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Exhibit 4.1


 

 






BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

as Issuer,




The GUARANTORS named herein




and




THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

as Trustee




 






INDENTURE




Dated as of April 12, 2006




 






7.125% Senior Notes due 2016, Series A




7.125% Senior Notes due 2016, Series B




 

 






 









 





CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE1




	 	 	 
	  TIA	 	Indenture
	Section	 	  Section
	310(a)(1)
	 	7.10
	 (a)(2)
	 	7.10
	 (a)(3)
	 	N.A.
	 (a)(4)
	 	N.A
	 (b)
	 	7.08; 7.10; 11.02
	 (b)(1)
	 	7.10
	 (b)(9)
	 	7.10
	 (c)
	 	N.A.
	311(a)
	 	7.11
	 (b)
	 	7.11
	 (c)
	 	N.A.
	312(a)
	 	2.05
	 (b)
	 	11.03
	 (c)
	 	11.03
	313(a)
	 	7.06
	 (b)(1)
	 	7.06
	 (b)(2)
	 	7.06
	 (c)
	 	7.06; 11.02
	 (d)
	 	7.06
	314(a)
	 	4.02; 4.08; 11.02
	 (b)
	 	N.A.
	 (c)(1)
	 	11.04; 11.05
	 (c)(2)
	 	11.04; 11.05
	 (c)(3)
	 	N.A.
	 (d)
	 	N.A.
	 (e)
	 	11.05
	 (f)
	 	N.A.
	315(a)
	 	7.01; 7.02
	 (b)
	 	7.05; 11.02
	 (c)
	 	7.01
	 (d)
	 	6.05; 7.01; 7.02
	 (e)
	 	6.11
	316(a) (last sentence)
	 	2.09
	 (a)(1)(A)
	 	6.05
	 (a)(1)(B)
	 	6.04
	 (a)(2)
	 	8.02
	 (b)
	 	6.07
	 (c)
	 	8.04
	317(a)(1)
	 	6.08
	 (a)(2)
	 	6.09
	 (b)
	 	2.04
	318(a)
	 	11.01








 




			
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N.A. means Not Applicable






 




			
	NOTE: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this
Indenture.





 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	ARTICLE 1

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01.
	 	Definitions	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02.
	 	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	 	 	25	 
	Section 1.03.
	 	Rules of Construction	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	THE NOTES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01.
	 	Form and Dating	 	 	26	 
	Section 2.02.
	 	Execution and Authentication	 	 	26	 
	Section 2.03.
	 	Registrar and Paying Agent	 	 	27	 
	Section 2.04.
	 	Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust	 	 	27	 
	Section 2.05.
	 	Noteholder Lists	 	 	28	 
	Section 2.06.
	 	Transfer and Exchange	 	 	28	 
	Section 2.07.
	 	Replacement Notes	 	 	28	 
	Section 2.08.
	 	Outstanding Notes	 	 	29	 
	Section 2.09.
	 	Treasury Notes	 	 	29	 
	Section 2.10.
	 	Temporary Notes	 	 	29	 
	Section 2.11.
	 	Cancellation	 	 	29	 
	Section 2.12.
	 	Defaulted Interest	 	 	30	 
	Section 2.13.
	 	Deposit of Moneys	 	 	30	 
	Section 2.14.
	 	CUSIP Number	 	 	30	 
	Section 2.15.
	 	Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes	 	 	31	 
	Section 2.16.
	 	Registration of Transfers and Exchanges	 	 	31	 
	Section 2.17.
	 	Restrictive Legends	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	REDEMPTION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01.
	 	Notices to Trustee	 	 	37	 
	Section 3.02.
	 	Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed	 	 	37	 
	Section 3.03.
	 	Notice of Redemption	 	 	37	 
	Section 3.04.
	 	Effect of Notice of Redemption	 	 	38	 
	Section 3.05.
	 	Deposit of Redemption Price	 	 	38	 
	Section 3.06.
	 	Notes Redeemed in Part	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	COVENANTS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01.
	 	Payment of Notes	 	 	39	 
	Section 4.02.
	 	Reports to Holders	 	 	39	 
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	Section 4.03.
	 	Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws	 	 	40	 
	Section 4.04.
	 	Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default; Tax Information	 	 	40	 
	Section 4.05.
	 	Payment of Taxes and Other Claims	 	 	41	 
	Section 4.06.
	 	Corporate Existence	 	 	41	 
	Section 4.07.
	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency	 	 	41	 
	Section 4.08.
	 	Compliance with Laws	 	 	42	 
	Section 4.09.
	 	Maintenance of Properties and Insurance	 	 	42	 
	Section 4.10.
	 	Limitations on Additional Indebtedness	 	 	42	 
	Section 4.11.
	 	Limitations on Restricted Payments	 	 	44	 
	Section 4.12.
	 	Limitations on Asset Sales	 	 	47	 
	Section 4.13.
	 	Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates	 	 	49	 
	Section 4.14.
	 	Limitation on Liens	 	 	51	 
	Section 4.15.
	 	Change of Control	 	 	51	 
	Section 4.16.
	 	Limitations on Dividend and Other Restrictions Affecting
Restricted Subsidiaries	 	 	53	 
	Section 4.17.
	 	[RESERVED]	 	 	54	 
	Section 4.18.
	 	Conduct of Business	 	 	54	 
	Section 4.19.
	 	Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries	 	 	54	 
	Section 4.20.
	 	Additional Note Guarantees	 	 	55	 
	Section 4.21.
	 	Limitations on Layering Indebtedness	 	 	56	 
	Section 4.22.
	 	Covenant Suspension	 	 	56	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01.
	 	Limitations on Mergers,
Consolidations, Etc.	 	 	57	 
	Section 5.02.
	 	Successor Person Substituted	 	 	58	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01.
	 	Events of Default	 	 	59	 
	Section 6.02.
	 	Acceleration	 	 	60	 
	Section 6.03.
	 	Other Remedies	 	 	61	 
	Section 6.04.
	 	Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default	 	 	61	 
	Section 6.05.
	 	Control by Majority	 	 	62	 
	Section 6.06.
	 	Limitation on Suits	 	 	62	 
	Section 6.07.
	 	Rights of Holders To Receive Payment	 	 	63	 
	Section 6.08.
	 	Collection Suit by Trustee	 	 	63	 
	Section 6.09.
	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	 	 	63	 
	Section 6.10.
	 	Priorities	 	 	64	 
	Section 6.11.
	 	Undertaking for Costs	 	 	64	 
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	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	ARTICLE 7

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TRUSTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01.
	 	Duties of Trustee	 	 	64	 
	Section 7.02.
	 	Rights of Trustee	 	 	66	 
	Section 7.03.
	 	Individual Rights of Trustee	 	 	67	 
	Section 7.04.
	 	Trustee’s Disclaimer	 	 	67	 
	Section 7.05.
	 	Notice of Defaults	 	 	67	 
	Section 7.06.
	 	Reports by Trustee to Holders	 	 	67	 
	Section 7.07.
	 	Compensation and Indemnity	 	 	68	 
	Section 7.08.
	 	Replacement of Trustee	 	 	69	 
	Section 7.09.
	 	Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger or Conversion	 	 	69	 
	Section 7.10.
	 	Eligibility; Disqualification	 	 	70	 
	Section 7.11.
	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuer	 	 	70	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01.
	 	Without Consent of Holders	 	 	70	 
	Section 8.02.
	 	With Consent of Holders	 	 	71	 
	Section 8.03.
	 	Compliance with TIA	 	 	72	 
	Section 8.04.
	 	Revocation and Effect of Consents	 	 	72	 
	Section 8.05.
	 	Notation on or Exchange of Notes	 	 	72	 
	Section 8.06.
	 	Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc.	 	 	73	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01.
	 	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture	 	 	73	 
	Section 9.02.
	 	Legal Defeasance	 	 	74	 
	Section 9.03.
	 	Covenant Defeasance	 	 	74	 
	Section 9.04.
	 	Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance	 	 	75	 
	Section 9.05.
	 	Application of Trust Money	 	 	76	 
	Section 9.06.
	 	Repayment to the Issuer	 	 	77	 
	Section 9.07.
	 	Reinstatement	 	 	77	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GUARANTEES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01.
	 	Unconditional Guarantee	 	 	77	 
	Section 10.02.
	 	Severability	 	 	78	 
	Section 10.03.
	 	Limitation on Guarantor’s Liability	 	 	78	 
	Section 10.04.
	 	Successors and Assigns	 	 	79	 
	Section 10.05.
	 	No Waiver	 	 	79	 
	Section 10.06.
	 	Release of Guarantor	 	 	79	 
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	Section 10.07.
	 	Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors	 	 	80	 
	Section 10.08.
	 	Notation of Note Guarantee	 	 	80	 
	Section 10.09.
	 	Subordination of Subrogation and Other Rights	 	 	80	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	MISCELLANEOUS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01.
	 	TIA Controls	 	 	81	 
	Section 11.02.
	 	Notices	 	 	81	 
	Section 11.03.
	 	Communications by Holders with Other Holders	 	 	82	 
	Section 11.04.
	 	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	 	 	82	 
	Section 11.05.
	 	Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion	 	 	82	 
	Section 11.06.
	 	Rules by Trustee and Agents	 	 	83	 
	Section 11.07.
	 	Legal Holidays	 	 	83	 
	Section 11.08.
	 	Governing Law	 	 	83	 
	Section 11.09.
	 	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements	 	 	83	 
	Section 11.10.
	 	No Recourse Against Others	 	 	83	 
	Section 11.11.
	 	Successors	 	 	83	 
	Section 11.12.
	 	Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities	 	 	83	 
	Section 11.13.
	 	Multiple Counterparts	 	 	84	 
	Section 11.14.
	 	Table of Contents, Headings, etc.	 	 	84	 
	Section 11.15.
	 	Separability	 	 	84	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Signatures
	 	 	 	 	S-1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 1
	 	Issue Date Designation of Restricted Subsidiaries	 	Sch.-1
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXHIBITS
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A
	 	Form of Series A Note	 	 	A-1	 
	Exhibit B
	 	Form of Series B Note	 	 	B-1	 
	Exhibit C
	 	Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to
Non-QIB Accredited Investors	 	 	C-1	 
	Exhibit D
	 	Form of Transferee Letter of Representation	 	 	D-1	 
	Exhibit E
	 	Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with
Regulation S Transfers	 	 	E-1	 
	Exhibit F
	 	Form of Supplemental Indenture	 	 	F-1	 
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          INDENTURE, dated as of April 12, 2006, among Basic Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Issuer”), each of the GUARANTORS (as defined herein) and The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).




          The Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of Series A 7.125% Senior Notes due
2016 (the “Initial Notes”) and Series B 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Exchange
Notes”) and, to provide therefor, the Issuer and each Guarantor has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this Indenture. All things necessary to make the Notes, when duly issued
and executed by the Issuer, and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the valid obligations of the
Issuer, and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the Issuer and the Guarantors,
have been done.




          Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and
ratable benefit of the Holders:




ARTICLE 1




DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE




Section 1.01. Definitions.




          “Acquired Indebtedness” means (1) with respect to any Person that becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary after the Issue Date, Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries (including, for
the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business to
acquire assets used or useful in its business) existing at the time such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary that was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person
becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (2) with respect to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary,
any Indebtedness of a Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness incurred in the
ordinary course of such Person’s business to acquire assets used or useful in its business), other
than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, existing at the time such Person is merged with or into
the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Indebtedness expressly assumed by the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of an asset or assets from another Person,
which Indebtedness was not, in any case, incurred by such other Person in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such merger or acquisition.




          “Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person which directly or indirectly controls or is
controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, the referent Person. For
purposes of Section 4.13, Affiliates shall be deemed to include, with respect to any Person, any
other Person (1) which beneficially owns or holds, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class
of the Voting Stock of the referent Person, (2) of which 10% or more of the Voting Stock is
beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly, by the referenced Person or (3) with respect to
an individual, any immediate family member of such Person. For purposes of this definition,
“control” of a Person shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of such Person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.




          “Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, co-Registrar, Authenticating Agent or agent
for services of notices and demands.




          “amend” means to amend, supplement, restate, amend and restate or otherwise modify, including
successively, and “amendment” shall have a correlative meaning.




          “Applicable Premium” means, as to each Note on any applicable Redemption Date, an
amount equal to the greater of










 



 




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(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and




(2) the excess, if any, of:




     (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of
such Note at April 15, 2011 (such redemption price being set forth in the table
appearing in paragraph 5 of such Note) plus (ii) all required interest payments
(excluding accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date) due on such Note
through April 15, 2011, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as
of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over




     (b) the principal amount of such Note.




     “asset” means any asset or property.




     “Asset Acquisition” means




     (1) an Investment by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer in any other
Person if, as a result of such Investment, such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer, or shall be merged with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Issuer, or




     (2) the acquisition by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer of all or
substantially all of the assets of any other Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Issuer) or any division or line of business of any such other Person (other than in the
ordinary course of business).



          “Asset Sale” means any sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or
other disposition by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person other than the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary (including by means of a sale and leaseback transaction or a merger or
consolidation) (collectively, for purposes of this definition, a “transfer”), in one transaction or
a series of related transactions, of any assets of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
other than in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, the term “Asset
Sale” shall not include:





     (1) transfers of cash or Cash Equivalents;




     (2) transfers of assets (including Equity Interests) that are governed by, and made in
accordance with, Section 4.15 or Article 5;




     (3) Permitted Investments and Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.11;




     (4) the creation of or realization on any Lien permitted under the Indenture and any
disposition of assets resulting from the enforcement or foreclosure of any such Lien;




     (5) transfers of damaged, worn-out or obsolete equipment or assets that, in the
Issuer’s reasonable judgment, are no longer used or useful in the business of the Issuer or
its Restricted Subsidiaries;




     (6) sales or grants of licenses or sublicenses to use the patents, trade secrets,
know-how and other intellectual property, and licenses, leases or subleases of other assets,
of the Issuer









 



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or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not materially interfering with the business
of Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries;




     (7) any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or any sale or
issuance of Equity Interests in each case, made pursuant to a Permitted Joint Venture
Investment;




     (8) the trade or exchange by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any asset for
any other asset or assets; provided, that the Fair Market Value of the asset or assets
received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in such trade or exchange (including any
such cash or Cash Equivalents) is at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors or an executive officer of the Issuer or of such
Restricted Subsidiary with responsibility for such transaction, which determination shall be
conclusive evidence of compliance with this provision) of the asset or assets disposed of by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such trade or exchange; and, provided,
further, that if any cash or Cash Equivalents are used in such trade or exchange to achieve
an exchange of equivalent value, that the amount of such cash and/or Cash Equivalents shall
be deemed proceeds of an “Asset Sale,” subject to the following clause (9); and




     (9) any transfer or series of related transfers that, but for this clause, would be
Asset Sales, if after giving effect to such transfers, the aggregate Fair Market Value of
the assets transferred in such transaction or any such series of related transactions does
not exceed $3.0 million per occurrence or $10.0 million in any fiscal year.



          “Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any
corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any partnership, the Board
of Directors of the general partner of such Person and (iii) in any other case, the functional
equivalent of the foregoing or, in each case, other than for purposes of the definition of “Change
of Control,” any duly authorized committee of such body.




          “Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of
Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and
delivered to the Trustee.




          “Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking
institutions in New York are authorized or required by law to close.




          “Capitalized Lease” means a lease required to be capitalized for financial reporting
purposes in accordance with GAAP.




          “Capitalized Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to
pay rent or other amounts under a Capitalized Lease, and the amount of such obligation shall be the
capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.




          “Cash Equivalents” means:





     (1) marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the
United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full
faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof), maturing
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     (2) demand and time deposits and certificates of deposit of any Lender or any
commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding
company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia having, capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $300.0 million and a rating of
“A” (or such other similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally
recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)
maturing within 360 days of the date of acquisition by such person;




     (3) commercial paper issued by any person incorporated in the United States rated at
least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by
Moody’s or an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency if both S&P and
Moody’s cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and in each case
maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by such person;




     (4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying
securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (2) above;




     (5) securities issued and fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of
the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof,
rated at least “A” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services
and having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;




     (6) investments in money market or other mutual funds substantially all of whose assets
comprise securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above; and




     (7) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business.




     “Certificated Notes” means one or more certificated Notes in registered form.




     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:




     (1) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than
by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
substantially all of the properties or assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act) other than a Permitted Holder;




     (2) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the beneficial owner
(as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of
this clause that person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all
securities that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is
exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of
Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting
Stock of the Issuer; provided, however, that such event shall not be deemed to be a Change
of Control so long as the Permitted Holders own Voting Stock representing in the aggregate a
greater percentage of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer than such
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     (3) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
such period constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose
election to such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of
the Issuer was approved by a vote of 66 2/3% of the directors of the Issuer then still in
office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer; and




     (4) the adoption by the stockholders of the Issuer of a Plan of Liquidation.



          For purposes of this definition, a Person shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of
securities subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement until the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.




          “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
or if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and
performing the applicable duties now assigned to it, then the body or bodies performing such duties
at such time.




          “Consolidated Amortization Expense” for any period means the amortization expense of
the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.




          “Consolidated Cash Flow” for any period means, without duplication, the sum of the
amounts for such period of





     (1) Consolidated Net Income, plus




     (2) in each case only to the extent (and in the same proportion) deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Income and with respect to the portion of Consolidated Net
Income attributable to any Restricted Subsidiary only if a corresponding amount would be
permitted at the date of determination to be distributed to the Issuer by such Restricted
Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained), pursuant to the terms of its
charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and
governmental regulations applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders,




     (a) Consolidated Income Tax Expense,




     (b) Consolidated Amortization Expense (but only to the extent not included in
Consolidated Interest Expense),




     (c) Consolidated Depreciation Expense,




     (d) Consolidated Interest Expense, and




     (e) all other non-cash items reducing the Consolidated Net Income (excluding
any non-cash charge that results in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges in any
future period) for such period,




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     (3) the aggregate amount of all non-cash items, determined on a consolidated basis, to
the extent such items increased Consolidated Net Income for such period.



          “Consolidated Depreciation Expense” for any period means the depreciation expense of
the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.




          “Consolidated Income Tax Expense” for any period means the provision for taxes of the
Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.




          “Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow
during the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which financial statements are
available (the “Four-Quarter Period”) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction
giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (the “Transaction
Date”) to Consolidated Interest Expense for the Four-Quarter Period. For purposes of this
definition, Consolidated Cash Flow and Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated after
giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:





     (1) the incurrence of any Indebtedness or the issuance of any Preferred Stock of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (and the application of the proceeds thereof) and any
repayment, repurchase or redemption of other Indebtedness or other Preferred Stock (and the
application of the proceeds therefrom) (other than the incurrence or repayment of
Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to any
revolving credit arrangement) occurring during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time
subsequent to the last day of the Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction
Date, as if such incurrence, repayment, repurchase, issuance or redemption, as the case may
be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the
Four-Quarter Period; and




     (2) any Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition (including, without limitation, any Asset
Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a
result of such Asset Acquisition) incurring Acquired Indebtedness and also including any
Consolidated Cash Flow (including any pro forma expense and cost reductions calculated in
good faith on a reasonable basis by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the
Issuer) occurring during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day
of the Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date), as if such Asset Sale
or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence of, or assumption or liability for, any such
Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four-Quarter Period;
provided, that the Officer making the pro forma calculation described above may in his
discretion include any pro forma changes to Consolidated Cash Flow, including any pro forma
reductions of expenses and costs, that have occurred or are reasonably expected by such
Officer to occur within one year of closing of such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition
(regardless of whether such expense or cost savings or any other operating improvements
could then be reflected properly in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance
with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the
Commission).



          In calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of determining the denominator (but
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     (1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the
Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to
have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in
effect on the Transaction Date;




     (2) if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction Date may
optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate,
a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on
the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four-Quarter Period;
and




     (3) notwithstanding clause (1) or (2) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a
fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Hedging
Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect
to the operation of these agreements.



