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               of any Call Event (as defined below), to purchase, in                  
               the manner provided in Section 1(d), all, but not less                 
               than all, of the outstanding shares of [MB Parent]                     
               Voting Preferred Stock, at a purchase price per share                  
               equal to 100% of the Stated Value thereof on the date                  
               of purchase, payable in cash.                                          
                    (b) Definition of Call Event.  A “Call Event”                     
               shall mean (i) June 30, 2018, (ii) any voluntary                       
               transfer or other disposition by the Company                           
               [MB Parent] of all or any portion of the shares of                     
               MergerSub Participating Preferred Stock or (iii) any                   
               voluntary transfer or other disposition by the Company                 
               of all or any portion of the shares of MergerSub Voting                
               Preferred Stock.                                                       
                    (c) Call Option Subject to the Company’s Right of                 
               Redemption.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right                  
               of TMD to exercise the option granted pursuant to                      
               Section 1(a) shall be subject to the Company’s right to                
               redeem the Voting Preferred Stock pursuant to                          
               Section 3(g)(i) of Article V of the Restated                           
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Company upon the                   
               occurrence of a Redemption Event (as defined therein)                  
               and to the Company’s obligation to redeem the Voting                   
               Preferred Stock of a holder of Voting Preferred Stock                  
               at the option of such holder pursuant to                               
               Section 3(g)(ii) of Article V of the Restated                          
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Company upon the                   
               occurrence of an event specified therein.                              
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                    Section 2.  Put Option with Respect to Voting                     
               Preferred Stock.                                                       
                    (a) Grant of Put Option.  TMD hereby grants to                    
               each Acquiror an option, exercisable after (i) June 30,                
               2018 or (ii) upon the occurrence of any failure of                     
               Liberty Bell I, LLC (or a successor thereof) or its                    
               manager to make distributions contemplated by                          
               Section 15 of the Limited Liability Company Agreement                  
               of Liberty Bell I, LLC, dated as of July 28, 1998                      
               * * *, to require TMD to purchase, in the manner                       
               provided in Section 2(b), the shares of the [MB Parent]                
               Voting Preferred Stock held by each Acquiror, at a                     
               purchase price per share equal to 100% of the Stated                   
               Value thereof on the date of purchase, payable in cash.                





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