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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is dated as of December 22, 2010, by and between American Standard Energy Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the subscribers identified on the signature pages hereto (each a “Subscriber” and collectively, the “Subscribers”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Company and the Subscribers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(2), Section 4(6), Regulation D (“Regulation D”) and/or Regulation S (“Regulation S”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

WHEREAS, this is a private offering (the “Offering”) in which the Subscribers agree to purchase and the Company agrees to offer and sell shares of its common stock (the “Purchased Shares”) at a price of $3.25 per share (the “Share Purchase Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $750,000 (the “Purchase Price”).

WHEREAS, in connection with the Offering, the Company shall issue to the Subscribers share purchase warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Warrants”), with the Warrants entitling the Subscribers to purchase one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock (the “A Warrant Shares”) for every share purchased in this Private Placement by the Subscriber, (collectively the Purchased Shares and Warrants are referred to as the “Purchased Securities”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into this Agreement to issue and sell the Purchased Securities and the Subscriber desires to purchase that number of Purchased Securities set forth on the signature page hereto on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Subscriber hereby agree as follows:

1. Purchase and Sale of Purchased Securities.

(a) The Purchased Shares. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined below), each Subscriber shall purchase and the Company shall sell to each Subscriber the Purchased Shares for the portion of the Purchase Price designated on the signature pages hereto.

(b) Warrants. Upon the following terms and conditions and for no additional consideration, each of the Subscribers shall be issued Series A Warrants in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with the Series A Warrants entitling the Subscribers to purchase one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock for every share purchased by the Subscriber for Purchased Shares as set forth on the signature pages hereto. The Warrants shall expire one hundred and twenty (120) days following the Closing Date, and the Warrants shall have an initial exercise price of $3.50.

2. Closing. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities shall occur on the closing date (the “Closing Date”), which shall be the date that Subscriber funds representing the net amount due to the Company from the Purchase Price of the Offering is transmitted by wire transfer or otherwise to or for the benefit of the Company. The initial Closing Date shall occur on or before December 22, 2010 (the “Initial Closing”) and shall transmit to the Company gross proceeds of $750,000. The consummation of the transactions contemplated herein (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Anslow + Jaclin, LLP, 195 Route 9 South, Manalapan, NJ 07726 on such date and time as the Subscribers and the Company may agree upon; provided, that all of the conditions set forth in Section 11 hereof and applicable to the Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith. The Subscriber and the Company acknowledge and agree that the Company may consummate the sale of additional Purchased Securities to the Subscriber, on the terms set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as defined herein, at more than one closing (each referred to herein as a “Closing”).

3. Subscriber Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company that:

(a) Organization and Standing of the Subscriber. If such Subscriber is an entity, such Subscriber is a corporation, partnership or other entity duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

(b) Authorization and Power. Such Subscriber has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 4(c)) and to purchase the Purchased Securities being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by such Subscriber and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Subscriber or its Board of Directors, stockholders, partners, members, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subscriber and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of such Subscriber enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with the terms thereof.

(c) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by such Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Subscriber’s charter documents or bylaws or other organizational documents or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to which such Subscriber is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound, or result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Subscriber or its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such Subscriber). Such Subscriber is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or to purchase the Purchased Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, provided that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, such Subscriber is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.

(d) Acquisition for Investment. The Subscriber is acquiring the Purchased Securities solely for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for resale in connection with a distribution. The Subscriber does not have a present intention to sell the Purchased Securities, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any distribution of the Purchased Securities to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making the representations herein and subject to Section 3.2(h) below, the Subscriber does not agree to hold the Purchased Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Purchased Securities at any time in accordance with Federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition. The Subscriber acknowledges that it is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Purchased Securities and that it has been given full access to such records of the Company and the subsidiaries and to the officers of the Company and the subsidiaries and received such information as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation and has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in companies similar to the Company in terms of the Company’s stage of development so as to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in the Company.