          “Consolidated Interest Expense” for any period means the sum, without duplication, of
the total interest expense of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and including, without duplication,





     (1) imputed interest on Capitalized Lease Obligations,




     (2) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of
credit securing financial obligations, bankers’ acceptance financing and receivables
financings,




     (3) the net costs associated with Hedging Obligations related to interest rates,




     (4) amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount or premium and other financing
fees and expenses,




     (5) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations,




     (6) all other non-cash interest expense,




     (7) capitalized interest,




     (8) all dividend payments on any series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary
(other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Qualified Equity Interests of
the Issuer or to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer),




     (9) all interest payable with respect to discontinued operations, and




     (10) all interest on any Indebtedness described in clause (7) or (8) of the definition
of Indebtedness.



          “Consolidated Net Income” for any period means the net income (or loss) of the Issuer
and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise
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     (1) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in
which any Person other than the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries has an ownership
interest, except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such income has actually
been received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period;




     (2) except to the extent includible in the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer
pursuant to the foregoing clause (1), the net income (or loss) of any Person that accrued
prior to the date that (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or
consolidated with the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) the assets of such Person
are acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;




     (3) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the extent that
the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted
Subsidiary of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation
applicable to that Subsidiary during such period, except that the Issuer’s equity in a net
loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining
Consolidated Net Income;




     (4) for the purposes of calculating the Restricted Payments Basket only, in the case of
a successor to the Issuer by consolidation, merger or transfer of its assets, any income (or
loss) of the successor prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets;




     (5) other than for purposes of calculating the Restricted Payments Basket, any gain (or
loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of
any such loss), realized during such period by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon
(a) the acquisition of any securities, or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness, of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) any Asset Sale by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary;




     (6) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax
effects according to GAAP;




     (7) unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedging Obligations;




     (8) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting principles; and




     (9) other than for purposes of calculating the Restricted Payments Basket, any
extraordinary or nonrecurring gain (or extraordinary or nonrecurring loss), together with
any related provision for taxes on any such extraordinary or nonrecurring gain (or the tax
effect of any such extraordinary or nonrecurring loss), realized by the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary during such period.




     In addition, any return of capital with respect to an Investment that increased the
Restricted Payments Basket pursuant to clause (3)(d) of clause (a) of Section 4.11 or
decreased the amount of Investments outstanding pursuant to clause (16) of the definition of
“Permitted Investments” shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for purposes of
calculating the Restricted Payments Basket.



          For purposes of this definition of “Consolidated Net Income,” “nonrecurring” means any gain or
loss as of any date that is not reasonably likely to recur within the two years following such
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provided, that if there was a gain or loss similar to such gain or loss within the two years
preceding such date, such gain or loss shall not be deemed nonrecurring.




          “Consolidated Tangible Assets” means, with respect to any Person as of any date, the
amount which, in accordance with GAAP, would be set forth under the caption “Total Assets” (or any
like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, less
all goodwill, patents, tradenames, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, experimental expenses,
organization expenses and any other amounts classified as intangible assets in accordance with
GAAP.




          “Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any person, any obligation, agreement,
understanding or arrangement of such person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness,
leases, dividends or other obligations (“primary obligations”) of any other person (the
“primary obligor” ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without
limitation, any obligation of such person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such
primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to
advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to
maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net
worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services
primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of
the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; (d) with respect to bankers’
acceptances and letters of credit, until a reimbursement obligation arises (which obligation shall
constitute Indebtedness); or (e) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary
obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term “Contingent
Obligation” shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary
course of business or any product warranties for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the
stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent
Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such
person may be liable, whether severally or jointly, pursuant to the terms of the instrument
evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder)
as determined by such person in good faith.




          “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular
time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date of
execution of this Indenture is located at Plaza of the Americas, 600 North Pearl Street, Suite 420,
Dallas, TX 75201.




          “Coverage Ratio Exception” has the meaning set forth in the proviso in clause (a) of
Section 4.10.




          “Credit Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
October 3, 2003, as amended and restated through and including December 15, 2005 by and among the
Issuer, as Borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, UBS Loan Finance LLC as swingline
lender, Bank of America, N.A. as syndication agent, Hibernia National Bank and BNP Paribas as
co-documentation agents, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as issuing bank, administrative agent and
collateral agent and the other lenders named therein, including any notes, guarantees, collateral
and security documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith (including
Hedging Obligations related to the Indebtedness incurred thereunder), and in each case as further
amended or refinanced from time to time.




          “Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities (which may be outstanding at the
same time and including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) providing for revolving credit
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term loans or letters of credit and, in each case, as such agreements may be amended,
refinanced or otherwise restructured, in whole or in part from time to time (including increasing
the amount of available borrowings thereunder or adding Subsidiaries of the Issuer as additional
borrowers or guarantors thereunder) with respect to all or any portion of the Indebtedness under
such agreement or agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements and whether by
the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.




          “Default” means (1) any Event of Default or (2) any event, act or condition that,
after notice or the passage of time or both, would be an Event of Default.




          “Depository” means, with respect to the Notes issued in the form of one or more Global
Notes, The Depository Trust Company or another Person designated as Depository by Basic Energy
Services, which Person must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.




          “Designation” has the meaning given to this term in Section 4.19.




          “Designation Amount” has the meaning given to this term in the covenant described
under Section 4.19.




          “Disqualified Equity Interests” of any Person means any class of Equity Interests of
such Person that, by its terms, or by the terms of any related agreement or of any security into
which it is convertible, puttable or exchangeable (in each case, at the option of the holder
thereof), is, or upon the happening of any event or the passage of time would be, required to be
redeemed by such Person, at the option of the holder thereof, or matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, in whole or in part, on or prior to
the date which is 91 days after the final maturity date of the Notes; provided, however, that any
class of Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms, authorizes such Person to satisfy in
full its obligations with respect to the payment of dividends or upon maturity, redemption
(pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise) or repurchase thereof or otherwise by the delivery of
Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests, and that is not convertible, puttable
or exchangeable for Disqualified Equity Interests or Indebtedness, will not be deemed to be
Disqualified Equity Interests so long as such Person satisfies its obligations with respect thereto
solely by the delivery of Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests; provided,
further, however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests
but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for which
such Equity Interests are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the Issuer
to repurchase or redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in control or an
asset sale occurring prior to the 91st day after the final maturity date of the Notes shall not
constitute Disqualified Equity Interests if the change of control or asset sale provisions
applicable to such Equity Interests are no more favorable to such holders than the provisions of
Section 4.15 and Section 4.12, respectively, and such Equity Interests specifically provide that
the Issuer will not repurchase or redeem any such Equity Interests pursuant to such provisions
prior to the Issuer’s purchase of the Notes as required pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.15
and Section 4.12, respectively.




          “Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means (i) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia and (ii) any other Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees any Indebtedness under any Credit
Facility.




          “Earn Out Obligation” means those contingent obligations of the Issuer incurred in
favor of a seller (or other third party entitled thereto) under or with respect to any Permitted
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          “Equity Interests” of any Person means (1) any and all shares or other equity
interests (including common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests and
partnership interests) in such Person and (2) all rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether
or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however
designated) such shares or other interests in such Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing
any debt securities convertible into Equity Interests, regardless of whether such debt securities
include any right of participation with Equity Interests.




          “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.




          “Exchange Notes” has the meaning provided in the preamble of this Indenture.




          “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset, the price (after taking into
account any liabilities relating to such assets) that would be negotiated in an arm’s-length
transaction for cash between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of which is
under any compulsion to complete the transaction, as such price is determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Issuer or a duly authorized committee thereof, as evidenced by a
resolution of such Board of Directors or committee.




          “Foreign Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer other
than a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary.




          “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession of the United States, as in effect from time to time.




          “guarantee” means a direct or indirect guarantee by any Person of any Indebtedness of any
other Person and includes any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such
Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of)
Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by
agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services (unless such purchase
arrangements are on arm’s-length terms and are entered into in the ordinary course of business), to
take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or (2) entered into for
purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or
to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); “guarantee,” when
used as a verb, and “guaranteed” have correlative meanings.




          “Guarantors” means each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer on the Issue Date, and
each other Person that is required to, or at the election of the Issuer does, become a Guarantor by
the terms of the Indenture after the Issue Date, in each case, until such Person is released from
its Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.




          “Hedging Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person under swap,
cap, collar, forward purchase or similar agreements or arrangements dealing with interest rates,
currency exchange rates or commodity prices, either generally or under specific contingencies.




          “Holder” means any registered holder, from time to time, of the Notes.




          “incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness or Obligation, incur, create, issue, assume,
guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with
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to such Indebtedness or Obligation; provided that (1) the Indebtedness of a Person existing at
the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer shall be deemed to have been
incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer
and (2) neither the accrual of interest nor the accretion of original issue discount or the
accretion or accumulation of dividends on any Equity Interests shall be deemed to be an incurrence
of Indebtedness.




          “Indebtedness” of any Person at any date means, without duplication:





     (1) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person for borrowed money
(whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or
only to a portion thereof);




     (2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other
similar instruments;




     (3) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit,
letters of guaranty, bankers’ acceptances and similar credit transactions;




     (4) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of
property or services, except trade payables and accrued expenses incurred by such Person in
the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining goods, materials or services;




     (5) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of all Disqualified Equity
Interests of such Person;




     (6) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;




     (7) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether
or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;




     (8) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed by such Person to the extent of such
guarantee; provided that Indebtedness of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries that is guaranteed
by the Issuer or the Issuer’s Subsidiaries shall only be counted once in the calculation of
the amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis;




     (9) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Hedging Obligations of
such Person;




     (10) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to assets purchased by such Person; and




     (11) all Contingent Obligations (other than Earn Out Obligations) of such person in
respect of Indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (1)
through (10) above.



          The amount of any Indebtedness which is incurred at a discount to the principal amount at
maturity thereof as of any date shall be deemed to have been incurred at the accreted value thereof
as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding
balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above, the maximum liability of
such Person for any such contingent obligations at such date and, in the case of clause (7), the
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Value of any asset subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others on the date that the
Lien attaches and (b) the amount of the Indebtedness secured. For purposes of clause (5), the
“maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price” of any Disqualified Equity Interests that do not
have a fixed redemption or repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of
such Disqualified Equity Interests as if such Disqualified Equity Interests were redeemed or
repurchased on any date on which an amount of Indebtedness outstanding shall be required to be
determined pursuant to the Indenture.




          “Indenture” means this Indenture as amended, restated or supplemented from time to
time.




          “Independent Director” means a director of the Issuer who





     (1) is independent with respect to the transaction at issue;




     (2) does not have any material financial interest in the Issuer or any of its
Affiliates (other than as a result of holding securities of the Issuer); and




     (3) has not and whose Affiliates or affiliated firm has not, at any time during the
twelve months prior to the taking of any action hereunder, directly or indirectly, received,
or entered into any understanding or agreement to receive, any compensation, payment or
other benefit, of any type or form, from the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, other than
customary directors’ fees for serving on the Board of Directors of the Issuer or any
Affiliate and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for attendance at the Issuer’s or
Affiliate’s board and board committee meetings.



          “Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking
firm of nationally recognized standing that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Issuer’s Board of
Directors, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and disinterested and
independent with respect to the Issuer and its Affiliates.




          “Initial Notes” has the meaning provided in the preamble to this Indenture.




          “Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited
investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) promulgated under the
Securities Act.




          “Intellectual Property” means all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trade
names, service marks, copyrights, technology, trade secrets, proprietary information, domain names,
know how and processes necessary for the conduct of the Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s
business as currently conducted.




          “Interest Payment Date” means the stated maturity of an installment of interest on the
Notes.




          “Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the
equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P.




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     (1) all direct or indirect investments by such Person in any other Person in the form
of loans, advances or capital contributions or other credit extensions constituting
Indebtedness of such other Person, and any guarantee of Indebtedness of any other Person;




     (2) all purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration) by such Person of
Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities of any other Person (other than any such
purchase that constitutes a Restricted Payment of the type described in clause (2) of the
definition thereof);




     (3) all other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such
Person prepared in accordance with GAAP (including, if required by GAAP, purchases of assets
outside the ordinary course of business); and




     (4) the Designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.



          Except as otherwise expressly specified in this definition, the amount of any Investment
(other than an Investment made in cash) shall be the Fair Market Value thereof on the date such
Investment is made. The amount of Investment pursuant to clause (4) shall be the Designation
Amount determined in accordance with Section 4.19. If the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Restricted
Subsidiary issues any Equity Interests, in either case, such that, after giving effect to any such
sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to have made
an Investment on the date of any such sale or other disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of
the Equity Interests of and all other Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary retained.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, purchases or redemptions of Equity Interests of the Issuer shall be
deemed not to be Investments.




          “Issue Date” means the date on which the Notes are originally issued.




          “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or
other), pledge, lease, easement, restriction, covenant, charge, security interest or other
encumbrance of any kind or nature in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or
otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement.




          “Liquidated Damages” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.




          “Maturity Date” means April 15, 2016.




          “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.




          “Net Available Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds thereof
in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, net of





     (1) brokerage commissions and other fees and expenses (including fees, discounts and
expenses of legal counsel, accountants and investment banks, consultants and placement
agents) of such Asset Sale;




     (2) provisions for taxes payable as a result of such Asset Sale (after taking into
account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements);









 



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     (3) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary and other than under a Credit Facility) owning a beneficial interest in the
assets subject to the Asset Sale or having a Lien thereon;




     (4) payments of unassumed liabilities (not constituting Indebtedness) relating to the
assets sold at the time of, or within 30 days after the date of, such Asset Sale; and




     (5) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be, as a reserve required in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment in the
sale price of such asset or assets or liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and
retained by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset
Sale, including pensions and other postemployment benefit liabilities, liabilities related
to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated
with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee;
provided, however, that any amounts remaining after adjustments, revaluations or
liquidations of such reserves shall constitute Net Available Proceeds.



          “Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary:





     (1) as to which neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides credit
support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would
constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise,
or (c) constitutes the lender; and




     (2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may
have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon
notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Credit
Agreement or Notes) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default on the
other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its
stated maturity.



          “Note Guarantee” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the obligations of the
Issuer with respect to the Notes




          “Notes” means the Initial Notes, any Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes treated as a
single class of securities, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms hereof, that are issued pursuant to this Indenture.




          “Obligation” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursements,
costs, expenses, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.




          “Offering” means the offering of $225 million aggregate principal amount of Initial
Notes by the Issuer pursuant to the Offering Memorandum.




          “Offering Memorandum” means the Final Offering Memorandum dated April 7, 2006 relating
to the offering of $225 million of Notes.




          “Officer” means any of the following of the Issuer: the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the
Treasurer or the Secretary.










 



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          “Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers.




          “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who and which is
acceptable to the Trustee complying with the requirements of this Indenture.




          “Pari Passu Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that
ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable.




          “Permitted Business” means the businesses engaged in by the Issuer and its
Subsidiaries on the Issue Date as described in this offering memorandum and businesses that are
reasonably related thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.




          “Permitted Holder” means Credit Suisse, a Swiss Bank, Credit Suisse Group, First
Reserve Corporation, RS Investment Management Co. LLC and their respective Affiliates.




          “Permitted Investment” means:





     (1) (i) Investments by the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor in (a) any Subsidiary
Guarantor or (b) any Person that will become immediately after such Investment a Subsidiary
Guarantor or that will merge or consolidate into the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor and
(ii) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in any
other Restricted Subsidiary;




     (2) Investments in the Issuer by any Restricted Subsidiary;




     (3) loans and advances to directors, employees and officers of the Issuer and the
Restricted Subsidiaries (i) in the ordinary course of business (including payroll, travel
and entertainment related advances) (other than any loans or advances to any director or
executive officer (or equivalent thereof) that would be in violation of Section 402 of the
Sarbanes Oxley Act) and (ii) to purchase Equity Interests of the Issuer not in excess of
$2.5 million at any one time outstanding;




     (4) Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes of the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation;




     (5) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;




     (6) receivables owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired
in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary
trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade
terms as the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the
circumstances;




     (7) Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any
plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such
trade creditors or customers;




     (8) Investments made by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of
consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section
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     (9) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;




     (10) Investments made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary for consideration
consisting only of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries;




     (11) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the
ordinary course of business and owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or in
satisfaction of judgments;




     (12) Permitted Joint Venture Investments made by the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount (measured on the date each such Investment was made and
without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other
Investments made pursuant to this clause (12), that does not exceed $20.0 million;




     (13) Investments existing on the Issue Date;




     (14) repurchases of, or other Investments in, the Notes;




     (15) advances, deposits and prepayments for purchases of any assets, including any
Equity Interests; and




     (16) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on
the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (16)
since the Issue Date, not to exceed the greater of (a) $25.0 million or (b) 5.0% of the
Issuer’s Consolidated Tangible Assets.



          In determining whether any Investment is a Permitted Investment, the Issuer may allocate or
reallocate all or any portion of an Investment among the clauses of this definition and any of the
provisions of Section 4.11.




          “Permitted Joint Venture Investment” means, with respect to an Investment by any
specified Person, an Investment by such specified Person in any other Person engaged in a Permitted
Business (a) over which the specified Person is responsible (either directly or through a services
agreement) for day-to-day operations or otherwise has operational and managerial control of such
other Person, or veto power over significant management decisions affecting such other Person and
(b) of which at least 30% of the outstanding Equity Interests of such other Person is at the time
owned directly or indirectly by the specified Person.




          “Permitted Liens” means the following types of Liens:





     (1) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies which (a)
are not yet due and payable or delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and as to which the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have
set aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP;




     (2) Liens in respect of property of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary imposed by
law, which were not incurred or created to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as
carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlords’, workmen’s, suppliers’, repairmen’s and
mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and
which do









 



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not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property of the Issuer or
its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and do not materially impair the use thereof
in the operation of the business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;




     (3) Liens (i) imposed by law or deposits made in connection therewith in the ordinary
course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and
other types of social security, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure
the performance of tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes), surety, stay,
customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade
contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of
obligations for the payment of borrowed money) or (iii) arising by virtue of deposits made
in the ordinary course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance carriers;




     (4) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person
securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for
the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory
or other goods;




     (5) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in a Default or an Event of
Default;




     (6) easements, rights of way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants,
encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title
deficiencies on or with respect to any Real Property, in each case whether now or hereafter
in existence, not (i) securing Indebtedness, (ii) individually or in the aggregate
materially impairing the value or marketability of such Real Property and (iii) individually
or in the aggregate materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Issuer
and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such Real Property;




     (7) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of
credit which encumber documents and other assets relating to such letters of credit and
products and proceeds thereof;




     (8) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory,
regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary,
including rights of offset and setoff;




     (9) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with
respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more of accounts maintained by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business
in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts
owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements,
including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements;




     (10) Leases with respect to the assets or properties of the Issuer and any Restricted
Subsidiary, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of the Issuer’s or such
Restricted Subsidiary’s business so long as such Leases do not, individually or in the
aggregate, (i) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business
of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) materially impair the use (for its
intended purposes) or the value of the property subject thereto;









 



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     (11) the filing of financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection
with operating leases or consignment of goods;




     (12) Liens securing all of the Notes and Liens securing any Note Guarantee;




     (13) Liens securing Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes of
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation;




     (14) Liens existing on the Issue Date securing Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue
Date; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured
by such Liens does not increase; and (ii) such Liens do not encumber any property other than
the property subject thereto on the Issue Date;




     (15) Liens in favor of the Issuer or a Guarantor;




     (16) Liens securing Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities incurred and then
outstanding pursuant to sub-clause (1) of clause (b) of Section 4.10;




     (17) Liens arising pursuant to Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred pursuant to
sub-clause (7) of clause (b) of Section 4.10; provided that (i) the Indebtedness secured by
any such Lien (including refinancings thereof) does not exceed 100% of the cost of the
property being acquired or leased at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and
(ii) any such Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such Purchase
Money Indebtedness and do not encumber any other property of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary;




     (18) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the Indenture;
provided that the Liens do not extend to assets not subject to such Lien at the time of
acquisition (other than improvements thereon) and are no more favorable to the lienholders
than those securing such Acquired Indebtedness prior to the incurrence of such Acquired
Indebtedness by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary;




     (19) Liens on property of a person existing at the time such person is acquired or
merged with or into or consolidated with the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (and not
created in anticipation or contemplation thereof); provided that such Liens do not extend to
property not subject to such Liens at the time of acquisition (other than improvements
thereon) and are no more favorable to the lienholders than the existing Lien;




     (20) Liens to secure Refinancing Indebtedness of Indebtedness secured by Liens referred
to in the foregoing clauses (12), (14), (16), (17), (18) and (19); provided that in the case
of Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness of Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in
the foregoing clauses (14), (17), (18) and (19), such Liens do not extend to any additional
assets (other than improvements thereon and replacements thereof);




     (21) licenses of Intellectual Property granted by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect
with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary;




     (22) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in
the ordi-









 



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nary course of business in accordance with the past practices of the Issuer or such
Restricted Subsidiary;




     (23) Liens on assets of any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness of
such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary which Indebtedness is permitted by the Indenture;




     (24) Liens of franchisors arising in the ordinary course of business not securing
Indebtedness;




     (25) Liens in favor of the Trustee as provided for in the Indenture on money or
property held or collected by the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee; and




     (26) other Liens with respect to obligations that do not in the aggregate exceed the
greater of (a) $15.0 million or (b) 3.0% of the Issuer’s Consolidated Tangible Assets at any
time outstanding.



