EX-4.1





 Exhibit 4.1 

STEPSTONE GROUP INC. 

AND 

[___________________________] 

as Trustee 

Subordinated Debt Securities 

INDENTURE 
 Dated as
of _______ __, 20__ 












 CROSS REFERENCE SHEET * 

Provisions of Sections 310 through 318(a) inclusive of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the Indenture dated as of
_______ __, 20__ between StepStone Group Inc. and [___________________________] as Trustee. 
  

			
	 Section
of
Trust Indenture Act
	  	Section
of
Indenture
	 310(a)(1)
	  	6.10
	 310(a)(2)
	  	6.10
	 310(a)(3)
	  	N/A
	 310(a)(4)
	  	N/A
	 310(a)(5)
	  	6.10
	 310(b)
	  	6.10
	 310(c)
	  	N/A
	 311(a)
	  	6.11
	 311(b)
	  	6.11
	 311(c)
	  	N/A
	 312(a)
	  	4.01
	 312(b)
	  	4.02(b)
	 312(c)
	  	4.02(c)
	 313(a)
	  	6.06
	 313(b)
	  	6.06
	 313(c)
	  	6.06
	 313(d)
	  	6.06
	 314(a)
	  	3.04; 4.03
	 314(b)
	  	N/A
	 314(c)(1)
	  	2.04; 13.06
	 314(c)(2)
	  	2.04; 13.06
	 314(c)(3)
	  	N/A
	 314(d)
	  	N/A
	 314(e)
	  	13.06
	 314(f)
	  	N/A
	 315(a)
	  	6.01(b)
	 315(b)
	  	6.05
	 315(c)
	  	6.01(a)
	 315(d)
	  	6.01(c)
	 315(e)
	  	5.10
	 316(a)(1)(A)
	  	5.08
	 316(a)(1)(B)
	  	5.09
	 316(a)(2)
	  	N/A
	 316(b)
	  	5.06
	 316(c)
	  	2.07
	 317(a)
	  	5.02
	 317(b)
	  	3.02; 3.03
	 318(a)
	  	13.08

  

	*	 This cross reference sheet shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.



 Attention should also be directed to Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, which provides
that the provisions of Sections 310 through 317 of such Act are a part of and govern every qualified indenture, whether or not physically contained therein. 
  












 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 RECITALS
	  	 	1	 
		
	 ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	 
	 SECTION 1.01.
	 	Certain Terms Defined	  	 	1	 
		
	 ARTICLE 2 SECURITIES
	  	 	6	 
	 SECTION 2.01.
	 	Forms Generally	  	 	6	 
	 SECTION 2.02.
	 	Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication	  	 	6	 
	 SECTION 2.03.
	 	Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series	  	 	7	 
	 SECTION 2.04.
	 	Authentication and Delivery of Securities	  	 	9	 
	 SECTION 2.05.
	 	Execution of Securities	  	 	10	 
	 SECTION 2.06.
	 	Certificate of Authentication	  	 	10	 
	 SECTION 2.07.
	 	Denomination and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest	  	 	10	 
	 SECTION 2.08.
	 	Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange	  	 	12	 
	 SECTION 2.09.
	 	Trustee’s Duties to Monitor Compliance	  	 	13	 
	 SECTION 2.10.
	 	Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities	  	 	13	 
	 SECTION 2.11.
	 	Cancellation of Securities	  	 	14	 
	 SECTION 2.12.
	 	Temporary Securities	  	 	14	 
	 SECTION 2.13.
	 	Securities in Global Form	  	 	14	 
	 SECTION 2.14.
	 	CUSIP Numbers	  	 	15	 
		
	 ARTICLE 3 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
	  	 	16	 
	 SECTION 3.01.
	 	Payment of Principal and Interest	  	 	16	 
	 SECTION 3.02.
	 	Offices for Payment, Etc.	  	 	16	 
	 SECTION 3.03.
	 	Paying Agents	  	 	16	 
	 SECTION 3.04.
	 	Officers’ Certificate	  	 	17	 
	 SECTION 3.05.
	 	Calculation of Original Issue Discount	  	 	17	 
		
	 ARTICLE 4 HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY
	  	 	17	 
	 SECTION 4.01.
	 	Company to Furnish Trustee Information as to Names and Addresses of Holders	  	 	17	 
	 SECTION 4.02.
	 	Preservation and Disclosure of Holders’ Lists	  	 	17	 
	 SECTION 4.03.
	 	Reports by the Company	  	 	18	 
		
	 ARTICLE 5 REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND HOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT
	  	 	18	 
	 SECTION 5.01.
	 	Event of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default	  	 	18	 
	 SECTION 5.02.
	 	Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee; Trustee May Prove Debt	  	 	21	 
	 SECTION 5.03.
	 	Application of Proceeds	  	 	22	 
	 SECTION 5.04.
	 	Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings	  	 	23	 
	 SECTION 5.05.
	 	Limitations on Suits by Holders	  	 	23	 
	 SECTION 5.06.
	 	Unconditional Right of Holders to Institute Certain Suits	  	 	24	 
	 SECTION 5.07.
	 	Powers and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Default	  	 	24	 


  
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	 SECTION 5.08.
	 	Control by Holders	  	 	24	 
	 SECTION 5.09.
	 	Waiver of Past Defaults	  	 	24	 
	 SECTION 5.10.
	 	Right of Court to Require Filing of Undertaking to Pay Costs	  	 	25	 
	 SECTION 5.11.
	 	Suits for Enforcement	  	 	25	 
		
	 ARTICLE 6 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
	  	 	25	 
	 SECTION 6.01.
	 	Duties of Trustee	  	 	25	 
	 SECTION 6.02.
	 	Rights of Trustee	  	 	27	 
	 SECTION 6.03.
	 	Individual Rights of Trustee	  	 	28	 
	 SECTION 6.04.
	 	Trustee’s Disclaimer	  	 	29	 
	 SECTION 6.05.
	 	Notice of Defaults	  	 	29	 
	 SECTION 6.06.
	 	Reports by Trustee to Holders	  	 	29	 
	 SECTION 6.07.
	 	Compensation and Indemnity	  	 	29	 
	 SECTION 6.08.
	 	Replacement of Trustee	  	 	30	 
	 SECTION 6.09.
	 	Successor Trustee by Merger	  	 	31	 
	 SECTION 6.10.
	 	Eligibility; Disqualification	  	 	31	 
	 SECTION 6.11.
	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	  	 	31	 
		
	 ARTICLE 7 CONCERNING THE HOLDERS
	  	 	31	 
	 SECTION 7.01.
	 	Evidence of Action Taken by Holders	  	 	31	 
	 SECTION 7.02.
	 	Proof of Execution of Instruments	  	 	32	 
	 SECTION 7.03.
	 	Holders to Be Treated as Owners	  	 	32	 
	 SECTION 7.04.
	 	Securities Owned by Company Deemed Not Outstanding	  	 	32	 
	 SECTION 7.05.
	 	Right of Revocation of Action Taken	  	 	32	 
		
	 ARTICLE 8 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
	  	 	33	 
	 SECTION 8.01.
	 	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders	  	 	33	 
	 SECTION 8.02.
	 	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders	  	 	34	 
	 SECTION 8.03.
	 	Effect of Supplemental Indenture	  	 	35	 
	 SECTION 8.04.
	 	Documents to Be Given to Trustee	  	 	35	 
	 SECTION 8.05.
	 	Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental Indentures	  	 	36	 
		
	 ARTICLE 9 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
	  	 	36	 
	 SECTION 9.01.
	 	Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms	  	 	36	 
	 SECTION 9.02.
	 	Successor Corporation Substituted	  	 	36	 
	 SECTION 9.03.
	 	Opinion of Counsel to Trustee	  	 	37	 
		
	 ARTICLE 10 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE; UNCLAIMED
FUNDS
	  	 	37	 
	 SECTION 10.01.
	 	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance	  	 	37	 
	 SECTION 10.02.
	 	Conditions to Defeasance	  	 	38	 
	 SECTION 10.03.
	 	Application of Trust Funds	  	 	39	 
	 SECTION 10.04.
	 	Repayment to Company	  	 	39	 
	 SECTION 10.05.
	 	Indemnity for Government Obligations	  	 	39	 
	 SECTION 10.06.
	 	Reinstatement	  	 	39	 


  
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	 ARTICLE 11 REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUNDS
	  	 	40	 
	 SECTION 11.01.
	 	Applicability of Article	  	 	40	 
	 SECTION 11.02.
	 	Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions	  	 	40	 
	 SECTION 11.03.
	 	Payment of Securities Called for Redemption	  	 	41	 
	 SECTION 11.04.
	 	Exclusion of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption	  	 	42	 
	 SECTION 11.05.
	 	Repayment at the Option of the Holders	  	 	42	 
		
	 ARTICLE 12 CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
	  	 	42	 
	 SECTION 12.01.
	 	Applicability of Article	  	 	42	 
	 SECTION 12.02.
	 	Right of Holders to Convert Securities into Common Shares	  	 	43	 
	 SECTION 12.03.
	 	Issuance of Common Shares on Conversions	  	 	43	 
	 SECTION 12.04.
	 	No Payment or Adjustment for Interest or Dividends	  	 	44	 
	 SECTION 12.05.
	 	Adjustment of Conversion Price	  	 	45	 
	 SECTION 12.06.
	 	No Fractional Shares to Be Issued	  	 	48	 
	 SECTION 12.07.
	 	Notice to Holders of the Securities of a Series Prior to Taking Certain Types of Action	  	 	48	 
	 SECTION 12.08
	 	Covenant to Reserve Shares for Issuance on Conversion of Securities	  	 	49	 
	 SECTION 12.09.
	 	Compliance with Governmental Requirements	  	 	49	 
	 SECTION 12.10.
	 	Payment of Taxes upon Certificates for Shares Issued upon Conversion	  	 	49	 
	 SECTION 12.11.
	 	Trustee’s Duties with Respect to Conversion Provisions	  	 	49	 
	 SECTION 12.12.
	 	Trustee Under No Duty to Monitor Stock Price or Calculations	  	 	50	 
	 SECTION 12.13.
	 	Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption	  	 	50	 
		
	 ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	  	 	51	 
	 SECTION 13.01.
	 	Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability	  	 	51	 
	 SECTION 13.02.
	 	Provisions of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders	  	 	51	 
	 SECTION 13.03.
	 	Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture	  	 	51	 
	 SECTION 13.04.
	 	Notices and Demands on Company, Trustee and Holders	  	 	51	 
	 SECTION 13.05.
	 	Electronic Transmission to the Trustee	  	 	52	 
	 SECTION 13.06.
	 	Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be Contained Therein	  	 	52	 
	 SECTION 13.07.
	 	Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays	  	 	53	 
	 SECTION 13.08.
	 	Conflict of any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act	  	 	53	 
	 SECTION 13.09.
	 	New York Law to Govern	  	 	54	 
	 SECTION 13.10.
	 	Counterparts	  	 	54	 
	 SECTION 13.11.
	 	Effect of Headings; Gender	  	 	54	 
	 SECTION 13.12.
	 	Waiver of Jury Trial	  	 	54	 
	 SECTION 13.13.
	 	Force Majeure	  	 	54	 
	 SECTION 13.14.
	 	Certain Tax Information	  	 	54	 


  
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	 ARTICLE 14 SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
	  	 	55	 
	 SECTION 14.01.
	 	Securities Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness	  	 	55	 
	 SECTION 14.02.
	 	Subrogation	  	 	56	 
	 SECTION 14.03.
	 	Obligation of the Company Unconditional	  	 	56	 
	 SECTION 14.04.
	 	Payments on Securities Permitted	  	 	57	 
	 SECTION 14.05.
	 	Effectuation of Subordination by Trustee	  	 	57	 
	 SECTION 14.06.
	 	Knowledge of Trustee	  	 	57	 
	 SECTION 14.07.
	 	Notices From Holders of Senior Indebtedness	  	 	58	 
	 SECTION 14.08.
	 	Trustee May Hold Senior Indebtedness	  	 	58	 
	 SECTION 14.09.
	 	Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not Impaired	  	 	58	 
	 SECTION 14.10.
	 	Default in Senior Indebtedness	  	 	58	 
	 SECTION 14.11.
	 	Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness	  	 	59	 

  

  
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 INDENTURE 

This INDENTURE (this “Indenture”), dated as of ________ __, 20__, is by and between STEPSTONE GROUP INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and [___________________________], a [____________________________], as trustee (the “Trustee”). 