(e) Information on Company. Such Subscriber has been furnished with or has had access to the EDGAR Website of the Commission and to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on EDGAR on October 4, 2010 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, together with all other filings made with the Commission available at the EDGAR website (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Reports”) and all correspondence from the Commission to the Company including but not limited to the Commission’s comment letters relating to the Company’s periodic filings with the Commission whether available at the EDGAR website or not. In addition, such Subscriber has received in writing from the Company such other information concerning its operations, financial condition and other matters as such Subscriber has requested in writing, identified thereon as OTHER WRITTEN INFORMATION (such other information is collectively, the “Other Written Information”), and considered all factors such Subscriber deems material in deciding on the advisability of investing in the Purchased Securities. Such Subscriber has relied on the Reports and Other Written Information in making its investment decision.

(f) Opportunities for Additional Information. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from, or obtain additional information from, the executive officers of the Company concerning the financial and other affairs of the Company.

(g) Information on Subscriber. Subscriber is, and will be on the Closing Date, an “accredited investor”, as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated by the Commission under the 1933 Act, is experienced in investments and business matters, has made investments of a speculative nature and has purchased securities of United States publicly-owned companies in private placements in the past and, with its representatives, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and other business matters as to enable such Subscriber to utilize the information made available by the Company to evaluate the merits and risks of and to make an informed investment decision with respect to the proposed purchase, which represents a speculative investment. Such Subscriber has the authority and is duly and legally qualified to purchase and own the Purchased Securities. Such Subscriber is able to bear the risk of such investment for an indefinite period and to afford a complete loss thereof. The information set forth on the signature page hereto regarding such Subscriber is accurate.

(h) Compliance with 1933 Act. Such Subscriber understands and agrees that the Purchased Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, by reason of their issuance in a transaction that does not require registration under the 1933 Act (based in part on the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained herein), and that such Purchased Securities must be held indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition is registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from such registration. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber is familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Commission, as amended, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and that such person has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under certain circumstances. The Subscriber understands that to the extent that Rule 144 is not available, the Subscriber will be unable to sell any Purchased Securities without either registration under the 1933 Act or the existence of another exemption from such registration requirement. In any event, and subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, the Subscriber may enter into lawful hedging transactions in the course of hedging the position they assume and the Subscriber may also enter into lawful short positions or other derivative transactions relating to the Purchased Securities, and deliver the Purchased Securities, to close out their short or other positions or otherwise settle other transactions, or loan or pledge the Purchased Securities, to third parties who in turn may dispose of these Purchased Securities.

(i) Purchased Securities Legend. The Purchased Securities shall bear the following or similar legend:

“THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE PURCHASED SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, NOR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE PURCHASED SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE PURCHASED SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT, OR OTHERWISE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE PURCHASED SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE PURCHASED SECURITIES.”

(j) Communication of Offer. The offer to sell the Purchased Securities was directly communicated to such Subscriber by the Company. At no time was such Subscriber presented with or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or magazine article, radio or television advertisement, or any other form of general advertising or solicited or invited to attend a promotional meeting otherwise than in connection and concurrently with such communicated offer.

(k) Restricted Securities. Such Subscriber understands that the Purchased Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act and such Subscriber will not sell, offer to sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any of the Purchased Securities unless pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or unless an exemption from registration is available. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, such Subscriber may transfer (without restriction and without the need for an opinion of counsel) the Purchased Securities to its Affiliates (as defined below) provided that each such Affiliate is an “accredited investor” under Regulation D and such Affiliate agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate” of any person or entity means any other person or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such person or entity. Affiliate includes each Subsidiary of the Company. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of such person or firm, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(l) No Governmental Review. Such Subscriber understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other governmental or state agency has passed on or made recommendations or endorsement of the Purchased Securities or the suitability of the investment in the Purchased Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Purchased Securities.

(m) Correctness of Representations. Such Subscriber represents that the foregoing representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof and, unless such Subscriber otherwise notifies the Company prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date. The Subscriber understands that the Purchased Securities are being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirement of Federal and state securities laws and the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Subscriber set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of the Subscriber to acquire the Purchased Securities.