          “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any
kind.




          “Plan of Liquidation” with respect to any Person, means a plan that provides for,
contemplates or the effectuation of which is preceded or accompanied by (whether or not
substantially contemporaneously, in phases or otherwise): (1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person otherwise than as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety; and (2) the distribution of all or substantially all of the
proceeds of such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
remaining assets of such Person to holders of Equity Interests of such Person.




          “Preferred Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all preferred or
preference stock or other equity interests (however designated) of such Person whether now
outstanding or issued after the Issue Date.




          “principal” means, with respect to the Notes, the principal of, and premium, if any, on the
Notes.




          “Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness, including Capitalized Lease
Obligations, of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred for the purpose of financing all
or any part of the purchase price of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or the cost of installation, construction or improvement
thereof; provided, however, that (except in the case of Capitalized Lease Obligations) (1) the
amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed such purchase price or cost and (2) such Indebtedness
shall be incurred within 90 days after such acquisition of such asset by the Issuer or such
Restricted Subsidiary or such installation, construction or improvement.




          “Qualified Equity Interests” of any Person means Equity Interests of such Person other
than Disqualified Equity Interests; provided that such Equity Interests shall not be deemed
Qualified Equity Interests to the extent sold or owed to a Subsidiary of such Person or financed,
directly or indirectly, using funds (1) borrowed from such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person
until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid or (2) contributed, extended, guaranteed or
advanced by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person (including, without limitation, in respect
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plan). Unless otherwise specified, Qualified Equity Interests refer to Qualified Equity
Interests of the Issuer.




          “Qualified Equity Offering” means the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests
of the Issuer to Persons other than (x) any Permitted Holder or (y) any other Person who is, prior
to such issuance and sale, an Affiliate of the Issuer; provided, however, that cash proceeds
therefrom equal to not less than the redemption price of the Notes to be redeemed are received by
the Issuer as a capital contribution immediately prior to such redemption.




          “Qualified Institutional Buyer” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A
promulgated under the Securities Act.




          “Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P.




          “Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest (including any
leasehold estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or
operated by any person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all
easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant
fixtures and equipment, all general intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights
incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.




          “Record Date” for interest payable on any Interest Payment Date (except a date for
payment of default interest) means the April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day) as the
case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.




          “Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed means the date
fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture.




          “Redemption Price” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed means the price
fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture.




          “Redesignation” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.19.




          “refinance” means to refinance, repay, prepay, replace, renew or refund.




          “Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary
incurred in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to redeem, refinance, replace, defease,
discharge, refund or otherwise retire for value, in whole or in part, any Indebtedness of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (the “Refinanced Indebtedness”); provided that:





     (1) the principal amount (and accreted value, in the case of Indebtedness issued at a
discount) of the Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (and accreted
value, as the case may be) of the Refinanced Indebtedness plus the amount of accrued and
unpaid interest on the Refinanced Indebtedness, any reasonable premium paid to the holders
of the Refinanced Indebtedness and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
incurrence of the Refinancing Indebtedness;




     (2) the obligor of Refinancing Indebtedness does not include any Person (other than the
Issuer or any Guarantor) that is not an obligor of the Refinanced Indebtedness;









 



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     (3) if the Refinanced Indebtedness was subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or
the Note Guarantees, as the case may be, then such Refinancing Indebtedness, by its terms,
is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the case may be,
at least to the same extent as the Refinanced Indebtedness;




     (4) the Refinancing Indebtedness has a final stated maturity either (a) no earlier than
the Refinanced Indebtedness being repaid or amended or (b) after the maturity date of the
Notes;




     (5) the portion, if any, of the Refinancing Indebtedness that is scheduled to mature on
or prior to the maturity date of the Notes has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the
time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is equal to or greater than the Weighted
Average Life to Maturity of the portion of the Refinanced Indebtedness being repaid that is
scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes; and




     (6) the proceeds of the Refinancing Indebtedness shall be used substantially
concurrently with the incurrence thereof to redeem, refinance, replace, defease, discharge,
refund or otherwise retire for value the Refinanced Indebtedness, unless the Refinanced
Indebtedness is not then due and is not redeemable or prepayable at the option of the
obligor thereof or is redeemable or prepayable only with notice, in which case such proceeds
shall be held in a segregated account of the obligor of the Refinanced Indebtedness until
the Refinanced Indebtedness becomes due or redeemable or prepayable or such notice period
lapses and then shall be used to refinance the Refinanced Indebtedness; provided that in any
event the Refinanced Indebtedness shall be redeemed, refinanced, replaced, defeased,
discharged, refunded or otherwise retired for value within one year of the incurrence of the
Refinancing Indebtedness.



          “Registration Rights Agreement” means (i) the Registration Rights Agreement dated as
of the Issue Date among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the initial purchasers of the Notes issued
on the Issue Date and (ii) any other registration rights agreement entered into in connection with
an issuance of Additional Notes in a private offering after the Issue Date.




          “Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.




          “Restricted Payment” means any of the following:





     (1) the declaration or payment of any dividend or any other distribution on Equity
Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or any payment made to the direct or
indirect holders (in their capacities as such) of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any
merger or consolidation involving the Issuer but excluding (a) dividends or distributions
payable solely in Qualified Equity Interests or through accretion or accumulation of such
dividends on such Equity Interests and (b) in the case of Restricted Subsidiaries, dividends
or distributions payable to the Issuer or to a Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends
or distributions payable to minority stockholders of any Restricted Subsidiary;




     (2) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value
of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without
limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Issuer)
but excluding any such Equity Interests held by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;




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     (4) any principal payment on, purchase, redemption, defeasance, prepayment, decrease or
other acquisition or retirement for value prior to any scheduled maturity or prior to any
scheduled repayment of principal or sinking fund payment, as the case may be, in respect of
Subordinated Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness owed to and held by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary).



          “Restricted Payments Basket” has the meaning given to such term in clause (a) of
Section 4.11.




          “Restricted Security” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144(a)(3) promulgated under
the Securities Act; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely
upon an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Note is a Restricted Security.




          “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer other than an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.




          “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.




          “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., and its successors.




          “Secretary’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Secretary of the Issuer.




          “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.




          “Significant Subsidiary” means (1) any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a
“significant subsidiary” as defined in Regulation S-X promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act as
such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date and (2) any Restricted Subsidiary that, when
aggregated with all other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Significant Subsidiaries
and as to which any event described in clause (7) of Section 6.01 has occurred and is continuing,
or which are being released from their Note Guarantees (in the case of clause (9) of the provisions
described in Section 8.02), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary under clause (1) of this
definition.




          “Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees,
respectively.




          “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:





     (1) any corporation, limited liability company, association or other business entity of
which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Equity Interests entitled (without
regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Board of
Directors thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person
or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof); and




     (2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of
which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of
which are such Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination
thereof).



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          “Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor that is a Subsidiary.




          “Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity at the time of
computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become
publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical
Release is no longer published, any publicly available source or similar market data)) most nearly
equal to the period from the redemption date to April 15, 2011; provided, however, that if the
period from the redemption date to April 15, 2011 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United
States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be
obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly
average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if
the period from the redemption date to April 15, 2011 is less than one year, the weekly average
yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one
year shall be used.




          “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.




          “Trust Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer of the
Trustee within the Worldwide Securities Services Conventional Debt Unit (or any successor unit,
department or division of the Trustee) located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee who has
direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and, for the purposes of Sections
7.01(c)(2) and 7.05, also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer, trust officer or person performing similar functions to whom such matter is referred
because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity of the particular subject.




          “Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it
pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means the successor.




          “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (1) any Subsidiary that at the time of determination
shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Issuer in
accordance with Section 4.19 and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.




          “U.S. Government Obligations” means direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed
by, the United States of America for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith
and credit of the United States is pledged.




          “Voting Stock” with respect to any Person, means securities of any class of Equity
Interests of such Person entitling the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no
senior class of stock or other relevant equity interest has voting power by reason of any
contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person.




          “Weighted Average Life to Maturity” when applied to any Indebtedness at any date,
means the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying
(a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required
payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (b) the number of
years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of
such payment by (2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.










 



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Section 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.




          Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the portion of such provision
required to be incorporated herein in order for this Indenture to be qualified under the TIA is
incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in
this Indenture have the following meanings:




          “indenture securities” means the Notes.




          “indenture securityholder” means a Holder.




          “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.




          “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.




          “obligor on the indenture securities” means the Issuer, the Guarantors or any other
obligor on the Notes.




          All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined in the TIA by
reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule have the meanings therein assigned to
them.




Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.





     Unless the context otherwise requires:




     (a) a term has the meaning assigned to it herein, whether defined expressly or by
reference;




     (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with GAAP;




     (c) “or” is not exclusive;




     (d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;




     (e) words used herein implying any gender shall apply to every gender;




     (f) “$”, “U.S. Dollars” and “Dollars” each refers to United States dollars, or such
other money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts; and




     (g) whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of
principal, premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to
any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Liquidated
Damages to the extent that, in such context, Liquidated Damages are, were or would be
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ARTICLE 2




THE NOTES




Section 2.01. Form and Dating.




          The Initial Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Exchange Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of
authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. The Notes may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or Depository rule or
usage. The form of the Notes and any notation, legend or endorsement on them shall be satisfactory
to both the Issuer and the Trustee. Each Note shall be dated the date of its issuance and shall
show the date of its authentication.




          The terms and provisions contained in the Notes, annexed hereto as Exhibits A and
B, shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the
extent applicable, the Issuer and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture,
expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.




          The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of two or more permanent global Notes (the
“Global Notes”). Notes offered and sold (i) in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued
initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in registered form, substantially in
the form set forth in Exhibit A (the “ Rule 144A Global Note”) and (ii) in offshore
transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more
permanent global Notes in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
(the “Regulation S Global Note”), and in each case shall be deposited with the Trustee, as
custodian for the Depository, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as
hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of any Global Note may from time to time be
increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository, as hereinafter provided.




Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.




          The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by two Officers of the Issuer or an
Officer and the Secretary of the Issuer. Such signatures may be either manual or facsimile.




          If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.




          A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee signs the certificate
of authentication on the Note. Such signature shall be manual. Such signature shall be conclusive
evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.




          The Trustee or an authentication agent (the “Authenticating Agent”) shall authenticate
(i) Initial Notes for original issue on the date of this Indenture in the aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $225,000,000, (ii) additional Notes (“Additional Notes”) for original
issue following the date of this Indenture in unlimited aggregate principal amount (so long as
permitted by the terms of this Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 4.10 hereof) for
original issue upon a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate in
aggregate principal amount as specified in such order, and (iii) Exchange Notes from time to time
for issue only in exchange for a like principal amount of Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as the
case may be, in each case upon written orders of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s
Certificate. The Officer’s Certificate shall specify the amount
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cated, the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated and the aggregate principal amount
of Notes outstanding on the date of authentication, whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes,
Additional Notes or Exchange Notes, and shall further specify the amount of such Notes to be issued
as a Global Note or Certificated Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any
time may not exceed such amount except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.




          Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Notes issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent
together on all matters (as to which any of such Notes may vote or consent) as one class and no
series of Notes will have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter.




          The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent to authenticate Notes. Any such appointment
shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Trust Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished
to the Issuer. An Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.
Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such
Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent has the same right as an Agent to deal with the
Issuer and Affiliates of the Issuer.




          The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations
of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.




Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.




          The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”), an office or agency located in the Borough of
Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York where Notes may be presented for payment
(“Paying Agent”) and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in
respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register of the
Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Registrar shall provide the Issuer a current copy of
such register from time to time upon request of the Issuer. The Issuer may have one or more
co-Registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents. Neither the Issuer nor any Affiliate of
the Issuer may act as Paying Agent. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or
co-Registrar without notice to any Holder.




          The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such
Agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such Agent. If the
Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or agent for service of notices and demands,
or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer initially
appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for service of notices and demands in
connection with the Notes.




Section 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust.




          The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that
each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all assets held
by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on Notes (whether
such assets have been distributed to it by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Notes), and shall
notify the Trustee in writing of any Default in making any such payment. The Issuer at any time
may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any
assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Payment Default,
upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to forthwith distribute to the
Trustee all assets so held in trust by such Paying Agent together with a complete accounting of
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that shall have been delivered by the Issuer to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have
no further liability for such assets.




Section 2.05. Noteholder Lists.




          The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar,
the Issuer shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee on or before each April 1
and October 1 in each year, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list
in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses
of Holders which list may be conclusively relied on by the Trustee.




Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.




          Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 hereof, when Notes are presented to the
Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to register the transfer of such Notes or to exchange
such Notes for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations of the same
series, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested
if its requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Notes presented or
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar or
co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. To
permit registrations of transfer and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall
authenticate Notes at the Registrar’s or co-Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be made
for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge in connection therewith payable
by the transferor of such Notes (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge
payable upon exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 2.10, 3.06, 4.12, 4.15 or 9.06 hereof, in
which event the Issuer shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes).




          Without the prior consent of the Issuer, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall not be required
to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note (i) during a period beginning at the opening
of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing, (ii) selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to
Article 3 hereof, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, or (iii)
between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.




          Any Holder of a Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of
beneficial interests in such Global Notes may be effected only through a book entry system
maintained by the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial
interest in the Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.




Section 2.07. Replacement Notes.




          If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder presents evidence to the
satisfaction of the Issuer and the Trustee that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully
taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note. An indemnity
or a security bond may be required by the Issuer or the Trustee that is sufficient in the judgment
of the Issuer and the Trustee to protect the Issuer, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss which
any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. In every case of destruction, loss or theft, the
applicant shall also furnish to the Issuer and to the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the
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thereof. Each of the Issuer and the Trustee may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become due and
payable, the Issuer in its discretion may pay such Note instead of issuing a new Note in
replacement thereof. The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the
extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to replacement or payment of mutilated,
lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Notes.




          Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Issuer.




Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes.




          Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those
cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, and those described in this Section 2.08
as not outstanding.




          If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof (other than a mutilated Note surrendered
for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding until the Issuer and the Trustee receive proof
satisfactory to each of them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser. A mutilated
Note ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Note and replacement thereof pursuant to
Section 2.07 hereof.




          If on a Redemption Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds U.S. legal tender
sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the Notes payable on that date and is
not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them
ceases to accrue.




Section 2.09. Treasury Notes.




          In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in
any direction, waiver, consent or notice, Notes owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates shall
be considered as though they are not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining
whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only
Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so considered. The
Issuer shall notify the Trustee, in writing, when it or any of its Affiliates repurchases or
otherwise acquires Notes, of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes so repurchased or
otherwise acquired.




Section 2.10. Temporary Notes.




          Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate temporary Notes upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an
Officers’ Certificate. The Officers’ Certificate shall specify the amount of temporary Notes to be
authenticated and the date on which the temporary Notes are to be authenticated. Temporary Notes
shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Issuer
considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare
and the Trustee shall authenticate upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer pursuant to
Section 2.02 definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.




Section 2.11. Cancellation.




          The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and
the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or
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Agent, and no one else, shall cancel and, at the written direction of the Issuer, dispose of
and deliver evidence of such disposal of all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer,
exchange, payment or cancellation in accordance with their then existing procedures therefor.
Subject to Section 2.07 hereof, the Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has
paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If the Issuer shall acquire any of the Notes,
such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented
by such Notes unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to
this Section 2.11. In no event shall the Trustee be required to destroy cancelled Notes.




Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest.




          The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal (including post-petition interest in a
proceeding under Bankruptcy Law) at the rate of interest then borne by the Notes. The Issuer
shall, to the extent lawful, pay interest on overdue installments of interest (without regard to
any applicable grace periods) at the rate of interest then borne by the Notes.




          If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted
interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons
who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next
preceding the date fixed by the Issuer for the payment of defaulted interest or the next succeeding
Business Day if such date is not a Business Day. At least 15 days before the subsequent special
record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Holder, as of a recent date selected by the Issuer, with
a copy to the Trustee, a notice that states the subsequent special record date, the payment date
and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to
be paid.




          Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the
30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a) hereof shall be paid to Holders as of the Record Date
for the Interest Payment Date for which interest has not been paid.




Section 2.13. Deposit of Moneys.




          Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date,
Change of Control Payment Date, Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date and Maturity Date, the Issuer shall
have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds U.S. legal tender sufficient to
make payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Change of Control
Payment Date, Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely
manner which permits the Trustee to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date,
Redemption Date, Change of Control Payment Date, Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date or Maturity Date,
as the case may be. The principal and interest on Global Notes shall be payable to the Depository
or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole Holder of the Global
Notes represented thereby. The principal and interest on Notes in certificated form shall be
payable at the office of the Paying Agent.




Section 2.14. CUSIP Number.




          The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP,” “ISIN” or such other numbers, and if so, the
Trustee shall use such CUSIP, ISIN or such other numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a
convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as
to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or such other numbers printed in the notice or on
the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Notes. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or such other
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Section 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Notes.




          (a) The Global Notes initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository or the
nominee of such Depository, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depository and
(iii) bear legends as set forth in Section 2.17 hereof.




          Members of, or participants in, the Depository (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights
under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository or
under the Global Note, and the Depository may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent
of the Issuer or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Note for all purposes whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent of
the Issuer or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other
authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent
Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder.




          (b) Interests of beneficial owners in the Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged for
Certificated Notes in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository and the provisions
of Section 2.16 hereof. In addition, Certificated Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial
owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in Global Notes if (i) the Depository (x)
notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for any Global Note or
(y) has ceased to be a clearing company registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a
successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days of such notice or (ii) a Default
or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a written
request from the Depository to issue Certificated Notes.




          (c) In connection with the transfer of Global Notes as an entirety to beneficial owners
pursuant to paragraph (b), the Global Notes shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for
cancellation, and the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an
authentication order from the Issuer in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, authenticate and
deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in writing in exchange for its
beneficial interest in the Global Notes, an equal aggregate principal amount of Certificated Notes
of authorized denominations.




          (d) Any Certificated Note constituting a Restricted Security delivered in exchange for an
interest in a Global Note pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) shall, except as otherwise provided by
Section 2.16 hereof, bear the Private Placement Legend.




          (e) The Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person,
including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any
action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.




Section 2.16. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.




