Corporate Status. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation or organization, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, each with full power and authority (corporate and otherwise) to own or lease its properties or assets owned or leased by it and conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, except to the extent that the failure of any Subsidiary to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or organization, as the case may be, for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Corporate Law Status of Shares. The Shares granted pursuant to this Agreement constitute validly issued and outstanding Shares of the capital stock of the Company and are fully paid and nonassessable.

Awards to Corporate participants will be based on their Guideline Incentive (eligible salary multiplied by the applicable guideline percentage) multiplied by the Corporate Final Performance Index. The Corporate Final Performance Index shall be based on the consolidated financial performance of the Company including Graybar Corporate, districts, zones and all subsidiaries as determined from time to time in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board.

Status ………………………………. “adequately capitalized”

Status. It is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing.

Status. The status of each party under this Letter Agreement shall be that of an independent contractor. Nothing in this Letter Agreement is intended or shall be deemed to constitute a partner, agency, employer-employee, or joint venture relationship between or among the parties or, except as expressly provided in this Letter Agreement, to grant any party the authority to bind or contract any obligation in the name of or on the account of any other party or to make any statements, representations, warranties or commitments on behalf of any other party.

Status. Warnke's status vis-a-vis the Company under this Agreement is that of an independent contractor and he is neither an employee nor agent of the Company.

Corporate Documents. Such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

Corporate Existence. The Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate existence of the Subsidiary Borrower and each other Subsidiary in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each such Person and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company, the Subsidiary Borrower and each other Subsidiary; provided, that (except as otherwise provided herein) the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the existence of any Subsidiary (except for the Subsidiary Borrower), if the discontinuance thereof could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Corporate Events. In case of any reclassification or change of securities of the class issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination), or in case of any merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is the acquiring and the surviving corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and other than an Acquisition that results in the exercise or termination of this Warrant) (each, a “Corporate Event”), the Company, or such successor corporation, as the case may be, shall duly execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder), or the Company shall make appropriate provision without the issuance of a new Warrant, so that the Holder shall have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, at a total purchase price not to exceed that payable upon the exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, and in lieu of the shares of Applicable Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities, money and property receivable upon such Corporate Event by a holder of the number of shares of Applicable Stock then purchasable under this Warrant. Any new Warrant shall provide for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5. The provisions of this Section 5(a) shall similarly apply to successive Corporate Events.