Shelf Take-Downs.	9
	Section 2.5	Lock-Up Agreements.	9
	Section 2.6	Registration Procedures.	10
	Section 2.7	Indemnification.	14
	Section 2.8	Rule 144; Rule 144A.	16
	Section 2.9	Underwritten Registrations.	17
	Section 2.10	Registration Expenses.	17

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS			17
	Section 3.1	Termination.	17
	Section 3.2	Amendment and Waiver.	18
	Section 3.3	Severability.	18
	Section 3.4	Entire Agreement.	18
	Section 3.5	Successors and Assigns.	18
	Section 3.6	Counterparts;	18
	Section 3.7	Remedies.	18
	Section 3.8	Notices.	19
	Section 3.9	Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.	20

ANNEX A: JOINDER AGREEMENT

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of January 24, 2012, by and between Mr. Steven M. Rales (“ Purchaser ”) and Colfax Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

WHEREAS , the Company and Purchaser have entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which, among other things, the Company has agreed to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares (the “ Common Stock ”) of the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share; and

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to Purchaser certain rights as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Action”	means any legal, administrative, regulatory or other suit, action, claim, audit, assessment, arbitration or other proceeding, investigation or inquiry.

“Agreement”	means this Registration Rights Agreement as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or modified from time to time

“Beneficial Ownership”	by a Person of any securities includes ownership by any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial ownership” as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act; provided , that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, in no event will any Person be deemed to Beneficially Own any securities which it has the right to acquire (pursuant to options, warrants, the conversion provisions of other securities or otherwise) unless, and then only to the extent that, such Person shall have actually exercised, or committed to exercise, such right. The term “ Beneficially Own ” shall have a correlative meaning.

“Business Day”	means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to close.

“Capital Stock”	means, with respect to any Person at any time, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however

	designated, whether voting or non-voting) of capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or equivalent ownership interests in or issued by such Person.

“Closing Date”	has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Covered Securities”	means any shares of Common Stock.

“Exchange Act”	means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Governmental Entity”	shall mean any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether federal, state, local or foreign and any applicable industry self-regulatory organization.

“Holders”	means Purchaser and any Transferee of Registrable Securities.

“Holders’ Representative”	means Purchaser or any or any other Holder designated by Purchaser as a Holders’ Representative.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”	means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.

“Law”	means any statute, law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

“Other Securities”	means Covered Securities or shares of other Capital Stock which are contractually entitled to registration rights or which the Company is registering pursuant to a registration statement covered by this Agreement.

“Person”	means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) comprised of two or more of the foregoing.

“Prospectus”	means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto, and all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

“Registrable Securities”	means the Covered Securities, provided , however , that the Covered Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities

	when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale by the Holder thereof shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) they shall have been distributed to the public in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) without volume, manner of sale or notice limitations or requirements or (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding.

“Registration Statement”	means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

“Rule 144”	means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

“SEC”	means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act”	means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Selling Holder”	means each Holder of Registrable Securities included in a registration pursuant to Article II.

“Shelf Registration Statement”	means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either (a) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (b) if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, an evergreen Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities. To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), a “Shelf Registration Statement” shall be deemed to refer to an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (an “automatic shelf registration statement”) on Form S-3.

“Stockholders”	means Mr. Mitchell P. Rales, Markel Corporation and BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC and any transferee of Other Securities entitled to benefits as a transferee under the registration rights agreements entered into by Mr. Mitchell P. Rales, Markel Corporation or BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC, respectively, and the Company on January 24, 2012.

“Subsidiary”	shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which 50% or more of the shares of the voting securities or other voting interests are owned or controlled, or the ability to select or elect 50% or more of the directors or similar managers is held, directly or indirectly, by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

“Transfer”	means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition.

“Transferee”	means any of (i) the transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by Purchaser or (ii) the subsequent transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by any Transferee; provided , that no Transferee shall be entitled to any benefits of a Transferee hereunder unless such Transferee executes and delivers to the Company an instrument substantially in the form provided as Exhibit A attached hereto.