          (a) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Notes. When Certificated Notes are
presented to the Registrar or co-Registrar with a request:





          (i) to register the transfer of the Certificated Notes; or




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the Registrar or co-Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if the
requirements under this Indenture as set forth in this Section 2.16 for such transactions are met;
provided, however, that the Certificated Notes presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange:





     (I) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Registrar or co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing; and




     (II) in the case of Certificated Notes the offer and sale of which have not been
registered under the Securities Act and are presented for transfer or exchange prior to (x)
the date which is two years after the later of the date of original issue and the last date
on which the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer was the owner of such Note, or any
predecessor thereto and (y) such later date, if any, as may be required by any subsequent
change in applicable law (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”), such
Certificated Notes shall be accompanied, in the sole discretion of the Issuer, by the
following additional information and documents, as applicable:




     (A) if such Certificated Note is being delivered to the Registrar or
co-Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without
transfer, a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto); or




     (B) if such Certificated Note is being transferred to a Qualified Institutional
Buyer in accordance with Rule 144A, a certification to that effect (substantially in
the form of Exhibit C hereto); or




     (C) if such Certificated Note is being transferred in reliance on Regulation S,
delivery of a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto) and a transferor certificate for Regulation S transfers substantially in the
form of Exhibit E hereto; or




     (D) if such Certificated Note is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor, delivery of certification to that effect (substantially in the
form of Exhibit C hereto), certificates of the transferee in substantially the form
of Exhibit D and, at the option of the Issuer, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Issuer to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act; or




     (E) if such Certificated Note is being transferred in reliance on Rule 144
under the Securities Act, delivery of a certification to that effect substantially
in the form of Exhibit C hereto) and, at the option of the Issuer, an Opinion of
Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act; or




     (F) if such Certificated Note is being transferred in reliance on another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certification
to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto) and, at the option of
the Issuer, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer to the
effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act.



          (b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Certificated Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global
Note. A Certificated Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note
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Certificated Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in
form satisfactory to the Registrar or co-Registrar, together with:





     (A) in the case of Certificated Notes, the offer and sale of which have not been
registered under the Securities Act and which are presented for transfer prior to the Resale
Restriction Termination Date, certification, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, that such Certificated Note is being transferred (I) to a Qualified Institutional
Buyer or (II) in an offshore transaction in reliance on Regulation S (and, in the case of
this clause II, the Issuer shall have received a transferor certificate for Regulation S
transfers substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto and, at the option of the
Issuer, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer to the effect that such
transaction is in compliance with the Securities Act); and




     (B) written instructions from the Holder thereof directing the Registrar or
co-Registrar to make, or to direct the Depository to make, an endorsement on the applicable
Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate amount of the Notes represented by the
Global Note,


then the Registrar or co-Registrar shall cancel such Certificated Note and cause, or direct the
Depository to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between
the Depository and the Registrar or co-Registrar, the principal amount of Notes represented by the
applicable Global Note to be increased accordingly. If no Global Note representing Notes held by
Qualified Institutional Buyers or Persons acquiring Notes in offshore transactions in reliance on
Regulation S, as the case may be, is then outstanding, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee
shall, upon receipt of an authentication order in the form of an Officers’ Certificate in
accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate such a Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.




          (c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of Global Notes
or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depository in accordance with this
Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the
Depository therefor. Upon receipt by the Registrar or co-Registrar of written instructions, or
such other instruction as is customary for the Depository, from the Depository or its nominee,
requesting the registration of transfer of an interest in a U.S. Global Note or Regulation S Global
Note, as the case may be, to another type of Global Note, together with the applicable Global Notes
(or, if the applicable type of Global Note required to represent the interest as requested to be
transferred is not then outstanding, only the Global Note representing the interest being
transferred), the Registrar or co-Registrar shall cancel such Global Notes (or Global Note) and the
Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an authentication order in the form of an
Officers’ Certificate in accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate new Global Notes of the types
so cancelled (or the type so cancelled and applicable type required to represent the interest as
requested to be transferred) reflecting the applicable increase and decrease of the principal
amount of Notes represented by such types of Global Notes, giving effect to such transfer. If the
applicable type of Global Note required to represent the interest as requested to be transferred is
not outstanding at the time of such request, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall, upon
written instructions from the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate a new Global
Note of such type in principal amount equal to the principal amount of the interest requested to be
transferred.




          (d) Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note for a Certificated Note. (i)
Any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global Note may upon request exchange such beneficial
interest for a Certificated Note. Upon receipt by the Registrar or co-Registrar of written
instructions, or such other form of instructions as is customary for the Depository, from the
Depository or its nominee on behalf of any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global Note and
upon receipt by the Trustee of a written order or such other form of instructions as is customary
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nated by the Depository as having such a beneficial interest
containing registration instructions and, in the case of any such transfer or exchange of a
beneficial interest in Notes the offer and sale of which have not been registered under the
Securities Act and which Notes are presented for transfer or exchange prior to the Resale
Restriction Termination Date, the following additional information and documents:





     (A) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Person designated by the
Depository as being the beneficial owner, a certification from such Person to that effect
(substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto); or




     (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Qualified Institutional Buyer
in accordance with Rule l44A, a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto); or




     (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance on Regulation S,
delivery of a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto) and a transferor certificate for Regulation S transfers substantially in the form of
Exhibit E hereto; or




     (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited
Investor, delivery of certification (substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto),
a certificate of the transferee in substantially the form of Exhibit D and, at the
option of the Issuer, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer to the
effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act; or




     (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance on Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, delivery of a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto) and, at the option of the Issuer, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Issuer to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act; or




     (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance on another exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certification to that effect
(substantially
in the form of Exhibit C hereto) and, at the option of the Issuer, an Opinion
of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with the Securities Act,


then the Registrar or co-Registrar will cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and
procedures existing between the Depository and the Registrar or co-Registrar, the aggregate
principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced and, following such reduction, the
Issuer will execute and, upon receipt of an authentication order in the form of an Officers’
Certificate in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to
the transferee a Certificated Note in the appropriate principal amount.




          (ii) Certificated Notes issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Global Note pursuant
to this Section 2.16(d) hereof shall be registered in such names and in such authorized
denominations as the Depository, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants
or otherwise, shall instruct the Registrar or co-Registrar in writing. The Registrar or
co-Registrar shall deliver such Certificated Notes to the Persons in whose names such Certificated
Notes are so registered.




          (e) Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Indenture, a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the
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nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor
Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.




          (f) Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not
bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not
bear the Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the
Private Placement Legend, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear the
Private Placement Legend unless, and the Trustee is hereby authorized to deliver Notes without the
Private Placement Legend if, (i) the Resale Restriction Termination Date shall have occurred, (ii)
there is delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and
the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are
required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act or (iii) such
Note has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.




          (g) General. By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Private Placement Legend, each
Holder of such a Note acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this
Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note only as
provided in this Indenture.




          None of the Issuer, the Trustee, any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee (including any Paying
Agent or Registrar) will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records
relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a global security or
for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership
interests.




          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 Note (including any transfers between or among Agent
Members or beneficial owners of interest in any Global Note) 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.




          The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications
received pursuant to Section 2.15 hereof or this Section 2.16. The Issuer shall have the right to
inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any
reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.




Section 2.17. Restrictive Legends.




          Each Global Note and Certificated Note that constitutes a Restricted Security shall bear the
following legend (the “Private Placement Legend”) on the face thereof until the Resale
Restriction Termination Date, unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuer and the Holder thereof:





     THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT
BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO,
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE NEXT
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     (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN
RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (A “QIB”), (B) IT IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN
AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2),
(3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN “IAI”);




     (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT
(A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, (B) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QIB PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A
QIB IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (C) IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN IAI THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A
SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE
TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND,
IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES LESS
THAN $250,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, IF THE ISSUER SO
REQUESTS, THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, (F) IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER), OR
(G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND, IN
EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION; AND




     (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY OR AN
INTEREST HEREIN IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.




     AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AND “UNITED STATES” HAVE THE
MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY RULE 902 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE
INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS SECURITY CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING THE TRUSTEE TO
REFUSE TO REGISTER ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING.




     Each Global Note shall also bear the following legend:




     THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITORY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON
OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN
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NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE
BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE
DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.




     TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT
IN PART, AND TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO
TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.16 OF THE
INDENTURE.



ARTICLE 3




REDEMPTION




Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.




          If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes, at least 60 days
prior to the Redemption Date or during such other period as the Trustee may agree to, the Issuer
shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Notes to be
redeemed and the Redemption Price, and deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that
such redemption will comply with the conditions contained herein and in the Notes, as appropriate.




Section 3.02. Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed.




          In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, selection of the
Notes to be redeemed shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the
principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Notes are listed or, if such Notes
are not then listed on a national security exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method
as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided, however, that no Notes of a principal
amount of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part; provided, further, that if a partial redemption
is made with the proceeds of any Qualified Equity Offering, selection of the Notes or portions
thereof for redemption shall be made by the Trustee
only on a pro rata basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the
procedures of the Depository), unless such method is otherwise prohibited. A new Note in a
principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder
thereof upon delivery of the original Note to the Paying Agent and cancellation of the original
Note. On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof
called for redemption as long as the Issuer has deposited with the Paying Agents funds in U.S.
legal tender in satisfaction of the applicable Redemption Price pursuant to this Indenture.




Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption.




          Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days
before the Redemption Date to each Holder to be redeemed at its registered address, except that
redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is
issued in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. If any Note is to be
redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note shall state the portion
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          The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including the CUSIP, ISIN or other
number(s) thereof) and shall state:




          (1) the Redemption Date;




          (2) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;




          (3) that, if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount (equal to
$1,000 in principal amount or any integral multiple thereof) of such Note to be redeemed and that,
on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal
amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued;




          (4) the name, address and telephone number of the Paying Agent;




          (5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent at the address
specified to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;




          (6) that, unless the Issuer defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on Notes
called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date and the only remaining
right of the Holders is to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued interest to the
Redemption Date upon surrender of the Notes to the Paying Agent;




          (7) the subparagraph of the Notes pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being
redeemed; and




          (8) if fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Notes
(or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be
redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding after such partial
redemption.




Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.




          Once the notice of redemption described in Section 3.03 hereof is mailed, Notes called for
redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price, including any
premium, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date, if any. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent,
such Notes shall be paid at the Redemption Price, including any premium, plus accrued interest
to the Redemption Date, if any; provided that if the Redemption Date is after a Record Date and on
or prior to the Interest Payment Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the
redeemed Notes registered on the relevant Record Date.




Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.




          (a) On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, the Issuer shall
have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds U.S. legal tender sufficient to
pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date.




          (b) On and after any Redemption Date, if U.S. legal tender sufficient to pay the Redemption
Price of and accrued interest on Notes called for redemption shall have been made available in
accordance with clause (a), the Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue interest and the
only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price of and,
subject to the first proviso in Section 3.04, accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to the
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Note called for redemption shall not be so paid, interest will continue to
accrue and be paid, from the Redemption Date until such redemption payment is made, on the unpaid
principal of the Note and any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate
and in the manner provided for in Section 2.12 hereof.




Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part.




          Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for a Holder
a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.




ARTICLE 4




COVENANTS




Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.




          The Issuer shall pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner
provided in the Notes and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be
considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent holds, for the benefit of the
Holders, on that date U.S. legal tender designated for and sufficient to pay such installment in
full and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.




          The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal and interest on overdue interest, to the
extent lawful as provided for in Section 2.12 hereof.




Section 4.02. Reports to Holders.




          Whether or not required by the Commission, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Issuer
will furnish to the Holders of Notes, or file electronically with the Commission through the
Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (or any successor system),
within the time periods applicable to the Issuer under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act:





     (1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be
contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Issuer were required
to file these Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and
Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on
the annual financial statements by the Issuer’s certified independent accountants; and




     (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form
8-K if the Issuer were required to file these reports.



          In addition, whether or not required by the Commission, the Issuer will file a copy of all of
the information and reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the Commission for public
availability within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations (unless
the Commission will not accept the filing) and make the information available to securities
analysts and prospective investors upon request. The Issuer and the Guarantors have agreed that,
for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Issuer will furnish to the Holders and to
securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be
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          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Issuer will be deemed to have complied with its
obligations in the preceding two paragraphs following the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and prior to the effectiveness thereof
if the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes the information specified in clause (1) above
at the times it would otherwise be required to file such Forms. The Issuer shall also comply with
the provisions of TIA Section 314(a).




          Should the Issuer deliver to the Trustee any such information, reports or certificates or any
annual reports, information, documents and other reports pursuant to Section 314(a) of the Trust
Indenture Act, delivery of such information, reports or certificates or any annual reports,
information, documents and other reports 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 Issuer’s compliance with
any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on
Officers’ Certificates).




Section 4.03. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.




          The Issuer covenants (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time
insist upon, or plead (as a defense or otherwise) or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the
benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law which would
prohibit or forgive the Issuer from paying all or any portion of the principal of, premium, if any,
and/or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter
in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the
extent that they may lawfully do so) the Issuer hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of
any such law, and covenant that they will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law had been enacted.




Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default; Tax Information.




          (a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of its fiscal year
an Officers’ Certificate (one of the signers of which shall be the principal executive officer,
principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Issuer) stating that a review of
the activities of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year has been made under the
supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Issuer has kept,
observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as
to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Issuer
has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every
covenant contained in this Indenture and are not in default in the performance or observance
of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred, describing all or such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have
knowledge and what action each is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the
best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which
payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes are prohibited or if such
event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to
take with respect thereto. The Officers’ Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should the
Issuer elect to change the manner in which it fixes its fiscal year end.




          (b) The annual financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof shall be
accompanied by a written report addressed to the Trustee of the Issuer’s independent accountants
(who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in conducting their audit of the
financial statements included therein nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to
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such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of
existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or
indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.




          (c) (i) If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if any
Holder seeks to exercise any remedy hereunder with respect to a claimed default under this
Indenture of the Notes, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, at its address set forth in
Section 11.02 hereof, by registered or certified mail or facsimile transmission followed by hard
copy by overnight courier, registered or certified mail an Officers’ Certificate specifying such
Default or Event of Default, notice or other action, the status thereof and what action the Issuer
is taking or proposes to take within five Business Days of their becoming aware of such occurrence.




          (d) The Issuer, or one of its representatives, agents or employees, shall calculate and
deliver to the Trustee all original issue discount information to be reported by the Trustee to
Holders as required by applicable law.




Section 4.05. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.




          The Issuer shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall
become delinquent, (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges (including
withholding taxes and any penalties, interest and additions to taxes) levied or imposed upon it or
any of its Subsidiaries or properties of it or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) all lawful claims
for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of
it or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to pay or
discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount,
applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings properly
instituted and diligently conducted for which adequate reserves, to the extent required under GAAP,
have been taken.




Section 4.06. Corporate Existence.




          Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Issuer shall each do or cause to be done all things necessary
to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate,
partnership or limited liability company or other existence of each Subsidiary, in accordance with
the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of each
Subsidiary and (ii) the material rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the
Issuer and its Subsidiaries except where the failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect
any such rights, licenses and franchise shall not have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, business, operations or prospects of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and provided that the Issuer shall not be required
to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, limited liability company,
partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors of the Issuer
shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business
of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in
any material respect to the Holders.




Section 4.07. Maintenance of Office or Agency.




          The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation
for payment and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this
Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
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office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with
the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at
the address of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located at 101 Barclays Street — 7E, New
York, New York 10286.




          The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where
the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time
rescind such designations. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of such
designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.




          The Issuer hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located at
101 Barclays Street — 7E, New York, New York 10286.




Section 4.08. Compliance with Laws.




          The Issuer shall comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all
applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the United States of America,
all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board,
regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the
conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for
such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition or results of operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.




Section 4.09. Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.




          (a) The Issuer shall cause all material properties owned by or leased by it or any of its
Subsidiaries used or useful to the conduct of the Issuer’s business or the business of any of its
Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in normal condition, repair and working order and supplied
with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals,
replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in its judgment may be necessary, so
that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted
at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.09 shall prevent the Issuer or any
of its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties,
or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in the judgment of the Board of
Directors of the Issuer or of the Board of Directors of any Subsidiary of the Issuer concerned, or
of an officer (or other agent employed by the Issuer or of any of its Subsidiaries) of the Issuer
or any of its Subsidiaries having managerial responsibility for any such property, desirable in the
conduct of the business of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer, and if such discontinuance
or disposal is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.




          (b) The Issuer shall maintain, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to maintain,
insurance with responsible carriers against such risks and in such amounts, and with such
deductibles, retentions, self-insured amounts and co-insurance provisions, as are customarily
carried by similar businesses of similar size, including property and casualty loss, workers’
compensation and interruption of business insurance.




Section 4.10. Limitations on Additional Indebtedness.




          (a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, incur any Indebtedness; provided that the Issuer or any Guarantor may incur additional
Indebtedness and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Acquired Indebtedness, in each case, if, after
giving effect thereto, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio would be at least 2.00 to 1.00 (the
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Exception”); provided, however, that Acquired Indebtedness shall not exceed
an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million at any time outstanding.




          (b) Notwithstanding the above, each of the following shall be permitted (the “Permitted
Indebtedness”):





     (1) Indebtedness of the Issuer and any Guarantor under the Credit Facilities in an
aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed (a) the greater of (i) $225.0 million
and (ii) 20.0% of the Issuer’s Consolidated Tangible Assets, minus (b) to the extent a
permanent repayment and/or commitment reduction is required thereunder as a result of such
application, the aggregate amount of Net Available Proceeds applied to repayments under the
Credit Facilities in accordance with Section 4.12;




     (2) Indebtedness under (a) the Notes and the Note Guarantees issued on the Issue Date
and (b) the Exchange Notes and the Note Guarantees in respect thereof to be issued pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement;




     (3) Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent
outstanding on the Issue Date after giving effect to the intended use of proceeds of the
Notes (other than Indebtedness referred to in clause (1), (2) or (5));




     (4) Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes
of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation; provided that
in the case of Hedging Obligations relating to interest rates, (a) such Hedging Obligations
relate to payment obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred by this
Section 4.10, and (b) the notional principal amount of such Hedging Obligations at the time
incurred does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Hedging
Obligations relate;




     (5) Indebtedness of the Issuer owed to a Restricted Subsidiary and Indebtedness of any
Restricted Subsidiary owed to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided,
however, that upon any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or
such Indebtedness being owed to any Person other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary,
the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall be deemed to have incurred
Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (5);




     (6) Indebtedness in respect of (a) self-insurance obligations or completion, bid,
performance, appeal or surety bonds issued for the account of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, including guarantees or obligations of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit supporting such
self-insurance, completion,
bid, performance, appeal or surety obligations (in each case other than for an
obligation for money borrowed) or (b) obligations represented by letters of credit for the
account of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in order to provide
security for workers’ compensation claims;




     (7) Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
after the Issue Date, and Refinancing Indebtedness thereof, in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed at any time outstanding the greater of (a) $50.0 million or (b) 15.0% of the
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     (8) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of
a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight
overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided,
however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of incurrence;




     (9) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in
the ordinary course of business;




     (10) Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the
Coverage Ratio Exception or clause (2) or (3) above or this clause (10);




     (11) indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out or similar obligations
(including without limitation any Earn Out Obligations), in each case, incurred or assumed
in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets of the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary or Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary, other than
guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such
business, assets or Equity Interests for the purpose of financing or in contemplation of any
such acquisition; provided that (a) any amount of such obligations included on the face of
the balance sheet of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be permitted under
this clause (11) and (b) in the case of a disposition, the maximum aggregate liability in
respect of all such obligations outstanding under this clause (11) shall at no time exceed
the gross proceeds actually received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection with such disposition;




     (12) Contingent Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors in respect of Indebtedness
otherwise permitted under this Section 4.10;




     (13) Indebtedness of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount outstanding
at any one time not to exceed 10% of such Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries’ Consolidated
Tangible Assets; and;




     (14) additional Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $40.0 million at any time outstanding.