RECITALS 
 A. The Company
has duly authorized the issue from time to time of its debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the “Securities”) to be issued in one or more Series. 

B. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid, legally binding indenture and agreement according to its terms have been done. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed for the
equal and ratable benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Securities or of Series thereof as follows. 
 ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS 
 SECTION
1.01. Certain Terms Defined. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, the following terms (except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
clearly requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other terms (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise clearly requires) used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or the definitions of which in the Securities Act are referred to in the Trust Indenture Act, including terms defined therein by reference to the
Securities Act, shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture Act and the Securities Act as in force at the date of this Indenture. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined shall have the meanings assigned
to such terms in accordance with GAAP. The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole, as supplemented and amended from time to
time, and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article 1 have the meanings assigned to them in this Article 1 and include the plural as well as the singular. 

“Board of Directors” means either the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of the Board of
Directors or any duly authorized committee created by the Board of Directors. 
 “Business Day”, except as may otherwise be
provided in the form of Securities of any particular Series, with respect to any Place of Payment or place of publication means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or
regulation to close in that Place of Payment or place of publication. 












 “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to
time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act, or if at any time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the
body performing such duties on such date. 
 “Common Shares” means the shares of Class A common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, collectively as they exist on the date of this Indenture, or any other shares of the Company into which such shares shall be reclassified or changed. 

“Company” means the Person identified as the “Company” in the first paragraph hereof until a successor company
shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor company. 

“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of execution of this Indenture is located at [__________________] or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the
Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company). 

“covenant defeasance option” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(b). 

“defaulted interest” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07. 

“Depository”, with respect to Securities of any Series for which the Company shall determine that such Securities will be
issued as a Depository Security, means The Depository Trust Company or another clearing agency or any successor registered under the Securities Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the
Company pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.13. 
 “Depository Security”, with respect to any Series of Securities, means
a Security executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to the Depository or pursuant to the Depository’s instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or an
indenture supplemental hereto as contemplated by Section 2.03, which shall be registered as to principal and interest in the name of the Depository or its nominee and shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such Series. 
 “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in
Section 5.01. 
 “Federal Income Tax” means United States federal income tax. 

“GAAP” means such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the time of any computation hereunder. 

“Government Obligations”, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03, means securities that are (i) direct
obligations of the United States government or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by, or acting as an agency or instrumentality of, the United States government, the payment of which obligations is unconditionally guaranteed
by such government, and that, in either case, are full faith and credit obligations of such government and are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof. 

  
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 “Holder”, “Holder of Securities”, “Registered
Holder”, or other similar terms mean the Person in whose name at the time a particular Security is registered in the Security register. 

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented as herein
provided, as so amended or supplemented or both, and shall include the forms and terms of particular Series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 2.03. 

“Internal Revenue Service” means the United States Internal Revenue Service or a successor entity thereto. 

“legal defeasance option” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(b). 

“Nasdaq Market” has the meaning specified in Section 12.05(e). 

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by any two authorized executive officers of
the Company and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06. 

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of legal counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company. Each
Opinion of Counsel shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, if and to the extent required hereby. 

“original issue date” of any Security means the date set forth as such on such Security. 

“Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to
be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.01. 

“Outstanding”, when used with reference to Securities of any Series as of any particular time, subject to the provisions of
Section 7.04, means all Securities of that Series authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except: 
 (a)
Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; 
 (b) Securities, or portions
thereof, for the payment or redemption of which the necessary funds in the required currency shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent other than the Company, or shall have been set aside, segregated and held in
trust by the Company for the holders of such Securities if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, provided that if such securities, or portions thereof, are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have
been given as herein provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; 

  
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 (c) Securities in substitution for which other Securities shall have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.10, except with respect to any such Security as to which proof satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company is presented that such Security is held by a person in whose hands such
Security is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company; 
 (d) Securities converted into other securities of the
Company in accordance with or as contemplated by this Indenture; and 
 (e) Securities with respect to which the Company has
effected defeasance as provided in Article 10. 
 “Paying Agent” means any Person, which may include the Company,
authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or interest, if any, on any Security of any Series on behalf of the Company. 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 
 “Place of Payment”, when used
with respect to the Securities of any Series, means the place or places where the principal of and interest on the Securities of that Series are payable as specified pursuant to Section 3.02. 

“principal” whenever used with reference to the Securities or any Security or any portion thereof shall be deemed to include
“and premium, if any.” 
 “record date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07. 

“Responsible Officer”, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department of the
Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, senior trust officer, trust officer or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the
individuals who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred at the Corporate Trust Office because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have
direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture. 
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, as in force at the date as of which this Indenture was originally executed. 
 “Securities Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as in force at the date as of which this Indenture was originally executed. 

“Security” or “Securities” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more
particularly means any securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. 
 “Security register” has the meaning
specified in Section 2.08. 

  
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 “Senior Indebtedness” means (i) the principal of and premium, if any,
and unpaid interest on indebtedness for money borrowed, (ii) purchase money and similar obligations, (iii) obligations under capital leases or leases of property or assets made as part of any sale and leaseback transaction,
(iv) guarantees, assumptions or purchase commitments relating to, or other transactions as a result of which the Company is responsible for the payment of, such indebtedness of others, (v) renewals, extensions and refunding of any such
indebtedness, (vi) interest or obligations in respect of any such indebtedness accruing after the commencement of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings and (vii) obligations associated with derivative products such as interest rate and
currency exchange contracts, foreign exchange contracts, commodity contracts, and similar arrangements, unless, in each case, the instrument by which the Company incurred, assumed or guaranteed the indebtedness or obligations described in clauses
(i) through (vii) hereof expressly provides that such indebtedness or obligation is not senior in right of payment to the Securities. 

“Series” or “Series of Securities” means all Securities of a similar tenor authorized by a particular
resolution of the Board of Directors or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto. 
 “Subsidiary” means: (i) a
corporation in which the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company directly or indirectly owns, at the date of determination, a majority of the capital stock with voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect directors; (ii) a
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or similar entity in which the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company directly or indirectly holds, at the date of determination, a majority interest in the equity capital or
profits or other similar interests of such entity; or (iii) any other unincorporated Person in which the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company directly or indirectly owns at the date of determination (x) at least a
majority ownership interest or (y) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person. 

“Trading Day” has the meaning specified in Section 12.05(e). 

“Trust Indenture Act”, except as otherwise provided in Sections 8.01 and 8.02, means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, as in force at the date as of which this Indenture was originally executed. 
 “Trustee” means the Person
identified as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph hereof until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean each Person who is then a Trustee
hereunder. If at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any Series means the Trustee with respect to Securities of that Series. 

“vice president” when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by
a number or a word or words added before or after the title of “vice president.” 

  
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 ARTICLE 2 

SECURITIES 
 SECTION
2.01. Forms Generally. The Securities of each Series shall be substantially in such form, including temporary or definitive global form, as shall be established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or in
one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon such
legend or legends, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law or with any rules or regulations, or with any rules of any securities exchange or to conform to general usage, all as may be
determined by the officers executing such Securities as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. 
 The definitive Securities may be
printed or reproduced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. 

SECTION 2.02. Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication. The Trustee’s certificate of authentication
on all Securities shall be in substantially the following form: 
 This is one of the Securities of the Series designated
herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 
 Dated: _______________ 

 

			
		
	                                
                        	 	, as Trustee


  

			
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Authorized Signatory


  

			
	— or —


  

			
		
	                                
                        	 	, as Trustee


  

					
			
	By:	 	 	 	, as
		 	Authentication Agent	 	


  

			
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Authorized Signatory



  
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 SECTION 2.03. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. The aggregate
principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. 
 The Securities may be issued
in one or more Series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of
Securities of any Series: 
 (a) the title of the Securities of the Series (including CUSIP numbers), which shall distinguish
the Securities of the Series from all other Securities issued by the Company; 
 (b) any limit upon the aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of the Series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, other Securities of the Series
pursuant to Section 2.08, 2.10, 2.12, 8.05 or 11.03; 
 (c) the price at which the Securities of the Series will be
issued; 
 (d) if other than 100% of the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount payable upon maturity of the
Securities of the Series; 
 (e) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the Series is payable or the
method of determination thereof; 
 (f) the rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, or the method or methods of
determination thereof, at which the Securities of the Series shall bear interest (including any interest rates applicable to overdue payments), if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such
interest shall be payable, the record dates for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable and the dates on which any other amounts, if any, will be payable; 

(g) the place or places where the principal of, premium and other amounts, if any, and interest, if any, on Securities of the
Series shall be payable if other than as provided in Section 3.02; 
 (h) the price or prices at which, the period or
periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company; 

(i) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of the Series whether pursuant to any
sinking fund or analogous provisions or pursuant to other provisions set forth therein or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices at which and the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of
the Series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part; 

  
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 (j) the denominations in which Securities of the Series shall be issuable;

 (k) the form of the Securities, including such legends as required by law or as the Company deems necessary or appropriate
and the form of any temporary global security that may be issued; 
 (l) whether, and under what circumstances, the
Securities of any Series shall be convertible into other securities of the Company and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such conversion will be effected, including the initial conversion price or rate, the conversion period and other
provisions in addition to or in lieu of those described herein; 
 (m) whether there are any authentication agents, Paying
Agents, transfer agents or registrars with respect to the Securities of such Series; 
 (n) whether the Securities of such
Series are to be issuable in whole or in part by one or more global notes registered in the name of a Depository or its nominee; 

(o) the ranking of the Securities of such Series as senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities; 

(p) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies (including composite currencies or currency units) in which the
Securities of any Series may be purchased and in which payments on the Securities of such Series will be made (which currencies may be different for payments of principal, premium or other amounts, if any, and/or interest, if any); 

(q) if the Securities of any Series will be secured by any collateral, a description of the collateral and the terms and
conditions of the security and realization provisions; 
 (r) the provisions relating to any guarantee of the Securities of
any Series, including the ranking thereof; 
 (s) the ability, if any, to defer payments of principal, interest, or other
amounts; and 
 (t) any other specific terms or conditions of the Securities of any Series, including any additional Events
of Default or covenants provided for with respect to the Securities of such Series, and any terms that may be required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations. 