(n) Short Sales and Confidentiality. Other than the transaction contemplated hereunder, the Subscriber has not directly or indirectly, nor has any person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Subscriber, executed any disposition, including short sales (but not including the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock), in the securities of the Company during the period commencing from the time that the Subscriber first received a term sheet from the Company or any other person setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder until the date that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 7(m). The Subscriber covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 7(m), the Subscriber will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the Commission currently takes the position that coverage of short sales of shares of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement with the Purchased Securities is a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subscriber does not make any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in short sales in the securities of the Company after the date that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 7(m). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber's assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscriber's assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Purchased Securities covered by this Agreement.

4. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each Subscriber that:

(a) Due Incorporation. The Company is a corporation or other entity duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries individually, or in the aggregate and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any entity at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 30% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity.

(b) Outstanding Stock. All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock and equity interests in the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

(c) Authority; Enforceability. This Agreement, the Purchased Securities, and any other agreements delivered together with this Agreement or in connection herewith (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are valid and binding agreements of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity. The Company has full corporate power and authority necessary to enter into and deliver the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder.

(d) Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates, the Over The Counter Bulletin Board (the “Bulletin Board”) or the Company’s shareholders is required for the execution by the Company of the Transaction Documents and compliance and performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities. The Transaction Documents and the Company’s performance of its obligations thereunder have been unanimously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any governmental authority in the world, including without limitation, the United States, or elsewhere is required by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as would not otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect or the consummation of any of the other agreements, covenants or commitments of the Company or any Subsidiary contemplated by the other Transaction Documents. Any such qualifications and filings will, in the case of qualifications, be effective on the Closing and will, in the case of filings, be made within the time prescribed by law.

(e) No Violation or Conflict. Assuming the representations and warranties of the Subscriber in Section 3 are true and correct, neither the issuance nor sale of the Purchased Securities nor the performance of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents entered into by the Company relating thereto will:

(i) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would be reasonably likely to constitute a default) under (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation, charter or bylaws of the Company, (B) to the Company’s knowledge, any decree, judgment, order, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination applicable to the Company of any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or over the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (C) the terms of any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other similar plan, indenture, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party, by which the Company or any of its Affiliates is bound, or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its Affiliates is subject, or (D) the terms of any “lock-up” or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company, or any of its Affiliates is a party except the violation, conflict, breach, or default of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Purchased Securities or any of the assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates except in favor of Subscriber as described herein; or

(iii) result in the activation of any anti-dilution rights or a reset or repricing of any debt, equity or security instrument of any creditor or equity holder of the Company, or the holder of the right to receive any debt, equity or security instrument of the Company nor result in the acceleration of the due date of any obligation of the Company; or

(iv) result in the triggering of any piggy-back or other registration rights of any person or entity holding securities of the Company or having the right to receive securities of the Company.

(f) The Purchased Securities. The Purchased Securities upon issuance:

(i) are, or will be, free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims or other encumbrances, subject only to restrictions upon transfer under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws;

(ii) have been, or will be, duly and validly authorized and on the date of issuance of the Purchased Securities, the Purchased Securities will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable or if resold in a transaction registered pursuant to the 1933 Act and pursuant to an effective registration statement or exempt from registration will be free trading, unrestricted and unlegended;

(iii) will not have been issued or sold in violation of any preemptive or other similar rights of the holders of any securities of the Company or rights to acquire securities of the Company; and

(iv) will not subject the holders thereof to personal liability by reason of being such holders.

(g) Litigation. There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates that would affect the execution by the Company or the complete and timely performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed in the Reports, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, basis for or threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates which litigation if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Defaults. The Company is not in material violation of its articles of incorporation or bylaws. The Company is (i) not in default under or in violation of any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties are bound or affected, which default or violation would have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) not in default with respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or subject to or party to any order of any court or governmental authority arising out of any action, suit or proceeding under any statute or other law respecting antitrust, monopoly, restraint of trade, unfair competition or similar matters which default would have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) not in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor to its knowledge, any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D/Regulation S under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Purchased Securities.

(j) Reporting Company. The Company is a publicly-held company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”). Pursuant to the provisions of the 1934 Act, the Company has timely filed all reports and other materials required to be filed thereunder with the Commission during the preceding twelve months.