          For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.10, in the event that an item of
Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness
described in clauses (1) through (14) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the Coverage
Ratio Exception, the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness and
may divide and classify such Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described,
except that Indebtedness incurred under the Credit Facilities on the Issue Date shall be deemed to
have been incurred under clause (1) above, and may later reclassify any item of Indebtedness
described in clauses (1) through (14) above (provided that at the time of reclassification it meets
the criteria in such category or categories). In addition, for purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this Section
4.10, guarantees, Liens or letter of credit obligations supporting Indebtedness otherwise included
in the determination of such particular amount shall not be included so long as incurred by a
Person that could have incurred such Indebtedness.




Section 4.11. Limitations on Restricted Payments.




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     (1) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a consequence
thereof;




     (2) the Issuer is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other
than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; or




     (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all
other Restricted Payments made after the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made
pursuant to clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) of clause (b) of this Section 4.11), exceeds the
sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):




          (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period)
commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and
including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such
calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such
Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit), plus




          (B) 100% of (A) (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds and (ii) the Fair Market Value of
(x) marketable securities (other than marketable securities of the Issuer), (y) Equity
Interests of a Person (other than the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer) engaged in a
Permitted Business and (z) other assets used in any Permitted Business, in the case of
clauses (i) and (ii), received by the Issuer since the Issue Date as a contribution to its
common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer
or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or
convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or
exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests or debt
securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer), and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, if
any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or
exchange described in clause (A) above, plus




          (C) 100% of (A) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated
Indebtedness) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Issuer’s
consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange after the Issue Date of any such
Indebtedness into or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer and (B) the aggregate net
cash proceeds, if any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any
conversion or exchange described in clause (A) above, plus




          (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was
treated as a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not
included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of
the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other
property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to
such Investment
and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in
either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus




          (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the
lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s proportionate interest in such
Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the
Issuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the
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          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in clause (a) of this Section 4.11
will not prohibit:





     (1) the payment of (a) any dividend or redemption payment or the making of any
distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if, on the date of
declaration, the dividend, redemption or distribution payment, as the case may be, would
have complied with the provisions of this Indenture or (b) any dividend or similar
distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer to the holders of its Equity Interests
on a pro rata basis;




     (2) the redemption or acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially
concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests;




     (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in
exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of,
Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially
concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section
4.10 and the other terms of this Indenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection
with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated
Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.15 and Section 4.12
and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming
such Subordinated Indebtedness;




     (4) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity
Interests of the Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers,
directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates),
either (x) upon any such individual’s death, disability, retirement, severance or
termination of employment or service or (y) pursuant to any equity subscription agreement,
stock option agreement, stockholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided, in any case,
that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions, repurchases or other
acquisitions or retirements shall not exceed (A) $5.0 million during any calendar year (with
unused amounts in any calendar year being carried forward to the next succeeding calendar
year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer
from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer
to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of
Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any
“key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted
Payments pursuant to this clause (4);




     (5) (a) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of
Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, rights to
acquire Equity Interests or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests
represent a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereof and (b) any repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests made in lieu of withholding taxes in
connection with any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants or other similar rights;




     (6) dividends on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Equity Interests issued in compliance
with Section 4.10 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of
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     (7) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests; payments or
distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law in connection with a
merger, consolidation or transfer of assets that complies with the provisions of Article 5;
or




     (8) payment of other Restricted Payments from time to time in an aggregate amount not
to exceed $15.0 million in any fiscal year;


provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (3), (4) or (9) above,
no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no
issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to clauses (2), (3)
or (4)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket.




Section 4.12. Limitations on Asset Sales.




          (a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale unless:





     (1) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such
Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets included in such Asset
Sale; and




     (2) at least 75% of the total consideration in such Asset Sale consists of cash or Cash
Equivalents.




     For purposes of clause (2), the following shall be deemed to be cash:




     (A) the amount (without duplication) of any Indebtedness (other than Subordinated
Indebtedness) of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly assumed by the
transferee of any such assets pursuant to (i) a written novation agreement that releases the
Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability therefor or (ii) an assignment
agreement that includes, in lieu of such a release, the agreement of the transferee or its
parent company to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from
and against any loss, liability or cost in respect of such assumed liability,




     (B) the amount of any obligations received from such transferee that are within 30 days
after such Asset Sale converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to
the extent of the cash actually so received), and




     (C) the Fair Market Value of (i) any assets (other than securities) received by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to be used by it in a Permitted Business, (ii) Equity
Interests in a Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary or in a Person engaged in a Permitted
Business that shall become a Restricted Subsidiary immediately upon the acquisition of such
Person by the Issuer or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii).



          (b) If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is repaid or converted into or
sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such
non-cash consideration), then the date of such repayment, conversion or disposition shall be deemed
to constitute the date of an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Available Proceeds thereof shall be
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                (c) Any Asset Sale pursuant to a condemnation, appropriation or other similar taking,
including by deed in lieu of condemnation, or pursuant to the foreclosure or other enforcement of a
Permitted Lien or exercise by the related lienholder of rights with respect thereto, including by
deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure shall not be required to satisfy the conditions set forth
in subclauses (1) and (2) of clause (a) of this Section 4.12.




                (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 75% limitation referred to above shall be deemed
satisfied with respect to any Asset Sale in which the cash or Cash Equivalents portion of the
consideration received therefrom, determined in accordance with the foregoing provision on an
after-tax basis, is equal to or greater than what the after-tax proceeds would have been had such
Asset Sale complied with the aforementioned 75% limitation.




                (e) If the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in an Asset Sale, the Issuer or such
Restricted Subsidiary shall, no later than 365 days following the consummation thereof, apply all
or any of the Net Available Proceeds therefrom to:





     (i) satisfy all mandatory repayment obligations under the Credit Agreement arising by
reason of such Asset Sale, and in the case of any such repayment under any revolving credit
facility, effect a permanent reduction in the availability under such revolving credit
facility;




     (ii) repay any Indebtedness which was secured by the assets sold in such Asset Sale;




     (iii) (A) make any capital expenditure or otherwise invest all or any part of the Net
Available Proceeds thereof in the purchase of assets (other than securities) to be used by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Permitted Business, (B) acquire Qualified
Equity Interests in a Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary or in a Person engaged in a
Permitted Business that shall become a Restricted Subsidiary immediately upon the
consummation of such acquisition or (C) a combination of (A) and (B); and/or




     (iv) make a Net Proceeds Offer (and purchase or redeem Pari Passu Indebtedness) in
accordance with the procedures described in clause (g) of this Section 4.12.



                (f) The amount of Net Available Proceeds not applied or invested as provided in the preceding
clause (e) shall constitute “Excess Proceeds.”




                (g) When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds equals or exceeds $15.0 million, the Issuer
shall be required to make an offer to purchase from all Holders and, if applicable, purchase or
redeem (or make an offer to do so) any Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Issuer the provisions of
which require the Issuer to purchase or redeem such Indebtedness with the proceeds from any Asset
Sales (or offer to do so), in an aggregate principal amount of Notes and such Pari Passu
Indebtedness equal to the amount of such Excess Proceeds as follows:





           (1) the Issuer will (a) make an offer to purchase (a “Net Proceeds Offer”) to
all Holders in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture, and (b) purchase
or redeem
(or make an offer to do so) any such other Pari Passu Indebtedness, pro rata in
proportion to the respective principal amounts of the Notes and such other Indebtedness
required to be purchased or redeemed, the maximum principal amount of Notes and Pari Passu
Indebtedness that may be purchased or redeemed out of the amount (the “Payment
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     (2) the offer price for the Notes will be payable in cash in an amount equal to 100% of
the principal amount of the Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the date such Net Proceeds
Offer is consummated (the “Offered Price”), in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Indenture, and the purchase or redemption price for such Pari Passu
Indebtedness (the “Pari Passu Indebtedness Price”) shall be as set forth in the
related documentation governing such Indebtedness;




     (3) if the aggregate Offered Price of Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by
Holders thereof exceeds the pro rata portion of the Payment Amount allocable to the Notes,
Notes to be purchased will be selected on a pro rata basis; and




     (4) upon completion of such Net Proceeds Offer in accordance with the foregoing
provisions, the amount of Excess Proceeds with respect to which such Net Proceeds Offer was
made shall be deemed to be zero.



          (h) To the extent that the sum of the aggregate Offered Price of Notes tendered pursuant to a
Net Proceeds Offer and the aggregate Pari Passu Indebtedness Price paid to the holders of such Pari
Passu Indebtedness is less than the Payment Amount relating thereto (such shortfall constituting a
“Net Proceeds Deficiency”), the Issuer may use the Net Proceeds Deficiency, or a portion
thereof, for any purposes not otherwise prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture.




          (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
will be governed by the provisions of Section 4.15 and/or the provisions of Article 5 and not by
the provisions of this Section 4.12.




          The Issuer shall comply with applicable tender offer rules, including the requirements of Rule
14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the
purchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any
securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.12, the Issuer shall comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations
under this Section 4.12 by virtue of this compliance.




Section 4.13. Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates.




          (a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of its assets to, or purchase any assets from, or enter into any contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (an
“Affiliate Transaction”), unless:





     (1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Issuer or
the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable
transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis by the Issuer or that Restricted
Subsidiary from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Issuer or that Restricted
Subsidiary; and




     (2) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee:




   (a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate value in
excess of $5.0 million, an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate
Transaction complies with clause (1) above and a Secretary’s Certificate which sets
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ticates a resolution that has been adopted by the Independent
Directors approving such Affiliate Transaction; and




   (b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate value of
$25.0 million or more, the certificates described in the preceding clause (a) and a
written opinion as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction to the Issuer or
such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view issued by an Independent
Financial Advisor to the Board of Directors of the Issuer.



(b) The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:





(1) transactions exclusively between or among (a) the Issuer and one or more
Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) Restricted Subsidiaries;




(2) reasonable director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses)
and other benefits (including pursuant to any employment agreement or any
retirement, health, stock option or other benefit plan) and indemnification
arrangements, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s Board of
Directors or senior management;




(3) the entering into of a tax sharing agreement, or payments pursuant thereto,
between the Issuer and/or one or more Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other
Person with which the Issuer or such Subsidiaries are required or permitted to file
a consolidated tax return or with which the Issuer or such Subsidiaries are part of
a consolidated group for tax purposes to be used by such Person to pay taxes, and
which payments by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not in excess of
the tax liabilities that would have been payable by them on a stand-alone basis;




(4) scheduled payments of Earn Out Obligations of $5.0 million in any fiscal
year of the Issuer;




(5) any Permitted Investments;




(6) any Restricted Payments which are made in accordance with Section 4.11;




(7) (x) any agreement in effect on the Issue Date, as in effect on the Issue
Date or as thereafter amended or replaced in any manner that, taken as a whole, is
not more disadvantageous to the Holders or the Issuer in any material respect than
such agreement as it was in effect on the Issue Date or (y) any transaction pursuant
to any agreement referred to in the immediately preceding clause (x);




(8) any transaction with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the
Issuer) which would constitute an Affiliate of the Issuer solely because the Issuer
or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such
Person; and




(9) (a) any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is Qualified Equity Interests or (b) the
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Section 4.14. Limitation on Liens.




          The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted
Liens) of any nature whatsoever against any assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
(including Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue Date or
thereafter acquired, which Lien secures Indebtedness or trade payables, unless contemporaneously
therewith:





     (1) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that ranks pari passu with the Notes
or a Note Guarantee, effective provision is made to secure the Notes or such Note Guarantee,
as the case may be, at least equally and ratably with or prior to such obligation with a
Lien on the same collateral; and




     (2) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that is subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, effective provision is made to secure the Notes or
such Note Guarantee, as the case may be, with a Lien on the same collateral that is prior to
the Lien securing such subordinated obligation,


in each case, for so long as such obligation is secured by such Lien.




Section 4.15. Change of Control.




          (a) Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control, unless the Issuer has previously or
concurrently exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes as described in paragraph 5 of the
Notes, each Holder will have the right to require that the Issuer purchase all or any portion
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of that Holder’s Notes for a cash price (the
“Change of Control Purchase Price”) equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to
be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the date
of purchase.




          (b) Within 30 days following the date on which the Change of Control occurs, the Issuer must
send by first-class mail, a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall
govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state:





     (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and
that all Notes tendered shall be accepted for payment;




     (2) the Change of Control Purchase Price and the purchase date (which shall be a
Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is
mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”));




     (3) that any Note not tendered shall continue to accrue interest;




     (4) that, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Purchase
Price, any Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to
accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;




     (5) that such Change of Control Offer shall remain open for at least 20 Business Days
or for such longer period as is required by law and that Holders accepting the offer to have
their Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender
the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of the Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of
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completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the
close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;




     (6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their acceptance if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting
forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes delivered for purchase, and
a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Notes purchased;




     (7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes
equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered;




     (8) any other procedures that a Holder must follow to accept a Change of Control Offer
or effect withdrawal of such acceptance; and




     (9) the name and address of the Paying Agent.



          (c) The Issuer shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as
soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.




          (d) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept
for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price in
respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered, and (3) deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating
the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Issuer.




          (e) The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable mail to each Holder of Notes properly
tendered the Change of Control Purchase Price for such Notes, and the Trustee shall as promptly as
practicable authenticate and mail to each Holder a new Note in principal amount equal to any
unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided however, that each such new Note
shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000.




          (f) The Issuer shall comply with applicable tender offer rules, including the requirements of
Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other laws and regulations to the extent such laws and
regulations are applicable in connection with a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the
provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.15,
the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed
to have breached its obligations under the provisions of this Section 4.15 by virtue thereof.




          (g) The provisions of this Section 4.15 that require the Issuer to make a Change of Control
Offer following a Change of Control shall be applicable regardless of whether any other provisions
of this Indenture are applicable to the transaction giving rise to the Change of Control.




          (h) The Issuer’s obligation to make a Change of Control Offer shall be satisfied if a third
party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance
with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by
the Issuer and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control
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          (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, a Change of Control Offer may
be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such
Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Changed
of Control Offer.




Section 4.16. Limitations on Dividend and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted
Subsidiaries.




          The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to create or otherwise
cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction
on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:




          (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Equity Interests;




          (b) make loans or advances, or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed, to the Issuer or
any other Restricted Subsidiary; or




          (c) transfer any of its assets to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary;
except for:





(1) encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of applicable law,
regulation or order;




     (2) encumbrances or restrictions existing under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note
Guarantees;




     (3) non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease entered into in the ordinary
course of business;




     (4) encumbrances or restrictions existing under agreements existing on this date of
this Indenture (including, without limitation, the Credit Facilities) as in effect on that
date;




     (5) restrictions relating to any Lien permitted under this Indenture imposed by the
holder of such Lien;




     (6) restrictions imposed under any agreement to sell Equity Interests or assets, as
permitted under this Indenture, to any Person pending the closing of such sale;




     (7) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness or Equity Interests of a Person
acquired by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which encumbrance or
restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person,
other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;




     (8) any other agreement governing Indebtedness entered into after the Issue Date that
contains encumbrances and restrictions that are not materially more restrictive with respect
to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that
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     (9) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company
organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership
interests in such partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or similar Person;




     (10) Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 4.10 that imposes
restrictions of the nature described in clause (c) above on the assets acquired;




     (11) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers,
suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;




     (12) Indebtedness incurred or Equity Interests issued by any Restricted Subsidiary,
provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements or instruments governing such
Indebtedness or Equity Interests (a) either (i) apply only in the event of a payment default
or a default with respect to a financial covenant in such agreement or instrument or (ii)
will not materially affect the Issuer’s ability to pay all principal, interest and premium
and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes, as determined in good faith by the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer, whose determination shall
be conclusive; and (b) are not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes
than is customary in comparable financings (as determined by the Chief Financial Officer of
the Issuer, whose determination shall be conclusive); and




     (13) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments or refinancings of the
contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (12) above;
provided that such amendments or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the
Issuer’s Board of Directors, no more materially restrictive with respect to such
encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing.



Section 4.17. [RESERVED].




Section 4.18. Conduct of Business.




          The Issuer shall engage, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage, only in
businesses that, when considered together as a single enterprise, are primarily the Permitted
Business.




Section 4.19. Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.




          (a) The Issuer may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly formed or newly acquired
Subsidiary) of the Issuer as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Indenture (a “Designation”)
only if:





     (1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving
effect to such Designation; and




     (2) the Issuer would be permitted to make, at the time of such Designation, (a) a
Permitted Investment or (b) an Investment pursuant to clause (a) of Section 4.11 in either
case, in an amount (the “Designation Amount”) equal to the Fair Market Value of the
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          (b) No Subsidiary shall be Designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” unless such Subsidiary:





     (1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;




     (2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of the agreement, contract, arrangement
or understanding are no less favorable to the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiary than those
that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates;




     (3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary
has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or
(b) to maintain or preserve the Person’s financial condition or to cause the Person to
achieve any specified levels of operating results; and




     (4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for
any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, except for any guarantee given
solely to support the pledge by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Equity
Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, which guarantee is not recourse to the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary.



          (c) If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary fails to meet the preceding requirements as
an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes
of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of the Subsidiary and any Liens on assets of such Subsidiary
shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary at such time and, if the Indebtedness is
not permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10 or the Lien is not permitted under Section 4.14,
the Issuer shall be in default of the applicable Section.




          (d) The Issuer may redesignate an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (a
“Redesignation”) only if:





     (1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of and after giving
effect to such Redesignation; and




     (2) all Liens, Indebtedness and Investments of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding
immediately following such Redesignation would, if incurred or made at such time, have been
permitted to be incurred or made for all purposes of this Indenture.



          (e) All Designations and Redesignations must be evidenced by resolutions of the Board of
Directors of the Issuer, delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with the foregoing
provisions.




Section 4.20. Additional Note Guarantees.




          (a) If, after the Issue Date, (a) the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall acquire or
create another Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary is Redesignated a
Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, and (in each such case) such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary
guarantees any Indebtedness under any Credit Facility, then the Issuer shall cause such Domestic
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     (1) execute and deliver to the Trustee (a) a supplemental indenture in form and
substance satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary
shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and this
Indenture and (b) a notation of guarantee in respect of its Note Guarantee; and




     (2) deliver to the Trustee one or more opinions of counsel that such supplemental
indenture (a) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary and (b) constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of such Domestic
Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with its terms;


provided, however, that a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that owns net assets that have an
aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Issuer)
of less than 5% of the Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Issuer as of the end of the previous
fiscal quarter, need not become a Guarantor.




          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, the Domestic
Restricted Subsidiaries that are not required to be Guarantors pursuant to clause (a) of this
Section 4.20 collectively own net assets that have an aggregate fair market value (as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors of the Issuer) equal to or greater than 5% of the Issuer’s
Consolidated Tangible Assets, then the Issuer shall cause one or more of such non-Guarantor
Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries promptly to become a Guarantor or Guarantors such that after
giving effect thereto, the total net assets owned by all such remaining non-Guarantor Domestic
Restricted Subsidiaries will have an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Issuer) of less than 5% of the Consolidated Tangible Assets of the
Issuer. Any such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary so designated must become a Guarantor and execute
a supplemental indenture and deliver an opinion of counsel to the Trustee within 15 Business Days
of the date on which it was designated.




Section 4.21. Limitations on Layering Indebtedness.




          (a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, incur any Indebtedness that is or purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any
agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or of
such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or
by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinate to the Notes
or the Note Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, to the same extent and in the same manner as
such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be.




          (b) For purposes of the foregoing, no Indebtedness will be deemed to be subordinated in right
of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary solely by virtue of
being unsecured or secured by a Permitted Lien or by virtue of the fact that the holders of such
Indebtedness have entered into intercreditor agreements or other arrangements giving one or more of
such holders priority over the other holders in the collateral held by them.