All Securities of any one Series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as otherwise may be provided in or
pursuant to such resolution of the Board of Directors or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. The Securities of any one Series need not be issued at the same time, and unless otherwise provided, a Series may be reopened for issuances of
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 SECTION 2.04. Authentication and Delivery of Securities. At any time
and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any Series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and make available for
delivery such Securities to or upon the written order of the Company, signed by both (y) the chairman of its Board of Directors, or its president or any vice president, and (z) its treasurer or any assistant treasurer or its secretary or
any assistant secretary. At the time of the authentication of a Series of Securities, or the first authentication of a Series of Securities that provides for the issuance of Securities of that Series from time to time, and accepting the additional
responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to any such Series of Securities, the Trustee shall be provided with and subject to Section 6.01 shall be fully protected in relying upon: 

(a) a copy of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors relating to such Series, in each case certified by the
secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company; 
 (b) a supplemental indenture, if any; 

(c) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the form and terms of the Securities of such Series as required pursuant to
Sections 2.01 and 2.03, respectively, and prepared in accordance with Section 13.06; and 
 (d) an Opinion of
Counsel, prepared in accordance with Section 13.06, which shall state: 
 (i) that the form or forms and terms of such
Series of Securities have been established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or by a supplemental indenture as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.03 in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; 

(ii) that such Series of Securities have been duly authorized and, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued
by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such opinion of counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable, in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law; and 
 (iii) that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery by the Company of such Series of
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 The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Series of
Securities under this Section 2.04 if the issue of such Series of Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture in a manner not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 SECTION 2.05. Execution of Securities. The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Company by both
(a) the chairman of its Board of Directors or its president or any vice president and (b) its treasurer or any assistant treasurer or its secretary or any assistant secretary. Such signatures may be the manual or facsimile signatures of
such officers. The seal of the Company may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Securities. Typographical and other minor errors or defects in any such reproduction of the seal
or any such signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Security that has been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee. 

In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such officer before the Security so signed
shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or disposed of by the Company, such Security nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Security had not ceased to be such officer of the
Company. Any Security may be signed on behalf of the Company by such individuals as, at the actual date of the execution of such Security, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution and delivery of this
Indenture any such individual was not such an officer. 
 SECTION 2.06. Certificate of Authentication. Only such
Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.02 and executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories shall be valid or obligatory for any
purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee upon any Security executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. 

SECTION 2.07. Denomination and Date of Securities; Payments of Interest. The Securities shall be issuable in
denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 2.03. In the absence of any such specification with respect to the Securities of any Series, Securities shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple
thereof, and interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Securities shall be numbered, lettered or otherwise distinguished in
such manner or in accordance with such plan as the officers of the Company executing the same may determine with the approval of the Trustee as evidenced by its execution and authentication thereof. 

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. 

Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 2.03, interest on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the person in whose name that Security (or one or more predecessor securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the payment of such interest. 

  
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 The term “record date” as used with respect to any interest payment date
(except for a date for payment of defaulted interest) means the date specified as such in the terms of the Securities of any particular Series or, if no such date is so specified, the close of business on the fifteenth day preceding such interest
payment date, whether or not such record date is a Business Day. 
 Any interest on any Security of any Series that is payable but not
punctually paid or duly provided for (“defaulted interest”) on any interest payment date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Registered Holder on the relevant record date by virtue of such Holder having been a Holder on such
record date. Such defaulted interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a) or clause (b) below: 

(a) The Company may elect to make payment of any defaulted interest to the persons in whose names any such Securities (or their
respective predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such defaulted interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the
amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such Series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee funds equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect
of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment. Such funds when deposited shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted
interest as provided in this clause (a). Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment of such defaulted interest in respect of Securities of such Series, which shall be not more than 15 nor less than ten days prior to
the date of the proposed payment and not less than ten days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee promptly shall notify the Company of such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of the
Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such defaulted interest and the special record date thereof to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Registered Holder at his address as it appears in the Security register, not less
than ten days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such defaulted interest and the special record date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such defaulted interest in respect of Securities of such Series shall be
paid to the persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective predecessor Securities) are registered on such special record date and such defaulted interest shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b). 

(b) The Company may make payment of any defaulted interest on the Securities of any Series in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of that Series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed
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 Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, each Security delivered under
this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security. 

SECTION 2.08. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. The Company will cause to be kept at each office or
agency to be maintained for the purpose as provided in Section 3.02 a register or registers (the “Security register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company will provide for the
registration and the registration of transfer of the Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed Security registrar for purposes of registering, and registering transfers of, the Securities. 

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any Series at any such office or agency to be maintained for the purpose as
provided in Section 3.02, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in the name of the transferee or transferees, a new Security or Securities of the same Series and of like tenor and
containing the same terms (other than the principal amount thereof, if more than one Security is executed, authenticated and delivered with respect to any security so presented, in which case the aggregate principal amount of the executed,
authenticated and delivered Securities shall equal the principal amount of the Security presented in respect thereof) and conditions. 
 All
Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such
registration of transfer or exchange. 
 Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, if so required by
the Company or the Trustee, shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney and duly authorized in writing. 

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of an amount
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.12, 8.05 or 11.03 not involving any transfer.

 The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security during the 15-day period prior to the day of mailing of the relevant notice of redemption or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of
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 SECTION 2.09. Trustee’s Duties to Monitor Compliance. The Trustee
shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any
transfers between or among depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and
when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. 

SECTION 2.10. Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 2.03 of any Series, in case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated or defaced or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company shall execute, and upon the written request of any officer of the Company, the Trustee shall
authenticate and make available for delivery a new Security of the same Series and of like tenor and principal amount and with the same terms and conditions, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the
mutilated or defaced Security or in lieu of and substitution for the Security so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substitute Security shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to indemnify and defend and to save each of them harmless and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof. 

Upon the issuance of any substitute Security, the Company may require the payment of an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee, connected therewith. In case any Security which has matured or is about to mature or has been called for
redemption in full shall become mutilated or defaced or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company, instead of issuing a substitute Security, may pay or authorize the payment of the same without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated or
defaced Security. The applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee such security or indemnity as any of them may require to save each of them harmless. In every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant also
shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof. 

Every substitute Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.10 by virtue of the fact that any Security is destroyed,
lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of and shall be subject
to all the limitations of rights set forth in this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that, to the
extent permitted by law, the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law
or statute to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender. 

  
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 SECTION 2.11. Cancellation of Securities. All Securities surrendered for
payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange, or for credit against any payment in respect of a sinking or analogous fund, if surrendered to the Company or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it in accordance with its customary procedures; and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. The Company at
any time may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Trustee shall return
cancelled Securities held by it to the Company, upon written request. If the Company shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless
the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. 
 SECTION 2.12. Temporary Securities. Pending the
preparation of definitive Securities for any Series, the Company may execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery temporary Securities for such Series, which may be printed, typewritten or otherwise reproduced, in each
case in form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Temporary Securities of any Series may be issued in any authorized denomination and substantially in the form of the definitive Securities of such Series but with such omissions, insertions and
variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the Company with the reasonable concurrence of the Trustee. Temporary Securities may contain such reference to any provisions of this Indenture as may be
appropriate. Every temporary Security shall be executed by the Company and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities. Without unreasonable delay
the Company shall execute and shall furnish definitive securities of such Series and thereupon temporary Securities of such Series may be surrendered in exchange therefor without charge at each office or agency to be maintained by the Company for
that purpose pursuant to Section 3.02, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange for such temporary Securities of such Series a like aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of the same Series of
authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any Series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such Series. 

SECTION 2.13. Securities in Global Form. If Securities of a Series are issuable in global form, as specified as
contemplated by Section 2.03, such global form of Security shall represent such of the Outstanding Securities of such Series as shall be specified therein and may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities
from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of a Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase
or decrease in the amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may be made by the Trustee in such manner and upon instructions given by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or in the Company order to be delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 2.04. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.04, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any Security in definitive global form in the manner and upon written instructions given by the Person or Persons
specified therein or in the applicable Company order. If a Company order pursuant to Section 2.04 has been, or simultaneously is, delivered, any instructions by the Company with respect to endorsement or delivery or redelivery of a Security in
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 Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03, payment of principal of and
any interest on any Security in definitive global form shall be made to the Person or Persons specified therein. 
 Prior to due presentment
of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of or interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security shall be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustees nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee will be affected by notice to the
contrary. 
 If The Depository Trust Company is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as Depository or if at any time The Depository
Trust Company ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act if so required by applicable law or regulation, and, in either case, a successor Depository is not appointed within 90 days, certificated Securities will be
issued in exchange for the global Securities. In addition, the Company may determine, at any time and subject to the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, not to have any Securities represented by one or more global Securities, and, in such
event, shall issue individual Securities in certificated form in exchange for the relevant global Securities. Beneficial interests in global Securities will be exchangeable for individual Securities in certificated form in the event of a default or
an Event of Default, upon prior written notice to the Trustee by or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company or at the written request of the owner of such beneficial interests, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof. In any of the
foregoing circumstances, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global Security shall be entitled to physical delivery of individual Securities in certificated form of like tenor and rank, equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest, and
to have such Securities in certificated form registered in its name. 
 Neither the Trustee nor any Paying Agent shall have any
responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by The Depository Trust Company or any other Depository. 
 SECTION
2.14. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers if then generally in use and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. Any such notice
may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Securities. No such redemption shall be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company promptly will notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers. 

  
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 ARTICLE 3 

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY 

SECTION 3.01. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each particular
Series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and interest on, each of the Securities of such Series in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such Series and this Indenture. 

SECTION 3.02. Offices for Payment, Etc. So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company will maintain
for each Series an office or agency where the Securities may be presented for payment or conversion, where the Securities may be presented for registration of transfer and for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect
of the Securities or of this Indenture may be served. The Company will give to the Trustee written notice of the location of any such office or agency and of any change of location thereof. In case the Company shall fail to so designate or maintain
any such office or agency or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of any change in the location thereof, presentations and demands may be made and notices may be served at the Corporate Trust Office. Unless otherwise specified pursuant
to Section 2.03, the Trustee is hereby appointed Paying Agent. 
 SECTION 3.03. Paying Agents. Whenever the
Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any Series, it will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee,
subject to the provisions of this Section 3.03: 
 (a) that it will hold all amounts received by it as such Paying Agent
for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such Series in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such Series and, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and upon the written request of the Trustee,
pay over all such amounts received by it to the Trustee; and 
 (b) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by
the Company or by any other obligor on the Securities of such Series to make any payment of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such Series when the same shall be due and payable. 

One Business Day prior to each due date of the principal of or interest on the Securities of such Series, the Company will deposit with the
Paying Agent sufficient funds to pay such principal or interest so becoming due and, unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee, notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action. 

If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent with respect to the Securities of any Series, on or before each due date of the principal of
or interest on the Securities of such Series it will set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such Series sufficient funds to pay such principal or interest so becoming due. The Company will promptly
notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action. 
 At any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge with
respect to one or more or all Series of Securities or for any other reason, the Company may pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all amounts held in trust for any such Series by the Company or any Paying Agent, such amounts to be held by the
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 The agreement to hold amounts in trust as provided in this Section 3.03 is subject to
the provisions of Sections 10.03 and 10.04. 
 SECTION 3.04. Officers’ Certificate. The Company shall
deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate indicating whether the officers signing such Officers’ Certificate on behalf of the Company know of any default with respect to the
Company’s compliance with all conditions or covenants under the Securities of any Series. The Company also shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of any Series, the status thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof. 
 SECTION
3.05. Calculation of Original Issue Discount. The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the end of each calendar year, a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount, if any, including
daily rates and accrual periods, accrued on each Series of Outstanding Original Issue Discount Securities as of the end of such year. 

