TERMINATION OF STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ----------------------------------------------- THIS TERMINATION OF STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ("Termination Agreement") is entered into as of the 31st day of March, 1997 by and among Haynes Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), Haynes International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Haynes"), and the persons listed on the signature pages hereof (the "Management Investors"). PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ---------------------- The Issuer, Haynes and the Management Investors are the only remaining parties to that certain Stock Subscription Agreement, dated as of August 1, 1989, as amended by the Amendment to Stock Subscription Agreement to Add a Party, dated August 14, 1992, and by the Second Amendment to Stock Subscription Agreement, dated as of March 16, 1993, and by the Third Amendment to Stock Subscription Agreement, dated May 6, 1996, and by the Fourth Amendment to Stock Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 31, 1996, and by the Fifth Amendment to Stock Subscription Agreement, dated as of January 29, 1997 (as so amended, the "Stock Subscription Agreement"). The parties hereto desire to terminate the Stock Subscription Agreement. AGREEMENT --------- In consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Termination Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Termination. The Stock Subscription Agreement is hereby ----------- terminated and cancelled as of the date set forth above and all of the respective obligations, duties, liabilities, rights and powers of the parties thereto as contained therein are hereby terminated and extinguished. 2. Counterparts. This Termination Agreement may be executed in any ------------ number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 3. Governing Law. This Termination Agreement shall be construed in ------------- accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York. 4. Successors, Assigns and Transferees. This Termination Agreement ----------------------------------- shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs and successors. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and Haynes have caused this Termination Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers and each of the Management Investors has executed this Termination Agreement as of the date first above written. "ISSUER" HAYNES HOLDINGS, INC. /s/ Its: "HAYNES" HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. /s/ By: Its: "MANAGEMENT INVESTORS" /s/ Michael D. Austin Michael D. Austin /s/ Joseph F. Barker Joseph F. Barker /s/ F. Galen Hodge F. Galen Hodge /s/ Charles J. Sponaugle Charles J. Sponaugle