Section 4.22. Covenant Suspension.




          During any period of time that the Notes have a Moody’s rating of Baa3 or higher or an S&P
rating of BBB- or higher (each, an “Investment Grade Rating”) and no Default has occurred
and is then continuing, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the
following Sections:





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	 	•	 	Section 4.11;
	 
	 	•	 	Section 4.12;
	 
	 	•	 	Section 4.13;
	 
	 	•	 	Section 4.15;
	 
	 	•	 	Section 4.16;
	 
	 	•	 	Section 4.18;
	 
	 	•	 	Section 4.20;
	 
	 	•	 	Section 4.21; and
	 
	 	•	 	subclause (3) of Section 5.01(a)




(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). In the event that the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the
preceding sentence and, subsequently, one or both of the Rating Agencies, as applicable, withdraws
its ratings or downgrades the ratings assigned to the Notes such that the Notes do not have an
Investment Grade Rating, then the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter again be
subject to the Suspended Covenants, it being understood that no actions taken by (or omissions of)
the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the suspension period shall constitute a
Default or an Event of Default under the Suspended Covenants. Furthermore, after the time of
reinstatement of the Suspended Covenants upon such withdrawal or downgrade, calculations with
respect to Restricted Payments will be made in accordance with the terms of Section 4.11 as though
Section 4.11 had been in effect during the entire period of time from the Issue Date.




ARTICLE 5




SUCCESSOR CORPORATION




Section 5.01. Limitations on Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.




          (a) The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of
related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into another Person, or sell, lease, transfer,
convey or otherwise dispose of or assign all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or
the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) unless:




          (1) either:





     (a) the Issuer shall be the surviving or continuing Person; or




     (b) the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving such
consolidation or merger or to which such sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition or assignment shall be made (collectively, the “Successor”) is a
corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership organized and existing
under the laws of any State of the United States of America or the District of
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sumes, by agreements in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Issuer under
the Notes, this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement;




     (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption of the
obligations as set forth in clause 5.01(a)(1)(b) above and the incurrence of any
Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith, and the use of any net proceeds
therefrom on a pro forma basis, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and




     (3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption of the
obligations as set forth in clause 5.01(a)(1)(b) above and the incurrence of any
Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith, and the use of any net proceeds
therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Issuer or the Successor, as the case may be, could incur
$1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the
Coverage Ratio Exception.



          (b) For purposes of this Section 5.01, any Indebtedness of the Successor which was not
Indebtedness of the Issuer immediately prior to the transaction shall be deemed to have been
incurred in connection with such transaction.




          (c) Except as provided in Section 10.06, no Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or
into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, unless:




          (1) either:





     (a) such Guarantor shall be the surviving or continuing Person; or




     (b) the Person (if other than such Guarantor) formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger is another Guarantor or assumes, by agreements in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of such
Guarantor under the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, this Indenture and the
Registration Rights Agreement; and




     (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred
and be continuing.



          (d) For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a
single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Equity Interests of which constitute all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer, will be deemed to be the transfer of
all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer.




Section 5.02. Successor Person Substituted.




          (a) Upon any consolidation, combination or merger of the Issuer or a Guarantor, or any
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01,
in which the Issuer or such Guarantor is not the continuing obligor under the Notes or its Note
Guarantee, the surviving entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such
Guarantor is merged or the Person to which the sale, conveyance, lease, transfer, disposition or
assignment is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power
of, the Issuer or such Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the
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named therein as the Issuer or such Guarantor and,
except in the case of a lease, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be released
from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes or in respect of its Note
Guarantee, as the case may be, and all of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s other obligations and
covenants under the Notes, this Indenture and its Note Guarantee, if applicable.




          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge
with or into or convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or
substantially all of its assets to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) this
Article 5 will not apply to a merger of the Issuer with an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the
purpose of reorganizing the Issuer in another jurisdiction.




ARTICLE 6




DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES




Section 6.01. Events of Default.




          Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:




          (a) the failure to pay interest on, or Liquidated Damages with respect to, any of the Notes
when the same becomes due and payable and the continuance of any such failure for 30 days;




          (b) the failure to pay the principal on any of Notes, when such principal becomes due and
payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise;




          (c) failure to make a payment to purchase Notes tendered pursuant to Article 5 or Section
4.15;




          (d) failure by the Issuer to comply with any other agreement or covenant in this Indenture and
continuance of this failure for 60 days after notice of the failure has been given to the Issuer by
the Trustee or by the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding;




          (e) default under any mortgage, indenture or other instrument or agreement under which there
may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced Indebtedness for borrowed money by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness now exists or is incurred after the
Issue Date, which default (A) is caused by a failure to pay at final maturity principal on such
Indebtedness within the applicable express grace period and any extensions thereof (a “payment
default”) or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express final
maturity (which acceleration is not rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 30 days of
receipt by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary of notice of any such acceleration), and, in
each case, the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any
other Indebtedness with respect to which an event described in clause (A) or (B) has occurred and
is continuing, aggregates $20.0 million or more;




          (f) one or more judgments (to the extent not covered by insurance) for the payment of money in
an aggregate amount in excess of $20.0 million shall be rendered against the Issuer, any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a
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          (g) the Issuer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law:





     (A) commences a voluntary case,




     (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case,




     (C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property,




     (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors,




     (E) generally is not able to pay its debts as they become due, or




     (F) takes any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing;



          (h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:





     (A) is for relief against the Issuer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in
an involuntary case,




     (B) appoints a Custodian of the Issuer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
for all or substantially all of the property of the Issuer or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries, or




     (C) orders the liquidation of the Issuer, or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries; and



          (i) any Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect
(other than in accordance with the terms of such Note Guarantee and this Indenture) or is declared
null and void and unenforceable or found to be invalid or any Guarantor denies its liability under
its Note Guarantee (other than by reason of release of a Guarantor from its Note Guarantee in
accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Note Guarantee).




          The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal, state or
foreign law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee,
assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.




Section 6.02. Acceleration.




          If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h)
with respect to the Issuer) shall have occurred and be continuing under this Indenture, the
Trustee, by written notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may declare
(an “acceleration declaration”) all amounts owing under the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such
declaration of acceleration, the aggregate principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the
outstanding Notes shall become due and payable (a) if there is no Indebtedness outstanding under
any Credit Facility at such time, immediately and (b) if otherwise, upon the earlier of (x) the
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extensions thereof) or an
acceleration of any Indebtedness under any Credit Facility prior to the express final stated
maturity thereof and (y) five Business Days after the Representative under each Credit Facility
receives the acceleration declaration, but, in the case of this clause (b) only, if such Event of
Default is then continuing; provided, however, that after such acceleration, but before a judgment
or decree based on acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such
outstanding Notes may rescind and annul such acceleration if





     (1) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;




     (2) all Events of Default, other than nonpayment of principal or interest that has
become due solely because of the acceleration, have been cured or waived;




     (3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue
installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such
declaration of acceleration, has been paid;




     (4) the Issuer has paid all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and its
reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and
advances and those of its agents and counsel; and




     (5) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in
Section 6.01(g) or (h) above, the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.


No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. If
an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) occurs with respect to the Issuer and is
continuing, then all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all
of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.




Section 6.03. Other Remedies.




          If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy
by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture
and may take any necessary action requested of it as Trustee to settle, compromise, adjust or
otherwise conclude any proceedings to which it is a party.




          The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not
produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in
exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive
of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.




Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults and Events of Default.




          Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.02, 6.07 and 8.02 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding have the right to waive past Defaults under this
Indenture except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest or
Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Note as specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01 or in
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nant or a provision which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of all Holders as
provided for in Section 8.02. The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
stating that the requisite percentage of Holders have consented to such waiver and attaching copies
of such consents. In case of any such waiver, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be
restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and under the Notes, respectively. This
paragraph of this Section 6.04 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA and such Section
316(a)(1)(B) of the TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture and the Notes, as
permitted by the TIA.




          Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured 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 thereto.




Section 6.05. Control by Majority.




          Subject to Section 2.09 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on
the Trustee by this Indenture. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to
the rights of another Holder not taking part in such direction, and the Trustee shall have the
right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines
that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a
Trust Officer, determine that the proceedings so directed may involve it in personal liability;
provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not
inconsistent with such direction. In the event the Trustee takes any action or follows any
direction pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification reasonably
satisfactory to it against any loss or expense caused by taking such action or following such
direction. This Section 6.05 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA, and such Section
316(a)(1)(A) of the TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture and the Notes, as
permitted by the TIA.




Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.




          (a) Subject to Section 6.07 below, no Holder shall have any right to institute any proceeding
with respect to this Indenture or any remedy thereunder unless:





     (1) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;




     (2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes have
made a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;




     (3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee
against any costs, liability or expense;




     (4) the Trustee fails to institute such proceeding within 60 days after receipt of the
request and the offer of indemnity; and




     (5) the Trustee has not received directions inconsistent with such written request
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
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          (b) However, such limitations do not apply to the right of any Holder of a Note to receive
payment of the principal of, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on, such Note or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment, on or after the due date expressed in the
Notes, which right will not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.




          (c) The Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance
with this Indenture and, upon any Officer of the Issuer becoming aware of any Default, a statement
specifying such Default and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto.




Section 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment.




          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive
payment of principal of, or Liquidated Damages, if any, or accrued interest of any Note held by
such Holder on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note, or to bring suit for the
enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional
and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.




Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.




          If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own
name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount of unpaid
principal, premium and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with, to the extent that payment
of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue principal and interest on overdue installments of
interest, in each case at the rate set forth in Section 4.01 hereof, and such further amounts as
shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.




Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.




          The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the
Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the
Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive
any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same
after deduction of its charges and expenses to the extent that any such charges and expenses are
not paid out of the estate in any such proceedings and any custodian in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay
to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 7.07 hereof.




          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 or reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to
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Section 6.10. Priorities.




          Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article and any other money or property
distributable in respect of the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture after an Event of Default
shall be applied in the following order:





     FIRST: to the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) for amounts due under
Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities
incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;




     SECOND: if the Holders are forced to proceed against the Issuer or any Guarantor
directly without the Trustee, to Holders for their collection costs;




     THIRD: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if
any, and interest as to each, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according
to the amounts due and payable on the Notes; and




     FOURTH: to the Issuer or, to the extent the Trustee collects any amounts from any
Guarantor, to such Guarantor.



          The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Issuer, may fix a record date and payment date
for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.




Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.




          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 or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the
suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the
claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the
Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof or a suit by Holders of more than 10%
in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.




ARTICLE 7




TRUSTEE




Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.




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




          (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:





     (1) The Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this
Indenture and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Indenture against the
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     (2) 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
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions which are
specifically required to be delivered to the Trustee by any provision of this Indenture to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.



          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, 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:





     (1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraphs (b) or (d) of this Section
7.01.




     (2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts.




     (3) 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 6.05
hereof.



          (d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds
or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in
the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it.




          (e) Whether or not herein expressly provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any
way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01.




          (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets received by it except
as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer. Assets held in trust by the Trustee need not
be segregated from other assets except to the extent required by law.




          (g) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction
or notice from the Issuer shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Issuer.




          (h) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness 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 Issuer,
personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or
additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.




          (i) 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
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          (j) The permissive right of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any actions enumerated
in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty.




Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee.




          Subject to Section 7.01 hereof:




          (a) The Trustee may rely on any document reasonably 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 with respect to any matters contemplated
by this Indenture or the Notes it may consult with counsel and may require an Officers’ Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel, or both, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 11.05 hereof.
The Trustee shall be protected and shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in
good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.




          (c) The Trustee may act through attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the
misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent (other than an agent who is an employee of the
Trustee) so long as the appointment of such agent was made with due care.




          (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith
which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Indenture.




          (e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such
counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability
in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance
thereon.




          (f) 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 the
Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance
with such request or direction.




          (g) The Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the
names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions
pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to
sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such
certificate previously delivered and not superseded.




          (h) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or
indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of
God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage;
epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software)
or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and
governmental action.




          (i) Anything in this Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for
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not limited to loss of profit), even if the Issuer has been advised as to the likelihood of
such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.




Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.




          The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may make loans to, accept deposits from, perform services for or otherwise deal with the
Issuer, or any Affiliates thereof, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any
Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee, however, shall be subject to Sections 7.10
and 7.11 hereof.




Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.




          The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the
proceeds from the sale of Notes or any money paid to the Issuer pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or the
Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.




Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.




          The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a
Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.




          Within 90 days after the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder, the Trustee
shall transmit by mail to Holders of Notes, as their names and addresses appear in the Registrar, a
notice of the Default or Event of Default known to the Trustee, unless such default or Event of
Default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in
payment of principal of, premium or interest on, any Note, including an accelerated payment and the
failure to make payment on the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer
or on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer and, except in the case
of a failure to comply with Article 5 hereof, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as
its Board of Directors, the executive committee of its Board of Directors or a committee of its
directors and/or Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interest of the Holders. This Section 7.05 shall be in lieu of the proviso to Section 315(b) of
the TIA, and such proviso of Section 315(b) of the TIA is hereby expressly excluded from this
Indenture and the Notes, as permitted by the TIA.




Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.




          If required by TIA Section 313(a), within 60 days after May 15 of any year, commencing the May
15 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a brief report dated
as of such May 15 that complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA
Section 313(b), (c) and (d).




          Reports pursuant to this Section 7.06 shall be transmitted by mail:




          (a) to all registered Holders, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the
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          (b) to such Holder as have, within the two years preceding such transmission, filed their
names and addresses with the Trustee for that purpose.




          A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the Commission
and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed. the Issuer shall promptly notify
the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.




Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.




          The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in
writing between the Issuer and the Trustee for the Trustee’s services. The Trustee’s compensation
shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer shall
reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable fees and expenses, including out-of-pocket
expenses incurred or made by it in connection with the performance of its duties under this
Indenture or in connection with the collection of any funds. Such expenses shall include the
reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.




          The Issuer shall indemnify each of the Trustee and its agents, employees, stockholders and
directors and officers for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred
by them (including attorney’s fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection with the
administration of this trust including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves
against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their
rights, powers or duties hereunder, except for such actions to the extent caused by any negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct on their part. The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly, in
writing, of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. At the
Trustee’s sole discretion, the Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate and
may participate in the defense; provided that any settlement of a claim shall be approved in
writing by the Trustee. The Issuer need not pay for any settlement made without its written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Issuer need not reimburse any
expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee through
its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.




          To secure the Issuer’s payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien
prior to the Notes on all assets or money held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as
Trustee, except assets or money held in trust to pay principal of, premium or interest on
particular Notes.




          In addition and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Trustee under any provision of
this Indenture, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default
specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) hereof occurs, such expenses and the compensation for such
services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.




          The obligation of the Issuer under this Section 7.07 shall survive the resignation or removal
of the Trustee and the termination or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.




          “Trustee” for purposes of this Section shall include any predecessor Trustee and the Trustee
in each of its capacities hereunder and to each agent, custodian and other person employed to act
hereunder; provided, however, that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee
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Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.




          The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer in writing. The Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the
Trustee and the Issuer in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Issuer may remove the
Trustee at its election if:




          (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;




          (b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;




          (c) a receiver or other 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 (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Issuer
shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes
office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may appoint a successor Trustee
to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.




          A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Issuer. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after
payment of all sums then owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof, all property held by
it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07 hereof, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee
shall have the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee
shall mail notice of its succession to each Holder.




          If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns
or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount
of the outstanding Notes may petition, at the expense of the Issuer, any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.




          If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of
securities for any period of time specified under TIA Section 3.10, fails to comply with Section
7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the
Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.




          Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuer’s
obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.




Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Consolidation, Merger or Conversion.




          If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially
all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, subject to this Article 7, the
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Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.




          This Indenture shall always have a Trustee which shall be eligible to act as Trustee under TIA
Sections 310(a)(1), 310(a)(2) and 310(a)(5). The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus
of at least $100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. If
the Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of TIA Section
310(b), the Trustee and the Issuer shall comply with the provisions of TIA Section 310(b);
provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) any
indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation
in other securities of the Issuer are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth
in TIA Section 310(b)(1) are met. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.10, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the
manner and with the effect hereinbefore specified in this Article 7.




Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuer.




          The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed
in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section
311(a) to the extent indicated therein. The provisions of TIA Section 311 shall apply to the
Issuer as obligors of the Notes.




ARTICLE 8




AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS




Section 8.01. Without Consent of Holders.




          The Issuer and the Guarantors, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may
amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees without notice to or consent
of any Holder:





     (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;




     (2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated
Notes;




     (3) to provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the
Holders in the case of a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the
Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s assets in accordance with Article 5;




     (4) to add any Note Guarantee or to effect the release of any Guarantor from any of its
obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture (to the extent permitted by this
Indenture);




     (5) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the
Holders or does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Holder;




     (6) to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture
Act;




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     (8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee;




     (9) to conform the text of this Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the
Description of the Notes section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such
provision in the Description of the Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a
provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes; or




     (10) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with this Indenture.



Section 8.02. With Consent of Holders.




          (a) Subject to Section 6.07 hereof, the Issuer and the Guarantors, when each is authorized by
a Board Resolution of their respective Boards of Directors, and the Trustee may amend or supplement
this Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Subject to Section 6.07 hereof, the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may waive compliance by the
Issuer, or any Guarantor with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees.
However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including
a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04 hereof, may not:





     (1) reduce, or change the maturity of, the principal of any Note;




     (2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;




     (3) reduce any premium payable upon redemption of the Notes or change the date on which
any Notes are subject to redemption or waive any payment with respect to the redemption of
the Notes; provided, however, that solely for the avoidance of doubt, and without any other
implication, any purchase or repurchase of Notes (including pursuant to Section 4.12 and
Section 4.15) shall not be deemed a redemption of the Notes;




     (4) make any Note payable in money or currency other than that stated in the Notes;




     (5) modify or change any provision of this Indenture or the related definitions to
affect the ranking of the Notes or any Note Guarantee in a manner that adversely affects the
Holders;




     (6) reduce the percentage of Holders necessary to consent to an amendment or waiver to
this Indenture or the Notes;




     (7) waive a default in the payment of principal of or premium or interest or Liquidated
Damages, if any, on any Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the
Holders thereof as provided in this Indenture and a waiver of the payment default that
resulted from such acceleration);




     (8) impair the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of or interest or
Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes on or after the due date therefor or to institute
suit for the enforcement of any payment on the Notes;




     (9) release any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary from any of its obligations
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     (10) make any change in these amendment and waiver provisions.



          The consent of the Holders of the Notes is not necessary under this Indenture to approve the
particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver. It is sufficient if such consent approves the
substance of the proposed amendment or waiver.




          After an amendment under this Indenture becomes effective, the Issuer is required to mail to
Holders of the Notes a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such
notice to all Holders of the Notes, or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity
of the amendment.




Section 8.03. Compliance with TIA.




          Every amendment to or supplement of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees shall
comply with the TIA as then in effect.




Section 8.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.




          Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a
continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that
evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not
made on any Note. Subject to the following paragraph, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may
revoke the consent as to such Holder’s Note or portion of such Note by notice to the Trustee or the
Issuer received before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officers’ Certificate certifying
that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have consented (and not theretofore
revoked such consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver.




          The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of
determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record
date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those
Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those
Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons
continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for
more than 90 days after such record date.




          After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless
it makes a change described in any of clauses (1) through (8) of Section 8.02 hereof, in which
case, the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder who has consented to it and
every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder’s Note; provided that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the right of any
Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Note, on or after the respective due
dates expressed in such Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
such respective dates without the consent of such Holder.




Section 8.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.




          If an amendment, supplement, or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may request
the Holder to deliver it to the Trustee. In such case, the Trustee shall place an appropriate
notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the
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new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a
new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment supplement or waiver.




Section 8.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments, etc.




          The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized
pursuant to this Article 8 is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment,
supplement or waiver constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and any
Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to customary exceptions). The Trustee
may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects
the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.