ARTICLE 4 
 HOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY 
 SECTION 4.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Information as to Names and Addresses of
Holders. Unless otherwise contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, the Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list in such form as the Trustee reasonably may require of the names and
addresses of the Holders of the Securities of each Series: 
 (a) semiannually, and not more than 15 days after each
record date for the payment of interest on such Securities, as of such record date; and 
 (b) at such other times as the
Trustee reasonably may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request, such list to be as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such information is furnished; 

provided that, if the Trustee shall be the Security registrar for such Series, such list shall not be required to be furnished.

 SECTION 4.02. Preservation and Disclosure of Holders’ Lists. 

(a) The Trustee will preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained
in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 4.01 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in
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 (b) The rights of the Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect
to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, will be as provided by Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. 

(c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the
Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them will be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made in accordance with the Trust Indenture Act. 

SECTION 4.03. Reports by the Company. So long as any Securities are outstanding, the Company will file with the
Trustee, within 15 days after it files them with the Commission, copies of its annual report and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and
regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act. The Company shall be deemed to have complied with the previous sentence to the extent
that such information, documents and reports are filed with the Commission via EDGAR (or any successor electronic delivery procedure). The Company shall also comply with the other provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. 

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such
shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to
rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates). 
 ARTICLE 5 

REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND HOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT 

SECTION 5.01. Event of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default. “Event of
Default”, with respect to Securities of any Series, means, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, any one of the following events which shall have occurred and be continuing
(whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or
governmental body) unless it is either inapplicable to a particular Series or it is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors establishing such Series of Securities or in
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 (a) default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the
Securities of such Series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; 

(b) default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of any of the Securities of such Series as and when the same
shall become due and payable, either at maturity, upon any redemption or repurchase, by declaration or otherwise; 
 (c)
default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty contained in the Securities of such Series or in this Indenture (other than (x) the failure to comply with any covenant or agreement contained in Section 314(a)(1) of the
Trust Indenture Act or Section 4.03 or (y) a default in the performance or breach of a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section 5.01 specifically dealt with or which has
expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more Series of Securities other than that Series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or
certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that Series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to
be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; 
 (d) the Company (i) pursuant
to or within the meaning of any bankruptcy law commences a voluntary case, consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property,
or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; or (ii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any bankruptcy law that is
for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, appoints a custodian of the Company or for any substantial part of its property, or orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days; or; 
 (e) any other Event of Default (including Events
of Default replacing or supplementing the foregoing) provided with respect to Securities of such Series in the supplemental indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors establishing such Series. 

Any failure to perform, or breach of, any covenant or agreement of the Company in respect of the Securities of such Series contained in
Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act or Section 4.03 shall not be a default or an Event of Default. Remedies against the Company for any such failure or breach will be limited to liquidated damages as described in the following
sentence, and Holders shall not have any right to accelerate the maturity of the Securities of such Series as a result of any such failure or breach. Instead, if there is such a failure or breach of the Company’s obligation under
Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act or Section 4.03 and continuance of such failure or breach for a period of 90 days after the date on which there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or
to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all Series affected thereby, a written notice specifying such failure or breach and requiring it


  
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to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Reporting Noncompliance” hereunder, the Company will pay liquidated damages to all Holders of Securities of such Series, at a
rate per year equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of such Securities from the 90th day following such notice to and including the 150th day following such notice and at a rate per year equal to 0.5% of the principal amount of such Securities from
and including the 151st day following such notice, until such failure or breach is cured. Any such liquidated damages shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Securities of such Series. In the
event that the Company is required to pay such liquidated damages, the Company shall provide a written notice to the Trustee (and if the Trustee is not the paying agent, the paying agent) no later then five Business Days prior to the payment date
for the payment of such liquidated damages setting forth the amount of such liquidated damages to be paid by the Company on such payment date and directing the Trustee (or, if the Trustee is not the paying agent, the paying agent) to make such
payment to the extent it receives funds from the Company to do so. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any holder of Securities to determine whether such liquidated damages are payable, or with respect to the
nature, extent or calculation of the amount of liquidated damages owed. 
 If an Event of Default occurs under clause (d) above, the
principal of and interest on the Securities of each Outstanding Series shall become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders of any Securities. 

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, if an Event of Default (other than an Event
of Default occurring as a result of clause (d)) with respect to the Securities of any Series shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such Series
then Outstanding by notice to the Company may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of such Series and accrued and unpaid interest thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall
be immediately due and payable. This provision, however, is subject to the condition that if at any time after the principal of the Securities of such Series shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the
payment of the amounts due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall have paid or deposited with the Trustee sufficient funds to pay all matured installments of interest, if any, upon all the Securities of such
Series and the principal of the Securities of such Series that shall have become due other than by such acceleration (with interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, upon
overdue installments of interest, at the rate borne by the Securities of such Series to the date of such payment or deposit) and all other defaults under this Indenture, other than the nonpayment of the principal of Securities of such Series that
shall have become due by such acceleration, shall have been remedied, then and in every such case the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Securities of such Series then Outstanding, by written notice to the Company
and to the Trustee for the Securities of such Series, may waive all defaults and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences; but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall
impair any right consequent thereon. 
 Subject to the provisions of Article 6, in case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities
of any Series shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereby at the request or direction of any Holder of such Series, unless such Holder shall have offered to
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 Additional terms and conditions with respect to the rights of Holders of the Securities of a
particular Series (including as to rights to rescind an acceleration of the payment of principal and interest) and the rights and obligations of the Trustee, in each case, in connection with a default or Event of Default, may be specified as
contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series. 
 SECTION 5.02. Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee;
Trustee May Prove Debt. If the Company shall fail to pay any installment of interest on any of the Securities of any Series when such interest shall have become due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of
30 days, or shall fail to pay the principal of any of the Securities of any Series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of the Securities of such Series or upon any redemption or by declaration or otherwise,
then upon demand of the Trustee for the Securities of such Series the Company will pay to the Trustee for the Securities of such Series for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of such Series the whole amount that then shall have become due
and payable on all Securities of such Series for principal of or interest, as the case may be (with interest to the date of such payment upon the overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law,
on overdue installments of interest at the same rate as the rate of interest specified in the Securities of such Series) and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable compensation
to and expenses incurred by the Trustee and its respective agents, attorneys and counsel. 
 Until such demand is made by the Trustee, the
Company may pay the principal of and interest on the Securities of any Series to the persons entitled thereto, whether or not the principal of and interest on the Securities of such Series are overdue. 

If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustee for the Securities of such Series, in its own name and as trustee
of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the amounts so due and unpaid. In any such case, the Trustee may prosecute any such action or proceedings to
judgment or final decree and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company, wherever situated, the amounts adjudged or decreed to be payable. 

If (i) there shall be pending proceedings relative to the Company under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable
federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, (ii) a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or
its property or (iii) any other comparable judicial proceedings relative to the Company under the Securities of any Series, or to the creditors or property of the Company, shall be pending, and irrespective of whether the principal of any
Securities shall then be due and payable or whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.02, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise: 

  
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 (a) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal
and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities of any Series and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to, and
expenses incurred by, the Trustee, and its agents, attorneys and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, or to the creditors or property of the Company; and 

(b) to collect and receive any funds or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute all amounts
received with respect to the claims of the Holders and of the Trustee on their behalf; and any trustee, receiver, or liquidator, custodian or other similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make payments to the Trustee for the
Securities of such Series, and, in the event that such Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to the Holders, to pay to such Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to and expenses incurred by
such Trustee and its respective agents, attorneys and counsel and all other amounts due to such Trustee pursuant to Section 6.07. 

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any
plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of any Series or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. 

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture or under any of the Securities may be enforced by the Trustee for the
Securities of such Series without the possession of any of the Securities of such Series or the production thereof at any trial or other proceedings relative thereto. Any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its
own name as trustee of an express trust. Any recovery of judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements and compensation of the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable
benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such action was taken. 
 In any proceedings brought by the Trustee for the
Securities of such Series, the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such action was taken, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of such Securities parties to any such proceedings. 

SECTION 5.03. Application of Proceeds. Any amounts collected by the Trustee for the Securities of such Series pursuant
to this Article 5 in respect of the Securities of any Series shall be applied in the following order at the date or dates fixed by such Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such amounts on account of principal or interest, upon
presentation of the several Securities in respect of which amounts have been collected and stamping or otherwise noting thereon the payment, or issuing Securities of such Series in reduced principal amounts in exchange for the presented Securities
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 FIRST: To the payment of costs and expenses applicable to such Series in
respect of which amounts have been collected, including reasonable compensation to and expenses incurred by the Trustee and its agents and attorneys and all other amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.07; 

SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and interest on the Securities of such Series in
respect of which amounts have been collected, such payments to be made ratably to the persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference, according to the amounts then due and payable on such Securities and any such debt for principal
and interest; and 
 THIRD: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction
may direct. 
 SECTION 5.04. Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings. If the Trustee for the Securities
of any Series shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, the Company and the Trustee, subject
to the determination in any such proceeding, shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceedings had been
taken. 
 SECTION 5.05. Limitations on Suits by Holders. No Holder of any Security of any Series shall have any
right, by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture, to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator,
custodian or other similar official or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof and the Holders of not less than 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such Series then Outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action or proceedings in its own name as trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee security
or indemnity satisfactory to it as it may require, against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby and the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of security or indemnity shall have
failed to institute any such action or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities of such Series then Outstanding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Security with every other Holder of a Security and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of
Securities of any Series shall have any right in any manner whatever, by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture, to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other such Holder of Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain
priority over or preference to any other such Holder or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders of Securities of the applicable Series. 

  
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 SECTION 5.06. Unconditional Right of Holders to Institute Certain Suits.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Indenture and any provision of any Security of such Series, the right of any Holder of any Security to receive payment of the principal of and (subject to Section 2.07) interest on such Security at the
respective rates, in the respective amount on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security of such Series, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or
affected without the consent of such Holder. 
 SECTION 5.07. Powers and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of
Default. Except as provided in Sections 2.10 and 5.05, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy, to the
extent permitted by law, shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder shall not
prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. 
 No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any
Holder to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Subject
to Section 5.05, every power and remedy given by this Indenture or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or the Holders. 

SECTION 5.08. Control by Holders. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each
Series affected at the time Outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred by this Indenture on the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such Series. The Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if (i) such direction shall conflict with law or the provisions of this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto,
(ii) the Trustee shall determine that the action or proceedings so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability or (iii) the Trustee in good faith shall so determine that the actions or forbearances specified in or pursuant to
such direction would be unduly prejudicial to the interests of Holders of the Securities of all Series so affected not joining in the giving of said direction, it being understood that the Trustee shall have no duty to ascertain whether or not such
actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders. 
 SECTION 5.09. Waiver of Past Defaults. The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such Series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such Series, may waive any past default hereunder or its consequences, except a default
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 Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and
not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default
or impair any right consequent thereon. 
 SECTION 5.10. Right of Court to Require Filing of Undertaking to Pay
Costs. Any court in its discretion may require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any
party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit. Any such court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due
regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant. The provisions of this Section 5.10 shall not apply, however, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder or group of
Holders of any Series holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such Series or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security on
or after the due date expressed in such Security. 
 SECTION 5.11. Suits for Enforcement. If an Event of Default has
occurred, has not been waived and is continuing, the Trustee in its discretion may proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect
and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture
or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law. 
 ARTICLE 6 

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE 

SECTION 6.01. Duties of Trustee. 

