PROMISSORY NOTE

Exhibit 4.4

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PROMISSORY NOTE

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PROMISE TO PAY.  STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION ("Borrower") promises to pay to M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank ("Lender"), or order, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal amount of Fifty Million & 00/100 Dollars ($50,000,000.00) or so much as may be outstanding, together with interest on the unpaid outstanding principal balance of each advance.  Interest shall be calculated from the date of each advance until repayment of each advance.

PAYMENT.  Borrower will pay this loan in one payment of all outstanding principal plus all accrued unpaid interest on October 31, 2009.  In addition, Borrower will pay regular monthly payments of all accrued unpaid interest due as of each payment date, beginning November 30, 2008, with all subsequent interest payments to be due on the last day of each month after that.  Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law, payments will be applied to Accrued Interest, Principal, Late Charges, and Escrow.  Borrower will pay Lender at Lender's address shown above or at such other place as Lender may designate in writing.

VARIABLE INTEREST RATE.   The interest rate on this Note is subject to change from time to time based on changes in an independent index which is the one month British Bankers Association (BBA) LIBOR and reported by a major news service selected by Lender (such as Reuters, Bloomberg or Moneyline Telerate).  If BBA LIBOR for the one month period is not provided or reported on the first day of a month because, for example, it is a weekend or holiday or for another reason, the One Month LIBOR Rate shall be established as of the preceding day on which a BBA LIBOR rate is provided for the one month period and reported by the selected news service (the "Index").  The Index is not necessarily the lowest rate charged by Lender on its loans.  If the Index becomes unavailable during the term of this loan, Lender may designate a substitute index after notifying Borrower.  Lender will tell Borrower the current Index rate upon Borrower's request.  The interest rate change will not occur more often than each first day of each calendar month and will become effective without notice to the Borrower.  Borrower understands that Lender may make loans based on other rates as well.   The Index currently is 4.003% per annum.   The interest rate to be applied to the unpaid principal balance of this Note will be calculated as described in the "INTEREST CALCULATION METHOD" paragraph using a rate of 1.250 percentage points over the Index, resulting in an initial rate of 5.253% per annum based on a year of 360 days.  NOTICE:  Under no circumstances will the interest rate on this Note be more than the maximum rate allowed by applicable law.

INTEREST CALCULATION METHOD.  Interest on this Note is computed on a 365/360 basis; that is, by applying the ratio of the interest rate over a year of 360 days, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days the principal balance is outstanding.  All interest payable under this Note is computed using this method.  This calculation method results in a higher effective interest rate than the numeric interest rate stated in this Note.

PREPAYMENT.   Borrower may pay without penalty all or a portion of the amount owed earlier than it is due.  Early payments will not, unless agreed to by Lender in writing, relieve Borrower of Borrower's obligation to continue to make payments of accrued unpaid interest.  Rather, early payments will reduce the principal balance due.  Borrower agrees not to send Lender payments marked "paid in full", "without recourse", or similar language.  If Borrower sends such a payment, Lender may accept it without losing any of Lender's rights under this Note, and Borrower will remain obligated to pay any further amount owed to Lender.  All written communications concerning disputed amounts, including any check or other payment instrument that indicates that the payment constitutes "payment in full" of the amount owed or that is tendered with other conditions or limitations or as full satisfaction of a disputed amount must be mailed or delivered to:  M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, P.O. 3114 Milwaukee, WI  53201-3114.

INTEREST AFTER DEFAULT.   Upon default, including failure to pay upon final maturity, the interest rate on this Note shall be increased by adding a 3.000 percentage point margin ("Default Rate Margin").  The Default Rate Margin shall also apply to each succeeding interest rate change that would have applied had there been no default.  However, in no event will the interest rate exceed the maximum interest rate limitations under applicable law.

DEFAULT.   Each of the following shall constitute an event of default ("Event of Default") under this Note:

Payment Default.   Borrower fails to make any payment when due under this Note.

Other Defaults.   Borrower fails to comply with or to perform any other term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in this Note or in any of the related documents or to comply with or to perform any term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in any other agreement betw