ARTICLE 9




DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE




Section 9.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.




          (a) This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except those
obligations referred to in Section 9.01(c)) as to all outstanding Notes and the Trustee, on written
demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when:





     (1) all the Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or
destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been
deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to
the Issuer or discharged from this trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation, or




     (2) (a) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (i) have
become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable, or may be called for redemption,
within one year or (iii) have been called for redemption pursuant to paragraph 5 of the
Notes and, in any case, the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with
the Trustee as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. legal
tender, U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be
sufficient (without consideration of any reinvestment of interest) to pay and discharge the
entire Indebtedness (including all principal and accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if
any) on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, (b) the Issuer
has paid all other sums payable by it under this Indenture, and (c) the Issuer has delivered
irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of
the Notes at maturity or on the date of redemption, as the case may be.



          (b) In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an opinion of counsel
stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been complied with.




          (c) Notwithstanding Section 9.01(a), the Issuer’s obligations in Article 2 and Sections 4.01,
4.07, 7.07, 9.06 and 9.07 hereof shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding pursuant
to the last paragraph of Section 2.08 hereof. After the Notes are no longer outstanding, the
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          (d) After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in
writing the discharge of the Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under the Notes, the Note
Guarantees and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.




          (e) The Issuer shall provide notice of discharge or defeasance pursuant to this Article 9
within ten (10) days after deposit of funds or U.S. Government Obligations. If payment at stated
maturity of less than all of the Notes of any series is to be provided for in the manner and with
the effect provided in this Section 9.01, the Trustee shall select such Notes, or portions or
principal amount thereof, in the manner specified by Section 3.02 for selection for redemption of
less than all the Notes of a series.




Section 9.02. Legal Defeasance.




          (a) The Issuer may, at its option at any time, elect to have this section be applied to all
outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 9.04.




          (b) Upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this
paragraph (b), the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their respective
obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and the Note Guarantees on the date the
conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this
purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer and each Guarantor shall be deemed to have paid and
discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes and the Note Guarantees,
which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 9.05 hereof
and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied
all their other respective obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on
demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the
same), except for the following provisions, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or
discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the
trust fund described in Section 9.05 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments
in respect of the principal of, Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on such Notes when such
payments are due from such trust fund, (ii) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such Notes
under Article 2 and Section 4.07 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of
the Trustee hereunder and the Issuer’s obligations in connection therewith and (iv) this Article 9.
Subject to compliance with this Article 9, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section
9.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 9.03 below with respect to the
Notes.




Section 9.03. Covenant Defeasance.




          (a) The Issuer may, at its option by Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer,
at any time, elect to have this Section be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with
the conditions set forth in Section 9.04.




          (b) Upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this
paragraph (b), the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, be released from their respective obligations under the covenants
contained in Sections 4.05 and 4.08 through 4.22 hereof, inclusive, and subclause (3) of Section
5.01(a) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes and the Note Guarantees on and after the date
the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”);
provided, however, that Covenant Defeasance will not be effective until such time as Events of
Default contained in Section 6.01(g) and (h) no longer apply, and the Notes and the Note Guarantees
shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or
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thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for
all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect
to the outstanding Notes and the Note Guarantees, the Issuer and each Guarantor may omit to comply
with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any
such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any
such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or
in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event or
Default under Section 6.01(c) hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this
Indenture, and such Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon
the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (b),
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, the Events of
Default described under clauses (c) through (f) of Section 6.01 and the Events of Default described
under clauses (g) and (h) of Section 6.01 (but only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries of the
Issuer), in each case, will no longer constitute an Event of Default.




Section 9.04. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.




          The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 9.02 or 9.03 hereof
to the outstanding Notes and the Note Guarantees:





     (1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee),
as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars or U.S.
Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient
(without consideration of any reinvestment of interest), in the opinion of a nationally
recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firms of independent public accountants
selected by the Issuer, to pay the principal of, Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on
the Notes on the scheduled due dates or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may
be, provided that the Trustee shall have received an irrevocable written order from the
Issuer instructing the Trustee to apply such U.S. dollars or the proceeds of such U.S.
Government Obligations to said payments with respect to such Notes;




     (2) in the case of an election under Section 9.02 hereof, the Issuer shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee
confirming that (A) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the
Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) 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 will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, Legal
Defeasance and discharge 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 Legal Defeasance
had not occurred;




     (3) in the case of an election under Section 9.03 hereof, the Issuer shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that the Holders will not
recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit,
Covenant Defeasance and discharge 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
Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;




     (4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
such deposit or insofar as Sections 6.01(g) and 6.01(h) hereof are concerned, at any time in
the period ending on the 91st day after the date of such deposit (other than a Default or
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fault resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of
which will be used to defease the Notes concurrently with such incurrence);




     (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or
violation of or constitute a default under this Indenture or any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer
or any of its Subsidiaries is bound (other than any such Default or default resulting solely
from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien to
secure such borrowings);




     (6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating
that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of preferring the Holders over
any other creditors of the Issuer or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or
defrauding any other creditors of the Issuer or others;




     (7) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
opinion of counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent provided for in, in the case
of the Officers’ Certificate, clauses (1) through (6) and, in the case of the opinion of
counsel, clauses (2) and/or (3) and (5) of this Section 9.04 have been complied with;




     (8) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that after the 91st day following the deposit and assuming that no Holder is an “insider”
with respect to the Issuer, as that term is defined in Section 101 of title 11, United
States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the cash or securities deposited in
trust will not be subject to avoidance and repayment under Sections 547 and 550 of the
Bankruptcy Code;




     (9) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a
conflicting interest for purposes of the TIA with respect to any securities of the Issuer;
and




     (10) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that,
as a result of such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, neither the trust nor the
Trustee will be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.



Section 9.05. Application of Trust Money.




          All money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the
Trustee pursuant to Section 9.01 or 9.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held
in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this
Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent as the Trustee may
determine, to the Holders of such Notes, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of
principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.




          The Issuer and the Guarantors shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or
other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to
Section 9.01 or 9.04 hereof or the principal, premium, if any, and interest received in respect
thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the
Holders.




          Anything in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay
to the Issuer from time to time upon a written request of the Issuer in the form of an Officers’
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any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 9.01 or 9.04 hereof
which, in the opinion of a nationally-recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed
in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof
which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance.




Section 9.06. Repayment to the Issuer.




          Subject to Sections 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05 and 9.07 hereof, the Trustee and the Paying
Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuer upon request any excess U.S. legal tender or U.S. Government
Obligations held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with
respect to such money. Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, the Trustee and the Paying
Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal,
premium, if any, or interest that remains unclaimed for two years; provided that the Trustee or
such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at the expense of the Issuer
cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of New York or mail to
each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed, and that after a date
specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing, any
unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer. After payment to the
Issuer, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors
unless an applicable law designates another Person.




Section 9.07. Reinstatement.




          If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in
accordance with Section 9.01, 9.02 or 9.03 hereof 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 Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture,
the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred
pursuant to this Article 9 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all
such U.S. legal tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 9.01 hereof;
provided, however, that if the Issuer or the Guarantors have made any payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or accrued interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of their
obligations, the Issuer and each such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the
Trustee or Paying Agent.




ARTICLE 10




GUARANTEES




Section 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee.




          Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees to each Holder of a
Note authenticated by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns that the
principal of, premium thereon (if any) and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when
due, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and
interest on the overdue principal and interest on any overdue interest on the Notes and all other
obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes will be
promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; subject,
however, to the limitations set forth in Section 10.03 hereof. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that
to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, its obligations hereunder shall be
unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this
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Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against
the Issuer, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. To the maximum extent
permitted under applicable law, each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of
payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any
right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever
and covenants that the Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the
obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by
any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer, any Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee,
liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Issuer or any Guarantor, any amount
paid by the Issuer or any Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, each Note Guarantee, to the
extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor
further agrees that, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, as between a Guarantor,
on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the
obligations Note Guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the
purpose of each Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event
of any acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether
or not due and payable) shall become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purpose of each Note
Guarantee.




          Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Article
10.




Section 10.02. Severability.




          In case any provision of this Article 10 shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby.




Section 10.03. Limitation on Guarantor’s Liability.




          (a) To the extent applicable, a Guarantor’s liability in respect of its Note Guarantee shall
be limited to the extent set forth below:





     (1) Limitations Applicable to U.S. Guarantors. Each Guarantor that is
incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, under the laws of the United States,
any State thereof or the District of Columbia (a “U.S. Guarantor”), and by its
acceptance hereof, each Holder and the Trustee, hereby confirm that it is the intention of
all such parties that the Note Guarantee of a U.S. Guarantor does not constitute a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Title 11 of the United States Code, as
amended, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any
similar U.S. Federal or state or other applicable law. To effectuate the foregoing
intention, each Holder and each U.S. Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations
of a U.S. Guarantor under its Note Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will,
after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such U.S. Guarantor
result in the obligations of such U.S. Guarantor not constituting such a fraudulent transfer
or conveyance.




     (2) Limitations Applicable to Other Guarantors. Each Guarantor that is
incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, under the laws of any jurisdiction
other than one set forth in clause (1) above (an “Other Guarantor”), and by its
acceptance hereof, each Holder and the Trustee, hereby confirm that it is the intention of
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of an Other Guarantor does not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for
purposes applicable law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, each Holder and each Other
Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of an Other Guarantor under its Note
Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other
contingent and fixed liabilities of such Other Guarantor result in the obligations of such
Other Guarantor not constituting such a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.



          (b) If following the date of this Indenture and notwithstanding anything in Section 8.02 to
the contrary:





     (1) (i) there shall be any change in the laws of the United States, any State thereof
or the District of Columbia or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary incorporated, organized or
formed, as the case may be, under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States,
any State thereof or the District of Columbia (a “Future Guarantor”) shall be
required to execute a Note Guarantee and the Issuer shall reasonably determine that clause
(2) with respect to Other Guarantors shall not adequately address the limitations on such
Note Guarantee imposed by applicable law of the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization
or formation, as the case may be, of any such Future Guarantor; or




     (2) the Issuer shall reasonably determine that it shall be necessary or advisable to
amend the terms of subsection (a) of this Section 10.03 or to add additional provisions
related to the limitations imposed on the Note Guarantee of a Future Guarantor,


then upon the delivery of an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Trustee, the Issuer shall be entitled to amend such clauses or add such additional
provisions (including any related modifications to the form of Note Guarantee attached hereto in
Exhibits A and B), as the case may be, in order for the Note Guarantee of a
Guarantor not to so violate applicable law.




Section 10.04. Successors and Assigns.




          This Article 10 shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall
ensure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the
event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and
privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes shall automatically extend
to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this
Indenture.




Section 10.05. No Waiver.




          Each of the Guarantors agrees that to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, (a)
neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders in exercising any
right, power or privilege under this Article 10 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a
single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or
privilege and (b) the rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders herein expressly
specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either
may have under this Article 10 at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.




Section 10.06. Release of Guarantor.




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     (1) in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale
or other disposition of all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Guarantor then held
by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries; or




     (2) if such Subsidiary Guarantor is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or
otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture, upon effectiveness of such designation or when it first ceases
to be a Restricted Subsidiary, respectively



          Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that one of the foregoing requirements has been satisfied and the conditions
to the release of a Guarantor from its Note Guarantee under this Section 10.06 have been met, the
Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of such
Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee.




Section 10.07. Execution of Supplemental Indenture for Future Guarantors.




          Each Subsidiary which is required to become a Guarantor shall, and the Issuer shall cause each
such Subsidiary to, promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall
become a Guarantor under this Article 10 and shall guarantee the obligations of the Issuer under
the Notes and this Indenture. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of such supplemental
indenture, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and
that, subject to the application of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or
transfer and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and to the principles of
equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, the Note Guarantee of such
Guarantor is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such
Guarantor in accordance with its terms.




Section 10.08. Notation of Note Guarantee.




          To evidence the Note Guarantee set forth in this Article 10, each Guarantor hereby agrees that
a notation of such Note Guarantee shall be placed on each Note authenticated and made available for
delivery by the Trustee and that this Note Guarantee shall be executed on behalf of each Guarantor
by the manual or facsimile signature of an Officer of each Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby agrees
that the Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee. If an
Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on the Note Guarantee no longer holds that office at the
time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which the Note Guarantee is endorsed, the Note Guarantee
shall be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication
thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture
on behalf of each Guarantor.




Section 10.09. Subordination of Subrogation and Other Rights.




          Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any claim against the Issuer that arises from the payment,
performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under the Note Guarantee or this
Indenture, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, shall be subject and
subordinate to, and no payment with respect to any such claim of such Guarantor shall be made
before, the payment in full in cash of all outstanding Notes in accordance with the provisions
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ARTICLE 11




MISCELLANEOUS




Section 11.01. TIA Controls.




          If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which
is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.




Section 11.02. Notices.




          Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and
shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, by telecopier or registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:



If to the Issuer or any Guarantor:



Basic Energy Services, Inc.

400 W. Illinois, Suite 800

Midland, TX 79701

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Tel: (432) 620-5500

Fax: (432) 620-5501



Basic Energy Services, Inc.

400 W. Illinois

Midland, TX 79701

Telephone: 432-620-5500

Fax: 432-620-5501

Attention: Kenneth V. Huseman



Copy to:



Andrews Kurth LLP

600 Travis, Suite 4200

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: David C. Buck, Esq.

Tel: (713) 220-4200

Fax: (713) 220-4285



If to the Trustee:



The Bank of New York

Corporate Trust Division

Plaza of the Americas

600 North Pearl Street, Suite 420

Dallas, TX 75201

Attn: John C. Stohlmann

Tel: (214) 880-8238

Fax: (214) 880-8253










 



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          The Issuer, any Guarantor or the Trustee by written notice to the others may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. Any notice or
communication to the Issuer, any Guarantors or the Trustee, shall be deemed to have been given or
made as of the date so delivered if personally delivered; when receipt is acknowledged, if
telecopied; and five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid (except that a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given
until actually received by the addressee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be
deemed to have been given notice until such notice is actually received.




          Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to him by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, at his address shown on the register kept by the Registrar.




          Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its
sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication to a Holder is mailed in
the manner provided above, it shall be deemed duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.




          In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service, or by reason of any other cause,
it shall be impossible to mail any notice as required by this Indenture, then such method of
notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient
mailing of such notice.




Section 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders.




          Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to
their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the
Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).




Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.




          Upon any request or application by the Issuer or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any
action under this Indenture, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the
Trustee:





     (1) an Officers’ Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section
11.05 below) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any,
provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and




     (2) an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include the statements set forth in Section
11.05 below) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if
any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with.



Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate and Opinion.




          Each certificate and opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture shall include:





     (1) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;




     (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
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     (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, it or he has made such examination
or investigation as is necessary to enable such person to express an informed opinion as to
whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and




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



Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.




          The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at meetings of Holders. The Registrar
and Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.




Section 11.07. Legal Holidays.




          A “Legal Holiday” is a Saturday, a Sunday, a federally-recognized holiday or a day on which
banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York. If a payment date is a
Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day
that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.




Section 11.08. Governing Law.




          THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.




Section 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.




          This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan, security or debt
agreement of the Issuer or any Subsidiary thereof. No such indenture, loan, security or debt
agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture.




Section 11.10. No Recourse Against Others.




          A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor
shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer under the Notes or this Indenture or
of any Guarantor under its Note Guarantee for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of,
such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes and
the Note Guarantees.




Section 11.11. Successors.




          All agreements of each of the Issuer and each Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes shall
bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee, any additional trustee and any
Paying Agents in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors.




Section 11.12. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities.




          The Issuer and the Guarantors irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of New York and the courts of the United States of America located in the Borough of
Manhattan, City and State of New York over any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this
Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Issuer and the Guarantors waive any
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the venue of any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Indenture or the transactions
contemplated hereby in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States of
America, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, or that
such suit, action or proceeding brought in the courts of the State of New York or the United States
of America, in each case, located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York was
brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same.




Section 11.13. Multiple Counterparts.




          The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall
be deemed an original, but all of them together represent one and the same agreement.




Section 11.14. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.




          The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part
hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.




Section 11.15. Separability.




          Each provision of this Indenture shall be considered separable and if for any reason any
provision which is not essential to the effectuation of the basic purpose of this Indenture or the
Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of
the date and year first written above.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FIRST ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	H. B. & R., INC., as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FESCO ALASKA, INC., as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P., as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES GP, LLC,
	 

	 	 	 	its General Partner
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President











 





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	 	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES GP, LLC,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES LP, LLC,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Scott Kinnamon
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Scott Kinnamon
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BASIC ESA, INC., as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WESTERN OIL WELL SERVICE CO.,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BASIC MARINE SERVICES, INC.,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President












 





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	 	 	ENERGY AIR DRILLING SERVICE CO.,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	R&R HOT OIL SERVICE INC.,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	OILWELL FRACTURING SERVICES, INC.,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LEBUS OIL FIELD SERVICE CO.,
	 	 	as a Guarantor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth V. Huseman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: President












 





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	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
	 	 	as Trustee
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ John C. Stohlman
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: John C. Stohlman
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President











 





SCHEDULE 1




ISSUE DATE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES




 









 





EXHIBIT A




CUSIP No.: [                    ]




BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.




7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016




			
	 	 	 
	No.
	 	$






          BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer,” which term includes any
successor entity), for value received promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the
principal sum of [                                         ] DOLLARS on April 15, 2016.




          Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2006.




          Record Dates: April 1 and October 1.




          Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein and the Indenture
(as defined), which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.




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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by
its duly authorized Officers.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Dated: April 12, 2006
	 	 	 	 






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Certificate of Authentication




          This is one of the Series A 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
	 	 	as Trustee
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Authorized Signatory






Dated: April 12, 2006




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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)




7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016




          1. Interest. Basic Energy Services, Inc. Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Issuer”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per
annum shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest
has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of the original issuance of the
Notes. The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date,
commencing October 15, 2006. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months.




          The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of interest
(without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from time to time on demand
at the rate borne by the Notes.




          2. Method of Payment. The Issuer shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the April 1 or
October 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date (whether or not such day is a Business
Day) even if the Notes are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after
such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments.
Payments of principal and premium, if any, will be made (on presentation of such Notes if in
certificated form) in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that the Issuer may pay principal, premium,
and Liquidated Damages if any, and interest by check payable in such money. The Issuer may deliver
any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered address.




          3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a
New York banking corporation (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders.
Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may act as Paying Agent but may act as
Registrar or co-Registrar.




          4. Indenture. The Issuer issued this Note under an Indenture, dated as of April 12,
2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee. This Note
is one of a duly authorized issue of Initial Notes of the Issuer designated as its Series A 7.125%
Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”). The Notes include the Initial Notes, the Additional
Notes, if any, and the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes and Additional
Notes, if any, pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes are treated as
a single class of securities under the Indenture. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in
the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and
Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Notes are general
unsecured obligations of the Issuer.




          5. Redemption.




          (a) Optional Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable, at the Issuer’s option, in
whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after April 15, 2011 at the following
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the
twelve-month




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period commencing on April 15 of the applicable year set forth below, plus, in each case,
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Redemption Date:




	 	 	 	 	 
	Year	 	Percentage
	2011
	 	 	103.563	%
	2012
	 	 	102.375	%
	2013
	 	 	101.188	%
	2014 and thereafter
	 	 	100.000	%






          (b) Redemption at Applicable Premium. In addition, prior to April 15, 2011, the
Issuer may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the Applicable Premium as of,
and accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the applicable redemption date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on
the relevant interest payment date).




          (c) Redemption upon Consummation of Certain Qualified Equity Offerings.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time, or from time to time, prior to April 15, 2009, the
Issuer may on any one or more occasions, at its option, use all or any portion of the net cash
proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (as defined below) to redeem up to 35% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued at a Redemption Price equal to 107.125% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the
date of redemption; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued
under the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after giving effect to any such redemption. In
order to effect the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Qualified Equity Offering, the
Issuer shall consummate such redemption not more than 90 days after the consummation of any such
Qualified Equity Offering.