(k) Listing. The Company’s common stock is quoted on the Bulletin Board currently under the symbol “ASEN”. The Company has not received any oral or written notice that its common stock is not eligible nor will become ineligible for quotation on the Bulletin Board nor that its common stock does not meet all requirements for the continuation of such quotation. The Company satisfies all the requirements for the continued quotation of its common stock on the Bulletin Board.

(l) Transfer Agent. The name, address, and telephone number, of the Company transfer agent is Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 430, Denver, CO 80209 (303) 282-4800, Fax (303) 282-5800.

(m) Independent Nature of Subscribers. The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Subscriber under the Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Subscriber, and no Subscriber shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Subscriber under the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each Subscriber to purchase securities pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Subscriber independently of any other Subscriber and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Subscriber or by any agent or employee of any other Subscriber, and no Subscriber or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Subscriber (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained herein, or in any Transaction Documents, and no action taken by any Subscriber pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Subscribers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Subscribers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Subscriber to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

(n) PFIC. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or intends to become a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(o) Correctness of Representations. The Company represents that the foregoing representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof in all material respects, and, unless the Company otherwise notifies the Subscribers prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date; provided, that, if such representation or warranty is made as of a different date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true as of such date.

(p) Survival. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive for a period of two years after the Closing Date.

5. Regulation D/Regulation S Offering. The offer and issuance of the Purchased Securities to the Subscribers is being made pursuant to the exemption from the registration provisions of the 1933 Act afforded by Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) of the 1933 Act or Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder.

6. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with the Subscribers as follows:

(a) Listing/Quotation. The Company will maintain the quotation or listing of its common stock on the American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq Global Market, Nasdaq Global Select Market, Bulletin Board, or New York Stock Exchange (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the common stock (the “Principal Market”), and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market, as applicable, as long as any Purchased Securities are outstanding. The Company will provide Subscribers with copies of all notices it receives notifying the Company of the threatened and actual delisting of the common stock from any Principal Market. As of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Bulletin Board is and will be the Principal Market.

(b) Market Regulations. If required, the Company shall notify the Commission, the Principal Market and applicable state authorities, in accordance with their requirements, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Purchased Securities to the Subscribers and promptly provide copies thereof to the Subscribers.

(c) Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Offering will be employed by the Company for expenses of the Offering, and general working capital. The Purchase Price may not and will not be used for accrued and unpaid officer and director salaries, payment of financing related debt, redemption of outstanding notes or equity instruments of the Company nor non-trade obligations outstanding on the Closing Date.

(d) Books and Records. From the date of this Agreement and until the End Date, the Company will keep true records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings or transactions in relation to its business and affairs in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

(e) Governmental Authorities. From the date of this Agreement and until the End Date, the Company shall duly observe and conform in all material respects to all valid requirements of governmental authorities relating to the conduct of its business or to its properties or assets.

(f) Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that except for the Reports, Other Written Information and schedules and exhibits to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, which information the Company undertakes to publicly disclose on the Form 8-K described in Section 7(k) above and except for the information as to currently contemplated and/or negotiated financing transactions, neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf will at any time provide any Subscriber or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Subscriber shall have agreed in writing to accept such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Subscriber shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

7. Covenants of the Company Regarding Indemnification.

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the Subscribers, the Subscribers’ officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Subscribers or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by the Company or breach of any representation or warranty by the Company in this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto in any Transaction Documents, or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by the Company of any material covenant or undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other material agreement entered into by the Company and Subscribers relating hereto.

(b) The Subscribers agree to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the Company, the Company’s officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon them or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon any material misrepresentation by the Subscribers in this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto or in any Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall the liability of the Subscriber or permitted successor hereunder, or under any Transaction Documents or other agreement delivered in connection herewith, exceed the Purchase Price paid by such Subscriber.

8. Closing Conditions.

(a) The obligation hereunder of the Subscriber to acquire and pay for the Purchased Securities is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Subscriber’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Subscriber at any time in its sole discretion.