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Shelf Registration .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees that no later than the date that is three months after the Closing Date, it shall

file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of all of the Registrable Securities by the Holders from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such holders and set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act no later than the date that is six months after the Closing Date.

(i) first, the Registrable Securities for which inclusion in such underwritten offering was requested by the Holders and any Other Securities proposed to be included by the Stockholders, pro rata (if

applicable), based on the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Holder and any Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such Stockholder until all such securities have been allocated for inclusion; and

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

Section 2.2 Demand Registrations .

(a) If, following the date hereof, the Company is unable to file, cause to be effective or maintain the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement as required under Section 2.1, the Holders' Representative shall have the right by delivering a written notice to the Company (a " Demand Notice ") to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by any Holders and requested by such Demand Notice to be so registered (a " Demand Registration "); provided, however, that if a Demand Notice is made in respect of a number of Registrable Securities that is less than all of the Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by any Holders, then the sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Holders' Representative must be reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross cash proceeds in excess of $50,000,000 (without regard to any underwriting discount or commission). A Demand Notice shall also specify the expected method or methods of disposition of the applicable Registrable Securities. Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but not later than 45 days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Notice (subject to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.2), a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Holders thereof in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders (a " Demand Registration Statement ") and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof.

included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities and such Other Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities and Other Securities shall be allocated for inclusion as follows:

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

(d) The Company shall be entitled to postpone (but not more than twice in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days, the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, a Demand Registration Statement if the Company delivers to the Holders' Representative a certificate signed by both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, such registration, offering or use would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require the disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement or suspension and an approximation of the anticipated delay.

Section 2.3 Piggyback Registrations

securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any of the Company’s equity securities, whether for sale for its own account or for the account of another Person (other than a registration statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed solely in connection with any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such proposed filing at least 30 days before the anticipated filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) to the Holders. The Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holder the opportunity to include in such registration statement the number of Registrable Securities (for purposes of this Section 2.3, “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to mean solely securities of the same type and class as those proposed to be offered by the Company for its own account) as they may request (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 2.3(b) hereof, the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within 10 days after notice has been given to the Holders. The Holders shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of the Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time at least 5 Business Days prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such Piggyback Registration.

(iii) third, among any other holders of Other Securities requesting such registration, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

Section 2.5 Lock-Up Agreements .

(a) Each Holder agrees, in connection with any underwritten offering made pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Article II in which such Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities, or, solely as to the Stockholders, which underwritten offering is being effected by the Stockholders for their own account, if requested (pursuant to a written notice) by the managing underwriter(s) not to effect any public sale or distribution of any common equity securities of the Company (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such common equity securities) (except as part of such underwritten offering) during such period as the managing underwriter(s) shall advise is customary in underwritten offerings (not to exceed 180 days); provided, that the Holders shall only be so bound so long as and to the extent that any other stockholder having registration rights with respect to the securities of the Company is similarly bound.

(c) Notify each Selling Holder and the managing underwriter(s), if any, promptly, and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Entity for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and (v) of the happening of any event, or the existence of any facts or circumstance, in each case that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, documents or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus so that, in

the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that in the case of any Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

jurisdictions within the United States as any seller or managing underwriter(s) reasonably requests in writing and to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and to take any other action that may be necessary or advisable to enable such Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdiction; provided , however , that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

(l) Enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings) and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith or by the managing underwriter(s), if any, to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in connection therewith, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten registration, (i) make such representations and warranties to the Selling Holders and the managing underwriter(s), if any, with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the Selling Holders of such Registrable Securities customary opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof, addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, covering the

matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such counsel and managing underwriter(s), (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any Subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) who have certified the financial statements included in such Registration Statement, addressed to each of the managing underwriter(s), if any, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures substantially to the effect set forth in Section 2.7 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section except as otherwise agreed by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith and the managing underwriter(s) and (v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith, their counsel and the managing underwriter(s), if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.

of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.6(j) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus; provided , however , in the case of (y) above that the Company shall extend the time periods under Section 2.2 and 2.3 with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of a Registration Statement must be maintained by the amount of time the Holder is required to discontinue disposition of such securities.