          6. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption under paragraph 5 of this Note will be
mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder to be
redeemed at such Holder’s registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more
than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction
and discharge of the Indenture.




          Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Notes called for
redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such redemption date,
then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of such redemption price plus accrued interest, if
any, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such redemption
date and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption
price plus accrued interest, if any.




          7. Offers to Purchase. The Indenture provides that, after certain Asset Sales (as
defined in the Indenture) and upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the
Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Issuer will make an offer to
purchase certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.




          8. Registration Rights. Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement among the Issuer,
the Guarantors, UBS Securities LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as Initial Purchasers of the Notes, the Issuer
and the Guarantors shall be obligated to consummate an exchange offer pursuant to which the Holder
of this Note shall have the right to exchange this Note for notes of a separate series issued under
the Indenture (or a trust indenture substantially identical to the Indenture in accordance with the
terms of




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the Registration Rights Agreement) which have been registered under the Securities Act, in
like principal amount and having substantially identical terms as the Notes. The Holders shall be
entitled to receive certain additional interest payments in the event such exchange offer is not
consummated and upon certain other conditions, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of
the Registration Rights Agreement.




          9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without
coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. A Holder shall register the
transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay
certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted
by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Notes or
portions thereof selected for redemption.




          10. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered holder of a Note shall be treated as the
owner of it for all purposes.




          11. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Issuer.
After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors
unless an “abandoned property” law designates another person.




          12. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. If the Issuer at any time deposits with
the Trustee U.S. legal tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity and complies with the other provisions of the
Indenture relating to defeasance, the Issuer will be discharged from certain provisions of the
Indenture and the Notes (including certain covenants, but excluding its obligation to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes).




          13. Amendments, Supplements, and Waivers. Subject to certain exceptions, the
Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing
Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the
Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide
for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or make any other change
that does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Holder.




          14. Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability
of each of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional Indebtedness,
make payments in respect of its Equity Interests, enter into transactions with Affiliates, create
dividend or other payment restrictions affecting Restricted Subsidiaries, sell assets, create
liens, issue capital stock, make certain Investments, merge or consolidate with any other Person,
or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets. Such limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The
Issuer must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.




          15. Successor Entity. When a successor entity assumes, in accordance with the
Indenture, all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, and
immediately before and thereafter no Default or Event of Default exists and certain other
conditions are satisfied, the predecessor entity will be released from those obligations.




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          16. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. If an
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h)) shall occur
and be continuing, the Trustee, by written notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Issuer and the
Trustee, may declare (an “acceleration declaration”) all amounts owing under the Notes to be due
and payable; provided, however, that after such acceleration but before a judgment or decree based
on acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes
may rescind and annul such acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default,
other than the nonpayment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest that
has become due solely because of the acceleration, have been cured or waived. No such rescission
shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. In case an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) of the Indenture occurs with respect to the Issuer and
is continuing, such principal amount, together with premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and
interest with respect to all of the Notes, shall be due and payable immediately without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.




          17. Trustee Dealings with the Issuer. The Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for
the Issuer, and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates
as if it were not the Trustee.




          18. No Recourse Against Others. As more fully described in the Indenture, no
director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of the Issuer shall have any
liability for any obligation of the Issuer under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based
on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a
Note waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration
for the issuance of the Notes.




          19. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating
Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note.




          20. Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.




          21. Abbreviations and Defined Terms. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).




          22. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on
Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on
the Notes as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such
numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.




          23. Indenture. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the
terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.




          The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to: Basic Energy Services, Inc. Inc., Attention: Chief Financial
Officer, 400 W. Illinois, Suite 800, Midland, Texas 79701, fax: (432) 620-5501.




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FORM OF NOTE GUARANTEE NOTATION




          For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in, and
subject to the provisions of, the Indenture dated as of April 12, 2006 (the “Indenture”) among
Basic Energy Ser-vices, Inc. (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), that (i) the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes will be
promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and
interest on the overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
on the Notes, if lawful (subject in all cases to any applicable grace period provided herein), and
all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be
promptly paid in full, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (ii) in case of any
extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, the same
will be promptly paid in full when due in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount
so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obli-gated to pay
the same immediately. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee
pursuant to the Indenture (including the Subsidiary Guarantee) are set forth in Article Ten of the
Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary
Guaran-tee. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the same agrees to and shall be bound by such
provisions.




          Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the
In-denture.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[NAME OF EACH GUARANTOR]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 

	 	 	 	Title:







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ASSIGNMENT FORM




          If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature
guaranteed:




I or we assign and transfer this Note to:




 





 





 




(Print or type name, address and zip code and

social security or tax ID number of assignee)




	 	 	 
	and irrevocably appoint ,
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	agent to transfer this Note on the books of Basic Energy Services, Inc. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	 	 	 	 	Signed:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	     (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)






Medallion Guarantee:                                                             



Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.




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[OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE]




          If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by Basic Energy Services, Inc. pursuant to
Section 4.12 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:




Section 4.12 o

Section 4.15 o




          If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by Basic Energy Services, Inc.
pursuant to Section 4.12 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have
purchased:




$                                         




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must
correspond with the name as it appears upon
the face of the within Note in every
particular without alteration or enlargement
or any change whatsoever and be guaranteed by
the endorser’s bank or broker.






Medallion Guarantee:                                         



Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.






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EXHIBIT B




CUSIP No.: [      ]




BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.




7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016




No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $




     BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer,” which term includes any
successor entity), for value received promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the
principal sum of [                     ] DOLLARS on April 15, 2016.



     Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2006.



     Record Dates: April 1 and October 1.



     Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein and the Indenture
(as defined), which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by
its duly authorized Officers.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



Dated: April 12, 2006





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Certificate of Authentication




     This is one of the Series B 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST 

COMPANY, N.A.

as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 



Dated: April 12, 2006




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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)




7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016





     1. Interest. Basic Energy Services, Inc. Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Issuer”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per
annum shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest
has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of the original issuance of the
Notes. The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date,
commencing October 15, 2006. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months.



     The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of interest
(without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from time to time on demand
at the rate borne by the Notes.



     2. Method of Payment. The Issuer shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the April 1 or
October 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date (whether or not such day is a Business
Day) even if the Notes are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after
such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments.
Payments of principal and premium, if any, will be made (on presentation of such Notes if in
certificated form) in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that the Issuer may pay principal, premium,
and Liquidated Damages if any, and interest by check payable in such money. The Issuer may deliver
any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered address.



     3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a
New York banking corporation (the “Trustee”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Issuer may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders.
Neither the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may act as Paying Agent but may act as
Registrar or co-Registrar.



     4. Indenture. The Issuer issued this Note under an Indenture, dated as of April 12,
2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee. This Note
is one of a duly authorized issue of Initial Notes of the Issuer designated as its Series B 7.125%
Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”). The Notes include the Initial Notes, the Additional
Notes, if any, and the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes and Additional
Notes, if any, pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes are treated as
a single class of securities under the Indenture. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in
the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15
U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and
Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Notes are general
unsecured obligations of the Issuer.



     5. Redemption.



     (a) Optional Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable, at the Issuer’s option, in
whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after April 15, 2011 at the following
Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the
twelve-month



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period commencing on April 15 of the applicable year set forth below, plus, in each case,
accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Redemption Date:



	 	 	 	 	 
	Year	 	Percentage	 
	2011
	 	 	103.563	%
	2012
	 	 	102.375	%
	2013
	 	 	101.188	%
	2014 and thereafter
	 	 	100.000	%






     (b) Redemption at Applicable Premium. In addition, prior to April 15, 2011, the
Issuer may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the Applicable Premium as of,
and accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the applicable redemption date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on
the relevant interest payment date).



     (c) Redemption upon Consummation of Certain Qualified Equity Offerings.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time, or from time to time, prior to April 15, 2009, the
Issuer may on any one or more occasions, at its option, use all or any portion of the net cash
proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (as defined below) to redeem up to 35% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued at a Redemption Price equal to 107.125% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the
date of redemption; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued
under the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after giving effect to any such redemption. In
order to effect the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Qualified Equity Offering, the
Issuer shall consummate such redemption not more than 90 days after the consummation of any such
Qualified Equity Offering.



     6. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption under paragraph 5 of this Note will be
mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder to be
redeemed at such Holder’s registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more
than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction
and discharge of the Indenture.



     Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Notes called for
redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such redemption date,
then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of such redemption price plus accrued interest, if
any, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such redemption
date and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the redemption
price plus accrued interest, if any.



     7. Offers to Purchase. The Indenture provides that, after certain Asset Sales (as
defined in the Indenture) and upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the
Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Issuer will make an offer to
purchase certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.



     8. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without
coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. A Holder shall register the
transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a
Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay
certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted
by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Notes or
portions thereof selected for redemption.



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     10. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered holder of a Note shall be treated as the
owner of it for all purposes.



     11. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Issuer.
After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors
unless an “abandoned property” law designates another person.



     12. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. If the Issuer at any time deposits with
the Trustee U.S. legal tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity and complies with the other provisions of the
Indenture relating to defeasance, the Issuer will be discharged from certain provisions of the
Indenture and the Notes (including certain covenants, but excluding its obligation to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes).



     13. Amendments, Supplements, and Waivers. Subject to certain exceptions, the
Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing
Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written
consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the
Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide
for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or make any other change
that does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Holder.



     14. Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability
of each of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional Indebtedness,
make payments in respect of its Equity Interests, enter into transactions with Affiliates, create
dividend or other payment restrictions affecting Restricted Subsidiaries, sell assets, create
liens, issue capital stock, make certain Investments, merge or consolidate with any other Person,
or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets. Such limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The
Issuer must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations.



     15. Successor Entity. When a successor entity assumes, in accordance with the
Indenture, all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, and
immediately before and thereafter no Default or Event of Default exists and certain other
conditions are satisfied, the predecessor entity will be released from those obligations.



     16. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default are set forth in the Indenture. If an
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h)) shall occur
and be continuing, the Trustee, by written notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Issuer and the
Trustee, may declare (an “acceleration declaration”) all amounts owing under the Notes to be due
and payable; provided, however, that after such acceleration but before a judgment or decree based
on acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes
may rescind and annul such acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default,
other than the nonpayment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest that
has become due solely because of the acceleration, have been cured or waived. No such rescission
shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. In case an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) of the Indenture occurs with respect to the Issuer and
is continuing, such principal amount, together with premium and
Liquidated Dam-



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ages, if any, and interest with respect to all of the Notes, shall be due and payable
immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.



     17. Trustee Dealings with the Issuer. The Trustee under the Indenture, in its
individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for
the Issuer, and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates
as if it were not the Trustee.



     18. No Recourse Against Others. As more fully described in the Indenture, no
director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of the Issuer shall have any
liability for any obligation of the Issuer under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based
on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a
Note waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration
for the issuance of the Notes.



     19. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating
Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note.



     20. Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



     21. Abbreviations and Defined Terms. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name
of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST
(= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).



     22. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on
Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on
the Notes as a convenience to the Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such
numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.



     23. Indenture. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the
terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time.



     The Issuer will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to: Basic Energy Services, Inc. Inc., Attention: Chief Financial
Officer, 400 W. Illinois, Suite 800, Midland, Texas 79701, fax: (432) 620-5501.



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FORM OF NOTE GUARANTEE NOTATION




     For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in, and
subject to the provisions of, the Indenture dated as of April 12, 2006 (the “Indenture”) among
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), that (i) the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes will be
promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and
interest on the overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any,
on the Notes, if lawful (subject in all cases to any applicable grace period provided herein), and
all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be
promptly paid in full, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (ii) in case of any
extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, the same
will be promptly paid in full when due in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount
so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay
the same immediately. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee
pursuant to the Indenture (including the Subsidiary Guarantee) are set forth in Article Ten of the
Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary
Guarantee. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the same agrees to and shall be bound by such
provisions.



     Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[NAME OF EACH GUARANTOR] 

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 








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ASSIGNMENT FORM




     If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature
guaranteed:



I or we assign and transfer this Note to:




	 	 	 
	 

	 
	 	 
	 

	 
	 	 
	 

	(Print or type name, address and zip code and

	social security or tax ID number of assignee)







and irrevocably appoint ,                                                                                
agent to transfer this Note on the books of Basic Energy Services, Inc.. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	 	 	Signed:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Note)






Medallion Guarantee:                                        



Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.




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[OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE]




     If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by Basic Energy Services, Inc. pursuant to
Section 4.12 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box:



     Section 4.12 o



     Section 4.15 o



     If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by Basic Energy Services, Inc.
pursuant to Section 4.12 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have
purchased:



$                                         




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must
correspond with the name as it appears upon
the face of the within Note in every
particular without alteration or enlargement
or any change whatsoever and be guaranteed by
the endorser’s bank or broker.






Medallion Guarantee:                                                            



Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.





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EXHIBIT C




CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE

OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF NOTES





			
	Re:	 	Basic Energy Services, Inc. Inc. ( “Basic Energy Services, Inc.”)
 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”) 





     This Certificate relates to $___principal amount of Notes held in the form of* ___a
beneficial interest in a Global Note or* ___Certificated Notes by ___(the
“Transferor”).



     The Transferor:



     o has requested by written order that the Registrar deliver in exchange for its
beneficial interest in the Global Note held by the Depository a Certificated Note or Certificated
Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate number equal to
its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above); or



     o has requested by written order that the Registrar exchange or register the transfer of
a Certificated Note or Certificated Notes.



     In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the Transferor does hereby
certify that the Transferor is familiar with the Indenture relating to the above captioned Notes
and the restrictions on transfers thereof as provided in Section 2.16 of such Indenture, and that
the transfer of the Notes does not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), because*:



     o Such Note is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account, without transfer (in
satisfaction of Section 2.16 of the Indenture).



     o Such Note is being transferred to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act), in reliance on Rule 144A.



     o Such Note is being transferred to an institutional “accredited investor” (within the
meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act) which
delivers a certificate to the Trustee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture.



     o Such Note is being transferred in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act
and a transfer certificate for Regulation S transfers in the form of Exhibit E to the
Indenture accompanies this certification. [An Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such transfer
does not require registration under the Securities Act accompanies this certification.]



     o Such Note is being transferred in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act. [An
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such transfer does not require registration under the
Securities Act accompanies this certification.]



     o Such Note is being transferred in reliance on and in compliance with an exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act to a person other than an institutional “accredited investor.” [An Opinion of
Counsel to the



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effect that such transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act accompanies
this certification.]



	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	[Authorized Signatory]	 	 
	Date:                                        
	 	 	 	 
	*Check applicable box.
	 	 	 	 







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EXHIBIT D




Form of Transferee Letter of Representation




The Bank of New York

Corporate Trust Division

Plaza of the Americas

600 North Pearl Street, Suite 420

Dallas, TX 75201




Attn: Joseph Schupler




Ladies and Gentlemen:




     This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $___principal amount of the
7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 of Basic Energy Services, Inc. Inc. (“Basic Energy Services,
Inc.”) and any guarantee thereof (the “Notes”). Upon transfer, the Notes would be
registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Taxpayer ID Number:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 





     The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:



     1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”)) purchasing Notes for our own
account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” and we are acquiring the
Notes not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of
the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to
be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of our investment in the Notes and we invest in or
purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We and any accounts
for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.



     2. We acknowledge that we have had access to such financial and other information, and have
been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions of representatives of Basic Energy Services,
Inc. and receive answers thereto, as we deem necessary.



     3. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless
so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own
behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes that we will not
prior to the date (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) that is (a) two years after
the later of the original issuance of the Notes and the last date on which Basic Energy Services,
Inc. or any affiliate of Basic Energy Services, Inc. was the owner of such Notes (or any
predecessor thereto) or (b) such later date, if any, as may be required by any subsequent change in
applicable law, offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes except (a) to Basic Energy Services,
Inc. or any subsidiary of Basic Energy Services, Inc., (b) inside the United States to a “qualified
institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (c) inside the United
States to an “institutional accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7)
under the Securities Act that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by
a U.S. broker-dealer) to the Trustee a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter,



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(d) outside the United States in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 under the
Securities Act, (e) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act or (f) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
We acknowledge that Basic Energy Services, Inc. and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any
offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the applicable
Notes pursuant to clause (c) or (e) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel,
certification and/or other information satisfactory to Basic Energy Services, Inc. and the Trustee.




     We understand that the Trustee will not be required to accept for registration of transfer any
Notes acquired by us, except upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to Basic Energy Services,
Inc. and the Trustee that the foregoing restrictions on transfer have been complied with. We
further understand that any Notes purchased by us will be in the form of definitive physical
certificates and that such certificates will bear a legend reflecting the substance of paragraph 3
of this letter. We further agree to provide to any person acquiring any of the Notes from us a
notice advising such person that transfers of such Notes are restricted as stated herein and that
certificates representing such Notes will bear a legend to that effect.



     We represent that Basic Energy Services, Inc. and the Trustee and others are entitled to rely
upon the truth and accuracy of our acknowledgments, representations and agreements set forth
herein, and we agree to notify you promptly in writing if any of our acknowledgments,
representations or agreements herein cease to be accurate and complete. You are also irrevocably
authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or
legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.



     We represent to you that we have full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations and agreements on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we
are acting as fiduciary agent.



     As used herein, the terms “offshore transaction,” “United States” and “U.S. person” have the
respective meanings given to them in Regulation S under the Securities Act.



     THIS LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated:	 	 	 	 	 	TRANSFEREE:	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






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EXHIBIT E




Form of Certificate To Be

Delivered in Connection

with Regulation S Transfers




_______________, ____




The Bank of New York

Corporate Trust Division

Plaza of the Americas

600 North Pearl Street, Suite 420

Dallas, TX 75201




Attn: Joseph Schupler





			
	Re:	 	Basic Energy Services, Inc. 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”)





Ladies and Gentlemen:




          In connection with our proposed sale of $___aggregate principal amount of the Notes,
we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, we
represent that:





     (1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;




     (2) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the transferee was outside the
United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the
transferee was outside the United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or
through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any
person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been prearranged with a buyer in
the United States;




     (3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of
the requirements of Rule 903(a) or Rule 904(a) of Regulation S, as applicable;




     (4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
requirements of the Securities Act; and




     (5) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Notes.



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          You and Basic Energy Services, Inc. are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably
authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or
legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Defined terms
used herein without definition have the respective meanings provided in Regulation S.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours, 





[Name of Transferor]

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 




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EXHIBIT F




FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE





     SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of [      ], among
[      ] (the “New Guarantor”), a subsidiary of Basic Energy Services, Inc. Inc. (or its
successor), a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors (the “Existing
Guarantors”) under the Indenture referred to below, and The Bank of New York Trust Company,
N.A., as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).



W I T N E S S E T H :




     WHEREAS the Issuer has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture (as such
may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), dated as of April 12, 2006 providing
for the issuance of its 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”);



     WHEREAS under certain circumstances the Issuer is required to cause the New Guarantor to
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor
shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Note
Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and



     WHEREAS pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuer and the Existing
Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Issuer, the
Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit
of the Holders as follows:



     1. Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.



     (b) For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise herein expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms and expressions used herein shall
have the same meanings as corresponding terms and expressions used in the Indenture; and (ii) the
words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental
Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.



     2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally
with all other Guarantors, to guarantee the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other
applicable provisions of the Indenture. From and after the date hereof, the New Guarantor shall be
a Guarantor for all purposes under the Indenture and the Notes.



     3. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as
expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the
terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or
hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.



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     4. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



     5. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any
manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture
or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Issuer.



     6. Multiple Counterparts. The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them
together represent one and the same agreement.



     7. Headings. The headings of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for
convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify
or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.



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



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[NEW GUARANTOR] 

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 








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	 	EXISTING GUARANTORS:

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 




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