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any Series, the Trustee shall
exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. 

  
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 (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the
Securities of any Series: 
 (i) the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture
and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and 

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof
are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of
mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). 
 (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that: 
 (i) this paragraph (c)
does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 6.01; 
 (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and 

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a
direction received by it pursuant to Section 5.08. 
 (d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to
the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section 6.01. 
 (e) No provision of this
Indenture shall require the Trustee to extend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. 

(f) Amounts held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by
law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any amounts received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company. 

  
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 SECTION 6.02. Rights of Trustee. 

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any document believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. 

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. 

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 6.01(c), the Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers. 
 (d) Before the Trustee acts or refrains
from acting, the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder
in good faith and in reliance thereon in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel. 
 (e) The Trustee shall be under
no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity
satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. 

(f) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder. 

(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, Officers’
Certificate or other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, coupon, security or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such
further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company,
personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. 

(h) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties
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 (i) The Trustee shall not be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the
performance or observance of any covenants, conditions or agreements on the part of the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, but the Trustee may require of the Company full information and advice as to the performance of the covenants,
conditions and agreements contained herein and shall be entitled in connection herewith to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or
additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. 
 (j) The permissive rights of the Trustee to
do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful default. 

(k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind
whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. 

(l) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right
to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. 

(m) Any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a written order of the Company
and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors. 
 (n)
The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture. 

(o) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has
actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such an Event of Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture. 

SECTION 6.03. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner
or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, registrar or co-registrar may do the same with
like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 6.10 and 6.11. 

  
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 SECTION 6.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Securities and shall not be responsible for any statement in any registration
statement for the Securities filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (other than its Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1) or in the Indenture (other than its eligibility under
Section 6.10) or the Securities (other than its certificate of authentication). 
 SECTION 6.05. Notice of
Defaults. If a default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any Series and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder of the Securities of such Series notice of such default within 90 days
after the occurrence of such default. Except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of any Series, including payments pursuant to the redemption provisions of the Securities of
such Series, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of Holders of such Series. 

SECTION 6.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders. So long as the Securities of any Series are Outstanding, within
60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder of any such Series and each other Person specified in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act a
brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent required thereby. The Trustee also shall comply with Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. 

The Trustee will file a copy of each report, at the time of its mailing to Holders of any Series, with the Commission and each securities
exchange on which the Securities of any Series are listed. The Company promptly will notify the Trustee whenever the Securities of any Series become listed on any securities exchange and of any delisting thereof. 

SECTION 6.07. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company: 

(a) will pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such compensation as shall be agreed to in
writing between the Company and the Trustee for all services rendered by it hereunder, which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust; 

(b) will reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of its agents and counsel, except to the extent any such compensation or expense may be attributable to its own negligence or willful
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 (c) will indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or the performance
of its duties hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Company, or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section, except to the extent that any such loss, liability, damage, claim or expense is due to its own negligence or willful misconduct.

 As security for the performance of the Company’s obligations under this Section 6.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to
the Securities on all funds or property held or collected by the Trustee, except for those funds that are held in trust to pay the principal of or interest, if any, on particular Securities. 

“Trustee” for purpose of this Section 6.07 includes any predecessor trustee; provided that the negligence or willful misconduct
of any Trustee shall not be attributable to any other Trustee. 
 The Company’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 6.07
shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the discharge and termination of this Indenture and resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a default specified in
Section 5.01(d), such expenses, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, are intended to constitute expenses of administration under bankruptcy law. 

SECTION 6.08. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to Securities of one or more
Series by so notifying the Company. No such resignation, however, shall be effective until a successor Trustee has accepted its appointment pursuant to this Section 6.08. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of any Series may remove the Trustee with respect to such Series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company shall remove the Trustee if: 

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.10; 

(b) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent; 

(c) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or 

(d) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting. 

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, with respect to the Securities of one or
more Series, the Company shall promptly appoint, by resolution of its Board of Directors, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such Series. 

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such Series. The successor Trustee
shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders so affected. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all funds and property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 6.07. 

  
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 If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee
resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each affected Series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Trustee. 
 If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.10, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. 
 SECTION 6.09. Successor Trustee by
Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further
act shall be the successor Trustee. 
 SECTION 6.10. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall at all times
satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $150,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. Neither the Company
nor any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company shall serve as Trustee hereunder. The Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act; provided,
however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the
Company are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act are met. 

SECTION 6.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of
the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent
indicated therein. 
 ARTICLE 7 

CONCERNING THE HOLDERS 

SECTION 7.01. Evidence of Action Taken by Holders. 

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be
given or taken by a specified percentage in principal amount of the Holders of any or all Series may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such specified percentage of Holders in person or
by agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee. Proof of execution of any instrument or of a writing appointing
any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and, subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02, conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Article 7. 

  
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 (b) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security register.

 SECTION 7.02. Proof of Execution of Instruments. Subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02, the execution of any
instrument by a Holder or his agent or proxy may be proved in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. 

SECTION 7.03. Holders to Be Treated as Owners. The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may deem and treat the person in whose name any Security shall be registered upon the Security register for such Series as the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and interest on such Security and for all other purposes. Neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee
shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All payments made to any such person, or upon his order, shall be valid and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for amounts payable upon any
such Security. 
 SECTION 7.04. Securities Owned by Company Deemed Not Outstanding. In determining whether the
Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any or all Series have concurred in any direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, Securities that are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the
Securities with respect to which such determination is being made, or by any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any other obligor on the Securities with respect
to which such determination is being made, shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. For the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction,
consent or waiver, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to
the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or
under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any other obligor on the Securities. 
 SECTION 7.05. Right of
Revocation of Action Taken. At any time prior to the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 7.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any Series
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evidence to be included among the serial numbers of the Securities the Holders of which have consented to such action, by filing written notice at the Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of
holding as provided in this Article 7, may revoke such action so far as concerns such Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the Holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders
and owners of such Security and of any Securities issued in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon any such Security. Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any Series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be binding upon the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of all the Securities affected by such action. This Section shall
apply unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series. 
 ARTICLE 8 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES 

SECTION 8.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, the Company, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee for the Securities of any Series from time to time and at any time may enter into an indenture or indentures
supplemental hereto, which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of the execution thereof, in form satisfactory to such Trustee, for one or more of the following purposes: 

(a) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or in any supplemental indenture that may be
defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture or under any supplemental indenture as the Board of
Directors may deem necessary or desirable and that shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Holders of such Series of Securities; 

(b) to evidence the succession of another corporation to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by the
successor corporation of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company pursuant to Article 9; 
 (c) to
convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property or assets to the Trustee as security for the Securities of one or more Series; 

(d) to add guarantees with respect to the Securities of any Series or to add to the covenants of the Company such further
covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the Holders of Securities of any Series and, if such additional covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all the Series of Securities, stating that such covenants are
being added solely for the benefit of such Series, or to release any guarantee where such release is permitted by the applicable supplemental indenture; 

  
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 (e) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any Series as permitted
by Sections 2.01 and 2.03; 
 (f) to make any changes to comply with the Trust Indenture Act, or any amendment thereto,
or to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or 

(g) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities
of one or more Series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of
Section 6.08. 
 The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make
any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such
supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. 
 Any
supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 8.01 may be executed without the consent of the Holders of any of the Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 8.02. 

SECTION 8.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, with the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 7) of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each Series affected by such
supplemental indenture, the Company (when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors)and the Trustee for such Series of Securities, from time to time and at any time, may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto, which
shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution thereof, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any
supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each such Series. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, no such supplemental
indenture, however, shall, without the consent of each affected Holder of Securities of such Series: 
 (a) change the stated
maturity date of any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of any interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable on redemption or repurchase thereof, change the time at which the
Securities of any Series may be redeemed, or impair or affect the right of any Holder receive payment of principal of, and interest on, any Security or to institute suit for payment thereof or, if the Securities provide therefor, affect any right of
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 (b) change the provisions of the Indenture that relate to modifying or
amending the provisions of the Indenture described above. 
 This Indenture may not be amended to alter the subordination of any of the
Outstanding Securities of any Series without the written consent of each holder of Senior Indebtedness then outstanding that would be adversely affected thereby, such written consent to be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel or Officers’
Certificate to such effect. 
 Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors certified by
the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee for such Series of Securities of evidence of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid and other
documents, if any, required by Section 7.01, the Trustee for such Series of Securities shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture. If such supplemental indenture affects such Trustee’s own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, such Trustee in its discretion may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture. 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 8.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed
supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. 
 Promptly after the execution by
the Company and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.02, the Company shall give notice in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 13.04 to the Holders of Securities of each Series
affected thereby at their addresses as they shall appear on the Security register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not in any
way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture. 
 SECTION 8.03. Effect of Supplemental
Indenture. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights,
obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of Securities of each Series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such
modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes. 

SECTION 8.04. Documents to Be Given to Trustee. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 6.01 and 6.02,
shall be provided with an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed
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 SECTION 8.05. Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental
Indentures. Securities of any Series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 8 may bear, upon the direction of the Company, a notation in form satisfactory to
the Trustee for the Securities of such Series as to any matter provided for by such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any Series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any
modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Outstanding Securities of such Series. 

ARTICLE 9 

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE 

SECTION 9.01. Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, the Company may consolidate with or amalgamate or merge with or into, or sell, convey or lease all or substantially all of its assets to, any other company; provided that in any such case: 

(a) either the Company shall be the continuing company, or the successor company shall be organized and existing under the laws
of the United States, any state thereof, a member state of the European Union or any political subdivision thereof and shall expressly assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all the Securities, and the due and
punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed or observed by the Company, and 

(b) such continuing or successor company, as the case may be, shall not be in material default immediately after such
amalgamation, merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance or lease in the performance or observance of any such covenant or condition. 

SECTION 9.02. Successor Corporation Substituted. In case of any such amalgamation, merger, consolidation, sale, lease
or conveyance, and following such an assumption by the successor corporation, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein. Such successor corporation may cause
to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company prior to such succession, any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder that shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the
order of such successor corporation instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall make available for delivery any Securities that shall have been signed
and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities which such successor corporation thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All of the Securities so issued
shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the
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 In case of any such amalgamation, merger, consolidation, sale, lease or conveyance such
changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate. 
 In
the event of any such sale or conveyance the Company (or any successor corporation which shall theretofore have become such in the manner described in this Article 9) shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and
the Securities and may be liquidated and dissolved. 
 The provisions of this Section 9.02 shall apply except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series. 
 SECTION 9.03. Opinion of Counsel to
Trustee. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 6.01 and 6.02, shall receive an Opinion of Counsel, prepared in accordance with Section 13.06, as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger,
sale, lease or conveyance, and any such assumption complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture. 
 ARTICLE 10 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE; 

UNCLAIMED FUNDS 
 SECTION
10.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series: 

(a) When (i) all Outstanding Securities of a Series (other than Securities of such Series replaced or paid pursuant
to Section 2.08) have been canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) all Outstanding Securities of such Series have become due and payable, whether at maturity or as a result of the mailing of a notice of redemption in
connection with a redemption of a Series of Securities, or will become due and payable within one year, and the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient or Government Obligations, the principal of and interest on
which will be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which opinion shall only be required to be delivered if Government
Obligations have been so deposited), to pay the principal of and interest and on the outstanding Securities when due at maturity or upon redemption of, including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date (other than Securities of such
Series replaced or paid pursuant to Section 2.08), and if in either case the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 10.01(c), cease to be of further effect. The Trustee
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 (b) Subject to Sections 10.01(c) and 10.02, the Company at any time may
terminate (i) all of its obligations under the Securities of such Series and this Indenture (“legal defeasance option”) or (ii) its obligations under Article 3 of this Indenture and Section 4.03 (“covenant
defeasance option”). The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option for such Series. 