Section 2.7 Indemnification .

(b) Indemnification by Selling Holders . In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Selling Holder is participating by registering Registrable

Securities, such Selling Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests specifically for use in connection with any Registration Statement or Prospectus and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, severally and not jointly, the Company, the officers, directors and employees of the Company, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, and each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, “ Company Indemnitees ”), from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement (or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, any document incorporated by reference therein or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto) or any other offering circular or any amendment of or supplement to any of the foregoing or any other document incident to such registration, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a final or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case solely to the extent that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such Registration Statement (or in any preliminary or final Prospectus contained therein, any document incorporated by reference therein or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto), offering circular, or any amendment of or supplement to any of the foregoing or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in such document; and provided , however , that the liability of each Selling Holder hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement.

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . If any Person shall be entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “ indemnified party ”), such indemnified party shall give prompt notice to the party from which such indemnity is sought (the “ indemnifying party ”) of any claim or of the commencement of any Action with respect to which such indemnified party seeks indemnification or contribution pursuant hereto; provided , however , that the delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any obligation or liability except to the extent that the indemnifying party has been actually prejudiced by such delay or failure. The indemnifying party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to an indemnified party promptly after the receipt of written notice from such indemnified party of such claim or Action, to assume, at the indemnifying party’s expense, the defense of any such Action, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided , however , that an indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless: (i) the indemnifying party agrees to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party fails promptly to assume, or in the event of a conflict of interest cannot assume, the defense of such Action or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, in which case the indemnified party shall also have the right to employ counsel and to assume the defense of such Action; or (iii) in the indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such Action; provided , further , however , that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such Action or separate but substantially similar or

related Actions in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the indemnified parties, or for fees and expenses that are not reasonable. Whether or not such defense is assumed by the indemnifying party, such indemnified party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent. The indemnifying party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by all claimants or plaintiffs to such indemnified party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

(d) Contribution .

(ii) The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.7(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.7(d), an indemnifying party that is a Selling Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds from the sale of the Registrable Securities sold by such indemnifying party exceeds the amount of any damages that such indemnifying party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

Section 2.8 Rule 144; Rule 144A .

such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 or 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

Section 2.9 Underwritten Registrations .

Section 2.10 Registration Expenses . The Company shall pay all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Article II, including (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with all applicable securities exchanges and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and (B) of compliance with securities or Blue Sky laws including any fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriter(s) in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.6(h)), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses if the printing of Prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriter(s), if any), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses of the Company, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) expenses of the Company incurred in connection with any road show, (vi) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants (including, without limitation, the expenses of any “cold comfort” letters required by this Agreement) and any other persons, including special experts retained by the Company, and (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Selling Holders as a group (such counsel to be selected by the Company) in connection with transactions covered by this Agreement in which the Selling Holders participate. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not pay any other expenses of Selling Holders or underwriting commissions attributable to securities sold by any Selling Holder in an underwritten offering. In addition, the Company shall bear all of its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and rating agency fees and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company.

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.7 Remedies .

in any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such breach or threatened breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof. Each party hereto agrees not to oppose the granting of such relief in the event a court determines that such a breach has occurred, and to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

If to the Company:

Colfax Corporation

8170 Maple Lawn Blvd, Suite 180

Fulton, MD 20759

Attention: A. Lynne Puckett

Fax: (818) 225-4055

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

40 Bank Street

London E14 5DS

United Kingdom

Attention:

Scott V. Simpson

James A. McDonald

Fax: +44 20 7072 7183

If to Purchaser:

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Suite 800W

Washington DC 20037

Attention: Michael G. Ryan

With a copy to:

DLA Piper LLP (US)

6225 Smith Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21209

Attention: Jason C. Harmon, Esq.

Section 3.9 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction .

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding in relation to this Agreement and for any counterclaim therein.