(i) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall have been true and correct on the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on the Closing Date as if given on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations given as of a specific date, which representations shall be true and correct as of such date), and on or before the Closing Date the Company shall have performed all covenants and agreements of the Company contained herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents required to be performed by the Company on or before the Closing Date;

(ii) The Company shall have delivered to the Escrow Agent a certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed by its Chief Executive Officer, to the effect set forth in subparagraph (i) of this Section 8(a);

(iii) The Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company to the Escrow Agent.

(b) The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Purchased Securities to the Purchaser is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion.

(i) The representations and warranties of the Subscriber in this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which the Subscriber is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time, except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date;

(ii) The initial Closing Date shall have occurred on or before December 22, 2010 and shall have transmitted to the Company gross proceeds of $750,000; and

(iv) The Transaction Documents to which the Subscriber is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Subscriber to the Escrow Agent.

9. Miscellaneous.

(a) Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:

If to the Company, to:

American Standard Energy Corp.

4800 North Scottsdale Road

Suite 1400

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

(480) 371-1929

If to the Subscribers:

To each of the addresses and facsimile numbers listed on the signature pages of this Agreement

(b) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein or in the Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any of the Subscribers makes any representations, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters and they supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect to said subject matter, all of which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement nor any of the Transaction Documents may be waived or amended other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the holders of at least fifty percent (50%) of the total shares of common stock purchased in the Offering and then outstanding (the “Majority Holders”), and no provision hereof may be waived other than by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Purchased Shares then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents or holders of Purchased Shares, as the case may be.

(c) Counterparts/Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different signatories hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile transmission, PDF, electronic signature or other similar electronic means with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

(d) Law Governing this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Arizona or in the federal courts located in the state and county of Arizona. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The parties executing this Agreement and other agreements referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the Company agree to submit to the in personam jurisdiction of such courts and hereby irrevocably waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(e) Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Subscribers acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or equity. Subject to Section 13(d) hereof, the Company and the Subscribers hereby irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction in New York of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing in this Section shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(f) Damages. In the event the Subscriber is entitled to receive any liquidated damages pursuant to the Transactions Documents, the Subscriber may elect to receive the greater of actual damages or such liquidated damages.

(g) Maximum Payments. Nothing contained herein or in any document referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest or dividends required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Subscriber and thus refunded to the Company.

(h) Calendar Days. All references to “days” in the Transaction Documents shall mean calendar days unless otherwise stated. The terms “business days” and “trading days” shall mean days that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading for three or more hours. Time periods shall be determined as if the relevant action, calculation or time period were occurring in New York City. Any deadline that falls on a non-business day in any of the Transaction Documents shall be automatically extended to the next business day and interest, if any, shall be calculated and payable through such extended period.

(i) Captions: Certain Definitions. The captions of the various sections and paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted only for the purposes of convenience; such captions are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed in any manner to modify, explain, enlarge or restrict any of the provisions of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement the term “person” shall mean and include 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.

(j) Severability. In the event that any term or provision of this Agreement shall be finally determined to be superseded, invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable pursuant to applicable law by an authority having jurisdiction and venue, that determination shall not impair or otherwise affect the validity, legality or enforceability: (i) by or before that authority of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement, which shall be enforced as if the unenforceable term or provision were deleted, or (ii) by or before any other authority of any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

Please acknowledge your acceptance of the foregoing Subscription Agreement with American Standard Energy Corp. by signing and returning a copy to the Company whereupon it shall become a binding agreement.

NUMBER OF SHARES 230,770 x $3.25 = $750,000 (the “Purchase Price”)


Signature		Signature (if purchasing jointly)


Name Typed or Printed		Name Typed or Printed


Entity Name		Entity Name


Address		Address


City, State and Zip Code		City, State and Zip Code


Telephone - Business		Telephone - Business


Telephone – Residence		Telephone – Residence


Facsimile – Business		Facsimile - Business


Facsimile – Residence		Facsimile – Residence


Tax ID # or Social Security #		Tax ID # or Social Security #

Name in which securities should be issued:

Dated: December 22, 2010

This Subscription Agreement is agreed to and accepted as of December 22, 2010.

AMERICAN STANDARD ENERGY
CORP.

By:
	Name:
	Title:

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