If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option with respect to Securities of a Series, payment of the Securities of such
Series may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. 
 Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and
upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates. 

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.08, 2.10 and 6.07,
and in this Article 10 shall survive until the Securities of such Series have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s obligations in Sections 6.07 and 10.05 and the Trustee’s obligations under Section 10.04 shall
survive such satisfaction and discharge. 
 SECTION 10.02 Conditions to Defeasance. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated
by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, the Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option only if: 

(a) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money in an amount sufficient or Government Obligations, the
principal of and interest on which will be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, to pay the principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on the Securities of such Series when due at maturity or redemption, as the case may be, including
interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date; 
 (b) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall
have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in
the applicable Federal Income Tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of such Series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal Income Tax purposes as a result of
such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to Federal Income Tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and 

(c) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the Holders of such Series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal Income Tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to Federal Income Tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the
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 SECTION 10.03 Application of Trust Funds. The Trustee shall hold in trust funds or
Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article 10. It shall apply the deposited funds and the proceeds from Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of
and interest on the Securities of such Series. 
 SECTION 10.04 Repayment to Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall
promptly turn over to the Company upon request any funds or Government Obligations held by it as provided in this Article 10 which, in the written opinion of nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee
(which opinion shall only be required to be delivered if Government Obligations have been so deposited), are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent discharge or defeasance in accordance
with this Article 10. 
 Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon
written request any funds held by them for the payment of principal or interest or that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the funds must look to the Company for payment as general creditors, and the Trustee and
the Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such funds. 
 SECTION 10.05 Indemnity for Government
Obligations. The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such Government Obligations.

 SECTION 10.06 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any funds or Government Obligations in accordance
with this Article 10 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this
Indenture and the Securities of such Series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 10 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such funds or Government
Obligations in accordance with this Article 10; provided, however, that, if the Company has made any payment of principal of or interest on, any Securities of such Series because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the
Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the funds or Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. 

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 ARTICLE 11 

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUNDS 

SECTION 11.01. Applicability of Article. The provisions of this Article 11 shall be applicable to the Securities of
any Series which are redeemable before their maturity or to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a Series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for Securities of such Series. 

SECTION 11.02. Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions. Notice of redemption to the Holders of Securities of any
Series required to be redeemed or to be redeemed as a whole or in part at the option of the Company shall be given by giving notice of such redemption as provided in Section 13.04, at least 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to
the date fixed for redemption to such Holders of Securities of such Series. Failure to give notice by mail, or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security of a Series designated for redemption as a whole or in part, shall not affect the
validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security of such Series. 
 The notice of redemption to each such Holder shall
specify the date fixed for redemption, the CUSIP number or numbers for such Securities, the redemption price, the Place of Payment or Places of Payment, that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that such
redemption is pursuant to the mandatory or optional sinking fund, or both, if such be the case, that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in such notice, that on and after said date interest thereon or on the
portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue and, if applicable, that a Holder of Securities who desires to convert Securities for redemption must satisfy the requirements for conversion contained in such Securities, the then existing
conversion price or rate and the date and time when the option to convert shall expire. If less than all of the Securities of any Series are to be redeemed, the notice of redemption shall specify the numbers of the Securities of such Series to be
redeemed. In case any Security of a Series is to be redeemed in part, the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date fixed for redemption, upon surrender of
such Security, a new Security or Securities of such Series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued. 

The notice of redemption of Securities of any Series to be redeemed at the option of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the
Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. If such notice is to be given by the Trustee, the Company shall provide notice of such redemption to the Trustee at least 45 days prior to the date fixed for
redemption (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee). If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall provide a copy of such notice given to the Holders of such redemption to the Trustee at least three Business Days
prior to the date such notice is given to such Holders, but in any event at least 15 days prior to the date fixed for redemption (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee). 

  
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 Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03, not later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern
time on the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section 11.02, the Company will have on deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying
Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 3.03) funds available on such date (or other forms of property, if permitted by the terms of the Securities of such Series) sufficient to redeem on the redemption date all the
Securities of such Series so called for redemption at the appropriate redemption price, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. If less than all the Outstanding Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Company will
deliver to the Trustee at least 45 days prior to the date fixed for redemption an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be redeemed (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).

 If less than all the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select Securities of such Series to be redeemed on a
pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem to be fair and appropriate, and the Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities of such Series selected for redemption and, in the case of any
Securities of such Series selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. However, if less than all the Securities of any Series with differing issue dates, interest rates and stated maturities are to be redeemed, the
Company in its sole discretion shall select the particular securities to be redeemed and shall notify the Trustee in writing thereof at least 45 days prior to the relevant redemption date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the
Trustee). Securities may be redeemed in part in multiples equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such Series or any multiple thereof. For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions
relating to the redemption of Securities of any Series shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed. 

This Section 11.02 shall apply unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series. 

SECTION 11.03. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption. If notice of redemption has been given as above provided,
the Securities or portions of Securities specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption,
and on and after said date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Securities at the redemption price, together with interest accrued to said date) interest on the Securities or portions of Securities so called for redemption shall
cease to accrue. Except as provided in Sections 6.01 and 10.04, such Securities shall cease from and after the date fixed for redemption to be entitled to any benefit or security under this Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right
in respect of such Securities except the right to receive the redemption price thereof and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at a Place of Payment specified in said notice, said
Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If for any Securities the date fixed for redemption
is a regular interest payment date, payment of interest becoming due on such date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities registered as such on the relevant record date subject to the terms and provisions of Section 2.07. 

  
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 If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal shall, until paid or duly provided for, bear interest from the date fixed for redemption at the rate of interest borne by the Security. 

Upon presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for
delivery to or on the order of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities, of authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented. 

This Section 11.03 shall apply unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series. 

SECTION 11.04. Exclusion of Certain Securities from Eligibility for Selection for Redemption. Except with respect to
Securities in global form, Securities shall be excluded from eligibility for selection for redemption if they are identified by registration and certificate number in a written statement signed by an authorized officer of the Company and delivered
to the Trustee at least 30 days prior to the last date on which notice of redemption may be given as being owned of record and beneficially by, and not pledged or hypothecated by, either (a) the Company or (b) an entity specifically
identified in such written statement as directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company. 

SECTION 11.05. Repayment at the Option of the Holders. Securities of any Series that are repayable at the option of
the Holders before their stated maturity shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such Series. 
 The repayment of
any principal amount of Securities pursuant to such option of the Holder to require repayment of Securities before their stated maturity, for purposes of Section 10.01, shall not operate as a payment, redemption or satisfaction of the
indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the Company, at its option, shall deliver or surrender the same to the Trustee with a direction that such Securities be cancelled. 

ARTICLE 12 
 CONVERSION
OF SECURITIES 
 SECTION 12.01. Applicability of Article. Securities of any Series that are convertible into
Common Shares at the option of the Holder of such Securities shall be convertible in accordance with their terms and, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series, in accordance with this Article
12. Each reference in this Article 12 to “a Security” or “the Securities” refers to the Securities of the particular Series that is convertible into Common Shares. If more than one Series of Securities with conversion
privileges are Outstanding at any time, the provisions of this Article 12 shall be applied separately to each such Series. 

  
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 SECTION 12.02. Right of Holders to Convert Securities into Common
Shares. Subject to the provisions of this Article 12, at the option of the Holder thereof, any Security of any Series that is convertible into Common Shares, or any portion of the principal amount thereof which is $1,000 or any
integral multiple of $1,000, may be converted into duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares at any time during the period specified in the Securities of such Series, at the conversion price or conversion rate for
each $1,000 principal amount of Securities then in effect upon (a) in the case of any Security held in global form, surrender of the Security or Securities to the Company, at the account specified by the Trustee, and compliance with the
procedures of the Depository in effect at that time and (b) in the case of certificated Securities, surrender of the Security or Securities to the Company, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank, at any time during usual business hours at the
office or agency to be maintained by it in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02, and in either case accompanied by a written notice of election to convert as provided in Section 12.03. 

If the Holder requests that the Common Shares be registered in a name other than that of the Holder, such notice also shall be accompanied by
a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and/or the Trustee, as applicable, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. All Securities surrendered for conversion shall,
if surrendered to the Company or any conversion agent, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and cancelled by it, or shall, if surrendered to the Trustee, be cancelled by it, as provided in Section 2.11. 

The initial conversion price or conversion rate in respect of a Series of Securities shall be as specified in the Securities of such Series.
The conversion price or conversion rate will be subject to adjustment on the terms set forth in Section 12.05 or such other or different terms, if any, as may be specified by Section 2.03 for Securities of such Series. Provisions of this
Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a Security also apply to conversion of any portion of such Security. 
 SECTION
12.03. Issuance of Common Shares on Conversions. As promptly as practicable after the surrender of any Security or Securities for conversion into Common Shares, the Company shall issue to or upon the written order of the
Holder of the Security or Securities so surrendered the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares into which such Security or Securities may be converted in accordance with the terms thereof and the
provisions of this Article 12. Prior to issuance of such Common Shares, the Company shall require written notice at its said office or agency from the Holder of the Security or Securities so surrendered stating that the Holder irrevocably
elects to convert such Security or Securities, or, if less than the entire principal amount thereof is to be converted, stating the portion thereof to be converted. Such notice shall also state the name or names (with address and social security or
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surrendered for conversion and such notice shall be received by the Company or the Trustee and such conversion shall be at the conversion price in effect at such time. The rights of the Holder of
such Security or Securities as a Holder shall cease at such time, and the Person or Persons entitled to receive the Common Shares upon conversion of such Security or Securities shall be treated for all purposes as having become either record holder
or holders of such Common Shares at such time. In the case of any Security of any Series that is converted in part only, upon such conversion the Company shall execute and, upon the Company’s request and at the Company’s expense, the
Trustee or an authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof, as requested by such Holder, a new Security or Securities of such Series of authorized denominations in aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted
portion of such Security. 
 If the last day on which such Security may be converted is not a Business Day in a place where the conversion
agent for that Security is located, such Security may be surrendered to that conversion agent on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day. 

The Company shall not be required to issue certificates for Common Shares upon conversion while its stockholder list is closed for a meeting
of shareholders or for the payment of dividends or for any other purpose, but Common Shares shall be issued as soon as the stockholder list shall again be opened. 