[Signature page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

COLFAX CORPORATION


By: /s/ C.S. Brannan ____________________ Name: C. Scott Brannan Title: SVP, CFO and Treasurer


STEVEN M. RALES


_ /s/Steven M. Rales __________________

EXHIBIT A

JOINDER

By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned agrees to become a party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2012 (the “Agreement”), between Colfax Corporation and Steven M. Rales. By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned shall have all the rights and shall observe all the obligations of a Holder (as defined in the Agreement) contained in the Agreement.

Name: _______________________ ___


Address for Notices: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________		With Copies to: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

Signature: _____________________________ _
Date: __________________________________

Exhibit 10.01

EXECUTION VERSION

DATED JANUARY 24, 2012

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

COLFAX CORPORATION

AND

MARKEL CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS			1
	Section 1.1	Certain Defined Terms.	1
	Section 1.2	Terms Generally.	4

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS			4
	Section 2.1	Shelf Registration.	4
	Section 2.2	Demand Registrations.	6
	Section 2.3	Piggyback Registrations	8
	Section 2.4	Shelf Take-Downs.	9
	Section 2.5	Lock-Up Agreements.	9
	Section 2.6	Registration Procedures.	10
	Section 2.7	Indemnification.	14
	Section 2.8	Rule 144; Rule 144A.	17
	Section 2.9	Underwritten Registrations.	17
	Section 2.10	Registration Expenses.	17

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS			18
	Section 3.1	Termination.	18
	Section 3.2	Amendment and Waiver.	18
	Section 3.3	Severability.	18
	Section 3.4	Entire Agreement.	18
	Section 3.5	Successors and Assigns.	18
	Section 3.6	Counterparts;	19
	Section 3.7	Remedies.	19
	Section 3.8	Notices.	19
	Section 3.9	Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.	20

ANNEX A: JOINDER AGREEMENT

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of January 24, 2012, by and between Markel Corporation, a Virginia corporation (“ Purchaser ”) and Colfax Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

WHEREAS , the Company and Purchaser have entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2011 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of which, among other things, the Company has agreed to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares (the “ Common Stock ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share; and

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to Purchaser certain rights as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Action”		means any legal, administrative, regulatory or other suit, action, claim, audit, assessment, arbitration or other proceeding, investigation or inquiry.

“Agreement”		means this Registration Rights Agreement as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or modified from time to time

“Beneficial Ownership”		by a Person of any securities includes ownership by any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term “beneficial ownership” as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act; provided , that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, in no event will any Person be deemed to Beneficially Own any securities which it has the right to acquire (pursuant to options, warrants, the conversion provisions of other securities or otherwise) unless, and then only to the extent that, such Person shall have actually exercised, or committed to exercise, such right. The term “ Beneficially Own ” shall have a correlative meaning.

“Business Day”		means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to close.
“Capital Stock”		means, with respect to any Person at any time, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however

		designated, whether voting or non-voting) of capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or equivalent ownership interests in or issued by such Person.

“Closing Date”		has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Covered Securities”		means any shares of Common Stock.

“Exchange Act”		means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Governmental Entity”		shall mean any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether federal, state, local or foreign and any applicable industry self-regulatory organization.

“Holders”		means Purchaser and any Transferee of Registrable Securities.

“Holders’ Representative”		means Purchaser or any or any other Holder designated by Purchaser as a Holders’ Representative.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”		means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.

“Law”		means any statute, law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

“Other Securities”		means Covered Securities or shares of other Capital Stock which are contractually entitled to registration rights or which the Company is registering pursuant to a registration statement covered by this Agreement.

“Person”		means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) comprised of two or more of the foregoing.

“Prospectus”		means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus related thereto, and all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

“Registrable Securities”		means the Covered Securities, provided , however , that the

		Covered Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale by the Holder thereof shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) they shall have been distributed to the public in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or are able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) without volume, manner of sale or notice limitations or requirements or (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding.

“Registration Statement”		means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

“Rule 144”		means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

“SEC”		means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act”		means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

“Selling Holder”		means each Holder of Registrable Securities included in a registration pursuant to Article II.

“Shelf Registration Statement”		means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either (a) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (b) if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, an evergreen Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities. To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), a “Shelf Registration Statement” shall be deemed to refer to an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (an “automatic shelf registration statement”) on Form S-3.