SECTION 12.04. No Payment or Adjustment for Interest or Dividends. Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 2.03 for Securities of such Series, Securities surrendered for conversion into Common Shares during the period from the close of business on any regular record date or special record date next preceding any interest payment date to the
opening of business on such interest payment date (except Securities called for redemption on a redemption date within such period) when surrendered for conversion must be accompanied by payment (by wire transfer or certified or official bank check
to the order of the Company payable in clearing house funds at the location where the Securities are surrendered) of an amount equal to the interest thereon which the Holder is entitled to receive on such interest payment date. Payment of interest
shall be made, on such interest payment date or such other payment date (as set forth in Section 2.07), as the case may be, to the Holder of the Securities as of such regular record date or special record date, as applicable. Except where
Securities surrendered for conversion must be accompanied by payment as described above, no interest on converted Securities will be payable by the Company on any interest payment date subsequent to the date of conversion. No other payment or
adjustment for interest or dividends is to be made upon conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon conversion of any Original Issue Discount Security, the fixed number of Common Shares into which such Security is convertible delivered by the
Company to the Holder thereof shall be applied, first, to the portion attributable to the accrued original issue discount relating to the period from the date of issuance to the date of conversion of such Security, and, second, to the portion
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 SECTION 12.05. Adjustment of Conversion Price. Unless otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for Securities of such Series, the conversion price for Securities convertible into Common Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows: 

(a) If the Company shall (x) pay a dividend or make a distribution on Common Shares in Common Shares, (y) subdivide
the issued and outstanding Common Shares into a greater number of shares or (z) consolidate the issued and outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares, the conversion price for the Securities of such Series shall be adjusted so
that the Holder of any such Security thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to receive the number of Common Shares that such Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described
above had such Security been converted immediately prior to the record date in the case of a dividend or the effective date in the case of subdivision or consolidation. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 12.05(a) shall become
effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend, except as provided in Section 12.05(h), and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or consolidation. 

(b) If the Company shall issue rights or warrants to all holders of Common Shares entitling them (for a period expiring within
45 days after the record date mentioned below) to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share less than the current market price per share of Common Shares (as defined for purposes of this Section 12.05(b) in
Section 12.05(e)), at the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants, the conversion price in effect immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the price
determined by multiplying the conversion price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date plus the number of Common Shares which the
aggregate offering price of the total number of Common Shares so offered would purchase at such current market price, and the denominator of which shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date plus the number of additional
Common Shares receivable upon exercise of such rights or warrants. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately, except as provided in Section 12.05(h), after
such record date. In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the Holders of the Securities of such Series to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at less than such current market price, and in determining the aggregate offering price
of such Common Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights or warrants plus the exercise price thereof, the value of such consideration or exercise price, as the case may be, if other than
cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors. 
 (c) If the Company shall distribute to all holders of Common Shares any
shares of capital stock of the Company (other than Common Shares) or evidences of its indebtedness or assets (excluding cash dividends or distributions paid from retained earnings of the Company) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase
any of its securities (excluding those rights or warrants referred to in Section 12.05(b)) (any of the foregoing being herein in this Section 12.05(c) called the “Special Securities”), the conversion price shall be
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elects to reserve such Special Securities for distribution to the Holders of Securities of such Series upon the conversion so that any such Holder converting such Securities will receive upon
such conversion, in addition to the Common Shares to which such Holder is entitled, the amount and kind of Special Securities which such Holder would have received if such Holder had, immediately prior to the record date for the distribution of the
Special Securities, converted Securities into Common Shares. The conversion price, as adjusted, shall equal the price determined by multiplying the conversion price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction the numerator of which
shall be the current market price per share (as defined for purposes of this Section 12.05(c) in Section 12.05(e)) of Common Shares on the record date mentioned above less the then fair market value (as determined by the Board of
Directors, whose determination shall, if made in good faith, be conclusive) of the portion of the Special Securities so distributed applicable to one Common Share, and the denominator of which shall be the current market price per Common Shares. In
the event the then fair market value (as so determined) of the portion of the Special Securities so distributed applicable to one Common Share is equal to or greater than the current market price per Common Share on the record date mentioned above,
in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder of Securities of such Series shall have the right to receive the amount and kind of Special Securities such holder would have received had he converted such
Securities immediately prior to the record date for the distribution of the Special Securities. Such adjustment shall become effective immediately, except as provided in Section 12.05(h), after the record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to receive such distribution. 
 (d) If, pursuant to Section 12.05(b) or 12.05(c), the conversion
price shall have been adjusted because the Company has declared a dividend, or made a distribution, on the issued and outstanding Common Shares in the form of any right or warrant to purchase securities of the Company, or the Company has issued any
such right or warrant, then, upon the expiration of any such unexercised right or unexercised warrant, the conversion price shall forthwith be adjusted to equal the conversion price that would have applied had such right or warrant never been
declared, distributed or issued. 
 (e) For the purpose of any computation under Section 12.05(b), the current market
price per Common Share on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the reported last sales prices for the 30 consecutive Trading Days (as defined below) commencing 45 Trading Days before the date in question. For the purpose of any
computation under Section 12.05(c), the current market price per Common Share on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the reported last sales prices for the ten consecutive Trading Days before the date in question. The reported last
sales price for each day (whether for purposes of Section 12.05(b), 12.05(c) or 12.06) shall be the reported last sales price, regular way, or, in case no sale takes place on such day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices,
regular way, in either case as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or, if the Common Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common
Shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, on the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (collectively, the “Nasdaq


  
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Market”) or, if the Common Shares are not quoted on the Nasdaq Market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter market as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member firm regularly making a market in the Common Shares selected for such purpose by the Board of Directors or, if no such quotations are
available, the fair market value of the Common Shares as determined by a New York Stock Exchange member firm regularly making a market in the Common Shares selected for such purpose by the Board of Directors. As used herein, the term
“Trading Day” with respect to the Common Shares means (x) if the Common Shares are listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange, a day on which the New York Stock
Exchange or such other national securities exchange is open for business, (y) if the Common Shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Market, a day on which trades may be made on the Nasdaq Market or (z) otherwise, any day other than a Saturday or
Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 

(f) No adjustment in the conversion price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at
least 1% in such price. Any adjustments that by reason of this Section 12.05(f) are not required to be made, however, shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. Any adjustment required to be made in accordance
with the provisions of this Article 12 shall be made not later than such time as may be required in order to preserve the tax free nature of a distribution to the holders of Common Shares. All calculations under this Article 12 shall be
made by the Company and shall be to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-one hundredth of a share, as the case may be, with one-half cent and one-two hundredth of a share, respectively, being rounded upward. The Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the conversion price, in addition to those required by this Section 12.05, as it in its
discretion shall determine to be advisable in order that any share dividend or bonus issue, subdivision of shares, distribution of rights or warrants to purchase shares or securities or distribution of other assets (other than cash dividends) made
by the Company to its shareholders shall not be taxable. 
 (g) Whenever the conversion price is adjusted, the Company shall
file with the Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and with the office or agency maintained by the Company for the conversion of Securities of such Series pursuant to Section 3.02, an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth
the conversion price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such adjustment. Neither the Trustee nor any conversion agent
shall be under any duty or responsibility with respect to any such certificate or any facts or computations set forth therein, except to exhibit said certificate from time to time to any Holder of a Security of such Series desiring to inspect the
same. The Company shall promptly cause a notice setting forth the adjusted conversion price to be mailed to the Holders of Securities of such Series, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security register. 

  
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 (h) In any case in which this Section 12.05 provides that an adjustment
shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, the Company may defer until the occurrence of such event (y) issuing to the Holder of any Security of such Series converted after such record date and before the occurrence of
such event the additional Common Shares issuable upon such conversion by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion before giving effect to such adjustment and (z) paying to
such holder any amount in cash in lieu of any fractional Common Shares pursuant to Section 12.06. 
 SECTION 12.06. No
Fractional Shares to Be Issued. No fractional Common Shares shall be issued upon any conversion of Securities. If more than one Security of any Series shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full
Common Shares which shall be issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such Series (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. Instead of
a fraction of a Common Share which would otherwise be issuable upon conversion of any Security or Securities (or specified portions thereof), the Company shall pay a cash adjustment (computed to the nearest cent, with
one-half cent being rounded upward) in respect of such fraction of a share in an amount equal to the same fractional interest of the reported last sales price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day next
preceding the day of conversion. 
 SECTION 12.07. Notice to Holders of the Securities of a Series Prior to Taking Certain
Types of Action. With respect to the Securities of any Series, in case: 
 (a) the Company shall authorize the
issuance to all holders of Common Shares of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares or any other right; 
 (b)
the Company shall authorize the distribution to all holders of Common Shares of evidences of indebtedness or assets (except for cash dividends or distributions paid from retained earnings of the Company); 

(c) of any subdivision or consolidation of Common Shares or of any amalgamation, consolidation or merger to which the Company
is a party and for which approval by the shareholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or 

(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; 

the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and at the office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of Securities of such Series
pursuant to Section 3.02, and shall cause to be mailed to the Holders of Securities of such Series at their last addresses as they shall appear on the Security register, at least ten days prior to the applicable record date hereinafter
specified, a notice stating (i) the date as of which the holders of Common Shares to be entitled to receive any such rights, warrants or distribution are to be determined, or (ii) the date on which any such share subdivision or
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winding up or other action is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of record of Common Shares shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares for
securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such share subdivision or consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or other action. The failure to give the notice required by this
Section 12.07 or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of any distribution, right, warrant, share subdivision or consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or other action,
or the vote upon any of the foregoing. 
 SECTION 12.08. Covenant to Reserve Shares for Issuance on Conversion of
Securities. The Company at all times will reserve and keep available out of each class of its authorized Common Shares, free from preemptive rights, solely for the purpose of issue upon conversion of Securities of any Series as herein
provided, such number of Common Shares as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of all Outstanding Securities of such Series. All Common Shares which shall be so issuable, when issued or delivered, shall be duly and validly issued Common Shares
into which Securities of such Series are convertible, and shall be fully paid and nonassessable, free of all liens and charges and not subject to preemptive rights. 

SECTION 12.09. Compliance with Governmental Requirements. If any Common Shares required to be reserved for purposes of
conversion of Securities hereunder require registration or listing with or approval of any governmental authority under any Federal or State law, pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act or any national or regional securities
exchange on which the Common Shares are listed at the time of delivery of any Common Shares, the Company will use its best efforts to cause such shares to be duly registered, listed or approved, as the case may be, before such shares may be issued
upon conversion. 
 SECTION 12.10. Payment of Taxes upon Certificates for Shares Issued upon Conversion. The
issuance of certificates for Common Shares upon the conversion of Securities shall be made without charge to the converting Holders for any tax (including documentary and stamp taxes) in respect of the issuance and delivery of such certificates, and
such certificates shall be issued in the respective names of, or in such names as may be directed by, the Holders of the Securities converted. The Company, however, shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer
involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in a name other than that of the Holder of the Security converted, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificate unless or until the Person or Persons
requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. 

SECTION 12.11. Trustee’s Duties with Respect to Conversion Provisions. The Trustee and any conversion agent shall
have no duty to any Holder to determine whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment of the conversion rate, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, in making the
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registration under securities laws, listing, validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any Common Shares, or of any other securities or property, that at any time may be issued or delivered
upon the conversion of any Security, and neither the Trustee nor any conversion agent makes any representation with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any conversion agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to make any payment
or to issue, transfer or deliver any Common Shares or stock certificates or other securities or property upon the surrender of any Security for the purpose of conversion. The Trustee and any conversion agent, subject to the provisions of
Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Article 12. 

SECTION 12.12. Trustee Under No Duty to Monitor Stock Price or Calculations. In no event shall the Trustee or conversion
agent be responsible for monitoring the price of the Company’s common stock, or performing any calculations under this Article 12, such activities being the responsibility of the Company. 

SECTION 12.13. Conversion Arrangement on Call for Redemption. In connection with any redemption of Securities, the
Company may arrange for the purchase and conversion of any Securities called for redemption by an agreement with one or more investment bankers or other purchasers to purchase such Securities by paying to the Trustee or the Paying Agent in trust for
the Holders of Securities, one Business Day prior to the redemption date, an amount not less than the redemption price, together with interest, if any, accrued to the redemption date of such Securities, in immediately available funds.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 12, the obligation of the Company to pay the redemption price of such Securities, including all accrued interest, if any, shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged to the
extent such amount is so paid by such purchasers. If such an agreement is entered into, any Securities not duly surrendered for conversion by the Holders thereof, at the option of the Company, may be deemed, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
acquired by such purchasers from such Holders and surrendered by such purchasers for conversion, all as of immediately prior to the close of business on the last day on which such Securities called for redemption may be converted in accordance with
this Indenture and the terms of such Securities, subject to payment to the Trustee or Paying Agent of the above-described amount. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall hold and pay to the Holders whose Securities are selected for redemption any such
amount paid to it in the same manner as it would pay funds deposited with it by the Company for the redemption of Securities. Without the Trustee’s and the Paying Agent’s prior written consent, no arrangement between the Company and such
purchasers for the purchase and conversion of any Securities shall increase or otherwise affect any of the powers, duties, responsibilities or obligations of the Trustee and the Paying Agent as set forth in this Indenture. The Company agrees to
indemnify the Trustee and the Paying Agent from, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense arising out of or in connection with any such arrangement for the purchase and conversion of any Securities between the Company and such
purchasers, including the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Paying Agent in the defense of any claim or liability arising out of or in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers, duties,
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 ARTICLE 13 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

SECTION 13.01. Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability. No
recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in any Security shall be had against any incorporator as such or against any past, present or future director, office, employee, incorporator, agent or
shareholder of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or
otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Securities by the Holders thereof and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities. This Section 13.01 shall apply unless otherwise
specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for the Securities of any Series. 
 SECTION 13.02. Provisions of Indenture
for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent and
their successors hereunder and the Holders of the Securities any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the
parties hereto and their successors and of the Holders of the Securities. 
 SECTION 13.03. Successors and Assigns of Company
Bound by Indenture. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. 

SECTION 13.04. Notices and Demands on Company, Trustee and Holders. Any notice or demand that by any provision of this
Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders of Securities to or on the Company may be given or served by being deposited postage prepaid, first-class mail (except as otherwise specifically provided
herein) addressed (until another address of the Company is filed by the Company with the Trustee) to StepStone Group Inc., 450 Lexington Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10017, Attention: Chief Financial Officer. Any notice, direction, request or
demand by the Company or any Holder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or made at the Corporate Trust Office. 

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly
provided) if in writing and mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid to such Holders as their names and addresses appear in the Security register within the time prescribed. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may
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Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. In any case where notice to Holders
is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders, and any notice which is mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given. 
 In case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular
mail service, it shall be impracticable to mail notice to the Company and Holders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice. 
 SECTION 13.05. Electronic Transmission to the
Trustee. In addition to the foregoing, the Trustee agrees to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other
similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that (a) the party providing such written instructions, subsequent to such transmission of written instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the
Trustee in a timely manner, and (b) such originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such instructions or directions. If the party elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or
expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance in good faith with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction received by the
Trustee following action taken pursuant to prior instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including
without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting in good faith on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties. 

SECTION 13.06. Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel; Statements to Be Contained Therein. Upon any
application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for
in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such
application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. 

  
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 Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with
respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include: 
 (a) a statement that the
person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; 
 (b) a brief statement as to the nature and
scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; 

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to
enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with. 

Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or
opinion of or representations by counsel, unless such officer knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the
exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous. Any certificate, statement or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters or information with respect to which is in the possession of the Company,
upon the certificate, statement or opinion of or representations by an officer or officers of the Company, unless such counsel knows that the certificate, statement or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his
certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous. 

Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Company or of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters,
upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by an accountant or firm of accountants in the employ of the Company, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to
the accounting matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous. 

SECTION 13.07. Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Unless otherwise specified in a Security, if the date
of maturity of interest on or principal of the Securities of any Series or the date fixed for redemption, repurchase or repayment of any such Security shall not be a Business Day, payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but
may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date. 

SECTION 13.08. Conflict of any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act. If and to the extent that any
provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision included in this Indenture which is required by the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes
any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be. 

  
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 SECTION 13.09. New York Law to Govern. This Indenture and each
Security will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
 SECTION
13.10. Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

SECTION 13.11. Effect of Headings; Gender. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. The use of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender herein shall not limit in any way the applicability of any term or provision hereof. 

SECTION 13.12. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 

SECTION 13.13. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances,
nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent
with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. 
 SECTION
13.14. Certain Tax Information. In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (inclusive of directives, guidelines and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time to
which a foreign financial institution, or issuer, trustee, paying agent, holder or other institution that is subject (“Applicable Law”) in relation to the Indenture, the Company agrees (i) to provide to the Trustee, to the extent
reasonably available to the Company, sufficient information about holders or other applicable parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Trustee can determine whether it has tax related
obligations under Applicable Law, (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under the Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which the Trustee shall not have any
liability, and (iii) to hold harmless the Trustee for any losses it may suffer due to the actions it takes to comply with such Applicable Law. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Indenture. 

  
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 ARTICLE 14 

SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES 

SECTION 14.01. Securities Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness. The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of
Securities, by his acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that the indebtedness represented by the Securities and the payment of any and all amounts payable in respect of each and all of the Securities is expressly subordinated, to the
extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of Senior Indebtedness, whether outstanding on the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred, assumed or guaranteed. 

In the event (x) of any distribution of assets of the Company upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the
Company whether in a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceeding or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Company or otherwise, except a distribution in
connection with an amalgamation, merger or consolidation or a conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the properties of the Company which complies with the requirements of Article 9, (y) that a default shall have occurred and
be continuing with respect to the payment of any amount payable in respect of any Senior Indebtedness or (z) that the principal of the Securities of any Series shall have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 5.01 and such
declaration shall not have been rescinded and annulled as provided in Section 5.01, then: 
 (a) in a circumstance
described in the foregoing clause (x) or (y) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness, and in the circumstance described in the foregoing clause (z) the holders of all Senior Indebtedness the principal of which shall have been so
declared due and payable, shall first be entitled to receive payment of the full amount due thereon, or provision shall be made for such payment, before the Holders of any of the Securities are entitled to receive any payment in respect of the
indebtedness evidenced by the Securities; 
 (b) any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities (other than securities of the Company as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which
is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article 14 with respect to the Securities, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness, provided that the rights of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness are not altered by such
reorganization or readjustment), to which the Holders of any of the Securities would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article 14 shall be paid or delivered by the person making such payment or distribution, whether a liquidator,
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representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instrument evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate
amounts remaining unpaid on account of such Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution
(or provision therefor) to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or distribution is made to the Holders of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities under this Indenture; and 

(c) in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, the Company of any kind or
character, whether in cash, property or securities (other than securities of the Company as reorganized or readjusted or securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which
is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Article 14 with respect to the Securities, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness, provided that the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness are not altered by such reorganization
or readjustment), shall be received by the Holders of any of the Securities before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be paid over to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their representative or
representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness remaining
unpaid until all such Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. 

SECTION 14.02. Subrogation. Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness to which the indebtedness evidenced by the
Securities is in the circumstances subordinated as provided in Section 14.01, the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or
securities of the Company applicable to such Senior Indebtedness until all amounts owing on the Securities shall be paid in full. As between the Company, its creditors other than holders of such Senior Indebtedness and the Holders of the Securities,
no such payment or distribution made to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness by virtue of this Article 14 which otherwise would have been made to the Holders of the Securities shall be deemed to be a payment by the Company on account of such
Senior Indebtedness, it being understood that the provisions of this Article 14 are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior
Indebtedness. 
 SECTION 14.03. Obligation of the Company Unconditional. Nothing contained in this Article 14 or elsewhere
in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
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accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness nor
shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article 14 of the
holders of Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy. 

Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article 14, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities
shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which any such dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization proceeding affecting the affairs of the Company is pending or upon a
certificate of the liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidating trustee or agent or other person making any payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities, for
the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount paid or distributed
thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 14. 
 SECTION 14.04. Payments on Securities
Permitted. Nothing contained in this Article 14 or elsewhere in this Indenture, or in any of the Securities, shall affect the obligation of the Company to make, or prevent the Company from making, payment of the principal of or
interest on or any additional amounts owing in respect of the Securities in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof, except as otherwise provided in this Article 14. No provision of this Article 14 shall prevent the occurrence of
any default or Event of Default hereunder. 
 SECTION 14.05. Effectuation of Subordination by Trustee. Each Holder of
Securities, by his acceptance thereof, authorizes and directs the Trustee in his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article 14 and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. 
 SECTION 14.06.
Knowledge of Trustee. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities. Failure to give such
notice shall not affect the subordination of the Securities to Senior Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 14 or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee, or the taking of any other action by the Trustee, unless and until the Trustee
shall have received written notice thereof from the Company, any Holder of Securities, any paying or conversion agent of the Company or the holder or representative of any class of Senior Indebtedness or from any trustee or agent therefor; and,
prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 6.01, shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist. If a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall not have received the
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amounts may become payable for any purpose (including the payment of the principal of or interest on, or additional amounts owing in respect of, any Security) then, anything herein contained to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have all power and authority to receive such money and to apply the same to the purpose for which such money was received and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received
by it during or after such three Business Day period. 
 SECTION 14.07. Notices From Holders of Senior Indebtedness. The
Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been
given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of any such holder). In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any person as a holder of Senior
Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 14, the Trustee may request such person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness held by such
person, the extent to which such person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such person under this Article 14, and if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any
payment which it may be required to make for the benefit of such person pursuant to the terms of this Indenture pending judicial determination as to the rights of such person to receive such payment. 

SECTION 14.08. Trustee May Hold Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights
set forth in this Article 14 with respect to any Senior Indebtedness at the time held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness, and nothing in Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act or elsewhere in this
Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. 
 Nothing in this Article 14 shall subordinate any claims of,
or payments to, the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.07 to Senior Indebtedness. 
 SECTION 14.09. Rights of Holders of Senior
Indebtedness Not Impaired. No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce the subordination herein shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the
Company or by any non-compliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with. 

SECTION 14.10. Default in Senior Indebtedness 

(a) Subject to Section 14.10(b), upon the happening of any event of default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness, as
such event of default is defined in the instrument under which the Senior Indebtedness is outstanding, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, directly or indirectly, may demand by giving written notice to the Company and the Trustee that, until
such event of default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, the Company be prohibited from: 
 (i)
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 (ii) making any payments with respect to the redemption of the Securities of
any Series that were called for redemption pursuant to Article 11 prior to the happening of an event of default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness; 

(iii) making any payment with respect to the principal of and interest on the Securities of any Series or as a sinking fund
payment pursuant to Article 11; and 
 (iv) making any payment with respect to the repayment of the Securities of any
Series at the option of the Holders pursuant to Section 11.05. 
 (b) If the holders of the Senior Indebtedness,
directly or indirectly, fail to demand the rights provided in Section 14.10(a) within 90 days of the happening of an event of default with respect to such Senior Indebtedness they shall be deemed to have waived such rights with respect to such
event of default; provided, however, that such waiver shall not affect the ability of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness to demand such rights upon the happening of any other event of default. 

SECTION 14.11. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty
to the holders of Senior Indebtedness and shall not be liable to any such holders if the Trustee shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other person cash, property or securities to
which any holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 14 or otherwise. With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants or obligations
as are specifically set forth in this Article and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, as of
the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	STEPSTONE GROUP INC.
		
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