“Stockholders”		means Mr. Steven M. Rales, Mr. Mitchell P. Rales and BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle, LLC and any transferee of Other Securities entitled to benefits as a transferee under the registration rights agreements entered into by Mr. Steven M. Rales, Mr. Mitchell P. Rales or BDT CF Acquisition Vehicle,

		LLC, respectively, and the Company on January 24, 2012.

“Subsidiary”		shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which 50% or more of the shares of the voting securities or other voting interests are owned or controlled, or the ability to select or elect 50% or more of the directors or similar managers is held, directly or indirectly, by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

“Transfer”		means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition.

“Transferee”		means any of (i) the transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by Purchaser or (ii) the subsequent transferee of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities held by any Transferee; provided , that no Transferee shall be entitled to any benefits of a Transferee hereunder unless such Transferee executes and delivers to the Company an instrument substantially in the form provided as Exhibit A attached hereto.

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1 Shelf Registration .

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

Section 2.2 Demand Registrations .

(a) If, following the date hereof, the Company is unable to file, cause to be effective or maintain the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement as required under Section 2.1, the Holders' Representative shall have the right by delivering a written notice to the Company (a " Demand Notice ") to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act the number of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by any Holders and requested by such Demand Notice to be so registered (a " Demand Registration "); provided, however, that if a Demand Notice is made in respect of a number of Registrable Securities that is less than all of the Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by any Holders, then the sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Holders' Representative must be reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross cash proceeds in excess of $25,000,000 (without regard to any underwriting discount or commission). A Demand Notice shall also specify the expected method or methods of disposition of the applicable Registrable Securities. Following receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file, as promptly as reasonably practicable, but not later than 45 days after receipt by the Company of such Demand Notice (subject to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.2), a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Holders thereof in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders (a " Demand Registration Statement ") and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof.

(ii) second, among any other holders of Other Securities, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

(d) The Company shall be entitled to postpone (but not more than twice in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days, the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, a Demand Registration Statement if the Company delivers to the Holders' Representative a certificate signed by both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, such registration, offering or use would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require the disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement or suspension and an approximation of the anticipated delay.

Section 2.3 Piggyback Registrations

(ii) second, all Registrable Securities requested to be included by the Holders and any Other Securities proposed to be included by

(iii) third, among any other holders of Other Securities requesting such registration, pro rata, based on the number of Other Securities Beneficially Owned by each such holder of Other Securities.

Section 2.5 Lock-Up Agreements .

underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto.

The Company may require each Selling Holder to furnish to the Company in writing such information required in connection with such registration regarding such Selling Holder and

Section 2.7 Indemnification .

(d) Contribution .

Section 2.9 Underwritten Registrations .

ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.7 Remedies .

If to the Company:

Colfax Corporation

8170 Maple Lawn Blvd, Suite 180

Fulton, MD 20759

Attention: A. Lynne Puckett

Fax: (818) 225-4055

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

40 Bank Street

London E14 5DS

United Kingdom

Attention:

Scott V. Simpson

James A. McDonald

Fax: +44 20 7072 7183

If to Purchaser:

Markel Corporation

4251 Highwoods Parkway

Glen Allen, Virginia

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Fax: (804) 965-1600

Section 3.9 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction .

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding in relation to this Agreement and for any counterclaim therein.

[Signature page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

COLFAX CORPORATION


By: /s/C. S. Brannon _____ Name: C. Scott Brannon Title: SVP, CFO and Treasurer


MARKEL CORPORATION


By: /s/Thomas S. Gayner_ __ Name: Thomas S. Gayner Title: President and Chief Investment Office

EXHIBIT A

JOINDER

By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned agrees to become a party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2012 (the “Agreement”), between Colfax Corporation and Markel Corporation. By execution of this Joinder, the undersigned shall have all the rights and shall observe all the obligations of a Holder (as defined in the Agreement) contained in the Agreement.

Name: _______________________ ___


Address for Notices: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________		With Copies to: __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

Signature: _____________________________ _
Date: __________________________________